Stuff I need to remember

I'll be editing this to update with stuff I need to remember.

2019-04-15:

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— Goat Page (@goats_page) April 15, 2019

Random question from reading History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides

It took me several tries - several starts and stops - to get through "History of the Peloponnesian War" by Thucydides, but eventually I did and it was well worth it.  I really wanted to read the original source material before reading a more modern account.  That's not to decry the modern account which takes into account more sources etc. - I read "The Peloponnesian War" by Donald Kagan and enjoyed it a lot.  I've filled in some answers below using the modern infowebs / wikipedia.

Thoughts about Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex, Season 1, Episode 12: “Tachikoma Runs Away; A Movie Director’s Dream - (Escape From)"

I recently found these thoughts I wrote down (sometime before 2010 I think) about an episode from Ghost in the Shell, Stand Alone Complex, Season 1, Episode 12:  “Tachikoma Runs Away;  A Movie Director’s Dream - (Escape From)"

The episode is in two parts, and I remember the first time I watched it I could not piece together the connection between the two parts, so I watched it again and kept thinking about it.  I eventually wrote down these notes.

Spoiler alert and plot details follow, but also if you're not familiar with Ghost in the Shell the original movie and/or the Stand Alone Complex series, it's probably not going to make much sense.  Apologies for the lack of background.

Amazing street art in Atlanta

In Atlanta for a conference and I happened to wander into a neighborhood with a lot of amazing murals on buildings.

Stars over and through reeds

I took some night photos of stars over some reeds.  All photos taken with 30s exposure, maximum aperture, on a tripod.  ISO was varied (200 - 1000) to adjust brightness.  In some pictures it appears that stars are shining through the reeds ...

This one captures the big dipper asterism/constellation over some reeds

Comparison of night and day photos Rushy Marsh Pond and the ocean

I wanted to understand the effects on the photos I took at night previously of shooting at night / in the snow compared to shooting during the day, so I went back to the same locations today and took pictures of Rushy Marsh Pond and the ocean, with roughly the same scenes.  The color difference is striking; I think it is due in large part to the cloud cover at night.  It would be good to take these night shots again on a clear, moonlit night (the moon is about 3/4 full) to confirm.

 

Photos of a dam from a plane landing in Montreal

I've always been fascinated during plane landings, marveling at the view of man made structures from a high altitude.  Luckily on this landing in Montreal we passed over a structure on the river - it might be a dam, I'm not sure.  I enjoyed taking pictures of it especially since the plane turned as we went by allowing me to see it from other angles.