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Avery @averypickford.bsky.social · 2d

I'm not sure I'm connected to any reading early ed people on here (sometimes I'm not sure I'm connected to anyone), but does anyone know anything about the efficacy of word searches?

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Angelo Villagomez @taotaotasi.bsky.social · 3d

Remember when we were all about Starter Packs?

Here's my list of Indigenous Scientists in the USA

Please share the link and follow all of us!

go.bsky.app/9LhnuCY

#IndigenousPeoplesDay

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Andrew Middleton @mapcenter.com · 4d

Not many visitors to the map center today. Didn't make much money.

But I did get to watch a mother and daughter pore over Anton Thomas's 'Wild World' map together for like an hour. The complete delight of a child being excited about learning is such a gift.

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Craig Johnson @bowtiediene.bsky.social · 7d

Did not know that, but then again, homecoming is not big at my school. Consider yourself the second-to-last to know.

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John Golden @johngolden.bsky.social · 8d

Matthew Inman (The Oatmeal) on AI art theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_ar...

A cartoonist's review of AI art - The Oatmeal

This is a comic about AI art.

theoatmeal.com

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Craig Johnson @bowtiediene.bsky.social · 10d

This is a family favorite!

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Craig Johnson @bowtiediene.bsky.social · 11d

Isn't that what "kaker" means?

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Craig Johnson @bowtiediene.bsky.social · 11d

Nice, a Norwegian krumkaker roller! 😉

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Andrew Middleton @mapcenter.com · 14d

Budget cuts come for us all. My contract with Amtrak is not being renewed and it's up tomorrow.

I'll have more time to work on the Map Center but until it's fully off the ground, I'm a GIS analyst with 12 years of experience in ESRI, open source, education and cartography.
#gigeconomy
#opentowork

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Craig Johnson @bowtiediene.bsky.social · 15d

a man in a suit and tie is dancing on a stage with a cbs logo in the background .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is dancing on a stage with a cbs logo in the background .

media.tenor.com

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Craig Johnson @bowtiediene.bsky.social · 15d

I made my decision. Kyanite is a cool mineral & I'll always think fondly of my first #MinCup25 when I see it. BUT, I want to support an under represented up and comer, the one who brings energy, and could bring about lasting, positive change. Wait...am I still talking about #MinCup25? Go TUGTUPITE!

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Craig Johnson @bowtiediene.bsky.social · 15d

Tugtupite is a newer mineral to #MinCup25, but kyanite has been fighting to win since 2017. Do I vote for the newbie's meteoric rise to fame or do we give kyanite it's due after so many failed attempts? Arg, this has started out as fun and has now gotten hard. Kidding, not kidding. Arg!

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Craig Johnson @bowtiediene.bsky.social · 15d

Welp...it's now kyanite vs. tugtupite...the two minerals I've been rooting for the most. And now I have to choose. #MinCup25

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Brandon Bishop @brandontbishop.bsky.social · 16d

Vote Reindeer Blood, Vote Tugtupite.

Ryan J Hollister @phaneritic.bsky.social · 16d

Only 3 votes separate these two and tugtupite needs your vote!

Mineral Cup #MinCup25 @mineralcup.bsky.social · 16d

#MinCup25 Semifinals 2: Beautiful optics are in play for our last semifinal round between reindeer blood #tugtupite and desert queen #dioptase.

Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

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Martin Hajovsky @martinhajovsky.bsky.social · 15d

With an hour to go, this semifinal is going down to the wire! Only seven votes separate #Tugtupite & #Dioptase out of 1,536 cast. The Green Queen of the Desert v Greenland Reindeer Blood is way too close to call. If you haven’t voted, vote. If you have, get others. #MinCup25 bringing all the drama!

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Vicky Veritas @vickyveritas.bsky.social · 16d

#MinCup25 ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology 🔭🪐

Mineral Cup #MinCup25 @mineralcup.bsky.social · 16d

#MinCup25 Semifinals 2: Beautiful optics are in play for our last semifinal round between reindeer blood #tugtupite and desert queen #dioptase.

Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

Vote in Semifinal 2 — Mineral Cup

Click here to vote in Tugtupite vs Dioptase Photo credits: Parent Géry and Michael Roarke

www.mineralcup.org

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👻SAAAAAAAAHHHHHHvik Ford 🎃 @saavikford.bsky.social · 16d

Last semifinal! It’s #Tugtupite for me! It’s got an Indigenous name for reindeer blood & as elsewhere, it’s:

tenebrescent, fluorescent in short & long wave UV & phosphorescent—from Greenland, it would go dim & mild during the long winters and then bright and intense during summer(!)

#MinCup25

Mineral Cup #MinCup25 @mineralcup.bsky.social · 16d

#MinCup25 Semifinals 2: Beautiful optics are in play for our last semifinal round between reindeer blood #tugtupite and desert queen #dioptase.

Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

Vote in Semifinal 2 — Mineral Cup

Click here to vote in Tugtupite vs Dioptase Photo credits: Parent Géry and Michael Roarke

www.mineralcup.org

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Kate Violette @kateviolette.com · 18d

I need all of my New England friends to send me fall foliage photos please

that will fix me

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Craig Johnson @bowtiediene.bsky.social · 17d

Kyanite is blue, anisotropic, and hypnotic. Let's see it make it to the finals!

Vote but once: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4...

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Craig Johnson @bowtiediene.bsky.social · 17d

MHC had their Mountain Day on Friday...I think? Enjoy, if it's anything similar!

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Elizabeth V @geolizzy.bsky.social · 19d

Team blue! I love #kyanite and it ‘s two different hardnesses #MinCup25

Mineral Cup #MinCup25 @mineralcup.bsky.social · 19d

#MinCup25 Quarterfinals 3: It's a showdown between Team Green and Team Blue for #kosmochlor vs #kyanite.

Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r3...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

Vote in Quarterfinal 3 — Mineral Cup

Click here to vote in Kosmochlor vs Kyanite Photo credits: Knut Eldjarn and Harold Moritz

www.mineralcup.org

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sgrd @selveste.bsky.social · 19d

Fine norske kyanitt-eksemplarer funnet i norske veiskjæringer? Javisst har vi det, bare å spørre.

(Det er aller best å spørre mindat.org, tror jeg.)

#Kyanite
#MinCup25

Skjermdump av fire steinprøver funnet på mindat.org ved å søke etter kyanitt funnet i norske veiskjæringer. Alle har lange krystaller i ulike blånyanser, en av dem er KJEMPEBLÅ. Den nederst til høyre som ikke er fullt så blå er veldig blank isteden, og har med en liten dinosaur som målestokk. Lenker kommer i påfølgende poster!

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Dots and Lines @dotsandlines.bsky.social · 19d

#Kyanite has a soft side as well as a side that's harder than steel. It takes on countless jobs because it can handle the heat better than most. Kyanite is strong and beautiful.

#MinCup

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chanDRACULA 🧛🏻‍♂️ @cabbageandcorns.bsky.social · 20d

team tugtupite over here! because there aren't enough minerals with indigenous names, imo. plus all the other reasons everyone else said

Mineral Cup #MinCup25 @mineralcup.bsky.social · 20d

#MinCup25 Quarterfinal 2: It's #perovskite and its intriguing structure against #tugtupite's collection of optical tricks for this quarterfinal match!

Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r3...
Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...

Vote in Quarterfinal 2 — Mineral Cup

Click here to vote in Perovskite vs Tugtupite Photo credit: Domenico Preite and Géry Parent

www.mineralcup.org

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Andrew Middleton @mapcenter.com · 20d

Today I met 2 Bsky people irl. I met a colleague whose work I've been inspired by. I put on a show featuring a friend and colleague I haven't seen in a while. 2 audience members came all the way to Pawtucket from Boston.
My heart is so full.

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