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Ace Pugh, Ph.D. 🌱

@dracepugh.bsky.social

Working on phenotyping πŸ›°, digital ag πŸ’», plant breeding 🌾, crop genetics 🧬, and other amazing things for the USDA-ARS πŸ¦…in Lubbock, TX and surrounding areas. Opinions are mine. Website: https://acepugh.github.io/

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Snapping turtle under water, amazing colors from the light after storms

Snapping turtle under water, amazing colors from the light after storms

Snapping turtle under water, amazing colors from the light after storms

Snapping turtle under water, amazing colors from the light after storms

When I saw this snapping turtle in shallow water, with the light making magic - I knew it was a once in a lifetime moment ... 🌿

02.02.2025 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 377    πŸ” 48    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 0
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Soaring adult red-tailed hawk. San Diego. 🌿πŸͺΆ

23.01.2025 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 360    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 1

β€œthe hawk tuah girl has been milkshake ducked by her memecoin” i say as the neurologist schedules me for an emergency MRI

20.12.2024 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 14015    πŸ” 2169    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 66

Very cool.

06.12.2024 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#booksky #memes #plottwist

06.12.2024 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 14338    πŸ” 1364    πŸ’¬ 92    πŸ“Œ 51

I've set myself up for headaches by making poor naming choices in the past. These are great tips to keep in mind.

04.12.2024 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks

03.12.2024 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Scientific peer review

01.12.2024 04:58 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nope

01.12.2024 04:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I have bad news for you.

01.12.2024 04:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A potentially rough group.

01.12.2024 04:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The U.S. Is Building an Early Warning System to Detect Geoengineering Balloon launches from around the world are part of a new kind of global alarm system: One that can detect if another country tries to dim the sun.

In a guarded compound at the foot of the Rockies, government scientists are working on a new kind of global alarm system: One that can detect if another country, or maybe just an adventurous billionaire, tries to dim the sun.

28.11.2024 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 608    πŸ” 90    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 38
Image of cranberries in a blue bowl.

Image of cranberries in a blue bowl.

Enjoying these beauties? Please thank a bog.

28.11.2024 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 291    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 3
Sliced up turkey in a pan.

Sliced up turkey in a pan.

Happy turkey day, y'all πŸ¦ƒ

28.11.2024 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman wearing a hat and a white tank top has the word rage on her chest ALT: a woman wearing a hat and a white tank top has the word rage on her chest
27.11.2024 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Most of the time, it seems like folks start with the natural conclusion that robots are neat and then try to work backward from there.

27.11.2024 04:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Probably. I'm still learning it all, myself. It's definitely a WIP. :)

25.11.2024 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Nope.

25.11.2024 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of a forest stream in autumn taken with a slow shutter speed to show the water movement. Taken at Maspie Den in Scotland.

A photo of a forest stream in autumn taken with a slow shutter speed to show the water movement. Taken at Maspie Den in Scotland.

Another one of yesterday’s at #MaspieDen near #Falkland.

Trying to push myself to get out there even in not so perfect conditions and taking photos. Turns out grey skies are great for #waterfalls πŸ˜‚

#scotland #landscapephotography #naturephotography #waterfall #happymonday

25.11.2024 10:54 β€” πŸ‘ 147    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Awesome. Do you sell prints of your art?

24.11.2024 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was always skeptical that something could really compete with Twitter. It just had the advantage of being the only game in town for so long.

#Bluesky might be real competition.

23.11.2024 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Obviously, OpenAI and others want it to make some cash, but why not integrate LLMs into school sometimes? They're a really useful tool that people in the real world are using. Why do teachers say it's terrible?

21.11.2024 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pretty difficult to do.

21.11.2024 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great news.

21.11.2024 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Illustrated image divided into four panels, each showing a head of a bat with a text label. Top left: little guy, a regular looking back with a dark face and light colored fur, top right: little guy deluxe, a bat with a mask and large ears alongside a bat with a leaf shaped nose, bottom left: what is even going on here, a visored bat with a large forehead next to a bat with a large, wrinkly nose, bottom right: o hi doggie, a fruit bat with its tongue sticking out.

Illustrated image divided into four panels, each showing a head of a bat with a text label. Top left: little guy, a regular looking back with a dark face and light colored fur, top right: little guy deluxe, a bat with a mask and large ears alongside a bat with a leaf shaped nose, bottom left: what is even going on here, a visored bat with a large forehead next to a bat with a large, wrinkly nose, bottom right: o hi doggie, a fruit bat with its tongue sticking out.

Contrary to popular belief, there are only four kinds of bats.

21.11.2024 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 38862    πŸ” 7032    πŸ’¬ 365    πŸ“Œ 254

Excellent pick.

19.11.2024 03:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's pretty cool!

I want to develop models that can be useful to producers, scientists, and breeders. Hoping to develop digital ag tools that will help people in the US and abroad. A lot of our work intersects with extension folks.

19.11.2024 01:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Findings from the first lunar far side samples raise new questions about the moon’s history | CNN The first lunar samples from the moon’s far side differ in some interesting ways from those collected from the near side, according to two new studies.

Scientists have published the first detailed analyses of the historic cache of lunar soil and rock that China retrieved from the far side of the moon this year, and they suggest that the moon may have some new stories to tell

17.11.2024 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 6867    πŸ” 292    πŸ’¬ 61    πŸ“Œ 22
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Some time ago, NASA hired me to write about stuff humanity had flung into the heavens, far beyond Earth. They published it in 2018. This is it, a 372-page reference on every spaceship sent to deep space (cover by explorer & filmmaker extraordinaire @arielwaldman.com): www.nasa.gov/history/hist...

16.11.2024 06:03 β€” πŸ‘ 194    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 9

Thank you, sir!

18.11.2024 04:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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