Software developer at a major research university. I live on a farm near Ithaca, NY. Experienced in e-commerce, e-publishing, search, A.I. and other data-rich systems. Current side projects involve modelling financial messages in OWL, a smart RSS reader with a transformer-based classifier and workflow engine, and a system of three-sided cards.
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Last Notes npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🪤Island restoration to rebuild seabird populations and amplify coral reef functioning https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cobi.14313 #islands #conservation #birds #rats #coral #nature npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle Moon rises around sunset at the Cosmic music festival a bit south of Ithaca #ithaca #photo #photography #festival #hippie #music #rave https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/657/574/069/898/348/original/6c4d57d1083fa1fb.jpg npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 👓 Canon announces compact dual fisheye lens for VR content creation https://www.dpreview.com/news/9404654349/canon-announces-compact-dual-fisheye-lens #photography #vr #lenses #gear npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🌽 A cook named Ignacio and three ingredients: Nachos, the most American of all Mexican food, or was it the other way around? https://english.elpais.com/culture/2024-05-30/a-cook-named-ignacio-and-three-ingredients-nachos-the-most-american-of-all-mexican-food-or-was-it-the-other-way-around.html #food #nachos #mexican #american #usa #mexico #texas npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🍊 Orange juice crisis hits consumers in Japan https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/06/02/companies/oranje-juice-crisis-japan/ #agriculture #food #fruit #oranges #citrus #japan npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🎈 Fjords are effective carbon traps regardless of oxygen levels, finds study https://phys.org/news/2024-05-fjords-effective-carbon-oxygen.html #nature #ecology #climatechange #oceans #fjords npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 📸 Canon’s PowerShot V10 Gets ‘Enhanced’ Image Stabilization Update (… it’s a big shift and a sign of fierce competition that cameras are starting to get new features in firmware updates) https://petapixel.com/2024/05/30/canons-powershot-v10-gets-enhanced-image-stabilization-update/ #photography #canon #cameras #gear #technology npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle ⛈️ Quieting the Global Growl https://hakaimagazine.com/features/quieting-the-global-growl/ #oceans #shipping #noise #conservation #wildlife npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🐝 Wealthier neighborhoods in Boulder saw lower bee diversity https://phys.org/news/2024-05-wealthier-neighborhoods-boulder-bee-diversity.html #bees #colorado #nature #ecology #insects #habitat npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🐈 Elusive jaguarundi inspires biologists to share data across Latin America https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/elusive-jaguarundi-inspires-biologists-to-share-data-across-latin-america/ #cat #cats #animals #southamerica #nature #conservation npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🫥 Forested Wetlands Are Missing from Maps https://hakaimagazine.com/news/forested-wetlands-are-missing-from-maps/ #wetlands #forests #mapping #ecology #conservation #nature npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🌱 Iyris makes fresh produce easier to grow in difficult climates, raises $16M https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/30/iyris-makes-fresh-produce-easier-to-grow-in-difficult-climates-raises-16m/ #agriculture #food #produce #startups #business npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle ☕ Decline of the pre-work coffee: why more Australians are skipping their weekday cafe breakfasts https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jun/01/australia-work-from-home-culture-cafe-breakfast #breakfast #coffee #food #inflation #economics #australia npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🍙 Nearly 80% of Americans Say Fast Food Is Now a Luxury Because It’s Become So Expensive (2025 surveyed) https://www.lendingtree.com/debt-consolidation/fast-food-survey/ #food #fastfood #inflation #economics #business npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🍓 Scientists pit primates against smaller-brained mammals to find out who is the smartest forager https://phys.org/news/2024-05-scientists-pit-primates-smaller-brained.html #animals #zoology #psychology #food #behavior #primates #evolution npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🐾 Scientists develop computer vision framework to track animals in the wild without markers https://phys.org/news/2024-05-scientists-vision-framework-track-animals.html #nature #conservation #cs #computervision #ai npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🐴 More than 5,000 feral horses culled in Kosciuszko national park since aerial shooting resumed https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/25/more-than-5000-feral-horses-culled-in-kosciuszko-national-park-since-aerial-shooting-resumed #conservation #nature #animals #horses npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🌾 Study reveals fewer mold toxins in organically grown grain, compared to grain grown conventionally https://phys.org/news/2024-05-reveals-mold-toxins-grown-grain.html #food #organic #mold #mycotoxins #grain #agriculture npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle Even though I am bumming around the farm on a Saturday I got my hair just right so I took a selfie and managed