Book reviews for December 2018

The Late Show (Renée Ballard, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #29) by Michael Connelly

The Late Show (Renée Ballard, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #29) by Michael Connelly

4/5

 

The Wandering Earth by Liu Cixin

The Wandering Earth by Liu Cixin

5/5

 

The Labyrinth Index (Laundry Files, #9) by Charles Stross

The Labyrinth Index (Laundry Files, #9) by Charles Stross

4/5

 

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Hummingbird 2

Hummingbird

A hummingbird at the Marine Cemetery in the Presidio.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Hummingbird 2 #photo #hummingbird Photo of a hummingbird at the Marine Cemetery in the Presidio, San Francisco. )

Treasure Island

Updated on Saturday, February 19, 2022

San Francisco from Treasure Island

A timelapse from Treasure Island in the San Francisco Bay.

The first half of the video is looking west from Treasure Island and pans along the San Francisco waterfront. The second half was shot east towards Oakland and includes a storm sweeping in from the north.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Treasure Island #timelapse #sanfrancisco #oakland #baybridge #treasureisland #video Timelapse video shot from Treasure Island featuring views to San Francisco and Oakland as well as both spans of the Bay Bridge. )

Winter Solstice 2018

Winter Solstice 2018 in Catfood Earth

It's the start of Winter in the Northern Hemisphere (Summer on the other side of the equator). Rendered in Catfood Earth.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Winter Solstice 2018 #code #winter #solstice #earth #summer #southern #hibernal Image of Winter Solstice 2018 rendered in Catfood Earth. )

Pulling the plug on Facebook and Twitter, Tweet Archive

A year ago I uninstalled Facebook and Twitter from my phone in an effort to slim down my social media fake news diet. The idea was I'd occasionally check in from my laptop. Which I didn't. So this week I've finally taken the plunge and deleted both accounts. Or rather, deactivated, you have to wait 30 days before they actually delete anything. I also nuked Quora, because of the hack rather than any particular tendency to undermine the foundations of democracy.

This leaves me with a potential problem. As a person with a rapidly decreasing social media footprint I might be asked to host the Oscars. It would be nice to be tapped, but I really don't want to and so I've published a complete archive of all my tweets. I'm pretty sure some of them would be disqualifying. Whew.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Pulling the plug on Facebook and Twitter, Tweet Archive #etc #twitter #facebook #quora I've deleted Facebook and Twitter. To prevent any potential invitation to host the Oscars I've also created a complete tweet archive to preserve every stupid thing I ever said on the platform. )

Elephant Seals at San Simeon

Elephant Seals at San Simeon

Elephant Seals at San Simeon

Elephant Seals at San Simeon

Elephant Seals at San Simeon

Elephant Seals at San Simeon

Elephant Seals at San Simeon

Elephant Seals at San Simeon (Piedras Blancas elephant seal rookery).

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Elephant Seals at San Simeon #photo #elephantseal Elephant seals at the Piedras Blancas elephant seal rookery near San Simeon, California. )

Book reviews for November 2018

The Increment by David Ignatius

The Increment by David Ignatius

3/5

 

What Have You Done by Matthew Farrell

What Have You Done by Matthew Farrell

2/5

 

Salvation (Salvation Sequence #1) by Peter F. Hamilton

Salvation (Salvation Sequence #1) by Peter F. Hamilton

4/5

 

The Christmas Scorpion (Jack Reacher, #22.5) by Lee Child

The Christmas Scorpion (Jack Reacher, #22.5) by Lee Child

1/5

 

Less by Andrew Sean Greer

Less by Andrew Sean Greer

4/5

 

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Grand Canyon

Updated on Sunday, May 2, 2021

Grand Canyon

A stormy day at Grand Canyon National Park, just a few minutes later a hail / snow mix developed.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Grand Canyon #photo #grandcanyon A stormy and dramatic view of Grand Canyon National Park. )

Hoover Dam (Fixed)

Updated on Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Hoover Dam (Fixed)

The angle of an electricity transmission tower at the Hoover Dam was really bothering me until I fixed it in post.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Hoover Dam (Fixed) #photo #dam Hoover Dam, corrected so the electricity transmission tower looks right. )

High Roller Timelapse

Updated on Saturday, February 19, 2022

High Roller Ferris Wheel at The Linq in Las Vegas

Sunset timelapse of the 550 foot Ferris Wheel at The Linq in Las Vegas, Nevada (technically the High Roller Observation Wheel).

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(Published to the Fediverse as: High Roller Timelapse #timelapse #video A sunset timelapse of the Ferris Wheel at The Linq in Las Vegas, Nevada (the High Roller Observation Wheel). )