Joan Combs Durso

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Navy vet. Economist. SFF. 
RESULTS.org
#AmStat #GoNAVY 
Avatar: orange Sulphur Cosmos blossom streetside in Durham, NC
Banner: Sunrise over Cave Run Lake from bluff in Daniel Boone Nat'l Forest, KY
Severe flooding triggers road closures, evacuations in Manoa

Flooding was observed at multiple locations along East Manoa Road, including the intersections with Lowery Avenue, Akaka Place, and Oahu Avenue.

Hawaii News Now

By analyzing data from more than a thousand experiments, researchers found that targeted composting control measures can simultaneously reduce greenhouse gas emissions, suppress odors, and improve fertilizer quality. The findings demonstrate that composting—often viewed as environmentally friendly but imperfect—can be optimized to retain nutrients while sharply lowering methane, nitrous oxide, and ammonia emissions
https://www.newswise.com/articles/turning-waste-into-climate-solutions-meta-analysis-reveals-how-smarter-composting-cuts-emissions-and-boosts-fertilizer-quality

#ClimateChange #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Turning waste into climate solutions: Meta-analysis reveals how smarter composting cuts emissions and boosts fertilizer quality | Newswise

A research team shows that simple management strategies can dramatically transform one of the world’s oldest recycling practices into a powerful climate solution.

Newswise
There was ONE ATC in the tower at LGA during last night's crash. ONE ATC, at LGA!, dealing w ALL air and ground traffic, including a plane filling w a strange smell and no gate to return to. The Pentagon wants $200B for a vanity war, but our ATC towers are empty. Budgets are moral documents.
Sums up my experience growing up

An Iranian woman stands in front of her Tehran home, which was hit in an airstrike.

Photograph: Hossein Esmaeil/UPI/Shutterstock

#photography
#Iran
#women

She Was in Labor at a Florida Hospital. Then She Was in Zoom Court for Refusing a C-Section.

#FloridaLaw #BirthingJustice #MedicalMandate #MaternalChoice #HospitalBirth

https://www.propublica.org/article/florida-court-hearing-c-section

She Was in Labor at a Florida Hospital. Then She Was in Zoom Court for Refusing a C-Section.

A virtual court hearing from a pregnant mother’s hospital bed shows what forced medical treatment can look like.

ProPublica

No trick photography or enhancement - this is exactly as my phone camera took it. I love how each pane of glass has a different opinion of the view.

#windowFriday #haddonhall #venetianglass

This is an important read about commitment and identity with respect to the work you do. Although not everyone will have underlying illnesses the fallout can be as severe.

Looking back at my academic career I see many parallels in the "costs" mentioned:

- sold my twenties to institutes/labs
- traveled too much
- gave too much of myself away (for free)
- strain on mental health

https://kennethreitz.org/essays/2026-03-18-open_source_gave_me_everything_until_i_had_nothing_left_to_give

#academicchatter #academia

Open Source Gave Me Everything Until I Had Nothing Left to Give

I thought I was having a spiritual awakening. I was having a psychiatric emergency. I was at a tech conference in Sweden when it started. I hadn't slept in...

Kenneth Reitz

A huge treasure trove of songs and interviews
recorded by the legendary folklorist Alan Lomax from the 1940s into the 1990s
has been digitized and made available online for free listening.

The Association for Cultural Equity, a nonprofit organization founded by Lomax in the 1980s,
has posted some 20,000 recordings.
https://www.openculture.com/2026/03/alan-lomaxs-massive-music-archive-is-online-20000-recordings.html

Alan Lomax’s Massive Music Archive Is Online: Features 20,000 Historic Blues & Folk Recordings

A huge treasure trove of songs and interviews recorded by the legendary folklorist Alan Lomax from the 1940s into the 1990s has been digitized and made available online for free listening.

Open Culture