I was talking about this today with a colleague, the other problem with data centers is people love to blame AI for them, but AI is only like something like 10% of floor space in data centers now. The rest of it is the fact we all love to post a lot of bullshit online, and disks take up space

If these machines seem like magic, stop using them to do some nonsense in a topic where you lack the skills and judgement and apply it to something you do know. Now knowing that it's full of shit on the stuff you understand, apply that knowledge to the fact it is as full of shit on everything else.

By far the biggest problem with delegating judgement to machines is the people who own the machines can tune them towards outcomes they prefer but those who don't own anything can't. It's not the technology. It's a transfer of decision making power from rational accountable systems to capital.

Brault et al. propose guidelines for standardized π estimation, systematic reporting of summary statistics, and the adoption of richer metadata to ensure that population genomic data remain comparable and reusable across a wide range of systems. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/... #genome #evolution

Early voting starts TODAY in Georgia's runoff election. Runoff elections often have low turnout, which means every vote carries more weight. Savannah Indivisible has endorsed: ✅ Amanda Hollowell for GA-01 ✅ Josh McLaurin for Lieutenant Governor Early voting: June 8-12 Election Day: June 16

Our oceans are extremely warm compared to the historical record. One of those areas of record high temperatures last month was across the North Pacific. Graph shows the average for a band across the midlatitudes for every May from 1854-2026 using NOAA ERSSTv5 data (psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded...). 🌊

The babies re back. My news to me good news for June 7 #OceanOptimism www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...

You can join them and express your view on the proposed OMB regulations that would mean: * Political interference in funding decisions * Grants could be cancelled at any time & for any reason * Restrictions on collaborations and publications * Litmus tests for individuals/institutions.

Hi all, please follow us on Instagram for more updates & photos. We appreciate our 500+ Bluesky followers but haven’t been able to grow beyond that despite our best efforts, and your suggestions. Hope you’ll follow us here: www.instagram.com/nycploverpro... Thank you! ❤️

Oklahoma has always been a hell for the above-ground fluid dynamics (weather); I grew up there. Horrifying that they are being polluted off the land as well. Note how many indigenous people are affected, too.

Lichens be likin’ rocks at Hahns Peak Lake 🌿

Always amazing how many small kids loving seeing a bicycle. Waving and smiling. Nobody cares about your lifted F250, bro.

Public servants are supposed to be good for the public. This one sure seems to be.

This afternoon's reflection on AI and the dying internet.

my favorite part of the “democrats steal elections!” narrative is how we very cleverly lost the white house and the house and the senate

Athens Ga. Thanks you dirty stupid traitor.

He’s never pet a dog or a cat.

got my concluding slide on challenges with estimating ancestral recombination graphs ready for PEQG

Mowing when I don’t need to mow but knowing I won’t be able to mow for nearly two weeks is a stupid thing

this is especially glaring given the fact that trump called CBS “crooked” just this morning

On Friday I took my *luckiest* and *most disgusting* wildlife shot so far: a California sea lion (Z. californianus) puking up a bunch of rocks! 🤮🪨 That's right - many pinnipeds use gastroliths. The gastroliths are in mid-air! 🦖🐬🦑 #nature #photography #sealion

Last of furniture out of mom’s place. Kiddo going into 2nd year at college w 1960s Danish teak bookshelves not bad.

Why are leaves the shape that they are? What controls intraspecific, genetic variation in leaf shape? New from my lab, in collaboration with many others, led by PhD student Amanda Peake: mapping the leaf shape polymorphism in Ipomoea hederacea.

if you didn't already know ticks are the scariest animal in your yard... journals.lww.com/em-news/full...

Every single refugee we've let in since December is supposedly fleeing white genocide.

To see how important US science is, consider measurements of changes in ocean heat content. US data are ~53% of the total. Over half! But removing the US data is worse than randomly removing 80% of the total data, because unlike other countries, the US makes measurements everywhere. 🧪🌊

Diver accidentally captured this breathtaking moment after dropping his camera underwater off the coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. [📹 Peter Mieras] Original post

postdoc alert 🚨! NIH-funded postdoc in my lab to work on Ancestral Recombination Graphs in space. Please spread the word widely in your networks, and please reach out if you're interested! (2-3yr position, start date flexible, pay/benefits good!). details here: careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

Scenes from the morning MTB ride (Unedited cellphone snaps)

Smilax I caught you before ya got to out sweet old water oak via the hackberry

The implications of this EO are staggering for public health, biomedical research, and global outbreak preparedness/response. If you only read one thread today, let this be it. 👇

On our hike this morning, a shadow pattern fell over me. I shouted to Husband (≈100 m ahead), “LOOK UP!!”

Related: if you know a great undergrad interested in grad school (or if YOU are interested), & they'd like to work in fungal biology using population genomics to study pathogenicity and genome plasticity, please encourage them to reach out! See annehatmaker.com/contact/ for more info on how

Scientists! SSE members! Everyone! Reminder to comment on OMB's proposed rule, sign the SSE letters, write your congresscritter, and alert EVERYONE in your network! 👇👇👇👇👇

Just had a biscuit sandwich yesterday with fried eggs, cheese, arugula, and avocado aioli out of one of these former pizza huts

it’s fine it’s a punk show i won’t even be in the top ten stinkiest people there. this ain’t versailles

If you want to help wildlife in your neighborhood, lay off using pesticides on your lawn and garden Not mentioned in diagram - more bugs is more food for more birds

Pondering a mark-recapture of my yard anoles so I can figure out how many

The new class I teach starting August 17 shall lay fallow until July when I’ve gotten field work and a proper vacation done.

The Natural History Museum of Geneva seeks a full-time Research Officer in Non-Arthropod Invertebrates. Candidates should hold a Ph.D. and have postdoctoral experience. Apply … https://www.geneve.ch/administration-municipale/offres-emploi/charge-chargee-recherche-invertebres-non-arthropodes-100 #job

I encountered an Electric Flame Scallop exhibiting its illusory method of warding off predators by shimmering its mantle, giving the impression it is electric. #marinelifephotography #marinelife #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #eastcoastkin #photography

10-10 miss st vs Georgia dang ⚾️

Well colour me shocked that when people’s basic needs are met they commit fewer crimes.

Vought doesn’t want control over science. Vought wants to kill these agencies. He doesn't believe tax dollars should be spent on science or social programs. It's not about control; it's destruction. He intends to cancel grants and impound the money. It’s about corruption.

Here's the article. diabetesjournals.org/care/article...

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