Abram Fleishman
@fleishman.bsky.social
Islands, oceans, seabirds. Finding ecological insights using automated sensor and deep learning.
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once again grading and lamenting the disappearance of students' voices and students' work and their replacement by LLMs.
I hate this game of "am I grading ChatGPT or a person?"
I hate this game of "am I grading ChatGPT or a person?"
Wrote up a little intervention post/explanation for my class about why using LLMs for trying to learn programming (as first time learners!) is bad and detrimental datavizf25.classes.andrewheiss.com/news/2025-11...
November 21, 2025 at 5:04 AM
once again grading and lamenting the disappearance of students' voices and students' work and their replacement by LLMs.
I hate this game of "am I grading ChatGPT or a person?"
I hate this game of "am I grading ChatGPT or a person?"
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Drain the swamp
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 17, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Drain the swamp
Congratulations to the entire GO-BGC team on the 300th float deployment! 🎉
GO-BGC is an NSF-funded project to build a global network of chemical and biological sensors that will monitor ocean health.
Learn more and download data at www.go-bgc.org
GO-BGC is an NSF-funded project to build a global network of chemical and biological sensors that will monitor ocean health.
Learn more and download data at www.go-bgc.org
🌊 BGC-Argo float of the month. The 300th float of the GO-BGC project was launched in the S Atlantic. Funded by the US NSF, these floats provide essential observations of ocean metabolism - productivity, oxygen, pH... @bgc-argo.bsky.social @globaloceanbgc.bsky.social #OneArgo #Argo
November 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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Wonder why this scene looks so familiar...
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
November 5, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Wonder why this scene looks so familiar...
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
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Warning. ⚠️ If you are writing an NSF GRFP, new this year, you need official transcripts to apply. Beware. They will not review applications without official transcripts. ‼️
November 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Warning. ⚠️ If you are writing an NSF GRFP, new this year, you need official transcripts to apply. Beware. They will not review applications without official transcripts. ‼️
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New paper by @entropie-marinelab.bsky.social and @iomarinescience.bsky.social is out! 🐦🌊
#Genomics uncovers striking genetic #differentiation and taxonomic uncertainties in a tropical #seabird across the Western Indian Ocean. 🧬
Learn more 👉 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....
#Genomics uncovers striking genetic #differentiation and taxonomic uncertainties in a tropical #seabird across the Western Indian Ocean. 🧬
Learn more 👉 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....
November 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
New paper by @entropie-marinelab.bsky.social and @iomarinescience.bsky.social is out! 🐦🌊
#Genomics uncovers striking genetic #differentiation and taxonomic uncertainties in a tropical #seabird across the Western Indian Ocean. 🧬
Learn more 👉 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....
#Genomics uncovers striking genetic #differentiation and taxonomic uncertainties in a tropical #seabird across the Western Indian Ocean. 🧬
Learn more 👉 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....
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Why are Procellariiform seabirds most diverse in the Southern Hemisphere?
Our study found that wind patterns and time since evolutionary origin best explain the extratropical peak in breeding species richness of these remarkable seabirds. 🐦💨
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Our study found that wind patterns and time since evolutionary origin best explain the extratropical peak in breeding species richness of these remarkable seabirds. 🐦💨
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
October 30, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Why are Procellariiform seabirds most diverse in the Southern Hemisphere?
Our study found that wind patterns and time since evolutionary origin best explain the extratropical peak in breeding species richness of these remarkable seabirds. 🐦💨
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Our study found that wind patterns and time since evolutionary origin best explain the extratropical peak in breeding species richness of these remarkable seabirds. 🐦💨
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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(Not so) Happy Halloween! 🦇🐀🎃
Researchers from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin documented brown rats catching #bats in mid-air at Segeberger Kalkberg, Northern Germany. A rare look at invasive species impacting urban wildlife. 🌍 @berlinbatlab.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...
Researchers from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin documented brown rats catching #bats in mid-air at Segeberger Kalkberg, Northern Germany. A rare look at invasive species impacting urban wildlife. 🌍 @berlinbatlab.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...
October 31, 2025 at 10:09 AM
(Not so) Happy Halloween! 🦇🐀🎃
Researchers from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin documented brown rats catching #bats in mid-air at Segeberger Kalkberg, Northern Germany. A rare look at invasive species impacting urban wildlife. 🌍 @berlinbatlab.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...
Researchers from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin documented brown rats catching #bats in mid-air at Segeberger Kalkberg, Northern Germany. A rare look at invasive species impacting urban wildlife. 🌍 @berlinbatlab.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...
