Lying in bed this morning I convinced myself I had a proof that structure is the unit of inheritance not dna sequence. I expect this feeling to wear off by mid day and it will join that scrap heap of ideas that only seemed good in the shower or when half asleep.

YouTube video by Open Reel Ensemble Tape Bowing Ensemble - Open Reel Ensemble

youtu.be/vaG5tVnpkwc?... very clever

If you’re doing anything interesting, success is the least likely outcome.

Still using FileMaker. :-)

The whittakers peanut slab is the best way to eat chocolate. If you ever get down to NZ they’re pretty much everywhere.

The speed difference is an issue an escort has to take special attention to, especially long distance navigation and currents. 500 m is a big deal to swimmer and half a knot current likewise. I enjoy the precise navigation aspect.

Is there a knife fight?

It’s hard to unload.

Trading in hot butter.

Used to do a few long distance swimmer escorts in my kayak. Always tried to finish with more or less the same number of people I started with.

Live Streaming Supported by KONOIKE CONSTRUCTION（The Human Powered Propeller Division） YouTube video by 鳥人間コンテスト【ytv公式】

www.youtube.com/live/fjjw_CT... live stream

Precision fermentation could potentially free a lot of that land up.

I once a made a 2d flower breeding app. You could do a much better job with these.

Sometimes you’re just looking for an expression to describe a phenomenon. “Latent variation” is what I need to describe the potential variation produced by newly acquired neutrality. It’s like latent heat. Next you find there’s already an expression that you’ve never heard off.

I’m thinking of playing around with water ballast in the ama. Probably around 20 litres. The downside is I’d have to add 20 litres to the volume of the ama.

I think overall it’s a nice idea. It’s probably overpowered. That just adds complexity and cost with rapidly diminishing returns. With that hull, a postage stamp would push it along nicely.

I might still play with it as with my tiny sail the ama has never left the water.

I was looking at moving the mass closer to the Waka. This is a peculiarity of the sitting position in my boat (feet forward). From what I can see the Bruce foils main issue is coming out of waves and your righting moment disappears when it’s upwind. With predictable results.

Thanks will have a look

Yeah someone was talking to me about Bruce foils. Any idea how they worked out

Saw it years ago and was discussing it with Gary the other day. A angled foil would get its AoA from slippage but I’d be a bit worried about it popping out, so I was curious about your experiences

@dominictarr.bsky.social have you played around with angling the foil on the ama inwards so that it gives some downforce. The slippage should give it some AoA perhaps enough for a downforce component. Toying with the idea.

I’ve seen so many iterations of the smart home idea going back to the apple 2 in the 70s. It’s an idea that seems to pop up every so often and seems to die just a quickly. No idea why.

Painting cars the same colour as the road is just stupid.

…..can’t put shit…. Bloody typos

NZ English “I can put shit on the piss” translation, “I insist on everything being straight and level.”

384 Rule110 cell automata - Tiny Tapeout Cellular automaton based on the Rule 110

Always google before posting. Looks like someone done some work tinytapeout.com/runs/tt05/tt...

Does anyone know if anyone has implemented rule 110 or any other CA in hardware on a chip or has plans to do so. #complexity.

YouTube video by Ross Barnett Sailing - Exploring Lake Waikaremoana - Dinghy Cruising.

My friends trip around lake waikaremoana in a cruising dinghy. Spectacular but looks freezing. youtu.be/Dg2zylqLc5E?...

Man that’s weird. Never heard of germline restricted chromosomes WTF.