Today Mercury transits the Sun. But don’t look, it’ll hurt.
Today Mercury transits the Sun. But don't look, it'll hurt.
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Writing helps me think more clearly. This archive is longer posts; quick updates now live in notes.
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Trying out something different
Trying out something different with my web site: https://cdevroe.com
Space X killed it last night.
Space X killed it last night.
Last year gave us our first real photograph of Pluto
Last year gave us our first real photograph of Pluto. I hope in the next few we’ll see a man waving back to Earth from the moon (again) and from Mars. And a photo of a robot on a moon of Jupiter.
I miss John Candy.
I miss John Candy.
I didn’t know long-pressing on the camera in iMessage was a thing.
I didn't know long-pressing on the camera in iMessage was a thing.
Grateful to be invited to a friends house tonight. It feels good to be invited.
Grateful to be invited to a friends house tonight. It feels good to be invited.
Dogfish Head Brewing
Dogfish Head Brewing, October 2015
Dawn and Shadow Time
One thing I’m forever fascinated by is how the local landscape affects sunlight, weather patterns, wind speed, etc. Meteorology with a view from the ground, if you will. Isn’t it fascinating that where I live, in a very small stream valley, above a larger river valley, between two small mountains, has a wholly different temperature, wind speed, and…
Spinning the Interstellar soundtrack today.
Spinning the Interstellar soundtrack today.
It is May the Fourth so May the Fourth be with you and all of that. But look at this.
It is May the Fourth so May the Fourth be with you and all of that. But look at this.
I’ve written more code in the last six months than I did in the previous six years.
I’ve written more code in the last six months than I did in the previous six years.
I’ve been digging Antonín Dvořák lately.
I’ve been digging Antonín Dvořák lately.
GoPro’s Quik app is impressive.
GoPro’s Quik app is impressive.
Further iCloud Photo Library observations
On March 29th I began syncing to iCloud Photo Library using Photos on OS X. Today, over a month later, I’m just over halfway done. For context, you may want to read Photo stats and observations, and A few iCloud Photo Library observations. As with those last two posts I’m going to provide a laundry list of observations…
It amazes me that there are NBA players that miss most of their free throws.
It amazes me that there are NBA players that miss most of their free throws.
Downpour, lightning, thunder. Feels like midsummer weather.
Downpour, lightning, thunder. Feels like midsummer weather.
Discovered Matt Stonie last night.
Discovered Matt Stonie last night. It makes me sick watching him do his thing but I’m still very impressed.
Everything is slowly turning more green. Love spring.
Everything is slowly turning more green. Love spring.
While Photos on OS X began to slow down
While Photos on OS X began to slow down at 10,000 photos, Photos on iOS is starting to slow down as I approach 40,000 photos on my iPad and iPhone.
Paddling for snapping turtles
Check out this guy (or gal). A screenshot from a GoPro video. This past Saturday afternoon we had some beautiful weather and so I went kayaking at a nearby lake. This time of year is an incredible time to paddle since every animal is very active, making nests, waking up from the winter, preparing for the heat of…
Microsculpture by Levon Bliss
Incredible composite photos of insects by Levon Bliss. My final images are made up of somewhere between 8 and 10 thousand images. He takes as many photos of one insect as Eliza and I do all year.
I tried out askjelly.com last night
I tried out askjelly.com last night briefly. Then again this morning. I’m not convinced that people will be willing to wait hours and hours for a “curated” answer unless they are asking very, very complex questions.
From prefixes to runtime flags
The Webkit team announces a change of policy by implementing new features with runtime flags rather than vendor-prefixes. Here is why: Over time this strategy has turned out not to work so well. Many websites came to depend on prefixed properties. They often used every prefixed variant of a feature, which makes CSS less maintainable and JavaScript programs…