Scott B Williams

Research Scientist-Entomology and Chief Bug Guy. All opinions are mine.

[Scott B Williams @EntomoLogical]

@RiddleMeCam @dontusethiscode I appreciate the use of spotted lanterfly in the promotion pic, a true bug, and that the term isn’t being applied generically to all arthropods.

[National Center for Science Education @NCSE]

Happy #DarwinDay!

[Scott B Williams @EntomoLogical]

New poison concept for a #ttrpg

[Josh Trebach, MD @jtrebach]

if someone eats zinc phosphide (a rat poison) it reacts in their stomach to form phosphine gas which can be deadly

if that person vomits, people NEAR the vomit can be poisoned due to off-gassing of phosphine 😮

[Judd Legum @JuddLegum]

UPDATE: On Tuesday evening, the Manatee County School Board discussed this policy for about a hour.

Things are even worse than they appeared.

Follow along if interested.

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[Judd Legum @JuddLegum]

1. Florida teachers are being told to remove all books from their classroom libraries OR FACE FELONY PROSECUTION

The new policy is based on the premise that teachers are using books to "groom" students or indoctrinate them with leftist ideologies.

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https://t.co/SzHzgelT64

[Scott B Williams @EntomoLogical]

@M_louisae @mvonschantz Unless he was born in the US or the child of a U.S. citizen, it is impossible for him to be president… well, that or if he served in the revolutionary war, which sources are now confirming.

[Scott B Williams @EntomoLogical]

@M_louisae Did they play the song by Dolly Parton?

[Scott B Williams @EntomoLogical]

Many of the points he makes are true and need to be addressed, but it’s an argument for inaction when all you do is point out the flaws of Green Energy and offer no alternatives or solutions.
The comments are a fossil fuel lovefest and continuing on that path is not viable.

[John Lee Pettimore @JohnLeePettim13]

As a miner for 40 years I have worked in various mines around the world. Gold, platinum, copper, coal, lead, zinc, oil and salt. I'm going to tell you something, and here it is. We will destroy the earth in the name of "Green Energy" Follow along and I will explain. 🧵

[Scott B Williams @EntomoLogical]

Giving a short demo of @anacondainc ‘s #hypothesis library, but couldn’t find a logo for it. So I made one, lol. Cobra is a random GIS grab so credit to the creator, but the rest is me.
#python #conda #DataScience #pydata

[Julian Gough @juliangough]

Hmmm. I just had a bizarre experience, involving a global news organisation and a trillion dollar corporation. (I got caught in the middle, so... owch.)
It’s not the sort of experience the people involved usually talk about in public… so I think I’ll talk about it in public.
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[Scott B Williams @EntomoLogical]

@CheckNature Everyone is John is an excellent/flexible system with a lot of opportunity for hilarious moments. Competitive storytelling is a rare type of system but it handles it rather well.

[Scott B Williams @EntomoLogical]

@DaveDenlinger @AcadiaNPS Also, stop by Corea for lunch. They have a wharf selling fresh-caught lobster there while you can look out at the boats in the harbor.

[Scott B Williams @EntomoLogical]

@DaveDenlinger @AcadiaNPS I would recommend camping at Schoodic Woods campground! Nice spot separate from Bar Harbor with its own trails, but close enough to drive in or take a ferry over.

[Scott B Williams @EntomoLogical]

@SarahMackAttack Found this while browsing https://t.co/c1RDeQ7bSh: https://t.co/lIDjp7DAPl

[Scott B Williams @EntomoLogical]

@M_louisae You may be interested in this book from my childhood, lol.

https://t.co/4CNWIpCdJS

[Scott B Williams @EntomoLogical]

@GenshinImpact I’m having trouble downloading the new version from the iOS App Store. It stalls out around 50% and then terminates. Anyone else have this issue and know of a fix?

[Ale @aliasvaughn]

@ReverendWarnock A table to keep you up to speed with voting today.

[Ale @aliasvaughn]

Georgia early voting today, my friends. TIME TO SHOW UP!! We CAN do it but EVERYONE needs to show up and VOTE for @ReverendWarnock.

VOTE!!
#GeorgiaRunoff

[Scott B Williams @EntomoLogical]

@RiddleMeCam @matplotlib Gonna use this as a teaching activity for the gf. She’s just learning to use @matplotlib.