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  1. Thank you 🙏 for joining @SensorCommunity

    together we generated 35.000.000.000

    -> maps.sensor.community 🌍

  2. Tracking Progress Beyond the Scale ⚖️

    The scale measures only one thing your total body weight but it cannot capture the full story of your strength, your physique changes, or your internal progress.

    1️⃣ Strength Numbers That Keep Rising

    2️⃣ Body Measurements Tell the Truth

    3️⃣ Progress Photos Capture Subtle Changes

    4️⃣ Energy, Confidence, and Daily Strength

    #progress #scale #musclegain #musclegrowth #musclebuilding #measurements #energy #confidence #strength #onlinecoach #personaltrainer

  3. Ok gang, real question that has led me down too many rabbit holes. Why does my T-square start at 3” (18cm), count down to 0, then begin counting up again?
    #rulers #measurements #HowDoTheyEvenWork

  4. John McPhee’s Short Essay About A 1972 Rockefeller Civil Service Award Winner - Dr. Luna Leopold, The First Chief Hydrologist At The USGS
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    jfklibrary.org/archives/other- <--JFK's 1958 speech at the Rockerfeller Civil Service Awards
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    usgs.gov/news/featured-story/l <-- shared details of Dr. Luna Leopold from the USGS
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    fiddlrts.blogspot.com/2020/04/ <-- shared details of The Patch, by John McPhee
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    eos.org/opinions/luna-b-leopol <--shared EOS retrospective of Dr Leopold
    --
    I was reading - with a mug of tea - The Patch (link above) by John McPhee, a decades-old favourite author of mine - and came across this short essay amongst many fine others…
    #spatial #datalover #measurements #metrics #hydrology #water #fedservice #fedscience #LunaLeopold #hydrologist #crossdiscipline #RockefellerCivilServiceAward #USGS #JohnMcPhee #writing #readingforpleasure #mission #opendata #mapping #waterresources #watersecurity #wateruse #watermanagement
    @USGS

  5. Shipping

    It’s weird but I actually have two packages that have been shipped out by me over the last couple of days. One is a passport renewal form that went out via Fed Ex last night and the other is seven rolls of 35mm film* that I sent out via USPS on Saturday. Which will arrive at its destination first? The race is on! In this post-pandemic era of online shopping it’s common to be following packages that are on their way to you, but less common to have to follow packages that are on their way from you. Maybe not. I don’t know. I have to write about something.

    Apparently you can spend six months in Scotland without a visa. Who knew? Ireland only lets you stay for three months. England and Wales are also six months, so is that a UK thing in general? What about Australia? I’ve recently watched two television shows that took place in Australia so I feel like I practically live there already. Duck Duck Go (fuck you, Google) says you need to obtain an Australian visa before you arrive. Well that’s no fun. Kevin Garvey, Jr and Nora Durst must have already had a visa when they left Miracle, TX on The Leftovers. Kevin Garvey, Sr… well who knows that that whack job was doing. He sure as hell didn’t.

    The Bruins season ended last night on another painful loss. Some teams still have a game left to play, but my team is done. Mercifully. The best they can finish is tied with Philly for last place in the Eastern Conference. The worst they can do is finish in last all by their lonesome. Unfortunately for the draft lottery, there are 4-5 teams out west that will finish with worse records. Not that we have a General Manager who knows how to draft for shit though. In other Boston sports news, the Red Sox actually won a game last night after getting humiliated on Monday night. Fun.

    I’m in the office today and tomorrow so the pickin’s for photo a day will be slim. Not that it matters. They are all just pictures of cats anyway. This one for today made use of the iPhone’s low light feature. It works well.

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54455674076/in/datetaken/

    *35mm film refers to the size of the negative… I think. 120 film does not refer to the size of the negative. I read somewhere that it refers to an old Kodak catalog product code. Mentioning 35mm and 120 film in the same sentence makes my ass itch. It’s like doing your physics homework and mixing up your units of measure. It’s like referring to velocity (measured in meters/seconds) and acceleration (measured in meters/seconds squared) as if they were the same thing. I believe the product code for 35mm is actually 135 (not too confusing there, Kodak) but I don’t know what the negative size for 120 film is. I can’t bring myself to call 35mm 135 so I guess I will continue to mix units and have an itchy ass. I could say medium format instead of 120 but that just feels like taking it all a step too far. I don’t know.

