Fiona Schlachter
@fionaschlachter.bsky.social
Newly retired tech teams leader, traveling and paying it forward, Boulderite and part time in Aotearoa/New Zealand, she/her
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We’re showing Aotearoa (well…the North Island) to some friends visiting from the USA. Today we’re in Rotorua, and we visited the Redwoods here.
December 4, 2025 at 4:36 AM
We’re showing Aotearoa (well…the North Island) to some friends visiting from the USA. Today we’re in Rotorua, and we visited the Redwoods here.
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From the 12th Nov #Aurora Australis at Cook's Rock, Chrystals Beach, South Otago.
By this stage of the night, over 2/3rds of the sky around me was glowing, no focus point to work with, so a 5 frame beach panorama worked best.
#Nikon #Photography #NZ
By this stage of the night, over 2/3rds of the sky around me was glowing, no focus point to work with, so a 5 frame beach panorama worked best.
#Nikon #Photography #NZ
November 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM
From the 12th Nov #Aurora Australis at Cook's Rock, Chrystals Beach, South Otago.
By this stage of the night, over 2/3rds of the sky around me was glowing, no focus point to work with, so a 5 frame beach panorama worked best.
#Nikon #Photography #NZ
By this stage of the night, over 2/3rds of the sky around me was glowing, no focus point to work with, so a 5 frame beach panorama worked best.
#Nikon #Photography #NZ
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My Brain:
"Psst, here's a great idea for your book."
Me:
"I'm busy. I'll write it down later. I'll remember it."
Morgan Freeman:
"But he did not remember it, for his brain soon moved on to wonder how cottage cheese gets made."
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky
"Psst, here's a great idea for your book."
Me:
"I'm busy. I'll write it down later. I'll remember it."
Morgan Freeman:
"But he did not remember it, for his brain soon moved on to wonder how cottage cheese gets made."
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky
November 26, 2025 at 9:37 PM
My Brain:
"Psst, here's a great idea for your book."
Me:
"I'm busy. I'll write it down later. I'll remember it."
Morgan Freeman:
"But he did not remember it, for his brain soon moved on to wonder how cottage cheese gets made."
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky
"Psst, here's a great idea for your book."
Me:
"I'm busy. I'll write it down later. I'll remember it."
Morgan Freeman:
"But he did not remember it, for his brain soon moved on to wonder how cottage cheese gets made."
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky
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November 27, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Wondrous kelp forests harbor a complex ecosystem that’s teeming with life, cleaning the water and the atmosphere, and bringing new hope for the future.
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Underwater Forests Return to Life off the Coast of California, and That Might be Good News for the Entire Planet
Wondrous kelp beds harbor a complex ecosystem that’s teeming with life, cleaning the water and the atmosphere, and bringing new hope for the future
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November 27, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Terrific story about women’s soccer coming to Denver. Thanks to Nicole and team!
"And I got angry. ... We have 6 men’s professional teams — 6! Including lacrosse — and we don’t have a single women’s professional anything? That kind of blew my mind."
boulderfrequency.com/episode/head...
boulderfrequency.com/episode/head...
Nicole Glaros on Techstars’ Boulder return, Matchstick Ventures & Denver Summit FC - Boulder Valley Frequency
Nicole Glaros — longtime Techstars leader, Matchstick Ventures partner, and key driver behind Denver Summit FC — talks Boulder’s startup revival and launching Colorado’s first women’s pro team. Plus: ...
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November 27, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Terrific story about women’s soccer coming to Denver. Thanks to Nicole and team!
Excellent review of the current state. Thanks @taggart-tech.com!
A lot of folks are taking this as an argument to ditch Firefox. It isn't—at least not now. Use the tool that works for you, until it doesn't. This is a warning that the AI nonsense won't stop and long-term viability is doubtful. Prepare accordingly.
Mozilla's new strategy document makes it clear: it's an AI company, and the organization you trusted to protect the open web is dead.
taggart-tech.com/moz...
taggart-tech.com/moz...
November 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Excellent review of the current state. Thanks @taggart-tech.com!
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the lion does not concern himself with jira ticket comment mentions
November 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
the lion does not concern himself with jira ticket comment mentions
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
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It’s the time of the year (Summer) when the Pōhutukawa trees (also called New Zealand Christmas Trees) begin to bloom. Most bloom brilliant red flowers but this gorgeous beast blooms bright yellow.
