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tmap or ggplot2 for maps? 🗺️
David O’Sullivan breaks down the trade-offs in a blog post.
URL: dosull.github.io/posts/2024-1...
#RStats #RSpatial #Maps #tmap #ggplot2
David O’Sullivan breaks down the trade-offs in a blog post.
URL: dosull.github.io/posts/2024-1...
#RStats #RSpatial #Maps #tmap #ggplot2
tmap vs. ggplot2 for mapping – Geospatial Stuff
For me at least the choice between ggplot2 and tmap is an ongoing question. Here are my latest thoughts on the subject (with code).
dosull.github.io
November 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Physical samples are vital elements of study in many disciplines, including earth and environmental sciences, biological sciences, archaeology, and beyond.
Meet the ESIP Physical Sample Curation Cluster 👋
The group meets monthly and is led by Andrea Thomer & Natalie Raia (University of Arizona).
Meet the ESIP Physical Sample Curation Cluster 👋
The group meets monthly and is led by Andrea Thomer & Natalie Raia (University of Arizona).
Physical Sample Curation - ESIP
esipfed.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Physical samples are vital elements of study in many disciplines, including earth and environmental sciences, biological sciences, archaeology, and beyond.
Meet the ESIP Physical Sample Curation Cluster 👋
The group meets monthly and is led by Andrea Thomer & Natalie Raia (University of Arizona).
Meet the ESIP Physical Sample Curation Cluster 👋
The group meets monthly and is led by Andrea Thomer & Natalie Raia (University of Arizona).
I'm really liking the Trimble catalyst hardware so far, but the software can absolutely get in the bin. The whole interface and workflow pattern appears to have been designed as a form of mass revenge by someone who was treated cruelly by a GIS tech in the past.
November 2, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I'm really liking the Trimble catalyst hardware so far, but the software can absolutely get in the bin. The whole interface and workflow pattern appears to have been designed as a form of mass revenge by someone who was treated cruelly by a GIS tech in the past.
This year's issue of Soil Horizons is out! Lots of updates about what's been happening in the soiley parts of the new BSI @bioeconomyscience.bsky.social www.landcareresearch.co.nz/publications...
Soil Horizons
Issue 32, October 2023. This issue of Soil Horizons presents recent research on soil carbon, impacts of climate change on erosion, irrigation, measuring drainage losses, farm-scale mapping, predicting...
www.landcareresearch.co.nz
October 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This year's issue of Soil Horizons is out! Lots of updates about what's been happening in the soiley parts of the new BSI @bioeconomyscience.bsky.social www.landcareresearch.co.nz/publications...
Nice bit of NZ soil content from @jamiemorton.bsky.social at @newsroom.co.nz, newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/22/s...
October 29, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Nice bit of NZ soil content from @jamiemorton.bsky.social at @newsroom.co.nz, newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/22/s...
Oh super, Microsoft started blocking access to the Internet Archive at work and now I have to have a Conversation with IT.
October 18, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Oh super, Microsoft started blocking access to the Internet Archive at work and now I have to have a Conversation with IT.
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Okay, for the folks who asked: here's the majority AI view, writing up the reasonable, thoughtful view on AI that the vast majority of people in tech hold, that gets overshadowed by the bluster and hype of the tycoons trying to shill their nonsense. anildash.com/2025/10/17/t... Please share!
The Majority AI View - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
anildash.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Okay, for the folks who asked: here's the majority AI view, writing up the reasonable, thoughtful view on AI that the vast majority of people in tech hold, that gets overshadowed by the bluster and hype of the tycoons trying to shill their nonsense. anildash.com/2025/10/17/t... Please share!
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Microbes are collectively one of the biggest forces shaping Earth, and yet undergraduate #geology students typically receive little training in microbiology. My new open access textbook seeks to help. “Microbiology for Earth Scientists” is freely available here newprairiepress.org/ebooks/53/
September 20, 2023 at 1:23 PM
Microbes are collectively one of the biggest forces shaping Earth, and yet undergraduate #geology students typically receive little training in microbiology. My new open access textbook seeks to help. “Microbiology for Earth Scientists” is freely available here newprairiepress.org/ebooks/53/
New favorite preprint, both for the topic and the figures arxiv.org/abs/2504.17496 #geomorphology #terracettes #landscapemodeling
Moving mountains: grazing agents drive terracette formation on steep hillslopes
Terracettes, striking, step-like landforms that stripe steep, vegetated hillslopes, have puzzled scientists for more than a century. Competing hypotheses invoke either slow mass-wasting or the relentl...
arxiv.org
October 1, 2025 at 3:35 AM
New favorite preprint, both for the topic and the figures arxiv.org/abs/2504.17496 #geomorphology #terracettes #landscapemodeling
Good gravy. You don't see this tack from a conservation department very often 🤣 www.instagram.com/reel/DPKvKTV...
September 30, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Good gravy. You don't see this tack from a conservation department very often 🤣 www.instagram.com/reel/DPKvKTV...
Speaking of which, look what just arrived from my library today. 1979 babey
September 23, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Speaking of which, look what just arrived from my library today. 1979 babey
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New blog post!
Ever wonder what geom_histogram is actually doing? How about geom_boxplot?
In celebration of the release of #ggplot2 4.0.0 (ggplot8?), I explore the relationships between the “geoms” and “stats” offered by the core {ggplot2} functions.
#rstats
Ever wonder what geom_histogram is actually doing? How about geom_boxplot?
In celebration of the release of #ggplot2 4.0.0 (ggplot8?), I explore the relationships between the “geoms” and “stats” offered by the core {ggplot2} functions.
