cassi
@cassi.bsky.social
Chicago botanist & ecological restoration practitioner 🌻 prairie scarecrow 🎇 dogs bikes nature 🌱 aka @boucur elsewhere
so cute I wanna bunt it
November 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
so cute I wanna bunt it
other double dog set doing pretty well too
July 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
other double dog set doing pretty well too
it works really well and they kind of pull each other along
but the likelihood Bernie pees on Cinder has significantly increased lol
but the likelihood Bernie pees on Cinder has significantly increased lol
July 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
it works really well and they kind of pull each other along
but the likelihood Bernie pees on Cinder has significantly increased lol
but the likelihood Bernie pees on Cinder has significantly increased lol
I don't know the full details of the specific mowed spot but yeah monocultures of smooth brome and tall goldenrod have been an issue at the site for a long time. There's some good stuff too but relatively low diversity & the ironweed grows like 10' tall.. not compatible w/ growing new baby natives 🌱
July 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I don't know the full details of the specific mowed spot but yeah monocultures of smooth brome and tall goldenrod have been an issue at the site for a long time. There's some good stuff too but relatively low diversity & the ironweed grows like 10' tall.. not compatible w/ growing new baby natives 🌱
it was seeded this spring
July 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
it was seeded this spring
I don't know what gives you that impression but it doesn't seem like you're assuming good faith and these are amazing people on the iNat team so I'm done here
June 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I don't know what gives you that impression but it doesn't seem like you're assuming good faith and these are amazing people on the iNat team so I'm done here
I don't think they've said that new text would be generated every time? They really haven't said much at all because it's so early in the project.
A few tips could for example be generated for each taxon in the computer vision model (only 100k spp) and then only updated occasionally or on demand.
A few tips could for example be generated for each taxon in the computer vision model (only 100k spp) and then only updated occasionally or on demand.
June 12, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I don't think they've said that new text would be generated every time? They really haven't said much at all because it's so early in the project.
A few tips could for example be generated for each taxon in the computer vision model (only 100k spp) and then only updated occasionally or on demand.
A few tips could for example be generated for each taxon in the computer vision model (only 100k spp) and then only updated occasionally or on demand.
What is it that you are expecting more than this? Keeping in mind it's a demo project that doesn't even exist yet?
June 12, 2025 at 12:18 PM
What is it that you are expecting more than this? Keeping in mind it's a demo project that doesn't even exist yet?
that's why I said "for what it's worth"
June 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
that's why I said "for what it's worth"
their grant doesn't require them to even work wth Google infrastructure
June 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
their grant doesn't require them to even work wth Google infrastructure
From the blog post update: "we have no obligation to use Google’s infrastructure as part of this grant"
June 12, 2025 at 1:42 AM
From the blog post update: "we have no obligation to use Google’s infrastructure as part of this grant"
fwiw their current CV training machines are run on renewable energy
June 12, 2025 at 1:36 AM
fwiw their current CV training machines are run on renewable energy
The point is - we don't know what or who they will work with.
e.g. last year Microsoft provided "generous support" and they (with university partners) built a demo vision language model based off hugging face architecture.
e.g. last year Microsoft provided "generous support" and they (with university partners) built a demo vision language model based off hugging face architecture.
June 12, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The point is - we don't know what or who they will work with.
e.g. last year Microsoft provided "generous support" and they (with university partners) built a demo vision language model based off hugging face architecture.
e.g. last year Microsoft provided "generous support" and they (with university partners) built a demo vision language model based off hugging face architecture.
ya when it's ticky I put my clothes tick quarantine rubbermaid w/ permethrin (no 🐈)
that drive home though ☠️
that drive home though ☠️
June 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
ya when it's ticky I put my clothes tick quarantine rubbermaid w/ permethrin (no 🐈)
that drive home though ☠️
that drive home though ☠️
They have not said anything about using existing external models. And their blog post calls out that all their existing work on computer vision is done in-house.
June 11, 2025 at 11:22 PM
They have not said anything about using existing external models. And their blog post calls out that all their existing work on computer vision is done in-house.
You can use the accuracy circle: manually move the map pinpoint a bit and still include the true location within the circle. Some people do that instead of obscuration, especially home addresses.
June 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
You can use the accuracy circle: manually move the map pinpoint a bit and still include the true location within the circle. Some people do that instead of obscuration, especially home addresses.
Also as someone with tens of thousands of edits on Wikipedia pages about plants and animals, it's interesting how many people are commenting asking for a wiki.
That platform exists, come help edit.
I'll help if you have questions about how species identification info can be best incorporated.
That platform exists, come help edit.
I'll help if you have questions about how species identification info can be best incorporated.
June 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Also as someone with tens of thousands of edits on Wikipedia pages about plants and animals, it's interesting how many people are commenting asking for a wiki.
That platform exists, come help edit.
I'll help if you have questions about how species identification info can be best incorporated.
That platform exists, come help edit.
I'll help if you have questions about how species identification info can be best incorporated.
I'll probably end up deleting this because I don't really want to get yelled at on the internet, but negative comments are always far out of proportion of actual user base sentiment, so felt the need to say something.
June 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I'll probably end up deleting this because I don't really want to get yelled at on the internet, but negative comments are always far out of proportion of actual user base sentiment, so felt the need to say something.
I know not everyone realizes it's a labor of love & the deep respect for nature/ conservation that iNat staff have, many of which have been there since the beginning (including the creator). But it's disappointing to see the misconceptions, fearmongering, & shortsightedness by deleting accounts.
June 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I know not everyone realizes it's a labor of love & the deep respect for nature/ conservation that iNat staff have, many of which have been there since the beginning (including the creator). But it's disappointing to see the misconceptions, fearmongering, & shortsightedness by deleting accounts.