Kurt Schwehr
@kurtschwehr.bsky.social
he/him; Geospatial, Geology, Geophysics, Software Engineering, Open Source, Open Data, Proj, GDAL, Ocean Mapping, etc. Cofounder of Global Fishing Watch, Whale Alert, NOAA's Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA), NASA Ames Viz&StereoPipe
How is your day going? This was parking at my mom's house where they apparently added a no parking at certain times sign recently.
November 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
How is your day going? This was parking at my mom's house where they apparently added a no parking at certain times sign recently.
www.githubstatus.com says everything is all good / green, but trying to start a codespace. As I was grabbing the screenshot, the status page popped this up: www.githubstatus.com/incidents/4j... "Experiencing connection issues across Actions, Codespaces, and possibly other services". Oh what fun. :(
October 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
www.githubstatus.com says everything is all good / green, but trying to start a codespace. As I was grabbing the screenshot, the status page popped this up: www.githubstatus.com/incidents/4j... "Experiencing connection issues across Actions, Codespaces, and possibly other services". Oh what fun. :(
Santa Cruz, CA afternoon view on a drizzly gray day
October 25, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Santa Cruz, CA afternoon view on a drizzly gray day
Anyone hitting this error with conda forge feedstock?
"python =3.9,>=3.9 * is not installable because it conflicts with any installable versions previously reported"
There are also a lot of complaints about python 3.14 in the logs.
"python =3.9,>=3.9 * is not installable because it conflicts with any installable versions previously reported"
There are also a lot of complaints about python 3.14 in the logs.
![^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/opt/conda/lib/python3.12/site-packages/conda_libmamba_solver/solver.py", line 362, in _solve_attempt
new_conflicts = self._maybe_raise_for_problems(outcome, index, out_state, old_conflicts)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/opt/conda/lib/python3.12/site-packages/conda_libmamba_solver/solver.py", line 759, in _maybe_raise_for_problems
self._maybe_raise_for_conda_build(
File "/opt/conda/lib/python3.12/site-packages/conda_libmamba_solver/solver.py", line 849, in _maybe_raise_for_conda_build
raise exc
conda_libmamba_solver.conda_build_exceptions.ExplainedDependencyNeedsBuildingError: Unsatisfiable dependencies for platform linux-64: {MatchSpec("python==3.14.0rc1=h4dad89b_2_cp314t"), MatchSpec("_python_rc")}
Encountered problems while solving:
- nothing provides _python_rc needed by python-3.14.0rc1-h4dad89b_2_cp314t
Could not solve for environment specs
The following packages are incompatible
├─ earthengine-api >=1.6.13 * is installable and it requires
│ └─ python >=3.10 * with the potential options
│ ├─ python [3.10.0|3.10.1|...|3.13.9], which can be installed;
│ ├─ python 3.14.0 would require
│ │ └─ python_abi =3.14 *_cp314, which requires
│ │ └─ python =3.14 *_cp314, which can be installed;
│ ├─ python 3.14.0 would require
│ │ └─ python_abi =3.14 *_cp314t, which requires
│ │ └─ python =3.14 *_cp314t, which can be installed;
│ └─ python [3.14.0rc1|3.14.0rc2|3.14.0rc3] would require
│ └─ _python_rc =* *, which does not exist (perhaps a missing channel);
└─ python =3.9,>=3.9 * is not installable because it conflicts with any installable versions previously reported.
##[error]Bash exited with code '1'.
Finishing: Run docker build](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3owd5vwsfstbbn742uxylrh4/bafkreietwmgkp5ejuqoa32ekstgvf7d4brct63s6i5lsrfe6g67n43ypeq@jpeg)
October 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Anyone hitting this error with conda forge feedstock?
"python =3.9,>=3.9 * is not installable because it conflicts with any installable versions previously reported"
There are also a lot of complaints about python 3.14 in the logs.
"python =3.9,>=3.9 * is not installable because it conflicts with any installable versions previously reported"
There are also a lot of complaints about python 3.14 in the logs.
Sunset over Santa Cruz, CA this evening.
October 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Sunset over Santa Cruz, CA this evening.
I don't understand...
October 16, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I don't understand...
I finally got around to making a Zenodo entry for my paper with Eric S Raymond (ESR) entitled "Toils of AIS: A Case Study in Application Protocol Design And Analysis." It only took me 14 years to get around to getting a DOI for it 🤣
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
October 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I finally got around to making a Zenodo entry for my paper with Eric S Raymond (ESR) entitled "Toils of AIS: A Case Study in Application Protocol Design And Analysis." It only took me 14 years to get around to getting a DOI for it 🤣
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
October 8, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Railroad ties for our backyard improvement project. These will become stairs for our step hill that drops off behind our house.
September 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Railroad ties for our backyard improvement project. These will become stairs for our step hill that drops off behind our house.
Toxic culture for sure. It's totally possible to create the kinds of connections and learning for remote people that Schmidt thinks require being in person.
September 26, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Toxic culture for sure. It's totally possible to create the kinds of connections and learning for remote people that Schmidt thinks require being in person.
As of just now, Google is again a Silver Sponsor of GDAL. Thanks to all the people in GDAL, NumFocus, and Google who helped to make it through the process. Big company processes can be challenging to navigate.
And a thanks to all the other sponsors! You rock!
github.com/OSGeo/gdal/p...
And a thanks to all the other sponsors! You rock!
github.com/OSGeo/gdal/p...
September 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
As of just now, Google is again a Silver Sponsor of GDAL. Thanks to all the people in GDAL, NumFocus, and Google who helped to make it through the process. Big company processes can be challenging to navigate.
And a thanks to all the other sponsors! You rock!
github.com/OSGeo/gdal/p...
And a thanks to all the other sponsors! You rock!
github.com/OSGeo/gdal/p...
Tonight's sunset in Santa Cruz, CA.
September 17, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Tonight's sunset in Santa Cruz, CA.
Then she did this one from memory...
September 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Then she did this one from memory...
Did a KPop Demon Hunter draw along with my daughter.
September 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Did a KPop Demon Hunter draw along with my daughter.
Tick tock... I'm just sitting here waiting for @scalzi.com 's latest book, the Shattering Peace. As my kids would say, "I'm bored!"
September 15, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Tick tock... I'm just sitting here waiting for @scalzi.com 's latest book, the Shattering Peace. As my kids would say, "I'm bored!"
Another Santa Cruz, CA sunset.
September 13, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Another Santa Cruz, CA sunset.
Ahhhhh. Foo(param1, param2, param3...) from "Standout BAD HABITS Even Senior Programmers Have"
youtu.be/nY6RExFP0G0?...
youtu.be/nY6RExFP0G0?...
September 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Ahhhhh. Foo(param1, param2, param3...) from "Standout BAD HABITS Even Senior Programmers Have"
youtu.be/nY6RExFP0G0?...
youtu.be/nY6RExFP0G0?...
The spiders are sensing that Halloween is not far away.
September 10, 2025 at 3:37 AM
The spiders are sensing that Halloween is not far away.
Another Santa Cruz, CA sunset from last week.
September 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Another Santa Cruz, CA sunset from last week.
Not a top seller this 3 day weekend
September 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Not a top seller this 3 day weekend
Santa Cruz sunset earlier this week.
August 29, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Santa Cruz sunset earlier this week.