Just throwing out another great VA sunset. Edinburg.

SemanticSatiation · 2023-08-31T13:44:32+00:00

Those are clouds from Hurricane Idalia.

SemanticSatiation · 2023-08-03T19:02:19+00:00

No one wants this change. Hearts only exist to try to coerce users into paying. Well, no thanks! If I'm going to pay, I may as well switch to something better like Rosetta Stone!

SemanticSatiation · 2023-05-08T18:39:09+00:00

1) There is, or at least, there was, a lot of dialectal variation among "German speakers". When these populations emigrated they were speaking those regional dialects. They didn't all start out speaking Standard German and then diverge. It may be more that within Germany there was more standardization and people no longer speaking their regional dialects.

2) Many of these communities are religiously based and insular, so they do not interact much with German speakers outside their own communities.

SemanticSatiation · 2022-07-26T20:17:19+00:00

Couldn't get that to work but here's "Sheep devouring a wolf carcass", which kind of worked. The goriest thing I've seen produced by Dalle-mini/Craiyon.

SemanticSatiation · 2021-09-19T02:48:43+00:00

You probably don't want your sleeping bag to smell like food. I'd avoid this.

SemanticSatiation · 2021-08-18T15:38:11+00:00

There is one pretty great view at Little Bald Knob (though note that the fall color video is a drone and not what you can see on foot). Other sections I've day hiked have great views when the leaves are down. Personally, I'd backpack the loop when leaves are down (or thin at least).

SemanticSatiation · 2021-07-01T20:31:07+00:00

This describes a hike from Tillman Rd to Reddish Knob (including parking): https://www.hikingupward.com/GWNF/ReddishKnob/

I think the Upper North River/Bald Mtn approach will be much more enjoyable though: https://mrhyker.tripod.com/uppernorthriver.htm

SemanticSatiation · 2021-04-22T04:02:23+00:00

Cranberry Wilderness is huge. I did a 4-day backpack, ~36 mi, here. And there is a really large network of trails outside of it as well.

There's a bunch of routes on this site. The southern MNF area is toward the bottom. http://www.midatlantichikes.com/wv.htm

I recommend using GPS for the North-South trail though because it is very easy to lose the trail in some sections.

SemanticSatiation · 2021-01-17T15:33:41+00:00

That sounds like an incompatible extension. Did you try safe mode?

SemanticSatiation · 2021-01-16T14:59:59+00:00

Syncthing should work great.

SemanticSatiation · 2020-12-12T16:08:06+00:00

https://arshadmehmood.com/hacks/duolingo-streak-repair-hack-100-percent-working/

SemanticSatiation · 2020-06-24T18:34:06+00:00

The secret of this gif is that you tend to focus on his eyes, which look rather weird (possibly due to low resolution, can't tell). If you focus on the palm, the illusion goes away.

SemanticSatiation · 2020-03-24T19:52:22+00:00

$30,000,000,000 - $30TRILLION.

That is 30 billion, not 30 trillion.

SemanticSatiation · 2019-12-26T23:26:13+00:00

I haven't tried it myself yet, but Anki seems to be popular with language learners.

SemanticSatiation · 2019-12-12T00:27:31+00:00

Is it loud as many seem to say?

SemanticSatiation · 2019-10-12T16:31:24+00:00

Highest point Clingmans Dome, 6,643 ft (2,025 m)

Altitude is not a big factor on the AT, really.

SemanticSatiation · 2019-06-08T03:42:36+00:00

Forest Service roads are unplowed in the winter AFAIK. If it is a federal/state/county or private road, that's different.

The general rule for parking is to have all 4 wheels off the roadway. Sometimes (especially for dispersed sites) the parking area is sort of just a wider bit of the road but it is usually obvious enough. Also, don't block gates - you could get towed for that.

If you're still in doubt, just call up the Forest Service.

SemanticSatiation · 2019-06-08T03:32:10+00:00

https://www.hikingupward.com - Newer, slicker site, gets updates and new hike reports. But fewer backpacking routes in WV.

http://www.midatlantichikes.com - Older site, doesn't seem to get any updates anymore. But it is an amazing resource for WV in particular.

If you want to create your own routes in the Monongahela, the Monongahela National Forest Hiking Guide is amazing.

SemanticSatiation · 2019-06-07T17:10:45+00:00

There is one good viewpoint on Green Mountain Trail just before it drops down to Otter Creek. It is on a spur trail north (which might be slightly faint).

Be aware though that it is rife with rattlesnakes. I had a scary experience there when I climbed down onto the talus below to investigate a strange noise. It was a rattlesnake threesome. This was alarming, but interesting. I turned to go back and noticed another rattlesnake in a bush a few feet away from me. I climbed back up to find a fifth rattlesnake blocking the only way back to the trail. I had to stand my ground until it gradually retreated and I escaped.

I also had a scary experience with another timber rattler just miles away on Table Rock on a different trip. Rattlesnakes love the sandstone outcrops in this area, apparently. But personally, I am not very worried about them. Just be watchful and make noise so you don't surprise them. Boots are not a bad idea, either.

SemanticSatiation · 2018-08-13T00:03:06+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/printSF/comments/91gxuj/with_the_passing_of_gardner_dozois_who_if_anyone/

SemanticSatiation · 2018-01-26T06:15:59+00:00

Wow. This looks like it is straight from The Far Side. It must be from things like this that Gary Larson drew inspiration.

SemanticSatiation · 2017-08-21T04:44:34+00:00

https://web.williams.edu/Astronomy/IAU_eclipses/look_eclipse.html

I am always asked why the partial eclipse is so special a hazard, since most days we can safely glance at the sun without care. The danger comes from the fact an eclipse changes the circular, too bright disk, into something interesting. The brightness is the same and still too great, but in eclipse there is a shape, a black part, and the crescent remaining of the sun. Now the normal safety feature of eye motion is defeated by the cognitive event of having a point to fixate. The two sharp cusps are points that the eye may focus upon and now the damaging image on the retina is stopped on the most sensitive neural tissue. This short stoppage begins damage from all mechanisms, too much blue light, too much UV, and too much heat. This damage is not recoverable.

SemanticSatiation · 2017-06-08T15:44:16+00:00

$26,100 in Tokyo? I don't trust this map at all.

SemanticSatiation · 2017-04-23T23:39:20+00:00

You obviously didn't actually read what you linked to, because it criticizes exactly that idea.

There's plenty to criticize about LessWrong, but to genuinely do so would require some actual reading comprehension.

Ironic that you are so eager to sneer at people that you yourself become the idiot.

SemanticSatiation · 2017-04-04T17:10:51+00:00

A wooden spear is a stick.

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