2024-04-20 16:31
Maine just added its four electoral college votes to the National Popular Vote project. This is a compact between states that will elect the President based on the nationwide outcome once 2… Read More
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I Thought He Came With You is Robert Ellison's blog about books, code, hikes, marketing, photos, politics and time lapse videos.
2024-04-13 22:38
SONY ILCE-7C 500mm f6.7 1/1,000s ISO200
Sandpipers flying past Limantour Beach in Point Reyes National Seashore Read More
2024-04-13 22:35
SONY ILCE-7C 500mm f6.7 1/800s ISO160
A Curlew on Limantour Beach in Point Reyes Read More
2024-04-13 22:23
Short and fairly flat loop above Bolinas in California. Plenty of cows. Comes back past Commonweal which is a retreat center. The area used to be a Marconi Telegraph transmitting station an… Read More
2024-04-13 22:17
Five mile loop hike from the Bear Valley visitor center to Mount Wittenberg and back. Great day for it with clear skies and a mini heatwave. Lots of tree cover and a fairly undulating… Read More
2024-04-13 22:00
TV
3 Body Problem
Tokyo Vice Season 2
TV
3 Body Problem
After some terrible adaptations of cherished books I was pretty worried about this one. I think they nailed it. Trisolarians are now… Read More
2024-04-13 17:16
SONY ILCE-7C 500mm f6.7 1/800s ISO100
Sutro Tower looks like it lives on a mysterious island in the fog. Shot from Bolinas Beach Read More
2024-04-13 00:38
Timelapse of the April 8, 2024 solar eclipse. This was shot from Chicken Ranch Beach in Inverness, California where the eclipse was partial. This is one of the last places you would expect… Read More
2024-04-11 19:39
NYTimes: This Artificially Intelligent Pin Wants to Free You From Your PhoneNope: "To unlock the device with a passcode, hold out your hand to project a green laser onto your palm. Pulling y… Read More
2024-03-30 23:39
Books
Dead Fall
System Collapse
Movie
Expired
Movies
Dream Scenario
ISS
Lift
Society of the Snow
The Abyss
Werewolves Within
TV
Beacon 23
Expats
Books
Dead Fall
Scot Harvath has little trou… Read More
2024-03-20 23:34
Spring starts now (03:07 UTC on March 20, 2024) in the Northern Hemisphere and Autumn for the equatorially challenged. The image above shows the precise moment of the equinox in Catfoo… Read More
2024-03-17 14:06
Google Pixel 8 Pro 7mm f1.7 1/440s ISO21
LH458 Read More
2024-03-17 11:56
Google Pixel 8 Pro 7mm f1.7 1/1,250s ISO21
LH1621 Read More
2024-03-12 07:09
Google Pixel 8 Pro 7mm f1.7 1/4s ISO88 Read More
2024-03-09 07:17
Google Pixel 8 Pro 7mm f1.7 1/20s ISO21
EK111 Read More
2024-03-08 21:30
Google Pixel 8 Pro 7mm f1.7 1/15s ISO165
EK569 Read More
2024-03-03 08:27
There is a stunningly simple way to get a file out of sharepoint and I'll get to that soon (or just skip to the very end of the post).
I have been automating the shit out of a lot of r… Read More
2024-03-03 05:44
InfoWorld: White House urges developers to dump C and C++Developers urge White House to dump Electoral College and supermajority cloture. #politics #electoralcollege #cloture #c #c++ Read More
2024-03-01 11:23
Google Pixel 8 Pro 7mm f1.7 1/100s ISO21
LH754 Read More
2024-02-29 21:42
Google Pixel 8 Pro 7mm f1.7 1/3,800s ISO21
LH455 Read More
2024-02-24 22:08
Paresh Dave in Wired writes about TDCommons.org, a Google funded but bepress operated site. The idea is to publish technical disclosures as prior art that might invalidate future paten… Read More
2024-02-21 02:25
Trident missile test fails for second time in a rowWe should be kicked off the security council until we can make this work. #uk #trident Read More
2024-02-17 21:49
Google Pixel 8 Pro 7mm f1.7 1/1,000s ISO21
View of a very distinct tide line from Lands End in San Francisco Read More
2024-02-17 21:42
Google Pixel 8 Pro 7mm f1.7 1/45s ISO18
Dramatic sunrise at Ulloa and 15th Avenue in San Francisco Read More
2024-02-12 00:48
TV
A Spy Among Friends
Bodies
Reacher Season 2
The Crown Season 6
TV
A Spy Among Friends
Not since the Kenneth Branagh version of Wallander has a TV series put me so comprehensive… Read More
2024-02-10 23:22
California Proposition 1, Behavioral Health Services Program and Bond Measure
San Francisco, California, Proposition A, Affordable Housing Bond Measure
San Francisco, California, Propositio… Read More
2024-01-31 03:49
January has been nearly all timelapse at ITHCWY. First up I have my annual New Year's Eve production, this time a portrait of the Embarcadero in San Francisco. Apparently the Port Auth… Read More
2024-01-15 23:06
Movies
Leave the World Behind
Level 16
Rebel Moon – Part One
TV
Doctor Who 2023 Specials
For All Mankind Season 4
Slow Horses Season 3
Movies
Leave the World Behind
This movie hangs o… Read More
2024-01-14 23:19
Timelapse of Miami from South Beach. One cloudy night and then a nice sunset. At the end you can see a night departure of the Icon of the Seas, the new largest cruise ship in the world Read More
2024-01-13 21:41
Google Pixel 8 Pro 7mm f1.7 1/51s ISO28
AA2035 Read More
2024-01-07 19:56
Google Pixel 8 Pro 18mm f2.8 1/211s ISO17
AA2045 Read More
2024-01-06 20:31
My poor street has had the works over the past few years. PG&E upgraded the gas lines. Then everything got ripped up for new water mains. We got two new poles. And then new sewers… Read More
2024-01-05 02:09
I have a tradition of making a time lapse of San Francisco on New Year's Eve. This year I focused on the Embarcadero:
The time lapse opens with a view of the Bay Bridge from Cupi… Read More
2023-12-31 03:13
Happy New Year!