    #120Film #35mmFilm #365 #365Challenge #365Project #Baseball #BostonBruins #BostonRedSox #Bruins #Cat #donTMixYourUnits #filmPhotography #Hockey #iphoneography #Kitty #measurements #mediumFormatFilm #mixedUnits #photoADay #photoADayChallenge #photoADayProject #photography #physics #RedSox #robin #shipping #shippingAndReceiving #shippingReceiving #Sports #unitsOfMeasure

  6. Shipping

    It’s weird but I actually have two packages that have been shipped out by me over the last couple of days. One is a passport renewal form that went out via Fed Ex last night and the other is seven rolls of 35mm film* that I sent out via USPS on Saturday. Which will arrive at its destination first? The race is on! In this post-pandemic era of online shopping it’s common to be following packages that are on their way to you, but less common to have to follow packages that are on their way from you. Maybe not. I don’t know. I have to write about something.

    Apparently you can spend six months in Scotland without a visa. Who knew? Ireland only lets you stay for three months. England and Wales are also six months, so is that a UK thing in general? What about Australia? I’ve recently watched two television shows that took place in Australia so I feel like I practically live there already. Duck Duck Go (fuck you, Google) says you need to obtain an Australian visa before you arrive. Well that’s no fun. Kevin Garvey, Jr and Nora Durst must have already had a visa when they left Miracle, TX on The Leftovers. Kevin Garvey, Sr… well who knows that that whack job was doing. He sure as hell didn’t.

    The Bruins season ended last night on another painful loss. Some teams still have a game left to play, but my team is done. Mercifully. The best they can finish is tied with Philly for last place in the Eastern Conference. The worst they can do is finish in last all by their lonesome. Unfortunately for the draft lottery, there are 4-5 teams out west that will finish with worse records. Not that we have a General Manager who knows how to draft for shit though. In other Boston sports news, the Red Sox actually won a game last night after getting humiliated on Monday night. Fun.

    I’m in the office today and tomorrow so the pickin’s for photo a day will be slim. Not that it matters. They are all just pictures of cats anyway. This one for today made use of the iPhone’s low light feature. It works well.

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54455674076/in/datetaken/

    *35mm film refers to the size of the negative… I think. 120 film does not refer to the size of the negative. I read somewhere that it refers to an old Kodak catalog product code. Mentioning 35mm and 120 film in the same sentence makes my ass itch. It’s like doing your physics homework and mixing up your units of measure. It’s like referring to velocity (measured in meters/seconds) and acceleration (measured in meters/seconds squared) as if they were the same thing. I believe the product code for 35mm is actually 135 (not too confusing there, Kodak) but I don’t know what the negative size for 120 film is. I can’t bring myself to call 35mm 135 so I guess I will continue to mix units and have an itchy ass. I could say medium format instead of 120 but that just feels like taking it all a step too far. I don’t know.

    #120Film #35mmFilm #365 #365Challenge #365Project #Baseball #BostonBruins #BostonRedSox #Bruins #Cat #donTMixYourUnits #filmPhotography #Hockey #iphoneography #Kitty #measurements #mediumFormatFilm #mixedUnits #photoADay #photoADayChallenge #photoADayProject #photography #physics #RedSox #robin #shipping #shippingAndReceiving #shippingReceiving #Sports #unitsOfMeasure

  7. Shipping

    It’s weird but I actually have two packages that have been shipped out by me over the last couple of days. One is a passport renewal form that went out via Fed Ex last night and the other is seven rolls of 35mm film* that I sent out via USPS on Saturday. Which will arrive at its destination first? The race is on! In this post-pandemic era of online shopping it’s common to be following packages that are on their way to you, but less common to have to follow packages that are on their way from you. Maybe not. I don’t know. I have to write about something.

