Daniel Martin
@fizbin.bsky.social
One of many, many people with this particular "real name".
You might know me from... IDK. College? Did we work together once? Prodigy's old math forum? debian-devel? A certain social MUSH? xoogler slack? "Making Light" comments? (he/him)
You might know me from... IDK. College? Did we work together once? Prodigy's old math forum? debian-devel? A certain social MUSH? xoogler slack? "Making Light" comments? (he/him)
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Daniel Martin
@fizbin.bsky.social
· May 22
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I made a web thing a bit ago that I find useful maybe once a month or so on average, and it's been a while since I promoted it.
It's for when you have a long enough zoom meeting that everyone needs a break; it puts up a sign to remind everyone when you're resuming.
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It's for when you have a long enough zoom meeting that everyone needs a break; it puts up a sign to remind everyone when you're resuming.
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#dev
Nothing like "Oh! New bird! Come on, turn around, let me get a good picture I can feed into Merlin...", and then the bird turns around and it's just an American Robin but had initially been perched so as to completely hide the red front. 🪶
November 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Nothing like "Oh! New bird! Come on, turn around, let me get a good picture I can feed into Merlin...", and then the bird turns around and it's just an American Robin but had initially been perched so as to completely hide the red front. 🪶
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today from @alan6789.bsky.social is #least, meaning the bird in your camera roll that you have the fewest captures of.
As far as I know, I only ever got one shot of a swamp sparrow. The other vaguely similar birds I saw that day were song sparrows.
As far as I know, I only ever got one shot of a swamp sparrow. The other vaguely similar birds I saw that day were song sparrows.
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today from @alan6789.bsky.social is #least, meaning the bird in your camera roll that you have the fewest captures of.
As far as I know, I only ever got one shot of a swamp sparrow. The other vaguely similar birds I saw that day were song sparrows.
As far as I know, I only ever got one shot of a swamp sparrow. The other vaguely similar birds I saw that day were song sparrows.
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme from @robcrank68.bsky.social is #StandingOnThings (except the Floor), with the Alternative of #Gulls.
Royal Tern standing on a buoy near Arashi Reef, off the shore of Aruba.
#Birds #Photography
Royal Tern standing on a buoy near Arashi Reef, off the shore of Aruba.
#Birds #Photography
November 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme from @robcrank68.bsky.social is #StandingOnThings (except the Floor), with the Alternative of #Gulls.
Royal Tern standing on a buoy near Arashi Reef, off the shore of Aruba.
#Birds #Photography
Royal Tern standing on a buoy near Arashi Reef, off the shore of Aruba.
#Birds #Photography
The #BirdOfTheDay theme by @alan678.bsky.social is #takeoffs, and rather than repeat an image I just used recently, here's a slightly out-of-focus and oddly lit shot of a cormorant midway through a water takeoff.
Cormorants sit rather low in the water, so taking off is a bit of a production.
Cormorants sit rather low in the water, so taking off is a bit of a production.
November 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The #BirdOfTheDay theme by @alan678.bsky.social is #takeoffs, and rather than repeat an image I just used recently, here's a slightly out-of-focus and oddly lit shot of a cormorant midway through a water takeoff.
Cormorants sit rather low in the water, so taking off is a bit of a production.
Cormorants sit rather low in the water, so taking off is a bit of a production.
Seeing Altman get served publicly reminds me of one super-tiny claim to fame I have: I was once served legal papers on behalf of my employer, Google.
Google had at the time a super-tiny satellite office in center-city Philadelphia, and I was one of the two people in the office early one morning.
Google had at the time a super-tiny satellite office in center-city Philadelphia, and I was one of the two people in the office early one morning.
November 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Seeing Altman get served publicly reminds me of one super-tiny claim to fame I have: I was once served legal papers on behalf of my employer, Google.
Google had at the time a super-tiny satellite office in center-city Philadelphia, and I was one of the two people in the office early one morning.
Google had at the time a super-tiny satellite office in center-city Philadelphia, and I was one of the two people in the office early one morning.
"Do not be afraid when some become rich,
when the wealth of their houses increases.
For when they die they will carry nothing away;
their wealth will not go down after them." - Psalm 49:16-17
"Maybe it will happen today." - Me, and so many others
when the wealth of their houses increases.
For when they die they will carry nothing away;
their wealth will not go down after them." - Psalm 49:16-17
"Maybe it will happen today." - Me, and so many others
November 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"Do not be afraid when some become rich,
when the wealth of their houses increases.
For when they die they will carry nothing away;
their wealth will not go down after them." - Psalm 49:16-17
"Maybe it will happen today." - Me, and so many others
when the wealth of their houses increases.
For when they die they will carry nothing away;
their wealth will not go down after them." - Psalm 49:16-17
"Maybe it will happen today." - Me, and so many others
Our church has a feature (a gas lighting fixture called a corona) that is relatively unusual, and we only light it for special days (like All Saints'). I was looking for information on other places with this and it turns out Googling "gas lighting in churches" is really not helpful in finding such.
