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@nyr027.bsky.social
· Aug 1
Id'ing spiders at work and took some photos I really like.
Lots of spider claws (frequently need to know how many there are to distinguish between certain families) w/ a video to give some sense of the dimensionality.
Looking at them here they feel almost embryonic, peaceful.
Also cool crab spiders.
Lots of spider claws (frequently need to know how many there are to distinguish between certain families) w/ a video to give some sense of the dimensionality.
Looking at them here they feel almost embryonic, peaceful.
Also cool crab spiders.
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Today's pigeon is based on a photo by @banditelli.org, and also a GOLDEN GOD
February 6, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Today's pigeon is based on a photo by @banditelli.org, and also a GOLDEN GOD
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Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
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Chatbots offer a magnificent bribe - a fast, frictionless route to information that bypasses the discomfort of learning. In this op-ed, we describe this as a Faustian bargain, in which we trade away what it means to be human & universities trade away their value
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Learning is complex, messy, emotional: AI can’t replicate that
ChatGPT and other AI tools may seem irresistible. But educators should beware, as they could end up trading away the thing that gives them value — the rich experience of slow learning
www.irishexaminer.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Chatbots offer a magnificent bribe - a fast, frictionless route to information that bypasses the discomfort of learning. In this op-ed, we describe this as a Faustian bargain, in which we trade away what it means to be human & universities trade away their value
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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a very warm welcome to haolong dongi, a fascinating hadrosauroid from the early cretaceous yixian formation described by huang et al. 🎉 the near-complete holotype preserves highly unique integumentary structures unknown in other dinosaurs
www.nature.com/articles/s41
(art by fabio manucci)
www.nature.com/articles/s41
(art by fabio manucci)
February 6, 2026 at 10:10 AM
a very warm welcome to haolong dongi, a fascinating hadrosauroid from the early cretaceous yixian formation described by huang et al. 🎉 the near-complete holotype preserves highly unique integumentary structures unknown in other dinosaurs
www.nature.com/articles/s41
(art by fabio manucci)
www.nature.com/articles/s41
(art by fabio manucci)
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A Common Loon getting its catch. Did you know? Unlike most other birds, which have hollow bones to aid flight, loons have solid bones, which help them dive and stay underwater.
#birds
#birds
February 5, 2026 at 12:19 AM
A Common Loon getting its catch. Did you know? Unlike most other birds, which have hollow bones to aid flight, loons have solid bones, which help them dive and stay underwater.
#birds
#birds
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A rarity for my region, A Common Goldeneye Duck. Did you know hunters nicknamed the Common Goldeneye the "whistler" due to the distinctive whistling sound made by its wings in flight?
#birds
#birds
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
A rarity for my region, A Common Goldeneye Duck. Did you know hunters nicknamed the Common Goldeneye the "whistler" due to the distinctive whistling sound made by its wings in flight?
#birds
#birds
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Does anyone know the sp. name for this siphonophore? I have the common name written down as galaxy siphonophore but that's getting me images that don't quite match. It's in FF b/c the video glitched badly. From @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 784 part 2. #antarcticclimateconnections #MarineLife
February 3, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Does anyone know the sp. name for this siphonophore? I have the common name written down as galaxy siphonophore but that's getting me images that don't quite match. It's in FF b/c the video glitched badly. From @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 784 part 2. #antarcticclimateconnections #MarineLife
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Every day I'll post some drawings until I don't.
Some crows having a conversation.
Some crows having a conversation.
February 2, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Every day I'll post some drawings until I don't.
Some crows having a conversation.
Some crows having a conversation.
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Is that a fully preserved dromeasaurid tail 👀
January 26, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Is that a fully preserved dromeasaurid tail 👀
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Let’s sketch the magnificent beast that is Deinocheirus!
Deinocheirus mirificus was a huge ornithomimosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous in Asia. This herbivorous dinosaur had huge arms with large claws that were probably primarily used for digging or gathering plants
#paleoart #dinosaurs
Deinocheirus mirificus was a huge ornithomimosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous in Asia. This herbivorous dinosaur had huge arms with large claws that were probably primarily used for digging or gathering plants
#paleoart #dinosaurs
January 26, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Let’s sketch the magnificent beast that is Deinocheirus!