#rstats
Exploring {ggplot2}’s Geoms and Stats – Stat’s What It’s All About
blog.msbstats.info
September 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Anyone in #rstats #quartopub #quarto land know of any good instructional content about making custom callout blocks using Lua filters for absolute Lua noobs? I have a mighty need.
September 15, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Anyone in #rstats #quartopub #quarto land know of any good instructional content about making custom callout blocks using Lua filters for absolute Lua noobs? I have a mighty need.
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Gould was absolutely right about this. For a sobering thought, how many people on the planet now are competent taxonomists for any group of organisms? Certainly fewer than 10,000. 🧪🌍🌿⚒️🐟 #TeamFish
September 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Gould was absolutely right about this. For a sobering thought, how many people on the planet now are competent taxonomists for any group of organisms? Certainly fewer than 10,000. 🧪🌍🌿⚒️🐟 #TeamFish
Woohoo, big new SMap update is out! smap.landcareresearch.co.nz/maps-and-too... we've all been working our butts off on this one.
If you need me, I'll be clicking around the web map and second guessing myself at every turn 🙃 #pedology #nzsoils #solmapping
If you need me, I'll be clicking around the web map and second guessing myself at every turn 🙃 #pedology #nzsoils #solmapping
Maps | S-Map Online | Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research
smap.landcareresearch.co.nz
August 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Woohoo, big new SMap update is out! smap.landcareresearch.co.nz/maps-and-too... we've all been working our butts off on this one.
If you need me, I'll be clicking around the web map and second guessing myself at every turn 🙃 #pedology #nzsoils #solmapping
If you need me, I'll be clicking around the web map and second guessing myself at every turn 🙃 #pedology #nzsoils #solmapping
I'm sure this won't have me shrieking in alarm when I wake up for a 4am doomscroll.
June 23, 2025 at 8:21 AM
I'm sure this won't have me shrieking in alarm when I wake up for a 4am doomscroll.
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ICYMI: In September 2024, The Carpentries submitted a proposal for 1.5 million USD to the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (POSE) Program, and were extremely pleased to learn that the proposal was recommended for funding.
However...
However...
Announcing Withdrawal of NSF Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems Proposal
In September 2024, The Carpentries submitted a proposal to the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (POSE) Program. This project would position The Carpentr...
carpentries.org
June 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
ICYMI: In September 2024, The Carpentries submitted a proposal for 1.5 million USD to the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (POSE) Program, and were extremely pleased to learn that the proposal was recommended for funding.
However...
However...
May 22, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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The state of NZ science and research. Grossly underfunded. Watchdog warns of ‘grave danger’ if science reform botched newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/09/e...
Watchdog warns of ‘grave danger’ if science reform botched
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment thought the Government could hamstring NZ's research capability by ignoring the advice it commissioned.
newsroom.co.nz
May 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The state of NZ science and research. Grossly underfunded. Watchdog warns of ‘grave danger’ if science reform botched newsroom.co.nz/2025/05/09/e...
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📢 New pub: Defining #soil science: Balancing fundamental research and societal needs, in Soil Science Society of America Journal doi.org/10.1002/saj2...
@teamrat.bsky.social & I argue, soil science, though crucial for solving environmental challanges, should not be defined solely by its applications
@teamrat.bsky.social & I argue, soil science, though crucial for solving environmental challanges, should not be defined solely by its applications
April 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
📢 New pub: Defining #soil science: Balancing fundamental research and societal needs, in Soil Science Society of America Journal doi.org/10.1002/saj2...
@teamrat.bsky.social & I argue, soil science, though crucial for solving environmental challanges, should not be defined solely by its applications
@teamrat.bsky.social & I argue, soil science, though crucial for solving environmental challanges, should not be defined solely by its applications
Can't believe I made it all the way to March without having a work day that left me contemplating a new career in the merchant marine. Things are looking up 🙃
March 25, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Can't believe I made it all the way to March without having a work day that left me contemplating a new career in the merchant marine. Things are looking up 🙃
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Exciting #science leadership positions now open at Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research.
For detailed information on each role, please see our Careers webpage:
careers.sciencenewzealand.org/landcare-res...
#scijobs #scicareers
For detailed information on each role, please see our Careers webpage:
careers.sciencenewzealand.org/landcare-res...
#scijobs #scicareers
March 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Exciting #science leadership positions now open at Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research.
For detailed information on each role, please see our Careers webpage:
careers.sciencenewzealand.org/landcare-res...
#scijobs #scicareers
For detailed information on each role, please see our Careers webpage:
careers.sciencenewzealand.org/landcare-res...
#scijobs #scicareers
Really astonished at how low awareness of libgen appears to be among academics here. Its hardly new and it's basically scihub++. I can understand fiction authors etc not knowing about it, but anyone teaching students should have long been aware of it.
March 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Really astonished at how low awareness of libgen appears to be among academics here. Its hardly new and it's basically scihub++. I can understand fiction authors etc not knowing about it, but anyone teaching students should have long been aware of it.
Does anyone know what's happening with old.iuss.org? The PDFs of past World Congress of #soilscience are starting to randomly 404 and there doesn't seem to be much migration of content onto the new website.
March 14, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Does anyone know what's happening with old.iuss.org? The PDFs of past World Congress of #soilscience are starting to randomly 404 and there doesn't seem to be much migration of content onto the new website.
This'll have to do until we finally get an NZ Ikea
March 12, 2025 at 4:49 AM
This'll have to do until we finally get an NZ Ikea