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  1. Over coffee this morning, browsing my unreads in NetNewsWire, I stumbled on Simon Willison’s mention of Alex Chan’s “Using static websites as tiny archives” post. And then I saw Jeremy Keith also mention it. So I thought I’d mention it to!

    There’s no web server, no build system, no dependencies, and no JavaScript frameworks. I’m writing everything by hand, which is very manageable for […]

    https://cdevroe.com/2024/11/05/static-archives/

  2. Interbedded argillaceous & tuffaceous #sediments

    These photos are of #Cambridge #Argillite, exposed above the #Squantum Member of the #Roxbury Conglomerate (#Neoproterozoic). Prior to the 1970s or so, the Squantum Member was interpreted as #glacial sediments; it's now broadly interpreted as debris flows, with the Cambridge being distal turbidites overlying it. I lead a field trip here for #UMassBoston. See captions.

    #outcrop #fieldTrip #photo #rocks #tuff #Fufjilm #Venus 65mm #macro #Quincy

  3. Familiar contexts in new light, unfamiliar contexts brought to the fore. #Votive deposits to match those from elsewhere in Italy (plus some unusual pieces-- anasyrma anyone?); 5th c BCE architectural terracottas from Largo Argentina (to go with the bits of foundation in Tufo del Palatino/cappellaccio under Temple B?), #sculpture in both #terracotta and #tuff (just some old friends from Montemartini for the latter), lots of #Genucilia, Black Gloss, lamps, molds. 2/3

  4. Pyroclastic flows of ash from huge volcanic eruptions 226 million years ago were compacted and welded together to form Brisbane #tuff, used to build many heritage-listed Brisbane buildings en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brisbane #BedtimeScience