This is how it looked this afternoon. 💛
This is how it looked this afternoon. 💛
November 19, 2025 at 4:16 AM
It’s the time of the year (Summer) when the Pōhutukawa trees (also called New Zealand Christmas Trees) begin to bloom. Most bloom brilliant red flowers but this gorgeous beast blooms bright yellow.
This is how it looked this afternoon. 💛
This is how it looked this afternoon. 💛
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Beautiful 🤍
“We turn our hearts into museums of the people that we love to keep them alive inside us.”
November 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Beautiful 🤍
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She wasn’t the only international guest. The local quantum computing Tech Hub has also been meeting with folks from the UK and Australia.
What’s Working: Why Finland’s ambassador was checking out Colorado’s quantum industry
She wasn’t the only international guest. There’s interest from other countries about the state’s Tech Hub and local quantum industry.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
She wasn’t the only international guest. The local quantum computing Tech Hub has also been meeting with folks from the UK and Australia.
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#Boulder County will move forward with a proposal for its north Boulder complex that will preserve Iris Fields www.axios.com/local/boulde...
Iris Fields saved in Boulder land sale
Boulder County accepted a $26M offer to keep the fields and build senior housing.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
#Boulder County will move forward with a proposal for its north Boulder complex that will preserve Iris Fields www.axios.com/local/boulde...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Come see the new Ibex or Oryx or whatever, it's one of those two.
November 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Come see the new Ibex or Oryx or whatever, it's one of those two.
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@coloradosun.com and @boulderrl.bsky.social filling the gap left behind by Alden Global Capital destroying local newsrooms.
Last thing I’ll say about this for now:
What is the _actually existing publication_ that you evangelize for? That you consistently hype when they do good things, urge people to support, and are a sustaining donor or subscriber to?
This isn’t a prompt; it’s a reminder to hold yourself accountable.
What is the _actually existing publication_ that you evangelize for? That you consistently hype when they do good things, urge people to support, and are a sustaining donor or subscriber to?
This isn’t a prompt; it’s a reminder to hold yourself accountable.
November 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
@coloradosun.com and @boulderrl.bsky.social filling the gap left behind by Alden Global Capital destroying local newsrooms.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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November 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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✊🏼🇺🇸 Let’s Do This! 🇺🇸✊🏼
November 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
✊🏼🇺🇸 Let’s Do This! 🇺🇸✊🏼
🐠 Tiny but mighty! New research on goby fishes, supported by Scripps Oceanography scientists, reveals how some of the smallest vertebrates on Earth control their body size at the genetic level, offering clues to the incredible diversity of life on Earth. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Parallel shifts in differential gene expression reveal convergent miniaturization in fishes | PNAS
Body size variation in vertebrates is a complex polygenic trait, tightly correlated
with numerous aspects of a species’ biology, ecology, and physi...
www.pnas.org
October 31, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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China has passed a new law mandating that anyone creating social media content on sensitive topics like medicine, law, education or finance must hold formal qualifications such as a college degree in those fields.
Imagine an internet where people actually had to know what they were talking about.
Imagine an internet where people actually had to know what they were talking about.
China tightens the screws: Influencers now need degrees to speak on finance, health, law | Today News
China has rolled out a new law requiring influencers to prove their qualifications before posting about topics like finance, health or law. While officials call it a fight against misinformation, crit...
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October 30, 2025 at 2:30 AM
China has passed a new law mandating that anyone creating social media content on sensitive topics like medicine, law, education or finance must hold formal qualifications such as a college degree in those fields.
Imagine an internet where people actually had to know what they were talking about.
Imagine an internet where people actually had to know what they were talking about.
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Sometimes I believe that we will get through this for something better because we are yearning to take care of each other.
The people yearn for (democratic) socialism (this one will make you cry)
October 30, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Sometimes I believe that we will get through this for something better because we are yearning to take care of each other.
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While Washington shows us the worst of people, the rest of the country is showing the very best. Little libraries have become little pantries, people are planning to offer more than candy on Halloween, farmers are offering what they can, neighbors are checking in with each other ❤️
October 29, 2025 at 11:32 AM
While Washington shows us the worst of people, the rest of the country is showing the very best. Little libraries have become little pantries, people are planning to offer more than candy on Halloween, farmers are offering what they can, neighbors are checking in with each other ❤️