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Music, Ecology, Geography (and dogs) on Treaty 3 Territory (Guelph) πŸ“ πŸ’Ό: https://prettymath.ca 🎧: prettymath.bandcamp.com πŸ‘Ύ: github.com/aidanwobrien

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It’s not too late. It’s never too late.

09.03.2026 15:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is me too a T

09.03.2026 15:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tis the season to contemplate if that flooded section of your ag-field is even profitable and might be better suited for a windrow, wetland or grassed waterway

08.03.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Chad Vangaalen - Shrink Dust
The Darcys - Warring
The Darcys - Self Titled
The Twilight Sad - Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters
Beliefs - Habitat
Trojan Hits! A Collection of Reggae Classics

Chad Vangaalen - Shrink Dust The Darcys - Warring The Darcys - Self Titled The Twilight Sad - Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters Beliefs - Habitat Trojan Hits! A Collection of Reggae Classics

I listened to these records today

07.03.2026 23:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
We Are The City β€” Punch My Face
We Are The City β€” Punch My Face YouTube video by We Are The City

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynFD...

01.03.2026 14:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Neeganii-iishawin 2026 gathering backdrop

The Neeganii-iishawin 2026 gathering backdrop

Over the last 3 days I’ve had the honour and privilege to attend Neegani-Iishawin in Thunder Bay to learn more about the exciting economic development opportunities being led by First Nations communities in Northern Ontario (some of which might include bioeconomies like forestry). Chi Miigwetch!!

12.02.2026 23:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Interesting! I’ll take a look and scope it out!

12.02.2026 00:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Like a Pomodoro timer? I might be able to cook something up

12.02.2026 00:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If you aren’t learning, you aren’t living

10.02.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pretty Math Pretty Math is a geographer and sound designer who creates in a place now called Guelph, ON (Treaty 3 Territory)

It’s Bandcamp Friday! Show some love!

prettymath.bandcamp.com

06.02.2026 13:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Assessing the impact of afforestation on forest vegetation structure using fraction of vegetation cover and leaf area index indicators from harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 imagery Reliable regional monitoring of afforested sites is hampered by the cost of in-situ surveys and limitations of land-cover mapping for assessing canopy…

I co-authored a paper assessing the impacts of afforestation on LAI and Fcover in Ontario, Canada. Check it out!

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

05.02.2026 13:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's only built for an Intel Mac atm, but I'll do a Windows and Linux build ASAP! Need a solid eyeball break though.

01.02.2026 00:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Habico by databoi Wave Foundation Game Jam Jan 2026

First submission to a game jam. Second ever game. It's super rough, but I'm high key super proud of myself to even get it to this point considering I made everything from scratch in one month.
prettymath.itch.io/habico

01.02.2026 00:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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What Americans Lose If Their National Center for Atmospheric Research Is Dismantled - Eos Five ways dismantling NCAR will cost the American people, and two ways to save it.

eos.org/opinions/wha...

27.01.2026 15:31 πŸ‘ 5408 πŸ” 2622 πŸ’¬ 156 πŸ“Œ 120
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National remote sensing-derived aboveground biomass yield curves for Canada Abstract. Accurate and current estimates of aboveground biomass (AGB) are essential outputs of forest inventories and are critical for carbon accounting. T

Well this is exciting
academic.oup.com/forestry/adv...

21.01.2026 20:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Crosscountry BC

Game dev peaked here

cdrom.ca/games/cancon...

21.01.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜I rarely get outside’: scientists ditch fieldwork in the age of AI In the race to embrace new technologies, some ecologists fear their field is losing touch with nature.

Some researchers are now studying ecology without touching a single plant

go.nature.com/3NaS1Bs

07.01.2026 12:52 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 4
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Exciting News to Wrap Up 2025!

I’m thrilled to announce the release of the QGIS Geemap Plugin, which allows you to run Google Earth Engine and Jupyter Notebooks directly within QGIS!

GitHub Repo: github.com/opengeos/qgi...
Video Tutorial: youtu.be/QHFp0v579Hc

31.12.2025 13:56 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screen cap of the simulation world. An isometric tile based grid with green (plants), blue(herbivores), red (carnivores) and grey (rocks)

Screen cap of the simulation world. An isometric tile based grid with green (plants), blue(herbivores), red (carnivores) and grey (rocks)

Screen cap of the phase plot chart of the simulation, showing the populations are stable

Screen cap of the phase plot chart of the simulation, showing the populations are stable

The populations graphed through time show the populations roughly follow Lotka Volterra cycles.

The populations graphed through time show the populations roughly follow Lotka Volterra cycles.

Recently finished a side project where I simulated a stable 3-tier β€˜ecosystem’ of plants, herbivores and carnivores in pygame. Herbivores eat plants and carnivores eat herbivores in stable phases, in line with Lotka Voterra equations, but with added spatiality. You can read about it on my GitHub

31.12.2025 13:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Colourful dog toys arranged on the couch

Colourful dog toys arranged on the couch

A collection of Midnights favourite toys πŸ’•

31.12.2025 13:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

awhhh yeah!

27.12.2025 21:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Some important thoughts here, especially around seed collection

27.12.2025 16:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The world is cruel, so I won’t be

26.12.2025 21:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Bathroom stall graffiti art that reads β€œMy transphobe grandmother is a pain in the ass” in red marker

Bathroom stall graffiti art that reads β€œMy transphobe grandmother is a pain in the ass” in red marker

My (partners) transphobe grandmother is a pain in the ass

26.12.2025 21:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Jfc that’s honestly sad. When will people realize β€œinconveniences” are what make life beautiful?

26.12.2025 21:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve been making an ecological management sim (a non game game if you will) in pygame and I gotta say, I’m having a blast, but it’s clearly a masochistic black hole endeavour and I should really just stop and get back to working on music…

24.12.2025 18:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ideas are cheap. Execution is everything

24.12.2025 18:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
My dogs Midnight and Darkness harnessed up and in the trunk of my car, getting ready for a car ride

My dogs Midnight and Darkness harnessed up and in the trunk of my car, getting ready for a car ride

Boys first ride in the Outback πŸ–€πŸ–€

24.12.2025 17:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Chiminea with a fire going overlooking the Lake

Chiminea with a fire going overlooking the Lake

A white pine on the point, looking out at the frozen white lake

A white pine on the point, looking out at the frozen white lake

Bayside for the Holidays ❄️ Heaven on Earth πŸ’«

24.12.2025 17:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Forests Canada’s Statement on Bill 68 and Proposed Consolidation of Ontario’s Conservation Authorities (ERO #025-1257) | Forests Canada Forests Canada’s Statement on Bill 68 and Proposed Consolidation of Ontario’s Conservation Authorities (ERO #025-1257)

forestscanada.ca/en/article/f...

23.12.2025 20:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0