Tim D. Malinich

PhD candidate studying fish ecology, and the Great Lakes. Using Twitter and puns to talk about the science, politics and economics surrounding our water.

[Jenny Durkan @MayorJenny]

Make us all safe. Go back to your bunker. #BlackLivesMatter

[Tim D. Malinich @Fish_forThought]

I have a cubicle now. Don’t worry, I made sure it’s decorated properly.

[Tim D. Malinich @Fish_forThought]

That awkward moment when the government shutdown intrudes on your ability to work on your dissertation. #TrumpTantrum #GovernmentShutdown

[Tim D. Malinich @Fish_forThought]

@lprokopy Clicked on the link and read the sample letters. Never saw anything about doing chores.

[Tim D. Malinich @Fish_forThought]

This may impact how much of a FAN you are of wind energy.... "Wind Farms have cascading Impacts on Ecosystems Across Trophic Levels". I'll be interested in seeing if similar results are found at other wind farm locations in the world. https://t.co/H0RJVyskbV

[Tim D. Malinich @Fish_forThought]

A milestone is reached. I have written a draft for each of my dissertation chapters. My advisor has yet to see two of them, and there is a great deal of editing to be done, but the drafts exist!

[Tim D. Malinich @Fish_forThought]

That happy moment when you discover you still know how to make maps in ArcMap.

[Tim D. Malinich @Fish_forThought]

Finally got around to calling my senators today. Make sure you take the time to make your voice (and vote) heard. @tedcruz @JohnCornyn

[XKCD Comic @xkcdComic]

Curve-Fitting https://t.co/X76aDTJXI9 https://t.co/o2eEe11tXR

[Tim D. Malinich @Fish_forThought]

When will it be time to hold people responsible for actively working against efforts to mitigate the impacts of climate change and severe weather patterns?
https://t.co/dVOEqKWU90 via @HuffPostPol

[Tim D. Malinich @Fish_forThought]

Well thats cool! A bit scary...
Nanobot (Havana Parody) | A Capella Science ft. Dorothy Andrusiak https://t.co/25X0wF1PIx via @YouTube

[Tim D. Malinich @Fish_forThought]

I did a thing. 'No evidence of microplastic impacts on consumption or growth of larval Pimephales promelas' in 'Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry'. https://t.co/QieSUJFaIc

[Tim D. Malinich @Fish_forThought]

Is it appropriate to use puns when answering supplemental questions for a new job application? I just want to emphasize how I got hooked into career focus on fish ecology...

[Tim D. Malinich @Fish_forThought]

Brushing up on my ecology at #ESA2018 !

[Tim D. Malinich @Fish_forThought]

Anyone want to come up with big ideas with me? https://t.co/nyxaMTJFUC

[Tim D. Malinich @Fish_forThought]

The president should consider his words more carefully.

[Tim D. Malinich @Fish_forThought]

Reviewer two gave me some comments on my manuscript including a number of references to cite related to those comments. My favorites are the ones published AFTER I submitted the manuscript for review. Reviewing is more of a big ball of wibbly wobbly timey wimey...stuff...

[ELLS-IAGLR-2018 @2018Ells]

ELLS-IAGLR2018: “Big lakes-Small world”
@UmrCarrtel #ELLS-IAGLR-2018
Deadline for abstract submission and early bird registration: July, 15, 2018
You still can register and submit your contribution here: https://t.co/hvJKesyFUw
Please note that the number of seats is limited!!

[Tim D. Malinich @Fish_forThought]

@peuclide Does it ever work the first try? If it did, there's probably something wrong with your dataset...

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How I feel when something complicated works in R.