Deinocheirus mirificus was a huge ornithomimosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous in Asia. This herbivorous dinosaur had huge arms with large claws that were probably primarily used for digging or gathering plants
#paleoart #dinosaurs
Deinocheirus mirificus was a huge ornithomimosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous in Asia. This herbivorous dinosaur had huge arms with large claws that were probably primarily used for digging or gathering plants
#paleoart #dinosaurs
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🕸️ The #silk of this gorgeous little cribellator is not your standard silk - read @evoimec.bsky.social new study here: doi.org/10.1073/pnas... 🕸️
January 27, 2026 at 6:10 PM
🕸️ The #silk of this gorgeous little cribellator is not your standard silk - read @evoimec.bsky.social new study here: doi.org/10.1073/pnas... 🕸️
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Remember when the line was "there's nothing you Luddites can do about this, enjoy being poor"
Jensen Huang of Nvidia, $NVDA, has said relentless negativity around AI is hurting society and has done a lot of damage, per Techspot.
January 21, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Remember when the line was "there's nothing you Luddites can do about this, enjoy being poor"
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January 16, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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This bobtail squid burrowing into the sand is already adorable, but please watch till the very end!
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
January 12, 2026 at 12:03 PM
This bobtail squid burrowing into the sand is already adorable, but please watch till the very end!
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
It sticks out its little arms and earnestly sprinkles sand over itself 🦑𓂃◌𓈒𓐍
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Read it and weep!
January 6, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Read it and weep!
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this isn't a Russian poem, this is not somewhere else but here,
our country moving closer to its own truth and dread,
its own ways of making people disappear.
-Adrienne Rich, What Kind of Times Are These
#everynightapoem
it's necessary to talk about trees.
our country moving closer to its own truth and dread,
its own ways of making people disappear.
-Adrienne Rich, What Kind of Times Are These
#everynightapoem
it's necessary to talk about trees.
November 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
this isn't a Russian poem, this is not somewhere else but here,
our country moving closer to its own truth and dread,
its own ways of making people disappear.
-Adrienne Rich, What Kind of Times Are These
#everynightapoem
it's necessary to talk about trees.
our country moving closer to its own truth and dread,
its own ways of making people disappear.
-Adrienne Rich, What Kind of Times Are These
#everynightapoem
it's necessary to talk about trees.
"We have lost control and appropriated other people’s things without a clear understanding of their purpose. That leads to territorial neglect."
"Since formal schooling revolves around writing, it’s assumed that someone from outside can bring about this transformation or implement this model …"
"Since formal schooling revolves around writing, it’s assumed that someone from outside can bring about this transformation or implement this model …"
In Colombia’s Vaupés, the Indigenous Macaquiño have long protected their territory through ritual and respect for sacred sites.
Outside pressures eroded traditions, but many now blend formal education with Indigenous knowledge to sustain both culture and land.
Outside pressures eroded traditions, but many now blend formal education with Indigenous knowledge to sustain both culture and land.
Cultural changes shift an Indigenous community’s relationship with the Amazon forest
VAUPÉS, COLOMBIA – As a baby, Elisa Fernández Sánchez’ mother would place her into the bow of the canoe and glide across the murky waters of the Vaupés River in the thick Amazon rainforest. Their…
news.mongabay.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:33 PM
"We have lost control and appropriated other people’s things without a clear understanding of their purpose. That leads to territorial neglect."
"Since formal schooling revolves around writing, it’s assumed that someone from outside can bring about this transformation or implement this model …"
"Since formal schooling revolves around writing, it’s assumed that someone from outside can bring about this transformation or implement this model …"
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As @jbakcoleman.bsky.social and I wrote, “Every time a scientist abdicates their work to an AI tool, that is a tacit admission that the work is not worth being done by the scientist.”
Same goes for instructors.
Same goes for instructors.
You’ll have to read for the what happens next part, but I can tell you what will happen when parents and students realize profs have handed over expertise and teaching to chatbots.
NYU professor tested students with AI oral exams, here's what happened next
When student work looked like McKinsey memos, an NYU business school professor used AI oral exams to test real learning.
www.businessinsider.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:14 PM
As @jbakcoleman.bsky.social and I wrote, “Every time a scientist abdicates their work to an AI tool, that is a tacit admission that the work is not worth being done by the scientist.”
Same goes for instructors.
Same goes for instructors.
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The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
January 5, 2026 at 1:10 AM
The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
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January 4, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
January 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
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“A bunch of well-off men who are not very affected by politics making fun of people who very much are is the short story of how we got here.”
Glad to see multiple outlets covering this Jon Stewart moment
www.jezebel.com/jon-stewart-...
Glad to see multiple outlets covering this Jon Stewart moment
www.jezebel.com/jon-stewart-...
Splinter: Jon Stewart Is a Symbol of America's Crumbling Democracy
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
www.jezebel.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:00 AM
“A bunch of well-off men who are not very affected by politics making fun of people who very much are is the short story of how we got here.”
Glad to see multiple outlets covering this Jon Stewart moment
www.jezebel.com/jon-stewart-...
Glad to see multiple outlets covering this Jon Stewart moment
www.jezebel.com/jon-stewart-...