Faine Greenwood
@faineg.bsky.social
civilian drone mapping technology and GIS/spatial data consultant, sometimes journalist and writer, monitors small drones in the Ukraine war, humanitarian-aid adjacent, always annoying online. they/them pronouns. minors DNI
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The Three Dreams You Need to Make a Drone: Pondering Orbs, Black Mirrors, and World-Viewing Cups
Staring into the mysterious depths of a sacred water-filled cup. Lighting a match in front of a mirror round' midnight. Pondering an orb at the top of a sweet-looking tower. These atmospheric activiti...
little-flying-robots.ghost.io
How the inventor of the printing press made souvenir mirrors that could "store" the holy essence of relics!
Magical Persian goblets of yore!
The Aztec god Tezcatlipoca "Smoking Mirror" and his connection to Elizabeth I's personal sorcerer!
These all relate to drones, really - read my latest:
Magical Persian goblets of yore!
The Aztec god Tezcatlipoca "Smoking Mirror" and his connection to Elizabeth I's personal sorcerer!
These all relate to drones, really - read my latest:
R E T U V N
November 11, 2025 at 6:53 AM
R E T U V N
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Every day I become closer to Howl's bedroom, unclear complimentary or derogatory.
a painting of a woman laying on a bed with a man sitting at a table
Alt: Slightly low resolution gif of Howl from Ghibli's film version of Howl's Moving Castle. He is lying in his bed in his room, surrounded by trinkets and stuff and curios. Sophie is sitting at his bedside, old. Many of the gold trinkets rotate, sway, and move, glittering.
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Every day I become closer to Howl's bedroom, unclear complimentary or derogatory.
bring back herms you cowards
for the essence of a man is the face and the balls
for the essence of a man is the face and the balls
November 11, 2025 at 6:52 AM
bring back herms you cowards
for the essence of a man is the face and the balls
for the essence of a man is the face and the balls
you’re goddamn right I will only suffer Classical statues painted in accurately vibrant colors to live in my house
Bet you'd have your marble statues painted in vibrant colors too. If nothing else, then to piss off the "white marble statue PFP" crowd.
November 11, 2025 at 6:29 AM
you’re goddamn right I will only suffer Classical statues painted in accurately vibrant colors to live in my house
I would build a house that’s just a series of highly historically-accurate reproductions of Asian and Ancient Roman interiors if I was stupid rich, like an actual normal person
See? This is the kind of thing I'd be doing if I was stupid rich. Not sleeping next to a replica gun and empty soda cans.
November 11, 2025 at 6:26 AM
I would build a house that’s just a series of highly historically-accurate reproductions of Asian and Ancient Roman interiors if I was stupid rich, like an actual normal person
as you can tell I do not adhere to the current minimalism trend
Well also I want to decorate a few rooms in historically accurate Ancient Roman grotesque motifs (with mosaic floors with sea creatures)
November 11, 2025 at 6:23 AM
as you can tell I do not adhere to the current minimalism trend
The only reason I want to own a home is because there are so many amazingly cool Asian antiques out there I want to buy
Oh no - I’ve delved into the world of Orange County Asian antiques and now I want to take all my calls from this Meiji period ceremonial chair
orangecounty.craigslist.org/atq/d/lake-f...
orangecounty.craigslist.org/atq/d/lake-f...
JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD CEREMONIAL CHAIR, 19TH C. - antiques - by owner - collectibles sale - craigslist
JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD CEREMONIAL CHAIR, 19TH C. An extremely rare ornate carved chair. Nearly identical and likely the same maker as a chair that is depicted in a portrait of Mabel Cawthra Adamson...
orangecounty.craigslist.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:20 AM
The only reason I want to own a home is because there are so many amazingly cool Asian antiques out there I want to buy
Oh no - I’ve delved into the world of Orange County Asian antiques and now I want to take all my calls from this Meiji period ceremonial chair
orangecounty.craigslist.org/atq/d/lake-f...
orangecounty.craigslist.org/atq/d/lake-f...
JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD CEREMONIAL CHAIR, 19TH C. - antiques - by owner - collectibles sale - craigslist
JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD CEREMONIAL CHAIR, 19TH C. An extremely rare ornate carved chair. Nearly identical and likely the same maker as a chair that is depicted in a portrait of Mabel Cawthra Adamson...
orangecounty.craigslist.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Oh no - I’ve delved into the world of Orange County Asian antiques and now I want to take all my calls from this Meiji period ceremonial chair
orangecounty.craigslist.org/atq/d/lake-f...
orangecounty.craigslist.org/atq/d/lake-f...
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This is my Chinese cave gecko. It caves less than the Democrats.
November 11, 2025 at 3:41 AM
This is my Chinese cave gecko. It caves less than the Democrats.
We’re watching Joyce Carol Oates slowly torture a Boer to death in real-time
November 11, 2025 at 5:38 AM
We’re watching Joyce Carol Oates slowly torture a Boer to death in real-time
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"some people spread happiness wherever they go, others whenever they go"
-Oscar Wilde
-Oscar Wilde
November 11, 2025 at 4:41 AM
"some people spread happiness wherever they go, others whenever they go"
-Oscar Wilde
-Oscar Wilde
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We're officially live. It's incredibly important to have a real record of how our public servants are behaving and this database will be a powerful tool for researchers, reporters, and ordinary Americans.
