Using movetodon.org to scan the people I follow at birdplace for Mastodon account info, then following those people couldn't be easier. Took less than two minutes. #movetodon
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I am into contemporary art, history, sustainability, animal rights, Liverpool FC, humor, anarchy, kindness, words, and climate change related news. My favorite thing about social media is being in touch with and boosting smart, creative people who love their work or avocation.
Erkhyanhings I only learned today: for most relevant purposes, Malagasy national ID cards are considered expired after 20 years and must be renewed.
Things I did today: showed up at the bank with an ID card from September 2002.
Rabih AlameddineCharles Burchfield, "December Moonrise", 1959, Watercolor on paper, 30" x 36"
Alison WilderIf you're in the US and your Monday is just starting, or maybe in Europe and need an afternoon pick-me-up, here's an absolutely killer Afro-Funk compilation from the legendary T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rhythmo.
If you have a soul, this will make it dance. If you don't, it will still make it dance. 
Thanks to the #Quietus for the heads up on this!
Afro-Funk, by T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo
12 track album
Mark DunkUnderstanding Opportunity Costs in Education
Opportunity costs need to be calculated in education and those calculations must be focused on the learners, not the school or system.
There is a cost and a benefit to every decision we make about curriculum, schedules, teaching, courses, assessments, etc. The benefits to subsets of learners must exceed what it costs them.
https://www.gettingsmart.com/2022/12/12/understanding-opportunity-costs-in-education/ #education #teaching #collegeprep #learning
Just JackNormally what you see here is what I see. I took a little license with this shot. It’s a vibe, as the kids say. I would call it a mood.
#GrandCanyon #Arizona #nature #naturephotography #landscape #nature #GrandCanyonNPS #photography #photo #bw
Peter StewartWe were lucky enough to spot this extremely rare black #leopard on one of our #CameraTraps deployed at #Loisaba Conservancy.
This leopard is the same species as the more common variety (light fur with dark spots) - its colouration is due to a rare mutation, which is much more common among leopards in moist forest regions (see https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170378 for more info).
#Ecology #Conservation #Research #CameraTrap #TrailCam #Wildlife #Nature #PricklyPearProjectKenya #Zooniverse #BlackLeopard
Mapping black panthers: Macroecological modeling of melanism in leopards (Panthera pardus)
The geographic distribution and habitat association of most mammalian polymorphic phenotypes are still poorly known, hampering assessments of their adaptive significance. Even in the case of the black panther, an iconic melanistic variant of the leopard (Panthera pardus), no map exists describing its distribution. We constructed a large database of verified records sampled across the species’ range, and used it to map the geographic occurrence of melanism. We then estimated the potential distribution of melanistic and non-melanistic leopards using niche-modeling algorithms. The overall frequency of melanism was ca. 11%, with a significantly non-random spatial distribution. Distinct habitat types presented significantly different frequencies of melanism, which increased in Asian moist forests and approached zero across most open/dry biomes. Niche modeling indicated that the potential distributions of the two phenotypes were distinct, with significant differences in habitat suitability and rejection of niche equivalency between them. We conclude that melanism in leopards is strongly affected by natural selection, likely driven by efficacy of camouflage and/or thermoregulation in different habitats, along with an effect of moisture that goes beyond its influence on vegetation type. Our results support classical hypotheses of adaptive coloration in animals (e.g. Gloger’s rule), and open up new avenues for in-depth evolutionary analyses of melanism in mammals.
Bryan WrightI'm not much of a fan of horror (I'm squeamish), but I'm really enjoying the French TV series "The Returned" ("Les Revenants") on Tubi. It's set in a small town in the French alps, near a large dam that features prominently in the story.
The "look" of the show is beautiful, starting with its enigmatic opening credits montage, overlaid with haunting piano and cello music. The casting is amazing (Camille/Lena, who start out as twins but become 5 years apart in age).
#horror #fantasy
Jason ScottEarlier this year, I became aware of STANDARD EBOOKS, a donation-dependent group of edtiors and layout experts who have been doing the amazing work of taking out-of-copyright books, turning them into top-quality ebooks, and then releasing them for free.
Some of the books they've done are in the Internet Archive here:
https://archive.org/details/standardebooks
They're seeking 75 patrons in December to keep themselves afloat, consider donating to this amazing cause.
Ross of OttawaWhat better when you send a "nice to have" feature request into the ether than to discover it's already there. :)
It's like tech support that does time travel.
(There's an eyeball control at top right that expands the whole thread.)