A Bohol Tarsier photographed at the Philippine Tarsier and Wildlife Sanctuary.

In this captivating photograph, the Philippine tarsier—an enigmatic and delicate creature with wide, expressive eyes—clings delicately to the vertical branch of a slender tree. Its diminutive form, with fur the color of autumn leaves, is perfectly poised amidst the green foliage that frames its presence. The background, a lush tapestry of leaves in varying shades of green, is softly blurred, allowing the tarsier to be the focal point of this serene composition. Light filters through the canopy above, casting gentle highlights and creating a sense of depth in this glimpse into the verdant world where the tarsier resides.

The composition of this image is exemplary in its use of leading lines and selective focus. The branch serves as a vertical guide, drawing the viewer's gaze upward to meet the tarsier's wide, mesmerizing eyes. The soft bokeh effect in the background effectively isolates the subject, providing a sharp contrast that accentuates the minute details of the tarsier's fur and its minute hands grasping the branch. The color palette is harmonious, with the greens and browns complementing each other and enhancing the natural setting. While the photograph beautifully captures the essence and vulnerability of this creature, a slightly tighter frame might add even more intimacy to the scene. Overall, it is a compelling portrait that captures the fragile elegance of the Philippine tarsier in its natural habitat.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Philippine Tarsier #photo #tarsier Photo of a Bohol Tarsier at the Philippine Tarsier and Wildlife Sanctuary on the island of Bohol. )

If the atmosphere was the United States here's how it would break down:

Thor, Iowa is Hydrogen. Thor is the birthplace of John K. Hanson, founder of Winnebago. 179 people.

Florence, South Dakota is Krypton. 371 people.

Butterfield, Minnesota (home of the Butterfield Steam and Gas Engine Show) is Methane, 586 people.

Lewisport, Kentucky is Helium. Abraham Lincoln was unsuccessfully tried for operating a ferry without a license here in 1827. 1,706 people.

Maquoketa, Iowa is Neon. As of the time of writing Maquoketa Caves State Park is closed for bat hibernation. 5,921 people.

Gainesville, Florida is Carbon Dioxide. It's ranked by the National Coalition for the Homeless as the 5th meanest city. 132,567 people.

Chicago, Corpus Christi and Kimball, West Virginia make up Argon. 3,042,217 people total.

All that adds up to around 1% of the atmosphere, mostly Argon.

Oxygen is about 20%, that's California, New York, Oregon, Louisiana, Lake Station, Indiana and Cedar, Kansas. 68,225,139 people.

If you're not listed then you are Nitrogen. Close to 80% at 254,334,562 people.

(Population figures from the US Census 2017 estimates. Atmosphere composition from Wikipedia. Water vapor not included.)

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Comparing the Atmosphere to the Population of the United States #etc #atmosphere Which cities an states correspond to each gas in the atmosphere if the population of the United States is broken down in the same proportion. )

New Year's resolution: hike more again.

This is a combined hike of Back Ranch Meadows and Turtleback Point loop at China Camp State Park (around 2.7 miles total). Have never been to China Camp before, it's a beautiful park forty minutes north of San Francisco with plenty of interesting looking trails so will be back again soon.

(Hikes was my first blog, now folded into ITHCWY. Here's an old post about the blog. Since the last update I've ditched My Tracks because it got terrible and switched to Gaia GPS. I also moved from BlogEngine.net to my own custom blogging platform which is mostly better but hasn't worked well for my hike posts. I had to manually upload any KML files and also manually scrape out the coordinates for the start of the hike. Today I've automated this for my post by email system - I just need to attach a KML file to the email and it gets automatically uploaded to the blog and the start point is used to link to Google Maps, geocode the post and include an embedded map. Pretty cool. Hopefully this will inspire me to hike more and post more hikes as well.)

Hike starts at: 38.00733, -122.490322. View in Google Earth.

Updated 2022-11-24 14:14:

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A pair of dolphins enjoying high surf off Ocean Beach, San Francisco

The photograph titled "Surfing Dolphins" captures a breathtaking moment in the ocean's embrace. A formidable wave, towering and majestic, takes center stage, its crest poised like the edge of a translucent emerald. Riding the wave, several dolphins appear as shadowy silhouettes, navigating with grace and playfulness, as if they are part of the very rhythm of the sea. The texture of the water is rich and layered, from the frothy turbulence at the wave's crest to the softer undulations below. In the distance, a seagull glides effortlessly, adding a touch of serenity to the dynamic scene. The sky above is a mere suggestion, with the focus remaining firmly on this incredible oceanic display.

