Finally made the move to switch my phone's OS to GrapheneOS. Pretty well developed, sleek, and good control over apps with no annoying/extra/unnessary pre installed app.
#grapheneos #opensource #privacy
This photograph captures a view down Broad Street in the historic district of Charleston, South Carolina, looking towards the prominent steeple of St. Michael's Church.
Historic district of Charleston, South Carolina
This image shows the central courtyard fountain, known as "El Paraguas" (The Umbrella), at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City. Designed by architect Pedro Ramírez Vázquez and engineer Óscar de Buen López de Heredia, this massive suspended roof structure features a central pillar crowned by a waterfall. Completed in 1964, the fountain is intended to evoke traditional Mayan open-air ceremonial forums and symbolizes the connection between water, life, and survival in Mesoamerican belief.
Central courtyard fountain, known as "El Paraguas" (The Umbrella), at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City.
#mexico #mexicocity #ElParaguas
Skólavörðustígur street towards Hallgrímskirkja church in Reykjavík, Iceland
a different view
these people watched breaking bad TV show and decided to go for the underground tonnel for real, I guess 😐
finished the project by building an android app to access it on my phone while I'm connected to my home network as well
my side side project this week was to find a way so I don't have to continuously search my inboxes for various information. ended up over-engineering a solution via a RAG system with Thunderbird add-on fully developed and run on my home server
Command lines, servers, databases, Git, cron jobs, these aren't exclusively data science tools, but they're tools I use every day.
I wrote a short post from my own experience. Might be useful if you're earlier in your career and wondering what the day-to-day really looks like.
Claude Code source snapshot that became accessible on March 31, 2026 through a source map exposure in the npm distribution:
github.com/instructkr/c...
This photograph captures a sunny day in Amsterdam, Netherlands, featuring the Vrouwe Fortuna statue prominently in the foreground overlooking a scenic canal. The sculpture is titled "Vrouwe Fortuna" and depicts the Roman goddess of luck standing on a globe. It was created by Dutch sculptor Hildo Krop and is positioned near the Munt square. The statue was originally installed in 1937, stolen in 1993, found in Belgium, and later returned to its original location. The scene showcases a typical Amsterdam canal view with historic buildings, trees, and parked bicycles along the waterfront.
Sunny day in Amsterdam, Netherlands, featuring the Vrouwe Fortuna statue
#amsterdam #cityphotography
📈 #Markets
"Nouriel Roubini predicted that US President Donald Trump is more likely to escalate his war in Iran to obtain a win than back down and risk worse consequences on the economy and international order."
someone in 1988 thought about self lubricating chains 🫡
This image is a street art mural collage featuring a woman with butterfly wings. The central figure is a woman depicted with large, ornate butterfly wings and a surreal headpiece. The collage includes a cheetah, birds, a floral arrangement, and a city skyline in the background. Social media handles for "ETERNALPOSSESSIONS", "ENERI.PSM", and "SINEMATIC.STUDIOS" are visible at the bottom of the artwork.
Seen walking down West Broadway in Manhattan
#nyc #manhattan #graffiti
The image of the rock formation known as Neptune's Finger, located near the Arch of Cabo San Lucas in Mexico.
Neptune's Finger, located near the Arch of Cabo San Lucas in Mexico.
The installation "All the Same" by Chinese artist Lin Tianmiao, a prominent contemporary artist known for her work with thread and textiles. The piece is composed of numerous white balls wrapped in thread and a central tapestry, creating a surreal landscape. The work often explores themes of femininity, motherhood, and memory through meticulous craftsmanship.
"All the Same" by Chinese artist Lin Tianmiao at Fukuoka Asian Art Museum
#art #contemporaryart
Malachite butterfly (Siproeta stelenes) resting on a yellow marigold flower.
“Practice any Art: music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money & fame but to experience becoming, to find out what's inside you, to make your soul grow.”
IAN McKELLEN / KURT VONNEGUT
This image shows the interior of a Masonic Temple lodge room, specifically identified as the Renaissance Hall within the Masonic Temple in Philadelphia.
Renaissance Hall within the Masonic Temple in Philadelphia.
unfortunately polls run by NIAC are very unreliable due to their biased political views and specific subpopulation of Iranians they represent.
paper-mache mask
A handmade paper-mache creature mask likely represents a fantastical animal like a goat or deer.
#art #paper-mache
The Rolling Stone Interview: Alysa Liu
The Olympic gold medalist on dropping out of figure skating, thinking for herself, and her triumphant return to the ice.
Read: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
An electric car going around in an old street in Cartagena, Colombia.
Streets of Cartagena, Colombia
This artwork is titled "Out Beyond Right Doing and Wrong Doing There is a Field I Will Meet You There" and was created by the Iranian artist Nafir. Nafir (they/them), a self-taught artist born in Tehran and currently based in Berlin. This specific piece is part of a series that celebrates modern-day free-spirited heroes in Berlin. It blends traditional Persian craftsmanship with contemporary street art techniques. The piece is part of the collection at the STRAAT Museum in Amsterdam, which is dedicated to graffiti and street art.
A contemporary artwork, titled 'Out Beyond Right Doing and Wrong Doing There is a Field I Will Meet You There", by the Iranian artist Nafir, who paints portraits directly onto traditional Persian rugs.
#art #graffiti
The Goat's Horns with Blue painting features a goat's horn arranged in a spiral shape, acting as a natural frame for a patch of blue sky. The work is a pastel on paper, showcasing O'Keeffe's skill in blending colors to create soft textures and distinct materiality. Executed in 1945, this painting is part of her series exploring desert bones and natural forms, mirroring her abstracted pelvis paintings.
Goat's Horns with Blue by Georgia O'Keeffe.
Pretty amazing map of New York City. Click on just about any location for a street level view from the 1940s. 1940s.nyc/map#14.16/40...
Book cover of "Designing Data-Intensive Applications, 2nd edition". It has a similar wild boar on the cover as the first edition, but it uses O'Reilly's new cover design, and the boar is now slightly colourised.
The second edition of Designing Data-Intensive Applications, by myself and @chris.blue, is finished and sent off to the printers! Ebooks should be available in the next week, and print books in 3–4 weeks. Sigh of relief. 😅
(BTW, this is a good opportunity to support your favourite local bookshop!)
The sculpture Primavera (Spring) by Cuban artist Rafael San Juan. It is situated at the intersection of Galiano and Malecón in Havana, Cuba. The 26-foot-tall sculpture is constructed from found and recycled metallic pieces. It was created for the 2015 Havana Biennial, it honors the strength and sensuality of Cuban women, inspired specifically by dancers from the Cuban National Ballet. It has become one of Havana's most iconic modern landmarks, looking out toward the sea.
Sculpture Primavera (Spring) by Cuban artist Rafael San Juan, installed in Havana, Cuba, looking out toward the sea.
Saint Jerome, a Church Father famous for translating the Bible into Latin, shown in his study contemplating mortality while writing. Prominent elements include a skull on the desk symbolizing memento mori (reminder of death) and a red cloak, which is characteristic of the saint's traditional iconography. The painting is housed in the Oratory of St. John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta, Malta.
Saint Jerome Writing by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
Natural rock pool at Dwejra Bay on Gozo Island, Malta. Dwejra Bay is a well-known filming location, notably featured in the Game of Thrones series. Fungus Rock, a protected nature reserve, can be seen.
Dwejra Bay on Gozo Island, Malta.