Catfood Earth 4.40 includes the latest time zone database and also some fixes for the locations, volcanoes and weather radar layers. If you use any of that please… Read More
2023-12-27 01:09
I got the Aura Carver Mat for Christmas. It's a nice 10 inch digital photo frame with great Google Photos integration - hook it up to an album, invite people to the album, add photos. You c… Read More
2023-12-21 19:20
Winter starts right now for those of us at the top of the planet. It's summer time down under. Winter Solstice 2023 rendered in Catfood Earth (03:28 on December 22, 2023 UTC) Read More
2023-12-16 22:12
Catfood Earth 4.40 is now available to download.
With this release Catfood Earth is 20 years old! This update includes version 2023c of the Time Zone Database and the following bu… Read More
2023-12-10 01:31
Vice has a horrifying article on nanoplastics. I'll have to worry about them later though because Mirjam Guesgen trots out this amazing comparison:
"Microplastics are on the scale… Read More
2023-12-10 00:30
Podcast
Death of a Codebreaker
Podcasts
Marianna in Conspiracyland
TV
Lessons In Chemistry
Podcast
Death of a Codebreaker
This was a really strange story - a spy, dead in a bag. Putin? Sex… Read More
2023-12-02 23:51
The Washington Post: “Do I Know You?” examines what it's like to have face blindness - The Washington PostI'm on the who the hell are you end of this spectrum. #prosopagnosia Read More
2023-11-30 21:38
The 'New' label from the New Microsoft Teams Taskbar Icon.Go vote for this! I can't cope without a notification icon badge in Teams Read More
2023-11-18 22:22
What is it about free will skeptics and their insistence that we completely reorganize society based on their realization that nobody controls their own actions in any way? The Munk De… Read More
2023-11-18 21:28
Music
Go Your Own Way
Podcasts
Shiny Bob
The Bugle
TV
The Lincoln Lawyer Season 2
Music
Go Your Own Way
This Cranberries cover of Go Your Own Way is pure joy.
Podcasts
Shiny Bob
Scottish… Read More
2023-11-11 23:58
The video below shows PM2.5 air pollution in the United States from February to November 2023. The frame above is the impact of fireworks on the 4th of July. It's a blink and you miss… Read More
2023-11-04 23:32
If I'm going to be replaced with AI then I may as well be the person to do it. I need an AI Rob that I can be proud of and that's going to take some work.
My approach so far is to generate… Read More
2023-10-29 23:21
A time lapse video of the Hunter's full moon of October 28, 2023 with Jupiter and three Galilean moons rising right behind it. The photo above shows the moon with Jupiter below and to… Read More
2023-10-18 07:17
Google Pixel 6 Pro 19mm f3.5 1/357s ISO32
AI175 Read More
2023-10-08 06:56
Google Pixel 6 Pro 7mm f1.9 1/900s ISO44
Photo of a Black Kite in Bangalore, startled off a window ledge by me trying to take a quick photo. Fantastic bird but sadly a dirty window Read More
2023-10-07 03:06
Google Pixel 6 Pro 7mm f1.9 1/24s ISO1978
AI176 Read More
2023-10-06 22:46
Movies
The Foreigner
The Last Man on Earth
The Out-Laws
Podcasts
Intrigue Murder in the Lucky Holiday Hotel
Intrigue The Immortals
TV
The Lincoln Lawyer
Movies
The Foreigner
Jackie Chan goe… Read More
2023-10-05 01:52
A recent Pew Research Center poll found that 65% of Americans support the National Popular Vote. Even the old ones:
"Younger adults are somewhat more supportive of changing the sy… Read More
2023-09-30 02:55
Google Pixel 6 Pro 7mm f1.9 1/29s ISO362
AA686 Read More
2023-09-30 00:23
Catfood WebCamSaver 3.22 released with the latest web cam list. Catfood Earth for Android now supports random locations.
