Ron Parsons

@ronpar
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Itinerant biologist. Most recently working with photosynthetic critters.
NetNewsWire for #macOS and #iOS is the least open-source-feeling open-source app I’ve used. The polish and stability it has feel absolutely premium, and honestly, it’s more polished than a lot of paid apps. iCloud sync has never let me down. If you want an RSS reader, I can’t recommend it more. https://netnewswire.com
NetNewsWire

NetNewsWire is a free and open source RSS reader for Mac.

NetNewsWire
As a tiny action to encourage the spread of evidence-based thinking, I'm providing free access to the Science Communication Fundamentals chapter of my book Building Science Graphics. It includes links to the work of lots of thoughtful people. Please share. https://www.buildingsciencegraphics.com/science-communication-fundamentals
Science Communication Fundamentals — Building Science Graphics

“Science Communication Fundamentals” is a free chapter sample from the book Building Science Graphics courtesy of the author, Jen Christiansen. Subsections include The Science of Science Communication, Storytelling, SciArt and How Graphics Fit In.

Building Science Graphics

A black-footed ferret cloned from DNA of a ferret that lived in the 1980s has birthed two healthy kits, the first successful live births from a cloned endangered species and another win for a federal ferret recovery program based in northern Colorado.

https://coloradosun.com/2024/11/04/black-footed-ferret-cloning-birth-endangered-species/

Cloned black-footed ferret gives birth for first time ever, a landmark in Colorado-based reintroduction efforts

A black-footed ferret cloned from a 1980s-era ferret gave birth to healthy babies for the first time, in an endangered species breakthrough.

The Colorado Sun

Saw someone saying that every zoom/teams call reminds them of this ... and now I can't unsee it.

And yes, am now inflicting this on you too.

violent canadian street gangs are out roaming suburban neighborhoods

#BikeTooter #FortCollins

Apparently this has been moved to Thursday, November 7th due to potential inclement weather tonight.

 We wrap up our month of spooky wallpapers with this week's gourd-looking emoji-inspired screen carvings from @etherbrian. Happy Halloween, everyone! 🎃

Download Wallaroo for exciting wallpapers with new ones added each week. No ads, no tricks, just great wallpaper treats https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wallaroo/id1630565980

Subscribe on Patreon for bonus walls, sneak peeks, Discord access & more! https://www.patreon.com/iconfactory

Wallaroo App - App Store

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The Dawn of Molecular Ecology

by Roberto — Almost exactly one year ago, I wrote a post on the key role played by a group of Spanish scientists in the early development of microbial molecular ecology. My main point was to drive home how the work they carried out in the early 1970s on species successions in the human gut...

Read more > https://tinyurl.com/yckys8fa
#microbiology

It's been about 15 years since I released my last icon set, and since they disappeared from my website.

I finally made an archive page with all of them, with download links and some thoughts about them.

https://lobau.io/old-icons/

My old icons

I used to design free icon sets. This is an archive of pretty much all the icon sets I’ve ever released, with some thoughts behind them.

Laurent Baumann

FC Moves will be handing out free bike light sets on October 30 from 1600-1800 at Spring Canyon Park and the Walk and Wheel Skills Hub @ 1600 W Drake Rd. Also will hand out reflective shoe laces and zipper pulls.

Fort Collins Utilities will also be there handing out free LED bulbs.

#BikeTooter #FortCollins