Clif @Clif@qoto.org

I'm still learning about #engagement on #Mastodon and unlearning the algorithm-think of #Twitter. I already have a higher engagement rate here in relation to my number of followers than I do on Twitter, where I have wayyy more followers. The Twitter #algorithm doesn't reward me because I avoid using antisocial or histrionic tactics to earn clicks. Mastodon seems to reward constructive conversation through its nature - no algorithm required. Despite the rough UI, I think I'll stick around here!

Scientists! Many of my fellow reporters at @sciencemagazine are here now:

Ace pandemic reporters @kakape and @joncohen;

@rpocisv, covering diversity in science;

@boron110, our delightful podcast host;

@martinenserink, international editor and public health guru;

@klangin, covering the scientific workforce;

@DanClery, covering astronomy;
@lguterman, editing chem and bio;

@cathleenogrady, writing about science and society;
@meredithwadman@newsie.social, covering medicine and bad behavior.

Tremendous investigation on large companies using junk carbon offsets to claim carbon neutrality from the folks at Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-carbon-offsets-renewable-energy/?sref=Ptu9QECN

👎 Fired: the Twitter human rights team, those working on lies, bias and online harm, the people responsible for privacy, security and safety…

👍 Welcome back: the anti-semites, liars, conspiracy theorists and all-round crazy people.

Don’t say Elon Musk has no idea of where to take Twitter.

It is VERY clear and VERY dangerous !

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kanye-west-twitter-account-returns-elon-musk/

There were two notable moderation incidents on mastodon.social and mastodon.online in the past 24 hours that I would like to address. In the first, a post was wrongfully removed due to a report claiming it contained a dogwhistle, and in the second, a person was wrongfully suspended due to a report claiming it's an impersonator. Both were undone and apologies issued.

”Global Witness found more than 600 people at the talks in Egypt are linked to fossil fuels.
That's more than the combined delegations from the 10 most climate-impacted countries.”

"If you want to address malaria, you don't invite the mosquitoes”
#COP27

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63571610

@david_megginson I am talking about @wickdchiq's account being suspended because of a report alleging it's a fake account, and a tweet being misread to support it. It's an unfortunate mistake. Nobody is banned for posting about racism.

via Vox

Here are the first moon photos from NASA’s Artemis I mission

https://www.vox.com/recode/2022/8/27/23323463/artemis-1-moon-orion-sls-nasa-kennedy-space-center-florida
#News #NASA #Artemis #Space

You might have seen somebody using the proverb Vox Populi, Vox Dei. What was missing was the context in which it was used:

Nec audiendi qui solent dicere, Vox populi, vox Dei, quum tumultuositas vulgi semper insaniae proxima sit.

In case you do not speak Latin, it means in English:

And those people should not be listened to who keep saying the voice of the people is the voice of God since the riotousness of the crowd is always very close to madness.

Village in French Alps demolishes its ski lift because there's no #snow left https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/french-ski-resort-dismantled-ski-lift-scn/index.html #climatechange #europe #france

@adamdavidson I just read this from Der Spiegel and it convinced me to leave. It's not a social network anymore it's a social experiment and we are the test subjects. I think they nailed it. Here is the link: https://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/apps/elon-musk-entsperrt-donald-trump-twitter-hat-keine-nutzer-mehr-sondern-nur-noch-benutzte-a-ddc72793-1c1b-47b2-89e7-fa179760a3f5

I bet you’ve heard of Galileo & Hubble, but what about Henrietta Swan Leavitt?

Leavitt changed astronomy. She figured out new ways to measure a star’s distance from Earth & her work helped determine the universe is expanding.

Her boss, Edward Pickering, published her findings UNDER HIS NAME. Later, Shapley used her findings to determine distances around the Milky Way w/o credit.

Leavitt’s work is still used today. So next time you hear about famous men in #science share her remarkable story.

It increasingly appears that Twitter has become an H-1B trap. Remaining employees reportedly are heavily skewed toward H-1B visa holders who can't leave Twitter without losing their ability to legally stay in the U.S. Not quite indentured servitude, but in the same movie.

Not trying to be a dick but can the Twitter migrants let the numbers game go? That’s what led to so much pointlessness on that app in the first place. How about just connect and have fun with ppl instead of making it all about follower numbers.

The moderation team is bigger than ever and so is the amount of reports we have to process. We're dealing with unprecedented growth despite having closed registrations on these servers weeks ago. Some false positives are unavoidable, but we understand these mistakes are upsetting and unacceptable, and we are trying to do better. Luckily all moderator actions can be appealed and reversed.

😘
COP27, a small step forward for the planet?
No progress on emissions but the loss and damages principle accepted.
➡️ https://open.substack.com/pub/theplanet/p/cop27-a-small-step-forward-for-the?utm_source=direct&r=f6p28&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
➡️ Boost
#ClimateCrisis #COP27 #environment #nature #news #climatechange

@jeff This sentence is already there: "Keep in mind that the content you create on your first server stays there."

"After the encouraging outcomes of the midterms, the latest twists & turns—including the House GOP’s obsession with prioritizing Hunter Biden & his laptop—offer fresh reason to doubt we can ever turn our total focus to making life better.

"Just when signs of light appear, the malignant ones find a way to wrest back the darkness and force more unnecessary struggle. As Michael Corleone said in The Godfather, Part III, 'Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.'” https://america.substack.com/p/jack-smith-takes-over

Hi friend. I hope you had a good day.

Tonight's evening read is some good news out of the Pacific Northwest. Oregon governor Kate Brown has pardoned 45,000 people with cannabis convictions. The move also forgives millions in fines and fees.

via KOIN 6

Gov. Kate Brown pardons 45,000 people with past cannabis convictions

https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/governor-kate-brown-pardons-45k-oregonians-convicted-on-marijuana-charges/
#News #Oregon #Cannabis

Want to be part of a #Climate research team @ #nasa in NYC? #stem #nasagiss #jobs #greenjobs 

https://www.giss.nasa.gov/about/jobs/columbia_20221103.html

Work with me doing simulations of #climatechange 

This “staff associate” #job requires a bachelor’s degree and will consist of technical programming. #python #r #c #fortran #idl
#bash

My research (what kinds of projects you’ll work on):
https://sciences.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/allegra.n.legrande