November 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Our church has a feature (a gas lighting fixture called a corona) that is relatively unusual, and we only light it for special days (like All Saints'). I was looking for information on other places with this and it turns out Googling "gas lighting in churches" is really not helpful in finding such.
Why not? Three Ruddy Turnstone pictures in a row for #BirdOfTheDay. The theme for today as decided by @alan678.bsky.social is #Lunchtime, and one of these two has definitely found something that they think is food, though it doesn't look like it to me.
November 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Why not? Three Ruddy Turnstone pictures in a row for #BirdOfTheDay. The theme for today as decided by @alan678.bsky.social is #Lunchtime, and one of these two has definitely found something that they think is food, though it doesn't look like it to me.
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme from @robcrank68.bsky.social is #CloseUps, so here's a close up of a Ruddy Turnstone from Aruba who was resentful of his picture getting taken.
November 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme from @robcrank68.bsky.social is #CloseUps, so here's a close up of a Ruddy Turnstone from Aruba who was resentful of his picture getting taken.
Election results: everyone I voted for at larger-than-municipality level won; town council was the usual blowout for the Democrat (>80%), and all local nonpartisan races were won by whoever was randomly listed first when the ballots were printed. (As is usual for those races)
November 5, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Election results: everyone I voted for at larger-than-municipality level won; town council was the usual blowout for the Democrat (>80%), and all local nonpartisan races were won by whoever was randomly listed first when the ballots were printed. (As is usual for those races)
Voted two days ago by dropping off my mail-in ballot.
- Gov./Lt Gov.
- Assembly (x2)
- Sheriff
- Board of County Commissioners (x2)
- City Council
- Board of Island Managers (x3)
- Board of Island Managers Secretary
- School Board (x3)
- Gov./Lt Gov.
- Assembly (x2)
- Sheriff
- Board of County Commissioners (x2)
- City Council
- Board of Island Managers (x3)
- Board of Island Managers Secretary
- School Board (x3)
November 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Voted two days ago by dropping off my mail-in ballot.
- Gov./Lt Gov.
- Assembly (x2)
- Sheriff
- Board of County Commissioners (x2)
- City Council
- Board of Island Managers (x3)
- Board of Island Managers Secretary
- School Board (x3)
- Gov./Lt Gov.
- Assembly (x2)
- Sheriff
- Board of County Commissioners (x2)
- City Council
- Board of Island Managers (x3)
- Board of Island Managers Secretary
- School Board (x3)
It occurs to me that part of the reason SNAP generally works so well is because it's a fundamentally market-based solution at the lower levels: people know what they need, and when given funds that can be used for food will go out and get it.
Markets actually work! Use that local knowledge!
Markets actually work! Use that local knowledge!
November 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
It occurs to me that part of the reason SNAP generally works so well is because it's a fundamentally market-based solution at the lower levels: people know what they need, and when given funds that can be used for food will go out and get it.
Markets actually work! Use that local knowledge!
Markets actually work! Use that local knowledge!
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #rock, and I don't have many of those so I'm afraid I'm going to need to reuse a picture from a while ago. (Birds on grave markers, sure, but not natural rocks)
Ruddy Turnstone, outside Jarlshof, Shetland.
Ruddy Turnstone, outside Jarlshof, Shetland.
November 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #rock, and I don't have many of those so I'm afraid I'm going to need to reuse a picture from a while ago. (Birds on grave markers, sure, but not natural rocks)
Ruddy Turnstone, outside Jarlshof, Shetland.
Ruddy Turnstone, outside Jarlshof, Shetland.
To people jumping on what this means for Catholics, note that this was an Episcopal priest (PECUSA), despite the article being in NCR.
I don't see this moving the needle more than any other of the many arbitrary illegal detentions of people with valid documents that we've seen.
I don't see this moving the needle more than any other of the many arbitrary illegal detentions of people with valid documents that we've seen.
According to the diocese, the priest was legally working here. Now, he’s in ICE detention: www.ncronline.org/news/texas-e...
Texas Episcopal diocese says one of its priests has been detained by ICE
The Episcopal Diocese of Texas announced on Saturday (Nov. 1) that one of its priests, a Kenyan national, has been detained by immigration officials despite working in the state legally.
www.ncronline.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM
To people jumping on what this means for Catholics, note that this was an Episcopal priest (PECUSA), despite the article being in NCR.
I don't see this moving the needle more than any other of the many arbitrary illegal detentions of people with valid documents that we've seen.
I don't see this moving the needle more than any other of the many arbitrary illegal detentions of people with valid documents that we've seen.
Reposted by Daniel Martin
One underrated aspect of Zohran is that he always wears a suit, always presents himself professionally while still doing fun and approachable retail politics. You don’t have to drape yourself yourself in hypebeast and post thirst traps, you can be fucking grown up respecting the office and be fun
November 4, 2025 at 4:52 AM
One underrated aspect of Zohran is that he always wears a suit, always presents himself professionally while still doing fun and approachable retail politics. You don’t have to drape yourself yourself in hypebeast and post thirst traps, you can be fucking grown up respecting the office and be fun
Apparently there are some #bird photographers on here that post pictures of bird butts or of birds relieving themselves under the hashtag #MoneyShotMonday.
