Karthik Ram (@_inundata)

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This is an off-site archive of all tweets posted by @_inundata ever

August 2012

@distribecology @nceas @jessicablois @recology_ mazel tov! I’m already drinking but at a d3 hackathon getting ideas for the WG.

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@ethanwhite @carlystrasser @rOpenSci SO model is great. It has many applications in academia (rating reviewers, reviews, metadata).

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Just a reminder. If you tweeted during ESA 2012, please help us out by filling out this super short survey. surveymonkey.com/s/esatweets

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@jasonpriem I switched @rOpenSci to Bootstrap a few weeks ago too. I tried a dozen or more responsive frameworks before settling.

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Did you attend ESA2012 or tweet with the hashtag? If so please answer a short survey. surveymonkey.com/s/esatweets cc/@ESA_org Please RT.

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. @ASNAmNat Do you accept papers for review even if they have been on a pre-print server like ArXiv?

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great evening having drinks with @HugePossum and Steve Beisinger.

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Any of you know someone that works for @Topsy? I need a one-time data request to finalize my tweet report.

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rOpenSci rOpenSci confidential - Distributed Ecology emhart.github.com/blog/2012/08/2… via @distribecology

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@carlystrasser Would you say that you tweeted more than 12 times during ESA week with the esa2012 hashtag?

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researchremix Yay I've finally met all 4 people behind @rOpenSci! @recology_ @cboettig @_inundata @distribecology They are making R an api powerhouse.

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rOpenSci So fun!!! RT @researchremix: Great open science beer in Vancouver last night: @rOpenSci (2of4) and @totalimpactorg :) pic.twitter.com/UsM8yAhB

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@totalimpactorg Free now through the rest of the day. Sorry about this.

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@totalimpactorg So so sorry. Just recovered from a complete HD failure and meant to give you a heads up but failed to do so.

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@labroides @LizNeeley Thanks to my OCD back up in multiple places, everything is back to the way it was. Now to get back to work.

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@labroides I hope this student has a smart phone and knows how to post videos on youtube!

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@JeremiahOsGo @sandramchung @TalkScienceToMe haha. everything is backed up. Waiting on Amzn’s slow 1D shipping. Thought this was the future

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@sandramchung @JeremiahOsGo @TalkScienceToMe I have all the data! But my HD crashed today so I won’t be ready till the end of the week.

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@ethanwhite me too. They’re based at Cal and are super friendly.

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@JeremiahOsGo the link goes directly to the slides (as a web presentation). Links are embedded. Did I miss something?

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Fascinating talk by Cal colleague Josh Bloom. Python as the superglue for modern scientific workflow. youtube.com/watch?v=mLuIB8…

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If you missed @rOpenSci's workshop on R and eco/evo data, here are all the slides: esa.ropensci.org/slides/ Feedback welcome.

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@sandramchung @labroides Right. Working on an R interface for Topsy to query their API directly. Hang on for a bit.

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@labroides @sandramchung Not to worry. I am working my tech back channels to get all the data. We did tweet a lot!

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rOpenSci We are very excited to announce a new core @rOpenSci member -> @distribecology (aka Ted Hart), check him here: bit.ly/RB4TLK

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@sandramchung Thanks! You rock. 2670 does not seem like all of it (since there were >1500 even after mid-day Thursday).

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Getting back to work after the slow internet at feels like the future again. pic.twitter.com/1DN0EzrC

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@sandramchung I'd be stoked if you can share your data too. I can easily do the cleaning in R and post my analysis + code.

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@sandramchung Do you have all the data though? I was only able to harvest tweets from Wed on (since twitter only archives the last 1500).

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@carlystrasser @cjlortie I never said anything about the frozen frame. I was talking about the actual interview!

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TheAtavism ... if you want to add to it, please fork away! github.com/ropensci/rentr… @rOpenSci

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TheAtavism Just moved "rentez", an R library for interfacing with the NCBI's databases into @rOpenSci github.com/ropensci/rentr… .

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Any of my followers work at twitter and don't mind helping me with a small data favor, please DM me.

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@recology_ @scio13 @iEvoBio No idea but I'll have to think of a name.

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@recology_ @scio13 Love the idea. It might have to happen outside of 's schedule though. Like the weekend before or after.

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@MiriamGoldste Nice to reconnect with you again! Last time I saw you was when @jebyrnes was Vanna White at WSN (I haz tons of pics, btw).

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Finally back home, decompressing from . Great to have met @cjlortie @fluby @labroides @LizNeely and @distribecology IRL.

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@cjlortie @carlystrasser Sounds exciting! Going to meeting decompression for the rest of today but will respond with comments shortly.

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@labroides you did a great job covering sessions I didn’t attend. Thanks so much!

