Birdfeeding
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ysabetwordsmithToday is mostly sunny and hot.
I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.
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I fed the birds. I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.
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ysabetwordsmith
Thankful Thursday
Sep. 18th, 2025 07:29 pmmdlbearToday I am thankful for...
- Kaleidofolk's new album starting to come together,
- Mario of StudiOjo in Wateringen. Also, having a professional recording studio walking distance (450m) from our house.
- Learning a lot about recording. NO thanks for my scratch tracks being barely usable. Oops.
- Bandmates (m and N) with an ear for harmony, as well as m's voice coaching.
- Bronx's growing talents as a snuggler. He may be taking lessons from Ticia. Also, having a cat to keep my back warm on cold nights.
- 5mm cube magnets.
Breakage by Mary Oliver
Sep. 17th, 2025 01:11 pmconulyI go down to the edge of the sea.
How everything shines in the morning light!
The cusp of the whelk,
the broken cupboard of the clam,
the opened, blue mussels,
moon snails, pale pink and barnacle scarred—
and nothing at all whole or shut, but tattered, split,
dropped by the gulls onto the gray rocks and all the moisture gone.
It's like a schoolhouse
of little words,
thousands of words.
First you figure out what each one means by itself,
the jingle, the periwinkle, the scallop
full of moonlight.
Then you begin, slowly, to read the whole story.
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Link
How everything shines in the morning light!
The cusp of the whelk,
the broken cupboard of the clam,
the opened, blue mussels,
moon snails, pale pink and barnacle scarred—
and nothing at all whole or shut, but tattered, split,
dropped by the gulls onto the gray rocks and all the moisture gone.
It's like a schoolhouse
of little words,
thousands of words.
First you figure out what each one means by itself,
the jingle, the periwinkle, the scallop
full of moonlight.
Then you begin, slowly, to read the whole story.
Link
Grrl Power #1392 – Fundamentals > Flash
Sep. 18th, 2025 10:00 am![[syndicated profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/feed.png){kind=small}
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Yes, fundamentals are more important than flash. It also helps if you juuuust enough super speed to make the other guy appear to be moving in slow motion.
Action pages are hard to comment on, because there’s usually not all that much happening. Sure, someone could pull some crazy new Jutsu out of their ass, but if that happens, that means you’re in for 12 pages of flashback to justify how the character suddenly has the perfect skill for the situation he finds himself in but for some reason has never mentioned before. (Yeah, Naruto, I’m looking at you.) Sydney’s not plumbing the depths of fantasy, sci-fi or superhero tropes, and the “so dumb they could only have survived to their current age because it’s a sitcom” character isn’t doing something dumb.
So, enjoy the oh-so subtle Street Fighter homage and feel free to discuss that time you brought all your best moves to that game of Street Fighter II Turbo Excel Hamarabe Fried Chicken in the arcade, and some unassuming guy stood there on the player 1 stick and whooped everybody’s asses by stuffing all the super moves with Jabs and Shorts and leg sweeps. Or vent your outrage over my Naruto drive-by.
To be fair to Naruto, I’ve only watched… actually it’s been a while. I think it was most of the first season. But my memory of it was that in 20 or so episodes, about 3 seconds of actual time passed, and the rest of each episode was flashbacks to them learning some Jutsu. That or the pink-haired ninja girl was having some internal, possibly boy related anxiety attack? I found that part fairly amusing, actually.
Ooh, look! A new vote incentive! And it’s updated with color!
Well, in progress, obviously. I have another one that’s actually a bit further along, but everyone was all, “Sydney Kobold vote incentive!” So I switched to this one. Plus the other one was a multi-character picture so it will actually take me longer to finish. I hope to have an update for this one each week, so stay tuned. There is a slightly higher res version on Patreon.
By the way, this gunmetal blue-ish background and teal pencils are how I draw the comic. I set it up this way so I don’t have to spend all day staring into a bright white blank page.
Double res version will be posted over at Patreon. Feel free to contribute as much as you like.
CodeSOD: An Echo In Here in here
Sep. 18th, 2025 06:30 amthe_daily_wtf_feedTobbi sends us a true confession: they wrote this code.
The code we're about to look at is the kind of code that mixes JavaScript and PHP together, using PHP to generate JavaScript code. That's already a terrible anti-pattern, but Tobbi adds another layer to the whole thing.
if (AJAX)
{
<?php
echo "AJAX.open(\"POST\", '/timesheets/v2/rapports/FactBCDetail/getDateDebutPeriode.php', true);";
?>
AJAX.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
AJAX.onreadystatechange = callback_getDateDebutPeriode;
AJAX.send(strPostRequest);
}
if (AJAX2)
{
<?php
echo "AJAX2.open(\"POST\", '/timesheets/v2/rapports/FactBCDetail/getDateFinPeriode.php', true);";
?>
AJAX2.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
AJAX2.onreadystatechange = callback_getDateFinPeriode;
AJAX2.send(strPostRequest);
}
So, this uses server side code to… output string literals which could have just been written directly into the JavaScript without the PHP step.
