News: No need to breed like rabbits - Pope
By Robert Ellison. Updated on Sunday, October 16, 2022.
No need to breed like rabbits - Pope
Breeding like Popes also not a great idea - Rabbits.
GDP, The Music Video
By Robert Ellison. Updated on Saturday, February 19, 2022.
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
5/5
William Gibson does time travel with a twist. Gripping and weird and wonderful.
JavaScript: The Good Parts by Douglas Crockford
4/5
A very quick (and helpful) read....
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By Robert Ellison. Updated on Saturday, June 7, 2025.
Winter Solstice 2014
By Robert Ellison. Updated on Thursday, November 12, 2015.
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.
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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."
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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.
The War Nerd: More proof the US defense industry has nothing to do with defending America
Why we don't need fighter jets. Blistering.
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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 Monday, September 29, 2025.
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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(Hike Map)
(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 Monday, September 29, 2025.
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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(Hike Map)
(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. )