1/6 A new standard for public accountability is here. GLOW—Government Lawyers Oversight Watchdog—is officially launching today to hold government lawyers accountable. We're unveiling The Government Lawyers Database at glowlaw.org. #RuleOfLaw #Accountability
The Government Lawyers Database
glowlaw.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
We're officially live. It's incredibly important to have a real record of how our public servants are behaving and this database will be a powerful tool for researchers, reporters, and ordinary Americans.
I need a nice/not-cheap looking chest of drawers for clothing that’s no more than 25 inches wide or 47 inches tall for this spot - any suggestions, brethren?
November 11, 2025 at 5:36 AM
I need a nice/not-cheap looking chest of drawers for clothing that’s no more than 25 inches wide or 47 inches tall for this spot - any suggestions, brethren?
November 11, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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Everyone is discoursing on today, the solemnest of days.
November 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Everyone is discoursing on today, the solemnest of days.
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In my old town the GOP had run basically without serious challenge for decades. A bunch of us "millennials" joined the local Dem party and basically asked to help.
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
“Rather than taking over the Democratic Party the same way the right took over the Republican Party, we should take the easier route and just start up a new party ourselves!”
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
I’m about to fill my pockets with stones and walk into the sea.
November 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
In my old town the GOP had run basically without serious challenge for decades. A bunch of us "millennials" joined the local Dem party and basically asked to help.
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
We were running it in a year. Within 4 years we had a majority of town seats flipped Dem. A FAR more progressive Dem than old party
Reposted by Faine Greenwood
Please share your favorite New Yorker longreads. Specifically The New Yorker, not other outlets. I need more bedtime reading and the New Yorker app has (1) dark mode and (2) no ads.
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Please share your favorite New Yorker longreads. Specifically The New Yorker, not other outlets. I need more bedtime reading and the New Yorker app has (1) dark mode and (2) no ads.
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In case you wondered, there's probably exactly one person who has licked the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
November 11, 2025 at 2:57 AM
In case you wondered, there's probably exactly one person who has licked the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
this is also the core appeal of learned league for me: finally something to DO with all that heterogenous and largely useless data
A fun thing about Learned League is that my head is so filled with useless knowledge that I just have these random facts floating around completely divorced from any semblance of context or memory of learning the facts themselves
November 11, 2025 at 5:24 AM
this is also the core appeal of learned league for me: finally something to DO with all that heterogenous and largely useless data
man I go away for four days and
![fastfetch output of my system with a drawing of Catra on the left and system info on the right. Details are:
giulia@liveware-problem
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OS: EndeavourOS x86_64
Host: Desktop (AMD Ryzen AI Max 300 Series) (A6)
Kernel: Linux 6.17.7-arch1-1
Uptime: 29 mins
Packages: 1083 (pacman)
Shell: zsh 5.9
Display (LG ULTRAWIDE): 2560x1080 in 34", 60 Hz [External]
DE: KDE Plasma 6.5.2
WM: KWin (Wayland)
WM Theme: Breeze
Theme: Breeze (Dark) [Qt], Breeze-Dark [GTK2], Breeze [GTK3]
Icons: breeze-dark [Qt], breeze-dark [GTK2/3/4]
Font: Noto Sans (10pt) [Qt], Noto Sans (10pt) [GTK2/3/4]
Cursor: breeze (24px)
Terminal: WezTerm 20240203-110809-5046fc22
Terminal Font: MonaspiceNe Nerd Font
CPU: AMD RYZEN AI MAX+ 395 (32) @ 5.19 GHz
GPU: AMD Radeon 8060S Graphics [Integrated]
Memory: 4.35 GiB / 62.58 GiB (7%)
Swap: 0 B / 8.80 GiB (0%)
Disk (/): 25.35 GiB / 7.27 TiB (0%) - btrfs
Locale: en_US.UTF-8](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uyqnubfj3qlho6psy6uvvt6u/bafkreigkgoowswzeh7n6n2ecd7b63beos55ctkewc5ee7oqseckn2yltjy@jpeg)
November 11, 2025 at 5:22 AM
man I go away for four days and
chickpeas
What do you call these kind of beans? Settling a debate with @devingaffney.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:22 AM
chickpeas
is it time for Jay Jay the Vance plane to soar across Hell again
November 11, 2025 at 5:22 AM
is it time for Jay Jay the Vance plane to soar across Hell again
I salute In-N-Out Burger for launching a whole ass Book-It program
November 11, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I salute In-N-Out Burger for launching a whole ass Book-It program
driven further into madness by trying to figure out what “shine your love-light” actually means
November 11, 2025 at 5:18 AM
driven further into madness by trying to figure out what “shine your love-light” actually means
I need a 3D-printed model of the Plane Hole
November 11, 2025 at 5:17 AM
I need a 3D-printed model of the Plane Hole