Jeff Hollister
@jhollist.bsky.social
Research ecologist. Author of the {elevatr} #rstats package. Still a tired parent. Raised in KC! Opinions and posts here are all my own. he/him.
#lakes #limnology #rstats #ecology #openscience #geospatial #datascience
#lakes #limnology #rstats #ecology #openscience #geospatial #datascience
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One of the most troubling misconceptions about science and research held by politicians is that science and research can be turned on and off without consequence, like turning a water spigot.
If they close all these research labs, you can't just undo it four years later.
Decades of expertise and tons of specialized equipment will be scattered to the wind. Rebuilding would take ages.
Decades of expertise and tons of specialized equipment will be scattered to the wind. Rebuilding would take ages.
Proposed NOAA budget zeros out ALL climate laboratories and cooperative institutions.
GFDL, NSSL, GML, etc.
This appears to also end the US greenhouse gas sampling network, including at Mauna Loa, the oldest continuous carbon dioxide monitoring site on Earth.
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul...
GFDL, NSSL, GML, etc.
This appears to also end the US greenhouse gas sampling network, including at Mauna Loa, the oldest continuous carbon dioxide monitoring site on Earth.
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul...
July 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
One of the most troubling misconceptions about science and research held by politicians is that science and research can be turned on and off without consequence, like turning a water spigot.
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More data consultants added, more service tags added, and several new countries represented.
Looking for data help? Check out this list!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Looking for data help? Check out this list!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Data Consultants
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June 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
More data consultants added, more service tags added, and several new countries represented.
Looking for data help? Check out this list!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Looking for data help? Check out this list!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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🦆 My new R package {avilistr} is live on CRAN! 🎉
The first unified global bird taxonomy (11,131 species) is now accessible to #rstats users. I built it this weekend after Cornell Lab's AviList release last week!
🪿 Blog: www.dalyanalytics.com/blog/avilist...
💻 GitHub: github.com/dalyanalytic...
The first unified global bird taxonomy (11,131 species) is now accessible to #rstats users. I built it this weekend after Cornell Lab's AviList release last week!
🪿 Blog: www.dalyanalytics.com/blog/avilist...
💻 GitHub: github.com/dalyanalytic...
Introducing {avilistr}: The AviList Global Bird Taxonomy is Now Available in R | Daly Analytics
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology announced the release of AviList — the first unified global bird taxonomy. Today, I'm excited to share that this groundbreaking dataset is now available to R users thro...
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June 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🦆 My new R package {avilistr} is live on CRAN! 🎉
The first unified global bird taxonomy (11,131 species) is now accessible to #rstats users. I built it this weekend after Cornell Lab's AviList release last week!
🪿 Blog: www.dalyanalytics.com/blog/avilist...
💻 GitHub: github.com/dalyanalytic...
The first unified global bird taxonomy (11,131 species) is now accessible to #rstats users. I built it this weekend after Cornell Lab's AviList release last week!
🪿 Blog: www.dalyanalytics.com/blog/avilist...
💻 GitHub: github.com/dalyanalytic...
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I'm very excited to share that Hacking Limno + DSOS are coming back for the FIFTH time 21-25 July! If you're interested in #machinelearning #remotesensing #modeling #limnology #oceanography, this is for YOU! Registration is FREE + open to ALL! #DSOS25 aquaticdatasciopensci.github.io/registration/
Registration
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May 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I'm very excited to share that Hacking Limno + DSOS are coming back for the FIFTH time 21-25 July! If you're interested in #machinelearning #remotesensing #modeling #limnology #oceanography, this is for YOU! Registration is FREE + open to ALL! #DSOS25 aquaticdatasciopensci.github.io/registration/
If I follow the rules it is my bluesky image... If I use the next one, I get this.
May 6, 2025 at 11:54 PM
If I follow the rules it is my bluesky image... If I use the next one, I get this.
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Excited to announce that I'll be presenting on our #surveydown project at posit::conf(2025)!
