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Openscapes @openscapes.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

✍🏼 blog post: Openscapes Mentor communities are Communities of Practice. openscapes.org/blog/2026-07...

A person in a cape that reads “code hero” who looks like they are flying through the air while typing on a computer while saying “I’m doing a think all on my own!” The coder’s arms and legs have ropes attached to two hot air balloons lifting them up, with labels on the balloons including “teachers”, “bloggers”, “friends”, “developers”. Below the code hero, several people carry a trampoline with labels “support” and “community” that will catch them if they fall.

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Openscapes @openscapes.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Openscapes update from @juliesquid.bsky.social, Spring 2026. On being values-driven and strategic in open science work and in business architecture. openscapes.org/blog/2026-03... #HowWeWork #KinderScience #OpenScience

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Openscapes @openscapes.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

✍🏼 Openscapes Newsletter, Winter 2026 openscapes.org/blog/2026-01... 1/n

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Openscapes @openscapes.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Huge thanks and appreciation to NASA Openscapes Mentors Aaron Friesz (now at ESIP), Amy Steiker, Luis Lopez, plus Allison Horst.

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Stefanie Butland @stefaniebutland.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Come work with me and the best team!! We work openly, together, with kindness. We care about onboarding, and have the best team culture I've ever experienced.

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Posit @posit.co · 14/08/2025

posit::conf isn’t just another tech event. It's where ideas connect, skills grow, and new opportunities take shape. You don’t just grow your skills. You grow your network, your confidence, your next chapter. 👥 Bring your team. Find your people. 📅 September 16–18 | Atlanta, GA 👉 posit.co/conference

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Openscapes @openscapes.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

✍🏼A celebration of the work of NOAA Fisheries Openscapes Champions published on the Fisheries Blog! "Open Science Momentum at NOAA Fisheries". Marks our 13th Cohort for NOAA Fisheries involving nearly 500 staff and affiliates 🐟 Mentors community -> impact 💥 www.fisheries.noaa.gov/science-blog...

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Open Science Momentum at NOAA Fisheries

Dr. Eli Holmes shares how the Openscapes Champions Program is advancing open science at NOAA Fisheries.

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Elliott Hazen @ehazen.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Two new jobs! PhD and MSc levels. DATA SCIENTIST - CLOUD MIGRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DATA: coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/info/UCSC_CW... Development assistant for satellite-based ocean products: coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov/info/CoastWa...

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CNG @cloudnativegeo.org · 30/05/2025

@juliesquid.bsky.social's #CNG2025 keynote just dropped on YouTube! 🎉 Her talk focused on using the Diffusion of Innovation theory + Openscapes' Flywheel to modernize data & develop the workforce within orgs; based on a paper co-authored w/ Eli Holmes (NOAA) ▶️ Watch it now: youtu.be/A-MjTGJQpbI?...

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[CNG 2025] Crossing the Chasm: Change and Resilience within Organizations – Julia Lowndes (Keynote)

YouTube video by Cloud-Native Geospatial Forum

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Julia Stewart Lowndes @juliesquid.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Hi All, this is a light-weight way to check in on your workflow needs and with other friendly open science people. Starts next week, please join us!

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Ian Carroll @itcarroll.github.io · 20/03/2025

Applications close Monday, March 24th! So you are not too late to join us 🤓🌍🌎🌏! pacehackweek.github.io

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Confidence is rising that a major storm--including heavy precipitation--may affect SoCal later this week (Thu into Fri). There is still uncertainty, but risk of significant (i.e., more than "nuisance"-level) flash flooding/debris flows in recent wildfire zones is growing. #CAwx

Map depicting projected accumulated precipitation through Friday across Southern California (from ECMWF model). Multiple inches of rain are indicated nearly region-wide from the mountains westward.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 04/02/2025

we are reaching levels of national security threats I did not even realize were possible this is the kind of thing you put in a terrible b-movie where some nefarious cybercriminal has hacked The Entire Treasury and everyone rolls their eyes at the implausibility except somehow it's actually real

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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

If you’re a workspace admin, this is a solved issue now (or at least was in my instance) - you can just toggle it off. Takes a minute, feels great.

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National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

The January edition of the NCEAS newsletter is here! Read about the Morpho open call for proposals, invasive iceplant research, @arcticdatactr.bsky.social trainings, what our Projects Data Coordinator Jeanette Clark is up to, and our current job openings! Read more here: mailchi.mp/nceas/nceas-...

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Elizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Many congratulations to these grant winners! All are doing great and important work covering climate change: www.macfound.org/press/press-...

