https://bsky.app/profile/linly.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/linly.bsky.social/post/3ljeruwolu22zIn a new experiment, a simple off-the-shelf application on Google Pixel that processes audio input steps in to listen for irregularities as a mobile phone rides on the train. https://www.wired.com/story/the-new-york-city-subway-is-using-google-pixels-to-sense-track-defects/02 Mar 2025 06:15 +0000at://did:plc:zzib4ty2icdmaudix37ni53q/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljeruwolu22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/linly.bsky.social/post/3lbpiifk3uc2sA cat stack that secures my heart’s content. It’s so great to have a buddy to grow up with.24 Nov 2024 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:zzib4ty2icdmaudix37ni53q/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbpiifk3uc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/linly.bsky.social/post/3kq56y5nq3s2gScott Aaronson: scottaaronson.blog?p=122 If P = NP, then the world would be a profoundly different place than we usually assume it to be. There would be no special value in "creative leaps," no fundamental gap between solving a problem and recognizing the solution once it's found.15 Apr 2024 02:18 +0000at://did:plc:zzib4ty2icdmaudix37ni53q/app.bsky.feed.post/3kq56y5nq3s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/linly.bsky.social/post/3kq56v2quni26Jack Kerouac - One day I will find the right words and they will be simple.15 Apr 2024 02:16 +0000at://did:plc:zzib4ty2icdmaudix37ni53q/app.bsky.feed.post/3kq56v2quni26https://bsky.app/profile/linly.bsky.social/post/3kq4yvbgkit251908 the great garbage war. Albany. Ocean view.15 Apr 2024 00:29 +0000at://did:plc:zzib4ty2icdmaudix37ni53q/app.bsky.feed.post/3kq4yvbgkit25https://bsky.app/profile/linly.bsky.social/post/3kq4yievnpe2kQuite a lot of eucalyptus trees were destroyed because of operations (accidents?) of the giant powder company here.15 Apr 2024 00:22 +0000at://did:plc:zzib4ty2icdmaudix37ni53q/app.bsky.feed.post/3kq4yievnpe2khttps://bsky.app/profile/linly.bsky.social/post/3kq4yfzsaln2qKaiser shipyard built hundreds of ships here and the Red Oak Victory is the last one remaining.15 Apr 2024 00:20 +0000at://did:plc:zzib4ty2icdmaudix37ni53q/app.bsky.feed.post/3kq4yfzsaln2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/linly.bsky.social/post/3kq4wrdnkda2bKaiser shipyard built hundreds of ships here and the Red Oak Victory is the last one remaining.14 Apr 2024 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:zzib4ty2icdmaudix37ni53q/app.bsky.feed.post/3kq4wrdnkda2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/linly.bsky.social/post/3kq4wfczjvv2bFamous Richmond Red. The Richmond pressed brick company. The brick lane used to be the biggest brick manufacturing operation in the US(?). 7 kilns 40k bricks produced every day here.14 Apr 2024 23:44 +0000at://did:plc:zzib4ty2icdmaudix37ni53q/app.bsky.feed.post/3kq4wfczjvv2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/linly.bsky.social/post/3kq4vn5gavd2yChevron, was part of Standard Oil, established the refinery here in (CHK) 1905?. Before the establishment, Richmond had 200 residents, but the population soared to 20k immediately. Most oil arrives here via tankers. It takes a tanker 2 months to travel here from Saudi.14 Apr 2024 23:31 +0000at://did:plc:zzib4ty2icdmaudix37ni53q/app.bsky.feed.post/3kq4vn5gavd2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/linly.bsky.social/post/3kq4tfdoffk2gRed rock island is the only privately owned island in the Bay Area. It’s the point where three counties meet. Woodward tried to live in 1850s and claim residence here under a homelessness claim but was rejected by the govt.14 Apr 2024 22:50 +0000at://did:plc:zzib4ty2icdmaudix37ni53q/app.bsky.feed.post/3kq4tfdoffk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/linly.bsky.social/post/3kg577rrtxr2yRecycling is a band-aid, it’s better than landfill, but reuse is the ultimate goal.09 Dec 2023 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:zzib4ty2icdmaudix37ni53q/app.bsky.feed.post/3kg577rrtxr2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/linly.bsky.social/post/3kg3ktitexd2m“Sometimes we report to change the world. But indigenous affairs reporting can change you, too.” —For writers, to change or influence even a few minds is considered impactful, but the reality is each writing process advances ourselves further.09 Dec 2023 04:33 +0000at://did:plc:zzib4ty2icdmaudix37ni53q/app.bsky.feed.post/3kg3ktitexd2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/linly.bsky.social/post/3kg3k6ecyvt2m“Tribal elders won’t be rushed. Urgency is a white value that lacks currency in Native communities, where patience and thoughtfulness are more prized.” Set aside enough time, for talking to the elders, but also for your own life.09 Dec 2023 04:21 +0000at://did:plc:zzib4ty2icdmaudix37ni53q/app.bsky.feed.post/3kg3k6ecyvt2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/linly.bsky.social/post/3kfvdpedi6i2wOnce you have all the ingredients for your writing, you can just experiment and reorder until you get to the best shape of words.06 Dec 2023 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:zzib4ty2icdmaudix37ni53q/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfvdpedi6i2whttps://bsky.app/profile/linly.bsky.social/post/3kfe7fgxlul2sSpeeding