Links for December 2023

By Robert Ellison. Updated on Tuesday, December 5, 2023.
The Washington Post: “Do I Know You?” examines what it's like to have face blindness - The Washington Post

I'm on the who the hell are you end of this spectrum. #prosopagnosia

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Tom's Guide: By the way, did you know Alexa's annoying suggestions can be turned off? Here's how

Alexa, stop by the way apparently. Saving for future use. #alexa #shutup

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Bridgy Fed

The docs suggest just passing a fragment will post part of a page but this doesn't seem to work, so testing again with a parameter as well... #ithcwy

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San Francisco Examiner: How to download new Muni app on Apple App Store, Google Play | Transit

A new app and a new account... Is this just to escape the 2.8 rating? #muni #sfmta #sanfrancisco

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Bubbles

By Robert Ellison. Updated on Saturday, June 7, 2025.

Photo of bubbles drifting over the Great Highway in San Francisco

Google Pixel 6 Pro 19mm f3.5 1/250s ISO33

Somebody was blowing huge bubbles at Ocean Beach. This photo shows them drifting over the Great Highway near Sutro Heights.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Bubbles #photo #bubbles #sanfrancisco Photo of some large bubbles over the Great Highway in San Francisco, California. )

Murphy Windmill

By Robert Ellison. Updated on Saturday, June 7, 2025.

Murphy Windmill in Golden Gate Park

Google Pixel 6 Pro 7mm f1.9 1/2,500s ISO44

One of two windmills in the Golden Gate Park near Ocean Beach. This was the largest in the world when it was built in 1908, but it was obsolete five years later in 1913 and replaced by electric pumps. The windmills were installed to irrigate the park. The Murphy Windmill pumped 40,000 gallons a day.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Murphy Windmill #photo #sanfrancisco #goldengatepark #windmill Photo of the Murphy Windmill in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California. )

Wave

By Robert Ellison. Updated on Saturday, June 7, 2025.

Beautifully lit wave at Fort Funston

SONY DSC-RX10M4 220mm f4.0 1/2,000s ISO100

A nicely lit wave at Fort Funston (GGNRA) in San Francisco.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Wave #photo #wave #fortfunston #sanfrancisco #pacific Photo of a beautifully lit wave at Fort Funston, San Francisco, California. )

Red Swamp Crayfish

By Robert Ellison. Updated on Saturday, June 7, 2025.

A Red Swamp Crayfish at Stow Lake in San Francisco

Google Pixel 6 Pro 7mm f1.9 1/320s ISO44

A Red Swamp Crayfish at Stow Lake in San Francisco. It is confronting an 85lb lab and is not interested in backing down despite being only six inches long.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Red Swamp Crayfish #photo #stowlake #sanfrancisco #crayfish Photo of a Red Swamp Crayfish (crawfish, crawdad)  at Stow Lake in San Francisco, California. )

Black Crested Night Heron

By Robert Ellison. Updated on Saturday, June 7, 2025.

Black Crested Night Heron

Google Pixel 6 Pro 19mm f3.5 1/235s ISO36

A black crested night heron with a couple of turtles at Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Black Crested Night Heron #photo #heron #ggp #sanfrancisco #stowlake Photo of a black crested night heron and two turtles at Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. )

Philosopher's Way in McLaren Park

Philosopher's Way in McLaren Park

Philosopher's Way is a 2.7 mile loop around McLaren Park in San Francisco. The trail was designed by Peter Richards and Susan Schwatzenberg and opened in 2013. The stone markers are fun to look for and there are various interesting plaques on the route as well. McLaren is the second largest city park in San Francisco. John McLaren is more famous for developing and then becoming the superintendent of Golden Gate Park. He is responsible for the windmills - to pump water to irrigate the park and apparently insisted that there could be no 'Keep off the Grass' signs.

Hike starts at: 37.718265, -122.412104. View in Google Earth.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Philosopher's Way in McLaren Park #hike #video #sanfrancisco #sfdogwalk #map 2.7 mile loop walk around Philosopher's Way in McLaren Park, San Francisco, California. )

Pride 2023 Laser Rainbow (Time Lapse)

By Robert Ellison. Updated on Saturday, July 22, 2023.

Pride 2023 Laser Rainbow (Time Lapse)

For the second year Illuminate SF has put on a laser rainbow show from the Ferry Building on Market Street in San Francisco for Pride. This time lapse was shot from Twin Peaks and shows first light until around 9:30 PM. The number of lasers has been doubled from 6 to 12, and you could see the beams travelling between Twin Peaks and out to the Pacific.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Pride 2023 Laser Rainbow (Time Lapse) #timelapse #video #4k #pride #sanfrancisco #twinpeaks Time lapse of the San Francisco 2023 Pride laser rainbow show from the Ferry Building to Twin Peaks. )

Presidio Loop Hike

Presidio Loop Hike

A pleasant loop hike in the Presidio of San Francisco. This is a dog friendly version, many trails are closed to dogs in the spring due to coyote pupping season. It starts at Mountain Lake, winds down the Ecology Trail to the main post and runs past both the new tunnel tops parks before returning to Mountain Lake.

Hike starts at: 37.786106, -122.472095. View in Google Earth.

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Presidio Loop Hike #hike #video #presidio #sanfrancisco #hikevid #map 4 mile loop hike in the Presidio of San Francisco, California including Main Post and Tunnel Tops (dog friendly). )

Surf Scooter

By Robert Ellison. Updated on Saturday, June 7, 2025.

Surf Scooter

SONY DSC-RX10M4 220mm f4.0 1/1,000s ISO100

I think a Surf Scooter, surfing a wave just off Fort Funston in San Francisco.

Surf Scooter Photograph

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(Published to the Fediverse as: Surf Scooter #photo #fortfunston #sanfrancisco Photo of a Surf Scooter riding the crest of a wave off Fort Funston beach in San Francisco. )