things, week 23, 2024
↑ The Hand-Drawn History of Tracking Sunspots: “Why do scientists continue to hand-draw this phenomenon when more modern techniques exist? According to the Royal Observatory of Belgium’s solar data center, the drawings keep observations standardized over long periods of time. “As in any experiment, in order to keep results from different epochs strictly comparable, the observing technique and processing methods should not be changed“
“What if you took EVERY DJ break Howard Hesseman ever made, as Dr. Johnny Fever (WKRP in Cincinnati), and just ...followed his lead? Would it be possible to construct a three hour radio show, with Fever as host?” The answer is yes, and it’s pretty awesome.
“A Shepard tone always seems like it’s heading up or down towards a particular note, but in reality it’s just an endless loop of sound that never reaches any kind of destination.” Contains some examples of the tone from film and music.
The Little Robot that Lived at the Library, worth the click just to look at the googly eye prototypes.
The Ukraine's Soledar Salt Mines are otherworldly!
I like the idea of bookending your work days, also digging the weekly task dump/list.
I hope you have a weekend full of the basics. Until next week!
~ Guy