I am conflicted about getting a Lomi (food recycler). On one hand nature decomposes without the need for an expensive machine to heat/grind up stuff. But we need a new approach to composting, so machine it is. So far every time it runs we marvel at the results like it’s Christmas morning

Quality field food

It has taken me too long, but the sheer athleticism of drag performers and professional wrestlers is awe-inspiring.

The barred owls (with their “teens”) have been hanging out in our woods lately - constantly chatting 🥰

Don’t have specific dishes but 1. October/November of 1994 I ate at the Dalai Lama’s sister’s place in Bangalore India; 2. The mid-90s at the Sri Lankan Curry House in Minneapolis

Let's finish filling in Minnesota!

It's day 3 of the United States of Science 2026. 28 states are closed out. Most of the big states still on the board. 31 bubbles for Pennsylvania 41 for California 46 for Ohio 86 for Texas 109 for NY 123 for Florida Who's going to help get them finished? Fill a bubble here givebutter.com/USS2026

I think I spy blue jay fledglings!!!! I love those ding-dongs and all their shinanigans

When you realize you have an episode of @maintenancephase.bsky.social podcast you have not listened to yet

Who the fuck is setting off fireworks at 6:23 am??? Why?😩

Saw about 125 white fringed orchids today - most of them not yet flowering, but a few were. (Location in metadata intentionally wrong)

No kidding! Are You a Morning Person or Night Owl? Take Our Sleep Quiz. www.nytimes.com/shared/v1/cu...

The loons are near the dock - the kids and one adult are sleeping with their beaks tucked in and one adult is watching

Successfully sprayed and neutered parsnip in the park 🥷 (I actually have blanket permission to kill it if I see it)

Bird folks - do downy woodpeckers nest on the early side compared to other birds? Do they tend to have multiple clutches a year? Is there a good resource that covers these sorts of things for common birds?

Scientists--I'm a journalist looking for interesting examples of global health research that has managed to continue or adapt following the dismantling of USAID. Re-posts appreciated!

New Haiku box (now with bat detection)!!!!

As if Metro Surge was not enough, now they are stealing the valor of the best State Fair

If the next James Bond has to be British, male (🙄), and white (🙄🙄) there is only one answer

Someone needs to post a link to the tshirt

My department has a freshwater ecology position posted - come work with us! isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/IowaStateJob...

Idk if the Canvas thing is an attack (I assume it is but 🤷‍♀️), but if it is you know what would be nice to have? A functioning FBI…

People who are talking about young people needing to learn AI because they’ll get left behind have it exactly opposite. People need to figure out how to navigate the world expertly without AI so that then AI becomes a really helpful tool.

The fact that our required syllabus is not branded is a missed opportunity. Seriously, it is THE most boring looking document I have seen in a while (at least it is using accessible headings, which I was skeptical they were going to use)

I cant remember if this a "dry"part of Dallas...

When Woke 2 arrives we are reorganizing the DFW exurbs as workers’ communes

Protein

I teach 400 kids in the fall (no TA) - the number of emails is bananas. Good luck with 6000🫡

This was a phenomenal episode of an already great podcast!

Paddington the movie is more delightful than I remember (need to find #2 tomorrow)

Internet friends - I am about to undergo another round of immunotherapy and it’s falling together really fast (amazingly) - where can I get some fancy n95s?

Serious FOMO tonight 🪵

I am tired of getting 1-2 emails A DAY from the bookstore advertising sports crap. I do not dare unsubscribe lest I not get important emails about book orders....

Extend this window to 100 days and you can include the Halloween blizzard!

I hope the Muppet show reboot continues and if it does there absolutely needs to be an AEW episode, specifically Miss Piggy crushing hard on MJF.

This is who runs this account

There are 3 (!!!) Flickers at the feeders this morning - sometimes all at once 😍

🙄 seriously???

Is there a way to remove the new AI summaries from the top of gmail? I would rather read the email to get the details. I try searching for this and I get alot of AI "answers" that don't answer my question. Mostly they tell me how to get said summary.

Ecologist position at Iowa State University - isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/IowaStateJob...

Right?!

Did not send out my usual “do not ask for point bumps” announcement because it seemed tired, naggy, and no one really asked for them. Turns out the reason no one asks is this announcement. So. Many. Requests.

At a course design with AI panel (mostly to hate on it) and apparently chat GPT will write your exam questions and the longest answer is always correct. It also preferentially uses b and c for correct answers... lol

Or Christmas shoes

Now im going to have this stuck in my head m.youtube.com/watch?v=JSQF...

First they take down the stack maps from the library walls because, of course, you can just use your phone 🙄 (no way am I connecting my personal phone to the university's wifi). Now the "spaces" listing is just hang out/studying spaces - stack maps are nearly impossible to find

I’ve already been sitting at the blood draw lab for 30 minutes - easily could see 30 min more - but sunk costs I guess

Watching @ricksteves.bsky.social excellent 2020 episode on the rise of fascism was probably not the best idea for me today. Should have stayed in the alps (other episodes in the season)

Novavax on-boarded! CVS in Iowa

Cleaned out my “working” email file and my Inbox - I’m down to 2 things