Tag: just for fun

  • Reticulating Splines

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    Brendan Barry
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    Happy Friday, all. In looking at my calendar the other day, I saw that in three weeks I will be in Appalachia for Orthodox Easter. That means driving through Pennsylvania’s Ridge and Valley region and then sleeping in the mountains. But wherefore the mountains? Thankfully, xkcd posted a map explaining why all the natural features.…

  • Don’t Buy It

    Don’t Buy It

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    Brendan Barry
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    Literally. Whatever “it” is they’re selling. Happy (?) Friday, everyone. Today’s light-hearted post comes from This Is Indexed. I watch very little television, nor would I consider myself an avid streamer of content. Recently, however, I did have occasion to watch some without the benefit of ad blockers and I forgot how much I despise…

  • On a Pale Blue Dot, Talking ’bout Little Red Dots

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    Brendan Barry
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    Well that certainly was a week. I would say we made it and, technically, I would be correct because I the writer and you the reader are here to type and read these words. But many hundreds of others are not, because decision makers in Jerusalem and Washington chose to go to war. To try…

  • Jumpin’ Juniper

    Jumpin’ Juniper

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    Brendan Barry
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    Happy Friday, all. Baseball is back with Spring Training now in full swing. That means checking in on my Twitter feeds for Red Sox baseball coverage. Sometimes that means seeing content not at all related to baseball. And given yesterday was the day before the weekend, this post stuck with me and now you can…

  • Not the Momma

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    Brendan Barry
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    Well, we made it to the weekend once again. Sometimes—often if I’m being honest—I will sit and watch birds hop around on my balcony, chirping to each other for a minute or two before they fly off to destinations unknown. And in the back of my mind I am always thinking, that little guy is…

  • Space Is Cool

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    Brendan Barry
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    Well we made it to Friday. One of my longtime goals is to see the aurora borealis, or Northern Lights. My plan for the winter of 2020 was to travel to Norway, maybe visit a friend, and then head north to Tromsø and take in the Polar Night and, fingers crossed, catch the show. Then…

  • The Sun’s Over the Yardarm

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    Brendan Barry
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    After all, matey, ’tis Friday. For those unfamiliar with the expression, what is a yardarm you ask? On traditional sailing vessels the tall thing holding the sail is the mast. Back in the day it was often crafted from a tall tree—see the critical timber industry of New England and the white pines provided to…

  • Flow Diagram from Hell

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    Brendan Barry
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    Well, not hell, but xkcd. The last several months I have had to use a number of websites where the user experience broke down and I was forced to switch to using a phone. Only to have the phone try and direct me back to the website. Nightmarish stuff, people. So Happy Friday! Credit for…

  • Philadelphia Blue Jays

    Philadelphia Blue Jays

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    Brendan Barry
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    Last weekend one of my good mates and I went out watch Game 7 of the World Series, wherein the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays for Major League Baseball’s championship. Whilst we watched, I pointed out that the Jays’ pitcher at the moment hailed from a suburb of Philadelphia. He was well…

  • Pick Your Pizza

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    Brendan Barry
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    As many longtime readers know, I lived in Chicago for eight years. I probably had Chicago-style pizza fewer than eight times in my life. I grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs and for the last nine years I have lived in central Philadelphia, where pizza is very much a different thing. And in my life…