    Apparently you can spend six months in Scotland without a visa. Who knew? Ireland only lets you stay for three months. England and Wales are also six months, so is that a UK thing in general? What about Australia? I’ve recently watched two television shows that took place in Australia so I feel like I practically live there already. Duck Duck Go (fuck you, Google) says you need to obtain an Australian visa before you arrive. Well that’s no fun. Kevin Garvey, Jr and Nora Durst must have already had a visa when they left Miracle, TX on The Leftovers. Kevin Garvey, Sr… well who knows that that whack job was doing. He sure as hell didn’t.

    The Bruins season ended last night on another painful loss. Some teams still have a game left to play, but my team is done. Mercifully. The best they can finish is tied with Philly for last place in the Eastern Conference. The worst they can do is finish in last all by their lonesome. Unfortunately for the draft lottery, there are 4-5 teams out west that will finish with worse records. Not that we have a General Manager who knows how to draft for shit though. In other Boston sports news, the Red Sox actually won a game last night after getting humiliated on Monday night. Fun.

    I’m in the office today and tomorrow so the pickin’s for photo a day will be slim. Not that it matters. They are all just pictures of cats anyway. This one for today made use of the iPhone’s low light feature. It works well.

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54455674076/in/datetaken/

    *35mm film refers to the size of the negative… I think. 120 film does not refer to the size of the negative. I read somewhere that it refers to an old Kodak catalog product code. Mentioning 35mm and 120 film in the same sentence makes my ass itch. It’s like doing your physics homework and mixing up your units of measure. It’s like referring to velocity (measured in meters/seconds) and acceleration (measured in meters/seconds squared) as if they were the same thing. I believe the product code for 35mm is actually 135 (not too confusing there, Kodak) but I don’t know what the negative size for 120 film is. I can’t bring myself to call 35mm 135 so I guess I will continue to mix units and have an itchy ass. I could say medium format instead of 120 but that just feels like taking it all a step too far. I don’t know.

    #120Film #35mmFilm #365 #365Challenge #365Project #Baseball #BostonBruins #BostonRedSox #Bruins #Cat #donTMixYourUnits #filmPhotography #Hockey #iphoneography #Kitty #measurements #mediumFormatFilm #mixedUnits #photoADay #photoADayChallenge #photoADayProject #photography #physics #RedSox #robin #shipping #shippingAndReceiving #shippingReceiving #Sports #unitsOfMeasure

  8. Shipping

    It’s weird but I actually have two packages that have been shipped out by me over the last couple of days. One is a passport renewal form that went out via Fed Ex last night and the other is seven rolls of 35mm film* that I sent out via USPS on Saturday. Which will arrive at its destination first? The race is on! In this post-pandemic era of online shopping it’s common to be following packages that are on their way to you, but less common to have to follow packages that are on their way from you. Maybe not. I don’t know. I have to write about something.

    Apparently you can spend six months in Scotland without a visa. Who knew? Ireland only lets you stay for three months. England and Wales are also six months, so is that a UK thing in general? What about Australia? I’ve recently watched two television shows that took place in Australia so I feel like I practically live there already. Duck Duck Go (fuck you, Google) says you need to obtain an Australian visa before you arrive. Well that’s no fun. Kevin Garvey, Jr and Nora Durst must have already had a visa when they left Miracle, TX on The Leftovers. Kevin Garvey, Sr… well who knows that that whack job was doing. He sure as hell didn’t.

    The Bruins season ended last night on another painful loss. Some teams still have a game left to play, but my team is done. Mercifully. The best they can finish is tied with Philly for last place in the Eastern Conference. The worst they can do is finish in last all by their lonesome. Unfortunately for the draft lottery, there are 4-5 teams out west that will finish with worse records. Not that we have a General Manager who knows how to draft for shit though. In other Boston sports news, the Red Sox actually won a game last night after getting humiliated on Monday night. Fun.

    I’m in the office today and tomorrow so the pickin’s for photo a day will be slim. Not that it matters. They are all just pictures of cats anyway. This one for today made use of the iPhone’s low light feature. It works well.

