Jim Metcalf
@thermochronic.bsky.social
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Geologist and Thermochronology Lab Manager at CU-Boulder who would love to talk about the 2016 World Series or the corner taken quickly absolutely anytime.
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Logic doesn't matter to them of course but with all of the targeting of blue states remember there as many republicans in California as there are in Texas, and more democrats in Texas than New York or Massachusetts.
With all science conservatives want to make it about individuals, but experts don't expect anyone to trust them, that's why they publish their methods and data and submit to peer review. Charlatans and snake oil salesmen expect you to trust them, experts don't.
RFK Jr: We need to stop trusting the experts... Trusting the experts is not a feature of science or democracy, it's a feature of religion and totalitarianism.
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Thanks for this, Mike! I've been ordering from EcoEnclose for years. In my experience, the big problem with convincing people to switch is Uline's admittedly high quality. Great to see alternatives that might better align with buyers' values without forcing them to compromise on standards.
Refuse Uline
Uline is a purposely political company aligned with extreme right-wing ideology. Despite their politics, millions of small businesses and artists still use ULINE completely unaware of what their dolla...
refuseuline.com
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In the latest episode of Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000, journalist @reveleth.com joins @alexhanna.bsky.social & @emilymbender.bsky.social to talk about how tech bosses love science fiction novels, but can't seem to understand them!

Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/epis...
As a member of the geoscience community I’d like to remind everyone that rocks are more scared of you than you are of them and only attack when cornered or defending their young cobbles.
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This John Oliver segment on the disaster that is Bari Weiss does a great job of explaining why this particular grift is so bad/dangerous.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...
Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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Started a new thread about SW Colorado flooding. I shouldn't have joked about ending the drought; 7000 cfs will be devastating to the community along Vallecito Creek.
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Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
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Suisun, CA
What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?
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If museums are makin' you sad, maybe blame your great, great grandpa instead of the museums.
The implication of this lie is of course that you can determine someone’s citizenship status just by looking at them, which is some typical republican racist assholery.
Vance: "If you're an American citizen & you've been to the hospital in the last few years, you've probably noticed wait times are especially large & very often somebody who's there in the ER is an illegal alien. Why do those people get healthcare benefits at hospitals paid for by American citizens?"
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Vance: "If you're an American citizen & you've been to the hospital in the last few years, you've probably noticed wait times are especially large & very often somebody who's there in the ER is an illegal alien. Why do those people get healthcare benefits at hospitals paid for by American citizens?"
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Jane Goodall on Donald Trump: “I see the same sort of behavior as a male chimpanzee will show when he’s competing for dominance with another
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lol, wrong almost half the time
Microsoft says its agent mode in excel has an accuracy rate of 57.2 percent in SpreadsheetBench, a benchmark for evaluating an AI model’s ability to edit real world spreadsheets.
“White nationalist tattoos are totes professional of course”
Hegseth: "It all starts with physical fitness and appearance. If the secretary of war can do regular hard PT, so can every member of our joint force. Frankly, it's tiring to look out at combat formations and see fat troops. Likewise, it's completely unacceptable to see fat generals and admirals."
“I will now ceremonially discharge Goose, who wasn’t buff enough to go shirtless on the beach”
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Hegseth is so fixated on physical fitness and grooming standards I keep waiting for him to call for a return to the glory days when our top Navy pilots would compete in sexy shirtless beach volleyball games.
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here are some helpful steps for academics who are considering creating genAI images to use for lab branding:

1. don't
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ICE Nazis in Chicago tried to kidnap a food delivery worker but my man was too fast for those slow bastards
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I interrupt all the misery in this world for 90 seconds on whether chili is soup.
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It’s time for Butker far right jokes. Get them in.
What movie do you consider “perfect”