David Baer @david@arktos.social

The dog, hanging out on a lazy Saturday morning.

markovkeyboard: keyboard layout that changes by markov frequency.

https://github.com/shapr/markovkeyboard

Something tells me this would not actually be very helpful, but YMMV.

Millbrook Marsh Nature Center, State College, Pennsylvania

White Coral bells
Upon a tender stalk
Lilies of the valley deck my garden walk
Oh how I wish that I could hear them ring
That will happen only when the fairies sing

I went for a ride today and discovered Easton Tower, which was a pump house built in 1900.

I always appreciate Laura Hudson and Spencer Ackerman's unpacking of #GameOfThrones episodes. In addition to the lack of clear strategy or command structure for the battle, I also wondered about the wisdom of taking refuge in the crypt, when you know your enemy has the power to raise the dead for his own purposes.

Northern Carbon Sequestration: GoT S8 E3 by Citadel Dropouts: a Game of Thrones Podcast
https://soundcloud.com/wired_citadel_dropouts/northern-carbon-sequestration-got-s8-e3

Now I’m doing my happy dance... The new fan is in, and my laptop is both quiet and cool once again!

I'm pleased to see this sign at a local park has been changed. Our family always ignored it. And in any case, the "residents only" restriction was always unenforceable under state law, due to a (wise and equitable!) state supreme court decision that held that all public parks are held in trust for the use and benefit of the whole public, and cannot be restricted to residents of the municipality.

Spring continues apace in our garden.

Taken on a family trip to DC three years ago.

And here's some sedum peeking out at the world.

It's only the first week of spring, and I found this brave little guy standing about a half inch tall amid the brown grass in my yard.

Could it be? Is spring here?

Currently going with option (b).

It's a gorgeous day here, even if it's cold.

Going out on a limb here to say this is almost certainly not true.

Can't decide whether this is a Russian troll pretending to be an African American Schultz supporter, or a satirist pretending to be a Russian troll pretending to be... you get the idea.

scripture, silliness

I know it's a lot worse in the Midwest, but 0ºF/-18ºC is an all time low for our house.

A happy convergence of weather conditions left us with a small frozen pond in our yard last week. The kids took advantage, and made it their skating rink. (This stone, fortunately, was on the edge.)