Scott Murray :neurodiversity:

aspiring charismatic megafauna in northern california

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2026-08-07 10:54:16 GMT

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no worries, with the EMO app you can just remap “Return” to “Enter” 🤪

2026-08-06 22:33:30 GMT

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I cannot defend the magic mouse, no way, no how! 😂

2026-08-06 21:17:01 GMT

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Oh, no!

2026-08-06 21:15:14 GMT

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yes, “Magic Keyboard”. I think that’s what I have. I love it (though I am not sure what’s “magical” about it). I probably have to recharge it every few months. Otherwise it just works. (Maybe that’s the magic part. 😁) I can see how it could feel squishy; to me it’s less so than past Apple keyboards (ugh those early iMac keyboards were brutal on the wrists, so spongy).

2026-08-06 20:46:36 GMT

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OK I clicked and was like oh great another mechanical keyboard who cares but I kept scrolling and at this point I think I have to purchase one (grrr)
I use the Apple slim Bluetooth keyboard (whatever it’s called) and love the low travel and quiet-ness of it. But yeah the EMO thing looks pretty amazing

2026-06-09 23:43:06 GMT

Today I learned the term “premium mediocre.”
“Premium mediocre is the finest bottle of wine at Olive Garden.”
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-has-come-for-serif-fonts/

2026-02-23 14:23:15 GMT

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see leavesubstack.com for alternatives :)
https://leavesubstack.com/

2026-02-11 14:56:38 GMT

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good question! I also don’t know but maybe @npub1854…hexw could do it (or the team there could recommend a solution)?
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2026-02-08 16:31:03 GMT

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We thought that was the end of it, but… on a walk the next day, we noticed a familiar huge pile of wood chips and stumps two blocks uphill in front of our neighbor’s house. 🤔🤔🤔
Hey guys where’d you get those wood chips?
Our neighbors explained they just learned about this thing called chipdrop and you get all these wood chips for free isn’t it amazing
🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️
The shady arborist had waited for another nearby chipdrop request to come in, so he could have his guys pick up all the stumps from our house and just dump it in front of another neighbor’s house!! It probably took them the better part of the day, too. I guess the boss decided all that labor and dishonesty was cheaper than disposing of the stumps properly.
I don’t remember what happened after that. I think once it wasn’t my direct problem anymore, I blocked the whole thing out. 😅 I never thought of it again until now, hearing about your rocks. 😁

2026-02-08 16:21:36 GMT

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We eventually had to escalate to the police, because basically it was then a case of illegal dumping. The officer, despite being used to Portland, was quite amused. “OK explain this chipdrop thing to me again?” Once she understood what happened, she left and apparently made some threatening calls. The arborist’s crew picked up the stumps a few days later. Whew! Problem solved, only now we still needed wood chips and no longer trusted the chipdrop system. Sigh

2026-02-08 16:15:51 GMT

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Anyway one time we requested a chipdrop, and the arborist comes by when we’re not home and dumps a lot of wood chips on the street in front of our house. Yay! It’s massive, more than we needed. Like 6x12 feet and piled 5 feet high. Exciting for these gardeners, but then we start moving it one wheelbarrow at a time and find it is mostly STUMPS covered with a light dusting of wood chips. (!!!)
The stumps were each, I don’t know, 50-60 pounds? They were too heavy and awkward for me to lift, anyway.
We called chipdrop who called the arborists. Hey you gotta pick up these stumps! No response. See it would be a LOT of extra work for their guys to PICK UP all the huge stumps they had just dumped off the truck. And they’ve moved on to more productive, easier jobs.

2026-02-08 16:10:21 GMT

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OMG!! What a story!
Happy to hear they returned the rocks (unexpected). But… does that mean you have to lift them up yet AGAIN to dig out the plastic (and more rocks) underneath? (Sigh)
This reminds me of a less dramatic home-ownership-type story about wood chips. (Feel free to tune me out at this point.)
We were living in Portland, OR, where there is a great service called chipdrop. It matches arborists (who want to get rid of their wood chips after a job) with homeowners (who want chips for mulch, landscaping). It’s $0 cost, a win-win… when it works. (It usually works!)

