Cyndy with a Y

Oops, was supposed to say job and market *uncertainty*. It’s enough panels on our roof to generate 133% of our current capacity. We can go off the grid when the apocalypse comes.

Just made big payment to start our solar project. Parts now will be ordered. A bit scary with job and market. Hope tax credit will still exist.

It’s great for learning, not always correct so you have to do your best to verify by eye and look for consistency over a session. But yes! A+ Recommend.

I’m tempted to try to identify the birds in your awesome photos. But maybe you already have experts on board? (Don’t want to embarrass myself)

My recommendation for US federal workers: steady onand stay calm, you have great capacity for work and passion for your mission. Pick your battles. Know your records management schedules. Don’t do anything illegal. Document all requests.

100,000 Ducks to Be Killed After Bird Flu Strikes Long Island Farm The highly infectious H5N1 strain has caused outbreaks across the country. Now, Long Island’s last duck farm must kill its entire flock and may go out of business, its owner said.

Really not an expert, but wouldn’t more commercial bird flock genetic #biodiversity (and smaller operations) slow or reduce risk of #birdflu impacts ? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/n...

Yeah, did folks expect food prices to go DOWN?

I’ve played with the Mixtral 8x7B LLM on DuckDuckGo and it has me questioning if I’ve misunderstood gular pouches and gular fluttering all these years. Any #ornithologists out there who can confirm taxonomic distribution of these?

I hear you, but must confess I’m exhausted already trying to keep up at work and think through what is ethical and right

I don’t see Cottom on Blue Sky…would follow her if I could

Librarians and Allies Must Act to Secure the Future of Libraries and Intellectual Freedom With the expected attempts to enact the plans defined in Project 2025, librarians must act strategically within their schools, communities, and local and state legislation to ensure the future of libr...

Important

www.slj.com/story/Librar...

and field ornithology!

A truly gripping story: impressive journalism, complicated back stories, deeply sad because of the personal and societal truths it exposes.

Indeed.

Another one, PIPPED (young bird breaking through eggshell)

I read. And then read the annual Dylan Christmas light analysis. #newyearseve #reading

In memoriam: A good citizen Friends,

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter were among my earliest inspirations. As I have aged they only grew as important models for how to be good humans #rip #jimmycarter open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

My view earlier today… not #blackandwhite , nor #iPhone #photography, but in the #fog and #snow our #maple is looking moody ( #vermont #winter)

The overlooked benefits of real Christmas trees The environmental pros and cons of Christmas trees go far beyond the climate impact of "real or plastic", scientists say. So what's the best choice for a green Christmas?

www.bbc.com/future/artic... 2/2 #carbon #climate

Seven quiet breakthroughs for climate and nature in 2024 you might have missed Global temperatures rose and extreme weather ramped up, but there were also some significant breakthroughs for the climate this year.

Day after solstice seems to bring me good news: www.bbc.com/future/artic... 1/2 #climate #biodiversity

Trump seeks to spike stopgap funding bill, sending Congress into chaos days before shutdown A short-term spending bill appeared dead less than 24 hours after its introduction and less than three days before agencies must shutter.

Congress in chaos? Why am I not surprised at this turn of events www.govexec.com/management/2...

YouTube video by Duc D'Anjou The Retiring Kind**

If you are at a certain stage in your career (#academic or otherwise), I recommend the wordplay in this original by @curtisperry.bsky.social youtu.be/B1sArvA-KlI?...

Barrier islands by their nature are dynamic. It’s a bad idea to build on them (and I say this having lived on one as a child). science.howstuffworks.com/environmenta...

I thought of that one, too, but it pretty sure it’s a proper noun

I remember that @nycuratrix.bsky.social used to post science words that weren’t considered valid in #nyt #spellingbee. Now I see there’s @rejectednytwords.bsky.social. So yesterday my rejected Bee words were CHELA and CHELAE, today (so far) I’ve got TUFF

Sometimes you don’t need to do your own research. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Without process or guardrails written & approved in a reasonable way, people can A) act willy nilly in ways that are at best unproductive & at worst harmful & even catastrophic, or B) sit paralyzed thinking they aren't allowed to do anything. Basic, I know. And yet. #governance #humanbehavior #ai

Honestly, I'm glad the work has had even modest impact.

Learned today that I'm owed royalties because people accessed my 1997 dissertation. 1) embarrassed they paid for it, given my commitment to #openscience (I did give freely upon request) 2) yay, some people thought it had value 3) not very many people, apparently 4) I never published any of it.

I'm grateful there's research like this. can use in my work.