@veit@mastodon.social2026-07-01 06:56:09
On my way to a flying visit to Berlin. Tomorrow, the Python Users Berlin (@…) are meeting for a talk by Sam Bail on PySpark: https://www.meetup.com/python-users-berlin
@gray17@mastodon.social2026-05-31 19:08:50
spent the morning drafting a silly blog post about LLM-hostile language design, it's mostly done, and I'm now feeling blah about it. shove it away, look at it again tomorrow. hey maybe I should go through that stack of monthly bills. *launches steam instead*
@cowboys@darktundra.xyz2026-07-31 02:04:30
Dak Prescott thriving off of Cowboys’ clear sense of urgency: ‘Why not now?’ https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/dak-prescott-thriving-off-of-cowboys-clear-sense-of-urgency-why-not-now
@trezzer@social.linux.pizza2026-05-29 22:39:53
I am so over the audio book I am listening to. I know, I know. But it started out really cool and I was hoping it would spin up again. However, I’ve been falling asleep for the last three weeks to around 30 minutes of the book thanks to a 10-minute sleep timer and going back to start from where I fell asleep. At this point it’s basically medicine.
@cowboys@darktundra.xyz2026-07-31 01:28:29
Dak Prescott thriving off of Cowboys’ clear sense of urgency: ‘Why not now?’ https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/dak-prescott-thriving-off-of-cowboys-clear-sense-of-urgency-why-not-now
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca2026-05-30 22:08:29
2/2 Then I moved on to working on finalizing the stream and edges of the poolpond.
After a trial run last fall I realized I needed to do a little more sculpting of the clay at the front of the pond where the bog filter and poolpond meet.
I would like to encourage a long waterfall along the front edge.
So after some peeling back of the liners to reinforce the berm in a few spots near the tree especially, I made a proper ledge at the front and am laying down some of the slate that we also used on the #pandemicpond in the front yard. It'll tie the two in conceptually.
Now I am filling the bog filter with city water (the likelihood of filling from the skies is long gone now) but I will only fill it enough to get a read on where the water is wanting to flow.
Ideally I would like two channels from the bog filter.
The main one will go toward the poolpond, along the front and spill over from there.
A secondary one will go close to the tree to be used if I need to divert the water from the poolpond but still want to keep the filter and system active.
Now I wait... I'm running out of time for today but will be back tomorrow. If I'm lucky, I might be able to get a pump back in and start up the system!
the apple waych strap is hiding a tan line... but it is not just a tan unfortunately lol
#PoolPond #gardening #portalberni #home #yard #bloomscrolling #BackyardProject
@jamesthebard@social.linux.pizza2026-05-22 17:56:29
Okay, resume rewritten and we're now on hour 3 of the red beans and sausage part of red beans and rice that I'm having for supper. Feeling pretty productive, gonna send out the first batch o' resumes once I read over the new resume. However, one slight problem: the entire house smells delicious...I am so very, very hungry.
@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-06-09 16:10:41
The BBC appoints Rhodri Talfan Davies as deputy director general, following his tenure as interim chief of the broadcaster before Matt Brittin was hired (Ellise Shafer/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/bbc-rhodri-talfan-davies-deputy-…
@degrowthuk@mstdn.social2026-07-16 10:23:46
Andy Burnham’s ‘Manchesterism’, a degrowth perspective
Tomorrow, Andy Burnham will become the next UK Prime Minister. He has set out his vision for his premiership, under the title 'Manchesterism'. Much ink has already been spilled in scrutinising it. Our sister site, Steady State Manchester, carried this article following his speech at the city's People's History Museum. Steady State Manchester has been witness to the emergence of the supposed 'Manchester model…
@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca2026-05-30 22:37:03
PS.
Here are the two outlets. This is probably not how it will look in the end, but just a starting point. Once I have the water flowing how I want it to, I will use pond foam sealant to lock the rocks into place and force the water into its final channels and patterns but as you can imagine there is some trial and error to be done before that big step.
For noe you can see there is a fold of liner sitting vertically betwewn the rocks to split the channel. I really have no idea where the water will get to once at full force so this might be too high, or too low but it should not be too far off.
The main thing is that the water is contained within the greater system around the tree. That's the trickiest part right now.
It is a wonderful tree. We don't want to drown it.
Speaking of which, if you are wondering about water. Yes. This is thousands of litres of water. But at this point I am not worried if I need to fill up and drain the bog filter a few times. All extracted water will go into the rest of the garden anyway, so aside from a little evaporation, nothing will be wasted.
Still waiting on it to fill. Looks like it won't be full before quitting time. oh well! Back tomorrow water experiments!
#pandemicpond #PoolPond #gardening #portalberni #home #yard #bloomscrolling #BackyardProject