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BirdLife are hosting a workshop on a project we are leading to identify #KBAs in the Lord Howe Rise and South Tasman Sea region on the 6th Nov at 07:00 UTC.
For more details and registration visit: www.seabirdtracking.org/lord-howe-ri...
#HighSeas #seabirdtracking #Tasman
For more details and registration visit: www.seabirdtracking.org/lord-howe-ri...
#HighSeas #seabirdtracking #Tasman
Lord Howe Rise and South Tasman Sea seabird tracking data call for KBA assessment - Seabird Tracking Database
BirdLife International are leading a project to support efforts to delineate marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in the Lord Howe Rise and South Tasman Sea
www.seabirdtracking.org
October 30, 2025 at 10:16 AM
BirdLife are hosting a workshop on a project we are leading to identify #KBAs in the Lord Howe Rise and South Tasman Sea region on the 6th Nov at 07:00 UTC.
For more details and registration visit: www.seabirdtracking.org/lord-howe-ri...
#HighSeas #seabirdtracking #Tasman
For more details and registration visit: www.seabirdtracking.org/lord-howe-ri...
#HighSeas #seabirdtracking #Tasman
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Shaun Peters recently updated his list of bird species not yet sound recorded. According to him: 144 species left. Check it out here: xeno-canto.org/article/241 . About 400 species are missing from XC, so there's about 250 that one of you can just add! Go for it.
October 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Shaun Peters recently updated his list of bird species not yet sound recorded. According to him: 144 species left. Check it out here: xeno-canto.org/article/241 . About 400 species are missing from XC, so there's about 250 that one of you can just add! Go for it.
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K051 (my “event number”, the unique identifier for each science project) made it to Antarctica! Flew on a C17, only delayed by an hour, too. Thanks US Air Force and Antarctica NZ, now the fun begins.
🧪🦑🦊🦉🌎
🧪🦑🦊🦉🌎
October 28, 2025 at 8:15 AM
K051 (my “event number”, the unique identifier for each science project) made it to Antarctica! Flew on a C17, only delayed by an hour, too. Thanks US Air Force and Antarctica NZ, now the fun begins.
🧪🦑🦊🦉🌎
🧪🦑🦊🦉🌎
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October 28, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.
www.newsweek.com
December 25, 2024 at 6:18 PM
I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.
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Hey seabird folks - have you ever thought "*ANOTHER* talk about ?!" So did we.
So we reviewed 3000 conference abstracts to see which species get the spotlight. Huge work from @ingridpollet.bsky.social with me and @seabirdsentinel.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
So we reviewed 3000 conference abstracts to see which species get the spotlight. Huge work from @ingridpollet.bsky.social with me and @seabirdsentinel.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 25, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Hey seabird folks - have you ever thought "*ANOTHER* talk about ?!" So did we.
So we reviewed 3000 conference abstracts to see which species get the spotlight. Huge work from @ingridpollet.bsky.social with me and @seabirdsentinel.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
So we reviewed 3000 conference abstracts to see which species get the spotlight. Huge work from @ingridpollet.bsky.social with me and @seabirdsentinel.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Want to see what {galaxias} can do? 🤔
Check out slides from a talk we presented on galaxias this week at the Living Data conference:
martinwestgate.com/presentation...
Or, check out this intro video about galaxias:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO4-...
#rstats 🌏🧪🐟
Check out slides from a talk we presented on galaxias this week at the Living Data conference:
martinwestgate.com/presentation...
Or, check out this intro video about galaxias:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO4-...
#rstats 🌏🧪🐟
October 23, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Want to see what {galaxias} can do? 🤔
Check out slides from a talk we presented on galaxias this week at the Living Data conference:
martinwestgate.com/presentation...
Or, check out this intro video about galaxias:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO4-...
#rstats 🌏🧪🐟
Check out slides from a talk we presented on galaxias this week at the Living Data conference:
martinwestgate.com/presentation...
Or, check out this intro video about galaxias:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO4-...
#rstats 🌏🧪🐟
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Compositional data needs models that respect its constraints. I show how Dirichlet regression with GPs captures nonlinear environmental effects on plant communities while respecting the dependence of the data #rstats #dataviz ecogambler.netlify.app/blog/plant-c...
October 21, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Compositional data needs models that respect its constraints. I show how Dirichlet regression with GPs captures nonlinear environmental effects on plant communities while respecting the dependence of the data #rstats #dataviz ecogambler.netlify.app/blog/plant-c...
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Quarto friends! I need your help:
We are implementing a new QMD parser in Quarto. It will be super nice. But it's a big change, and we want to minimize the impact.
