MJ Valente

@mjvalente
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Archaeologist (zooarchaeologist), academic, macOS afficionata. Living in southern Portugal but cosmopolitan at the heart. I like Tom Gauld's illustrations a lot.

#Apple #Academia #Archaeology #Science #Reading #Medieval #Prehistory #Zooarchaeology

Header image: Tom Gauld’s “Fall Library” illustration for New Yorker. A room full of books, with a woman holding an electronic-book reader. Avatar image: the letters mj with blue background.

MJ ValenteJul 4, 2023
Christian SeligJul 2, 2023
Updated Apollo to give it that Tweetbot treatment 🤝
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@herzleid I bet it will do the same for me (re: the thinking).

Alas, for some reason I’m not able to follow the @pleasecaption account.

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@herzleid

This is very cool. Thank you for the explanation and advice. And I’ll try not to stress… much. (But, I do like a good challenge.)

MJ ValenteJul 3, 2023
Mirabile DictuJul 3, 2023
For #MosaicMonday, an octopus from the Madrid Archaeological Museum. What the mosaic lacks in finesse, it makes up for in adorability...
Show threadMJ ValenteJul 3, 2023
@herzleid okay. I used your image description. And acknowledged you. (And now I’m sweating with the amount of work or guilt each time I post an image!)
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@herzleid Oy! Now I feel a bit guilty. I’ll try to do better.
MJ ValenteJul 3, 2023
ErNandyJul 2, 2023

Strange human evolution. Is this a natural progression? 👣

#ClimateChange #Stopmethaneemissions #deforestation #RenewableEnergy #energy #FossilFuels #ActNow #environment #EndFossilCrimes #ClimateCrisis #Science #warming #Nature #climate #development #gasemissions #ClimateEmergency #climatecrisis #wildlife #ClimateAction #photo #photography #GlobalWarming #pollution #mangrove #news #biodiversity #earth #cartoon

Show threadMJ ValenteJul 3, 2023
@herzleid I guess I failed you in this, right. A much too basic image description. 😔
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@herzleid okay, that made me laugh out loud and scare the shit out of my cats! 😄
MJ ValenteJul 3, 2023

Interesting talk about octopuses that addresses #biology #culture #diet and #ethics.

Is it ethical to eat octopuses? An acclaimed octopus expert and marine biologist weighs in | Salon.com

https://www.salon.com/2023/07/02/is-it-ethical-to-eat-octopuses-an-acclaimed-octopus-expert-and-marine-biologist-weighs-in/

Is it ethical to eat octopuses? An acclaimed octopus expert and marine biologist weighs in

Marine biologist Dr. David Scheel spoke about his new book, "Many Things Under A Rock"

Salon.com