Kassie C
@twoyaks.bsky.social
Alaskan, biologist, quantitative ecologist, moose enthusiast, and mid birder. Team mesocarnivore. Tiny-Bitey.
I like flying things, from birds to UAS to GA aircraft. Sometimes I get to do a little.
All views expressed here are my own, and probably wrong.
I like flying things, from birds to UAS to GA aircraft. Sometimes I get to do a little.
All views expressed here are my own, and probably wrong.
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Something for almost everyone.
January 15, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Something for almost everyone.
Time to bury it in a blue tarp like its founder. I'm surprised they even had 19k left.
Leaders of Alaska’s third-largest political party voted to dissolve it last month, raising questions about how the state Division of Elections would handle the registration of its more than 19,000 members.
Alaska’s third-largest political party votes to dissolve, raising uncertainty for its 19,000 members
The Alaskan Independence Party “has for some time been legally alive yet spiritually dead,” its leaders said.
www.adn.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:37 AM
Time to bury it in a blue tarp like its founder. I'm surprised they even had 19k left.
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I would really caution anyone against implying that paywalling this feature is a legitimate response to public outcry. The paywall is an endorsement, not a restriction. Musk is saying "this thing you're all talking about is valuable. Pay me for it." The actual material effect is just monetization.
Now only paying subscribers can make violent non-consenual sexual imagery of women and children -
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:17 AM
I would really caution anyone against implying that paywalling this feature is a legitimate response to public outcry. The paywall is an endorsement, not a restriction. Musk is saying "this thing you're all talking about is valuable. Pay me for it." The actual material effect is just monetization.
I'm going through the NSF "Research Security" training and the accessibility features are a mess. The captions have so many typos and missing captions. I'd think the NSF of all agencies would do better. :/
January 9, 2026 at 3:13 AM
I'm going through the NSF "Research Security" training and the accessibility features are a mess. The captions have so many typos and missing captions. I'd think the NSF of all agencies would do better. :/
ChatBots aren't people, they're word calculators, and I find it wild the press is treating them like they have personal agency. xAI is liable when their tool cranks out CP, not the "person" of Grock.
New AIWeirdness post: ChatGPT will apologize for anything, including stuff that didn't happen. It's not reflecting on stuff it did wrong, it's improv.
www.aiweirdness.com/chatgpt-will...
www.aiweirdness.com/chatgpt-will...
January 4, 2026 at 12:29 AM
ChatBots aren't people, they're word calculators, and I find it wild the press is treating them like they have personal agency. xAI is liable when their tool cranks out CP, not the "person" of Grock.
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Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
I feel the valley can still complain about the endless windstorms. There's so much wind damage around me.
Fairbanks: day after day after day in the -40Fs
Juneau: nearly 4 feet of new snow
Anchorage: NO COMPLAINTS ALLOWED
Juneau: nearly 4 feet of new snow
Anchorage: NO COMPLAINTS ALLOWED
December 31, 2025 at 6:19 AM
I feel the valley can still complain about the endless windstorms. There's so much wind damage around me.
What is it with the month of November and earthquakes?
House checked out, it got through the 6.0 scott free. My dog is too seasoned an Alaskan to make a fuss I guess, because he didn't really react.
House checked out, it got through the 6.0 scott free. My dog is too seasoned an Alaskan to make a fuss I guess, because he didn't really react.
November 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
What is it with the month of November and earthquakes?
House checked out, it got through the 6.0 scott free. My dog is too seasoned an Alaskan to make a fuss I guess, because he didn't really react.
House checked out, it got through the 6.0 scott free. My dog is too seasoned an Alaskan to make a fuss I guess, because he didn't really react.
It's crazy to remember how much commercial whaling was a huge thing. Global mammal biomass is likely down, and so much of the decline was commercial whaling.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 29, 2025 at 4:01 AM
It's crazy to remember how much commercial whaling was a huge thing. Global mammal biomass is likely down, and so much of the decline was commercial whaling.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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New World!
~50% of global auto sales will be EV by 2030
~52% of global electricity will be renewables (43%) & nuclear (9%)
Petrostate politicos freakout, as Age of Fossil Fuels is ending.
But not fast enough to prevent major temperature rise & growing climate risks. #energysky
~50% of global auto sales will be EV by 2030
~52% of global electricity will be renewables (43%) & nuclear (9%)
Petrostate politicos freakout, as Age of Fossil Fuels is ending.
