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  1. Weather West
    California weather and climate perspectives. By Daniel Swain. 🇺🇸 More info

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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
  2. OSArch
    Creating a built environment with free software, increased transparency, and a more ethical approach. More info

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    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
  3. smitten kitchen
    Fearless cooking from a tiny NYC kitchen. By Deb Perelman. 🇺🇸 More info

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    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 …
    By deb, 150 words
  4. Loretta Chase
    New York Times Bestselling Author. 🇺🇸 More info

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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
  5. 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. 🇺🇸 More info

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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
  6. mediocregopher's lil web corner
    I publish posts about projects I'm working on and things that interest me. More info

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  7. Caffeinspiration
    Writing about tech, our minds, and how things work. By Alex Ellis. 🇺🇸 More info

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    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 …
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  8. Balladeer's Blog
    Singing the praises of things that slip through the cultural cracks. 🇺🇸 More info

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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 …
    By balladeer, 983 words
  9. Animated Meat
    The junk drawer of the universe. There is at least one useful thing here. By Ed Richter. 🇺🇸 More info

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    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
  10. useless-catalanfacts
    A place to share the culture and history of the Catalan Countries, explained by Catalans. 🇦🇩 🇪🇸 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 More info

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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 …
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  11. The ryg blog
    When I grow up I'll be an inventor. By Fabien Giesen. 🇺🇸 More info

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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 …
    By fgiesen, 826 words
  12. I Hit The Button - Travel Blog
    Latest blog posts from Andy Feliciotti about photography and travel. 🇺🇸 More info

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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
  13. door.link
    A curated selection of music for listening and dancing in closed spaces. By Romina Malta. More info

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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
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  14. Synesthesia
    Proactive application of technology to business. By Julian Elve. 🇬🇧 More info

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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 …
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  15. zck.org
    Just this guy, you know? By Zachary Kanfer. 🇺🇸 More info

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    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, …
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