1. Can you share a link to your Quarto project at github.com/quarto-dev/q...
2. repost this and let your Quarto friends know too?
We are implementing a new QMD parser in Quarto. It will be super nice. But it's a big change, and we want to minimize the impact.
1. Can you share a link to your Quarto project at github.com/quarto-dev/q...
2. repost this and let your Quarto friends know too?
Epic: are we production yet · Issue #63 · quarto-dev/quarto-markdown
We need to check against many large sites to get a good sense for the impact of this new syntax in practice. autogenerated qmd quartodoc-generated sites (tbd meet with @machow) sites quarto.org Shi...
github.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Quarto friends! I need your help:
We are implementing a new QMD parser in Quarto. It will be super nice. But it's a big change, and we want to minimize the impact.
1. Can you share a link to your Quarto project at github.com/quarto-dev/q...
2. repost this and let your Quarto friends know too?
We are implementing a new QMD parser in Quarto. It will be super nice. But it's a big change, and we want to minimize the impact.
1. Can you share a link to your Quarto project at github.com/quarto-dev/q...
2. repost this and let your Quarto friends know too?
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We got about 1 inch in our gauge today.. puts us over 1.5 inches for the water year which is about 450% of average. #CAwater #CAwx
Updated rain totals to 9pm: tops going to the Santa Cruz Mtns and even down into San Jose … solid soaking for most during a time of year the daily averages are .01” to .05” 😲 @nbcbayarea #BayArea #BayAreaStorm 10/13/2025
October 14, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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One dead, dozens rescued and roughly 1,000 displaced in western Alaska communities hit by ex-typhoon, reports Corinne Smith for @alaskabeacon.com
One dead, dozens rescued and roughly 1,000 displaced in western Alaska communities hit by ex-typhoon | Alaska Beacon
Search and rescue efforts continued into Monday in the Kuskokwim River delta in the aftermath of ex-Typhoon Halong.
alaskabeacon.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:28 AM
One dead, dozens rescued and roughly 1,000 displaced in western Alaska communities hit by ex-typhoon, reports Corinne Smith for @alaskabeacon.com
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Also WHILE I AM AT IT at this point everybody on the GD planet knows that wind and solar are the cheapest electrons on planet and battery technology is getting as cheap as it has ever been. This is not ignorance. It is lies.
Burgum to CNBC: "The intermittent sources, the unreliable and expensive sources like solar and wind -- you don't know when the wind's gonna blow, we do know when the sun is gonna shine and it's not 24 hours a day."
September 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Also WHILE I AM AT IT at this point everybody on the GD planet knows that wind and solar are the cheapest electrons on planet and battery technology is getting as cheap as it has ever been. This is not ignorance. It is lies.
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I’ve done this for 2 weeks now and it *absolutely rules*. Best class discussions I’ve ever had. Best engagement with readings. They write in this worksheet for 15 minutes, then talk about their responses in groups of 3-4, then groups share with the whole class, and *then* we talk about the readings
Updating my comparative public admin seminar class—which was decimated by AI last year—to maybe be a little more LLM-proof by adding a 20–30 minute start-of-class writing & discussion activity. Will it work? Who knows! Full details and PDF here: governancef25.classes.andrewheiss.com/assignment/c...
September 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I’ve done this for 2 weeks now and it *absolutely rules*. Best class discussions I’ve ever had. Best engagement with readings. They write in this worksheet for 15 minutes, then talk about their responses in groups of 3-4, then groups share with the whole class, and *then* we talk about the readings
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Please stop spamming #rstats with your bots
Use a descriptive tag so we can can choose to follow, and not have to trawl through so much churn
I can't see any option other than blocking the accounts, I'm interested in CRAN updates (and others) but gee, it should be about humans and actual ideas
Use a descriptive tag so we can can choose to follow, and not have to trawl through so much churn
I can't see any option other than blocking the accounts, I'm interested in CRAN updates (and others) but gee, it should be about humans and actual ideas
August 30, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Please stop spamming #rstats with your bots
Use a descriptive tag so we can can choose to follow, and not have to trawl through so much churn
I can't see any option other than blocking the accounts, I'm interested in CRAN updates (and others) but gee, it should be about humans and actual ideas
Use a descriptive tag so we can can choose to follow, and not have to trawl through so much churn
I can't see any option other than blocking the accounts, I'm interested in CRAN updates (and others) but gee, it should be about humans and actual ideas
Fire in Lighthouse Field State Beach #SantaCruz #calwx
August 23, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Fire in Lighthouse Field State Beach #SantaCruz #calwx