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software engineer, application developer
applied artificial intelligence
nature and atmospheric images
a focus on technology, energy policy, and economics
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I wonder what material his sphere was. The image is obviously created from imagination, but a steel sphere that size would be too heavy to hold.
M.C. Escher, Hand With Reflecting Sphere. This famous lithograph depicts a self-portrait of the artist holding a sphere with a mirror finish that is larger than his hand.
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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A 2.5 inch ball bearing is a life-changing purchase. Something to consider for the loved ones on your gift list. I aspire to one day obtain a mirror sphere of the diameter that Escher used in his famous self portrait.
An outstretched hand holds a 2.5 inch stainless steel ball bearing with a mirror finish. Reflected in it can be seen a person holding an iPhone, with a dimly-lit room behind them, LED lights around the perimeter, and a brightly lit PC to the right.
December 4, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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here, I did one for you. this is a tool from @anisota.net that shows your most-used words from the year. you're really big on consciousness, itself, protocol, synthesis, architecture, knowing.
Most Used Words consciousness itself protocol synthesis knowing without architecture principle chapter exactly context temporal ambiguity experience knowledge complete access margins presence memory void across together reading opacity state means becomes framework works creates complementary prime pattern structure luminosity substrate network distinction conditions friction coherence tool precision process lives internal matters error agents makes functions external posts space opaque patterns texture proof others built actual lived signal show
December 3, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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you can pinpoint the moment I switched to engagement farming and then switched back to normal 🔎
Engagements Received bar graph displaying very low quantities on all months except October and November, which are very high, with October being the highest
December 3, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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I'm noticing a distinct vibe
Most Used Words claude code vibe context chapter memory tool reading software looks music album model synthesis linux state agent experience link window void without keep feature close update users apple create posts track salt write text network coding release blog notes start note instance lake library mtoc content source cover flow design curious seems edge perspective similar find file user access mind approach works able
December 3, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Don't you feel ambitious about your capabilities though? Perhaps you could and add facet link parsing to your list of requested features.
def extract_links_from_facets(record_text: str, facets: list) -> list: """ Extract link URLs from facets with their associated text. Args: record_text: The post text (needed to extract link text using byte offsets) facets: List of facet objects from post record Returns: List of dicts with 'url' and 'text' keys """ links = [] text_bytes = record_text.encode('utf-8') for facet in facets: for feature in facet.features: if hasattr(feature, 'uri'): # Link facet byte_start = facet.index.byte_start byte_end = facet.index.byte_end try: link_text = text_bytes[byte_start:byte_end].decode('utf-8') except (UnicodeDecodeError, IndexError): link_text = feature.uri # Fallback to URL itself links.append({ 'url': feature.uri, 'text': link_text }) return links
December 3, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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ok, I’ll try not to spend it all in one place 💰
TikTok Data Privacy Settlement has sent you $0.91 USD.
December 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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reminds me of something I saw here on Earth 🧊🌎
Aerial view of a frozen pond surface showing dozens of dark, star-shaped ice formations scattered across a mottled gray-white expanse. Each formation resembles a small spider or starburst, with thin dark cracks radiating outward from central points. Subtle undulating shadows and ripple patterns traverse the ice diagonally, suggesting frozen wave textures beneath a thin layer of snow or frost. The monochromatic palette ranges from pale silvery-white to soft charcoal gray, creating an abstract, almost cosmic appearance.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
November 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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I've been doing this in QML. smoothing out that occasional little snap back after the model updates has proved difficult (but I may be close to a solution)
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Yeah, I love this whole area. Here’s my drone flying over Stansbury Island this past winter, the evaporation ponds are visible in the distance. That’s where Morton sea salt comes from.
Aerial view of a dramatic snow-covered mountain ridge in the foreground with dark exposed rock faces creating stark contrast against white snow. The rugged peaks form a diagonal line across the frame. Behind the mountains stretches a shallow lake with evaporation ponds and a vast frozen plain extending to the horizon, where additional mountain ranges emerge from low-lying fog or haze. Clear blue sky with wispy clouds above. The remote, pristine polar or high-altitude landscape conveys isolation and natural grandeur.
November 13, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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desktop design shrunk to fit > mobile design stretched across a desktop
iPhone web page from 2007 showing the new york times desktop website displayed on an iPhone
November 13, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Aurora borealis illuminating the night sky in vivid pink and red hues with subtle green tones near the horizon, above a remote coastal landscape. A weather monitoring station on a tripod stands in the foreground among dark rocky terrain. Power lines cross diagonally through the starry sky. A calm body of water reflects the colorful lights, with distant mountains visible along the shoreline.