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/robj_1971/54455674076/in/datetaken/

    *35mm film refers to the size of the negative… I think. 120 film does not refer to the size of the negative. I read somewhere that it refers to an old Kodak catalog product code. Mentioning 35mm and 120 film in the same sentence makes my ass itch. It’s like doing your physics homework and mixing up your units of measure. It’s like referring to velocity (measured in meters/seconds) and acceleration (measured in meters/seconds squared) as if they were the same thing. I believe the product code for 35mm is actually 135 (not too confusing there, Kodak) but I don’t know what the negative size for 120 film is. I can’t bring myself to call 35mm 135 so I guess I will continue to mix units and have an itchy ass. I could say medium format instead of 120 but that just feels like taking it all a step too far. I don’t know.

    #120Film #35mmFilm #365 #365Challenge #365Project #Baseball #BostonBruins #BostonRedSox #Bruins #Cat #donTMixYourUnits #filmPhotography #Hockey #iphoneography #Kitty #measurements #mediumFormatFilm #mixedUnits #photoADay #photoADayChallenge #photoADayProject #photography #physics #RedSox #robin #shipping #shippingAndReceiving #shippingReceiving #Sports #unitsOfMeasure

  9. Whether you're a culinary enthusiast or a professional chef, our simple conversion chart ensures accurate measurements and consistent outcomes in your culinary creations.

    Read more 👉 lttr.ai/AXAFu

    #Raepublic #bakingtips #cooking #baking #measurements #conversions #liters #cups

  10. I am a #CitizenScientist at heart, and it bothers me not that #technology is prevalent and powerful (high speed, high storage capacity), but that such improvement of our technology is gatekept behind massive #paywalls.

    (TL;DR: the cost of a portable genome sequencer and also data storage makes it unattainable to collaborate as a citizen scientist, and that makes me big mad 😡!! I know we can do something about it.)

    I dream of an internet #infrastructure that would enable me, and others, to #democratize data, storage space, and processing power. Such would bolster research and study across many fields of knowledge.

    Allow me to set the scene.

    - A #PublicCommons #CommunityMesh #MeshNetwork interlinks public and private schools, weather broadcast stations, public government buildings, medical facilities, public transit centers, large housing complexes, and observation towers in public parks for civil and public academic use. Low-power Radio Wide Area Networks (#LoRaWAN) might prove useful here for environmental sensors.

    - #FreedomBox or no-assembly-required #SelfHosting #cloudlet solutions bring #FaultTolerance to the hands of #WebService architects.

    - #NetworkAttachedStorage (#NAS) equips locations connected to the network with an opportunity to share _some_ data storage capacity as a cache for the functions of the greater network. (In my opinion, altruistic features should be opt-out conditions.) Such might confer a cache of operable @wikifunctions representations.

    - #UniformResourceName (#URN) resolvers (e.g., such as for #DOI, #ARC, #ISBN, #IPFS) give us what we need to collaborate as communities to organize our #DataSets and to distribute amongst our community the load of resolving names of data to their resources.

    - the #ResourceDescriptionFramework, or #RDF, lets us claim to properties, attributes and metainformation of a resource. This is useful for cataloging and searching through datasets to find pertinent information. (E.g., by category: music, video, lectures; photos, figures, charts, diagrams; databases, manifests, ledgers, logs; etc.)

    - #Peer2Peer clients create a distributed #ComputeFabric for domains of interest.

    Major hubs of the network publish off-loadable functions in "initiatives" to: collect, clean, stage, process, recollect, and report sets of data for research within their pertinent areas of interest. (E.g., universities or parks might produce functions to operationalize a project to collect and study evidence of climate change.)

    Client-Devices subscribe to the initiatives that their owner finds worthwhile and commit to serving requests they receive for such functions.

    --------

    The scene is set. Now we imagine:

    You subscribe to a citizen science initiative and travel anywhere with your portable sensor(s): a #GenomeSequencer or #Spectrometer, a #SchumannResonance or #Radiation detector, a #Barometer or #Thermometer or #Hygrometer or #Decibellometer.

