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Colby Moorberg @colbydigssoil.bsky.social · 9h

You know what doesn't help with the national fertility rate? Allowing states to ban IVF.

Colby Moorberg @colbydigssoil.bsky.social · 15h

The lengths universities go to make things difficult for student organizations boggles my mind. I'm an adviser/coach for two student groups, and the hurdles seem constant.

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 1d

University administration:
"We need you to complete 26 hours of lab safety training 🧪 each year so that everyone is safe and responsible."

Also university administration:

Stolen from the Internet, a sign that says "If Elevator does not move do a small jump it should move after", and a dirty-white freight elevator wall and aged elevator controls with only floors 1 and 2."

I have no idea where this really is, I just stole it off Wikimedia.

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Colby Moorberg @colbydigssoil.bsky.social · 2d

We're watching a classic in my introductory soil science lab this week. #Soil #Water

Students watch a video on soil water movement on a projector screen in a dark laboratory

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Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 4d

Distressed to see I guess I'm out of a job. AI has figured out everything there is to know about maize domestication. (Found this online when looking for images for a talk)

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Nietifa Van Suiker @lukewanderer.bsky.social · 3d

Said every #BikeCommuter ever.

Pedaling Professor @pedalingprof.bsky.social · 3d

Absolutely beautiful weather for the bike commute this evening. I guess I could sit on my butt in a car on the freeway instead, but this seems quite a bit better to me.

A cyclist rides along a trail below a canopy of maple trees in the fall

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Colby Moorberg @colbydigssoil.bsky.social · 4d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Sampled by depth increments

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

Archives banned making copies.

Natasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 4d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

New library catalogue website.

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Colby Moorberg @colbydigssoil.bsky.social · 7d

I encountered a fungus puffball today during the #Agron635 Soil and Water Conservation class. All the students were busy doing infiltration measurements with mini disk infiltrometers across our site, so I had to record a video for them. #fungi #soil

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Colby Moorberg @colbydigssoil.bsky.social · 7d

This! I am a sustaining member of my local NPR and PBS stations, a subscriber to my local newspaper, and a few other groups that do excellent journalism (e.g. Wired for their reporting in Doge).

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 7d

It seems there are two main reasons things haven’t gone completely to shit in the US: 1. Lawyers and the courts; 2. Journalists and the media. Most of us can’t do anything about the first, but we can support journalism. Stop complaining about paywalls and subscribe to news & donate to public media.

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Colby Moorberg @colbydigssoil.bsky.social · 8d

Every mention of Beri Weiss in the news makes me think of this beer first, and I want to keep it that way. It's not a great beer, but it's better than the news. #BeriWeiss #BerryWeiss #Leinenkugels

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Kerry is Now Just Crabby (and Inclusive) 🚲 @airbornegeek.com · 15d

Wheel of Fortune, welcome to the War on Cars

Wheel puzzle solved, showing "riding my bike everywhere"

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Colby Moorberg @colbydigssoil.bsky.social · 15d

Here's an example. LinkedIn lets you share a metric comparing you to CEOs. CEOs are leaders. Good leaders hire the smartest people.

Zip #198 | 0:06 and flawless 🏁
With no backtracks 🟢
🏅 I’m smarter than 95% of CEOs today!
#AreYouSmarterThanACEO
lnkd.in/zip.

Zip

Plot a path through the grid while passing through each number in order.

lnkd.in

Colby Moorberg @colbydigssoil.bsky.social · 17d

I've been playing LinkedIn's games lately, especially "Zip". It's weird that it compares your performance and says stuff like "you're smarter than 75% of CEOs". I could see why LinkedIn would be biased, but I don't think we as a civilization should hold CEOs as the standard bearers of intelligence.

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Colby Moorberg @colbydigssoil.bsky.social · 21d

My attitude is salty today. Perfect timing to get an email from Pearson about textbooks for my classes so I can reply and tell them why they're terrible!

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Colby Moorberg @colbydigssoil.bsky.social · 21d

If anyone wants to join me in calling out NPR for victim blaming in this story, this is at the bottom of the article.

Screen shot of text that reads: "This story was edited by Meghan Keane. The visual editor is Beck Harlan. We'd love to hear from you. Leave us a voicemail at 202-216-9823, or email us at LifeKit@npr.org."

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 21d

Imagine if NPR had actually talked to safe streets advocates for this story and learned how the solutions to drivers killing people is not, in fact, victim blaming

You've heard of defensive driving — driving practices to help you stay safe on the road, like reducing your speed in bad weather or signaling before switching lanes. But what about defensive walking and cycling?

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Colby Moorberg @colbydigssoil.bsky.social · 21d

I've been hit by drivers three different times as a pedestrian and once riding a bike. In all instances I was in a crosswalk/bike path crossing. I'm a large man. I'm not hard to see. Unless people are diddling their phone while driving a 3-ton death machine.

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Colby Moorberg @colbydigssoil.bsky.social · 21d

Cell phone use by drivers should carry the same penalties as driving while intoxicated since the reaction time of using a phone or being under the influence is the same.

NPR @npr.org · 21d

In 2024, 7,100 pedestrians were killed on the road, and in recent years, more than 1,000 cyclists have been hit and killed annually. Safety experts explain how bikers and walkers can stay safe.

8 walking and biking safety tips that just might save your life

In 2024, 7,100 pedestrians were killed on the road, and in recent years, more than 1,000 cyclists have been hit and killed annually. Safety experts explain how bikers and walkers can stay safe.

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Jillianne Hamilton 🦇 @jilly.ca · 22d

“I use it for brainstorming.” is quickly becoming my most hated pro-AI statement.

YOU TOOK YOUR BRAIN OUT OF THE EQUATION. THAT IS NOT BRAINSTORMING.

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Colby Moorberg @colbydigssoil.bsky.social · 22d

What's the topic?

Colby Moorberg @colbydigssoil.bsky.social · 23d

Rick Dees and the Weekly Top 40

Carlos Estrada @ctothelos77.bsky.social · 28d

What is Dad playing?

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Colby Moorberg @colbydigssoil.bsky.social · 24d

If I lived in Michigan I would totally use deep snow as a justification for buying a fat tire bike.

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Colby Moorberg @colbydigssoil.bsky.social · 24d

Lol. Honestly, with studded tires on my Surly Skid Loader, I'm much more confident riding a bike in the winter than I am driving a car with "all season" tires. I can't really justify winter car tires in Kansas, but a second wheel set with studded tires for my Surly was 100% worth it.

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Colby Moorberg @colbydigssoil.bsky.social · 25d

It's a shame I couldn't watch the second half because CBS decided I'd rather watch the Steelers/Patriots game. Seriously, what channel switches broadcasts halfway through a game?

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Colby Moorberg @colbydigssoil.bsky.social · 26d

lol, I think I missed that one.

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