Book reviews for March 2022

Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters by Steven Pinker

Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters by Steven Pinker

4/5

 

Zeroes by Chuck Wendig

Zeroes by Chuck Wendig

2/5

 

Escape from Yokai Land (Laundry Files, #7.5) by Charles Stross

Escape from Yokai Land (Laundry Files, #7.5) by Charles Stross

3/5

 

The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield

The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield

4/5

 

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ITHCWY Newsletter for March 2022

One Year of Tides Animated (with Sun and Moon)

Exclusive transcript of the speech that Biden should have delivered: Build Back Betterer.

What is the San Francisco Rent Board Fee?

Catfood WebCamSaver 3.27 is out. This has a big increase in the list of working webcams and so definitely worth upgrading (or trying for the first time).

Code: I fix a pet peeve with Todoist so the Alexa Integration sets a due date. Also, here's how to use the new Google Search Console API to monitor the index status of your pages. Both in Google Apps Script.

Timelapse: San Francisco Shoreline. Sunsets 8 (Nice Pacific view from my roof) and 9 (the March 27 storm in San Francisco). Both sides of the Golden Gate.

Hikes: I don't recommend the perimeter of Treasure Island (at least not trying the whole of it). I absolutely do endorse Mount Davidson. And San Bruno Mountain.

Previously:

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Sunset #9

Sunset #9

Shot as the rather moist storm of March 27, 2022 rolled into San Francisco. Some decent clouds and then a good soaking, probably the last of the season. Looking north-west from West Portal.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Sunset #9 #timelapse #video #sunset Time lapse of the March 27, 2022 storm in San Francisco, California. Shot looking north-west from West Portal. )

Treasure Island Perimeter

Updated on Sunday, April 24, 2022

Treasure Island Perimeter

Treasure Island Perimeter

Treasure Island Perimeter

Treasure Island Perimeter

Today, for no great reason, I decided to see if it's possible to walk the full perimeter of Treasure Island. I parked at the Treasure Island Museum and headed north up the Avenue of the Palms. I've been here many times and it offers stunning views of San Francisco and both the Bay Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge. The path continues around the north of the island and then you need to work around a blocked off area to get back to the coast. The east side is less appealing with a lot of garbage along the path and a view of many barges and the Port of Oakland peeking out under the new section of the Bay Bridge. Finally I was fully thwarted as the entire south west corner of the island is a mess of construction (and a rather unpleasant portable toilet staging area). I had to head inland all the way to 9th Street before cutting back over to the Avenue of the Palms. Overall I'm glad I tried but I can't recommend it.

Hike starts at: 37.817257, -122.371726. View in Google Earth.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Treasure Island Perimeter #hike #sanfrancisco #treasureisland #map 4 mile hike around the perimeter of Treasure Island in the San Francisco Bay. It's not possible to fully circumnavigate the island. )

Vernal (Spring) Equinox 2022

Spring Equinox 2022 rendered in Catfood Earth

Spring starts right now in the northern hemisphere, Autumn if you happen to find yourself south of the equator. Rendered in Catfood Earth.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Vernal (Spring) Equinox 2022 #code #earth #equinox #spring #autumn #vernal Spring Equinox at 15:33 UTC on March 20, 2022 rendered in Catfood Earth. )

Both sides of the Golden Gate, a Time Lapse

Both Sides

A timelapse of the Golden Gate, shot from Kirby Cove in the Marin Headlands and then from Grand View Park in San Francisco.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Both sides of the Golden Gate, a Time Lapse #timelapse #video #sanfrancisco #kirbycove #grandview Shot from Kirby Cove in the Marin Headlands and Grand View Park in San Francisco, a timelapse of the Golden Gate. )

Book reviews for February 2022

Mickey7: A Novel by Edward Ashton

Mickey7: A Novel by Edward Ashton

3/5

 

The Nineties: A Book by Chuck Klosterman

The Nineties: A Book by Chuck Klosterman

4/5

 

Product-Led SEO: The Why Behind Building Your Organic Growth Strategy by Eli  Schwartz

Product-Led SEO: The Why Behind Building Your Organic Growth Strategy by Eli Schwartz

3/5

 

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TLOTW #5

TLOTW #5

South from Golden Gate Heights Park, Sutro Tower from Twin Peaks, south from Golden Gate Heights again with more clouds and west from Grand View Park. Photo is a panorama of Golden Gate Park from Grand View.

I'm switching from the more ambitious specific weeks to a timelapse of the week (TLOTW) when I have one.

(Previously: Timelapse, Week of Jan 31 2022)

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(Published to the Fediverse as: TLOTW #5 #timelapse #video #tlotw #sanfrancisco #grandview #goldengateheights #sutrotower #twinpeaks Time lapse of the week #5 featuring views from Golden Gate Heights Park and Grand View Park in San Francisco. )

Catfood WebCamSaver 3.27

Updated on Saturday, March 19, 2022

Catfood WebCamSaver 3.27

Catfood WebCamSaver 3.27 is available to download.

This release contains the latest webcam list and will upgrade any current set of webcams. I'm currently releasing updates for WebCamSaver every three months with the latest cams.

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Anemone Cave

Sea Anemones in a cave

Google Pixel 6 Pro 7mm f1.9 1/180s ISO44

A cave full of sea anemones at Marshall's Beach in San Francisco.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Anemone Cave #photo #anemone Photo of sea anemones in a cave at Marshall's Beach in San Francisco, California. )