Greg Kapp
@undertoad.bsky.social
Proteins, new technologies, Phillies, micrometeorites, and anything I don’t already know. All interesting.
Not impressed. The classic is far superior
September 17, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Not impressed. The classic is far superior
One of the negative consequences of redoing the house was that we had to cut down the very productive grape vines in the backyard. It took a while…but grapes are back! New vines are not yet as productive as the old vines but we’ll get there.
August 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
One of the negative consequences of redoing the house was that we had to cut down the very productive grape vines in the backyard. It took a while…but grapes are back! New vines are not yet as productive as the old vines but we’ll get there.
Big day for baking. 8 loaves, 3 different recipes. Two football games (Tottenham 👍, Dortmund 👎). Very nice grilled cheese sandy for lunch. Productive.
August 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Big day for baking. 8 loaves, 3 different recipes. Two football games (Tottenham 👍, Dortmund 👎). Very nice grilled cheese sandy for lunch. Productive.
1,000,000 meters. Feeling good! Started 25 June 2024
May 16, 2025 at 4:47 AM
1,000,000 meters. Feeling good! Started 25 June 2024
Planning for my electric vehicle future! I think this is a great idea, no frills with easy aftermarket modifications Daugher customized this one www.slate.auto/share/1FAK3J
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April 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Planning for my electric vehicle future! I think this is a great idea, no frills with easy aftermarket modifications Daugher customized this one www.slate.auto/share/1FAK3J
California beach day. First time seeing fog ON the beach.
April 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
California beach day. First time seeing fog ON the beach.
Spent the day sharpening the collection of knives from the charter school’s cooking seminars. Some really dull ones in there!
March 30, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Spent the day sharpening the collection of knives from the charter school’s cooking seminars. Some really dull ones in there!
This Dortmund team is so embarrassing (champions league aside)
March 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This Dortmund team is so embarrassing (champions league aside)
Harvested 43 lbs of lemons from our tree. Already made lemonade and lemon ice cream. Lots of lemons left.
March 10, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Harvested 43 lbs of lemons from our tree. Already made lemonade and lemon ice cream. Lots of lemons left.
Sourdough sandwich bread. Could be more sour and more open crumb but good start
February 20, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Sourdough sandwich bread. Could be more sour and more open crumb but good start
It’s almost unspeakable what brutality and torture humans can inflict on others. The depth and expansiveness of the systems for facilitating brutality seem to have no limits. Heartbreaking www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
A Witness in Assad’s Dungeons
Mazen al-Hamada fled Syria to reveal the regime’s crimes. Then, mysteriously, he went back.
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February 7, 2025 at 1:15 AM
It’s almost unspeakable what brutality and torture humans can inflict on others. The depth and expansiveness of the systems for facilitating brutality seem to have no limits. Heartbreaking www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Tough year to follow both Dortmund and Tottenham. Not many silver linings
January 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Tough year to follow both Dortmund and Tottenham. Not many silver linings
Weekend test of the regular oven with Dutch oven (left) and steam oven (no dutch oven, right).
January 13, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Weekend test of the regular oven with Dutch oven (left) and steam oven (no dutch oven, right).
Documentary on juvenile offenders training to work with Cal Fire @hbomax.bsky.social. It's complicated - not sure how I feel about the minimal training, lower wages, and limited prospects upon release. It does get them out of lockup and into an active situation where they can achieve something.
January 12, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Documentary on juvenile offenders training to work with Cal Fire @hbomax.bsky.social. It's complicated - not sure how I feel about the minimal training, lower wages, and limited prospects upon release. It does get them out of lockup and into an active situation where they can achieve something.
Dogpatch is still the most interesting part of SF. Even with all the growth and development seeing the vestiges of SF’s more industrial past is neat (and bay views!)
January 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Dogpatch is still the most interesting part of SF. Even with all the growth and development seeing the vestiges of SF’s more industrial past is neat (and bay views!)
Finally rode the new electric @gocaltrain.bsky.social up to SF. Great experience! Quiet ride, quiet on the stations, clean, WiFi.
January 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Finally rode the new electric @gocaltrain.bsky.social up to SF. Great experience! Quiet ride, quiet on the stations, clean, WiFi.
With the tiny pieces and the tiny pictures in the low quality instructions this was a real challenge. Not like easy-peazy Lego sets. Saw these sets all over NYC (Museum of Natural History, Met, most souvenir shops) - glad to have a chance to try it. Thanks Lexi!
January 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
With the tiny pieces and the tiny pictures in the low quality instructions this was a real challenge. Not like easy-peazy Lego sets. Saw these sets all over NYC (Museum of Natural History, Met, most souvenir shops) - glad to have a chance to try it. Thanks Lexi!
Good history of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Focused on British assets within the IRA - their effects on the Troubles and peace process, and who was responsible - both during the Troubles but also 20 years later. How to judge/justify illegal activity (and tacit encouragement) after the peace
January 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Good history of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Focused on British assets within the IRA - their effects on the Troubles and peace process, and who was responsible - both during the Troubles but also 20 years later. How to judge/justify illegal activity (and tacit encouragement) after the peace
Really good @newyorker.com profile (www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...)
The Hollywood Slog That Led Adam Scott to “Severance”
TV’s preëminent office guy has never worked a “regular nine-to-five,” but his years as a struggling actor taught him what it’s like to toil anonymously.
www.newyorker.com
January 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Really good @newyorker.com profile (www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...)
NYC pizza scores from recent trip (score 1-10, 10 being unattainable perfection [scores from eatthisny.com/pizza-pizza/...)
Mama’s Too 8.5 [8.5]
Filaga (Chelsea Market) 8
Nitti’s (not really a pizza place) 6
Prince Street Pizza 6.5 (opened 30’ later than advertised) [8]
+ Balthazar way overrated
Mama’s Too 8.5 [8.5]
Filaga (Chelsea Market) 8
Nitti’s (not really a pizza place) 6
Prince Street Pizza 6.5 (opened 30’ later than advertised) [8]
+ Balthazar way overrated
https://eatthisny.com/pizza-pizza/pizza-pie-chart/]
January 3, 2025 at 5:40 AM
NYC pizza scores from recent trip (score 1-10, 10 being unattainable perfection [scores from eatthisny.com/pizza-pizza/...)
Mama’s Too 8.5 [8.5]
Filaga (Chelsea Market) 8
Nitti’s (not really a pizza place) 6
Prince Street Pizza 6.5 (opened 30’ later than advertised) [8]
+ Balthazar way overrated
Mama’s Too 8.5 [8.5]
Filaga (Chelsea Market) 8
Nitti’s (not really a pizza place) 6
Prince Street Pizza 6.5 (opened 30’ later than advertised) [8]
+ Balthazar way overrated
Just a little 15.5 ton iron meteorite. Maybe from the iron/nickel core of any early protoplanet. Interesting - only 600 of the 25,000 meteorites found on earth are iron. Great rainy day at the @natural-history.bsky.social
December 28, 2024 at 9:54 PM
Just a little 15.5 ton iron meteorite. Maybe from the iron/nickel core of any early protoplanet. Interesting - only 600 of the 25,000 meteorites found on earth are iron. Great rainy day at the @natural-history.bsky.social
Public tour of DOE/Stanford’s SLAC was great. Cool to see big science in person.
December 21, 2024 at 1:30 AM
Public tour of DOE/Stanford’s SLAC was great. Cool to see big science in person.