New tool - this page is updated every hour with a vid… Read More
2023-09-30 00:12
Google Pixel 6 Pro 7mm f1.9 1/8,696s ISO46
AA3270 Read More
2023-09-25 22:12
Google Pixel 6 Pro 19mm f3.5 1/464s ISO30
AA3770 Read More
2023-09-25 19:04
Google Pixel 6 Pro 19mm f3.5 1/546s ISO30
AA2016 Read More
2023-09-23 06:50
Fall starts at 06:60 on September 23 UTC. Autumn if you're British. Spring if you're Australian. Rendered in Catfood Earth Read More
2023-09-22 00:51
Google Pixel 6 Pro 19mm f3.5 1/250s ISO33
Somebody was blowing huge bubbles at Ocean Beach. This photo shows them drifting over the Great Highway near Sutro Heights Read More
2023-09-22 00:47
Google Pixel 6 Pro 7mm f1.9 1/2,500s ISO44
One of two windmills in the Golden Gate Park near Ocean Beach. This was the largest in the world when it was built in 1908, but it was obsole… Read More
2023-09-17 22:18
4K Time Lapse of sunset over the Pacific shot from San Francisco.
I made this with a Sony A7C, 40mm F2.5 G and a GR-120QD slider. It's taken a while to work with this combo as Sony de… Read More
2023-09-16 23:56
Open to Debate just released a podcast about the need (or not) for more parties in American politics: Does America Need A Third Party.
Andrew Yang argued in favor. In fact he thinks the rig… Read More
2023-09-14 02:33
Movies
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
TV
Good Omens Season 2
Special Ops Lioness Season 1
Movies
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Very nearly skipped this as the Crystal Skull i… Read More
2023-09-04 17:30
SONY DSC-RX10M4 220mm f4.0 1/2,000s ISO100
A nicely lit wave at Fort Funston (GGNRA) in San Francisco Read More
2023-09-03 00:53
The video below shows the past 48 hours of global cloud cover, 24 frames per second. It's HD so view full screen to get the most detail. The video is updated hourly.
The source is the Gl… Read More
2023-09-02 01:05
This animation shows twelve sections from the highest resolution version of NASA's Blue Marble Next Generation image for December 2004.
Can you guess all twelve locations? Answers bel… Read More
2023-08-29 01:05
I have long been a proponent of Legislative Service, a specific flavor of sortition where the upper chamber in a bicameral system is replaced by a randomly selected 'jury' on a per-bil… Read More
2023-08-25 17:49
The photo above is how WaPo decided to illustrate their poll results after the first Republican debate. They say:
"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis came out on top Wednesday night, with 29 percent… Read More
2023-08-19 20:29
Catfood WebCamSaver 3.22 is available to download. This release updates the webcam list Read More
2023-08-19 20:17
Catfood Earth for Android now supports random locations. The slice of Earth displayed will change periodically throughout the day. You can still set a manual location or have Catf… Read More
2023-08-05 19:44
TV
Silo Season 1
TV
Silo Season 1
Foundation was a big disappointment to me, de-Azimov'd generic SciFi, so I was pretty nervous about Silo. It's an adaptation of the first few ins… Read More
2023-08-05 16:35
Google Pixel 6 Pro 7mm f1.9 1/320s ISO44
A Red Swamp Crayfish at Stow Lake in San Francisco. It is confronting an 85lb lab and is not interested in backing down despite being only six inche… Read More
2023-07-31 00:07
ITHCWY is now part of the Fediverse (Mastodon etc), follow @[email protected].
