Robert Back

Jag fäller inga tårar.
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DOE scientists blasted climate report ordered up by boss Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five climate contrarians to write about global warming. Department experts pushed back on the findings.

Koonin claimed the DOE report was “peer reviewed” because it was reviewed internally to DOE. The DOE reviewers called it “misleading”, “unjustified” and “hypocritical”.

That too! Especially when I'm on the laptop on the kitchen table.
But unfortunately he sure ain't helping with my projects.

Bullterrier Åke at my desk

Bullterrier Åke at my desk

Our bullterrier Åke sleeps heavily in his own cozy armchair.
I leave my desk for just a few seconds…

#workingathome #bullterrier #dogs

Statistik över min medverkan i gårdsplanskrysset

Statistiken.
Trädgården är i centrum av en liten stad i Österbotten.

Cyanistes caeruleus

Parus major

Streptopelia decaocto

Corvus monedula

#Gårdsplanskrysset #Pihabongaus #Vinterfåglarinpåknuten
#Birdlife #Fåglar #Linnut #Birds #Birding #Fågelskådning

Så här gick det:
utgangspunktnykarleby.blogspot.com/2026/01/gard...

Bassus calculator (Braconidae) with Penicillium sp.

Bassus calculator (Braconidae) with Penicillium sp.

Sometimes mold fungi picks the dead insects in our greenhouse before I do.
I think this is some Penicillium species.
More about it (in Swedish) here:
utgangspunktnykarleby.blogspot.com/2026/01/peni...

#Fungi #Fungus #Mold #Braconidae #Hymenoptera #Invertebrate

Turkduva

Birdlifes gårdsplanskryss i helgen. Fåglar in på knuten heter det i Sverige.
www.birdlife.fi/tapahtumat/p...
Turkduva bland kvistvirrvarret intill fågelmatningen här hemma.

#Birds #Birding #Birdlife #Fåglar #Linnut #Pihabongaus #Gårdsplanskrysset #Turkduva

Objectively and subjectively really good!
#contemporaryart #art #Finearts

Embrace ignorance!

#Ignorance #No47 #penguins #geography #greenland

YouTube video by Jesse Welles Good vs. Ice

www.youtube.com/watch?v=El0C...

Congressman Andy Ogles: "we are the dominant predator force in the Western Hemisphere".

I've of course found my images where they shouldn't be. And it doesn't seem to work showing those publications in the grocery store as replacement for money when paying.

But this unauthorised use thing will probably be a short term problem. AI will "solve" it in due time. 🙃

-> And there's probably a difference in how various artists value visibility through shared copies, but I think it would be quite good if artists in general do have a fairly similar standpoint and action towards unauthorised use so that the users won't (ignorantly) "forget" principles and rules.

-> If so, then mostly in shorter news articles and such. So there is indeed a somewhat sloppy mentality when it comes to ignoring permission to use images and I'm thinking about where to draw the line.
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I reckon there is also something of a slippery slope. Illustrations are copied and shared all over the place, especially social media and I guess there's no fighting against that. It's just something to accept.
But also established institutions sometimes uses illustrations without authorisation.
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I think that's the proper thing to do. Supposedly much easier and more effective than starting a legal process.
Perhaps hire a debt collection company in case the unauthorised user doesn't pay?

There is generally a lot of sloppiness and disregard in terms of usage permissions. Even institutions sometimes publish illustrations without license.
A slippery slope perhaps and suddenly even publishers end up in the same copy ditch as more "innocent" fan groups on social media?

My brain risks being an Irish Setter let loose on a field with an innumerable amount of footballs.

There are so many critters to look for everywhere and this paper is yet another football on the field.

#biodiversity #Hymenoptera #Ichneumonidae #ecology #biology

2025 miljö natur biodiversitet fåglar däggdjur insekter växter spindlar steklar Hymenoptera diptera Coleoptera skalbaggar flugor biologisk mångfald

Den traditionsenliga sammanfattningen av natur- och bloggåret. 2025: ett annorlunda år.

utgangspunktnykarleby.blogspot.com/2025/12/2025...

#Natur #Fåglar #Grodor #miljö

Tack!

Förståeligt! Brukar å jobbets och fortbildningens vägnar vara på Venedigbiennalen vartannat år. Senaste biennal besökte jag aldrig pga. svårigheten att hitta någorlunda smidig och prismässigt gångbar tågresa. Dyrt och krångligt är två saker man sällan har lust att kombinera.

Jag är (var) tydligen en 20%are. Satt dessutom alltid och studerade den tryckta säkerhetsanvisningen samt räknade stolrader mellan mig och utgångarna. Inte för att jag var flygrädd - för det var jag inte - men ändå.

Men det var då det. Har ju tänkt att jag inte längre flyger.

Stort tack!

Well... some words (in Swedish) about this painting.
utgangspunktnykarleby.blogspot.com/2025/12/pale...

#SciArt #Paleontology #Paleoart #Tetrapods #Highseas #Ichthyosauriformes #Ichthyosaurs #Ammonites #Temnospondyls

Oplitidae, Uropodina, Mesostigmata

Oplitidae, Uropodina, Mesostigmata

Ibland får jag kvalster på posten:
utgangspunktnykarleby.blogspot.com/2025/12/opli...

#Invertebrate 🐙
#Acari #Kvalster #Uropodina #Punkit #Mites #Oplitidae #Mesostigmata #Arachnida

Mustela nivalis, least weasel. Lateral view

For Finlands Natur #4/2025. Mustela nivalis (least weasel) in winter coat.
#Sciart 🐡 #Illustration #mammals #weasels

Wow! Jesse Welles performed his song “Join ICE” on the Colbert Show last night. 🏆

I guess now would be a good time for my first post here. Yesterday we published a new paper on the incredible ecosystem of tetrapods and other vertebrates in Science. It has been years of work - but we got there in the end. Thank you to everyone the contributed to this work ❤️

Feeling most thankful and honoured that Aubrey Roberts @aubronectes.bsky.social and co-authors chose to ask me for a painting connected to their paper on Triassic marine invertebrates.

#SciArt #Paleontology #Paleoart #Tetrapods #Highseas #Ichthyosauriformes