chthonicionic

CelloMomOnCars, 3 months ago to random

San Francisco, Chinese New Year.
The streets are PACKED with people celebrating. A robotaxi muscles its way through, carrying no passenger.

So it's an empty robot car, taking up the space of a dozen people standing, barging through the crowd which is crowded.

And police are scratching their heads about how the car ended up torched.

https://sfstandard.com/2024/02/10/waymo-robotaxi-goes-up-in-flames-in-chinatown-after-crowd-attacks-vehicle/

#CarBrain

chthonicionic, 3 months ago to random

Stuck on a tube platform. Which reminds me of the Chinese sound engineer I shared a lab with years ago. He had scale model of a tube station in the basement wired up with speakers and mics because the standard sound equations didn’t work for long spaces - they assumed a roughly square room. Through scale experiments, he worked out the equations for long spaces. And that is why announcements on tube platforms are now understandable instead of being an echoey mess.

chthonicionic, 4 months ago to random

Gravy fountain test for Christmas Day is go

A chocolate fountain machine starts up filled with gravy. Goodness ensues

eclectech, 5 months ago to animation

I had an odd little animation that had been sitting unfinished for weeks. I wondered if I could make something festive from it.

So, aye.

#sillyScribbles #animation #dance #googlyEyes #snow

A snowy, sunny field with soft focus dark trees in the distance. In the foreground are three dancers, with stick arms, legs and antennae. Each has a large animated googly eye as a torso, and two slightly smaller animated googly eyes on the antennae. On each eye is a glittery Santa hat. Writing alt text for something like this does make me feel just a little ridiculous, but not to worry.

eclectech, 5 months ago to animals

Been meaning to say, if anyone has a pet that they are desperate to see in a Santa hat but either 1. thinks it would be an indignity to make them wear one or 2. would like to avoid their pet taking appropriate revenge for the indignity, do share a photo with me & I'll happily do a virtual version if I can!

I realise in the days of AI and photo filters you don't need a photoshopper anymore, but just in case anyone wants an artisnal version 🎅 🐱 🐶

#festiveBlether #catsOfMastodon #dogsOfMastodon

chthonicionic, 5 months ago to random

Went to a memorial service at which an IFAB committee member spoke and mentioned Lawrence Fox to applause and I’ve never felt more out of place.

aldroid, 5 months ago to random

software that reminds you of a song: i'll start.

i just opened onenote for the first time in a while and immediately my brain started singing "OneNote! (onenote!) ooh, one note in heaven..."

chthonicionic, 6 months ago to random

HONK

Edent, 6 months ago to random

Hey friends!

Can you see the symbols between the arrows?

→ 𓇳𓏤𓁛 ←

If not, could you please let me know what device, OS, browser, etc you're using?

THANKS!

chthonicionic, 6 months ago to random

Eldest has been pumpkin carving for ages. Came bouncing in to show me this

chthonicionic, 6 months ago to random

So… someone has added our hedge to Google Maps as a “tourist attraction”

chthonicionic, 6 months ago to random

Amusing myself by sending “Bibbidy Boop Boop” to my kids on WhatsApp. I think I’ve got one more go before they kill me.

chthonicionic, 6 months ago to random

Standing here wondering what a PJB is only to realise it’s a pub whose U isn’t fully lit

aldroid, 7 months ago to random

i keep pressing ctrl-b but i still can't control bees

chthonicionic, 7 months ago to random

Despite its constant reassurances, the script was not OK.

chthonicionic, 7 months ago to random

@aldroid eldest just discovered shadertoy and various demoscene videos and he’s enjoying using the maths he’s learning for a-level. Anywhere nice I can point him for tips?

Edent, 2 years ago to home

Thermal Imaging Our Home

As I blogged about a few weeks ago, I've been playing with the Seek Thermal Compact Infrared Camera. I've been using it for such incredibly interesting things as seeing how cold my nose is and whether my radiators are balanced. Fun!

But what I really wanted it for is to see how well - or poorly - insulated our new house is. So I waited until it was freezing outside, then

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2021/12/thermal-imaging-our-home/

#/etc/ #home #seekthermal