Stephen Ell
@willyoulookatthat.bsky.social
Nonpartisan political pessimist. Climate change worrier. Personal optimist. Naturalist. Photographer. Observer. Mel Brooks and Terry Pratchett fan. I would have cats if I wasn't perpetually traveling. Former C++ programmer and Architect at MSFT.
"First We Take Manhattan"
March 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
"First We Take Manhattan"
Yoda doing the Dance of the Seven Veils.
March 21, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Yoda doing the Dance of the Seven Veils.
Wonder if they trained using "Careless People".
March 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Wonder if they trained using "Careless People".
I found a vintage radio in the donation pile at the charity I volunteer for. eBay had one like it for $1200. This one isn't perfect, but it'll probably bring the thrift store quite a bit of cash.
March 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I found a vintage radio in the donation pile at the charity I volunteer for. eBay had one like it for $1200. This one isn't perfect, but it'll probably bring the thrift store quite a bit of cash.
I always suspected you were a bit nebulous.
March 19, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I always suspected you were a bit nebulous.
I've been there with zombie raccoons... probably distemper, maybe rabies...either way, poor critter is better off unalive.
March 19, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I've been there with zombie raccoons... probably distemper, maybe rabies...either way, poor critter is better off unalive.
I'm still struggling not to pronounce "gigabyte" as "megabyte" because apparently my brain only addresses 32bits.
March 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I'm still struggling not to pronounce "gigabyte" as "megabyte" because apparently my brain only addresses 32bits.
They could tour with Florence and the Machine just so their passion stays lit.
March 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
They could tour with Florence and the Machine just so their passion stays lit.
Yikes! I expect the warning is mainly to keep people from coming to grief in their vehicles, but stay safe.
March 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Yikes! I expect the warning is mainly to keep people from coming to grief in their vehicles, but stay safe.
Well, and this book?
March 16, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Well, and this book?
Well, and this book?
March 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Well, and this book?
Is it as quirky as 'Life of Pi'?
March 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Is it as quirky as 'Life of Pi'?
How awful! I'll help, send them to me!
March 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
How awful! I'll help, send them to me!
Hope it goes well!
March 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Hope it goes well!
Or better decisions by primary voters.
March 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Or better decisions by primary voters.
I think your original usage is pretty standard when referring to Appalachia as a cultural region. It gets squishy in the context of geology; for example, the Allegheny Plateau underlies some of central Ohio but has there been glaciated flat enough that the economics are very different from SE Ohio.
March 15, 2025 at 4:54 AM
I think your original usage is pretty standard when referring to Appalachia as a cultural region. It gets squishy in the context of geology; for example, the Allegheny Plateau underlies some of central Ohio but has there been glaciated flat enough that the economics are very different from SE Ohio.