Time lapse of the Market Street Laser Rainbow for Pride, and the&n&helli…Read More
2023-07-23 23:43
ITHCWY is venturing into the Fediverse. This is the second attempt, I had a brief-lived API implementation to a bot account that didn't go so well. This time I've hooked up Bridgy Fed… Read More
2023-07-22 22:47
SONY DSC-RX10M4 220mm f5.6 1/250s ISO320
A frog next to Jordan Pond in Acadia National Park Read More
2023-07-20 00:13
Timelapse including two sunsets over the Shenandoah Valley with some spectacular clouds, fireflies and a star sequence including the milky way Read More
2023-07-15 19:55
Google Pixel 6 Pro 7mm f1.9 1/1,133s ISO48
AS27 Read More
2023-07-15 15:27
Books
Killing Moon
The Starless Crown
Movies
Blackberry
Discontinued
Fast X
To Catch a Killer
Books
Killing Moon
I thought I was done with Harry Hole at the end of Book 12, but he's surpris… Read More
2023-06-29 20:19
Google Pixel 6 Pro 19mm f3.5 1/235s ISO36
A black crested night heron with a couple of turtles at Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park Read More
2023-06-29 20:10
Google Pixel 6 Pro 7mm f1.9 1/2,096s ISO44
AS20 Read More
2023-06-29 16:11
Philosopher's Way is a 2.7 mile loop around McLaren Park in San Francisco. The trail was designed by Peter Richards and Susan Schwatzenberg and opened in 2013. The stone markers are f… Read More
2023-06-26 00:06
Problem: filling a Kong without it rolling around and dispersing its contents and then freezing without tipping over and oozing peanut butter. I found a couple of solutions for smaller… Read More
2023-06-25 21:20
For the second year Illuminate SF has put on a laser rainbow show from the Ferry Building on Market Street in San Francisco for Pride. This time lapse was shot from Twin Peaks and shows fi… Read More
2023-06-21 14:58
Summer Solstice 2023 is at 14:58 UTC on June 21. The image above shows the exact moment of the Solstice as rendered in Catfood Earth. It's the official if not sartorial start of Summer… Read More
2023-06-19 18:27
Movies
I See You
John Wick 4
Knock at the Cabin
Scream 6
The Last Sentinel
The Wandering Earth 2
TV
Anatomy of a Scandal
Beef
Succession Season 4
Movies
I See You
A small town where kids mys… Read More
2023-06-12 00:42
A pleasant loop hike in the Presidio of San Francisco. This is a dog friendly version, many trails are closed to dogs in the spring due to coyote pupping season. It starts at Mountain Lake… Read More
2023-05-31 02:06
A time lapse of the Milky Way over South Lake Tahoe. And, World WebCams 2.
The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is 10 Electoral College votes closer. If you live in a state whe… Read More
2023-05-27 16:37
Minnesota just joined the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, bringing us 10 Electoral College votes closer to not being governed by Presidents with a minority of the popular vote. If… Read More
2023-05-13 18:59
Podcasts
The Coldest Case in Laramie
TV
The Night Agent
Podcasts
The Coldest Case in Laramie
There really should be some naming convention for investigative podcasts that indicates if the c… Read More
2023-05-12 04:03
Google Pixel 6 Pro 7mm f1.9 1/120s ISO1333
I don't know what to do: Please, Do Not Pour Liquids Down Waterless Urinal Read More
2023-04-30 21:08
I loved Qntm's There Is No Antimemetics Division:
"An antimeme is an idea with self-censoring properties; an idea which, by its intrinsic nature, discourages or prevents people from sp… Read More
2023-04-30 20:15
Catfood WebCamSaver 3.31 is available to download. This includes the latest update to the webcam list Read More
2023-04-30 01:41
In 1994 Prince Charles promised to be a defender of faith rather than the faith. The BBC has some disturbing news on his coronation plans:
"Despite changes designed to reflect other fa… Read More
2023-04-28 01:19
It usually takes me a few weeks to get a new website up and running. Last weekend I tried an experiment with Cloudflare Pages and generative AI.
I have wanted to find an excuse to test Page… Read More
2023-04-21 03:02
Crossed a small thing off the bucket list today.
I've used a reMarkable paper tablet for a few years. It's a distraction free eInk writing device with a long battery life and no app store… Read More
2023-04-19 01:35
Having sworn off Google Nest I just ended up with two more cameras. I didn't pay for them. Google has announced that the original DropCam units are no longer supported. Rather than just kni… Read More
2023-04-19 01:07
Timelapse of the Milky Way rising, shot from South Lake Tahoe, California. This shows two consecutive nights from slightly different perspectives. In the first segment the bright light… Read More
2023-04-17 02:23
SONY ILCE-7C 20mm f22.0 1/30s ISO250
A tree with lichen at Echo Summit on Highway 50 in the Sierra Nevada mountains Read More
2023-04-10 00:41
SONY DSC-RX10M4 220mm f4.0 1/1,000s ISO100
I think a Surf Scooter, surfing a wave just off Fort Funston in San Francisco Read More
2023-04-09 19:38
Podcasts
I'm Not a Monster Series 2
TV
Euphoria Seasons 1 and 2
Podcasts
I'm Not a Monster Series 2
Series 2 of I'm Not a Monster is The Shamima Begum Story. Begum was stripped of… Read More
2023-04-06 19:30
It’s Not ‘Deaths of Despair.’ It’s Deaths of Children.Defund the #GOP Read More
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