The composition of this photograph is both dynamic and balanced, utilizing a wide-angle perspective to emphasize the scale and grandeur of the wave. The placement of the dolphins slightly above the center line draws the viewer's eye upwards, enhancing the sense of motion and freedom. The contrast of the lively wave and the more subdued lower section creates a natural balance, while the appearing seagull adds an element of scale and tranquility. Using a high shutter speed, the photographer has adeptly frozen the motion, capturing the sparkle of the surf and the sleek forms of the dolphins in sharp detail. One potential area of improvement might be a closer focus on the dolphins' expressions, which could enhance the emotional impact. However, the overall effect beautifully conveys the joy and spontaneity of these creatures amidst the ocean's vastness.

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Sent to Speaker Pelosi today:

As an American, constituent and supporter I am writing to ask you to investigate President Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors and to pass articles of impeachment in the House.

You have said that impeachment must to be bipartisan. That would certainly need to be the end result in order for the effort to succeed. It does not make sense as a precondition for starting the process, especially if as you also said impeachment should not be started or avoided for a political reason.

You have also said that impeachment must wait for the completion of the Special Counsel investigation. Any crimes revealed by the investigation would be icing on the cake. By imposing this condition you are making the case that obstruction of justice by the President is normal, that violations of campaign finance law are minor and that using the office for personal enrichment is only to be expected. The President deserves to be tried in the Senate for these charges. The future of our democracy depends on us not accepting this behavior.

Disagreements on policy and personality should be resolved by the electorate. High crimes and misdemeanors are your job. Please do it.

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I made this animation to visualize climate change based on the HadCRUT 4 data (specifically the ensemble median gridded data) from the Met Office Hadley Centre.

HadCRUT 4 provides temperature anomalies in a five degree grid by month and year from January 1850 to November 2018 (as of this post). Anomaly here means deviation from the 1961-1990 average.

In the animation I wanted to capture the full timespan of the data but also show long term trends. Each frame is a month of data and each five degree grid of longitude and latitude is colored based on the maximum cumulative anomaly (positive or negative) for each decade. The range for color is 0 to +/- 20.85 degrees, red for warmer and blue for cooler. This means there is a reset at the start of each decade, the first few years are mostly random noise but by the end of each decade you're seeing the range of extremes.

Spoiler alert - you can spot something happening in the last three decades.

As well as the change in temperature it's interesting to watch the increase in global coverage over time. It's surprising that even the most recent years have no readings for Antarctica. Here's a paper (PDF) discussing the impact of the missing data. The HadCRUT 4 FAQ has more detail on how the temperature anomalies were assembled.

(Previously)

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It has one job and it's not great at it.

I've been itching to replace my kitchen clock. I stupidly bought a self-setting atomic clock and the instructions said (this was a few years ago so I'm paraphrasing) 'Install as high up as possible on a southern facing exterior wall - ignoring these instructions may interfere with reception of the time signal.' Of course when used in my kitchen it has no idea what the time is. Due to the fancy mechanism it's extremely painful to set the time manually - you push a tiny button and try to stay awake while the hands move round and ultimately overshoot. Repeat.

It really should be illegal to sell things that tell you the time without some self-setting mechanism that works. Would it be hard to encode this in the electricity mains supply for instance? Or acquire via wifi or bluetooth? Every time I get in my car it connects to my phone but the car clock is clearly some cheap crystal that drifts daily and has no idea about daylight savings.

So the Echo Wall Clock is appealing because it should keep the right time without effort in addition to it's main role - visualizing Alexa timers. It's a stripped down implementation of the smart Glance clock but $170 cheaper at $30. It looks like most of those savings went to finding the cheapest possible plastic body. The Echo Clock also skips a face plate, which is a risk as if you touch the hands it will die.

Pairing is easy (via bluetooth) and it does manage to keep the right time. It's a decent if unattractive clock.

The timer function has taken the easy way out. If you set a five minute timer it lights up the minute marks from 12 up and then counts down. On a clock that knows what the current time is. This means that if you want to figure out when something is ready you're going to have to think. You need to look at the lit segments to see how long is left on the timer, and then add this on to the current position of the minute hand. I don't think anyone is buying a $30 timer visualizer to do minute-math. It would be a much better device if it just added the timer onto the current location of the minute hand, which is so obvious that this is what I expected to happen the first time I used it.

Overall it's cheap, cheap looking and flawed. But still a huge improvement on my kitchen's atomic age.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Amazon Alexa Echo Wall Clock Review #etc #amazon #alexa #clock It's cheap and cheap looking. It has one job, and it's not that great at it. Still a huge improvement on my old kitchen clock. Read the full review... )