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Raku pot from 7/25/2026 firing. I like the smoky yellow with black tape-resist lines. Raku is magical -- you never know how the fire and smoke will impact your piece. (photo attached)
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Raku pot from 7/25/2026 firing. I like the smoky yellow with black tape-resist lines. Raku is magical -- you never know how the fire and smoke will impact your piece. (photo attached)
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#rakulang, #raku community please help me get the long overdue Raku ecosystem update merged on #nixpkgs
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#rakulang, #raku community please help me get the long overdue Raku ecosystem update merged on #nixpkgs
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Perl Weekly Challenge 383's tasks are "Similar List" and "Nearest RGB".
Since this week's tasks are about finding things that are close, but not exact, and my is on a Weird Al kick, let's pick "Close But No Cigar" as this week's musical selection.
#PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir
Perl Weekly Challenge: Hey! Ar... -
Perl Weekly Challenge 383's tasks are "Similar List" and "Nearest RGB".
Since this week's tasks are about finding things that are close, but not exact, and my is on a Weird Al kick, let's pick "Close But No Cigar" as this week's musical selection.
#PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir
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Some pottery glazes act very differently depending on whether they're fired in the presence of oxygen or without it -- oxidation vs reduction is the technical terminology. One way to fire in reduction is to fuel the kiln with actual burning stuff like natural gas or wood. Another way is to put the still-hot fired piece in a closed container with combustible stuff. The piece ignites the stuff, the stuff quickly eats all available oxygen and creates a reduction atmosphere. This is the principle behind the Western version of raku.
Well, I don't have access to either method, but someone recently sent me an insta showing glazed fired pottery being hit with a butane torch and turning crazy colors. I realized the torch must be making a highly local reduction atmosphere so I tried it out with some copper carbonate based aqua blue glaze on porcelain and holy cow, it worked! The piece of clay broke from heat shock, but I think I can avoid that by using a bigger torch (I only have a little dabbing torch right now) and introducing the clay to the heat very slowly. We'll see!
Meanwhile, check this out! The first image is the oxidation fired piece. Next an action pic with torch and flame after the piece split from heat shock. Finally, the magical result. The photo doesn't really do justice to the complex metallic colors but you get the idea.
#Ceramics #Pottery #Raku #Oxidation #Reduction #CopperCarbonate #Torch
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Some pottery glazes act very differently depending on whether they're fired in the presence of oxygen or without it -- oxidation vs reduction is the technical terminology. One way to fire in reduction is to fuel the kiln with actual burning stuff like natural gas or wood. Another way is to put the still-hot fired piece in a closed container with combustible stuff. The piece ignites the stuff, the stuff quickly eats all available oxygen and creates a reduction atmosphere. This is the principle behind the Western version of raku.
Well, I don't have access to either method, but someone recently sent me an insta showing glazed fired pottery being hit with a butane torch and turning crazy colors. I realized the torch must be making a highly local reduction atmosphere so I tried it out with some copper carbonate based aqua blue glaze on porcelain and holy cow, it worked! The piece of clay broke from heat shock, but I think I can avoid that by using a bigger torch (I only have a little dabbing torch right now) and introducing the clay to the heat very slowly. We'll see!
Meanwhile, check this out! The first image is the oxidation fired piece. Next an action pic with torch and flame after the piece split from heat shock. Finally, the magical result. The photo doesn't really do justice to the complex metallic colors but you get the idea.
#Ceramics #Pottery #Raku #Oxidation #Reduction #CopperCarbonate #Torch
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Perl Weekly Challenge: The World Turned Upside Down!
Perl Weekly Challenge 382's tasks are "Hamiltonian Cycle" and "Replace Question Mark".
I knew I needed to use a song from Hamilton: An American Musical...
#PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir
packy.dardan.com/b/uP
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Perl Weekly Challenge: The World Turned Upside Down!
Perl Weekly Challenge 382's tasks are "Hamiltonian Cycle" and "Replace Question Mark".
I knew I needed to use a song from Hamilton: An American Musical...
#PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir
packy.dardan.com/b/uP
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Perl Weekly Challenge 381's tasks are "Same Row Column" and "Smaller Greater Element".
This week I honed in on "great" for the music choice, and Freddie Mercury's version of The Great Pretender immediately jumped to mind.
#PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir
packy.dardan.com/b/tc
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Perl Weekly Challenge 381's tasks are "Same Row Column" and "Smaller Greater Element".
This week I honed in on "great" for the music choice, and Freddie Mercury's version of The Great Pretender immediately jumped to mind.
#PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir
packy.dardan.com/b/tc
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Perl Weekly Challenge 380's tasks are "Sum of Frequencies" and "Reverse Degree".
For music...
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey
She's an angel of the first degree...
#PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir
packy.dardan.com/b/t4
Perl Weekly Challenge: Just li... -
Perl Weekly Challenge 380's tasks are "Sum of Frequencies" and "Reverse Degree".
For music...
She's as sweet as Tupelo honey
She's an angel of the first degree...
#PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir
packy.dardan.com/b/t4
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Oooh, Alex est en train de préparer son nouveau style … Plutôt Etrusque d’ailleurs, ça lui correspond bien en ce moment !
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Oooh, Alex est en train de préparer son nouveau style … Plutôt Etrusque d’ailleurs, ça lui correspond bien en ce moment !
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Perl Challenge: Shift to low gear, a $50 fine my friend!
I'm making another entry backfilling the challenges I missed while my mother was dying; I'm doing these in her honor.
PWC 297's tasks were "Contiguous Array" and "Semi-Ordered Permutation".
#PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir
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Perl Challenge: Shift to low gear, a $50 fine my friend!
I'm making another entry backfilling the challenges I missed while my mother was dying; I'm doing these in her honor.
PWC 297's tasks were "Contiguous Array" and "Semi-Ordered Permutation".
#PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir
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Perl Weekly Challenge 379's tasks are "Reverse String" and "Armstrong Number". So, I think for music this week, I'll give you a number by Armstrong. #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir packy.dardan.com/b/sE
Perl Weekly Challenge: I see s... -
Perl Weekly Challenge 379's tasks are "Reverse String" and "Armstrong Number". So, I think for music this week, I'll give you a number by Armstrong. #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir packy.dardan.com/b/sE
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Perl Weekly Challenge 378's tasks are "Second Largest Digit" and "Sum of Words". I blame, er, thank my wife for this music selection... #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir
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Perl Weekly Challenge 378's tasks are "Second Largest Digit" and "Sum of Words". I blame, er, thank my wife for this music selection... #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir
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Perl Weekly Challenge 378's tasks are "Second Largest Digit" and "Sum of Words". I blame, er, thank my wife for this music selection... #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir packy.dardan.com/b/rm
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Perl Weekly Challenge 378's tasks are "Second Largest Digit" and "Sum of Words". I blame, er, thank my wife for this music selection... #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir packy.dardan.com/b/rm
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Perl Weekly Challenge 377's tasks are "Reverse Existence" and "Prefix Suffix". Hmmm. Reverse. What does "reverse" make me think of musically? The existence of this song. #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir packy.dardan.com/b/rU
Perl Weekly Challenge: They ru... -
Perl Weekly Challenge 377's tasks are "Reverse Existence" and "Prefix Suffix". Hmmm. Reverse. What does "reverse" make me think of musically? The existence of this song. #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir packy.dardan.com/b/rU
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The distinction between
..and...still trips me up. I guess I should sit down and re-read the documentation one of these days. :gutkato_pensas: -
The distinction between
..and...still trips me up. I guess I should sit down and re-read the documentation one of these days. :gutkato_pensas: -
Perl Weekly Challenge 375's tasks are "Single Common Word" and "Find K-Beauty". 🤔 Ok, I'm free-associating here, but the "K" and "Beauty" made me think of Carol King and Beautiful. #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir packy.dardan.com/b/qf
Perl Weekly Challenge: You’ve ... -
Perl Weekly Challenge 375's tasks are "Single Common Word" and "Find K-Beauty". 🤔 Ok, I'm free-associating here, but the "K" and "Beauty" made me think of Carol King and Beautiful. #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir packy.dardan.com/b/qf
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In this post, I'm starting to go back and filling in the challenges I missed in 2024-2025 when my mother was hospitalized and dying. Perl Weekly Challenge 295's tasks were "Word Break" and "Jump Game". #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir
Perl Weekly Challenge: I’ve go... -
