JoHN MiLLeR
@moduality.bsky.social
Retired Computer Scientist, iOS Dev, glass art, recreational math - working toward a better world. PDX OREGON. (Was @MODUALITY on twitter)
We started a second home and I didn't want to somehow haul oatmeal units back and forth to southern Oregon, so I resolved to duplicate the whole set up. Read about it on my MAKING OATMEAL page, scroll down to 'Two 2026 Innovations'. dialectrix.com/MAKING-OATME...
Making Oatmeal
These instructions are for Steel Cut Oats and Quick Cooking Steel Cut Oats, adding goodies, cooking the night before, and other tips.
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Every public event that only gives driving directions is a policy failing, a moral failing, and a failure of imagination.
"Trump-a-Palooza" (or Trumpapalooza) is the first-ever GOP midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, September 9–10. It's a fundraiser - GOP folks must pay $25,000 to attend. (Or is it only $20,000?) Such a Deal! Who wouldn't pay $25K to hear Trump blather on for an hour, or two hours if you're lucky??
The 50th annual Western Field Ornithologists Conference convenes Sept. 17-20 in Ashland, drawing experts and hobbyists to one of North America's most bird-diverse regions. https://mrf.lu/2j5gv
24 hours without coffee and America will rise up in a way that makes the French Revolution look like a polite letter of complaint 😀
Etch-A-Sketch FAQ Q: How do I turn my Etch-A-Sketch off? A: Pick it up and shake it. Q: What's the shortcut for Undo? A: Pick it up and shake it. Q: How do I delete a document on my Etch-A-Sketch? A: Pick it up and shake it. Q: How do I save my Etch-A-Sketch document? A: Don't shake it.
Origami artist Robert Lang talks about life after the California fires destroyed his work. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOWM...
From the ashes arise origami koi
YouTube video by CBS Sunday Morning
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Hang out with me drawing colored lines on maps! Our "inexcusably fun" two-day course in public transit network design is coming up in Portland (7/30-31) and Chicago (10/1-2). Please share! humantransit.org/2026/05/new-...
New Sessions of our Intensive Transit Network Design Course: Portland and Chicago — Human Transit
We’re delighted to announce two 2026 sessions of our “inexcusably fun” two-day intensive course in public transit network design. This course, which we at Jarrett Walker + Associates have been teachi...
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Over 5,500 mathematical artworks can now be browsed in an attractive new gallery-wall layout on the Bridges website, thanks to the efforts of Nathan Selikoff: gallery.bridgesmathart.org/gallery?seed...
Sparky's List subscribers have now received an advance peek at one of the stranger cartoons I have written in awhile. You could join this illustrious band of misfits and ne'er do wells! thismodernworld.com/subscriptions
Subscriptions – THIS MODERN WORLD
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My first job out of college was as a Park Ranger at the Lincoln Memorial. The Reflecting Pool fiasco is infuriating. While Americans struggle with higher costs amid war in Iran, Trump is fixated on a vanity project that enriched his friends on the American taxpayers’ dime.
@bobcesca.bsky.social @halsparks.com @bostonbrian.com @johnfugelsang.bsky.social “I think something just brushed past my leg.”
Hang out with me drawing colored lines on maps! Our “inexcusably fun” 2 day intensive course in public transit network design comes to Portland July 30-31 and Chicago Oct 1-2. Please share! humantransit.org/2026/05/new-...
New Sessions of our Intensive Transit Network Design Course: Portland and Chicago — Human Transit
We’re delighted to announce two new sessions of our “inexcusably fun” two-day intensive course in public transit network design. This course, which we at Jarrett Walker + Associates have been teachin...
humantransit.org
Will Vinton finally gets a headstone! Dreamer, Creator, Father. This is is 10 minutes on foot from Time Haven. @mwuerker.bsky.social
Just received this text msg from my county election office: JOHN M, Your ballot has been accepted and counted. Get your virtual Oregon "I Voted" sticker, available in several languages. Choose your favorite virtual sticker at [link redacted]… My essay: Vote by Mail! dialectrix.com/BLOGGING/Vot...
Everything you ever wanted to know about Voting By Mail
We explain how vote-by-mail works, and dispell common misconceptions.
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Thousands are marching in Selma calling for a full restoration of the voting rights act.
Wow... One year ago this month, I was creating LangTominoes! www.dialectrix.com/langford/Lan...
Introducing LangTominoes
LangTominoes are a solid manifestation of the pairs of numbers as defined in Langford's Problem.
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Portland folks will find this interesting, but even someone from France might also. My latest blog post. newcollinsview.blog/grab-bag/Blu...
Blue Car in the Ravine
Years ago a car went off Taylors Ferry Road and landed in the ravine. This is what we know, and what we don't know.
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Humans are gross. We could feed everyone, have non-polluting renewable energy everywhere, and live in a biome we weren’t poisoning on the regular. Why can’t we do that?
DJ "Jo" NoneYa 🟧@djnoneya.bsky.social · 5mo agoThere’s a massive heap of plastic garbage in the Pacific Ocean that’s more than twice as big as Texas, and it’s churning microplastics into the air. Scientists have discovered that’s not the only way it contributes to the environmental crisis. www.cnn.com/2026/05/04/c...
Two photos. Same room. Same flags. Same astronauts. In one, the President stands with them, smiling, centered, human. In the other, the President sits scowling, rambling, diminished. Four astronauts. Two presidents. And the faces tell you everything.
So, is 'Brave-Hearted Men' typically played at the White House Correspondent's Dinner during the Presentation of the Colors? I coulda played that Tuba part! It's one of any Tuba-player's favorites.
