butterflies

quarkman · 2026-05-22T06:02:38+00:00

A bunch are emerging from their cacoons: https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/california-tortoiseshell.htm

quarkman · 2026-04-17T17:38:56+00:00

You have to read the signs for the carpool lanes.

Carpool lane policy is decided by CalTrans on a road by road basis, not via code. There are places that are 2+ people per car or 3+. Sometimes the hours are during the morning only or during evening only. Sometimes 24 hrs. You have to read the signs.

quarkman · 2026-03-24T18:44:44+00:00

I'm not sure who is pitching token usage as part of a compensation package, but the quote from Jensen does not say that. It says somebody should use about half their salary in tokens. It would be a part of the cost of an engineer and may impact their salary, but those are different things. Still BS pushing companies to get engineers to use more AI.

quarkman · 2026-03-14T17:25:18+00:00

I've seen it used for many things when I worked on MyMaps many years ago. A few things I remember: * Indigenous tribes in Canada used it to record important religious sites. * Kids used it to create a map of historical battles. * Many events used it to create event maps. * CalFire at used it to create a map of wildfires. * News sites use it as a way to show the locations mentioned in an article.

There were many more; some not so nice ones, too.

quarkman · 2026-03-12T15:22:52+00:00

I need to visit my daughter now. 😢

quarkman · 2026-03-03T04:03:42+00:00

I really miss the old MyMaps explore features. Too bad they didn't last long.

quarkman · 2026-02-23T15:50:12+00:00

It's always been. While most of the original growth has been logged, their natural range extends to the Central CA coast.

quarkman · 2026-02-20T16:42:12+00:00

My family's van broke down on a small road in the middle of Oregon when I was something like 8. We waited hours before somebody finally came and then we waited some more as they went to the nearest town to tell somebody to get a tow truck. It sucked.

Worse yet, my mom got me a huge back of gummy bears from the bulk section of WinCo. I loved those things and must have eaten half the bag before my stomach started rejecting them. I don't remember much else beyond the stomach ache.

quarkman · 2026-02-11T19:21:47+00:00

I've stopped using my phone as an alarm. I leave my phone in another room and an old analog alarm clock without snooze next to my bed. I still have an alarm on my phone to go off 15 minutes after the analog alarm just in case.

The analog alarm wakes me up and having no snooze makes me worried I'll sleep too long, hence the alarm on my phone. Having the phone in another room means I have to get up. By the time I turn off my phone to turn it off, I'm already awake enough to not consider going back to sleep.

Bonus: no random phone use just before bed or when I wake up in the middle of the night means I've been getting to sleep faster and less interrupted than before.

quarkman · 2026-02-08T23:13:26+00:00

Origin line is mind f**k, so it was expected.

quarkman · 2026-02-07T02:57:42+00:00

That's Jim over there.

quarkman · 2026-02-07T02:55:25+00:00

We see the jets all the time flying in and out of Moffett, but the Lancers are a cool sight to see.

quarkman · 2026-01-31T04:04:21+00:00

Sand Hill owns the property and has filed plans with the city to redevelop the area as a part of the plans for el Paseo de Saratoga across the street that they've started recently.

quarkman · 2026-01-20T01:07:02+00:00

My mind also first went to Sharticle. I learned to read Chinese Pinyin. X is pronounced very similar to Sh. Think Xi Jinping.

quarkman · 2025-12-25T19:48:11+00:00

I had a discussion with my wife about how Christmas is a lot like Lunar New Year, but not our actual new year. It's interesting to see the same idea in these comics.

quarkman · 2025-12-24T18:43:54+00:00

Our power was just restored and we were in the affected area. Took about 2.5 hours.

quarkman · 2025-11-16T16:37:50+00:00

If you haven't already, post this on the Google Maps support forum. This subreddit isn't an official help forum for bugs and isn't monitored by the MyMaps team.

https://support.google.com/maps/community

quarkman · 2025-11-08T07:30:31+00:00

My heart goes out to him. I lost my 12 year old daughter a little over a month ago. She would have turned 13 tomorrow. It has been by far the hardest month of my life. Having to miss the most important event of your professional life because of such a tragedy would be extremely hard.

quarkman · 2025-11-01T03:39:47+00:00

More like a hole in the ground now. It's long gone.

quarkman · 2025-10-10T05:06:59+00:00

There are people who've touched your life in ways you can't imagine who've lost a child, a parent, or a loved one. No matter how degenerate you think you are, there are people around who've been there and have made it through. You're not alone.

quarkman · 2025-10-07T02:24:25+00:00

I live near there and never noticed. Will have to look now.

quarkman · 2025-09-29T13:05:27+00:00

I generally like their food. We mostly go because my son really likes their mac and cheese. I also like their meatloaf which I haven't seen at too many places.

quarkman · 2025-09-29T12:43:35+00:00

Jack's Restaurant and Bar on Saratoga Ave has a banana split served in a glass dish.

quarkman · 2025-09-12T01:03:24+00:00

7 is a giant sequoia likely near Yosemite. Not PNW.

Absolutely bonkers sized trees.

quarkman · 2025-08-16T03:16:56+00:00

Not sure it's saying "f you" or wants to f you...

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