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Architect Terry Farrell, best-known for the postmodern MI6, died recently. My favorite building is his KK100 skyscraper, which is the world's tallest building by a British #architect.

[Photo by Carsten Schael]
October 3, 2025 at 2:31 AM
September 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Why am I seeing a reference to a 9-year-old story on the front page of espn.com/nba. Slow period for the #nba I guess :)

www.espn.com/olympics/bas...
August 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Watching John Wick and was reminded of the beauty of the Sacred Heart Basilica in #Paris during the closing scene.
August 27, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Well, this was exactly why I prioritized going to the National Museum of African American History & Culture in DC this year. We all assumed it would come to this. #dc #museum
August 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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August 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
St Chappelle has some of the best examples of Gothic stained glass in the world #paris
July 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Bon Dia from Sagrada Familia #barcelona
July 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Part of Elizabeth Catlett's exhibition in DC #art #dc
May 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
An exhibition of Elizabeth Catlett's work - A black revolutionary artist.
May 26, 2025 at 1:21 AM
AI in Visual Studio (and even Notepad) is entirely optional. You are not obligated to use any of it, and you have the option to switch it off entirely👍🏾

#notepad #visualstudio

learn.microsoft.com/visualstudio...
May 23, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Visited Quarry Trails Park today, the waterfall was in full flow after our recent rainfall.

I even spotted a new bird!!!

Orchard Orioles (not shown here)
#columbusmetroparks
May 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The striking mosaic of Minerva in the Library of Congress. #dc
May 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Loved the ceiling of the DC #Metro station. One of my favorite examples of Brutalist #architecture.
May 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Yep! Admin Settings allows you to select from several editing options when you Create/Edit posts. I only really use Windows Live Writer though.
May 5, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Got to visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture and it was amazing. My advice is to go now; we have to assume it will be ruined in the next few cycles.

www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-n...

#nmaahc
April 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
This option on Copilot for "Think Deeper" makes a night and day difference in results, it is also substantially slower but in general very much worth it. #AI
April 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Has 3PT shooting actually improved in the #NBA or are just more teams and players more comfortable taking 3PT shots.
April 19, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Watchtower Einderheide is a bat-friendly wooden lookout in the Netherlands with a curved cut-out that reveals a spiral staircase sits at its core.

The studio decided to incorporate habitats for tree-dwelling bats into the structure.

Photos by Karl Banski.

#architecture
April 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Hey, it's ok to be the odd one out.
March 12, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Bald eagle nesting near downtown Columbus #614
March 8, 2025 at 10:42 PM
This is not well thought out
March 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
What are we doing?
February 27, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This is gearing up to be a rather large single day loss, I am assuming the efficiency gains of the competing #LLM is not just hyperbole.
January 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Are LLMs making StackOverflow irrelevant?

blog.pragmaticengineer.com/are-llms-mak...
January 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM