Donald Hobern / is on Nostr

Biodiversity informatician, naturalist/entomologist/lepidopterist, Java/Python programmer, Ngunnuwal Country / Canberra, AU

Species 2000/Catalogue of Life International Engagement Officer & Chair of Taxonomy Working Group

Australian Plant Phenomics Facility Data Management Director

Working to automate insect monitoring solutions.

Was: ALA Director; GBIF Director; TDWG Chair; IBM software engineer

Banner: #PlumeMoth, Gillmeria ochrodactyla, Copenhagen, DK, 23 June 2014

Last Notes

2024-10-10 03:52:58

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@npub1xr8…3q0g
Is this article really saying they've found a way to combine the power requirements of WiFi with the low-bandwidth constraints of LoRa. Isn't that the worst of both worlds?

2024-08-04 03:38:05

I'm quite pleased with the effect from the background animals in this shot of an eastern grey #kangaroo looking soulful last night near the #Aranda Snowgums in #Canberra.
https://media.scicomm.xyz/media_attachments/files/112/901/647/650/258/796/original/acce63aa4cff69c8.jpeg

2024-07-30 08:35:54

Krefft's #Glider from walking home over #BlackMountain #Canberra last night.
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/232450434
https://media.scicomm.xyz/media_attachments/files/112/874/514/581/508/082/original/2dfa3a80d3f90230.jpg

2024-07-12 02:20:34

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@npub1lzz…jhl3
"I no longer recognize what the hell the Times, the Post, or the Washington press corps have become."
Quite.

2024-07-08 01:32:16

The king parrots are enjoying the fruits of the camphor laurel in our back garden.
https://media.scicomm.xyz/media_attachments/files/112/748/264/360/932/237/original/22dcd4caceccb23a.jpeg

2024-06-02 07:38:15

I've posted this before, but over the last couple of years, with all the grim global trends that seem to be accelerating unchecked, this song by Iris DeMent has been one of the few things that's helped keep me close to level-headed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOS7OiLE11c
Oh, but then I got to thinkin'
Of the ones who came before
Of all the sacrifices that they made
To open up so many doors
Doors I got to walk through
On streets paved for me
By people who were workin' on a world
They never got to see

2024-05-15 01:00:14

The same day I read about Google's expanded enthusiasm for AI with everything, here is their featured snippet at top of search for "gravity vs altitude".
Bring on the Idiocracy!
https://media.scicomm.xyz/media_attachments/files/112/442/378/931/013/785/original/bc66b8c3870a7582.png

2024-03-15 03:51:08

I'd encourage anyone with even a passing interest in #OpenData, #OpenScience, #CitizenScience, #KnowledgeGraphs, the #Internet itself, or the hope for a fairer more progressive world, to read this piece by @npub14d7…dm4s.
https://jon-e.net/surveillance-graphs
For 20+ years, I've helped build public-funded platforms for #biodiversity data. #BigTech is always on hand, employing good people and trying to look virtuous but never delivering lasting value. This shows what they actually get out of these partnerships.