Raymond Johnson

@raymondjohnson
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#Mathematics specialist for the #Colorado Department of #Education. Ph.D. from CU Boulder. Connector of ed research, policy, and practice. Iowa native, UNI alum. Academic action photographer. #Linux and #FOSS nerd. Would rather be #cycling.
Homepagehttps://raymondjohnson.me
Math Education Bloghttps://mathed.net
Raymond Johnson8h ago
petersuber8h ago

From #ElizabethGinexi:
https://elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/i-wrote-research-funding-announcements

"In 2024, #NIH published 756 funding announcements.

In 2025, it published 120.

In 2026, as of March 15, it has published 14…

This is not a temporary slowdown. It is a structural collapse."

#DefendResearch #Funding #Medicine #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

I Wrote Research Funding Announcements for NIH for 22 Years. This Year They’ve Published 14

How NIH went from 756 funding announcements to 14 in two years — and what it means for every disease that depends on federal research

Elizabeth Ginexi
Raymond Johnson4d ago
Show threadTrektor4d ago
@ai6yr Cars did not distract the Dutch. While I'm at it: here's a pic of the Maastunnel escalators in 1950
Raymond Johnson6d ago
SunnJax 🌷🏳️‍🌈 Feb 2

The US administration is trying to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in a retaliatory campaign against climate science. For decades NCAR has been the flagship organization on the cutting edge of atmospheric research and development — and now this administration wants to destroy it. It’s sickening.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is accepting public comments on this reckless proposal to dismantle NCAR. Please consider adding your voice by submitting comments to the email address listed in the linked document below. Thank you.

#science #resist

NSF Intent to Restructure Critical Weather Infrastructure
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/information/dcl-nsf-intent-restructure-critical-weather-infrastructure

NSF Intent to Restructure Critical Weather Infrastructure

NSF - U.S. National Science Foundation
Raymond JohnsonMar 7
Nathan SchneiderMar 7
This post against "age certification" laws is yet another reason I'm proud of our local Colorado Linux computer factory, @system76 https://blog.system76.com/post/system76-on-age-verification/
System76 on Age Verification Laws

Liberty has costs, but it's worth it.

System76 Blog
Raymond JohnsonMar 5
BenMar 4
Best explanation for Quantum Mechanics I've ever heard
Raymond JohnsonMar 3

With the spike in computer storage costs due to AI and data center expansion, I think about this blog post a lot:

https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-cost-per-gigabyte/

"Let’s go out on a limb and say that we will reach that [$0.01/GB] in mid-2025 with 22TB or 24TB drives. That would mean you could buy a 22TB drive at Costco or on Amazon for about $220, or a 24TB for $240."

Pickings are slim right now for 24TB drives on Amazon, but what you'll find is around $600. You can get under $500 if you buy refurbished.

The Cost Per Gigabyte of Hard Drives Over Time

For hard drive prices, the race to zero is over: nobody won. As you’ll see, the hard drive pricing curve has flattened out.

Backblaze Blog | Cloud Storage & Cloud Backup
Raymond JohnsonMar 1
Peter GleickMar 1
The hot in the west was hotter than the cold in the east was cold.
#climatechange
Raymond JohnsonFeb 26
Jonathan CorbetFeb 26
"This winter wasn’t just a bit warm or slightly unusual. It was a complete failure of the cold‑season that the West depends on, and the consequences will extend far beyond a lack of snow along Colorado’s Continental Divide. When winter fails this profoundly, the disruption radiates outward through every system that relies on the steady rhythm of cold, snow, and gradual melt. Water managers lose the natural reservoir that mountain snowpack is supposed to provide, leaving cities, farms, and entire states in the Colorado River Basin facing increasingly uncomfortable decisions about how to stretch a shrinking supply. Reservoirs that should be quietly refilling through winter will instead stumble into this spring underfilled, offering far less protection against the triple punch of summer heat, irrigation demand, and wildfire suppression. Millions of Americans who depend on the Colorado River will feel the consequences of this winter long after our snow-starved peaks fade from the headlines."

https://bouldercast.com/a-complete-failure-of-winter-across-the-west-and-what-it-means-for-the-rest-of-2026/

*sigh*
A Complete Failure of Winter Across the West — And What It Means for the Rest of 2026

Winter may be on the calendar, but it certainly hasn’t been in the air this year. As the West stumbles through one of its warmest, most lopsided cold seasons on record, the signs of a deeper shift are becoming impossible to ignore. From record‑breaking heat along the Front Range to a snowpack crisis unfolding across...

BoulderCAST
Raymond JohnsonFeb 19
TomKrajci 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️Feb 19

The young crescent moon occulted Mercury today...as seen from the mountains of southern New Mexico.

First photo is a telephoto shot of the moon only a minute after it uncovered our innermost planet. This was taken in bright twilight as a wind and dust storm was easing up.

Second photo is a wider angle shot ten minutes later that includes Venus in the bottom third of the frame. The evening twilight sky colors are pallid because of the dust storm clouds billowing a mile below me on the floor of the Tularosa basin.

#Mercury #Moon #Crescent #Occult #Occultation #Astronomy #Twilight #Evening #Photography #Astrophotography

Raymond JohnsonFeb 17
WIREDFeb 17

The Curling Controversy at the Winter Olympics Isn’t What You Think
https://www.wired.com/story/2026-winter-olympics-curling-controversy-canada-sweden/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Culture @culture-WIRED

The Curling Controversy at the Winter Olympics Isn’t What You Think

After Swedish curler Oskar Eriksson accused Canadian vice-skip Marc Kennedy of cheating last week, everyone has become an expert in curling rules. They’re missing the point.

WIRED