News: No need to breed like rabbits - Pope

By Robert Ellison. Updated on Sunday, October 16, 2022.

GDP, The Music Video

By Robert Ellison. Updated on Saturday, February 19, 2022.

GDP, The Music Video

The time on screen for each country is proportional to its Gross Domestic Product.

GDP figures are from the United Nations for 2013 from Wikipedia. Flag images are also from Wikipedia via the handy Google region-flags project. Music is "Money to Burn" by Alex (cc).

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(Published to the Fediverse as: GDP, The Music Video #etc #gdp #video A music video made from flags where the amount of time on screen is proportional to the GDP of each country. )

Book reviews for December 2014

By Robert Ellison. Updated on Friday, February 24, 2017.
The Peripheral by William Gibson

The Peripheral by William Gibson

5/5

William Gibson does time travel with a twist. Gripping and weird and wonderful.

 

JavaScript: The Good Parts by Douglas Crockford

JavaScript: The Good Parts by Douglas Crockford

4/5

A very quick (and helpful) read....

 

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ISS

By Robert Ellison. Updated on Saturday, September 24, 2022.

ISS

ISS

Two long exposure photographs of the International Space Station passing over San Francisco.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: ISS #photo #iss Photos of the International Space Station over San Francisco, California. )

Winter Solstice 2014

By Robert Ellison. Updated on Thursday, November 12, 2015.

Winter Solstice 2014

Winter starts now in the northern hemisphere, Summer south of the equator. Rendered in Catfood Earth (Windows, Android).​ Now read why mornings will continue to get darker for the next couple of weeks.

(Previously)

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Winter Solstice 2014 #code #earth #solstice #winter #summer #hibernal #southern The exact moment of Winter Solstice 2014 as rendered in Catfood Earth, )

Four Parties

By Robert Ellison. Updated on Sunday, November 6, 2022.

The Washington Post fantasizes about a four party system:

"If we assign members of Congress to political parties based on the spending votes, we end up with four parties. The Liberals bucked the Democratic president to oppose the spending package. The Democrats voted for it. The Republicans followed Boehner and McConnell's lead. The Conservatives didn't."

It's time.

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News: The War Nerd: More proof the US defense industry has nothing to do with defending America

By Robert Ellison. Updated on Thursday, November 12, 2015.

News: Prototype Companion Cube, 1980

By Robert Ellison. Updated on Sunday, October 23, 2022.
Prototype Companion Cube, 1980

And I ordered my 80s outfit right before reading this... (posting mainly to test my spanking new Feedly integration)

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Armstrong Redwoods

By Robert Ellison. Updated on Wednesday, February 22, 2017.

Armstrong Redwoods

Armstrong Redwoods

Armstrong Redwoods

Coastal redwoods at Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve. Parson Jones is over 310 feet high, Colonel Armstrong over 1,400 years old.

Hike starts at 38.532406, -123.002853 (Google Earth, Google Maps).

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Armstrong Redwoods #hike #armstrong #redwoods Hike through coastal redwoods at the Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve. )

Salt Point State Park

By Robert Ellison. Updated on Wednesday, February 22, 2017.

Salt Point State Park

Salt Point State Park

Salt Point State Park

Salt Point State Park

Salt Point State Park on the Sonoma coast. Stunning views, plentiful seals and some cool tide pools (although the rocks on the way down are like greased butter). Apparently the sandstone from Salt Point was used to pave San Francisco which goes a long way to explain the state of the streets...

Hike starts at 38.566568, -123.331860 (Google Earth, Google Maps).

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Salt Point State Park #hike #saltpoint #seal #hermitcrab A short hike and some photos at Salt Point State Park in Sonoma County, California. )