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Kim Martini 🏳️‍🌈
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Oceanographer, founder of Tini Scientific. She/her 🏳️‍🌈. My goal in life was to throw expensive s**t in the ocean.

Then I did it and became a world expert on ocean sensors.
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Just released! Our prototype app that turns your smartwatch into a smartsensor for marine science.

If you love a little DIY, fork our open source code and test our app on your Apple Watch. github.com/rejectedbana...

Not that into DIY? Beta begins testing soon....
@vgwschutte.bsky.social
GitHub - rejectedbanana/BoB: SwiftUI application for environmental monitoring
SwiftUI application for environmental monitoring. Contribute to rejectedbanana/BoB development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
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I'll be in L.A. in 2 weeks w @rejectedbanana.bsky.social! It'll be our first demo of the prototype app we're building for our startup. I ordered inflatable drink holders for this today- I think we're going to bring something a bit different than other folks : )

Tickets: luma.com/6886yksx
September 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
There’s still time to submit an abstract on ocean technology to #OSM26! Join @fishysounds.bsky.social and share how you’ve been hacking the ocean.

agu.confex.com/agu/osm26/pr...
August 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Tell everyone about your cool new ocean technology! Join @fishysounds.bsky.social and myself at our #OSM26 session, “ED009 - Hacking the Ocean”, highlighting innovative and accessible tools for ocean science and education.
July 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
No. Just NO.
If a vital current in the Atlantic Ocean collapses, it could rapidly cool Europe’s climate by several degrees. Researchers are proposing a bold plan to keep it going with giant parachutes.
The bold plan to save a vital ocean current with giant parachutes
Large sea anchors could be used to drag water under a bold plan to keep the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation moving – but some experts are sceptical
www.newscientist.com
June 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Swift even prints emojis in the output JSON! Not sure how dacs will handle the characters though
June 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Best part of building scientific software in Swift, you can use emojis as file names.

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June 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Brainstorming with @yuengdl.bsky.social on what fun educational experiments we can use a smartwatch for.

Here is a quick snippet of water temperature and IMU data I took this morning!
May 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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This totally tubular robot doesn’t need a centralized processing system to hop around on land or swim in the water—it relies instead on air and simple physics. That and more of the best from @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
May 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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“DISCO: A low-cost device-instrumented Secchi disk for water clarity observations”

aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
March 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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YOUR FAVORITE WEATHER APP IS JUST A PRETTY DISPLAY OF NOAA DATA

Ppl seem to think that "NOAA weather forecasts" means climate-, boat-, or "in addition to my app"-weather. But the weather forecasts *we all use* are made from the NOAA data *we all paid for*

Make that part clear when you ⬇️
I’m thinking we should spread this news about the firings at NOAA as far and wide as possible. Like cancer research, weather forecasting seems likely to be broadly popular across the political spectrum. apnews.com/article/nati...
Hundreds of weather forecasters fired in latest wave of DOGE cuts
Federal workers who were not let go said the afternoon layoffs included meteorologists who do crucial local forecasts in National Weather Service offices across the U.S.
apnews.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Yes! Build your own CTD!
Alright, it's finally happening!

You can now order an OpenCTD rev7 Kit and build your own oceanographic instruments, directly from Oceanography for Everyone! A phenomenal STEM project and introduction to marine and environmental science.

oceanographyforeveryone.bigcartel.com/product/open...
OpenCTD rev7 Kit
This kit contains all of the components and most of the consumables you will need to build you own CTD. Not included are the weights needed to...
oceanographyforeveryone.bigcartel.com
February 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
In all the chaos, I just decided I was going to take some time and send silly valentines to friends. 💘

rosemarymosco.com/comics/bird-...
Valentine's Day for Naturalists — Rosemary Mosco
A collection of nature valentines with biology and geology themes, including birds, fossils, bogs, and horseshoe crabs.
rosemarymosco.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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I heard that some of you people prefer to receive your snarky science fact-checking of viral news stories in meme format, and I am here to help.
February 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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🌊🧪 The Chemical #Oceanography Gordon Research Conference will be held July 20-25, 2025. Check out the exciting Biogeochemistry of the Coastal Ocean session led by James Moffett (University of Southern California) with invited speakers Kanchan Maiti (Louisiana State University and A&M College)
February 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Impressively mind-boggling: 1 cubic km scale of underwater neutrino telescopes. It's not even complete & already detected a neutrino!

Hilariously mind-boggling: the number of times someone hit copy-paste in powerpoint to make this artist's impression of KM3NeT.🌊

www.km3net.org/the-observat...
February 13, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This deep sea fish with a giant mouth and captivating lure is...

**check notes**

only 6 inches long. 😆
While on a shark research expedition off the coast of Tenerife, a Spanish island, marine biologists captured the first images of a live adult black seadevil anglerfish near the ocean’s surface. nyti.ms/3CLmscK
February 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Plenty of disputed names over there! e.g. Isla de San Pedro also happens to be called South Georgia...
February 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
With bonus Falklands/Malvinas Islands easter egg.
If we’re renaming bodies of water based on petty grievances, I propose that this be renamed the Kendrick Lamar passage.
February 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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If we’re renaming bodies of water based on petty grievances, I propose that this be renamed the Kendrick Lamar passage.
February 12, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Ocean robot summer school for students attending two-year community and technical colleges! 🌊

I know both instructors and they are very fun and very knowledgable!

ncatech.org/mate-floats/
MATE FLOATS - National Center for Autonomous Technology (NCAT)
About this Workshop Who, When, Where & Why How to Apply Costs Workshop Hosts Questions The National Center for Autonomous Technologies and its maritime partners are offering a Marine Technology Summer...
ncatech.org
February 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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I know everything about blue whales. Literally everything. Ask me anything.
February 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
It ALWAYS feels good to be able to write "I am a world expert on ocean sensors".

What's your "feel good phrase"? I would love to hear it!
February 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Ocean robot summer school for students attending two-year community and technical colleges! 🌊

I know both instructors and they are very fun and very knowledgable!

ncatech.org/mate-floats/
MATE FLOATS - National Center for Autonomous Technology (NCAT)
About this Workshop Who, When, Where & Why How to Apply Costs Workshop Hosts Questions The National Center for Autonomous Technologies and its maritime partners are offering a Marine Technology Summer...
ncatech.org
February 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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#handembroidery inspired by some stormy beach photos
February 8, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I am really confused as to why Elon Musk, the CEO of a spacecraft company would want to dismantle NOAA. His company can't even launch a rocket without weather and marine forecasts!

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Doge staffers enter Noaa headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats
Members reportedly sought access to IT systems at agency that Project 2025 has called ‘harmful to US prosperity’
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM