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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Recently, depts (mostlyUS based) are looking for faculty positions in ES defined as "using AI". Not a geochemist, hydrologist, paleoclimatologist, just... "Does something with AI". It feels weird, like a position for "professor of IRMS". Any thoughts? preferably from someone on the hiring side.

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I know it's the middle of the work week and I got new data to play with BUT - did y'all knew that Jason Segel is 1990s Gene Simmons?

A screen grab from BBCs "Dancing in the Streets" showing 1990s Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Gov subsidized oil? That Trump is a true socialist. Some would even say... a communist.

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

We all managed to agree that both academia and industry need to abide gov oversight, regulation, get permits and pass committees to do animal and human experiments. That their results cannot be commercialized before rigorous review by gov appointed/employed expert review. So, about AI...

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

German retailers have upped heat pump prices by up to 270% (Mediamarkt),

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Trump 250 is looking more and more like a late-era Robert Moses project (i.e. 1964 World Fair)

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

My Bluetooth headset app, which I use for EQ and firmware upgrades now has an AI assistant. Why?? Trust me app, by stealing my personal data humanity will not cure cancer.

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Postdoc in Canada. Now, I don't know Dan, and I'm not in a habit of recommending people I don't know, so I asked for a referral from someone I trust wholeheartedly. Their reply was "Dan? oh yea, he's dope!" (etc etc). So, dope postdoc opportunity in Canada y'all!

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Not a football fan, never was, but I passionately watch the world cup - it was a family thing, as I'm sure it is for most (fans or otherwise). This year I've decided not to watch the cup (and thusly support FIFA) and I want to thank FIFA for proving me right, repeatedly. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

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World Cup 2026: Somali referee Omar Artan to miss tournament after being barred from entering US

Omar Artan, who was set to be the first Somali to referee at the World Cup finals, is dropped from the list of officials after he was denied entry to the United States.

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I would also remove niceties from human conversation. It consumes a lot of my energy and I'm pretty sure most people neither mean it nor need it.

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Old dog, doing old dog things by the lake.

Black German Shepherd - Collie mix sitting on grass with its back to the camera mindfully watching over a lake.

Black German Shepherd - Collie mix sitting on grass looking back at the camera, with a lake in the backgroumd.

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

The clouds above Berlin today put on their Sunday best.

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

This is exactly how I feel about social media.

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

ההספד של עינב שיף לאביב רק מדגים כמה יובל אראל התדרדר לתהומות הצ'ט. עדיף שלא היה טורח.

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

אביב מארק ואני מעולם לא היינו חברים, למרות שהסתובבנו באותם מעגלים, ויש לנו מיליון חברים משותפים... אבל אני כן יודע דבר אחד - הוא חסיד אומות הרוקנרול. והנה הסיפור שלי על אביב:

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

In the list of things I feared a 2nd Trump term will cause I never considered "termination of the Westphalian system"... What's next? the reassertion of papal imperial authority? www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/the-pentag...

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The Pentagon Threatened Pope Leo XIV’s Ambassador With the Avignon Papacy

The Free Press has documented a closed-door Pentagon meeting in which a senior Trump official lectured Pope Leo XIV’s ambassador on American military supremacy.

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Long long ago, before I left Israel, we had a debate in one of my Environmental Science classes which, as it usually happens, turned political. I argued that one way to "win" in the Middle East could be to fund a Manhattan project for alternative energy, not the next interceptor system or F35 jet.

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Nice! Apologies if someone already posted on this, but taking hot sauce to space follows the same logic as those tiny tabasco bottles you take on flights: the dry pressurized air dulls your taste buds and hot sauce is the one way to get flavor. Also, in micrograv your sinuses get congested.

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

ניתאי מעלה משהו חשוב ולמעשה, *ה*ביקורת שלי על הממשל. עזבו להתפטר, ישראל וכל המערכות שלה מעולם לא נבנו למלחמות עד. אין לנו את ה"עורף" לזה, אין לנו לאן להעביר חיילים או אזרחים "להרגע ולעכל". ולכן, הסיבה לא לנצח את חמאס, להתחיל עם חיזבאללה או אירן היא לא חולשה או חוזק או הזדמנות - היא השרדמות המדינה

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

תוהה עד כמה אני ג'ף אלברטסון מלגעור באנשים שיצפו בכל מה שרונלד ד. מור הפיק לפני שיבואו לדסקס את הסדרת אפל טיוי שיצא להם לראות.

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a cartoon character sitting in front of a computer with a teenage werewolf poster on the wall

ALT: a cartoon character sitting in front of a computer with a teenage werewolf poster on the wall

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Quality in, Garbage out. Even if that's only 5-10% of the time, it still means that so called AI is not a product that would have been released into a regulated market.

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

בדקתי בכל מיני ארכיונים מקוונים ו, להבדיל אלפי הבדלות, אין תיעוד של אנשים עם שפמניה בועידת וואנזה, למעשה אין תיעוד שלהם מחייכים. אז אני מזהה מגמות, אבל אלו לא אותן מגמות.

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

ברלינאים אוהבי הופעות וניינטיז - למרות שאין לו תחליף אני מחפש תחליף ל @johnnybkutt.bsky.social הערב, הופעה של דאוס במטרופול. מישהו? ביולר?