to use backlighting from.a window, something I’ve been appreciating in other people’s work lately. #photo #photography #selfie #hair #curls #saturday https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/582/078/525/818/792/original/427118a1a51319c7.jpeg npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🎣 Fishers decry ‘underhanded’ new initiative to protect Mexico’s vaquita https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/fishers-decry-underhanded-new-initiative-to-protect-mexicos-vaquita/ #mexico #fishing #conservation #nature #oceans npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🌽 The world's oldest culture is embracing high-tech vertical farming https://www.metafilter.com/203920/The-worlds-oldest-culture-is-embracing-high-tech-vertical-farming #agriculture #food #australia #indigenous #verticalfarm npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle ⏰ The secret is out: The world found the Owyhees—Advocates say it's time to protect the land https://phys.org/news/2024-05-secret-world-owyhees-advocates.html #idaho #nature #conservation #usa #environment npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle The impact of refrigeration on food losses and associated greenhouse gas emissions throughout the supply chain https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ad4c7b #climatechange #food #decarbonization #environment #agriculture #refrigeration npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🎈 For The First Time In A Decade, Nobody Is Working On Cyberpunk 2077 https://kotaku.com/cyberpunk-2077-nobody-working-cdpr-update-2024-orion-1851504802 #games #videogames #software npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle @npub1ey8…rwac I came to really love the Ray Bradbury Theater, a TV show based on his work. My favorite episode might be... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2-xS_sITcM npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🀣 Orchid plants nurture their seedlings via shared underground fungal network, study shows https://phys.org/news/2024-05-orchid-nurture-seedlings-underground-fungal.html #plants #orchids #fungus #nature #botany #fungi #underground npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 📉 A push to bring wolverines back to California fizzles amid budget woes https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-05-17/a-push-to-bring-wolverines-back-to-california-fizzles #california #politics #budget #wolverines #animals #nature #conservation npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle ☠️ In Vitro Activation of Human Adrenergic Receptors and Trace Amine-Associated Receptor 1 by Phenethylamine Analogues Present in Food Supplements (… it didn’t end with Jack3d) https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/11/1567 #poison #supplements #bodybuilding #regulation #health #food npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle Pilfering personalities: Effects of small mammal personality on cache pilferage https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2656.14059 #ecology #newengland #animals #nature npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🐏 Can disease-detecting dogs help save South Dakota's bighorn sheep? https://phys.org/news/2024-05-disease-dogs-south-dakota-bighorn.html #sheep #agriculture #animals #nature #conservation npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 📷 ‘It had a complex history’: secrets of my grandparents’ cotton farm – in pictures https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2024/may/21/rotan-switch-lisa-mccord-photography #photo #photography #ussouth #inequality #black npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🐻 Lab sequences rabies in infected black bear https://phys.org/news/2024-05-lab-sequences-rabies-infected-black.html #rabies #disease #health #medicine #genomics #molbio #nature #northeast npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🌊 It's time to broaden what we consider a ‘blue carbon ecosystem’ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gcb.17261 #nature #oceans #coasts #climatechange #carboncapture npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 📈 A Phoenix Rising From the Ashes: How Nikon Found Its Way Back to Profit https://petapixel.com/2024/05/13/a-phoenix-rising-from-the-ashes-how-nikon-found-its-way-back-to-profit/ #nikon #camera #photography #business #comeback #gear npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🧁 Standout Concept Cafés in Tokyo’s Kabukicho District https://www.tokyoweekender.com/food-and-drink/restaurants-and-bars/standout-concept-cafes-in-tokyos-kabukicho-district/ #japan #business #cafe #food #drink npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🎣 Venezuela’s shrimp farms push for sustainability against hardship and oil spills https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/venezuelas-shrimp-farms-push-for-sustainability-against-hardship-and-oil-spills/ #venezuela #environment #aquaculture #food #oil npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🦈 Undercover in a shark fin trafficking ring: Interview with wildlife crime fighter Andrea Crosta https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/undercover-in-a-shark-fin-trafficking-ring-interview-with-wildlife-crime-fighter-andrea-crosta/ #sharks #ocean #environments #crime #conservation #animals #wildlife #nature npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🔍 The Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art II Has G Master Quality for Half the Price (… not sure I need a good 24-70mm but I want one more an more) https://petapixel.com/2024/05/16/the-sigma-24-70mm-f-2-8-dg-dn-art-ii-first-impressions-review-has-g-master-quality-for-half-the-price/ #photography #camera #sony #lens #gear #review npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🏐 On foot and by drone, radio tracking helps rehabilitate pangolins in Vietnam https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/on-foot-and-by-drone-radio-tracking-helps-rehabilitate-pangolins-in-vietnam/ #animals #conservation #pangolin #vietnam #nature npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle ⛺ The midwest is the US’s surprising new outdoor hotspot (…oddly my friends and I have been wondering if Ithaca, which gets a lot of press in this article, is the west most outpost of NYC or the eastmost of the midwest) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/12/us-midwest-outdoor-hotspot #outdoors #us #midwest #ithaca #recreation #nature npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🌾 Report: There are no good or bad oil crops, only good and bad practices https://phys.org/news/2024-05-good-bad-oil-crops.html #environment #food #agriculture npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🥡 Research shows the Caatinga is Brazil’s most efficient carbon capture biome https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/research-shows-the-caatinga-is-brazils-most-efficient-carbon-capture-biome/ #brazil #carboncapture #nature #ecology #environment #climatechange npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🍾 Healthy growth helps B2B food e-commerce startup Pepper nab $30 million led by ICONIQ Growth https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/13/pepper-iconiq-startup-foodservice-ecommerce-30m/ #food #business #startups #ecommerce npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle How Fish Population Genomics Can Promote Sustainable Fisheries: A Road Map https://www.annualreviews.org/content/journals/10.1146/annurev-animal-021122-102933 #fish #genomics #environment #oceans #food #sustainability npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🎣 As plastic talks wrap up in Canada, fishers in Indonesia count the costs https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/as-plastic-talks-wrap-up-in-canada-fishers-in-indonesia-count-the-costs/ #plastic #oceans #fishing #food #indonesia #environment npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🦬 Meati Foods bites into another $100M amid growth to 7,000 retail locations https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/08/meati-foods-bites-into-another-100m-amid-growth-to-7000-retail-locations/ #food #plantbased #startup #business npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🧑🌾 Bangladeshi farmers find zucchini’s high yields & low costs palatable https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/bangladeshi-farmers-find-zucchinis-high-yields-low-costs-palatable/ #food #agriculture #zucchini #Bangladesh npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle Economic and Social Impact of Huanglongbing on the Mexico Citrus Industry: A Review and Future Perspectives (… note the story is pretty much the same in the US and this threat against citrus is global) https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/10/5/481 #food #fruit #citrus #environment #agriculture #pomology #disease npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle In the last week we saw two stray cats wandering around our yard, we caught both of them in the other house. One of them got away but this guy is making himself comfortable in one of the bedrooms. We think we’ll call him “Neo” #photo #photography #cat #animals https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/439/721/271/754/027/original/30c53f0f75550f06.jpeg npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle Encampment in support of Palestine on Cornell University's Arts Quad photographed today May 13, 2024 #photo #photography #protest #encampment #activism #cornell #palestine #gaza https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/437/022/995/525/297/original/464b53e72882b1f8.jpg npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🐈Saving Asia’s fishing cat means protecting threatened wetland habitat https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/saving-asias-fishing-cat-means-protecting-threatened-wetland-habitat/ #cats #nature #conservation #animals #asia #wetlands npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🐝 The wasps that tamed viruses https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2024/parasitoid-wasps-domesticate-viruses #insects #viruses #nature #evolution #science npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🎍Fast-growing asparagus once flourished on California farms. Why is it disappearing? https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2024-05-08/asparagus-california-disappearing-farming-industry-delta-nafta-labor #food #california #farming #agriculture #vegetables #asparagus #economy npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle A dragon figurine I got off Temu. #photo #photography #dragon #toys https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/418/602/531/016/722/original/f423d40c3218b056.jpeg npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🥖 ‘If there’s one record that should belong to us, it’s this’: France tries to win back world’s largest baguette title https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/05/france-tries-to-claim-back-record-of-worlds-largest-baguette #food #france #bread #contest npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🍳 California junk fee ban could upend restaurant industry https://sf.eater.com/2024/5/3/24148146/california-junk-fee-ban-restaurants-bars #food #california #law #politics #business npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle Looking up at the ceiling of the Oculus, part of the new World Trade Center complex #photo #photography #oculus #nyc #architecture #newyork #buildings https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/401/287/218/709/368/original/065f55a62ecb9e80.jpeg npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle Chronometer on the bridge of the USS Intrepid, a Museum ship near 42nd St Manhattan. I checked out the Museum which I'd been eager to see for a long time because I appreciate museum ships (and it has a Space Shuttle!) the day after I went to an MLS game in New Jersey. #photo #photography #nyc #navy #museum #clock https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/391/193/970/965/504/original/b518fbe303069630.jpg npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle I took this picture of the Oculus, part of the new World Trade Center complex in NYC last month. It looks like something out of a science fiction movie. #photo #photography #nyc #wtc #oculus #architecture #buildings https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/389/495/876/887/235/original/9283cae771bf4280.jpeg npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🐿️ A future food boom rescues the negative effects of early-life adversity on adult lifespan in a small mammal https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2023.2681 #animals #stress #food #resilience npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 😿 Edonia grabs €2M to turn microalgae into less bitter-tasting ground meat alternative https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/24/edonia-2m-microalgae-ground-meat-alternative/ #food #protein #plantbased #startups #business npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 💔 Artificial sweetener has potential to damage gut, finds study https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-artificial-sweetener-potential-gut.html #neotame #chemicals #food #sweeteners #gut #health #medicine npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle @npub1v5a…5yax reminds me of the dog I saw yesterday who found me more interesting than it’s owner and tried to get in my car npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle ☠️ “Sustainable” company behind POM juice among California’s top paraquat sprayers https://www.thenewlede.org/2024/04/sustainable-company-behind-pom-juice-among-californias-top-paraquat-sprayers/ #argiculture #pesticides #environment #poison #food npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 😿 Some plant-based steaks and cold cuts are lacking in protein, researchers find https://phys.org/news/2024-04-based-steaks-cold-lacking-protein.html #food #protein #plantbased npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🎣 No protection from bottom trawling for seamount chain in northern Pacific https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/no-protection-from-bottom-trawling-for-seamount-chain-in-northern-pacific/ #oceans #conservation #nature #fishing #pacific npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle ☀️ Eating light: Finnish startup begins making food ‘from air and solar power’ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/19/finnish-startup-food-air-solar-power-solein #food #energy #technology #manufacturing #microbes npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🐻 Animals deserve to be included in global carbon cycle models as well, say researchers https://phys.org/news/2024-04-animals-global-carbon.html #animals #nature #carbon #environment #climatechange #research #ecology npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle Cards I print all have a barcode that points to a "digital twin" that can be viewed on a mobile or desktop browser; one reason I print matte almost all the time is I haven't found a glossy paper compatible with my printer that lets me print a barcode and description on the back side. #photo #photography #print https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/345/788/983/287/766/original/47e1f787b2bf3124.jpg npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🧮 Climate damages by 2050 will be 6 times the cost of limiting warming to 2° https://arstechnica.com/?p=2018002 #climate #climatechange #environment #economics npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle Crowd masses in front of Goldwin Smith Hall to await the dragon parade. The bronze statue is of Andrew Dickson White co-founder of Cornell University #photo #photography #cornell #dragons #crowd #spring https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/329/571/434/104/850/original/9548d191db1a50cc.jpg npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🐐 Researchers map 33 new big game migrations across American West https://phys.org/news/2024-04-big-game-migrations-american-west.html #nature #animals #conservation #usa #uswest #biggame #migration npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle Daniel Cohen Pitcher No 25 from Yale plays Cornell on April 21, 2024 at Cornell's (brand new) Booth Field ... it was a cold day so I left early which was a bit of a mistake because I missed some action in the last few innings. #cornell #sports #photo #photography #baseball #spring #pitcher https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/312/540/957/534/739/original/11b760db6e70e1a9.jpg npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle ✊ Wall Street’s War on Workers Can Be Stopped https://jacobin.com/2024/04/wall-street-workers-book-review/ #labor #unions #inequality #workers #activism npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🍄 How A Sleepy Pennsylvania Town Grew Into America's Mushroom Capital https://www.metafilter.com/203192/How-A-Sleepy-Pennsylvania-Town-Grew-Into-Americas-Mushroom-Capital #mushrooms #agriculture #food #usa #pa npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 💗 ‘Enormously exciting’: farm to create biggest natural grassland in southern England https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/29/farm-create-biggest-natural-grassland-southern-england #conservation #uk #grasslands #nature npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🍳 Animal-free egg protein startup Onego Bio is one step closer to cracking the traditional egg market https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/01/animal-free-egg-protein-onego-bio-40m/ #food #startups #business #eggs npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle ☠️ Kobayashi Pharma scandal reignites debate on ‘functional food’ labels https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/03/29/japan/science-health/japan-functional-food-label-under-scrutiny/ #supplements #food #safety #japan #poisons #regulation npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🗳️ Palmsy is a device-only “social network” to satisfy your posting itch https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/29/palmsy-is-a-device-only-social-network-to-satisfy-your-posting-itch/ #socialmedia #apps #startups #business npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🍎 Applejuicification: why the fruit is found in so many mixed juices https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/apr/01/applejuicification-why-apple-fruit-in-so-many-mixed-juices #food #fruit #juice #drink #apples npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle The building of Cornell's Lab of Ornithology as seen from across the pond behind it. #photo #photography #architecture #birds #building #cornell #ornithology #pond https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/232/843/583/064/976/original/cca98fc0bfa5989e.jpg npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 💥 Researchers find WWI and WWII bombs in the ground are becoming more volatile https://phys.org/news/2024-03-wwi-wwii-ground-volatile.html #chemistry #explosives #war #history npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 👓 The Biggest Camera Ever Is Ready to Solve Cosmic Mysteries 3,200 Megapixels At a Time https://petapixel.com/2024/04/03/the-biggest-camera-ever-is-ready-to-solve-cosmic-mysteries-3200-megapixels-at-a-time/ #astronomy #camera #photography #science npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🐟 Spinning, whirling fish in south Florida prompt emergency response https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/31/smalltooth-sawfish-south-florida #fish #florida #environment #conservation #nature #usa npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🐮 Milk on ice: Antarctic time capsule of whole milk powder sheds light on the enduring qualities of dairy products https://phys.org/news/2024-03-ice-antarctic-capsule-powder-qualities.html #milk #food #history #antarctic #research #science npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 👎🏿 US court blocks EPA order to eliminate PFAS in plastic containers https://www.thenewlede.org/2024/03/us-court-blocks-epa-order-to-eliminate-pfas-in-plastic-containers/ #pfas #poison #law #regulation #environment #usa npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle Huge Crowd by the Cornell's Engineering Quad for Dragon Day 2024 #cornell #dragon #engineering #crowd #photo #photography https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/204/878/987/669/056/original/a890e176f8c46ba5.jpg npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle Dragon Day March 29, 2024 -- The Phoenix is the Cornell's College of Engineer's worthy adversary to the Art and Architecture School's Dragon #cornell #college #university #phoenix #engineering #dragon #photo #photography https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/199/074/480/511/462/original/5a551577891d78ad.jpg npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🦟 Hate mosquitoes? Who doesn't? But maybe we shouldn't https://phys.org/news/2024-03-mosquitoes-doesnt-shouldnt.html #mosquito #insects #animals #nature #environment npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle March 29, 2024 was Dragon Day; students from the Arts & Architecture School traveled in a parade with a Dragon to confront the Phoenix on the Engineering Quad #cornell #dragon #dragons #spring #parade #college #ivy #university #architecture #students #photo #photography https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/112/193/340/254/839/782/original/45ed956f0498521f.jpg npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🐋 Researchers explore how beluga whale melon changes shape during social interaction https://phys.org/news/2024-03-explore-beluga-whale-melon-social.html #whales #ocean #research #animals #biology #science #nature #social npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 📷 7Artisans 50mm F1.8, its first autofocus lens, now shipping (… I am so amazed at 7Artisans manual focus lens and look forward to them widening their product line.) https://www.dpreview.com/news/1910360105/7artisans-50mm-f1-8-its-first-autofocus-lens-now-shipping #photography npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 📉 What is Going on With Photo Stealers? A $100 Million Lawsuit, Conspiracies, and Aliases https://petapixel.com/2024/03/17/what-is-going-on-with-photo-stealers-a-100-million-lawsuit-conspiracies-and-aliases/ #photography #ip #crime #theft #lawsuit #copyright npub1vynurcnr8dhuufwdkh24gmt2rk6rk7efvsps9vsl6kmxxj2lcmqqgqdpxl Paul Houle 🗼 Tokyo Minimalism: Maki Shinohara Photographs the Calm Side of the Capital https://www.tokyoweekender.com/tw-community/tw-creatives/tokyo-minimalism-maki-shinohara-photography/ #tokyo #japan #photography #culture