End of an era. Not one I personally am sad to see, but still.


And a pair of Grebes with chicks (trust me)


Just seen a beautiful little Grebe on ...

Just seen a beautiful little Grebe on the canal in Utrecht.


Frank does building blocks


Where bicycles come to die.


The houseboats here are a lot more house than boat.


I too am looking forward to day ...

I too am looking forward to day 1 of IWC Utrecht.

                     #IndieWeb

I don’t know what this was, exactly, except it was delicious.


Modern life.


Maybe it is because I had already ...

Maybe it is because I had already noted a Washington Post piece about “real” food people ignoring the Magnolia cookbook, but I found Grant McCracken’s piece about Martha Stewart doing the same so trenchant and also so sad. web.archive.org/web/20190…


I got to the cube rule via ...

I got to the cube rule via Andy Baio, who also linked to soup-salad-sandwich-space. It is my duty, however, to point out that to a real topologist, there are only four foods, not six.


True to my word, eating alone. Sardines for a solo lunch.


Weather!


Fruit Envy

I’ve no idea who this person thinks she’s fooling, but her stickered laptop amused me no end. 


Uses This / Jesse Kriss

Why should I be using mobile data to stream music to a $1000 phone when I can get an MP3 player for $26 that can hold 7000 songs on a micro SD card and has 80 hour battery life? The ethical and ecological impact of cheaply made products isn’t so great, but I think it’s at least worth being somewhat aware of the tradeoffs we’re making.So true. And the headphone can have a jack too, if that’s what you want.


Mycologists of Instagram; is this chicken of the woods?


Thanks for your thoughts Aaron. You raise ...

Thanks for your thoughts Aaron. You raise an issue that hadn’t occurred to me: being able to eat things that you don’t get at home because nobody else likes those things. I do that when I’m eating out, even if I’m not alone, but yes, that works too.


Don't do this! Just don't. Autoplay ought ...

Don’t do this! Just don’t. Autoplay ought to get you flayed alive.


I just backed Bokeh: Private, independent, and ...

I just backed Bokeh: Private, independent, and user-funded photo sharing on @Kickstarter

www.kickstarter.com/projects/…


Worth waiting for.