2026-02-06 17:36:04 GMT

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This is a neat idea!
See: https://comaps.at/0jmL4fSc2E/The_Ladder
The Steep Ravine trail is on the side of Mount Tamalpais in Marin County, just north of San Francisco. It’s stunningly beautiful, very near Muir Woods, with coast redwoods and ferns growing alongside Webb Creek.
As you’d guess from the name, some parts of the trail are quite steep. One section is so steep, there is a ladder you must climb up (or down) to get across an otherwise impassable portion.
On CoMaps, I love how this feature is labeled “The Ladder”, as opposed to just “ladder” generically, because anyone who has done this trail know there is one ladder, and it is The Ladder, for sure! This is such a small detail, but I like how the map reflects how locals refer to this feature.
References, with photos:
https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/steep-ravine-mount-tamalpais-ladder-hike-18708114.php
https://www.redwoodhikes.com/Muir/SteepRavine.html
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2026-02-02 04:09:00 GMT

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@alissaazar/115998865698825333
Can you imagine just walking your dog around your “normal” neighborhood on a “normal” night and suddenly being engulfed in an unnatural ground fog and having to ask the now-normal question “oh did they tear gas tonight” (as if you had to ask) 😔
#note1x39…t9s2

2026-01-19 21:35:16 GMT

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The first time through, I thought you wrote “baking all the odds,” which might actually be what you’re doing! 😁❤️

2026-01-06 14:21:25 GMT

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holy moly amazing — thanks for the pointer!

2026-01-06 14:03:35 GMT

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That’s great thanks.
When you get into the weeds it’s really amazing to see how much has been invested in identifying location even faster than waiting for gps satellite signals… I knew about locating via identified WiFi networks but not Bluetooth beacons. Wild!

2026-01-06 02:58:57 GMT

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cool thank you! Is this on device only for android? Or something that calls googles servers?
Appreciate you taking the time to reply. :)

2026-01-05 23:57:27 GMT

Now with the #Microslop rebrand firmly established, I propose also:
#Gitslop
#Alphaslop
#Googslop
#Metaslop
#Faceslop
#Instaslop
#DoorDaslop
Who am I missing?

2026-01-05 15:16:25 GMT

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This is great! If you don’t mind a question…
I was surprised to learn a third-party API is used to determine device location. But I’ve used CoMaps in remote areas without a network — I assume it uses on-device GPS (or whatever OS API) to determine location then, right?
What does the Google Fused Location API offer that on-device doesn’t?
Thanks!

2025-12-27 19:32:26 GMT

I’ve been really impressed with @npub1854…hexw — not just the app, but the coordinated collective, all-volunteer effort behind it. Check them out! I just set up a small monthly donation to the project:
https://opencollective.com/comaps
I had sort of been resigned to using mega-corp maps for the rest of my life (Google Maps, then Apple Maps). CoMaps, powered by @npub1are…fcch
data, gives me hope that we could have high-quality mapping applications that are free and open to everyone.
#maps #FOSS

2025-12-16 16:41:21 GMT

Many new accounts requesting to follow me lately where the account purports to be from Gaza, a mother or father who needs help… They are so far all written with a similar voice and photos (a bit overly professional-looking headshots, if you ask me).
Absolutely there is a true nightmare on the ground and real people need help but… Gazans turning to Mastodon for help? And requesting to follow me?
Are these real people or what?
I am skeptical and also very cautious to not undermine any real support efforts. 🤔😔

2025-12-11 05:00:23 GMT

Quick: You’re a small #nonprofit #volunteer-run organization. What #tool(s) do you use for project management (planning and execution) to make sure all those volunteers are keeping things moving forward?
(Basically I am looking for HerdingCats.app that ideally is low-cost or free and with a smooth UI accessible to very non-tech audience!)
#AskFedi

2025-11-21 06:30:26 GMT

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hahahah — I had a similar thought. Like, you posted this *where*? 😂

2025-11-19 06:33:43 GMT

TIRED: “Like Uber, but for [whatever]”
WIRED: “Like [whatever], but decentralized and supported by a thoughtfully structured nonprofit with incentive structure so as to guard against future #enshittification”

2025-10-27 03:44:38 GMT

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FYI OpenStreetMap on its own is not super usable but there are lots of indie apps that use OSM data. I’ve liked Organic Maps (iOS and android) in the past:
https://organicmaps.app/

2025-10-23 02:31:18 GMT

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if it helps… bigger pickles usually have bigger doors and so are easier to exit
Okay I understand that’s not helpful
I’ll block myself

2025-10-22 21:34:19 GMT

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thanks for raising this and @npub1rc8…nu7f thanks for doing the background reading so I can skip a visit to twitter (yuck) 😅 I guess @npub17gp…nrxn is now my top choice and hopefully that dev turns out to be a good person 😁

2025-09-28 14:17:04 GMT

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Stunning!
What did the acoustics feel like in there? The structure is amazing, visually. I wonder if the open plan (several stories high!) and hard surfaces lead to noises reverberating… or if it still feels quiet, like a traditional library.