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Found an old mix-tape on an old hard drive. No song list. Designed for waking up and starting a day on a thru-hike, that much I know. Any takes? DM for link.

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

For 250 years Washington gave states multiple reasons to object, secede or fight against the union. Trump has given them 250 reasons in the last year alone. They only ever did it over the right to own humans.

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

It was fun while it lasted.

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

A little over 10 years ago, before Trump, before several wars, and before one global pandemic - my sister adopted Charlie (officially Kara's older brother). Here he is on the ol' twitter, sleeping. He loved sleeping so much it's only apt that's how he went. Not with a bang, but a nap.

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Good, straightforward, long-form, explanation why you should solar and the future is RENEWABLE! I'm not going to add a quote from it since the vid is so in-cite-full! But the *chefs' kiss* was the (emotional) manifesto by @techconnectify.bsky.social at the very end (1h03m). youtu.be/KtQ9nt2ZeGM?...

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You are being misled about renewable energy technology.

YouTube video by Technology Connections

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Ola Kwiecien @olakwiecien3.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Hey continental proxy people! Our unconventional session is back at #EGU26! Featuring great science and the best Austrian fair-trade chocolate! Do not miss abstract submission deadline on the 15th of January! www.egu26.eu/session/56342 @egu.eu @egu-cl.bsky.social

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Kara summarizes her first New Years Eve in Berlin...

Border Collie - German Shepherd mix "holding" a sticker saying "big boller = small balls"

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Join this team! you won't regret it! (requirements - geek out on redox, but seriously, who doesn't?)

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Time to leave Win11. What's your idea of the best distro for productivity? I'm not afraid from CLI, but would rather spend my day working rather than IT-ing. Hit me!

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

To my very few followers - I'm in Berlin! No longer in California, nor presently in academia (though I'm still thinking science all the time). It has been, if to use American speak, an interesting year for me in the USA since Trump got elected, but I'm happy to be in Europe and hope for the best.

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Please, fuck with Mickey. That'll be a court battle for the ages.

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

האם מדינה יכולה, כישות שלטונית מדינית, להשאר עם הזין ביד? לא יודע, אבל סומך על ישראל שתנסה.

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Bumping it for those of you in the USA who want some light reading for your weekend.

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

New paper alert: do you crave caves? are you hot for wildfire? Well, Jon Smolen (Harvard, née UConn), myself (UC Davis) and the Stalfire Consortium members just released this little ditty exploring pyrogenic biomarkers in a stalagmite from California! 🧪⚒️ pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/...

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Organic molecular records of fire–hydroclimate–vegetation dynamics through the last deglaciation archived in a California stalagmite | Geology | GeoScienceWorld

The volatility of modern California wildfires emphasizes the importance of understanding long-term connections between fire, hydroclimate, and vegetation

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Iran has for years made Israelis into a more conservative, right wing, warring people. By arming proxy militia Iran fueled Netanyahu and suppressed the Israeli left- It's hard to push for peace, if you're in survival mode. So why the f$#k does anyone think you can bomb Iran into progressiveness?

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

I'm not a foreign policy guy but... Nope, that's it. Got no take other than war is hell - any war - that I know from experience. The end.

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

In 2012 I was wrapping up my masters, recording a podcast, making a bitter mistake about my choice of PhD and promising to never bomb Iran on fb. So much has changed since, but I'm still opposed to bombing countries. www.newyorker.com/culture/cult...

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Israel Loves Iran (On Facebook)

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

For those of you watching from home, you're going to need one of these, and a years' supply of kernels.

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OIST (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology) @oistedu.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

The OIST Graduate School has opened a Special PhD Admissions Portal for students currently enrolled in, or accepted to, universities in the U.S. #PhDProgram www.oist.jp/admissions/s...

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Special Application Deadline for Students Accepted or Studying in the United States

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Three years ago I published a paper in GEOLOGY journal. It was a nice little ditty on reconnecting paleohydrology and soil dynamics using environmental magnetism in speleothems. Today, for some reason, GSA posted it on their Instagram. Good omen? Maybe. www.instagram.com/share/BAEEBu...

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Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Important. But also, if I may argue for LLM use - I never pasted a manuscript in, but I have once taken my comments, written on the fly, and while I was a bit annoyed (bc data was awesome and manuscript was so terrible it shouldn't have passed the PI), and asked the LLM to tone it down.

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

If you want to know where we're heading, or what is the ultimate goal of p25 - read "the power broker".

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

All these Amtrak employees will easily find many lucrative jobs in the private national rail sector.

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

To generalize and extrapolate - imagine a future, 10 years from now, in which the USA has half of everything. This will destroy American but will also destabilize the globe. Ok, I'm probably exaggerating, the USA will have 80% of everything it needs (traumatic still), nah... 90% (crippling).

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Little did we know that Lisa Simpson gif was referring to the second Trump term.

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

@99pi.org Happening just now is the crowd vote for the Geological Society of America club t-shirt competition, Cordilleran Section Tournament geosociety.co/CD25 It should vex any vexillologist and designer, a testament to our addiction to public opinion over merit, professionalism and judgement.

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Cordilleran Section Tournament

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GeoJuv @juvmcburst.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

FFS, all we need now is a little bit of stability. Democracies crumbling, financial systems being demolished, norms obliterated, we could do without the laws of physics being unraveled...

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