Weather West
California weather and climate perspectives.
By Daniel Swain.
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“Inside slider” systems to bring drier and windier conditions into mid-Nov, with rising SoCal wildfire risk
NorCal has seen widespread wetting rain in the past two weeks, but central and southern CA have not Fortunately, recent conditions in California have not been (quite) as warm or dry as initially suggested by …
By Daniel Swain, 95 words
OSArch
Creating a built environment with free software, increased transparency, and a more ethical approach.
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Updated a year ago
QCAD for technical drawing (Workshop and books)
If you had to choose software to begin working in architectural design, which would be your first choice? Many might think that a BIM solution such as BlenderBIM or FreeCAD would be the ideal choice. …
By Allan Brito, 366 words
smitten kitchen
Fearless cooking from a tiny NYC kitchen.
By Deb Perelman.
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Updated 2 days ago
skillet-baked macaroni and cheese
I hadn’t planned to spend most of the fall to date making skillets upon skillets of baked, gooey, decadent macaroni and cheese, though given the state of things right now, perhaps this steady dose of …
Loretta Chase
New York Times Bestselling Author.
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For readers in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand: We won't be late!
In this day and age, you would think that with a push of a button a book could be released simultaneously all over the world, in all formats. Annoyingly enough, we are not at that …
By Loretta Chase, 267 words
Diary of a Fat Slob
Obese gray male, introverted, cranky, woke but needs a nap. Enjoys solitude, old movies, my cat, and a good bowel movement.
By Doug Holland.
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Huckleberried alive
It’s time for the monthly movie with my brother Clay and his wife Karen, and this time with a long-time friend, Leon. We used to do it via the internet, but now that I’ve moved …
By Doug Holland, 58 words
mediocregopher's lil web corner
I publish posts about projects I'm working on and things that interest me.
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Caffeinspiration
Writing about tech, our minds, and how things work.
By Alex Ellis.
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Updated 7 months ago
Harry Chapin and RATM: the problem with bleeding interests
Note: this post requires a basic familiarity with the songs discussed. If you’re not familiar with them, I’d recommend you listen to at least a portion of the following three songs: Free Bird by Lynyrd …
Balladeer's Blog
Singing the praises of things that slip through the cultural cracks.
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AUSTRALIA’S HERO THE SHADOW (1950-1966)
This weekend’s escapist, light-hearted superhero post from Balladeer’s Blog will look at Australia’s very different version of a superhero called the Shadow. THE SHADOW Secret Identity: Jimmy Gray Debut Year: 1950 Origin: When Jimmy Gray …
Animated Meat
The junk drawer of the universe. There is at least one useful thing here.
By Ed Richter.
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Updated 11 months ago
Calaveras Big Trees State Park
An afternoon at Big Trees Dear Reader, I am happy to report that Calaveras Big Trees State Park sits a scant three miles past the town of Arnold, California and is home to two groves …
By Edward Richter, 1,042 words
useless-catalanfacts
A place to share the culture and history of the Catalan Countries, explained by Catalans.
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Did you know that there is a European republic that bans entry to women and female animals, and…
Did you know that there is a European republic that bans entry to women and female animals, and until 2005 also banned entry to Catalan people?ALTALTALTThis place is the Monastic Republic of Mount Athos, a …
The ryg blog
When I grow up I'll be an inventor.
By Fabien Giesen.
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MRSSE
For BC6H encoding in Oodle Texture, we needed a sensible error metric to use in the encoder core. BC6H is HDR which is more challenging than LDR data since we need to handle vast differences …
I Hit The Button - Travel Blog
Latest blog posts from Andy Feliciotti about photography and travel.
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Solar Eclipse 2024 Photos: My Experience & Photography Tips
Photographing a total solar eclipse is a special experience. On April 8, 2024, my friend Kevin and I set out to capture the eclipse from Perryville Regional Airport in Missouri. This was my second time …
By Andy Feliciotti, 734 words
door.link
A curated selection of music for listening and dancing in closed spaces.
By Romina Malta.
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dOOr D00r d0oR D00r d00r D00R doOr DO0r
Happy Friday <3 made it through another week, huh? Now stop being a pussy... This is 160, featuring: Dagur, Angela Schilling, Piana, Beck, MIDI Janitor, Claire Rousay, Moin, L'Rain, Lyndsie Alguire, Automatic, JooJoo
Synesthesia
Proactive application of technology to business.
By Julian Elve.
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Transcribing meeting recordings with OpenAI
The other day I was sent an audio recording of a meeting I had been part of, but no textual transcript was available. With a relatively small amount of hacking it is now very easy …
zck.org
Just this guy, you know?
By Zachary Kanfer.
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Updated 5 months ago
Less: a Survival Guide
I noticed recently that I was having trouble moving around in less. I could arrow up and down, but that took a lot of work. I could hit space to go a whole screen down, …