Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra
@jrossibarra.bsky.social
evolutionary genomics of maize and wild relatives. erstwhile ethnobotanist. purveyor of bad puns. dad. prof and HPC director at UC Davis. not actually a cool cow from 1994. rilab.ucdavis.edu. views, especially bad ones, mine only (he/him)
Salary is often docked temporarily but the worst part imo is that everything is super confidential so that nobody knows anything happened.
November 18, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Salary is often docked temporarily but the worst part imo is that everything is super confidential so that nobody knows anything happened.
But you know he would have just distracted the media with some other awful behavior like wearing a tan suit.
November 18, 2025 at 4:04 AM
But you know he would have just distracted the media with some other awful behavior like wearing a tan suit.
I dunno bic pens for women is pretty close too.
November 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I dunno bic pens for women is pretty close too.
JABBA awards! www.acgt.me/blog/2025/7/...
Bad bioinformatics software names revisited — ACGT
www.acgt.me
November 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
JABBA awards! www.acgt.me/blog/2025/7/...
November 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
There were zero cabras nearby, which is consistent with them all having been chupado.
November 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
There were zero cabras nearby, which is consistent with them all having been chupado.
Lots on our recent hike!
November 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Lots on our recent hike!
They say this is for old people but I know that can’t be true because I did it last week.
November 17, 2025 at 5:44 AM
They say this is for old people but I know that can’t be true because I did it last week.
So baby alien is what you’re saying?
November 17, 2025 at 4:23 AM
So baby alien is what you’re saying?
I was going with Brassicaceae since they’re the dogs of the plant world.
November 17, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I was going with Brassicaceae since they’re the dogs of the plant world.
I keyed it out with this handy guide and it looks to me like a “not corn”
November 17, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I keyed it out with this handy guide and it looks to me like a “not corn”
This was smaller maybe 10cm long.
November 17, 2025 at 3:12 AM
This was smaller maybe 10cm long.
Damnit I actually had a 4cm ruler in my pack (compass has ruler on it) and didn’t think of it.
November 17, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Damnit I actually had a 4cm ruler in my pack (compass has ruler on it) and didn’t think of it.
Look if you can pitch well with both arms who am I to doubt your ability to breathe in the water?
November 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Look if you can pitch well with both arms who am I to doubt your ability to breathe in the water?
I have trouble imagining it could be anything else!
November 17, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I have trouble imagining it could be anything else!
Others suggested badger?
November 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Others suggested badger?
Doesn’t look like raccoon skulls I’m seeing online. Looks like badger! Also found bunch of elk bones but that’s not surprising.
November 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Doesn’t look like raccoon skulls I’m seeing online. Looks like badger! Also found bunch of elk bones but that’s not surprising.
Skull look right to my untrained eye anyway. We were within its range according to Wikipedia. That’d be cool!
November 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Skull look right to my untrained eye anyway. We were within its range according to Wikipedia. That’d be cool!
That was my guess.
November 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
That was my guess.