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Chris Lowery @chrislowery.bsky.social · 3d

Happy #FossilFriday, the University of Texas is hiring two curators/non-TT professors for our Vertebrate and Non-vertebrate Paleontology Labs: apply.interfolio.com/175702

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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 1d

“The water situation in South Texas is about as dire as I’ve ever seen it,” said Mike Howard, chief executive of Howard Energy Partners, a private energy company that owns several facilities in Corpus Christi. “It has all the energy in the world, and it doesn’t have water.”

Exxon and Tesla.

This Texas Town Is an Energy Powerhouse. It’s Running Out of Water.

A severe drought has Corpus Christi scrambling to meet growing demand from companies like Exxon and Tesla that have invested billions of dollars in the region.

www.wsj.com

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Laprofmme @laprofmme.bsky.social · 1d

Courtesy of colleagues at Penn

A variation on Benjamin Franklin’s 1754 engraving in the Pennsylvania Gazette, published in Philadelphia, in an effort to foster cooperation among the various colonies against the tyrant king of Britain, with the American colonies replaced by the nine universities selected for special collaboration opportunities

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Jay Jaffe @jayjaffe.bsky.social · 3d

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Chris Lowery @chrislowery.bsky.social · 3d

Fun fact the Non-vertebrate Paleontology Lab has lots of foraminifera and other microfossils.

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Chris Lowery @chrislowery.bsky.social · 3d

Happy #FossilFriday, the University of Texas is hiring two curators/non-TT professors for our Vertebrate and Non-vertebrate Paleontology Labs: apply.interfolio.com/175702

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Jake (Real) @jakemhs.bsky.social · 4d

that's why it's the best sport

Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · 4d

baseball can turn on astounding feats of athleticism and "oh no that guy just drove up the off ramp" in equal measure

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Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · Aug 27

My favorite part of baseball is the part where they play and re-play the worst moment of a guy’s day with hype music while the crowd cheers

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James G @orth.ca · 5d

Vladdy: "DAAAAAA YANKEES LOSE!"

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Robert Mahon @bedform.org · 5d

Every geologist

The Onion @theonion.com · 5d

Passenger Glued To Airplane Window Like It Fucking 1956 https://theonion.com/passenger-glued-to-airplane-window-like-it-fucking-1956-1832728158/

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 7d

News that shocks no one: Carbon offsets do nothing for climate.

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says

Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

www.theguardian.com

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1st Viscount Craigavon @cdgoldstein.baseballprospectus.com · Oct 6

I think this is the truest baseball tweet for me

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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 9d

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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 9d

Not saying Texas is cooked but my dad just called him Arch Milton

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Chris Lowery @chrislowery.bsky.social · 10d

That’s right

Biodiversity Pics @biodiversitypix.bsky.social · 11d

🔬 The micrographic dictionary;
London, J. Van Voorst, 1883.

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Historical scientific illustration titled "FORAMINIFERA" from "The Micrographic Dictionary" (London, J. Van Voorst, 1883), depicting various intricate, detailed microscopic views of foraminifera shells and structures. The black-and-white plate shows numerous labeled circular and spiral shell forms with textured patterns, cross-sections, and cellular details. The shells vary in complexity, featuring spirals, segments, and internal chambers. Fine lines radiate from the central forms, highlighting their structure. Additional detailed sketches of cellular anatomy and biological features appear along the bottom and sides, illustrating microscopic views relevant to study under a microscope.

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Dr. Thomas Ronge @thomasronge.bsky.social · 12d

🚨Job alert🚨
The Gulf Coast Repository is looking for a tech to operate/maintain lab instrumentation, process samples, train scientists, contribute to the development and improvement of analytical tools, techniques, and software.
This is a sailing position!
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good hyuck, babe! @markpopham.bsky.social · 12d

now where i am from when someone in your office has an accuracy rate of 57.2 percent in editing spreadsheets we call them "fired"

Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 12d

Microsoft says its Agent Mode in Excel has an accuracy rate of 57.2 percent in SpreadsheetBench, a benchmark for evaluating an Al model's ability to edit real world spreadsheets. This result

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Chris Lowery @chrislowery.bsky.social · 12d

web.archive.org/web/20250926...

95% of organizations got zero return on AI investment in MIT study

Companies are investing tens of billions of dollars in generative AI with little to show for it.

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Chris Lowery @chrislowery.bsky.social · 12d

Not only is it potentially dangerous, there’s also no upside.

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Chris Lowery @chrislowery.bsky.social · 12d

“95% of organizations found zero return despite enterprise investment of $30 billion to $40 billion into GenAI, the study says.”

www.axios.com/2025/08/21/a...

95% of organizations got zero return on AI investment in MIT study

Companies are investing tens of billions of dollars in generative AI with little to show for it.

www.axios.com

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Chris Lowery @chrislowery.bsky.social · 13d

True! I will continue to monitor the situation

Chris Lowery @chrislowery.bsky.social · 13d

😔no😔

Chris Lowery @chrislowery.bsky.social · 13d

Oh man are we going to get four excellent baseball games today??

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 13d

Shohei Ohtani opens game 1 with a 117.7 mph leadoff HR

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Chris Lowery @chrislowery.bsky.social · 13d

Oh man are we going to get four excellent baseball games today??

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 13d

Shohei Ohtani opens game 1 with a 117.7 mph leadoff HR

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Michael Pina @michaelvpina.bsky.social · 13d

maybe next time

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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 15d

Say it often, say it loud:

"Overall, research has not supported the common-sense presumption that digital approaches to schooling are better than non-digital alternatives. At the broadest level, widespread computer use in education has been found to be associated with lower student achievement."

Fit for Purpose? How Today’s Commercial Digital Platforms Subvert Key Goals of Public Education

Digital educational platforms have become ubiquitous in American classrooms, with tools like Google Workspace for Education, Kahoot!, Zearn, Khan Academy, and many others now structuring curriculum, i...

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