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More than $6 Million in Support of Climate Journalism

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Julie Blommaert @drjulieb.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

This guy nails it This is why basic (aka blue skies) research is so important. It’s fundamental to discoveries that change lives and improve humanity

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Isabella Velásquez @ivelasq3.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Back in February 2020, I curated for #WeAreRLadies during Valentine's week. It was an unforgettable experience that made me truly feel the love of our amazing #RStats community 💜

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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Whether you’re a data pro or a newbie, open science can enhance your work. Join our 1st “Pathways to Open Science” session tomorrow for stories & data efficiency tips. zoom.us/meeting/regi... #BlackSky @blackinx.bsky.social Thanks @openscapes.bsky.social BIMS @official-bweems.bsky.social

Community Call poster for Pathways to Open Science online workshop, Jan 23, 5-6:30pm Eastern

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Openscapes @openscapes.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

blog: The Abundance of Community at the 2024 AGU Meeting. Reflections following the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, December 2024. openscapes.org/blog/2025-01... #OpenScience #KinderScience

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

New #HughesFire now spreading rapidly to W/SW toward I-5 corridors near Castaic, with expanding evacuation amid red flag condition continuing. #CAwx #CAfire

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Posit @posit.co · 21/01/2025

We’re thrilled to offer Opportunity Scholarships for posit::conf(2025)! These aim to support folks typically underrepresented at similar confs. If you know anyone who'd be a good candidate – perhaps you! – apply by Feb 21: pos.it/opp-scholar-2025 #DataScience #positconf2025 #rstats #pydata

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Apply to be an Opportunity Scholar at posit::conf(2025) - Posit

We are excited to announce Posit will provide 40 Opportunity Scholarships so they can attend posit::conf(2025) in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Yes. And all of this - pro bono legal support, mental health support, childcare support - is also what librarians, teachers, health care providers, professors, scientists, organizers, & so many people working for good in this world need. Our struggles are all intertwined. So are solutions.

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Amanda Gorman @amandagorman.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

To honor them, I’m releasing this poem as a fundraiser for the California Fire Foundation, which is offering support and aid to firefighters families, as well as those who have been impacted by the fires. 💛 Give what you can, help who you can, stay safe, and this too we shall conquer.

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Openscapes @openscapes.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

"Solving the lonely data scientist problem", a post by @monicagerber.bsky.social to get us in the mindset for the new year! Monica Gerber is a Data Science Manager at @fredhutch.bsky.social and an Openscapes Mentor. openscapes.org/blog/2025-01... #OpenScience #KinderScience

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Hadley Wickham @hadley.nz · 19/12/2024

Very proud to announce that @posit.co has joined the opensourcepledge.com. We're committing to spending $2000 / developer / year to support open source software that we use (but don't develop): posit.co/blog/posit-p... #rstats #pydata

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Open Source Pledge

Our companies feast year after year at the Open Source table. It's time to settle up.

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Julia Stewart Lowndes @juliesquid.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Open source software in government - incredibly important work with the story of how they made it happen ✨✨✨✨

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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

I LOVE this new post from @monicagerber.bsky.social - this is a specific argument about instituting code review, but I read it broadly about changing the way we do science. I'm so grateful to be a part of what the @openscapes.bsky.social community is doing www.monicagerber.com/blog/2024-12...

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Solving the lonely data scientist problem | Monica Gerber

Monica Gerber's personal website.

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Dr. Brianna R. Pagán @briannaritapagan.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Running into a few of my open science inspirations today at #AGU24 it’s going to be a great week! @openscapes.bsky.social @juliesquid.bsky.social @cgentemann.bsky.social @eliholmes.bsky.social

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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

4. Inspired by friends in data science (@juliesquid.bsky.social), I look for ways to be a better collaborator for my future self. Focus: identify repetitive tasks I can eliminate or automate Inspiration: @seankross.com (hi!) ✅ anything I type >3x gets a snippet & keyboard shortcut textexpander.com

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Welcome to TextExpander.com

TextExpander is the most popular text replacement and shortcut app. Generate custom word, sentence, and paragraph text with keyboard shortcuts.

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

On top of everything else: Fast-moving and extremely dangerous #MountainFire is now entering neighborhoods on western side of Camarillo Heights. Winds are very strong and humidity very low. Major threat to life and property; 50 strike teams (~250 engines) ordered. #CAwx #CAfire

Weather radar image depicting very intense wildfire smoke plume in Ventura County emanating from Mountain Fire near Camarillo.

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

Quick history of Kotzebue. Our people have been in this area for well over 10,000 years, likely more than 12,000. We have archeological, linguistic, oral stories, and more backing that up. We didn't originally live where Kotzebue is now though, in part bc of winter storms like this one.

