@natecull I think The Last Jedi pushes back against this. Poe fits the description a lot better than Luke does, and his whole arc is learning that it’s a problem. Finn’s a counter example. And I see Luke more as someone dealing with depression and trying to push everyone away than someone who equates being a jerk with heroism. And even then part of the point is that he has to push through it.
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Purple flowers on the unmaintained greenbelt (which is more of a brown belt this time of year) beneath a set of transmission lines.
First post at #pixelfed. Very basic so far, but it works. Looking forward to seeing …
First post at #pixelfed. Very basic so far, but it works. Looking forward to seeing how it shapes up!
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Phone pic of a Corona around the moon, and Jupiter.
Phone pic of a Corona around the moon, and Jupiter. Not great, but better than I expected.
I see there’s no editing capability (at least for now). I was going to add #nightsky after a line break, but it seems to be all one line. And now I want to fix the capitalization of corona. I’s not the city or the beer, it’s an optical phenomenon.
Some sort of purple flowers in the unmaintained greenbelt under a set of transmission lines.
Some sort of purple flowers on the unmaintained greenbelt beneath a set of transmission lines. A lot of it is more of a brown belt this time of year, but I think this section gets water seeping over from neighboring yards.
Spring colors
Explained to the 7YO that https only tells you whether the road is safe, not whether the place you’re going is.
Explained to the 7YO that https only tells you whether the road is safe, not whether the place you’re going is.
The main thing I remember about Klout is that it was somehow convinced…
Replying to @ada’s post about Klout shutting down.
@ada The main thing I remember about Klout is that it was somehow convinced the Twitter account for my Flash (superhero) blog was an authority on Washington, DC, rather than DC Comics.
Perfect to go with traffic jam on a rocky road.
Perfect to go with traffic jam on a rocky road.
12 Tons of Liquid Chocolate Have Blocked a Polish Highway
All aspiring Augustus Gloops should report to Poland.
@Einahpets Same here. A lot of times I pull up navigation long enough to see …
@Einahpets Same here. A lot of times I pull up navigation long enough to see which of two routes is going to be slower, then turn it off.
But I do use it when I’m trying to get somewhere else after work, and since I’d rather avoid the freeway during rush hour, it keeps trying to send me on these zigzag paths.
I used to follow them, but then I’d see other cars in front of me clearly doing the same thing and realized I was contributing to a bigger safety problem.
Just wrote that MacOS & Linux handle capitalization differently. Phone wanted me to type capitalism. Which is also true.
Just wrote that MacOS & Linux handle capitalization differently. Phone wanted me to type capitalism. Which is also true.
Double the fun: Appearance of the 22° halo during a total solar eclipse – Halo Phenomena
Cool: A simulation of what a 22 degree halo *during* a total solar eclipse would look like. It turns out it’s not just the brightness that would differ, because the corona’s a ring, not a disc!
Double the fun: Appearance of the 22° halo during a total solar eclipse – Halo Phenomena
At the Arbeitskreis Meteore (AKM) spring meeting in March 2018, we discussed an observation made by Jörg Strunk during the “US eclipse” from August 21st, 2017: A 22° halo was visible in cirrus clouds around the sun up to around half a minute before the onset of totality. Similar observations…
The Death Star needs to stay outside the bathroom.
Another in the long series of things I never thought I’d have to say:
“The Death Star needs to stay outside the bathroom.”
This is a park at the top of a hill rising up from the Pacific …
This is a park at the top of a hill rising up from the Pacific Ocean. Today there were a zillion crows riding the air currents and occasionally alighting on the fence that separates the park from the steep drop-off.
I liked the idea that the crow might be bristling at the prohibition. But I miss the old signs they used to have on the fence. They had a bit more personality.
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A few more photos from today’s hike.
🌸Cherry blossoms🌲
Cherry blossoms at the South Coast Botanic Garden. The whole park is curated, with some parts arranged to seem wild(ish) and others, like this one, more garden-like.
This is promising: SmugMug has bought Flickr & plans to “maintain Flickr as a standalone community…”
This is promising: SmugMug has bought Flickr & plans to “maintain Flickr as a standalone community of amateur and professional photographers and give the long neglected service the focus and resources it deserves.” (quote from article)
Now I don’t have to worry about Verizon shutting it down!
Exclusive: Flickr bought by SmugMug, which vows to revitalize the photo service
And the Flickr Q&A
I’ve finished part 3 (of 5) of #LesMiserables, which ends on a solid cliffhanger….
I’ve finished part 3 (of 5) of #LesMiserables, which ends on a solid cliffhanger.
Something I realized is a major difference from the last time I read it: I’m looking ahead for connections, not just backward. Since It’s only been 5 years since the last time, I remember more of the book (and not just the musical).
I’ve also started listening to a weekly podcast that’s also going through the book this year, which has been fascinating: https://readlesmis.libsyn.com/
It’s been a long time since I read the original trilogy…
Re: The Book of Dust
It’s been a long time since I read the original trilogy, so I had to look up a lot of the references.
The things that struck me most were the changes in understanding how Lyra’s world works: The supernatural elements encountered in the flood, which went far beyond what I remember, and the discovery that the Magisterium’s solid grip is so recent.
(That and the migraine auras. I’ve never encountered a character who experiences them, and the descriptions were spot-on.)
Murals in progress on what used to be featureless gray walls
Murals in progress on what used to be the featureless gray walls of an apartment complex. The aviation theme on two of them is due to this being Aviation Blvd.
Composition brought to you by the angle I could take a photo out the car window before the light turned green. 😁
Update: I drove by it again, and this time stopped to look. There’s a signature: on the last section: Jacque Dupuy 2018, Mural Executed by LeviPonce.com