    You take #measurements, name them and fill in whatever #metadata about them you can. When you submit your dataset to the network, the publishers of every #initiative of which you are part are notified so that others can search for it through them via the metadata you ascribed to the dataset. When others search for and find your dataset, they, too, can process it according the functions within the network.

    By this our internet would become a virtual meta-machine; this could assist in the symbiotization of #civilian #academy and #inventive #altruism.

    (TL;DR: the cost of portable genome sequencers and data storage makes it hard to collaborate as a citizen scientist, and that makes me big mad 😡!! I know we can do something about it.)

  11. I am a #CitizenScientist at heart, and it bothers me not that #technology is prevalent and powerful (high speed, high storage capacity), but that such improvement of our technology is gatekept behind massive #paywalls.

    (TL;DR: the cost of a portable genome sequencer and also data storage makes it unattainable to collaborate as a citizen scientist, and that makes me big mad 😡!! I know we can do something about it.)

    I dream of an internet #infrastructure that would enable me, and others, to #democratize data, storage space, and processing power. Such would bolster research and study across many fields of knowledge.

    Allow me to set the scene.

    - A #PublicCommons #CommunityMesh #MeshNetwork interlinks public and private schools, weather broadcast stations, public government buildings, medical facilities, public transit centers, large housing complexes, and observation towers in public parks for civil and public academic use. Low-power Radio Wide Area Networks (#LoRaWAN) might prove useful here for environmental sensors.

    - #FreedomBox or no-assembly-required #SelfHosting #cloudlet solutions bring #FaultTolerance to the hands of #WebService architects.

    - #NetworkAttachedStorage (#NAS) equips locations connected to the network with an opportunity to share _some_ data storage capacity as a cache for the functions of the greater network. (In my opinion, altruistic features should be opt-out conditions.) Such might confer a cache of operable @wikifunctions representations.

    - #UniformResourceName (#URN) resolvers (e.g., such as for #DOI, #ARC, #ISBN, #IPFS) give us what we need to collaborate as communities to organize our #DataSets and to distribute amongst our community the load of resolving names of data to their resources.

    - the #ResourceDescriptionFramework, or #RDF, lets us claim to properties, attributes and metainformation of a resource. This is useful for cataloging and searching through datasets to find pertinent information. (E.g., by category: music, video, lectures; photos, figures, charts, diagrams; databases, manifests, ledgers, logs; etc.)

    - #Peer2Peer clients create a distributed #ComputeFabric for domains of interest.

    Major hubs of the network publish off-loadable functions in "initiatives" to: collect, clean, stage, process, recollect, and report sets of data for research within their pertinent areas of interest. (E.g., universities or parks might produce functions to operationalize a project to collect and study evidence of climate change.)

    Client-Devices subscribe to the initiatives that their owner finds worthwhile and commit to serving requests they receive for such functions.

    --------

    The scene is set. Now we imagine:

    You subscribe to a citizen science initiative and travel anywhere with your portable sensor(s): a #GenomeSequencer or #Spectrometer, a #SchumannResonance or #Radiation detector, a #Barometer or #Thermometer or #Hygrometer or #Decibellometer.

    You take #measurements, name them and fill in whatever #metadata about them you can. When you submit your dataset to the network, the publishers of every #initiative of which you are part are notified so that others can search for it through them via the metadata you ascribed to the dataset. When others search for and find your dataset, they, too, can process it according the functions within the network.

    By this our internet would become a virtual meta-machine; this could assist in the symbiotization of #civilian #academy and #inventive #altruism.

    (TL;DR: the cost of portable genome sequencers and data storage makes it hard to collaborate as a citizen scientist, and that makes me big mad 😡!! I know we can do something about it.)

  12. Difference ways of measuring the Hubble Constant still don't agree with each other, yet.

    "A long-awaited study of the cosmic expansion rate suggests that when it comes to the Hubble tension, cosmologists are still missing something."

    quantamagazine.org/the-webb-te

    #Cosmology #HubbleConstant #Space #Measurements