Amanda Walker
@aw90.bsky.social
security & privacy geek by day, decorative artist by night.
Not interested in cryptocurrency or gofundme scams, sorry.
Not interested in cryptocurrency or gofundme scams, sorry.
Lake Tahoe from the air, taken during a cross country flight last month.
October 19, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Lake Tahoe from the air, taken during a cross country flight last month.
Office archaeology: the first computing device I bought with my own money, working at a computer store in high school. It still works, after giving it new batteries. Somewhere I should still have the card reader and barcode reader accessories for it.
October 19, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Office archaeology: the first computing device I bought with my own money, working at a computer store in high school. It still works, after giving it new batteries. Somewhere I should still have the card reader and barcode reader accessories for it.
I just got home from a short work trip to Silicon Valley & San Francisco, so have a picture of a blue sky.
July 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I just got home from a short work trip to Silicon Valley & San Francisco, so have a picture of a blue sky.
I had a nice walk around Westminster yesterday. Very British weather, so I was glad to have an umbrella.
May 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM
I had a nice walk around Westminster yesterday. Very British weather, so I was glad to have an umbrella.
I admit that I teared up a bit while visiting the British Library today.
"In June 1215, negotiations at Runnymede culminated in the granting of Magna Carta which limited unjust and arbitrary behaviour by the king. It also established the principle that everyone was subject to the rule of law."
"In June 1215, negotiations at Runnymede culminated in the granting of Magna Carta which limited unjust and arbitrary behaviour by the king. It also established the principle that everyone was subject to the rule of law."
May 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I admit that I teared up a bit while visiting the British Library today.
"In June 1215, negotiations at Runnymede culminated in the granting of Magna Carta which limited unjust and arbitrary behaviour by the king. It also established the principle that everyone was subject to the rule of law."
"In June 1215, negotiations at Runnymede culminated in the granting of Magna Carta which limited unjust and arbitrary behaviour by the king. It also established the principle that everyone was subject to the rule of law."
First iris of the season.
May 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
First iris of the season.
The closest thing I can get to a bonfire here in suburbia, but it will do.
May 1, 2025 at 2:33 AM
The closest thing I can get to a bonfire here in suburbia, but it will do.
en route IAD-SEA, early evening.
March 18, 2025 at 3:48 AM
en route IAD-SEA, early evening.
I like my EV, and get more satisfied every year that there was no Elon Musk involved.
February 20, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I like my EV, and get more satisfied every year that there was no Elon Musk involved.
The best way to fly from DC to NYC.
February 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The best way to fly from DC to NYC.
Bits of blue sky over Lake Zürich.
December 21, 2024 at 2:39 PM
Bits of blue sky over Lake Zürich.
Visiting Zürich for the week. They definitely go in for Christmas decoration.
But to be honest, mostly it's nice to take a break from the US for a bit.
But to be honest, mostly it's nice to take a break from the US for a bit.
December 20, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Visiting Zürich for the week. They definitely go in for Christmas decoration.
But to be honest, mostly it's nice to take a break from the US for a bit.
But to be honest, mostly it's nice to take a break from the US for a bit.
I made this in 2017; I really should get around to mounting it and wiring up a power supply. I have a feeling it will come in handy.
December 11, 2024 at 4:22 AM
I made this in 2017; I really should get around to mounting it and wiring up a power supply. I have a feeling it will come in handy.
Dusk in DC: looking northwest along Massachusetts Avenue at dusk, towards the Carnegie library (which is now an Apple Store).
December 9, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Dusk in DC: looking northwest along Massachusetts Avenue at dusk, towards the Carnegie library (which is now an Apple Store).
December 1, 2024 at 6:09 AM
Winter is coming. I've had a very stressful year from all sides, so it's useful to take a step out of my day to day schedule to pause and reflect.
2025 will be quite a challenge, no matter how it goes, so it's good to take some time to recharge.
2025 will be quite a challenge, no matter how it goes, so it's good to take some time to recharge.
November 30, 2024 at 12:50 AM
Winter is coming. I've had a very stressful year from all sides, so it's useful to take a step out of my day to day schedule to pause and reflect.
2025 will be quite a challenge, no matter how it goes, so it's good to take some time to recharge.
2025 will be quite a challenge, no matter how it goes, so it's good to take some time to recharge.
I've been reading a bit of "so much for 'resistance'; where are your pink pussy hats and protests now?"
This time it wasn't a surprise, and people know more about what they're getting into. So it will take different forms, but as long as cruelty remains, so will resistance.
This time it wasn't a surprise, and people know more about what they're getting into. So it will take different forms, but as long as cruelty remains, so will resistance.
November 27, 2024 at 4:24 PM
I've been reading a bit of "so much for 'resistance'; where are your pink pussy hats and protests now?"
This time it wasn't a surprise, and people know more about what they're getting into. So it will take different forms, but as long as cruelty remains, so will resistance.
This time it wasn't a surprise, and people know more about what they're getting into. So it will take different forms, but as long as cruelty remains, so will resistance.
A night shot from just about the same spot in the air as my morning shot:
November 24, 2024 at 3:38 AM
A night shot from just about the same spot in the air as my morning shot:
Another recent photo: downtown San Francisco in morning light as I flew home from a business trip.
November 22, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Another recent photo: downtown San Francisco in morning light as I flew home from a business trip.
I'll start with a photo of some blue sky. Taken from Pier 57 in Manhattan, overlooking the Hudson River with Manhattan on the left, Jersey City on the right, and the Statue of Liberty way off in the distance in the center (only a few pixels in this photo, alas). Last business trip of 2024 (whew).
November 15, 2024 at 5:14 PM
I'll start with a photo of some blue sky. Taken from Pier 57 in Manhattan, overlooking the Hudson River with Manhattan on the left, Jersey City on the right, and the Statue of Liberty way off in the distance in the center (only a few pixels in this photo, alas). Last business trip of 2024 (whew).