midendian

seldo, 6 months ago to random

I need America to understand that making chocolate darker does not make it better.

kyleve, 6 months ago to random

How many engineering orgs are adding "AI accelerated engineering" projects to their 2024 priorities, but not any projects/time dedicated to actually finishing their 200 half-completed migrations and addressing obvious developer experience paper cuts? I bet a lot of them.

But sure, throw another thing onto the pile. That'll help.

midendian, 6 months ago to Birds

didn't bring the right camera body for birds but still enjoyed watching all the turns hunt near SFO this morning (plus a cute willet). lots of new birds this time of year along the bay. #birds

Turn skidding along the water taking flight
Turn taking flight with a small fish
Willet (brown-grey bird with long beak and oddly mammalian face) standing on a rock

mattblaze, 6 months ago to photography

Park Junction, Philadelphia, PA, 2010.

The southern end of the former Reading Railroad.

All the pixels at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/4472088022

#photography

kyleve, 6 months ago to random

Trying to explain Swift's _openExistential to someone like

mattblaze, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to photography

More #photography nerditry.

I shoot mostly for black&white. I have two sensors for my camera, a regular color sensor and an "achromatic" black&white only version. I use them both, even though I am almost always shooting to produce a B&W result.

The advantage of the color sensor is convenience. You can essentially add any color contrast control filters you want after the fact in post processing as part of the conversion to B&W. But there are limitations...

midendian, 7 months ago to random

Looking forward to spending my retirement wandering around California’s new grand train stations. https://sfyimby.com/2023/10/ceqa-approval-for-san-francisco-transbay-downtown-rail-extension.html

fribbledom, 7 months ago to random

How showers are supposed to work:

float temperature;

How mine works:

bool temperature;

midendian, 7 months ago to random

I’ve lost the plot on the “enshitification” discourse but surely NFC zippers are adjacent. https://ykkasia.com/touchlink-a-zipper-puller-with-built-in-nfc-chip/

mattblaze, 7 months ago to random

Why could Ansel Adams make such great, enduring photos? Four main reasons:

• He had a great eye for subject and composition

• He knew his subjects - the American landscape, etc - exceptionally well.

• He was an absolute master of technique, some of which he invented and developed himself.

• He was willing to schlep an enormous amount of delicate, heavy, expensive gear long distances to the middle of nowhere. Seriously.

kyleve, 7 months ago to random

Happy “Rube Goldberg Cold Air Into Your House With A Bunch Of Fans” to those who celebrate

migurski, 7 months ago to random

Yuck.

skinnylatte, 7 months ago to random

Last week I posted ‘80F in SF is death’ and then I came back to 80F in SF

https://www.sfchronicle.com/weather-forecast/article/bay-area-heat-wave-18403913.php

midendian, 7 months ago to random

fun behind the scenes down at ESO https://youtu.be/QqRREz0iBes

midendian, 8 months ago to planespotting

went to SFO to catch some other things but then I realized President Biden was in town so had to stay for that... barely any light though.

#avgeek #planespotting

Zipair 787 JA826J with beacons lit and wheel retracting
USAF VC-25 92-9000 (29000) departing KSFO with President Biden aboard.
USAF VC-25 92-9000 (29000) departing KSFO with President Biden aboard.

mikemccaffrey, 8 months ago to random

Wow, while #Walgreens is just showing no available appointments, #RiteAid is scheduling #CovidBooster appointments a full month in the future.

What a complete shitshow.

brunoph, 8 months ago to random

High speed burst mode is a danger, I went out for 1.5h and shot 2100 photos… now I have to pick the good ones 😵‍💫😵‍💫

midendian, 8 months ago to SanFrancisco

absolutely brilliant that the two greatest #SanFrancisco queer kink festivals overlap this year: Folsom and SF Muni Heritage Weekend. https://www.streetcar.org/muniheritageweekend2023/

midendian, 8 months ago to random

well on the upside people are remembering hepa filters and masks exist.

ai6yr, 8 months ago to cycling

I blame all the #BikeTooter folks around here, just running some calculators on the difficulty of going back and forth from my nearest local grocery store (for the heck of it). For some odd reason, the map says the "longer, flatter route" has an identical 17.8% section compared to the shorter, steeper route.

Shorter route, 1.30 miles, 216 feet ascent, 89 ft descent

zjhaviation, 8 months ago to Aviation

Extender.

June 2023
#aviation #aviationphotography

cbdawson, 8 months ago to MountainBiking

Ok #bike folks. I’m starting to research whether to consider an #ebike for #bikecommuting and local errands.

Any advice for someone just starting to investigate, things you wish you’d known, key considerations & trade offs, etc. ? Also appreciate any tips on bikes that are good for very short folks. (And please, don’t try to tell me all bikes work for all sizes … )

brunoph, 8 months ago to random

I've decided SD Card designators are more confusing than USB versions.

Those huge HC/XC/UC designators? Mostly irrelevant if you're using modern devices. You should be looking at the tiny I/II/III roman numerals for speed ratings.

Plus the other designators (the circled number, and the number inside the U) are all the same in all my cards, despite their speed rating varying considerably.