Open in a new tab twice to see full size. Sources It is Harlequin season again. The local birders take a lot of good pix of them through the winter. It is easy to see why. They are one of the most beautiful birds in the world in one of the most beautiful places, i.e. surf. …
Author: Sea Run
Notes on The Kingdom
Sonoma County CA black-perigord-truffle I saw this last week and it reminded me that Steve has posted about mushrooms a fair bit. Truffle Breakthrough This was a much more interesting piece than the CA one. A great piece, in fact. Good writing, a fungal related quest, a mystery, failure, and underdog success. It hits a …
Being a Human
Steve posted a quote from his prior book in Nov.
Grand Theft Auto deer
Grand Theft Auto deer Weirdness on a level I didn’t expect. More so.
Arrakis aka Dune
I should have added this back when I mentioned seeing the Dune Movie. I started the post and forgot about it. SOP Anyway, too cool, not to post. Arrakis Simulated Dune: we simulated the desert planet of Arrakis to see if humans could survive there Complex models like this take time to run, in this case …
The Debate Continues
Over- Kill Theory Prof. Barkai concludes that “we believe that our model is relevant to human cultures everywhere. Moreover, for the first time, we argue that the driving force behind the constant improvement in human technology is the continual decline in the size of game. They claim a huge data set.
Crow Art
“This is in Fredericton, New Brunswick Canada- made from roped and shredded Michelin Tires A statement on birds flying into glass. Very effective.” I am not a fan of most public art but this was clever.
Winter is Here
William P. Welsh (US, 1889-1984) Winter c. 1931 Art Deco, Streamline Moderne Illustration Is everyone thrilled? It can be a slog here. Steve will, likely, like the sight hounds.
The Rise and Fall of the Great Basin*
The Rise and Fall of the Great Basin central Nevada, indicating that part of today’s Great Basin was the highest land in North America some 40 million to 20 million years ago. A lot has happened out there. I think it was in Querencia that Steve said the Basin was a favorite place.
Big Bend Mystery Oak
The Strange Quest to Save North America’s Most Elusive Oak Tree Quercus tardifolia As a Querophile, this caught by eye. It has crossover themes to the Endangered Species Act, Ivory Bill Woodpeckers, etc. I sent Steve some articles on rare NM oaks and he thought they were on a ranch of a friend which was …