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Reticulating splines

Screwfix adhesive spray can “permanent or temporary fix”.
Three large metal struts bolted together with angles. Could be part of a roof, a hoist, a boat. Could weigh a ton. On pebbles and beach sand. Beach.
Large irregular pebbles, with a bulging green succulent plant spreading. My black and white spaniel stands on the green carpet, looking at us, tongue lolling.
Alt text: A tall, reddish-brown eroding coastal cliff rises sharply from a wide sandy beach under an overcast sky. Deep vertical cracks and exposed roots are visible in the cliff face, while the beach stretches into the distance with scattered seaweed, a few distant walkers, and low headlands on the horizon.
A highstreet, mostly the paving, but everyone in the foreground has been added - the attractive family, the barista, the Black man, the two mates, the tour group. The child playing. Please,
Grassland by the beach with two or three crows. I am throwing food to a crow that has slightly displaced wing (it can fly). Other crows are also trying to get the food my dog might wander a shot.
Dog on dirt path, turning to look, amidst golden barley and green grasses.
The cure on stage.
I've wanted to reduce the apps I have on my phone and the social media accounts I've accumulated. Unfortunately I can't find a decent reason to use Bluesky and it's on the chopping block. If we're close enough, text me if you need me, and if we're internet friends I'll see you on Insta DM's
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Holding up the Momento DVD cardboard box
Apple sleep tracking graph showing over 8 hours of sleep. Some deep, some REM. Mostly core sleep.
A tv screen showing terms for the ‘no streaming service. It says Now and our 970 partners use cookies …
Colourful kites flying over a wide sandy beach under dramatic grey clouds, with people watching from the shore and tents set up on the sand.
A Black woman in a wide-brimmed hat with a veil, large pearl-drop earrings and red lipstick, cut but formal black top with shoulder pads. Sat with wood panels behind, as if in a court room.
A four legged mini rig, with a tall crane right next to a wind turbine. Sea.
Close up of spaniel snoot, his body small. Grass. One superb trainer (on my foot).
Close-up of two houseplants under warm indoor light: a striped succulent with sharp green leaves rising from behind a soft, purple-edged leafy plant.
Up shot of big leaved fig lit by window.
Two sandy foot-worn trails through scrubby grass. The left is established and curves to the right. The left one is newer and straighter, directly going to the same spot as the the other. A crow is stood.
Night view of St. Mary’s Basilica in Kraków’s Main Market Square, illuminated against the dark sky. A line of traditional horse-drawn carriages waits on the cobbled square, with historic Gothic and Renaissance buildings glowing warmly in the background. Atmospheric, quiet, and distinctly medieval.
Same setting but now it looks like someone has used AI to slide two dodgy looking guys into the pic.
Me sat against a well lit sign that says W Rabbit and co magic spot. I am wearing a frumpy jumper. Purple hair glasses slight beard, handsomely young.
So it look like a flute with flute paddles over the holes yet it has a saxophone input and extra pipe. Whit plastic. Yamaha brand. Museum setting, plain white background with info card in Polish.
An excavated burial pit with horse skull.
A sign in like a museum setting. Says: Please do not throw coins into the horse burial.
A fast food menu, apparently serving toasted bagette caser
Me sat at wooden green tables in dappled sun shade. Likely a cafe on a quiet street.
A bald man in casual top and sandy-salmon orange jeans, energetic demeanour, on stage near the lectern. The slide says Where component-centric accessibility breaks down
Two women on stage, Matisse medium-hair, blonde straight, t-shirt; Lisa short dark orange hair, glasses, plant-patterned orange jacket. The slide on screen says 1 in 10 people have dyslexia.
A short haired woman on stage behind a lectern, large diamond (pointy squares) pattern vest. The slide on the bug screen says: Low numeracy Low numeracy affects half of the working-age adults in the UK. That's nearly 17 million people. The Financial Conduct Authority in 2020 found that many people: • felt nervous, overwhelmed or stressed speaking to financial service providers • struggled to assess financial products or found it difficult to shop around • people who had fallen into debt felt it might have been avoided if they had understood their options better. The impact of low numeracy can lead to decisions that negatively impact lives.
