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Maggie Swift, Ph.D.
@ecomargo.bsky.social
savanna ecologist currently postdoc-ing it up at Cornell 🐘🐘🐘 at the intersection of applied/conservation ecology, veterinary fencing, and biological simulations. she/her/hers. www.maggie.earth 🌈 💜🖤🤍
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Accomplishing something big like a PhD doesn't often end like you planned. Many discovered this during the pandemic, and I discovered it after an ER visit screwed up my defense plans. idk who needs to hear this, but: It might not end how you envisioned, but you did the thing, and that's enough. :)

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I read two of the shoulda-been Hugo nominees who got McCarty’d out of their rightful spots: Upstart by Lu Ban clarkesworldmagazine.com/lu_12_22/clarkesworldmagazine.com/yang_11_22/ And now I want a Book Club to TALK ABOUT THESE.

Clarkesworld Magazine - Science Fiction & Fantasy
Clarkesworld Magazine - Science Fiction & Fantasy

Upstart by Lu Ban, translated by Blake Stone-Banks

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BEAUTIFUL photos Sarah!

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One of the AI content types I come across the most recently is generated images of pre photography era historical figures. 🧵

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wow what a beautiful morning!

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Absolutely this, and likewise block the "oh well, it's too late to do anything" crowd. Climate change is a dial, not a switch. Everything we do to turn down the ppm on atmospheric CO2 is a win that will save lives.

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What a great feature! Everyone should go toggle "require alt text before posting" on under "Accessibility" in the Settings menu.

Accessibility setting showing a toggle button in the "activate" position for "Require alt text before posting".
Alert at the top of a Bluesky post/skeet: "One or more images is missing alt text."
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Friends, I wrote up a quick guide to getting started on Bluesky for folks who are used to old Science Twitter. Please share it with your folks who are joining. And please let me know if I missed anything or got anything wrong. 🧪 www.southernfriedscience.com/bluesky-is-n...

Bluesky is now open. Science Twitter, here’s how to use it!
Bluesky is now open. Science Twitter, here’s how to use it!

The once-great science twitter is, depending on who you talk to, either dying or dead. Once a vibrant place for many discussions related to my fields of marine biology, ocean conservation, and publ…

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that's a great idea!

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Maggie Swift, Ph.D.
@ecomargo.bsky.social
savanna ecologist currently postdoc-ing it up at Cornell 🐘🐘🐘 at the intersection of applied/conservation ecology, veterinary fencing, and biological simulations. she/her/hers. www.maggie.earth 🌈 💜🖤🤍
175 followers323 following60 posts