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Recently I’ve been working with map data to create interactive visualisations. When working with maps it’s common to receive data as GeoJSON, a JSON format for encoding geographic features, which specifies the type of geometry and co-ordinates for the features we want to display on a map. Javascript mapping libraries such as Mapbox GL are designed to consume GeoJSON to render features on a canvas. I’m fairly accustomed to using …

Hayk comes with me on a road trip. Image-heavy - over 50 photos.

As I keep digging in my collection I have found Space Beavers! This was a promotional comic book from Cities Service gasoline. It probably was a give-away with purchase. It reflects the early 60s where the Mercury launches had taken place and we were looking ahead to the future. The whole premise is a beaver who is invited to go on one of the early space voyages. The twist is …

a sunset in seattle. trees and buildings edge the bottom of the photo. the rest is clouds in resplendence. the dimming sun casts orange light underneath gray clouds. i’ve used a photo of the sky for these posts a number of times. it should probably come as no surprise that i’m always looking up. We were four years in power. Two, for the cynical. A few months, if the shambling …

I connected a Family BASIC keyboard to an NES via a bespoke adapter in order to play its unique triangle waveform live.

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover: Tears For Fears Centrespread: Nik Kershaw Back cover: Shakin' Stevens Interviews: Madonna; Frankie Goes To Hollywood; The Cult; Janice Long; Tears For Fears Lyrics: San Damiano (Heart And Soul) - Sal Solo; Police Officer - Smiley Culture; Love And Pride - King; Say Yeah - The Limit; Neutron Dance - Pointer Sisters; Just A Shadow - Big Country; Friends - …

Countries - and state-scale corporates - should each be working on their own Strategic Fact Reserve. If they’re not already. Let me trace the logic… AI as cognitive infrastructure Assume for a moment that AI is upstream of productive work. It’ll start off that people just go faster with AI, and then it’ll become essential. I remember hearing that legal contracts got longer when word processors were introduced (I’d love …

Back in November, it was reported here that two cars from the Middletown & Hummelstown were headed to the Rockhill Trolley Museum. Those cars both headed to Rockhill Furnace today and were unloaded this afternoon. Thanks to Joel Salomon of RTM for the photos and update! The first car, shown above after being un-tarped, is Lewistown & Reedsville 23, a unique and historically significant center-entrance car that ran most of …

In June of 2023, I planted a GEM avocado tree. It was a good-looking tree, on top and bottom. The leaves showed healthy new growth and the roots were abundant and with new white tips. I planted in the best way I knew, a way in which I’d planted many trees before that grew into […] The post Young avocado trees cannot handle competition appeared first on Greg Alder's Yard …

PC This feels too good to be true! How can it possibly be that I’m about to be the person to tell you there’s a new contender for the Legend of Grimrock throne? How is this not already the talk of the gaming town?! Seriously, Tower of Mask is a fantastic Dungeon Master-like with incredible combat, and deserves to go very big. I say “Dungeon Master-like” because as ever, people’s …

The US Trade Representative has filed a “Report on China’s Targeting of the Maritime, Logistics and Shipbuilding Sectors for Dominance” (January 16, 2025). In the lingo of US trade law, this is a “Section 301” report, which comes from a 1974 law delegating the authority to the USTR to investigate “unfair” trade practices by other countries and to impose tariffs or other trade restrictions in response. There is zero doubt …

Flags fly at half mass today at Kindertrauma Castle as we have lost one of the true greats, the incredible David Lynch. The world is a lesser place for sure and it’s easily said that there will never ever be any one like him again. We’re all luckily to have lived in the same time period as him and to enjoy the riches of watching him explore his singular vision …

Our last day on the Great South West Walk took us around a great many scenic overlooks of Nelson Bay, through a windfarm, past a gannet colony on Point Danger, and back into Portland to complete our loop. The morning started off sunny, though before CareFree and I left Mallee Camp, clouds blew in and a couple of raindrops fell. We quickly took down our tent to keep it from …

[Dr] Martin Luther King [Jr] Day was formally established as a federal holiday in the 80s, falling on the third Monday in January. This year, it happens to fall on 20 January — the first time it has been on Inauguration Day {ETC: of a new Administration}. So Dr King's commemoration coincides with… this. And this. And this. I think I'll have to shift to a new cliché-like aphorism,

Skilhunt EC500 WW Specifications Introduction Torch in use Build quality LED, bezel, lens, reflector and beam Size and comparison User interface Batteries and charging Powerbank Performance Beamshots Conclusion Price Product page Specifications Brand/model Skilhunt EC500 WW LED Luminus SFT40 3000K 95 CRI Maximum lumens 1,300 lm Maximum beam intensity 122,000 cd Maximum throw 698 m Battery 1*21700 Li-ion (button top) Onboard charging Yes (USB-C) Powerbank Yes (USB-C) Material Aluminium Modes …