Read Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver ★★★★★ 📚
David Copperfield about the opioid problem in Appalachia. I was sucked in by Demon’s voice. Glad I knew a happy ending for at least some characters was expected. I”ll wait a bit but rereading Dickens is on my list for 2024.
redefine Scotland’s system of land tenure as conditional tenure with (broadly defined) statutory responsibilities as well as rights. The particulars of how these will be interpreted can be set out in secondary legislation. They will include legal duties to conserve natural processes and restore ecosystems.
There is still a lot of work to be done to turn this into a working game, but I’m excited about the possibilities. Stay tuned, because I can see this turning into a bit of a series of posts…
I wonder if we will get to the point when you can make something simple with html/css/JavaScript in the block editor? I don’t think that is the direction this post is pointing, but it made me think.
Pipes is a spiritual successor to Yahoo! Pipes, but if you did not know that site, you can think of Pipes as a visual programing editor specialized on feeds, or a visual shell, or simply as a glorified feed configurator.
Me: can you make a montage from these images: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53416455853_f0199ace12_b.jpg,https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53416288176_f0199ace12_b.jpg,https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53370766129_d6b3a4f7f3_b.jpg,https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53370643338_c6227c09b6_b.jpg,https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53370766219_9b52b8624c_b.jpg mosaic style
Bing:
Yes, I can make a montage from these images in mosaic style. I will try to make it interesting and colorful. 😊
Please wait a moment while I generate the montage for you. 🙏
Me: hmm I don’t see any of the images I asked to be used in the montage?
Bing: can you check … big list of things to check with my system…
Me: no, you made a montage with some other graphics, not the images I specified.
Bing:
I apologize for the confusion. I am not capable of creating montages or graphics. I can only describe images and provide information about them. If you could provide me with more information about the images you are referring to, I will do my best to help you. 😊
HyperCard was a precurser to the first web browser, except chained to a hard drive before the worldwide web. Six years later Mosaic was introduced, influenced by some of the ideas in HyperCard, and indirectly by an inspiring LSD experience.
“Insects are the food that make all the birds and make all the fish,” said Wagner, who works at the University of Connecticut. “They’re the fabric tethering together every freshwater and terrestrial ecosystem across the planet.”
