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6fps is my monthly email for those who want to see what I'm up to and the interesting things I find. I think of it as a monthly coffee chat with each of you. It's about birds, photography, science, tech, and whatever else catches my attention. Interested? Subscribe here: https://www.chuq.me/6fps/

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A machine learning tool has flagged over 250,000 cancer research papers as potentially fabricated, highlighting a growing issue of paper mill activity across scientific publishing.

I’ve released 8 e-books about birds and photography. Curious about birding? - “Birding 101” Love letter to a fav place: “Merced National Wildlife Refuge” Birds in my life: “...And the Geese Exploded” (and more!) All are free to download with no obligation: https://www.chuq.me/ebooks

New on the blog today: New on the site: Birds of Washington www.chuq.me/blog/new-on-...

New on the blog today: New Free Desktop Wallpapers www.chuq.me/blog/new-fre...

One of my favorite things to do in nature photography is to force the viewer to ask, "what the hell is that?!" Finding these things in nature is so much fun. Anyone else?

Looking for some nice images to use as the background on your computer? A few times a year I release images you can use. They cover a wide range of things from birds to landscapes to abstracts.  They are free to download with no obligation: https://www.chuq.me/wallpapers

The mountains were out and about yesterday

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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

If you are not furious at the state of things in America, you are NOT paying attention. The bad behavior and crimes from this administration are unrelenting. I totally get having to unplug though. Totally... Because, holy $#!^. These people are awful, horrible, terrible examples of human beings.

A little later than usual, but it's time for my yearly "writing finances" post, which I've been doing since 2019. It's been...a heck of a year. (And yes, I do talk about Jeopardy!) dmoren.com/2026/01/20/m...

Great to see William Neill sharing photographs here. He's definitely worth following! (And if you are in Yosemite, you should visit his show at the Ansel Adams Gallery.)

Full survey results show American public have high levels of confidence in scientists while revealing some partisan differences (including on how to fund science), but statements asserting lost trust should be read instead as intentional efforts to degrade trust. www.pewresearch.org/science/2026...

I’ve released 8 e-books about birds and photography. Curious about birding? - “Birding 101” Love letter to a fav place: “Merced National Wildlife Refuge” Birds in my life: “...And the Geese Exploded” (and more!) All are free to download with no obligation: https://www.chuq.me/ebooks

New on the blog today: 6FPS V8#1: My Year Without Chocolate www.chuq.me/blog/6fps-v8...

“This isn’t the America I served for 20 years, in the U.S. Navy…”

Holy 60th Anniversary! The classic Batman live-action television show premiered on this day (Jan. 12) in 1966 with "Hi Diddle Riddle!" Starring legends Adam West and Burt Ward, the beloved series debuted with the iconic Dynamic Duo matching wits with The Riddler! #Batman66 #Batman

A new episode of Upgrade is out: Google and Apple join forces to corner the market on smartphone AI, John Ternus gets a profile in the New York Times, live NBA basketball comes to the Vision Pro, and Apple inconsistently refuses to stop bad App Store behavior.

Looking for some nice images to use as the background on your computer? A few times a year I release images you can use. They cover a wide range of things from birds to landscapes to abstracts.  They are free to download with no obligation: https://www.chuq.me/wallpapers

We were season one ticket holders, so we've seen it all, good and bad. I'm not worried about his durability but time will tell. Love that I'm hearing people say "that's a McDavid goal", because he does things insane and makes it looks easy. And the rest of the team this year is doing well too

I'm so happy the Sharks are fun to watch again this season!

Today in Oh Hell No

New on the blog today: Adobe Lightroom vs. Apple Photos: Which is better? www.chuq.me/blog/lightro...

It just started snowing. First of the year

New on the blog today: Moving from Lightroom Classic to Mobile: Success! www.chuq.me/blog/moving-...

Coyote Creek Solar Project in Sacramento County has been canceled. This was very poor site selection, w the company claiming it was bare ground, when, according to locals, it was largely great habitat with lots of trees and environmentally important. Some solar projects are stupid, believe it or not

6fps is my monthly email for those who want to see what I'm up to and the interesting things I find. I think of it as a monthly coffee chat with each of you. It's about birds, photography, science, tech, and whatever else catches my attention. Interested? Subscribe here: https://www.chuq.me/6fps/

New on the blog today: How I Managed my Migraines www.chuq.me/blog/how-i-m...

Oh VERY cool! Their base conclusion is that there is no long-term risk of death from getting the COVID vaccination, and it may actually reduce mortality (they actually expect to see *more* deaths in the vaxxed group due that cohort being older, but saw fewer)…

In my long experience running mailing lists and online communities, they NEVER are.

It's probably helpful to remember that for any group, the people on social media who are the most loud and vigorous representations of that group are probably not actually fairly representative of that group

New on the blog today: What's in my Camera Bag (2026 edition) www.chuq.me/blog/whats-i...

I stopped giving NYT a penny years ago. They keep proving me right. Have you kicked them out of your wallet yet?

If I'm ever elected to public office WHICH WILL NOT HAPPEN I will be sworn in on a copy of The Portable Dorothy Parker

Hey photographers! It’s time to change the copyright year in your cameras and image editing software to 2026

New on the blog today: my 2025 Best Photos of the Year www.chuq.me/blog/2025-be...

Ughhh

Our Solar System is orbiting the center of our Galaxy at about 220 km/s so in 2025 we collectively traveled something like 7 billion kilometers across the Milky Way. Once in a while, when you have a moment, it’s worthwhile to take a look around, see where you are, and appreciate how far you’ve come.

Happy new year from here in foggy Seattle

Wrong bird, wrong year, wrong country.

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Great fun on the Whitehorse, Yukon #ChristmasBirdCount today... warmed up to -32C, so no worries! 12 species in my zone, and at least 5 more that I know of counted by others. We'll end up with a total in the mid twenties as usual, I am sure! Will update when I know more... 1/2

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RFK: “Where did all this autism come from? It never existed when I was a kid!” “A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”

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