It'll be in the Wed afternoon session on #Quarto (surveydown lets you use Quarto to build surveys)
More on surveydown at surveydown.org
It'll be in the Wed afternoon session on #Quarto (surveydown lets you use Quarto to build surveys)
More on surveydown at surveydown.org
April 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Excited to announce that I'll be presenting on our #surveydown project at posit::conf(2025)!
It'll be in the Wed afternoon session on #Quarto (surveydown lets you use Quarto to build surveys)
More on surveydown at surveydown.org
It'll be in the Wed afternoon session on #Quarto (surveydown lets you use Quarto to build surveys)
More on surveydown at surveydown.org
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There's been credible info of intent to delete National Science Foundation (NSF) awards from Research.gov databases during planned downtime, so I grabbed all awards from 1960 to present and uploaded them to a free and open research repository. Please share!
dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtm...
dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtm...
April 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
There's been credible info of intent to delete National Science Foundation (NSF) awards from Research.gov databases during planned downtime, so I grabbed all awards from 1960 to present and uploaded them to a free and open research repository. Please share!
dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtm...
dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtm...
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April 12, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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To collect tips, we use encrypted forms and apps, so messages cannot be read by anybody other than you and ProPublica.
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To collect tips, we use encrypted forms and apps, so messages cannot be read by anybody other than you and ProPublica.
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April 17, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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We should all aspire to be a grandparent with a toolbox!
April 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
We should all aspire to be a grandparent with a toolbox!
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Study Links Binge Eating To Stress, Contentment, Depression, Joy, Boredom, Anger, Relaxation
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April 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Study Links Binge Eating To Stress, Contentment, Depression, Joy, Boredom, Anger, Relaxation
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📝 "Observable for R users"
👤 Nicola Rennie (@nrennie.bsky.social)
📖 R users: Boost your data viz! Combine R's stats power with Observable's interactive JS visuals via Quarto. Easy, fast, & customizable.
🔗 https://nrennie.rbind.io/blog/observable-r-users/
#rladies#rstats
👤 Nicola Rennie (@nrennie.bsky.social)
📖 R users: Boost your data viz! Combine R's stats power with Observable's interactive JS visuals via Quarto. Easy, fast, & customizable.
🔗 https://nrennie.rbind.io/blog/observable-r-users/
#rladies#rstats
April 12, 2025 at 7:18 AM
📝 "Observable for R users"
👤 Nicola Rennie (@nrennie.bsky.social)
📖 R users: Boost your data viz! Combine R's stats power with Observable's interactive JS visuals via Quarto. Easy, fast, & customizable.
🔗 https://nrennie.rbind.io/blog/observable-r-users/
#rladies#rstats
👤 Nicola Rennie (@nrennie.bsky.social)
📖 R users: Boost your data viz! Combine R's stats power with Observable's interactive JS visuals via Quarto. Easy, fast, & customizable.
🔗 https://nrennie.rbind.io/blog/observable-r-users/
#rladies#rstats
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Federal Employees in Juneau have their community behind them. Today my colleagues and I on the Assembly consider a resolution that recognizes the service and importance of Federal Employees and advocates for the cuts to stop.
April 8, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Federal Employees in Juneau have their community behind them. Today my colleagues and I on the Assembly consider a resolution that recognizes the service and importance of Federal Employees and advocates for the cuts to stop.
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Applications are open for the Stakeholder-informed spatial modeling for hydrologic sciences workshop! This NSF-funded training, co-sponsored by CUAHSI is taking place AUG 18-19 at Northeastern University Marine Science Center, Nahant, MA. Apply by May 16 www.cuahsi.org/workshops/st...
April 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Applications are open for the Stakeholder-informed spatial modeling for hydrologic sciences workshop! This NSF-funded training, co-sponsored by CUAHSI is taking place AUG 18-19 at Northeastern University Marine Science Center, Nahant, MA. Apply by May 16 www.cuahsi.org/workshops/st...