and impatience are the enemy of enjoyment. Lingering, however, is the secret to savoring the moment.29 Nov 2023 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:zzib4ty2icdmaudix37ni53q/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfe7fgxlul2shttps://bsky.app/profile/linly.bsky.social/post/3kfe7bsnwro2cDon’t over question your past self, in the sense that believe what she did was right, then build upon it. In the same spirit, be a responsible partner for your future self. Do the work properly so as not to screw her up when it’s her turn.29 Nov 2023 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:zzib4ty2icdmaudix37ni53q/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfe7bsnwro2chttps://bsky.app/profile/linly.bsky.social/post/3kfdx2pcyo62wBlack Friday these days is an education of delayed satisfaction for online shoppers like me. It’s been a few days since the splurge but nothing has arrived at my home yet.29 Nov 2023 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:zzib4ty2icdmaudix37ni53q/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfdx2pcyo62whttps://bsky.app/profile/linly.bsky.social/post/3k72giw5mp52g“To write is human, to edit is Devine.” — I decided to listen to Stephen King’s On Writing during the long transit.10 Sep 2023 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:zzib4ty2icdmaudix37ni53q/app.bsky.feed.post/3k72giw5mp52ghttps://bsky.app/profile/linly.bsky.social/post/3k72fnb2jvu2fIt takes certain level of courage to travel alone, not that the scheduled plans wouldn’t happen without it — it just burns some exciting energy.10 Sep 2023 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:zzib4ty2icdmaudix37ni53q/app.bsky.feed.post/3k72fnb2jvu2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/linly.bsky.social/post/3jxlyt54f4u2dThe Whistler mountain was renamed on the whistling sound that the local marmots make. (Weird?) Previously it was called the London mountain, because there’s always a fog haunting this area.07 Jun 2023 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:zzib4ty2icdmaudix37ni53q/app.bsky.feed.post/3jxlyt54f4u2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/linly.bsky.social/post/3jxlwdv4uio2cBears can eat up to 20 hours every day, and then sleep for only 4 hours. During summertime, to prepare for the arrival of babies, female bears need to eat for two so the burden is huge. If there’s not enough fat to feed herself and the babies during hibernation, the pregnancy would self-terminate.07 Jun 2023 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:zzib4ty2icdmaudix37ni53q/app.bsky.feed.post/3jxlwdv4uio2chttps://bsky.app/profile/linly.bsky.social/post/3jxlw36zgbd24PSA: Bears in B.C.’s bear country could smell food from a mile away. So when you are out camping, it’d be smart to store the food far away from your tent. N.B. try not to smell too good when out in the wild!07 Jun 2023 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:zzib4ty2icdmaudix37ni53q/app.bsky.feed.post/3jxlw36zgbd24https://bsky.app/profile/linly.bsky.social/post/3jxlls4gusi2pBritish Columbia has over 200 First Nations, spoken among them are more than 40 languages. The biggest indigenous group here is called the Squamish. These tribes here don’t need to migrate to follow their food supplies like those in Manitoba, because of the ample seafood that’s gifted by the ocean.07 Jun 2023 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:zzib4ty2icdmaudix37ni53q/app.bsky.feed.post/3jxlls4gusi2phttps://bsky.app/profile/linly.bsky.social/post/3jxlktgb3ug26Jotting down random facts while I’m traveling - There are five and a half time zones in Canada, the 2nd largest country in the world. The world’s longest highway is here. Vancouver is the third busiest port in North America, after Long Beach, CA and New York. Oh - WJB’s son lives in West Vancouver07 Jun 2023 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:zzib4ty2icdmaudix37ni53q/app.bsky.feed.post/3jxlktgb3ug26https://bsky.app/profile/linly.bsky.social/post/3jxlkdnqjvi2pVancouver’s commercial leasing has declined. The conversion of office building to residence is in progress, to ease the shortage of housing for this seaport city. The rent for a one-bed is above C$2k, quite expensive compared to the relatively low local avg salary in this high welfare country.07 Jun 2023 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:zzib4ty2icdmaudix37ni53q/app.bsky.feed.post/3jxlkdnqjvi2phttps://bsky.app/profile/linly.bsky.social/post/3jxljrolprs2lLearned that Vancouver has also been greatly impacted by remote work. (What else should I expect tho) The downtown area, appearing to me as busy and lively, is said to be much quieter than before the pandemic. There was a strike by federal employees lately to demand more work flexibility.07 Jun 2023 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:zzib4ty2icdmaudix37ni53q/app.bsky.feed.post/3jxljrolprs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/linly.bsky.social/post/3jwh3but4dw2mA friend published a paper with a standalone acknowledgement section that mentioned a book written by his favorite novel writer being the inspiration of his medical research work. Marvellous!24 May 2023 03:43 +0000at://did:plc:zzib4ty2icdmaudix37ni53q/app.bsky.feed.post/3jwh3but4dw2m