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[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago

It was pretty huge, but it was part of a larger D&D golden era. Forgotten Realms was also surging at the time, despite having been around for longer.

Novels, computer games, Tanis, Raistlin, Drizzt, there was just a lot of excitement

For me at least, even though it was a niche hobby, it was the first time I felt that might actually change one day.

[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't use Google either

[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Aside from the transphobia and crypto shilling, I'm sure they're great

[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 5 days ago

Nope.

Not real.

[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 days ago

Similar to me! OM-1 MkII here, and unless I'm going out specifically to go birding, I'll just leave the 12-100 on it.

[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 6 days ago

I use an Olympus OM-1 Mark Ii, mostly for bird photos. It's easily the best birding camera I've owned

[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 6 days ago (3 children)

You'd expect any kind of ritualistic practice that widespread to have some sort of historical record related to the practice

[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 1 week ago

I have many issues with hexbear, but transphobia is not one of them. They are explicitly and aggressively trans inclusive

[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 week ago

I'd watch that show

[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago

Yep, Iguazú. I likely felt it because my Spanish is not great, so even though I could make myself understood by Argentinians, the poor Brasilians stood no chance as I murdered Spanish in an attempt to communicate :)

[–] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I speak a little Spanish, but no Portuguese, and my time in Brazil right near the border with two Spanish speaking countries was a challenge, because most folks there didn't speak Spanish despite the location.

Some folks do of course, but most people I encountered didn't have any Spanish

I have zero idea how representative that is of other borders

 
 

Nicolás Mihanovich, an abandoned cruise ship sits moored on the bank of Rio Iguazú, Puerto Iguazú, Argentina, at the apex of the borders between Argentina, Paraguay and Brasil.

It was originally designed as a luxury ferry between Argentina and Uruguay, but plans were made to turn it in to a floating Casino. The plans stalled, and now the ship sits, largely abandoned

Image description: An abandoned cruise ship sits moored on the bank of Rio Iguazú. The riverbank is steep, and covered with greenery. The ship itself is 6 stories in height and white in colour, but discoloured by water stains and rust

 
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Meanjin [OC] (live.staticflickr.com)
 

Image description: A long exposure of the Brisbane River of an evening, just before Riverfire. The photo is taken from near the base of the Kangaroo Point side of the Captain Cook bridge, showing the curve of the river, with Brisbane City on the left bank, and the Kangaroo Point cliffs visible on the right bank.

 
 

I run a raspberry pi that identifies birds by their song, and records time, date, and species etc in an SQLite3 database.

The rpi app comes with some basic reports, but I'm wanting to expand on them, so that I can show monthly/yearly trends etc.

On windows at work, I'd use something like Power BI, but a) it's windows and b) it's overkill for my current needs.

I've only recently moved entirely to linux, so I'm not really sure of what the linux alternatives are, and I'm looking for suggestions :)

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmyverse.link/lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/12960382 (https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/12960382)

The expression on that second birds face is meme worthy!

Image description: Two little black cormorants sitting on rocks in a creek, surrounded by water with reflecting dappled greenery from the vegetation on the banks of the creek. The closest cormorant has its beak wide open, and the smaller cormorant in the background has a surprised look on its face

#birds #bird #AustralianBirds #DailyBird #brisbane #meanjin

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmyverse.link/lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/12715244 (https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/12715244)

Image description: A great egret stands on a sand bank in a creek. A person with a fishing net is behind them in the creek

 

Image description: A person casting a fishing net in to a creek. They are wading in the water, and the net is mid cast. The person is wearing wet weather gear and has their back to the photographer

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmyverse.link/lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/12275595 (https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/12275595)

Image description: 2 young fairywrens sit atop a metal post, fluffed up against the chill air

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmyverse.link/lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/12097391

Taken with our new OM-1 MkII and M.Zuiko 100-400mm. I LOVE this camera!

Image description: Three Little Black Cormorants, sitting on rocks in a shallow brook. Two of the birds are holding their wings outstretched

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