Dr Michelle @Drosmel@qoto.org

My 9 year old got mad at me and called me old. Now every time I walk past him he hums the theme from Jurassic Park.

Hello Mastodon, an #introduction.
I'm a geospatial scientist with a PhD in Earth System and Geoinformation Science. I work in remote sensing and #GeoAI, mostly on drought, vegetation, and land — in Africa and the US Great Plains.
I'll mostly post maps, model results, and #GoogleEarthEngine and Python tutorials (#geopandas, #rasterio). I'm also building a national GIS data portal for #Cameroon.
#RemoteSensing #GIS #EarthObservation #Python

If you don’t feel like celebrating America today, celebrate Peach, who was born on the farm on this day in 2017. Her full name is Impeachment.

Over on the Dinosaur Toy Blog I’ve written 22 reviews of ToyMonster’s Captivz figurines, miniature Jurassic World toys that come in blind bag eggs, accompanied by a trading card or token and slime, kinetic sand, or some other tactile material. I like these figures a lot, they’re typically very well made and reasonably priced. You can check out the various Captivz figures I’ve reviewed […]

I’ve been making bedside water bottles for years but I don’t make them very often. They’re inspired by Mexican botellones—small clay water jugs with an accompanying cup which serves as a cover. Sometimes the cup has a handle. I’ve also discovered a Congolese version of the botellón. It’s such a simple and effective idea that it’s no surprise it would appear in multiple cultures. #pottery #ceramics #beautility

Fireworks display 2
#BloomScrolling #nature #photography

The negative self-talk isn't random.

It has a source.

Sometimes it's what your parents said, so many times it became your own voice.

Sometimes it's what society said about people like you.

Sometimes it's you, breaking one of your own rules.

Before you try to fight it, figure out where it came from.

You can't fight with something you haven't named.

You can't move on before you recognise your own voice.

@autistics

#actuallyautistic

Happy Canada Day!

The Indigenous flag was designed by artist Curtis Wilson (d 2019).

The renowned artist was born and raised in the Ligwilda’xw territories and he was a member of the Wei Wai Kum First Nation in Campbell River.

""Every day is a learning experience we must do our best to pass on the knowledge to our future generations." ~ Curtis Wilson

#Canada #CanadaDay #FirstNations #IndigenousPeople #AltText

I’m happy to announce the release of a new open source 3D physics engine called Box3D. I’ve been working on this project for a few years now, but it represents over 20 years of experience writing physics engines for games. Read more here: https://box2d.org/posts/2026/06/announcing-box3d/

📰 "Fly Viral Atlas: A single-nucleus transcriptomic atlas of RNA viruses and transposable elements (TEs) in Drosophila melanogaster"
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.28.735102v1?rss=1
#DrosophilaMelanogaster
#Drosophila #Immunity

#Academia
#AcademicChatter

This is a fun finding. I need to update my biosketch for someone. I tried to login to scienv yesterday. It prompts my login.gov. I put my username and password in. Instead of the security key screen, I next get a screen saying security check failed. No matter what.

Know what I found fixes it? Turning off my ad blocker. Why does my ad blocker need to be turned off for logging into a federal website???

UPDATE: Y'all have donated enough to pay for Charlene's care. Any donations made in excess of the final bill will be refunded. Thank you, again. 🙏 ❤️

:charlene_cat_head: What's going on with #CharleneTheCat?

Charlene has been not herself and just nibbled on food for a couple days—something's wrong. This Spring, she had a GI infection that began with the same symptoms.

This morning, I took her to the vet, but they wouldn't diagnose or treat her without a large down-payment on the estimated bill.

A very kind FediFriend donated the down payment, and Charlene will go to the vet in the morning.

Vet's total estimate for diagnosis and treatment is between $485 (covered by a FediFriend's donation) and $920.

If you can and would like to donate to Charlene's care, please see the Ko-fi link on my profile. Those funds go directly to my Paypal account, and any donations over the actual cost will refunded.

Please DM if you'd like to see a copy of the vet's estimate.

Thanks, y'all. 💜

#CharleneTheCat #CatsOfMastodon

Dear quilting/library community, please enjoy this bookshelf quilt made as a fundraiser for the new library (in Belleville ONT). The books are all named after local people and organizations.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/cabhc/55366630415/