"What was I thinking when I wrote that?" Tobbi wonders. Likely, you weren't thinking, Tobbi. Have another cup of coffee, I think you need it.
All in all, this code is pretty harmless, but is a malodorous brain-fart. As for absolution: this is why we have code reviews. Either your org doesn't do them, or it doesn't do them well. Anyone can make this kind of mistake, but only organizational failures get this code merged.
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Hobbies: Embroidery
Sep. 18th, 2025 12:32 amysabetwordsmithFolks have mentioned an interest in questions and conversations that make them think. So I've decided to offer more of those. This batch features hobbies.
Embroidery is a fibercraft hobby of making things from colored thread on fabric. If you feel frustrated by planned obsolescence, artificial intelligence, and other current issues then consider embroidery as a form of protest. Make something beautiful that will last.
On Dreamwidth, consider communities like![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
crafty, cross_stitch, everykindofcraft, get_knitted, justcreate, sewing, and sewing101.
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Embroidery is a fibercraft hobby of making things from colored thread on fabric. If you feel frustrated by planned obsolescence, artificial intelligence, and other current issues then consider embroidery as a form of protest. Make something beautiful that will last.
On Dreamwidth, consider communities like
crafty, cross_stitch, everykindofcraft, get_knitted, justcreate, sewing, and sewing101.( Read more... )
September 18, 2025: Repurposing Accoutrements
Sep. 18th, 2025 05:42 amdaily_illuminator_feedThere are a lot of games out there. If my math is right, my closet contains about 94% of them. All of them . . . all the games ever.
One of the fun elements of having a large library is that certain game bits can be repurposed from one game to another. What prompted this post was seeing people using the Dark Tower of Mordor-inspired dice tower from The Lord of the Rings: The Fate of the Fellowship as a thematic card holder for The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game. It looks amazing.
We tend to use counters from one game to another to add some flavorful bling. Fantasy Flight Games' unified Arkham Horror line means we've swapped some figures between those games. Of course, I'll scavenge any cool six-siders for my GURPS games . . . and, decades before that, my beautiful multi-colored Torg 20-sider ended up being repurposed for other d20-using RPGs, back when swirly dice were a lot rarer. One of my long-term collecting goals (that I've been afraid to start) has been trying to track down a bunch of cheap HeroClix for pre-painted, "realistic" alternatives to the standard "chibi"-style Marvel United figures.
What about you? Do you have any neat game bits that have found uses in other games? Let me know on the forums!
– Steven Marsh
Warehouse 23 News: The City Never Sleeps Because Of All The Action
There are a million stories in the city, and they're all exciting! GURPS Action 9: The City shows how you can add GURPS City Stats to your GURPS Action campaigns. It also features six sample cities to use with your own action-packed adventures. Download it today from Warehouse 23!
One of the fun elements of having a large library is that certain game bits can be repurposed from one game to another. What prompted this post was seeing people using the Dark Tower of Mordor-inspired dice tower from The Lord of the Rings: The Fate of the Fellowship as a thematic card holder for The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game. It looks amazing.
We tend to use counters from one game to another to add some flavorful bling. Fantasy Flight Games' unified Arkham Horror line means we've swapped some figures between those games. Of course, I'll scavenge any cool six-siders for my GURPS games . . . and, decades before that, my beautiful multi-colored Torg 20-sider ended up being repurposed for other d20-using RPGs, back when swirly dice were a lot rarer. One of my long-term collecting goals (that I've been afraid to start) has been trying to track down a bunch of cheap HeroClix for pre-painted, "realistic" alternatives to the standard "chibi"-style Marvel United figures.
What about you? Do you have any neat game bits that have found uses in other games? Let me know on the forums!
– Steven Marsh
Warehouse 23 News: The City Never Sleeps Because Of All The Action
There are a million stories in the city, and they're all exciting! GURPS Action 9: The City shows how you can add GURPS City Stats to your GURPS Action campaigns. It also features six sample cities to use with your own action-packed adventures. Download it today from Warehouse 23!
Hopescrolling
Sep. 17th, 2025 11:34 pmysabetwordsmithConsider Hope-Scrolling
Today’s goal is to boost your mood, inspire positivity, and restore some bits of faith in humanity. Now is the time to acknowledge the importance of regularly searching for hope and applying the benefits. The hip new slogan for this process is known as hope-scrolling.
I aim to do this as a counterbalance to the often dark things I post regarding climate change, activism, etc. It's challenging because there aren't as many positive news sites as mixed or gloomy ones, and they don't update as often. Sometimes I can find good science news. I used to pull fun educational things or amusing animal videos from YouTube, but I don't really want to support a site that's mistreating its users. :/ Still, I'm always keeping my eye out for sources of upbeat news.
Today’s goal is to boost your mood, inspire positivity, and restore some bits of faith in humanity. Now is the time to acknowledge the importance of regularly searching for hope and applying the benefits. The hip new slogan for this process is known as hope-scrolling.
I aim to do this as a counterbalance to the often dark things I post regarding climate change, activism, etc. It's challenging because there aren't as many positive news sites as mixed or gloomy ones, and they don't update as often. Sometimes I can find good science news. I used to pull fun educational things or amusing animal videos from YouTube, but I don't really want to support a site that's mistreating its users. :/ Still, I'm always keeping my eye out for sources of upbeat news.