Long-haired woman on stage behind a lectern, casual yet dressy shirt. Arms behind back. Calm demeanour. Slide on big screen says: The third rule: Create an accessible table 3. Tables must have a logical structure and clearly defined header row.
Several of the conference speakers posing for professional photos against a very large screen that is light purple with the Access Given wordmark logo. Mostly women, casual smart, trousers, jeans, a couple of summery dresses. One woman is sat in a wheelchair.
Local election results showing gains and losses for 5+ parties.
Big screen, woman on stage. Get the data right • Stabilise your data before building on it • Data security is paramount but easily overlooked • Data is required for operations and decision-making - not always understood • Help the business/ customer to value and own its data. Expect change • Keep your scope tight, then iterate • Design for change - build flexibility into what you do If you are not sure what you are doing is right, make sure it is not wrong • Map your service at a high-level, to show dependencies. • "Perfect is the enemy of the good" (thanks Dad) 18
Presentation screen showing a camp fire made if very large pixels, and the flames move.
Corner of york minster from oblique angle so it looks like a rocket ship.
Desert, lots of camels in distance.
Small poster on brick wall. Four aging women emoji faves, all same squinty expression. Text: Hey Ladies! DURham CANCER Have you noticed your other half going to the toilet more, especially at night? Has he mentioned having blood in his urine? Does he have a history of Prostate Cancer in the family? Sometimes, there are NO symptoms. Encourage them to visit their GP and insist on a PSA blood test. It is their right to be tested. tackle prostate cancer For more support scan here Durham District Prostate Cancer Group
Just the tide coming in, grassland with my dog ducking out of shot. Overcast bright sky. Wooden posts fading under the sea.
Cheap metal book cases and office desk, but they go up. Coming down is the same metal and wood framework but as steps! Man in jeans is walking down these steps, and about to step on to the book cases which are also steps down to the ground. Odd. Dangerous.
Wide angle view of black and white spaniel, front paws in my lap, head turned and tongue lolling. Backgrounds paths and grass with groups of people sat on grass. Tudor grand house.
Dog’s head under train table.
Dog strolling out of the sea. My shadow.
Very full bunches of cherry blossom 70% filling the square photo. Driveway and metal gates below.
Beach. Sky.
A chat interface, I ask “Can you tell me about your internal monologue and explain why talking to yourself helps you parse my requests?” then the screen fills with rapidly scrolling text where the LLM talks to itself, refering to itself as ‘we’.
Upright branches against clear blue sky, tight light pink bunches of flowers close to the branch.
A sunlit patch of astroturf with over a dozen little village accoutrements, such as a well, a signpost, a birdbath etc
A tall rectangular grey (purpleish) slate broken in two. One or two holes can be seen where it would have bern hung from on my roof.
Sea, sandy beach with some pebbles and large wooden posts with some wood and metal cross beams, dissects the beach.
The sea rolling in to the beach softly lit by the morning sun hidden by cloud
A finger points at a sign on a tiled column, says “No Face Journeys”. Titus, from the comedy show “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” looks forlorn, his face away from us.
An email newsletter with two people on stage and some of the crowd in shot. An bright oval highlights the nose and forehead and one part of spectacles of a man (me) as the photo basically crops him out.
A tiny broken arrow head icon with a bad-looking curved body, perhaps. Next to the letters Mon which are not important.
Black spaniel, white strip from nose to above eyes, staring at you with a bown teddy bear in his maw, arm misding.
My search query is simply “licence” (yes, I tried other spellings) and the immediate warning messages says “Unfortunately, I am not able to help with the question. Please rephrase your question or provide more details.” I just wanted to search the help section. Sheesh,
The website but all pics and text is faded, line behind a white wash.
Screenshot from Princess Bride film, evil prince humperdink says “Tyrone, you know how much I love watching you work, but I've got my country's 500th anniversary to plan, my wedding to arrange, my wife to murder and Guilder to frame for it; I'm swamped.”
Hail covering a black surface. The camera goes in closer, they are .5cm or .6cm in diamter. The sound is constant hail.