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mickresearch A reminder for those at : postdoc opportunities at @unimelb. Great research, top salary, 3 years wp.me/p1HWLX-iU via @qaecology

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@DataONEorg @carlystrasser Thanks for all the chocolate! Y’all are dataonederful people.

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@sandramchung great to meet you! See you again in the not too distant future.

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Oikos_Journal New Blog Post: DataUp interview with Carly Strasser at ESA2012 ow.ly/1lUd6f

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@cjlortie back in my room on real wifi and @carlystrasser looks great! Nicely done!

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labroides One last plug for my talk on shifting baselines and sharks of the Central Pacific Today 1:30 B117 pic.twitter.com/rYW823dF

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@recology_ how soon can ecologists start pushing data into @DataONEorg member nodes?

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Questions about the academic trees? Please reply (or find me in person) with questions. 2012.

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Are you a marine ecologist at ? Add yourself (and colleagues) to the marine ecology tree: academictree.org/mareco/

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Hey terrestrial ecologists at , please add yourself (and colleagues) to the academic tree academictree.org/tereco/

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@jebyrnes too bad we missed each other at the tweetup. But I heard you were at some super important marine thing. nerd.

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@edyong209 Really nice to finally meet you in person tonight. Love your work and look forward to your reports from this meeting. cheers!

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cjlortie @nceas a lot of fun opportunities for change here. Scifund could do it.

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80s night at the Jones bar. Shake your booty pic.twitter.com/hV1Ci59c

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@LizNeeley so great to finally meet you in person!

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@carlystrasser I came to your session to bring some diversity to this party.

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@MiriamGoldste @labroides The dream of the 90s is alive in Portland. All the hot girls wear glasses yeah
my quick dry pants still look fly.

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@carlystrasser Ecologists should maybe lose the chacos and monkey shoes.

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Nyeema Harris: Ecologists can be cool in addition to quirky.

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Tweetup tonight at the Red Lion, tonight at 7:30.

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carlystrasser @_inundata FYI that was my FIRST favorited tweet. it was that good.

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@LizNeeley Indeed. I'll share the full code with the results.

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@sandramchung It's great. I'm currently analyzing tweets from but the connection is too slow. Will make a blog post shortly.

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@carlystrasser @MiriamGoldste THE TWEETS ARE COMING FROM INSIDE THE ROOM!!!!

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Online activity enhances your science - @jebyrnes So true -- ask me about it.

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"Engaging with colleagues using online tools will improve your science" - @jebyrnes

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The @jebyrnes is up next taking about .

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rOpenSci What is your data analysis workflow? What are the sticking points? Come to our workshop tomorrow -> bit.ly/RduRGD

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@leafwarbler @TalkScienceToMe @ESA_org Agreed. Perhaps some of the bigger picture talks would be great. Maybe at ?

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@recology_ Just noticed your github shirt. Now I don't feel so dorky.

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tessafrancis Ruckelshaus: It is in fact worth going through the painful process of working with people with whom you don't initially agree.

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@recology_ @distribecology I thought you meant blog post. Perhaps you're talking about David Post or another person named Post?

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labroides Congrats to @carlystrasser @tewksjj & @se_hampton for pulling together an absolutely fantastic line up.

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Corporations, not sea stars and bears, are the keystone species ecologists need to be concerned about - Kareiva @esa2012

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carlystrasser wish scientists were as good about citing their photos from the web as they are colleagues' graphs.

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@phdpqc @ethanwhite @ESA_org Keep an eye out for a special issue on this topic soon.

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Olson: Scientists are not good story tellers

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Better yet, are you at and want to hear about new tools to access ecological data from @datadryad and more? esa.ropensci.org

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If you're an ecologist looking to use existing data, look at some of the tools being developed by @rOpenSci

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Ecologists intersted in freeing your data should look to new data sharing infrastructure being developed by @DataONEorg.

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MiriamGoldste RT @carlzimmer: @MiriamGoldste More like 60 years bit.ly/QfWDN7 [re: decline & loss of natural history]

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@eperlste @ethanwhite @BrunaLab We are! Not sure @ESA_org feels the same as a society.

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@ethanwhite @eperlste @BrunaLab @ESA_org I'd agree. Majority of the talks I've attended this week have featured unpublished data.

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Median amount of natural hist knowledge required for a biology degree on the decline - @tewksjj

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@BrunaLab @ESA_org Because most talks may be presenting new/sensitive/embargoed data that cannot be public yet. That's what ESA said.

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carlystrasser Our 1:30 session combines best of past/present/future ecology, including @jebyrnes @tewksjj @se_hampton : OOS33

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butterflydoc Yes, please! “@distribecology: I think needs a napping room. ”

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cjlortie @_inundata both issues now approved 4 IEE& ISE on data sharing & 21st cent. OA/free & in-print/online sept. Contact me if in!

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weecology On making my grant proposals open access wp.me/plPyw-ha

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@cjlortie You too, Chris. Look forward to pushing these ideas forward.

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@edyong209 i went to and all I got was a hug from Ed Yong.

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butterflydoc When will ESA figure out that AAgrawal fills the small room they usually put him in?

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@BrunaLab @ESA_org @rOpenSci agreed. Other journals are getting there. Once a journal starts the process, # of papers arent an issue imo.

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@github awesome. Looking forward to running some ideas by githubbers.

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cjlortie 5min tweet talks at future esa. bit.ly/cjlortie1

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@cjlortie Waiting outside the exhibit room whenever you get here.

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@carlystrasser @ The @DataONEorg chocolate melted in my pocket and coated my iphone. Wouldn’t have happened with kittens.

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@labroides indeed. Im exhausted but getting ready for tomorrow.

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@sandramchung i did! Got it from you after the workshop. Thanks.

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sandramchung Slides from today's workshop slidesha.re/NffZmO

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@DataONEorg @recology_ i will stop by shortly and become a chocolate repository.

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@KikaTarsi @Dr_Bik i knew @MiriamGoldste long before she became twitter famous.

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Just learned that @MiriamGoldste is really famous at

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@labroides i look forward to seeing the front of your head at some point too.

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@mickresearch oh hey! Im the person you you talked to about data management plans.

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@MiriamGoldste @jebyrnes trying very hard not to make a joke about where the science happens.

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rOpenSci rgbif tutorial up bit.ly/OL2cEh - Access @GBIF data via / / cc: @vijaybarve

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fennyflametail Remember, Macs can’t do real work, they’re only for useless artsy stuff like landing on Mars. pic.twitter.com/1JWV5J6D

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12 hours into and I’m already exhausted.

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My new Portland hipster roommates are the best.

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Public transport in portland is weird. Homeless people, hipsters, homeless people, HIPSTERS!!!

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@MiriamGoldste how does one add your list to a mobile twitter client? Worked on tweet deck.

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JacquelynGill Stop by the Social Media workshop tomorrow at lunch--better yet, bring your colleagues and labmates who don't use social media.

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pro-tip. People near your gate wearing tevas, chacos, monkey shoes, patagonia, or mountain hardware are one of you.

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@JacquelynGill will you be giving away any free tweets at your workshop?

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Everyone note that my tweets this week will appear in real time unlike @nbc olympics coverage. No time delay!

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@sandramchung I love stickers! I want one! I want to put that bird on my name tag!

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@VirginAmerica She's right! I'm on flight 816 to Portland. MT "@carlystrasser: they should really give you free drinks for your troubles."

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Non ecology followers, this would be a good time to mute me for a week. Most tweets will be ESA related

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. @VirginAmerica has delayed my flight for the second time. Anyone still in sfo ready to start happy hour early?

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@MiriamGoldste I love dead guy ale and am quite looking forward to it.

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Is Portland bike friendly? Do they have good artisanal coffee, exciting beer, maybe some free range chicken?

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At ESA this week? Check out some @dataone events: dataone.org/esa-2012

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DataONEorg WK16 on Data Management started. Look for DataONE at these other events: dataone.org/esa-2012

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@carlystrasser wait up! Just clearing tsa at sfo. Be there in a few.

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First experience with @VirginAmerica appalling so far. Tsa didn’t recognize e boarding pass. Back to print one and start the line all over.

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@labroides i hope you read the chicken’s profile first.

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Getting on a plane to Portland shortly. Anything exciting happening this week? Maybe something sciencey?

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@labroides @ESA_org Indeed. I’m a keynoter myself but going to attempt a browser based presentation this time (with a pdf backup).

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@distribecology How many ecologists do you think use R/SAS versus a gui stats software? git is also great for manuscripts.

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@jebyrnes GitHub/Git. Then ask them to come to our workshop ;)

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@jebyrnes ecology.stackexchange.com

I am out of PVC glue. What else can I use to set up my expt? Urgent!!! nemitods are dying!

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NoahFierer "On plummeting manuscript acceptance rates...and the progress of ecology" goo.gl/La1FC Interesting analysis, good news for PLoS One

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@ethanwhite Of course. Thank you for setting the example!

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So awesome! RT @ethanwhite: My funded grant proposals are now available on @figshare figshare.com/authors/Ethan%…. Inspired by @ctitusbrown

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Edit your Dropbox/Google Drive spreadsheets from your browser: dchang.mit.edu/boxes/

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