I would like to say that I had an encounter with a mountain lion, but in truth, I can’t say what it was. I think the beast was within about 10 feet of me, 20 at the most, but I never saw a thing. I was sitting by a campfire, alone, in a dark forest […]
Year: 2022
A Comparison of Diversified Versus not Diversified Economies in 2 Pictures
2019 figures comparing Moldova and Russia’s economy. Russia’s is over 75% extractive resource industries. Moldova’s has no noticeable extractive resources on the chart (I am counting wood products as renewable in both cases. Which of these economies will be more resilient to change and disruption? Which one will be easily brought to it’s knees by […]
The Ukraine War April 15th and 16th – 13 Tweet Chain
1st The Kyiv Independent: ⚡️More than 10,000 volunteers register to help rebuild Ukraine.
The volunteers currently work in the demined areas of Kyiv Oblast. They are cleaning the streets by picking up dismantled debris and participating in the search operations, according to the State Emergency Service.
9:07 AM · Apr 16, 2022
Method of Divining by Seashells the Movement of the Fed
Originally posted on Lost in Mist:
Begin by placing a conch shell to your ear for a few moments Arrange in a circle thirteen cowries Do this on a square glass mirror without frame or backing Pour the phial of anti-sense in the direct center and remember to regard the magnetic chirality of the Earth…
Iris of the babbling brook Loquacia
Iris of the babbling brook Loquacia A checkerboard pattern of climbing vines says ‘no, this is where it’s at, like it or not’, and in a moment without thought, we follow. There are vases of flowers and strange galleries in a house of shifting construction, there are bears riding bicycles in the streets of Toledo and […]
900 grocery stores reopen in kyiv after siege ended – + daily russian casualties
https://twitter.com/KyivInd…/status/1513127564633640961… “ Kyiv is reopening after siege: 900 grocery stores, 460 cafes working, 535 car repair shops, 35 food markets, 55 bakeries, 75 clothes and shoes stores open, according to the city administration. The map of businesses that are open:” https://twitter.com/KyivInd…/status/1513065890060902404… “These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of April 10, according […]
The Epson Ecotank and Unsplash.com
I got an printer from the Epson Ecotank line a while back. Recently I realized that with free photos from Unsplash.com, this enabled me to, if I so chose, wallpaper my home with 8.5″x14″ (legal paper – get it at office depot just like the regular stuff). Since the Epson Ecotank allows you to print […]
What the latest UN climate report says about our future — and why it’s not too late
Audio from the1a.org (an NPR show) featuring interview with two of the report’s authors and a senior science reporter from BuzzFeed News. Note that the summary for policymakers is only 37 pages and the technical summary is 96 pages, although the whole working group report, which is only a part of the 2022 IPCC 6th […]
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