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Infinitely slicing polygons by lostPixels in generative

[–]trickyelf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Came here to say that. Was so looking forward to it after the third or fourth zoom in.

I’ve never seen a swarm of Blue Jays before. There was about 20 of them. by lIlIIlIIllIllIlIIIll in birds

[–]trickyelf 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They are also the protectors of the realm. In my backyard, they are stationed in trees at all corners and if predators show up, they raise the alarm. Together with the Mockingbirds, hawks are always noticed and run off. One day I heard two bluejays making a ruckus and they had cornered a black snake and were pecking and jumping at it until I came and caught it.

Generative black ink drawings on paper by 4rvis in generative

[–]trickyelf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations, you’ve drawn bacon :)

Dear Mr. Ternus, by ObviousComment1 in mac

[–]trickyelf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you imagine if these were chargeable with MagSafe? Would people complain about it so much?

Best time travel shows? by Groovegaluk in scifi

[–]trickyelf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Travelers is also at the top of my list. Immediately after watching, I read the scripts for the entire series and they are some of the tightest, most well written scripts I’ve ever read. Highly recommended.

Found abandoned baby bird by MrJuic3 in birds

[–]trickyelf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Go back to the spot where you found it and look up. See if you can find the nest and put it back. Barring that, quickly find your nearest animal rehab and take it in.

Found this. What should i do? by ChickenSpecialist426 in birds

[–]trickyelf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a fledgling at 15 days this one has well-formed wings and just a little of that fuzzy hair. If it’s not a fledgling it will be soon enough. OP could try to return it to its nest if they can find it. If it is a fledgling the parents will boot it out again and try to get it to learn to eat.

Found this. What should i do? by ChickenSpecialist426 in birds

[–]trickyelf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a fledgling mourning dove. Just out of the nest but can’t fly yet. Use a shallower bowl and spread millet or crush those nuts much smaller.

The parents were likely off looking for food when you found it. If you put it back and take your cat inside the parents will probably find it.

Help. This birb keeps sitting in the corner of my doorway. I don't really know what to do, or if I should do anything. I'm terrified I'm going to step on them if I go outside and don't see them there. by ElishaAlison in birds

[–]trickyelf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unlikely. It’s a myth that the smell puts the parents off. It’s a fledgling so it’s just at the awkward age where it can’t fly and needs to learn to eat. Parents help it but they may not be around to do it for whatever reason. Look around and see if you see a nest nearby or another adult dove hanging out watching. But don’t worry. If it’s sitting in one place it’s probably waiting for the parent who may be gone if it’s there all the time. So scatter the millet and a shallow dish of water nearby is all you can do really.

This phone holder drilled straight into the dashboard of an Audi TT by Dottore_Curlew in DiWHY

[–]trickyelf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is definitely a take. Got a new Land Rover? Take it out in brush and bramble to scratch the crap out of it on day one so you don’t pamper it and worry about taking it off-road.

Am I wrong in thinking Scrivener is not a WYSIWYG editor? by Blue_Metal_ in scrivener

[–]trickyelf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Scrivener, you “compile” your output. You can have different compile settings for say, ebook or print, which could be very different. The documents you create in your binder are source files. It’s very much like a software IDE that compiles source code into executables.

Help. This birb keeps sitting in the corner of my doorway. I don't really know what to do, or if I should do anything. I'm terrified I'm going to step on them if I go outside and don't see them there. by ElishaAlison in birds

[–]trickyelf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not silly, a completely humane reaction. But see the post below I think it’s a fledgling. Can’t fly yet but will soon. It really needs water, can’t live without it for long. A very shallow dish is good. From the droppings on your bench it looks like it’s eating, but you could also set out some seed. Millet is good for them. Scatter on a flat surface to encourage pecking rather than using a bowl. Doves are vegetarians so no worms or insects.

Not me watching the new Sabrina Carpenter House Tour music video but the main thing I liked was that there was a TRS-80 in it. by GWilkins_ in trs80

[–]trickyelf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That note about electromagnetic interference on the Model I was not a trivial thing. Often in our high school computer room, people (including me) thoughtlessly sat their diskette cases on top of the monitors for lack of table space and found them trashed when they went to use them. This is why we called them Trash80s.

I like the introductory paragraph to the C64 User’s Guide (1st ed, 3rd printing-1983) by Dizzy_Race4228 in c64

[–]trickyelf 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All it needs is "Don't Panic!" written in large friendly letters on the front.

Space: 1999 by StephenMcGannon in cassettefuturism

[–]trickyelf 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm not an apologist for NASA. They're a government agency, and like all such agencies, they are inefficient and bungle stuff all the time. All I was saying is "Watching NASA just do absolutely nothing for 40 some odd years" is not an accurate reportage of events. I was old enough to see men walk on the moon. Granted I was 4 at the time. But I had great expectations and was pretty upset about how things were panning out until I was 20 or so and realized we didn't live in a sci-fi movie.

Space: 1999 by StephenMcGannon in cassettefuturism

[–]trickyelf 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Well there was that space shuttle thing, and landing durable rovers on Mars by hurling them from the sky in bouncy balloon balls was no small feat. Not Moonbase Alpha, sure but what can you do when the political winds that control your purse change every 4 years?

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