2025-09-14 00:12:23 GMT

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I read this too quickly and thought this meant you had found 10 out of the 29 geocaches in all of British Columbia. I thought hmm, I guess it hasn’t really caught on there yet 🤷‍♂️

2025-08-03 16:11:52 GMT

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💯!
(Although… when I politely asked our Bay Area Mesh(tastic) group if anyone was tinkering with meshcore I was shut down pretty quickly, like “we don’t do that here”. I suspect some folks will be more open to alternative approaches and tools, and some people will be attached to what they already know — even though it’s also super new… 🤷‍♂️)
If I’ve learned anything the past couple of years it is to never get too attached to any one particular tool, platform, or technology… 😅

2025-08-03 14:03:06 GMT

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Thanks for sharing! I suspect that community involvement — ie people actually meeting IRL and working together to thoughtfully plan and site nodes — is important. There are few nodes near me; I am grateful you shared that trace route screenshot as I’ve never even had a successful TR and didn’t know what it could look like! 😅 And @npub1yyr…lyn2’s thread is what introduced me to meshcore, so I am excited about the possibilities there as well. Glad you chimed in!

2025-08-02 13:39:58 GMT

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PS Since you mentioned not having a device yet… I’ve learned not to trust the maps showing active nodes. They are historical records of what nodes self report. But stuff goes up and down CONSTANTLY. There are always way more and also far fewer active nodes than the maps report (if that makes sense).
I guess that’s the appeal of a mesh — in theory the network is self healing even as stuff goes up and down, but in my short experience so far, it mostly is just “down”. That’s why MeshCore’s theoretically more explicit acknowledgments of receipt are appealing to me — they could restore some faith in a system that I only just started exploring and it already feels broken. (Not to be overly dramatic about it!)

2025-08-02 13:24:50 GMT

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My understanding agreed with your understanding here. :)
There are more Meshtastic nodes near me than MeshCore for sure (though still not enough to actually contact anyone.)
I am not a network or radio pro but something about the MeshCore approach is more appealing to me. Maybe it’s just more familiar — to have a repeater be a repeater and a client be a client. That’s closer to the server/client conceptual model I already get. :)
Also so far my Meshtastic attempts result in no one in the public channel ever responding so I’m left with confusion: did it work? Did anyone see me? Do they just not like me? 🤷‍♂️

2025-07-31 14:28:04 GMT

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PS Not sure if you have waded into the #meshtastic vs #meshcore debate yet but the latter looks a more friendly to my liking, in the sense of giving more visibility into message routing and acknowledgements. Like, you can tell if anyone actually received your message and you can specify routes to be used.

2025-07-31 14:25:56 GMT

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I am totally new to this stuff but same here. And the one node I can reach doesn’t use Bay Area recommended settings… so it’s not really reaching the wider network er mesh.
It’s all very nerdy and fun but would be more fun if it actually did anything! 🤪

2025-07-22 01:13:41 GMT

Hey #geo nerds!
I haven’t made a web #map in a while. What’s the current tool for making a super simple web slippy tile map with pins dropped into it? Ideally free (for a low traffic website).
In the past I would have used #Leaflet or #mapbox. #d3 would be overkill for this use case.
Thanks! 🗺️🤓
#AskFedi #mapping #JavaScript #web

2025-07-21 17:04:50 GMT

Hey #sfba! We moved our family and small business from Oregon to Marin County, California one year ago. To celebrate this one-year anniversary, we are popping up at Margaret O'Leary in Mill Valley:
🗓 Saturday, July 26
🕚 11:00am – 4:00pm
📍 Margaret O'Leary, 14 Miller Ave, Mill Valley, CA
Swing by to check out our super-soft #organic #sheets, plus adorable #baby bodysuits, hats, and blankets—all crafted with #sustainability and comfort in mind.
Drop by and say hi!
https://oolie.com/blogs/bedtime-stories/pop-up-shop-at-margaret-oleary
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2025-07-09 00:07:25 GMT

