enlo mash
@enlomash.bsky.social
learning about birds, making a comic, and trying to resolve my thoughts on the current state of tech
not all questions are answered with more data, bypassing the philosophical considerations is bypassing the question itself >> excerpt from When Animals Dream
February 2, 2026 at 10:17 PM
not all questions are answered with more data, bypassing the philosophical considerations is bypassing the question itself >> excerpt from When Animals Dream
today’s sketch of a palm trunk + hummingbird
February 2, 2026 at 10:14 PM
today’s sketch of a palm trunk + hummingbird
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Around the world, glass photographic plates from old telescopes are at risk. On them lies a largely unexplored history of our ever-changing cosmos. www.quantamagazine.org/how-modern-a...
How Modern and Antique Technologies Reveal a Dynamic Cosmos | Quanta Magazine
Today’s observatories document every pulse and flash in the sky each night. To understand how the cosmos has changed over longer periods, scientists rely on a more tactile technology.
www.quantamagazine.org
February 2, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Around the world, glass photographic plates from old telescopes are at risk. On them lies a largely unexplored history of our ever-changing cosmos. www.quantamagazine.org/how-modern-a...
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Runic and cryptographic alphabets
St John's College MS 17; Thorney Computus; 1110(?); England, Cambridgeshire, Thorney Abbey; f.5v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
St John's College MS 17; Thorney Computus; 1110(?); England, Cambridgeshire, Thorney Abbey; f.5v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
January 25, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Runic and cryptographic alphabets
St John's College MS 17; Thorney Computus; 1110(?); England, Cambridgeshire, Thorney Abbey; f.5v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
St John's College MS 17; Thorney Computus; 1110(?); England, Cambridgeshire, Thorney Abbey; f.5v @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
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Just added a new Cylinder vis to OKPalette. You can now toggle between the cube and the new cylinder view to explore your color palettes in 3D.
PS: I "forgot" to max out the manual number input. okpalette.color.pizza
PS: I "forgot" to max out the manual number input. okpalette.color.pizza
January 22, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Just added a new Cylinder vis to OKPalette. You can now toggle between the cube and the new cylinder view to explore your color palettes in 3D.
PS: I "forgot" to max out the manual number input. okpalette.color.pizza
PS: I "forgot" to max out the manual number input. okpalette.color.pizza
in a text thread today I was reminded of an old video goddard sfc posted on their youtube channel of an incredible visualization of the oceans current and found out they posted a newer version >> these visualizations are so cool !! youtu.be/R5-s6O8qyvE?...
An Ocean in Motion: NASA's Mesmerizing View of Earth's Underwater Highways
YouTube video by NASA Goddard
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 7:21 PM
in a text thread today I was reminded of an old video goddard sfc posted on their youtube channel of an incredible visualization of the oceans current and found out they posted a newer version >> these visualizations are so cool !! youtu.be/R5-s6O8qyvE?...
current reads >> both touching on the topic of dreams >> also thinking of rewatching Paprika…
January 22, 2026 at 6:57 PM
current reads >> both touching on the topic of dreams >> also thinking of rewatching Paprika…
finally got these off my camera from a while back >> a pelican jumping over a wave
January 21, 2026 at 8:15 PM
finally got these off my camera from a while back >> a pelican jumping over a wave
this was from A History of Biology from Michel Morange but it is a wide ranging sentiment across disciplines that more than anything right now has infected the world of computing >> advances in generative ai are not answering new questions, the driving factor is momentum not curiosity or inquiry
January 21, 2026 at 8:12 PM
this was from A History of Biology from Michel Morange but it is a wide ranging sentiment across disciplines that more than anything right now has infected the world of computing >> advances in generative ai are not answering new questions, the driving factor is momentum not curiosity or inquiry
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What happens when AI upends an entire field? Where do the experts go? What do young people do? Researchers studying natural language processing were among the very first to find out. This is their story, told in their own words.
When ChatGPT Broke an Entire Field: An Oral History | Quanta Magazine
Researchers in “natural language processing” tried to tame human language. Then came the transformer.
www.quantamagazine.org
January 16, 2026 at 4:46 PM
What happens when AI upends an entire field? Where do the experts go? What do young people do? Researchers studying natural language processing were among the very first to find out. This is their story, told in their own words.
a dangerous justification for my chaotic storage methods
In data storage, sometimes it’s best to embrace a bit of disorder. @benbenbrubaker.bsky.social reports: www.quantamagazine.org/why-theres-n...
Why There’s No Single Best Way To Store Information | Quanta Magazine
The math of data structures helps us understand how different storage systems come with different trade-offs between resources such as time and memory.
www.quantamagazine.org
January 16, 2026 at 8:42 PM
a dangerous justification for my chaotic storage methods
finally taking the time to listen to this album front to back and I don’t know what’s taken so long >> love Peggy Gou + it helps that this album artwork is incredible
January 16, 2026 at 8:41 PM
finally taking the time to listen to this album front to back and I don’t know what’s taken so long >> love Peggy Gou + it helps that this album artwork is incredible
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Giant phantom #jellyfish spotted deep in #Pacific. These rare sea creatures live where the sun doesn't shine.
Link for ore info and a video: www.popsci.com/environment/...
Link for ore info and a video: www.popsci.com/environment/...
January 9, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Giant phantom #jellyfish spotted deep in #Pacific. These rare sea creatures live where the sun doesn't shine.
Link for ore info and a video: www.popsci.com/environment/...
Link for ore info and a video: www.popsci.com/environment/...
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January 9, 2026 at 12:28 AM
quick timelapse of me going from rough draft / layout then to final (almost) of the first page of my comic !!
January 10, 2026 at 12:20 AM
quick timelapse of me going from rough draft / layout then to final (almost) of the first page of my comic !!
this is such a beautiful expansion and deepening of an imagined universe >> I’d love to find more authors that collaborated in mediums beyond book to film/show >> just another reason Ursula Le Guin is one of the greats
January 10, 2026 at 12:16 AM
this is such a beautiful expansion and deepening of an imagined universe >> I’d love to find more authors that collaborated in mediums beyond book to film/show >> just another reason Ursula Le Guin is one of the greats
saving for future reference!!
I just stumbled upon featherbase, a database of feather pictures from a bunch of bird species.🪶
So pretty!
www.featherbase.info/zh/home
So pretty!
www.featherbase.info/zh/home
January 7, 2026 at 8:38 PM
saving for future reference!!
from A History of Biology - Michel Morange
January 7, 2026 at 8:33 PM
from A History of Biology - Michel Morange
me listening to the cowboy bebop album again for the 10000000 time
January 7, 2026 at 1:37 AM
me listening to the cowboy bebop album again for the 10000000 time
some birds I spotted off the coast at low tide today - osprey, spotted sandpiper, gull, and a blur that was too far away to tell
December 29, 2025 at 10:34 PM
some birds I spotted off the coast at low tide today - osprey, spotted sandpiper, gull, and a blur that was too far away to tell
current read!! >> dense and not for the faint of heart but for any science history lovers a definite read >> it is a thoughtful and comprehensive treatment of the subject and something I’m sure will be a continual reference for me
December 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM
current read!! >> dense and not for the faint of heart but for any science history lovers a definite read >> it is a thoughtful and comprehensive treatment of the subject and something I’m sure will be a continual reference for me
had some fun yesterday completely frying this image of some seabirds
December 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
had some fun yesterday completely frying this image of some seabirds
photos from a couple months back of a blue heron fishing in the tide pools with onlookers
December 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
photos from a couple months back of a blue heron fishing in the tide pools with onlookers