@dansup Obligatory #XKCD:
Category: Wandering.Shop
After a long week of training, Pikachu is ready to relax.
@OldBrushNewPaper I kind of liked the idea of haiku error messages, actually
@OldBrushNewPaper I kind of liked the idea of haiku error messages, actually
Unreachable State
uspol (+-ish)
OK, I’ve got to admit, this is a funny choice of a photo to run with the headline.
As for the substance: Good riddance. We’re better off without him. Sadly, I know he’ll just be replaced by a yes-man, but one thing at a time, right?
source: https://www.latimes.com/
Giant tumbleweeds on suburban streets.
Found the blog post where I put photos of some giant #tumbleweeds on suburban streets. Back in 2002(!)
https://hyperborea.org/journal/2002/12/fallen-trees-and-tumbleweeds/
Great… I’ve already seen tumbleweeds the size of a car rolling down the street, back …
Great… I’ve already seen tumbleweeds the size of a car rolling down the street, back when I lived closer to more open space.
California’s Meddlesome Tumbleweeds Could Grow Even More Menacing
Pokemon Go silliness
This is vaguely disturbing…
Thank you, autocorrect, for changing Grimer to Grinder in the caption. 🙄
One of those headlines that makes you go, “Wait, what?” until you switch to …
One of those headlines that makes you go, “Wait, what?” until you switch to the right context.
“To Stop Transformers From Exploding, Make Their Tanks Flexible”
I mean, alternatively you could get someone other than Michael Bay to direct them….
“Walk closer to interact with this Pokestop.”I’m literally sitting *inside* the Starbucks right now. …
“Walk closer to interact with this Pokestop.”
I’m literally sitting *inside* the Starbucks right now. 🙄
@FiXato I had to restart my phone the other day. I was sitting at home going through recent Pokemon captures and it kept thinking I was running across the street and back.
I haven’t noticed it so much with navigation, though. On the other hand, I’m not usually looking at the screen for more than the occasional glance when I’m using navigation.
My 1000th observation posted to iNaturalist!
My 1000th observation posted to #iNaturalist!
Normally I have to take photos of doves with a zoom lens, but this one was just calmly sitting in a tree, making its “Ooh-Ooh” call. It didn’t even fly off when I walked around the tree to get a better angle with my phone.
Most likely a Eurasian Collared Dove, one of several types I’ve seen around the Los Angeles area.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/32186561
…I’ve kind of slowed down a bit since I’ve identified all the weeds and butterflies and birds in this part of the city, so I have to go farther out to find something new. But I’m also still going through my backlog of old photos.
Nothing like getting into work after a long weekend to 531 new emails
Nothing like getting into work after a long weekend to 531 new emails
Saw graffiti saying “Fuck the Ops.” Someone really doesn’t like their server admin.
Saw graffiti saying “Fuck the Ops.” Someone really doesn’t like their server admin.
Saw a sign advertising a “radiation free building. Call for details.” I almost want …
Saw a sign advertising a “radiation free building. Call for details.” I almost want to call and ask how they light it.
Hazards of comic cons: awesome art that I can actually afford but I know I’ll …
Hazards of comic cons: awesome art that I can actually afford but I know I’ll never have anywhere to display even if I did buy it.
@sohkamyung I remembered that he fell for the Cottington Fairies hoax, but for some reason …
@sohkamyung I remembered that he fell for the Cottington Fairies hoax, but for some reason I keep forgetting about his belief in spiritualism.
I’ve always found the descriptions fascinating of how mediums would produce their effects. But this has to be the most elaborate one I’ve seen described. Especially the acrobat dressed in black and silently scaling the wall to sneak in the window and wave phosphorescent gauze around the room!
I love the tone in this bit from the Long Beach Comic-Con FAQ
To complete my costume, I carry a large battle-axe that I hone to razor sharpness every day. It’s cool for me to bring that, right?
Ummm, seriously? Props are one thing, but anything that could take an eye out, could hurt someone, or make the cops (or my mother) take it away from you, is not allowed. Please refer to our policies for more clarification.
Pokemon go silliness
@FiXato Yeah, it’s open 10-5, plus occasional evening events, and it’s not close enough to the edge to be someone just outside (barring drift). And I can’t imagine they’re doing much maintenance past midnight, though maybe there’s a security guard who plays.
So spoofing’s still a thing, huh? I was hoping they’d found a way to at least mitigate it by now.
Pokemon go silliness
It’s still there… 4 full days and made it to closing time. Now that I understand the motivation mechanics a bit better, it makes more sense.
I’d assumed that motivation would keep decaying to 0 even without being attacked, and the Pokemon would eventually get bored and leave, rather than hitting a lower limit and staying. Which I suppose means you could end up with a Pokemon trapped forever in a gym if no one from another team ever visits. Edge case, but easy to imagine.
Pokemon go silliness
I put an Alolan Exeggutor in a gym at the botanical gardens I hiked on Sunday. It’s still there. No one has attacked the gym in 3 days – it would have fallen easily – and someone golden raspberried the whole team of defenders before closing time today!
My guess is most of their weekday visitors (it’s only open 10-5) aren’t in the Pokemon Go demographic. Now I’m wondering if it will make it until Saturday morning!