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ᴅʀ. ᴍᴏᴡɪɴᴄᴋᴇʟ'ꜱ @drmowinckels.io · 21/10/2024

My first action on here was to make an R-Ladies starter pack! Comment with accounts I might be missing as I'm just starting out here! go.bsky.app/Vgxwa2F #rstats #rladies

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Jeremy Allen @jeremy-data.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

I made an #RSats starter pack. Includes a touch of Linux, Python, and dataviz but mostly R. go.bsky.app/Ki7PjpS

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Openscapes @openscapes.bsky.social · 12/09/2024

📣 Community Call: Openscapes Goes to The White House! Thursday, September 26, 2024, 1 - 2 pm PT @juliesquid.bsky.social & Ileana Fenwick will interview each other to share their excitement, anxiousness, and experiences. Read more & register (free) openscapes.org/events/2024-...

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Julia Stewart Lowndes @juliesquid.bsky.social · 19/08/2024

Congratulations to NOAA Fisheries as the Biden-Harris Administration announces $34 million to modernize NOAA Fisheries’ data, infrastructure and workforce! We are so honored that @openscapes.bsky.social is a part of this effort! www.noaa.gov/news-release... openscapes.org/blog/2024-08...

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Biden-Harris Administration announces $34 million to modernize NOAA Fisheries’ data, infrastructure and workforce

Funding aims to accelerate data distribution capabilities to meet climate-related mission demands

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Julia Stewart Lowndes @juliesquid.bsky.social · 13/08/2024

Some early pics from #positconf2024 with friends and to-be friends :) Excited to try new quarto and positron features !! And excited for @openscapes.bsky.social talks: Stefanie Butland (kyber R package Tuesday) and Luis Lopez (earthaccess Python library Wednesday)!

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Openscapes @openscapes.bsky.social · 05/08/2024

Blog: Community building for a better tomorrow. Report on Pathways to Open Science, 2024 Pathways is a remote event series for Black environmental & marine researchers to build community for the future of data intensive science. openscapes.github.io/pathways-to-... #OpenScience #KinderScience

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A visual survey of participant responses to “What was your favorite part or thing you learned in our speaker series?” during Community Call 3: Data science is for us. Word cloud. Largest words are community and personal stories, followed by resources, confidence, beautiful brown faces, and about 15 additional words in smaller font

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Catalyst Cooperative @catalyst.coop · 09/07/2024

Hey #EnergySky & #ClimateSky we recently won an NSF POSE grant to help cultivate a more sustainable open source energy data ecosystem, and we're going to be doing a *bunch* of interviews with energy data users and open source contributors over the next month. 🔌💡 🧵 1/n catalyst.coop/2024/07/09/p...

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PUDL awarded NSF POSE grant - Catalyst Cooperative

We are excited to share that the Public Utility Data Liberation Project (PUDL) and Catalyst Cooperative have been awarded a Pathways to Open Source Ecosystems (POSE) Phase I grant by the National Scie...

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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 04/07/2024

All of DC (and Pentagon, Arlington Cemetery & Reagan National airport - DCA) are currently under a boil water advisory. Check for updates, Tell your people. www.dcwater.com/about-dc-wat...

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DRINKING WATER ADVISORY: DC Water Issues Boil Water Advisory for All Customers in the District of Columbia, the Pentagon, Arlington National Cemetery and Reagan National Airport | DC Water

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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 15/06/2024

The hallucinations should be disqualifying on their own. But the staggering exploitation of water, energy, and creative labor is something I am begging my friends in academia to foreground in their conversations about AI. Let’s get specific about what we are doing, why, and at what cost.

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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 28/05/2024

Since 2020, I’ve been dreaming of a collective. Thanks to you, @ambikamath.bsky.social @edyong209.bsky.social @juliesquid.bsky.social @neillewisjr.bsky.social & Sara Yeo, I’m listening harder, learning more, & taking more interesting creative risks than I dared hope. Cannot wait to see where we go.

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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 24/04/2024

Just wrapped our 1st joint interview for a podcast about science & research communication. At end, I said, "You don't have to know everything & you don't have to figure it all out by yourself. Sensemaking is how we get there together" It surprised me to realize how much *I* needed to hear that!

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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · 22/04/2024

ANNOUNCING for #EarthDay the world premiere of the LEGO stop-motion masterpiece of the early moments of Limiting Factor Dive 115 to Challenger Deep! "We have a lot of work to do for our planet." youtu.be/C8mtirbSjC0 #EarthDay2024 🧪🦑 cc @ateverydepth.bsky.social @kakanikatija.bsky.social

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Limiting Factor Challenger Deep Dive in Lego Stop Motion

LEGO stop-motion animation of the early moments of Limiting Factor Dive 115 to Challenger Deep, July 12, 2022. Animation by Marika Vertzonis, Esri R&D Center...

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Openscapes @openscapes.bsky.social · 22/04/2024

🌷Openscapes Reflections starts Apr 29 - 1hr/ wk x 3 wks, together with a kind & generous community. Reflect on your workflows and make goals going into summer. Register to join Ileana Fenwick @juliesquid.bsky.social & @stefaniebutland.bsky.social openscapes.org/events/2024-...

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