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@ErikUden@mastodon.de
2026-01-08 13:45:54

This is nature on the island of #Norderney as me, @…, and @… visited it du…

A beautiful landscape of Norderney showing a lake with dark water, a whitish green grass, heavy fog, and almost red plants emerging out of the lake.
A beautiful landscape of Norderney showing the sun pinch through the fog with a wiggly river on the right side. The picture is taken through high grass.
A beautiful landscape of Norderney showing a burning sun behind the fog and tiny dunes with bushes on top of them as far as the eye can see.
A beautiful landscape of Norderney with dunes in the far background. The sun isn't visible, but it's light is sent visibly across the sky from the right side due to reflecting off of the heavy fog.

Did you know it's possible for two lines to appear to diverge in a 2D perspective view, but actually converge in 3D? Kind of the opposite of parallel lines in 3D converging in 2D.
I discovered this while trying to implement a clipping algorithm. At first I didn't believe it was possible, it felt so foreign to everyday experience. It actually happens whenever two lines converge behind the center of projection, but we rarely see that IRL.
(Image rendered from pov of came…

What appears to be a trapezoid, with the narrower base as a horizontal line near the center, getting wider towards the top, until it's cut off by the top edge of the image (forming the wider base).
3D orbit showing what's really going on: the 'narrower base' of the trapezoid was one side of a triangle, and the other two sides get closer together moving away from it, not farther apart.
@mcdanlj@social.makerforums.info
2025-12-07 00:07:53

I packed for #POTA before heading out to do the weekly grocery shopping, even though it was only 40°F / 4.5°C with low clouds. I decided it was too cold to sit in the helinox chair without insulation, so I drove past US-3867 and went to US-2755 Umstead State Park instead, where I could sit at a picnic table. I took a floor mat out of my car to sit on. As it was, it was cold enough that I co…

Map covering most of the continental United States, showing 33 QSOs across 18 US states, ON Canada, and PR, all using only 5W on the 20m band.
Picnic table set up for POTA with KX3, PA2, my own single-paddle key, and a tablet on a stand with a keyboard.
Pictures of trees with almost invisible mast, RG316 coax, and 26AWG black wire that I know is there but can't see even though I know where to look. the mast is leaning against a branch instead of being guyed.
Linked dipole stowed for transport. Black wire is wrapped in a figure eight on each side, with bright yellow thin elastic cord at the end of each wire. A coil of RG316 coax is underneath it, and some of the elastic cord is wrapped around the coil and winder to stow.
@robpike@hachyderm.io
2026-01-07 11:38:52

Two screenshots of the lock screen on my iPhone 17 Pro whose difference confounds me. In one the contrast is good and I can read the numbers on the pad, but the time and battery status are hidden. In the other, the key pad is pretty much invisible but I can see the time and battery. I have no idea how to trigger the contrastier one; it just sometimes does this.
Is this phenomenon known? Explicable? It's as if the new UI is sometimes ashamed to show how unreadable it is and compensates before hiding again.
Somebody made this happen. Any idea why?

Relative to many, my life is very good,
-- in that I am alive and housed, fed, sometimes employed.
I am healthy and loved.
Still, I am about to lose my entire mind over the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) website,
and the fact that someone,
probably a bot farmer,
has already used my 16-year-old son’s identity to establish a fraudulent account.
This is a common scam,
one that was fortunately detected before any money changed …

@rasterweb@mastodon.social
2026-02-06 17:29:09

Bandcamp I love you but damn you make it difficult. I added stuff to my cart, but went to another device to check out and... I can't find the cart on the mobile app. Where is it!?
Went to a computer and got to the cart and... it's empty. None of the stuff I added is there. Re-add it all and check out.
I've tried multiple times to check out, the all fail. I mean, maybe so many of you are making purchases the system is overloaded? Argh.

Error screen shot.
@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-02-06 23:25:56

Trump Mobile execs showcase the T1 Phone's new design and specs, and say the phones go through "final assembly" in Miami and full assembly in the US is a "goal" (Dominic Preston/The Verge)
theverge.com/gadgets/875190/tr

@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2026-02-07 00:30:03

Different Corners VII ▶️
不同的角落 VII ▶️
📷 Nikon F4E
🎞️ Fujifilm NEOPAN SS, expired 1993
#filmphotography #Photography #blackandwhite

NEOPAN SS 100 (FF)

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A black‑and‑white overhead view of a street scene. In the foreground is a decorative street lamp with several spherical lights and a tulip‑shaped light at the top. Below, multiple people ride scooters along the road, while others walk or stand nearby. Lane markings and directional arrows are visible on the pavement. On the sidewalk, a large billboard displays a car advertisement, though the text is not readable. The image captures everyday urban mo…
NEOPAN SS 100 (FF)

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A black‑and‑white photo of a small raised platform made of metal, with railings and two staircases leading up from opposite sides. A tall vertical pole stands at the center of the platform. Behind it are large trees with long, drooping branches. To the right, a circular road sign displays a weight limit of “15t.” A person in a light‑colored coat stands near the sign. The scene appears outdoors, with a contrast between the industrial structure and t…
NEOPAN SS 100 (FF)

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A black‑and‑white photograph showing a modern cylindrical building covered in reflective glass panels. At the top is a circular metal framework. Behind it stands a rectangular building with many windows and several air‑conditioning units attached to the exterior. The left side of the image is partially obscured by a dark vertical shadow or object. The composition emphasizes contrasting architectural shapes.
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一张黑白照片,主体是一座圆柱形的现代建筑,外墙由…
NEOPAN SS 100 (FF)

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A black‑and‑white photo of a multi‑story brick and concrete building showing visible wear and partial disrepair. Some sections of the facade are missing or damaged, exposing bricks and unfinished surfaces. Several windows lack glass panes or frames. In front of the building stands a decorative street lamp with multiple globe‑shaped lights. The image conveys an urban environment with signs of aging architecture.
Image 3 — 中文替代文字
一张黑白照片,画面是一栋多层砖混建筑,外…
@azonenberg@ioc.exchange
2025-12-06 17:54:38

Beautiful night in the woods. It didn't rain at all and we woke up to an awesome sunrise instead of the pouring rain we usually get. I'm not used to packing up my shelter and having it be dry.
Should be a good day of training.
#SearchAndRescue #SoOthersMayLive

Full moon lighting up a partly cloudy night sky, seen through a gap in a dense evergreen forest
Full moon lighting up a cloudy sky at night. A line of tall evergreens form the horizon to the left, with a tall 3-phase transmission tower silhouetted against the sky above the trees
Wispy pink morning clouds above a tree line in an evergreen forest, seen just before sunrise
Two parallel rows of 3-phase transmission towers, one of single poles and one of large steel trusses, disappearing into the distance from a viewpoint on a gravel road roughly in line with the left row.

The immediate surroundings are low grassy meadow with taller evergreens off to either side.
@mcdanlj@social.makerforums.info
2025-12-06 16:16:49

Over the past couple weeks, I've been designing a spool with some particular features in #FreeCAD, encompassing 6 parts to 3d-print. I've been manually re-orienting them when I print them.
Now that it's working, I realized that I could use the FreeCAD Assembly workbench to create a good packing of the parts in the right orientation for printing, saving anyone else who wants to prin…

FreeCAD screen shot showing the parts as they will be used. This is not an assembly; the parts are designed with parametric placement.
FreeCAD screen shot of top view of parts arranged to print, showing one fixed joint and five 0-valued distance joints between faces that should be coplanar for printing
FreeCAD screen shot showing edge view with printing surfaces aligned
Screen shot of sliced assembly, imported into the slicer and sliced without any further arrangement.