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The new Oru Kayak: Beach

An all-new kayak from Oru Kayak, Beach. It's the easiest collapsible boat in the world to put together, taking just three minutes. Its 28" width makes it stable and comfortable. The open cockpit makes entry a breeze, for paddlers of all shapes and sizes. I love the design and it looks like there are tons of improvements, both…

GitHub is now more affordable

GitHub: We couldn’t be more excited to announce that all of our paid plans on GitHub.com now include unlimited private repositories. GitHub will always be free for public and open source projects, but starting today there are just two ways to pay for GitHub.com. $7/m for personal accounts, $9/m per user for organizations (only $25/m for the first…

We are spoiled

We are spoiled with excellent coverage and views of the goings on of the universe. Imagine what Gallileo would think of the Hubble?

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…

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…