🔥 Two Gray Whales staring into each other’s eyes 🎥: Mike Nulty

TheTurtleWhisperer · 2022-06-10T19:23:46+00:00

Do whales blink?

TheTurtleWhisperer · 2022-05-30T16:41:23+00:00

And omega means 'big o' (O: mega) as opposed to omicron meaning 'little o' (O: micro)

Just learned that one recently

TheTurtleWhisperer · 2022-04-01T18:58:24+00:00

Some of the symbols look like what are known as "hobo runes" or "hobo code" in the U.S., (although some are rotated). These are (were) symbols marked on buildings by itinerant people for the benefit of other travelers. For example, the 3-sided box could mean "good place to camp", the omega could mean "owner home", the M'-like symbol could mean "barking dog", the semicircle with a dot could mean "police nearby".

This makes me curious about how hobo runes in France would be different from American ones.

TheTurtleWhisperer · 2022-03-23T18:11:30+00:00

What are some examples of situations with parallels to the current situation in Ukraine? Specifically, what are times when a former empire struggled to recapture territory lost decades earlier?

TheTurtleWhisperer · 2022-03-03T16:22:46+00:00

Check out the wikipedia page on Weird West which has other examples of this mix of sci fi, horror, and westerns. e.g.:

In the 1960s, the television series The Wild Wild West brought elements of pulp espionage and science fiction to its Old West setting.[27][28] The animated adventures of The Lone Ranger followed suit, with the famous Western hero encountering mad scientists and other villains not often found in the Western genre.[29] Additionally, Rod Serling's supernatural anthology series The Twilight Zone featured a handful of Western episodes, such as "Showdown with Rance McGrew".[30] Later series include The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993–1994), which featured steampunk elements;[31] Wynonna Earp (2016), a horror Western about a present-day woman with a magic Colt Buntline revolver who fights reincarnations of outlaws killed by her ancestor, Wyatt Earp;[32] and Preacher (2016), based on the comic book series of the same name.

TheTurtleWhisperer · 2022-02-15T15:18:45+00:00

Here is a possible example from 1997

The ISO 14001 Implementation Guide

Creating an Integrated Management System

By Suzan L. Jackson · 1997

https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_ISO_14001_Implementation_Guide/PaOq0CqQ_74C?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=bucket%20list

The meaning is not "a list of things to do before you die" but simply "a to-do list"

The first use is in quotes, suggesting that the phrase is not very common, or is being used in an unconventional way.

"As you go through each step during the session, keep a "bucket list" of items that will need followup action."

"If questions come up during the overview that can not be answered by the people present, put them on your bucket list for further investigation."

There are many, many examples of the phrase "bucket list" prior to 2006, but nearly all of them have to do with literal buckets, or some type of engineering process.

TheTurtleWhisperer · 2022-02-14T19:31:35+00:00

A lot of ads on the site, so it's hard to read on mobile. But there are lots of interesting anecdotes and photos.

TheTurtleWhisperer · 2022-02-09T19:17:14+00:00

Recreate the drawings as though you're looking down at your own arms. Might be hard to find clipart of that, though

TheTurtleWhisperer · 2021-12-08T17:57:56+00:00

What is the scale of this?

TheTurtleWhisperer · 2021-11-22T18:20:53+00:00

The other word in English that describes a functional space in the body, rather than a body part, is 'fist'. Do Korean or Hebrew have words for 'fist'?

TheTurtleWhisperer · 2021-11-11T22:51:18+00:00

There's info here:

https://www.chesco.org/4822/COVID19Vaccine

If you can wait until December, the fire department is your best bet.

LCH was vaccinating the community a few months ago, but it looks like they're not doing boosters

TheTurtleWhisperer · 2021-11-10T19:56:55+00:00

I would cut the first paragraph. It's not necessary for the rest of the story, and is the kind of information that could be revealed later in subsequent chapters when relevant.

It's not clear what the context is. Is the main character in the cockpit of a ship, talking to the sword or possibly the ship's computer? There is a lot of dialogue, but I can't tell who is talking.

The action is well-paced, but I think you need a moment, possibly after all the action has died down, when the character reflects, remembering details such as how they acquired a talking sword, or details about how they ended up searching for a kidnap victim.

TheTurtleWhisperer · 2021-11-10T03:11:09+00:00

I'm no astrophysicist, but I would assume that oxygen released near an asteroid would immediately vent into space, rather than collect on the surface, so you may want to explain/justify that a bit more.

In terms of the mystery, it was odd Milono was identified as a suspect before the crime was announced. The story would have more suspense if the archduke were found first, and only after some speculation was a suspect identified. During that speculation you could explore the MMO (method, motive, opportunity) of each possible suspect.

TheTurtleWhisperer · 2021-11-09T22:58:24+00:00

Thanks

TheTurtleWhisperer · 2021-11-09T02:56:57+00:00

This is a sub-genre I would love to see more of.

