Recently in Bellingham Washington there has been a spat of tortilla graffiti. Yes, tortilla graffiti. Some person or group has been distributing tortillas in zip-lock bags with various non-repeating messages. They have been found taped to street signs, parking meters, and business windows. Nearly 50 of these tortillas have been documented by the ad-hoc enthusiast …
Author: weston
Ninth Circuit Proposition 8 Ruling
I am thrilled about the ruling that the 9th circuit handed down today. If you’d like a summary I would run over to thinkprogress.org. I’ve included a couple gems of quotes below and the full ruling hosted on scribd.com “Proposition 8 serves no purpose, and has no effect, other than to lessen the status and …
It’s a Money Making Scheme
My roommate was trying to make a salient point in a facebook debate over climate change to which he received the abrupt rebuttal, “It’s a money making scheme.” It took me a day to process but this morning I realized, “Yes it’s a money making scheme!” As much as the oil industry, or any industry …
Python Screenshot Server
Thought I’d share some code python. This is just a simple way to share a screenshot over a network. “”” Serves screen shots at a specified interval. Doesn’t handle POST requests. Based on code from: http://www.blendedtechnologies.com/python-trick-really-little-http-server/220 Code source: Python Screenshot Server “”” import os import time import threading import SocketServer import SimpleHTTPServer from PIL import …
Original U.S.C.&.G.S.S. Fairweather Life Ring
Two of my shipmates found an old life ring from our ship at a Ketchikan, AK antique shop. I couldn’t pass it up. After hearing about it I made a trip to the shop and bought it, along with a 1928 nautical chart of our current working grounds in Chatham Strait. Upon further inspection, the …
Return to the Arctic
Last year, as a part of ongoing arctic research and, according to a news release from NOAA, due to “request[s] from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, Alaska Maritime Pilots and the commercial shipping industry” NOAA Ship Fairweather made the first of what will be many voyages into the arctic. She surveyed “350 square nautical …
Why?
Over the last several years I have seen amazing things, had many an adventure and accumulated numerous stories. Before they drift too far from memory I want to preserve and share as much as I can. I hope to share future adventures and slowly add to the library of past adventures. At the same time there …