http://ranprieur.com/#9a417fe513f58988c3b5b1e84cfc57397194a79b 2022-09-03T15:30:02Z Ran Prieur http://ranprieur.com/ ranprieur@gmail.com http://ranprieur.com/#c3355758e05a96421f40181d5bc3cad7cb44a05f 2022-09-03T15:30:02Z September 3. Three fun links for the weekend. Random Street View is exactly what it sounds like.

How to Estimate Distance Using Just Your Thumb, by using the parallax of your eyes.

And just released, a nice ambient piece, Tree Music.

]]> http://ranprieur.com/#d7106e696675fc67d8834f49cf6587fcce4290fa 2022-09-01T13:10:54Z September 1. Three stray links, starting with a fascinating history article, Pre-Modern Battlefields Were Absolutely Terrifying. Specifically, humans hate deadly hand-to-hand combat. "When you realize just how terrifying it is, much of what we find in the ancient and medieval source starts to make a lot more sense."

The First Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Was Just Approved. I've changed my position on nuclear power. I still think that accidents are inevitable, and there's no good place to put the waste. But it turns out that both of those things, accidents and waste storage, create large areas where humans can't live, and wildlife thrives.

Cool page, AI-Generated Bible Art. I recently noticed that my favorite Bible verse is basically the same as my favorite song verse. From Ecclesiastes 9:7, "Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works." And from Big Blood's Go See Boats, "You've got some fun, speak your own. Creation without us untying to your bone. Promise in this day time, do your things."

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