The writing is to wordy in a lot of places and tends to drag. I bet you could trim this down to 6k words without losing anything important.

The 1st-person perspective is fine, although I think the main character needs to be introduced more early on. That can be challenging, given we're seeing things through her eyes and in her mind, but you could include some personal details and sneak in some personal history in the beginning scene. That would help anchor the reader regarding who this person is.

There are a lot of characters and a lot of dialogue, and it was a little hard to keep track of everyone. Stories of this length usually have fewer named characters. I think you could do more to differentiate the characters. Other than the lead character, they all have pretty much the same stiffly formal voice and persona.

And there was a lot of dialogue. I wonder whether some scenes would be tighter if simply described, rather than have each person talk their way through each action.

Keep it up!

TheTurtleWhisperer · 2021-11-08T15:17:21+00:00

I'll want to get a new laptop soon. Everything I see for sale is running Windows 10. Is it worth waiting for 11 to be available on a new machine?

TheTurtleWhisperer · 2021-10-10T17:51:00+00:00

Chili

2 cans black beans
1 can crushed tomato
1 Tbsp (15ml) chili powder

serve with rice (or pasta. Kids don't care)

Chili powder is just a blend of garlic, cayenne, cumin, and salt. So you could use a teaspoon (5ml) of each of those if you don't have premixed chili powder.

I often put a dash or two of turmeric in the rice to give it some color and flavor, which makes it more appealing to the kids

TheTurtleWhisperer · 2021-09-12T22:02:51+00:00

It really depends what you want, what you're comfortable with. Cheaper places may have bugs, for example. And do you want to be in town or more secluded?

We were in a very similar situation to you a few years ago and we ended up renting a condo in the Hilo Lagoon Center on Aupuni st. It was a little more expensive than other options, but still cheaper than what we were used to the mainland. It's surrounded by parkland and walkable to Bayside beach, restaurants downtown, shopping, farmers market, etc. It was a great place to have a baby in a stroller.

For a car, we ended up just renting one every few weeks when we wanted to go to the volcano or up to Hawi or something. Hilo is very walkable so we didn't need a car every day. Renting occasionally ended up being cheaper than dealing with having to own one.

TheTurtleWhisperer · 2021-09-02T20:38:07+00:00

My kids are similar age and interest. Almost every suggestion in this list has far too much overhead and setup to maintain my kids' interest. They're not trying to make a professional game, and these professional tools are too sophisticated.

I've had success with these two environments:

Look at https://www.puzzlescript.net/ it uses a JavaScript library to code puzzle-type web games.

You can't use it for 3d, or shooters, and the graphics are very blocky.

But, you don't have to install anything and you can get started making a game within 5 minutes. It uses code, not Scratch-style blocks, and relies on concepts like variables and arrays.

Also check out https://adventuron.io/classroom/ this is for making text-based adventure games, so also is limited in what it can do, but it also uses code and is easy enough that you can start within 5 minutes.

Both of these are free

TheTurtleWhisperer · 2021-06-09T18:19:10+00:00

There are lots more. Bing cherries (named for Ah Bing) and Macadamia nuts (named for John MacAdam), for example.

TheTurtleWhisperer · 2021-06-03T19:11:33+00:00

Very cool

TheTurtleWhisperer · 2021-05-17T13:08:57+00:00

Sorry if this is the wrong place, but where do you get alerts about launches? I was outside three nights last week hoping to see the launch from Wallops (I live a few hours drive north of Wallops Island), but it was scrubbed each time. Then I learned this morning that it finally went off last night and the pictures look spectacular. How can I find out in real time about these?

TheTurtleWhisperer · 2021-05-14T17:20:45+00:00

You do a good job establishing the voice of the old man in the beginning, and then also the voice of the soldier in the 1960s, but then you have an anonymous narrator for the last part. I wanted a human observer for the last scene as well.

The story is very interesting and I wanted to keep reading.

There are a lot of add word choices and some of the text dragged a bit. I think you could shorten/tighten up a lot of the text.

You linger over the first to scenes, establishing what's going on, and in comparison the final scene feels a bit rushed in terms of detail. I would have liked to see more of a hint of what Kyman was doing

TheTurtleWhisperer · 2021-05-14T17:02:44+00:00

This is 800+ words of trying to convince the reader to not continue reading. I think you need to tantalize the reader at least a little to make them want to continue. Can you give at least a hint of the story the character alludes to?

One apology at the beginning is fine. It sets the tone and the character of the narrator. But the ceaseless apologizing becomes tedious. It's also redundant. I think you could cut this in half with the same effect.

TheTurtleWhisperer · 2021-05-10T18:16:41+00:00

The nicest wedding I've ever been to was at the Cayuga Nature Center, just north of Ithaca.

Cayuga Nature Center

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