I've never been able to get a decent Tufted Titmouse picture, but wound up with this recently and the Merlin app still identifies this photo.
I've never been able to get a decent Tufted Titmouse picture, but wound up with this recently and the Merlin app still identifies this photo.
November 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Apparently there are some #bird photographers on here that post pictures of bird butts or of birds relieving themselves under the hashtag #MoneyShotMonday.
I've never been able to get a decent Tufted Titmouse picture, but wound up with this recently and the Merlin app still identifies this photo.
I've never been able to get a decent Tufted Titmouse picture, but wound up with this recently and the Merlin app still identifies this photo.
The #BirdOfTheDay theme by @robcrank68.bsky.social today is #Pigeons and while I do have a bunch of Rock Pigeon photos from the local bridge, because of the distance required the photos aren't always that great.
So instead here's a Bare-eyed Pigeon from Aruba.
So instead here's a Bare-eyed Pigeon from Aruba.
November 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The #BirdOfTheDay theme by @robcrank68.bsky.social today is #Pigeons and while I do have a bunch of Rock Pigeon photos from the local bridge, because of the distance required the photos aren't always that great.
So instead here's a Bare-eyed Pigeon from Aruba.
So instead here's a Bare-eyed Pigeon from Aruba.
North Americans, remember to adjust all the devices in your house that don't pick up the time change automatically, and check the ones that should. (I discovered that my Fitbit was set to the wrong time zone this morning when it didn't change)
Video: me changing the time on my DMC-GX85 camera
Video: me changing the time on my DMC-GX85 camera
November 2, 2025 at 10:26 AM
North Americans, remember to adjust all the devices in your house that don't pick up the time change automatically, and check the ones that should. (I discovered that my Fitbit was set to the wrong time zone this morning when it didn't change)
Video: me changing the time on my DMC-GX85 camera
Video: me changing the time on my DMC-GX85 camera
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme by @alan678.bsky.social is #underrated, which he defined as "birds you feel have beauty but don’t get appreciated", but I'm taking as "birds I tend to underrate", so here's two invasive European species and a native American brood parasite. (More in alt text)
November 2, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme by @alan678.bsky.social is #underrated, which he defined as "birds you feel have beauty but don’t get appreciated", but I'm taking as "birds I tend to underrate", so here's two invasive European species and a native American brood parasite. (More in alt text)
A little late for today's #BirdOfTheDay and as I have no grebe photos (don't think I've ever even seen one in person, let alone gotten a decent picture), so I have to go for the alternate #Finch theme.
November 1, 2025 at 6:29 PM
A little late for today's #BirdOfTheDay and as I have no grebe photos (don't think I've ever even seen one in person, let alone gotten a decent picture), so I have to go for the alternate #Finch theme.
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It's been
1 week since you spotted me
Wiping juice off my chin
Look, I was hungry.
5 days since you yelled at me
Saying where are the plums
And why's the icebox empty?
1 week since you spotted me
Wiping juice off my chin
Look, I was hungry.
5 days since you yelled at me
Saying where are the plums
And why's the icebox empty?
November 1, 2025 at 12:23 PM
It's been
1 week since you spotted me
Wiping juice off my chin
Look, I was hungry.
5 days since you yelled at me
Saying where are the plums
And why's the icebox empty?
1 week since you spotted me
Wiping juice off my chin
Look, I was hungry.
5 days since you yelled at me
Saying where are the plums
And why's the icebox empty?
This is so weird; I thought that the standard was "lights on"=="giving out candy", but a fair number of kids seem to be skipping us because we don't do other Halloween decorations.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
October 31, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This is so weird; I thought that the standard was "lights on"=="giving out candy", but a fair number of kids seem to be skipping us because we don't do other Halloween decorations.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
So I was looking yesterday at my #photography of the local churchyard to see if I had anything appropriate for #halloween, and what I had was all pleasant and sunlit.
So I took my f/1.7 lens out last night after dark, figuring low light might make things a bit spookier.
So I took my f/1.7 lens out last night after dark, figuring low light might make things a bit spookier.
October 31, 2025 at 5:02 PM
So I was looking yesterday at my #photography of the local churchyard to see if I had anything appropriate for #halloween, and what I had was all pleasant and sunlit.
So I took my f/1.7 lens out last night after dark, figuring low light might make things a bit spookier.
So I took my f/1.7 lens out last night after dark, figuring low light might make things a bit spookier.
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #hiding, so here's a juvenile male cardinal almost into his adult plumage who I chased for a while around the churchyard who just didn't want to get photographed.
October 31, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #hiding, so here's a juvenile male cardinal almost into his adult plumage who I chased for a while around the churchyard who just didn't want to get photographed.