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“There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something... but it is not always quite the something you were after.”
Pseudonymous geologist in the San Francisco Bay Area. Signed up for too many starter packs.
Pseudonymous geologist in the San Francisco Bay Area. Signed up for too many starter packs.
Lodgepole pines are often crooked. Not great for a regular lodge, but you might be able to use one for a "lodge of mystery" at one of those spatial vortex tourist attractions.
December 1, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Lodgepole pines are often crooked. Not great for a regular lodge, but you might be able to use one for a "lodge of mystery" at one of those spatial vortex tourist attractions.
Sierran rocks and the Sierran plants that love them
December 1, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Sierran rocks and the Sierran plants that love them
the abelisaurid juniper of shot rock
(it should last a few more years before his front limbs fall off)
(it should last a few more years before his front limbs fall off)
November 30, 2025 at 4:25 AM
the abelisaurid juniper of shot rock
(it should last a few more years before his front limbs fall off)
(it should last a few more years before his front limbs fall off)
For scale wikipedia has one posing with a member of The Warning.
November 29, 2025 at 6:33 AM
For scale wikipedia has one posing with a member of The Warning.
I always wanted to explain some sorption processes as involving cat-like molecules. Ones that would easily slip into pores but could not be displaced or extracted without destroying the sorbent structure.
November 27, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I always wanted to explain some sorption processes as involving cat-like molecules. Ones that would easily slip into pores but could not be displaced or extracted without destroying the sorbent structure.
Little Simz on Monday night at the Fox Theater in Oakland.
November 20, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Little Simz on Monday night at the Fox Theater in Oakland.
There are an insane number of automated cameras in the bay area and I'm guessing ICE is collecting data from most of them.
November 20, 2025 at 7:16 AM
There are an insane number of automated cameras in the bay area and I'm guessing ICE is collecting data from most of them.
Not sure if anyone has done a large Turnstile concert yet. They have pretty active fans.
November 17, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Not sure if anyone has done a large Turnstile concert yet. They have pretty active fans.
Fun stuff. I can barely move without getting recorded by their devices.
I'm sure ICE will find it very useful in the bay area when they decide to lay siege.
I'm sure ICE will find it very useful in the bay area when they decide to lay siege.
November 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Fun stuff. I can barely move without getting recorded by their devices.
I'm sure ICE will find it very useful in the bay area when they decide to lay siege.
I'm sure ICE will find it very useful in the bay area when they decide to lay siege.
Ours have started crossing streets (very slowly) at rush hour to protest the coming holiday.
November 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Ours have started crossing streets (very slowly) at rush hour to protest the coming holiday.
They're ready to sweeten the deal if necessary. Golden toblerone and an underage heifer waiting in the wings.
November 16, 2025 at 7:03 AM
They're ready to sweeten the deal if necessary. Golden toblerone and an underage heifer waiting in the wings.
disturbing
Is it recursive? How long have they been feeding oreos to oreos?
Is it recursive? How long have they been feeding oreos to oreos?
November 14, 2025 at 7:24 AM
disturbing
Is it recursive? How long have they been feeding oreos to oreos?
Is it recursive? How long have they been feeding oreos to oreos?
First time I‘ve seen the aurora over urban Oakland. Fog is helping contain the city lights a bit.
Wish I was camping in the mountains.
Wish I was camping in the mountains.
November 12, 2025 at 5:30 AM
First time I‘ve seen the aurora over urban Oakland. Fog is helping contain the city lights a bit.
Wish I was camping in the mountains.
Wish I was camping in the mountains.
I’m late so I went another direction
November 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I’m late so I went another direction
iphone stickers seem to be made for this kind of thing
November 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
iphone stickers seem to be made for this kind of thing
“periods of strong glow overnight from the north and south vents and resumption of overflows from the north vent early this morning indicate the start of episode 36 may be close. Models suggest a likely forecast window of November 7–11 for episode 36.“
www.youtube.com/live/BqmpkUd...
www.youtube.com/live/BqmpkUd...
November 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
“periods of strong glow overnight from the north and south vents and resumption of overflows from the north vent early this morning indicate the start of episode 36 may be close. Models suggest a likely forecast window of November 7–11 for episode 36.“
www.youtube.com/live/BqmpkUd...
www.youtube.com/live/BqmpkUd...
Sometimes its best to ignore the shiny balls, ponder other things, save energy for caturday.
November 8, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Sometimes its best to ignore the shiny balls, ponder other things, save energy for caturday.
Is it clear for hunting? I need to read some ornithology books.
November 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Is it clear for hunting? I need to read some ornithology books.
Longer lines for food also discourages overeating.
make america svelte again
make america svelte again
November 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Longer lines for food also discourages overeating.
make america svelte again
make america svelte again
Weird beast.
Caught in the act of reducing its genome size after a recent doubling. Wonder how isolated populations on different sides of the globe will reduce genome size in different ways.
In the northern hemisphere the species is messing with freshwater food chains:
naisma.org/2025/11/05/n...
Caught in the act of reducing its genome size after a recent doubling. Wonder how isolated populations on different sides of the globe will reduce genome size in different ways.
In the northern hemisphere the species is messing with freshwater food chains:
naisma.org/2025/11/05/n...
November 6, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Weird beast.
Caught in the act of reducing its genome size after a recent doubling. Wonder how isolated populations on different sides of the globe will reduce genome size in different ways.
In the northern hemisphere the species is messing with freshwater food chains:
naisma.org/2025/11/05/n...
Caught in the act of reducing its genome size after a recent doubling. Wonder how isolated populations on different sides of the globe will reduce genome size in different ways.
In the northern hemisphere the species is messing with freshwater food chains:
naisma.org/2025/11/05/n...
Here’s our two judging the annual spaghetti squash harvest. Something they take very seriously.
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Here’s our two judging the annual spaghetti squash harvest. Something they take very seriously.
Today in Numbers
Are Trump’s murders off Latin America accelerating and do they matched the pattern of known serial killers?
Here is a comparison of Charles Cullen’s murders of hospital patients (left) with Trump’s killings of mariners (right). Cullen didn’t stop until he was arrested in 2003.
Are Trump’s murders off Latin America accelerating and do they matched the pattern of known serial killers?
Here is a comparison of Charles Cullen’s murders of hospital patients (left) with Trump’s killings of mariners (right). Cullen didn’t stop until he was arrested in 2003.
November 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Today in Numbers
Are Trump’s murders off Latin America accelerating and do they matched the pattern of known serial killers?
Here is a comparison of Charles Cullen’s murders of hospital patients (left) with Trump’s killings of mariners (right). Cullen didn’t stop until he was arrested in 2003.
Are Trump’s murders off Latin America accelerating and do they matched the pattern of known serial killers?
Here is a comparison of Charles Cullen’s murders of hospital patients (left) with Trump’s killings of mariners (right). Cullen didn’t stop until he was arrested in 2003.
too late in the season for scorpions but i found some fluorescent minerals, fluorescent lichen, and some uranium glass
November 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
too late in the season for scorpions but i found some fluorescent minerals, fluorescent lichen, and some uranium glass
took a video of a satellite passing overhead
November 1, 2025 at 4:20 AM
took a video of a satellite passing overhead