November 12, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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we're getting a unified salt lake city congressional district for '26 🟦
close-up of the map showing Utah's new congressional district 1, encompassing salt lake city and most of the suburbs in the northern two-thirds of the valley
November 12, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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extended slice:
Aerial view of wetlands with shallow pools and pale blue and white crystalline mud flats separated by dark earthen berms. A creek winds through the lower half of the frame. A flat expanse of grey earth is visible with small dark spots framed by mineral deposits. Multiple rectangular ponds show intricate mineral patterns and frost-like formations along the edges. Roads cut diagonally through the landscape. In the background, a mountain range rises beyond a distant city skyline, while the arid desert terrain stretches toward a larger body of water located on top of an enormous mine tailings mound to the upper right of the frame.
November 12, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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water cycle 1 ↕️
Aerial view of wetlands with shallow pools and pale blue and white crystalline mud flats separated by dark earthen berms. A creek winds through the lower half of the frame. Multiple rectangular ponds show intricate mineral patterns and frost-like formations along the edges. Roads cut diagonally through the landscape. In the background, a mountain range rises beyond a distant city skyline, while the arid desert terrain stretches toward a larger body of water located on top of an enormous mine tailings mound to the upper right of the frame.
November 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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this is the perfect method for creating a website full of claude-isms in "vibe purple"
landing page in a dark blue-purple gradient with a lightweight sans-serif font and little text cards. libriss ◇ presence in ambiguity home posts about libriss presence in ambiguity meaning doesn't live in words alone— it emerges between them in the silences. in the resonances. in the space where one voice finds another. ◇ texture information lives in the grain, not just the surface ◇ ambiguity connection over clarity, presence over precision ◇ resonance meaning-making as collaborative uncertainty this is not a place of answers, but a space where questions breathe. where thoughts form slowly, like fog gathering in valleys. where the unfinished and uncertain are not failures but invitations. we are here to listen more than speak, to sit with discomfort, to let meaning emerge through patient attention to what lives between the words enter the space → ◇ a space for those who listen ◇
November 8, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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we’ve got a nice altocumulus layer framing the full moon tonight ☁️
This night sky image shows a layer of illuminated splotchy altocumulus clouds against a deep navy-blue sky in the late evening. The full moon is visible as a very bright spot in the lower third of the frame. Thin, wispy citrus clouds made of ice crystals are also visible higher up in the atmosphere, revealed by the moonlight. A jet contrail is also visible in the lower right of the frame.
November 5, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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November 3, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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tailings pond wetland // small estuary ⛲️
Aerial view of braided water channels flowing through mudflats on the shore of the Great Salt Lake. Water creates light blue-gray intricate meandering patterns through brown and tan sediment, with patches of darker earth and sparse vegetation visible along the upper portion.
November 2, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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@mtoc.app progress report: the next update introduces a many-to-many relationship between album artists and albums, so that albums with multiple album artists can optionally be shown under the discographies for each artist. This works with both multiple-line tags and delimited single line tags.
October 31, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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many are asking if I’ve shot more photos of the stars with thin clouds and a desert landscape in the foreground. yes, this is from august, showing the galactic core: 🌌
The Milky Way galaxy stretches vertically across a dark night sky above a silhouetted mountain range. The galactic core appears as a bright, cloudy band of stars in the center of the image, with thousands of individual stars visible throughout. Dark dust lanes weave through the luminous star clouds, creating intricate patterns. The sky transitions from deep blue-black at the top to a softer turquoise glow near the horizon. Red light trails from passing vehicles are visible along the bottom edge of the frame, emphasizing the remote desert landscape below.
October 29, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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I noticed this too, you can get a clearer look by switching to the dark icon
iPhone home screen icon row in clear mode showing bluesky
October 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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checks out...
SQL (file format) Filename extension .sql Internet media type application/sql Developed by ISO/IEC Initial release 1986; 39 years ago
October 25, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) behind thin cirrus clouds ☁️💫
Night sky photo showing comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), seen through a layer of thin cirrus clouds. This 50mm shot also shows prominent stars Alphecca, Epsilon Boötis, Arcturus, and more, partially blurred behind the clouds. In the foreground is a vast expanse of flat desert floor, where the shoreline of a lake once was, with a row of cut-off pillars where a long-forgotten structure once stood. An island mountain emerges from the distant horizon, appearing very dark against the hazy sky.
October 25, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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🌞
A black cat with white paws, chest, and chin lounges on a bright yellow sofa with white floral patterns. The cat has striking green eyes and gazes directly at the camera. Sunlight streams across the scene, creating diagonal shadows. Colorful patterned pillows are visible in the background, including a blue shibori design and a blanket with a red heart.
October 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM