bolson
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computer wizard. acrobat. better democracy through computer science.
here it is as a graph of sunrise/solar-noon/sunset times
(from my web toy bolson.org/sungraph/ )
(from my web toy bolson.org/sungraph/ )
December 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
here it is as a graph of sunrise/solar-noon/sunset times
(from my web toy bolson.org/sungraph/ )
(from my web toy bolson.org/sungraph/ )
The Onion only a minute behind NPR
December 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The Onion only a minute behind NPR
Thoughts for gingerbread season
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November 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Thoughts for gingerbread season
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explosm.net/comics/kris-...
You will be visited by three spirits
November 26, 2025 at 12:11 AM
You will be visited by three spirits
this is in my house now. I will sparkle forever henceforth
(whether I want to or not)
(whether I want to or not)
November 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
this is in my house now. I will sparkle forever henceforth
(whether I want to or not)
(whether I want to or not)
nonsense snack: goldfish & cheddar quesadilla with costco sriracha powder in it
November 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
nonsense snack: goldfish & cheddar quesadilla with costco sriracha powder in it
Central Vermont last weekend
October 7, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Central Vermont last weekend
my office window for the day
October 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
my office window for the day
my beastly strength, I pinched a AAA battery between my fingers and visibly deformed it, and promptly decided not to install that one and put it straight in the bucket of bad batteries
September 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
my beastly strength, I pinched a AAA battery between my fingers and visibly deformed it, and promptly decided not to install that one and put it straight in the bucket of bad batteries
my photos from House on the Rock's collection in Wisconsin
September 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
my photos from House on the Rock's collection in Wisconsin
UNIX whispers in your ear: ioctl()
September 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
UNIX whispers in your ear: ioctl()
Sunset, Boston skyline, from Peddocks Island
September 1, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Sunset, Boston skyline, from Peddocks Island
go to the middle of nowhere on a clear new-moon night, look up
August 25, 2025 at 5:44 AM
go to the middle of nowhere on a clear new-moon night, look up
Solar: angle matters! I had a frame that held my panels at a good angle, but last winter it collapsed. Panels survived and did okay flat on the ground. Propped them up under a random box and output went 350W -> 500W (out of 800W)
August 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Solar: angle matters! I had a frame that held my panels at a good angle, but last winter it collapsed. Panels survived and did okay flat on the ground. Propped them up under a random box and output went 350W -> 500W (out of 800W)
You’ve inherited a movie theater, what’s your first double feature?
"Contact" (1997) and "Arrival" (2016)
"Contact" (1997) and "Arrival" (2016)
July 21, 2025 at 4:00 AM
You’ve inherited a movie theater, what’s your first double feature?
"Contact" (1997) and "Arrival" (2016)
"Contact" (1997) and "Arrival" (2016)
this evoked in me an image of the typesetting that might work for such
June 28, 2025 at 4:42 AM
this evoked in me an image of the typesetting that might work for such
"Nobody gets fired for buying IBM" is an old old saying about buying the safe choice that all the other businesses are doing. But I get grumpy about a lot of established but clearly sub-optimal things.
June 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"Nobody gets fired for buying IBM" is an old old saying about buying the safe choice that all the other businesses are doing. But I get grumpy about a lot of established but clearly sub-optimal things.