Derek Caelin @Argus@mastodon.technology

Experimenting with junk wood to see whether I can recreate the pattern I made in Gimp. Yes and no, and it's harder when the finish is over thick.

The more I use #gimp the more I like it. Did you know it has a reflective symmetry painting option? I'm using it to design patterns that I'll carve into the dark wood of the #chessboard box.

Looks good. Now to make the box.

#chess

It looks the same as the last shot, but the two halves are now glued together in complete units.

#diy #chessboard #chess

64 squares.

I have to admit, StoryCorps has a fantastic pitch.

I could play half a game!

I'm just so pleased. I started cutting two years ago feeling certain that the squares would be all wonky. And they aren't; they're perfect. Huzzah for good equipment.

Did a redesign of the board, now that I'm pretty sure I can cut joints.

It looks like I need to generate another 16 or so squares. Luckily I have spare wood, and now I have the equipment!

#crafting #diy #chessboard #chess #woodworking

Cities are so different.

#Kabul #johannesburg #bangkok #newyorkcity

"Wild Seed" by #OctaviaButler was amazing. I inhaled it in two days.

#scifi

Some revisions to the weather monitor by the closet. I've removed some superfluous content and added a forecast for tomorrow so my partner can plan her outfit.

Some graphical changes: I added new icons for snow and fog, and reduced the thickness of borders. Approaching the point where I'll post the code and the build.

#raspberrypi #diy #weather #Python #opensource

#cyberdeck

A certain population doesn't like my youtube video on internet trolls. 🙃

#currentlyreading "The Word for World is Forest" by #ursulaleguin

#scifi

https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/6031af62-c833-455a-a0cb-efec553d4c86

Russian #lordoftherings.

Using #Sepal.io to look at #NDVI values for two plots of land over decades. One is a pond that appears to be covered in algae - I expect the green to come and go with the seasons. The other is a plot that I know has been under construction for years - I expect a sudden drop when the land was cleared.

#mapping

#currentlyreading "Mission Economy" by Mariana Mazzucato. A call for stakeholder, rather than shareholder #capitalism.

Canceled #spotify premium, it sent me a breakup playlist! 😂