If you have a #Brother #printer, take a quick #security break, so your printer doesn’t get commandeered into a botnet! 🖨️💪
1. Check if your printer model is on this list and has updated firmware available:
https://support.brother.com/g/s/id/security/CVE-2017-9765.pdf
2. If new firmware is available, download the appropriate updater here:
https://support.brother.com/g/b/midlink_os.aspx?c=us&lang=en&prod=group2&site=pc&type2=4&orgc=us&orglang=en&orgprod=group2&targetpage=18
3. Story for context:
https://www.securityweek.com/new-vulnerabilities-expose-millions-of-brother-printers-to-hacking/

2025-07-07 17:59:26 GMT

We just got back from an inspiring workshop at Fibershed, where we learned about using invasive plants to make baskets! For example, this is Pampas Grass, an ornamental grass often used for landscaping, despite being an invasive species here in California. Harvesting non-native plants — and then creating beautiful and functional objects out of the material — helps rebalance local ecologies.
More photos on the blog: https://oolie.com/blogs/bedtime-stories/woven-with-locally-grown-weeds
#plants #natural #art #weaving #oolie
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2025-06-19 18:05:31 GMT

Hey #Mastodon #Fediverse nerds: has anyone mapped federation topology yet?
https://mastodon.social/@floatybirb/114711176066850583

2025-06-19 17:55:21 GMT

#Bluesky “welcomes” JD Vance the same day that @npub163h…mv0n retracts their TOS updates in response to thoughtful community feedback.
⚖️🤷‍♂️

2025-06-17 00:06:18 GMT

I’ve been using @npub18e2…3qve for a few days now. It’s impressively easy to set up. But… for my main use case (ad blocking), it’s not as consistent as AdGuard DNS. Many ads are getting through — even though NextDNS claims to use AdGuard DNS’s own block list. (It’s an option; I have it enabled.)
Anyway now I’m confused why the service that should be blocking MORE is actually blocking LESS.
🤔🤷‍♂️
#DNS #AdBlocking

2025-06-12 01:48:17 GMT

As a parent of school-age children, I…

2025-05-07 23:04:22 GMT

Hey can any of the alternative search engines *exclude* gen AI content, content farms, stuff like that? Like #DuckDuckGo #Kagi etc?
#AskFedi

2025-05-04 13:59:52 GMT

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thanks! That helps.
I would suggest making that recommendation more clear in the docs. I appreciate the clarification!

2025-05-04 13:41:56 GMT

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Thanks for the offer to help, @npub17gp…nrxn! So after reading your docs for a bit… it wasn’t immediately clear but I think I understand now that you actually use email infrastructure to exchange messages (right?). So if I set this up for my group, first everyone needs to set up a new email address just for use with Delta, right? And the easiest is to use your chat mail server.
I use Fastmail regularly. Would I need a separate Fastmail account (inbox) or just a designated new alias?

2025-05-04 06:35:50 GMT

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Thanks for the pointer! I had not heard of Delta but now I’m intrigued. :)

2025-05-03 23:26:07 GMT

Hey what chat service would you recommend for use with a small nonprofit group of non-technical volunteers?
Think: alternative to WhatsApp or group texting, but just as easy to set up.
Ideally: free, open source, secure…
MAYBE: Decentralized (but not at the expense of “easy to set up” and maybe also self-hosted (I could do it)
#AskFedi cc [@homegrown](https://social.growyourown.services/@homegrown )

2025-04-10 15:01:18 GMT

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lovely images!

2025-04-08 00:17:55 GMT

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I hate to say it but in my experience the support chat bot “AI” is actually… pretty good? It sometimes gives me personalized answers based on my account/site settings, which is always surprising.
Also from what I can tell they are leaning in “AI” for Shopify the business — but it isn’t something that impacts my business or site directly. (So far any features can be turned off.)

2025-03-31 21:27:03 GMT

Happy to be a supporter of the ever-innovative @npub1qmg…s6k5 😘💅
https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/03/propublica-wanted-to-find-more-sources-in-the-federal-government-so-it-brought-a-truck/

2024-11-03 06:31:35 GMT

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wow wow congratulations to you (from this random on the Internet). What a beautiful family! ❤️

2024-11-03 06:21:25 GMT

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short story: When I moved from California to Portland, Oregon, my new dentist took one look and said “you’re not from around here, are you?” (Most Portland area water providers do not fluoridate.) 😬

2024-11-01 03:18:31 GMT

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oh it’s easy you just have to connect the AirPods to your VPN and tunnel the Bluetooth back to a US endpoint then route some mega packets through a geo-approved gigaswitch then it will just work no problem
Guess you’re new to Canada 😜