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Social Security is not paying large sums of money to people who are over 150 years old.
That finding, trumpeted by Elon Musk, turned out to be a glitch in the recordkeeping, not evidence of massive fraud.
By @sengelberg.bsky.social
That finding, trumpeted by Elon Musk, turned out to be a glitch in the recordkeeping, not evidence of massive fraud.
By @sengelberg.bsky.social
How Investigative Journalists Actually Find Fraud, Waste and Abuse
While investigative journalists immerse themselves in minutiae to identify waste and fraud, Elon Musk’s team has taken a chainsaw approach to spending based on cursory examinations. That might help…
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April 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Social Security is not paying large sums of money to people who are over 150 years old.
That finding, trumpeted by Elon Musk, turned out to be a glitch in the recordkeeping, not evidence of massive fraud.
By @sengelberg.bsky.social
That finding, trumpeted by Elon Musk, turned out to be a glitch in the recordkeeping, not evidence of massive fraud.
By @sengelberg.bsky.social
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Hey, #TeamMuskox, a good friend trained as a meteorologist (with a PhD) who shifted to health data science during COVID was working as a federal contractor on racial disparities in maternal-fetal health outcomes, and he just lost his job. If you know of any remote data science positions, hit me up!
March 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Hey, #TeamMuskox, a good friend trained as a meteorologist (with a PhD) who shifted to health data science during COVID was working as a federal contractor on racial disparities in maternal-fetal health outcomes, and he just lost his job. If you know of any remote data science positions, hit me up!
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Proud of journalists & outlets still standing up to power in the face of threats while Big Law, corporations, and other institutions capitulate:
Wired, Mother Jones, Rolling Stone, Miami Herald, Techdirt, Marisa Kabas, the Unpoulist, ProPublica, MSNBC.
(Feel free to add others in replies)
Wired, Mother Jones, Rolling Stone, Miami Herald, Techdirt, Marisa Kabas, the Unpoulist, ProPublica, MSNBC.
(Feel free to add others in replies)
March 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Proud of journalists & outlets still standing up to power in the face of threats while Big Law, corporations, and other institutions capitulate:
Wired, Mother Jones, Rolling Stone, Miami Herald, Techdirt, Marisa Kabas, the Unpoulist, ProPublica, MSNBC.
(Feel free to add others in replies)
Wired, Mother Jones, Rolling Stone, Miami Herald, Techdirt, Marisa Kabas, the Unpoulist, ProPublica, MSNBC.
(Feel free to add others in replies)
Hits close to home, but funny is funny...
March 28, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Hits close to home, but funny is funny...
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Happy 75th birthday to the #1 reason we should always be grateful to Canada - their greatest export… Mr. Martin Short.
March 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Happy 75th birthday to the #1 reason we should always be grateful to Canada - their greatest export… Mr. Martin Short.
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anyway, if anyone needs EPA ecoregions for CONUS and doesn't want to hunt down the right download link for each region in turn...
docker run -it ghcr.io/osgeo/gdal:alpine-normal-latest ogrinfo /vsicurl/https://mikemahoney218.github.io/epa-ecoregions/ecoregions.parquet
github.com/mikemahoney2...
docker run -it ghcr.io/osgeo/gdal:alpine-normal-latest ogrinfo /vsicurl/https://mikemahoney218.github.io/epa-ecoregions/ecoregions.parquet
github.com/mikemahoney2...
March 27, 2025 at 3:54 AM
anyway, if anyone needs EPA ecoregions for CONUS and doesn't want to hunt down the right download link for each region in turn...
docker run -it ghcr.io/osgeo/gdal:alpine-normal-latest ogrinfo /vsicurl/https://mikemahoney218.github.io/epa-ecoregions/ecoregions.parquet
github.com/mikemahoney2...
docker run -it ghcr.io/osgeo/gdal:alpine-normal-latest ogrinfo /vsicurl/https://mikemahoney218.github.io/epa-ecoregions/ecoregions.parquet
github.com/mikemahoney2...