Dr. Mo Ollenburger

or, in the words of the Nac Mac Feegle:

“Free Men! Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna' be fooled again!”

notice the general mood of the timeline? how everyone is in a good mood and there’s a lot less misery and dooming? how there’s a lot of “we’re going to beat these assholes”?

anyway that’s why these events are important

"Freedom isn't free" isn't just for soldiers.

It's for all of us.

And sometimes it just means "If you're lucky enough to be entrusted with land, do a good job with it.

"Don't just shoot yourself in the foot & grovel for refunds."

One of the most important skills a techie can have and one which far too few actually have is knowing when the best solution to a problem isn't a technical one.

Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated last night, was the Speaker of the Minnesota House in the 2023-2024 session, when Democrats ran the state government.

That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.

Are you a PhD student whose funding is in jeopardy because of recent executive actions, or a faculty member in a program dealing with these considerations? @mkhaw.bsky.social and I want to hear from you @chronicle.com. DM or email! #AcademicSky #PhDSky #HigherEd

I'm begging a major news org to cover the fact NSF is defying the courts to enact Trump's unconstitutional executive order

the hardest problem in computer science is where did I save the code I already wrote to solve this problem

Great data journalism: people report “best times” is when they were 10-15 yo

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

I just want a TEENY little truck that runs on ELECTRICITY and looks like I bought it from Richard Scarry's LOWLY WORM, is that too much to ask??

I've been using the Ag Census data and very interested in better ways of filling the gaps! Won't be at AGU but I'd love to hear more about this!

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@ione-umn.bsky.social is the rare academic institution that actually means what they say about supporting interdisciplinary research and team science. Applications for the postdoc program are open now - and yes, they can sponsor visas! More here: z.umn.edu/ApplybyFeb2

My employer @ione-umn.bsky.social is now on Bluesky - Recommend giving 'em a follow to get the scoop on some of the coolest environmental research and sustainability leadership on the block 🌎🧪🌐🌡️

Plus applications for the 3rd cohort of the IonE Postdoc Fellowship is open now 😎

environment.umn.edu

sticker reads "I heart Conservation Agriculture"

Picked up a couple of these at the Sustainable Agriculture Summit a couple weeks ago and thought of @kengiller.bsky.social

Nitrogen-cycling microbial guilds. Drawing by Joshua Binswanger.

"How can I stand on the ground every day and not feel its power? How can I live my life stepping on this stuff and not wonder at it?" William Logan

Soils are the essence of life, and I deeply admire the tiny biological engines that keep them functional.

Happy World Soil Day 2024 !

@popelizbet.bsky.social I am also a data sciencey person and interested in helping out, my DMs should? be open? (I'm new here)

Measuring changes in soil C is almost impossible over a few years, and no agricultural practices have demonstrated consistent effects that could be generalized across landscapes. Reduced/no-till and cover crops have other benefits, but the evidence for C sequestration just isn't there.

Hi there bluesky, I'm an interdisciplinary agricultural scientist, have lived on 4 continents (USA, Ecuador, Netherlands, Mali), and use models to explore complex food and farming systems. Passionate about participatory research and stakeholder engagement. My motto: "People do things for reasons"