Gaythia Weis @Gaythia@qoto.org

@nazgul

Thank you for explaining why there is more to moderation than just keeping people from seeing things they "don't want to see" --

By making the largest and most popular network one that is able to effectively reject such content it can be pushed to the dark corners of the web where it belongs.

This can't be automated. It means looking case by case, making tools to help moderators and admins share information and co-ordinate actions. That's what I'm most interested in.

Some photos from this morning’s walk. I think there are some #liverworts on the twig with the droplet of water. The one with a knot and lateral twig extending from the main trunk looks like an ancient, rheumy eyed salamander with #fungi growing along it’s body. Also, an above and below shot of a cluster of fungi.

Phil Ting's #FreedomToWalk Act is now law in California. You can cross the street anywhere as long as you're not creating a hazard.

#Jaywalking, the fake "crime" created by automobile industry lobbying to blame victims of #TrafficViolence, no longer exists in California.

Enjoy your freedom to walk! https://ktla.com/news/california/new-law-allows-californians-to-legally-jaywalk/

Living wages. Powerful unions. Pro-worker laws on the books. We’re going to fight to make it happen in 2023. A world where workers have real power is still attainable.

Most Americans don’t realize state funding for higher ed fell by billions | PBS NewsHour

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/most-americans-dont-realize-state-funding-for-higher-ed-fell-by-billions

A Moral Rating Agency report shows that there are plenty of well-known corporations still in #Russia. Some have not moved out at all, while others have decided to quit some activities but not others.

I am a computational chemist studying biomolecular chemistry and photochemistry. I really enjoy working on problems related to the origins of life and prebiotic chemistry. My most recent research articles focused on the photostability and photochemistry of RNA/DNA building blocks and precursors, electron transfer properties of DNA/RNA, as well as self-repair of DNA lesions. See for example:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-23300-y

Nudge theory in action. £20 Waterstones Christmas gift card burning a hole in my pocket no longer. #mosstodon and #sporespondence definitely had an influence with these two ‘impulse’ buys today.

The Physics of Fizz

If an estimated 360 million glasses of champagne or sparkling wine are consumed on New Year’s Eve, how many bubbles would they release? For #ScienceSunday, let’s turn to physics for the answer. 🧵

It’s a Gas! Did you know that an uncorked bottle of champagne can release 6 times its volume of CO2! This gas is generated in a 2nd fermentation by adding sugar and yeast to blended wine. The sugar breaks down to ethanol (alcohol) and carbon dioxide. C6H12O6 —> 2C2H5OH + 2CO2

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Here's my hello world tweet for the mastoverse! Hoping to connect on #sotl #highered pedagogy, #learningdesign, #writing, & #books. More about me here: https://www.jenaecohn.net

I thought it might be time for #introductions again.

I teach high school biology, anatomy, science research, and I teach and mentor future science teachers at the University of Colorado. I also bike, hike, run, swim, bird husband, parent, and walk and run with a dog named Ida. I occasionally blog at mrdrscienceteacher.wordpress.c...
#scicomm
#teachereducator
#teachersfollowteachers
#STEM
#edutooter
#dogsofmastodon
#datascience
#birdsofmastodon

In 2023, I will write a book.

This is not so much a "New Year's resolution" as an "actual contract." (1/n)

@Blackfist

This is the post that blocked on c.im for being *about* racism.

It's a really nice post, relatable. Ironically enough it's about how one can feel left out-- even when those making it happen might not be aware of what they are doing.

This isn't the first time this kind of misguided block has occurred on this server.

Check your friends and let them know, it's just not a place where this is welcome.

(I reached out to the admin, no response.)

#FediBlock #BlackMastodon

This should be interesting for #FrontRange #Colorado #AirQuality research. I wonder if the improvement will be significant.

Anyone know which charts and data to watch?

https://www.dailycamera.com/2022/12/29/suncor-shutdown-cold-equipment-commerce-city/

> Motorists in Colorado should get ready to pay more at the pump after Suncor Energy announced this week it would shut down its Commerce City oil refinery for as long as three months due to equipment being damaged at the sprawling facility by last week’s “extreme and record-setting weather.”