@phillipsmithnz.bsky.social
Amateur Scientist lost in genome space. Experimental evol. using Truncating ECAs.Polynesian sailing canoe enthusiast. Enjoy doing science for fun, really hate writing. All my views are temporary and subject to change without notification.
Two insects on my flowers. Very different work rates. The bee was so busy it was hard to capture whereas the fly was very casual. I wonder if it’s the general case that eusocial organisms work harder and lose their reproductive autonomy.
I thought I made it clear, once the jug boils, I am not available for the next 30-45 minutes.
Anyone have any experience/ recommendations regarding any of the 3d printed microscope projects around in NZ would be great. #microscopy
We eat a lot of bananas, in the last year I’ve noticed that Dole in NZ bananas taste musty. Maybe I’m particularly sensitive to must tastes but Dole bananas smell really bad. Sometimes other brands but always Dole. Next time yr in a supermarket try smelling the bananas.
This is in Stewart island but it’s what suburbs could be like in NZ.
Let me suggest something you might call a reverse lobby. The government rewards CEOs for acting against shareholders interests, just like lobbyists reward politicians for acting against the public’s interests.
It’s taken two days and a complete reinstall to get open foam to install. Ahh Linux I don’t use it enough to get competent but enough to make an awful mess
I propose stop we stop using the term “neutrality” and start using doesn’tmattertedness, not that it matters, nor does the spelling.
youtu.be/RiwX9Y0NbiQ?... this is pretty outrageous. Talk about the dismal science. FFS “try and prove yourself self wrong” should always be your default position, it’s hard but avoiding these tragedies shows why it really matters.
ME/CFS Scandal Explainer (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)
YouTube video by Broken Battery
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youtu.be/XU03XjLuMso?... never got taught any of this stuff so it’s curious to see how much I’ve picked up over the years. I mostly learned from Japanese women so almost never use boku or ore. Does anyone know what jibun means.
Why Japanese Female Singers Often Use “Boku” as First Person Pronoun?
YouTube video by Kaname Naito
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Sometimes it simple treatment can transform an image. The one on the left is the raw data on the right a plot of randomness of the same data, white being more random.
Quick redesign of my next boat. Might buy an old optimist and use the foils and sail. Designed for 25 knot easterly at snells beach at high tide. Getting better at freecad. Attaching labels seems at bit ropey still.
This will be the next Japanese martial art 😉 youtu.be/hE2lnFtWBKk?... MUFc.
Workers fight back wild boar with handcarts as 4 injured
YouTube video by Nippon Television News Japan
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At the end of summer I threw some NZ flax seeds into my vege garden to see if anything would happen. So far 5 seedlings have popped up so I ragweed them to pots. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a flax seedling before so I was quite surprised they germinated.
Redesign number? The main hull for the Waka. Struggling to get the below waterline displacement right and shift the COB back far enough to out the rearward so the bow can be fine. A big fat transom would solve the problem but I need to keep the stern narrow. So it look like I need a big bulge.
youtu.be/BfzYeWPxufU?... they say the kiwi accent is the sexiest, for those budding sex symbols this would be a good place to start and you can also learn how to cast a motorcycle head stock. It amazes me how many kiwis are doing clever things in there garages.
Sand Casting a Motorcycle Frame From Scratch
YouTube video by Odds and Ends Machining
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There must be a deficit between the fractal dimension of the surface that things live on and the fractal dimension of the transport system they use. Trees and birds? Flight has a very high dimension trees must be a pain to traverse so flight must be pretty useful.
Question for the AI buffs. Apparently it quite hard to generate high resolution images. I was wondering if the resolution is limited by the resolution of the training data. Am I even close? #AI
youtu.be/vJJa9zBDa6A?... an open source electric Kei truck sound like an eminently sensible idea. Good luck
Our New American Kei Truck, Explained
YouTube video by Andy Didorosi
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So I have a water tank plus mains supply and it looks like a El Niño dry summer. So do I use the tank to save mains water or switch to mains to preserve my tank water till we get a drought and save my garden. I have about 3 weeks of water once the rain stops.
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06... aging population, climate change and heat island affects. It’s a lofty goal.
Japan aims to reduce annual heatstroke deaths to below 1,000
The government plans to reduce annual heatstroke deaths to below 1,000 as extreme heat pushes the five-year average above 1,500.
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youtu.be/bgs11c11l3I?... so sad to see rural depopulation closing schools and rural communities collapsing. This is the labour force required to restore countless damaged ecosystems and it’s just evaporating.
Japan's Schools Are Dying: Brutal Reality of Japan's Low Birth Rates & Population Decline
YouTube video by Japan Media Review
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My favourite house in my area. Peak late 70’s early 80’s kitsch. Kitchen sink approach to style. Love it!