But not fast enough to prevent major temperature rise & growing climate risks. #energysky
October 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
New World!
~50% of global auto sales will be EV by 2030
~52% of global electricity will be renewables (43%) & nuclear (9%)
Petrostate politicos freakout, as Age of Fossil Fuels is ending.
But not fast enough to prevent major temperature rise & growing climate risks. #energysky
~50% of global auto sales will be EV by 2030
~52% of global electricity will be renewables (43%) & nuclear (9%)
Petrostate politicos freakout, as Age of Fossil Fuels is ending.
But not fast enough to prevent major temperature rise & growing climate risks. #energysky
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1/2 A reminder, Alaskan opinions about the PFD used to be a lot more complicated before it became entrenched tradition. In February 1983, only 29% of polled Anchorage residents thought the PFD should continue. And that's after the first PFD payout in 1982. #alaskahistory #alaska
October 1, 2025 at 11:11 PM
1/2 A reminder, Alaskan opinions about the PFD used to be a lot more complicated before it became entrenched tradition. In February 1983, only 29% of polled Anchorage residents thought the PFD should continue. And that's after the first PFD payout in 1982. #alaskahistory #alaska
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Last night's aurora show just before 10pm, which took off before the clouds in. 😀 This is the 2nd pre-10pm burst this week.
October 2, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Last night's aurora show just before 10pm, which took off before the clouds in. 😀 This is the 2nd pre-10pm burst this week.
My fave type of traffic jam in Anchorage.
September 29, 2025 at 9:32 PM
My fave type of traffic jam in Anchorage.
Seven Caribou, Seven moose, and a very flamboyant Northern Hawk Owl.
News at 11.
News at 11.
September 21, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Seven Caribou, Seven moose, and a very flamboyant Northern Hawk Owl.
News at 11.
News at 11.
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Graduate position (PhD or MS) available on mountain lions🐱 at USU! Check it out: drive.google.com/file/d/1CahA...
Sanchez - student - Cougar kittens - job ad.pdf
drive.google.com
September 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Graduate position (PhD or MS) available on mountain lions🐱 at USU! Check it out: drive.google.com/file/d/1CahA...
#DownyWoodpecker in my yard doing woodpecker things. I love how they use their tail feathers like a stool. #birds
September 17, 2025 at 1:17 AM
#DownyWoodpecker in my yard doing woodpecker things. I love how they use their tail feathers like a stool. #birds
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Moose garden.
September 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Moose garden.
It's been a soaker for a bit here, but 10 days ago it was at least sunny. #redneckedgrebe #palmerhayflats #birds
September 12, 2025 at 12:37 AM
It's been a soaker for a bit here, but 10 days ago it was at least sunny. #redneckedgrebe #palmerhayflats #birds
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I'm not saddened, but I'm sure as hell not celebrating. First those Democrat lawmakers in Minnesota, now Charlie Kirk. It's a sign that the destabilization of the US is accelerating, and I don't think anyone's prepared to deal with the consequences.
September 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I'm not saddened, but I'm sure as hell not celebrating. First those Democrat lawmakers in Minnesota, now Charlie Kirk. It's a sign that the destabilization of the US is accelerating, and I don't think anyone's prepared to deal with the consequences.
I found out that whales can't focus their eyes out of the water, which means the time a feeding whale made eye contact with me kayaking like 10 feet away it couldn't see me. Science ruined my favourite memory.
Damn you science!
(okay, it's kinda cool that whales had to re-evolve water-vision)
Damn you science!
(okay, it's kinda cool that whales had to re-evolve water-vision)
September 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I found out that whales can't focus their eyes out of the water, which means the time a feeding whale made eye contact with me kayaking like 10 feet away it couldn't see me. Science ruined my favourite memory.
Damn you science!
(okay, it's kinda cool that whales had to re-evolve water-vision)
Damn you science!
(okay, it's kinda cool that whales had to re-evolve water-vision)
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"[Land] acknowledgments are also banned from syllabi and class materials and cannot be spoken aloud in the classroom unless they are directly tied to the course, such as in a class about the history of American Indigenous peoples."
We should all be paying attention here — land acknowledgments banned at Ohio State University
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
September 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
"[Land] acknowledgments are also banned from syllabi and class materials and cannot be spoken aloud in the classroom unless they are directly tied to the course, such as in a class about the history of American Indigenous peoples."
September 1, 2025 at 10:54 PM