In this post, I'm starting to go back and filling in the challenges I missed in 2024-2025 when my mother was hospitalized and dying. Perl Weekly Challenge 295's tasks were "Word Break" and "Jump Game". #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir
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Perl Weekly Challenge 374's tasks are "Count Vowel" and "Largest Some-digits Number". For the music, I started thinking about "some". It didn't take long… my brain started asking "Hey… won't you play… another some-digits largest vowel count song?" #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir
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Perl Weekly Challenge 374's tasks are "Count Vowel" and "Largest Some-digits Number". For the music, I started thinking about "some". It didn't take long… my brain started asking "Hey… won't you play… another some-digits largest vowel count song?" #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir
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Perl Weekly Challenge 373's tasks are "Equal List" and "List Division". Because your kiss, your kiss is an equal list Because your kiss, your kiss divides my list Because your kiss is on my list of the best things in life #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir packy.dardan.com/b/pU
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Perl Weekly Challenge 373's tasks are "Equal List" and "List Division". Because your kiss, your kiss is an equal list Because your kiss, your kiss divides my list Because your kiss is on my list of the best things in life #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir packy.dardan.com/b/pU
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Perl Weekly Challenge: Empty Substrings and Empty Spaces Perl Weekly Challenge 372's tasks are "Rearrange Spaces" and "Largest Substring". The music connection, though, is very train of thought and tenuous. #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir
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Perl Weekly Challenge: Empty Substrings and Empty Spaces Perl Weekly Challenge 372's tasks are "Rearrange Spaces" and "Largest Substring". The music connection, though, is very train of thought and tenuous. #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir
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Perl Weekly Challenge 371's tasks are "Missing Letter" and "Subset Equilibrium". Immediately, I heard The Box Tops in my head. #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir packy.dardan.com/b/of
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Perl Weekly Challenge 371's tasks are "Missing Letter" and "Subset Equilibrium". Immediately, I heard The Box Tops in my head. #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir packy.dardan.com/b/of
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PWC 370's tasks are "Popular Word" and "Scramble String". Considering I started pairing these posts with music back when the task was "Seize The Day!" and I thought Newsies, I needed to stay in my musical theatre lane... #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir packy.dardan.com/b/nb
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PWC 370's tasks are "Popular Word" and "Scramble String". Considering I started pairing these posts with music back when the task was "Seize The Day!" and I thought Newsies, I needed to stay in my musical theatre lane... #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir packy.dardan.com/b/nb
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Perl Weekly Challenge 360's tasks are "Valid Tag" and "Group Division". Really, when I saw the word "Division", it made me think of the 2026 Rock Hall inductees which were announced last night, which included Joy Division. #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir
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Perl Weekly Challenge 360's tasks are "Valid Tag" and "Group Division". Really, when I saw the word "Division", it made me think of the 2026 Rock Hall inductees which were announced last night, which included Joy Division. #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir
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Bô. Juste bô.
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PWC 368's tasks are "Make it Bigger" and "Big and Little Omega". I swear, Mohammad Sajid Anwar must be teasing me with these titles; the first one is lifted verbatim from the lyrics of the opening number to the 2013 Tony Awards telecast, "Bigger!". #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir
Perl Weekly Challenge: And the... -
PWC 368's tasks are "Make it Bigger" and "Big and Little Omega". I swear, Mohammad Sajid Anwar must be teasing me with these titles; the first one is lifted verbatim from the lyrics of the opening number to the 2013 Tony Awards telecast, "Bigger!". #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir
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Hagi-yaki yunomi come from the city of Hagi, in Yamaguchi Prefecture, and are made by hand, one by one. They’re designed for everyday #tea: simple shapes, natural colors, and no unnecessary decoration. It’s this kind of simplicity that defines Hagi ware, considered (alongside #Raku from #Kyoto and Karatsu) one of the key ceramics in #Japanese tea culture.
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Perl Weekly Challenge 367's tasks are "Max Odd Binary" and "Conflict Events". Since my wife won't let me forget I'm part of "the Phil Collins set"1, let's lean into it and say this week's musical theme is Against All Odds. #PerlWeeklyChallenge #raku #perl #python #elixir
Perl Weekly Challenge: Conflic...
