contemplating the big philosophical questions (mander.xyz)
Why do humans have ears but never listen? What is water? How is my bowl always empty!
Pandora went on an adventure (mander.xyz)
Best way to run a Linux VM(s) on intel MacOS? (mander.xyz)
My daughter is starting a college computing course next month and has been told they will be using linux....
How I'm Going to Feel Tomorrow After Partying with Drunk Science Man (mander.xyz)
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Loki has arrived (mander.xyz)
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Found this aquatic fungus a couple weeks ago (Vibrissea truncorum) (mander.xyz)
Central American jumping pitviper (Metlapilcoatlus mexicanus), Costa Rica, 2021 (mander.xyz)
This stunning large specimen was just hanging out when we came across it. Absolute unit of a viper.
Many many many many snow geese (mander.xyz)
I’ve had a lot of great birding days this year, but little compares to the sheer awe at watching 100,000+ snow geese lift off at once. Previously, I’d only seen three individual snow geese. I hope I get to experience this beauty and feeling again soon....
Chestnut-sided warbler getting breakfast (mander.xyz)
I prefer to get action shots when possible, and sometimes, the birds deliver....
Sample of mind-altering magical wood (mander.xyz)
Once upon a time, this piece of wood was posted somewhere....
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Phrynus sp., momma with babies (mander.xyz)
This is one of my favorite observations from this summer–a tailless whip scorpion with tiny jelly beans. She was really fiesty, with good reason! We shoo’d her out of the road, much to her displeasure, so scooters wouldn’t run her over....
Henslow's Sparrow, Pennsylvania, July 2023 (mander.xyz)
I’d “seen” one of these before, but only in a “flying away during winter” kind of way. So, finding 8+ in a field this summer was wonderful! I love their little songs. Sparrows are one of my favorite groups of birds.
Framework Sold Out of 3 Batches of Laptop 16 in Less Than 3 Hours. (mander.xyz)
Image description: Image shows batches 1, 2 and 3 sold out for the Ryzen 7 7840HS which costs $1,399....
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Framework Sold Out of 3 Batches of Laptop 16 in Less Than 3 Hours. (mander.xyz)
Image description: Image shows batches 1, 2 and 3 sold out for the Ryzen 7 7840HS which costs $1,399....
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Somehow, TikTok is sending me notifications even though I don't have the app. And in order to disable them I have to install it. (mander.xyz)
I'm going to steal the Enterprise (mander.xyz)
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Sunset at Düsseldorf main station, Germany (mander.xyz)
I snapped this photo with my phone in December, it was a gorgeous sunset and I love the way the clock looks in this photo. I am not a photographer and the photo is completely unedited, just something pretty I wanted to share. :)
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I've been having a hard time with my plants lately, but I think it's paying off. (mander.xyz)
I repotted all of my plants a few weeks ago and then didn’t transition them slowly enough to being outside for the summer. A bunch got burns. Last weekend, we had a short but fast and windy thunderstorm roll through which knocked over several plants. My little andersoni (Swiss cheese one) lost two other stems that I am trying...
Goose the Foster Cat (mander.xyz)
Ted Tso gives some insight on the LKML on the Red Hat & IBM approach to software (mander.xyz)
lkml.org/lkml/2023/7/6/1228...
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embrace the void rule (mander.xyz)
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Extremely excited about the progress of my Paraiso verde. It was a tissue culture start. (mander.xyz)
Ignore the chaos in the background. 😅 My dog came through and knocked everything over with the wiggles.