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Some Python packages require native libraries to be installed on your system when you install them. For example, mysqlclient requires libssl and libcrypto. If those libraries are missing at install time, clang, the C compiler, fails with a message like: $ pip install mysqlclient Collecting mysqlclient Downloading mysqlclient-2.2.7.tar.gz (91 kB) Installing build dependencies ... done Getting requirements to build wheel ... done Preparing metadata (pyproject.toml) ... done Building wheels for …

The first of the two trains that arrive into the station this afternoon is one from Vaudreuil. Five minutes later a Candiac train lands.

a rusty boat named Margaret sits on a small grassy hill with trees behind it. a few floaties and a mound of dirt sit nearby. i don’t know if she’s seaworthy, cap’n. Happy (Gregorian calendar) new year! I had a restful and quiet time off. It was exactly what I needed. I hope things are good with you, too. This week’s post is about boxed water. It sells well under …

The recent announcement of REI Adventures closing its doors has left many adventure travel enthusiasts wondering where to turn for their cycling experiences. La entrada REI Adventures Closes – Who Now for Cycling Experiences? se publicó primero en Eat Sleep Cycle.

It's triple zero, used to call the emergency services in Australia. That is the lowest possible number. We did it!Well that was boring. And you, dear reader, probably don't even live in Australia,* so it's not your shortest phone number. Let's come up with a new rule to make this more interesting: Everyone should be able to call the number.That means we'll only consider numbers that can start with an …

Welcome to Glimpse of Google, a blog series written by a former Google software engineer, offering a firsthand look into the inner workings of one of the most transformative companies of our time. This series will uncover how Google operates from an engineering standpoint and explore the broader company culture, guiding principles, and unique approaches that make it a powerhouse in technology. Whether you're an engineer, a tech enthusiast, or …

New Releases w/e 101/01/205 Blondshell – “T&A “ New year, new Blondshell Her second album “If You Asked For A Picture”, drops May 2, 2025, via Partisan Records. Featuring the new single “T&A” and inspired by Mary Oliver’s poetry, Sabrina Teitelbaum explores vulnerability, storytelling, and the complexities of love. If You Asked For A Picture by Blondshell Deep Sea Diver – Shovel Seattle-based alt-rock band Deep Sea Diver, fronted by …

Nikon Zf; 28mm f/2.8 SE Nikkor lens; 1/320th sec. @ f/8; ISO 100; camera set on Deep ToneMonochrome. (click to enlarge)There's not much I like about winter. About February I grow very weary of those dull, gray days and bland landscapes. There are a few things, however, that I do enjoy. First, there is the colder temperatures. I've gotten to the point where I really dislike those hot, humid summer …

For almost two decades (!) the de-factor object storage system for Rails apps has been AWS S3. It’s resilient (99.999999999% durability!) and Active Storage makes it very easy to use. There was also little competition so it was basically a no-brainer. We used S3 to store terabytes of customer receipt data for FreeAgent, and 37signals used it to store petabytes of data for Basecamp and HEY (recently 37signals have started …

2025 will become my personal year of philosophy. I turn forty this year, which, if all goes well, marks the first part of my life as over. Considering recent illnesses along my family and friends, I have little hope of ever reaching eighty, but let’s keep that as a grand goal for the sake of the argument. I’ve been reading more philosophy lately, including Joep Dohmen’s De kunst van het …

Echo is finally doing well, though winter is not great for him. He is active, eating and sleeping well. Though his urinary problems continue, they do not threaten his day-to-day activities. Temperatures have been quite low in Bengaluru this week, and Echo feels cold. I started using a standing table during COVID-19, and it's still a habit. I plan to mix it up a bit this year, alternating between standing …

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This is a writeup of research into using satellite imagery to track mining operations, funded as part of Bellingcat’s 2024 Technical Writing Fellowship, and is a more in-depth version of a short guide published on their online platform. The accompanying Multispectral Satellite Imagery Explorer tool is available here. This guide is intended as an overview of my research, and a starting point for these techniques. a false colour satellite image …

I recently encountered the following party game: Mumbo Jumbo, based on trying to pronounce a word while wearing a mouth-stretcher. Basically, you wear a mouth-stretcher, and then you are asked to read out a phrase. Your teammate has to figure out the phrase you're trying to say. The mouth-stretcher means that you cannot make labials. Of course, the words are selected to take advantage of this limitation as much as …