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Jeremy Cherfas

2024-01-25

rabbit_quest #geohashing 20240125-W-AY68O8

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Composite image with my location on the left and the rabbit quest on the right; a Brompton bicycle, folded in front of a tray stucco wall and flanked by two plants in pots.

* On bicycle
* 41.871087, 12.44482
* Thursday 25 January, 2024
* 422.58 ppm CO2
*Β OpenStreetMap

Had to go out for fresh coffee, so why not?

Jeremy Cherfas

Smoother sailing: Studying audio imperfections in Steamboat Willie

It has been a nerdy late afternoon, spelunking into quite a few rabbit holes that I would never normally have discovered. Like this post about correcting the fluttering audio on the soundtrack of Steamboat Willie, thanks to ooh.directory. I even understood some of it.

Jeremy Cherfas

Robert has a good solution to blocking text-to-speech narration in audiobooks, not a problem for me as I don't listen. But ... the 2023 roundup of Tyler Cowan's podcast said they were recording his voice for a custom text-to-speech. Might be worthwhile.

Jeremy Cherfas

🦀 Animal #177 🐿️
I figured it out in 5 guesses!
πŸŸ₯πŸŸ₯πŸŸ₯🟨🟩
πŸ”₯ 6 | Avg. Guesses: 7.2

https://metazooa.com

Jeremy Cherfas

🐈 Animal #176 πŸ¦“
I figured it out in 8 guesses!
πŸŸ₯πŸŸ₯πŸŸ₯🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩
πŸ”₯ 5 | Avg. Guesses: 7.4

https://metazooa.com

Bad common name, again.

Jeremy Cherfas

2024-01-22

rabbit_quest #geohashing 20240122-W-AYB80D

1 min read

rabbit_quest 20240122-W-AYB80D

Composite image with my location on the left and the rabbit quest on the right; a parking lot between two modern, glassed buildings overhung by conifer branches

* On foot
* 41.930987, 12.469606
* Monday 22 January, 2024
* 422.53 ppm CO2
* [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.930987&mlon=12.469606#map=14/41.930987/12.469606)

A little detour before catching a bus home.

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Jeremy Cherfas

🐾 Animal #175 🦩
I figured it out in 5 guesses!
🟧🟧🟧🟨🟩
πŸ”₯ 4 | Avg. Guesses: 7.3

https://metazooa.com

Jeremy Cherfas

2024-01-21

rabbit_quest #geohashing 20240121-W-AY680D

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Composite image with my location on the left and the rabbit quest on the right; a Bistrot called Lo Spuntino

* On foot
* 41.877312, 12.450351
* Sunday 21 January, 2024
* 422.51 ppm CO2
* [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.877312&mlon=12.450351#map=14/41.877312/12.450351)

Jeremy Cherfas

🐝 Animal #174 🦭
I figured it out in 10 guesses!
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩🟩
πŸ”₯ 3 | Avg. Guesses: 7.4

https://metazooa.com

Even after a hint, which I didn’t actually need, the paucity of potential candidate was unhelpful.

Jeremy Cherfas

Very excited to have a new season of appear in my feed, looking into the coup d’etat in Wilmington, North Carolina, of 1898. John Biewen and his collaborators have produced some of the most compelling podcasts on racism and sexism, and judging by episode 1 this will be every bit as good as previous series.