The kid is practicing knots. So I’m practicing untying them.
The Gordian Knot approach doesn’t work well if you need to keep the rope.
Category: Wandering.Shop
Ah, autocorrect. Shopping list includes a box of “hello”
Ah, autocorrect. Shopping list includes a box of “hello”
Modern use of the word “temper” is weird. It’s like if we used “balance” most …
Modern use of the word “temper” is weird. It’s like if we used “balance” most of the time to refer to something that had fallen over.
#language
Trying to troubleshoot an API connection. Being told to remove the :443 from an https …
Trying to troubleshoot an API connection. Being told to remove the :443 from an https URL.
1. The port is being added by *their library*, not my config or code.
2. Since 443 is the default port for https, there is literally no difference between the two URLs.
🤦♂️
Was explaining the basics of lossy compression to the 8YO…
Was explaining the basics of lossy compression to the 8YO & demonstrating how different JPEG compression levels impact an image. He decided to set it to 0 and then add his own commentary on top of it.
Since I’ve been posting observations to iNaturalist I’ve *definitely* noticed more differences among plants…
Since I’ve been posting observations to iNaturalist I’ve *definitely* noticed more differences among plants, whether walking around town or hiking through nature. Even just differences between types of weeds.
Link: BBC on “Plant blindness”
Why ‘plant blindness’ matters — and what you can do about it
Of course, I’ve also started noticing differences among local birds more, too. I used to basically classify them as:
– pigeon
– seagull
– crow
– um, small bird?
Plus occasional ducks and geese near the water.
Now I can at least tell pigeons from doves, sparrows from finches (most of the time), ducks from coots, and pick out mockingbirds and starlings. And most of the cranes I’ve seen turn out to have been egrets.
@cs jokes that you know you’re getting old when you start paying attention to birds, and links to What’s the Difference Between Pigeons and Doves? on Mental Floss.
Heh. Fair enough. Though there are particular species found in Southern California that are named doves (such as the white-and-gray mourning doves that perch alone on telephone wires calling “Oo! Oo! Oo!” for what seems like hours on end) or pigeons (such as the gray-and-blue-green common pigeons that tend to flock in groups, perch on ledges and try to steal dropped french fries).
Transferring more old photos & found this screenshot of a news headline from September 2017 …
Transferring more old photos & found this screenshot of a news headline from September 2017 that combines sex, guns, cops, religion and drugs in the most bizarrely California way I can think of.
There is a small child running around the aisle in Target wearing a Pikachu sweatshirt …
There is a small child running around the aisle in Target wearing a Pikachu sweatshirt and saying “Pika! Pika! Choooooo!” 😂
Alcohol mention
These aren’t beer variety packs, they’re IPA variety packs.
@janellecshane And maybe Glowing Sky Rabbit for staying awake while pulling an all-nighter.
@janellecshane And maybe Glowing Sky Rabbit for staying awake while pulling an all-nighter.
@janellecshane Cold Sheep and Thunder sounds like it would be a good one for waking …
@janellecshane Cold Sheep and Thunder sounds like it would be a good one for waking up!
Another perspective is that it’s essentially an anti-SEO technique
…Another perspective is that it’s essentially an anti-SEO technique: you want to discuss someone/something without calling the attention of people who are outside the conversation who might jump in and derail it. That’s less of an issue on Mastodon where full-text search is typically not allowed, but it also allows for wordplay and showing disdain.
https://www.wired.com/story/voldemorting-ultimate-seo-diss-resident-linguist/
Please use iNaturalist responsibly
WARNING: Use of #iNaturalist may lead you to do things like following wasps around with a camera instead of backing away slowly and looking for the nest.
Please use iNaturalist responsibly.
(That said, the wasps showed no signs of aggression and I got some decent photos!)
#nature #wasps #insects #photo
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28636143
Misadventures in a Telecommuting Coffee Break
Instead of brewing a whole pot for one mug, used the instant espresso powder I haven’t had in ages. Forgot how bitter it was, so I grabbed some sweetener, which I also haven’t used in ages.
Picked up the ceramic jar by the lid. 🤦♂️
The whole thing dropped out of my hand, spilling xylitol all over the kitchen floor.
I’m just glad the jar didn’t break.
Swept up all the debris. Put the broom away…
And knocked over an open box of cereal.
@FiXato Yeah. I should’ve just brewed a half-pot or something!
American Wigeon
Finding animals I didn’t know about in my old photos: This duck might be a wigeon, which is a type of bird I’d never heard of before, but appears to be relatively common.
#ducks #birds #iNaturalist #wigeon
Really starting to feel like #iNaturalist is Pokemon Go for plants and real animals…
Really starting to feel like #iNaturalist is Pokemon Go for plants and real animals…
A history of maps showing California as an island…
A #history of #maps showing #california as an island…which apparently persisted long beyond the point that expeditions had confirmed it was part of the mainland.
California, an island? Meet cartography’s most persistent mistake
The Glen McLaughlin Collection brings together more than 700 historical examples of ‘California as an island’.
And now I’m thinking of the idea of “soft places” in Sandman, where geography remains fluid until an area is thoroughly mapped.
When you see it…#minecraft
@OldBrushNewPaper Yeah, I grew up in the 80s and 90s and earthquakes were relatively common, …
@OldBrushNewPaper Yeah, I grew up in the 80s and 90s and earthquakes were relatively common, and then the last couple of decades have been, as you say, a lot quieter.
@JordiGH No damage here, just frayed nerves. But then we’re about 130 miles away from …
@JordiGH No damage here, just frayed nerves. But then we’re about 130 miles away from the epicenter.