2024-10-26 14:10:08 GMT

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It’s DARVO, a documented response pattern common to abusers of all stripes (especially narcissists):
- Deny
- Attack
- Reverse Victim and Offender
This pattern seems to apply to fascists overall, too! To me, it helps explain why some people are trapped in this cycle of abuse with the current GOP — the disinfo and victim blaming is disorienting and designed to control so the victim comes crawling back for more (and votes, too, I guess).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DARVO

2024-10-24 22:34:13 GMT

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Have you seen about this bridge in North Carolina, USA?
https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-help-yourself-city/

2024-10-23 03:00:02 GMT

Just realized it’s been a couple of years since I’ve used #git or #Slack, and life is… better?

2024-10-13 21:34:21 GMT

#SilentSunday
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2024-10-10 06:16:26 GMT

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not sure if NYT counts as reputable or concrete anymore but they have a story on it: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/09/weather/milton-reverse-surge-tampa.html?unlocked_article_code=1.RE4.LSqG.g_fbFpW2nQxI&smid=url-share

2024-10-09 15:46:32 GMT

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glad to hear you seem to be making friends at the new job 🤔

2024-09-24 17:00:26 GMT

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same here! Have been a paid Transmit user for… oh man more than 20 years? Used to use Panic’s Coda, which was amazing at the time. Excited to try Nova.
I have NOT yet tried their Playdate console as it doesn’t really help me with work. 😁🤷‍♂️

2024-09-24 05:23:32 GMT

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thanks for sharing this! I’ve had a very similar editor journey and have been holding on to my still working copy of Atom until it won’t run anymore.
A good nudge to try nova. Thanks!

2024-09-12 16:07:01 GMT

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The convenience and value of this new line are very exciting (costing no more than regular Muni fare!) but I do recommend a handful of Dramamine before you board

2024-09-09 01:11:29 GMT

#SilentSunday
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2024-09-02 22:58:46 GMT

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is it @npub1fez…jgfq ?

2024-08-24 22:38:08 GMT

Absolutely glorious day
#Mosstodon
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2024-08-20 14:52:25 GMT

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I would like to know what grammatical tragedy inspired that thought. 😂

2024-08-17 17:21:14 GMT

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PUBLIC SAFETY ALERT: There is a squinty looking would-be Canadian prowling the streets of Salt Lake!

2024-08-11 13:42:14 GMT

#SilentSunday (inspired by lovely #dahlias posts by @npub15w9…2huq and @npub1ar5…vfgj)
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2024-08-09 17:52:08 GMT

Creative coding alert!
Dan Shiffman has fully updated “The Nature of Code: Simulating natural systems with JavaScript,” with all examples rewritten using p5.js.
If you haven’t seen it, “the pink book” is a landmark in creative coding texts. Absolutely stellar, and Dan is the *best* teacher.
As with the 1st edition, the entire book and working code examples are online, for free. But you can purchase a print copy, too. Use code CHOOCHOO for 25% off.
#CreativeCoding #Processing #p5js
https://natureofcode.com

2024-08-09 01:36:40 GMT

Possibly the first campaign press release to ever employ the CSS style {
text-decoration: line-through;
} for comedic/disparaging effect?
https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman/112928526301056189

2024-08-06 13:20:46 GMT

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😬 No government-run SMS alert systems? Having just moved back to California (been away for ten years), I’ve been surprised to find we have the opposite problem: *several* different emergency alert systems, mostly opt-in, run by different agencies and deployed for different purposes. I signed up for all of them, just in case. Now my phone buzzes throughout the day for even minor activity (e.g., “odor investigation”) but in theory will blast loud noises for a wildfire or earthquake.

2024-07-06 13:27:08 GMT

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why u want 2 take away incentives 2 be in power??? then power less powerful, will only appeal to those who are pure of heart! what kind of world would that be
🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️😜

2024-06-12 17:16:29 GMT

New favorite bumper sticker spotted in #Portland
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2024-06-09 19:16:13 GMT

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are alternate software keyboards a thing? I didn’t realize it was possible to use anything else!

2024-06-05 13:55:35 GMT

Them: Sorry, it looks like you’re using an ad blocker. To view this content—
Me: Sorry, I just added you to my router’s blocklist so no one in my home ever sees your site ever again

2024-06-01 07:18:27 GMT

“Why scientists say we need to send clocks to the moon — soon”
Fascinating!
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/30/science/lunar-time-zone-scale-nasa-artemis-scn/index.html