Got the second shot! Here we go, immune system, you’ve got this!
Tag: Image (other)
Unusual photos of Martian landscapes from Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Nice small collection of unusual photos of Martian landscapes from Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter at Daily Overview. I don’t know what the blue triangle thing is.
The description doesn’t say, but I’m guessing most of them are false-color or exaggerated.
(Images originally from NASA)
https://www.getrevue.co/profile/dailyoverview/issues/mars-reconnaissance-orbiter-433906
New Year’s Eve: 2019 vs 2020
I’d like to think we can all agree on this, at least.
The problem with multiple video chat appointments in the same household at the same time.
The problem with multiple video chat appointments in the same household at the same time.
wildfire smoke, amazing photo
Whoa… Sutro Tower is surrounded by orange smoke in this shot by Vjeran Pavic above San Francisco yesterday. Via Daily Overview: https://www.over-view.com/overviews/sutro-tower
Oh, this looks cool: A steampunk Metroidvania-style game based on GirlGenius: Adventures in Castle Heterodyne, …
Oh, this looks cool: A steampunk Metroidvania-style game based on #GirlGenius: Adventures in Castle Heterodyne, now raising funds on Kickstarter
Incredible (and in some cases disturbing) photos from the current round of wildfires raging across California.
Incredible (and in some cases disturbing) photos from the current round of wildfires raging across California.
2020: Seems about right.
Saw this on birdsite. Seems about right.
source: @Webcomicon
#comics #2020
RT @KurtBusiek: 2020
On Twitter
Slugging through.
Slugging through. https://somethingpositive.net/comic/slugging-through/ via @choochoobear
Yesterday’s California power demand vs. forecast graph & how effective the 3pm Flex Alert was
Fascinating to look at yesterday’s California power demand vs. forecast graph & how effective the 3pm Flex Alert was at getting people to reduce power usage during peak hours. (That forecast demand peak was very close to the forecast supply peak.)
https://www.caiso.com/TodaysOutlook/Pages/default.aspx
The online naturalist
It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity. No, really!
It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity. No, really: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/04/science/randall-munroe-xkcd-temperature.html
I love this alternate ending to The Giving Tree: The Tree Who Set Healthy Boundaries
Should I be concerned that this strategy sort of makes sense?
Should I be concerned that this strategy sort of makes sense?
An amazing composite photo of the Milky Way and Jupiter over the snow-covered Himalayas, via @apod. Photographer Tomas Havel took 8 exposures from the same spot over 3 hours and combined them to make this image.
An amazing composite photo of the Milky Way and Jupiter over the snow-covered Himalayas, via @apod. Photographer Tomas Havel took 8 exposures from the same spot over 3 hours and combined them to make this image.
Also, the spammers hitting my work email have gotten oddly consistent.
Spaceman Spiff time travels to the year 2020
covid / funny (XKCD)
XKCD takes a look at things from the virus’ point of view: human immune systems are scary, but even scarier: humans are adapting! With pasta!
covid19/japanese art
Atlas Obscura reports on a trend where artists are drawing Amabie (アマビエ), a sort of mer-bird-person spirit associated with protection from disease.
A Healing Spirit From 19th-Century Japan Is Back to Face COVID-19
Artists are bringing back Amabie, a ‘yōkai’ associated with protection from disease.
Image by Kaori Hamura Long. The article features several other examples from the current trend.
A Healing Spirit From 19th-Century Japan Is Back to Face COVID-19.
Artists are bringing back Amabie, a ‘yōkai’ associated with protection from disease.
via @atlasobscura