Notices by Bill, organizer of stuff (wcbdata@vis.social), page 2

I've deployed the ST beetles to our huge eastern hemlocks!

This is the second season we've put them out to devour the hemlock woolly adelgid pest that has been destroying native hemlocks all over New England (and other places, too.) 100 of these little (smaller than a pinhead) buggers will clear two or three 80-foot hemlocks of adelgid, and with luck, we'll develop a resident colony!

#gardening #trees
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemlock_woolly_adelgid

If it looks like I've repeated someone else's reply or ignored a discussion already going on in your replies, please accept my apologies. The instance I'm on (vis.social) is _extremely_ carefully moderated, and we're defederated from a number of instances with known bad actors or poor moderation/administration - it's likely I couldn't see the activity. If you're inundated with crap replies, consider looking at a smaller instance that keeps the nazis & trollls out!

@christophertrottier Since about half my feed is already recycled Tumblr posts from a decade ago, I think it'll be alright. 🤪

@florin @kristinHenry I absolutely love these! I have a framed copy of the scotch pine one at my desk...

The research project that generated them ran for decades, and was run by a couple of interesting folks:
https://images.wur.nl/digital/collection/coll13

Pretty clear dip in #solar generation yesterday! Simple #DataViz, but it's really satisfying...

@siege But there's a laughing batman robot face thing in the negative space, so it's all cool, right?

@emilygorcenski If you can make those turns with 45° fittings rather than 90s, it will be less likely to clog and easier to snake out if it does. If that doesn't work, definitely opt for "long " 90s, which have a gentler slope than standard elbows!

@emilygorcenski May I offer a suggestion from personal experience?

@guysoft Excellent #DataViz

@ryanc Missing a zero?

@rysiek One does not simply _walk_ into Grindavik

This was #JohnMastodon

@annika Got a flashback to a very traumatic experience when I was probably 6 or 7 years old. My most heartfelt sympathies for your kiddo...

@molly0xfff A toast to every developer who's been asked to write something like this and just rolled their eyes and said no.

If you know anyone who has any influence within the NHS, please help them understand what a gawdawful company Palantir is before the UKs healthcare system gets suckered into a deal with the worst company in data management history (and there's plenty of competition for that rank - Palantir earned it).

https://www.wired.com/story/palantir-nhs-data/

@annika https://neuticles.com
Yup.

@clacke ...when it sounds like they're using a voice modulator from a warzone over a bad CB radio? I know it well...

@clacke This was my constant soapbox speech when building data models for corporate software projects. Not only do developers and stakeholders believe every address (and name, and employment situation, and vehicle, etc ) looks like theirs, they will actively fight you on any discussion of alternatives. It's thankless work...

@evan huh. I may have to give that a try! We have goutweed _everywhere_

@kaia If you follow that dividing line to the west, you end up in Canada, the home of the ketchup chip/crisp.