Genocide
Sep. 17th, 2025 11:13 pmysabetwordsmithU.N. Commission Finds That Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza: What Does It Mean?
On Sept. 16, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory (COI) published a report finding that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The Commission concluded that Israel has committed four of the five underlying acts of genocide listed in the 1948 Genocide Convention (killing, causing serious bodily or mental harm, deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about physical destruction, and imposing measures intended to prevent births), and that it has done so with the specific intent to destroy Palestinians as a group. The commission’s findings build on its earlier reports that considered crimes against humanity and war crimes.
Took them long enough. While this does not really change anything, it is a useful stick to beat people with when they claim that Israel's actions are okay and protesting them is wrong.
On Sept. 16, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory (COI) published a report finding that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The Commission concluded that Israel has committed four of the five underlying acts of genocide listed in the 1948 Genocide Convention (killing, causing serious bodily or mental harm, deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about physical destruction, and imposing measures intended to prevent births), and that it has done so with the specific intent to destroy Palestinians as a group. The commission’s findings build on its earlier reports that considered crimes against humanity and war crimes.
Took them long enough. While this does not really change anything, it is a useful stick to beat people with when they claim that Israel's actions are okay and protesting them is wrong.
Space Exploration
Sep. 17th, 2025 10:25 pmysabetwordsmithThe violent collisions that made Earth habitable
The violent final 1% of planetary formation may decide which worlds could host life.
Late-stage planetary collisions reshaped Earth and its neighboring planets, delivering water, altering their atmospheres, and influencing their tectonics. New findings suggest these violent impacts were central to both planetary diversity and the origins of habitability.
The violent final 1% of planetary formation may decide which worlds could host life.
Late-stage planetary collisions reshaped Earth and its neighboring planets, delivering water, altering their atmospheres, and influencing their tectonics. New findings suggest these violent impacts were central to both planetary diversity and the origins of habitability.
unexpected cite
Sep. 17th, 2025 06:51 pmlois_mcmaster_bujold_feedWell, here's place I wouldn't have expected mention of my work to pop up...
https://www.hoover.org/research/why-s...
My work is accurately described but not named in the actual chat, but it gets a cite by name on the webpage.
I wish I could send her a copy of Ethan of Athos. I think she'd get all the jokes.
Ta, L.
posted by Lois McMaster Bujold on September, 17
https://www.hoover.org/research/why-s...
My work is accurately described but not named in the actual chat, but it gets a cite by name on the webpage.
I wish I could send her a copy of Ethan of Athos. I think she'd get all the jokes.
Ta, L.
posted by Lois McMaster Bujold on September, 17
Girls With Slingshots - GWS Hair of the Dog #733
Sep. 17th, 2025 10:00 pmgws_feed
Settling Down (part 1 of 1, complete)
Sep. 17th, 2025 08:02 pmdialecticdreamerSettling Down
By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 1 of 1, complete
Word count (story only): 1712
[May 4, 2020, night]
:: Back to the cabin where Ed an Aidan are waiting, the next challenge is that Ed is petrified of sleeping alone. Part of the Edison’s Mirror arc. ::
Back to Unfamiliar Terrain
To the Index
On to
After their supper of mostly foraged vegetables, Vic helped to dry the dishes and put them away while Aidan grumbled his way to the large bedrooms. “The only fireplace is desperately undersized. The kitten needs more warmth than the bedrooms have right now, and…” He passed out of Vic’s hearing range.
Ed slipped close, pressing against Vic’s side. He took the towel and began drying the next dish. “Aidan is trying to make everything ‘normal’ for us,” the boy whispered hoarsely. “Nothing is normal. Nothing can ever be normal again.”
Swallowing hard, Vic nodded as he accepted a mug. “It hurts. It’ll hurt a little less a bit at a time, and… And then there will be bad days that hurt just like it’s all brand new, but those days will get farther apart,” he murmured.
( Read more... )
On to
By Dialecticdreamer/Sarah Williams
Part 1 of 1, complete
Word count (story only): 1712
[May 4, 2020, night]
:: Back to the cabin where Ed an Aidan are waiting, the next challenge is that Ed is petrified of sleeping alone. Part of the Edison’s Mirror arc. ::
Back to Unfamiliar Terrain
To the Index
On to
After their supper of mostly foraged vegetables, Vic helped to dry the dishes and put them away while Aidan grumbled his way to the large bedrooms. “The only fireplace is desperately undersized. The kitten needs more warmth than the bedrooms have right now, and…” He passed out of Vic’s hearing range.
Ed slipped close, pressing against Vic’s side. He took the towel and began drying the next dish. “Aidan is trying to make everything ‘normal’ for us,” the boy whispered hoarsely. “Nothing is normal. Nothing can ever be normal again.”
Swallowing hard, Vic nodded as he accepted a mug. “It hurts. It’ll hurt a little less a bit at a time, and… And then there will be bad days that hurt just like it’s all brand new, but those days will get farther apart,” he murmured.
( Read more... )
On to
