David :SetouchiExplorer:

Security check went the smoothest ever. You don't need to take out your electronic devices out of your bags anymore. The last time I took the plane, it took forever to pull out my devices, the kids' and then putting them back in. People behind were not happy. Security people not so much either […]

This group was only middle-aged guys and their sons. Not a single female. They looked like a bunch of freshly retired football players or something. 🤔

Note that Americans do not all look the same, but they're so loud (you don't miss it bit of their conversations) and so fat (even the nob-fat ones are fat... What happened there? People weren't all so big when I lived there.

Kansai Airport is such a strange place after months, sometimes years in my corner of the world. So many different kinds of people mixed up. And the rumors are true, if you stay away from them long enough, all Westerners look alike (well, all Anglos look the same, all French look the same, all […]

I'm not even on the plane yet, I'm already tired. (Probably because I didn't take my daily afternoon nap)
Well, hopefully, for once, maybe I'll manage to sleep on the plane. Hopefully.

@FlockOfCats It's the first mascot I genuinely and unironically love as an adult.

A selfie with a cardboard cutout of Myaku-Myaku

Finally meeting my new favorite pers... Thing?

#Osaka #MyakuMyaku #Japan

@jannem I never run out of things to do anywhere I am. 😉
But the complete chaos really gets me. At least in Europe (and even in North America) there is some sort of logic in the ways cities are organized.

Entering Osaka now. I'll never get used to the chaotic mess that huge Japanese cities are.

My first memory of Kobe is in the news, after the earthquake. I especially remember the elevated highway that had collapsed. The highway I'm currently on now. Always a strange feeling.

Wow, this is probably the longest tunnel I've been through (Big traffic jams in Kobe - are there ever no traffic jams in Kobe?) so we took a detour by the north of the city and then joined back the main road to Osaka through that tunnel that went on forever. Of course, we're now stuck at the […]

Hello Honshu.

Leaving Shikoku now, for the first time in quite a while.

As for the forgotten plush, maybe it'll be an excuse to buy a stuffed Myaku-Myaku in Osaka?

I'm not gonna live-post my trip (or will I?) but we're on the bus to Osaka, an hour from home, when my son realizes he forgot his stuffed penguin. It's the only toy he wanted to bring (beside his Switch) but more than a toy, I think it was going to be his "mom surrogate" or something like that […]

The good news: my back hurts less today.
The bad news: my leg hurts more. My sciatica has chosen the worst possible time to return.
Hopefully, the pain will remain manageable until I can see the physical therapist again (basically when I return home)

Ms. Crow, walking towards me to get some peanuts.

See you in three weeks, Ms. Crow.
Caught a glimpse of Kiddo (probably the last time I see him/her 😢) and Mr. Crow too.

#Crows #Birds #Corvids

A striped black and yellow wasp on a small rock in a bigger birdbath, drinking water while staying safe

The rocks in the birdbath are also important for our tiny visitors.

Paper wasp here

#SKyard

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Al Overview GDAL includes Python utility scripts, including gdal_pca.py , which may be included in the GDAL distribution. What is gdal_pca.py? While the core GDAL library focuses on raster and vector data format translation, it also offers a collection of Python-based utilities for various processing tasks. gdal_pca.py is one such utility, likely designed to perform Principal Component Analysis (PCA) on raster datasets, a technique commonly used in remote sensing and image processing. How to use gdal_pca.py - Command Line Interface: Similar to other GDAL utilities like gdal_calc or gdal_translate, gdal_pca.py would likely be used from the command line, providing input raster files and specifying output options. - Python Bindings: You could also integrate the functionality of gdal_pca.py within your own Python scripts by importing and calling the relevant functions, leveraging GDAL's Python bindings. Note: Specific usage details and command-line options for gdal_pca.py would be available in the official GDAL documentation or by running gdal_pca.py --help on your command line.

Nice GDAL utility you found, Google! Too bad you just made it up and it doesn't exist.

Google’s AI Is Destroying Search, the Internet, and Your Brain Google’s AI Overview, which is easy to fool into stating nonsense as fact, is stopping people from finding and supporting small businesses and credible sources.

https://www.404media.co/googles-ai-is-destroying-search-the-internet-and-your-brain/

#search #internet #google #ai

With temperatures being insane here (38 later today) I was wondering what the situation was like in Hong Kong (I have a short layover there tomorrow night)...

Well, it's cooler in HK than it is in Japan (29-30). However, it's raining a lot. Is rainy season now?

#Netanyahu denying starvation in #Gaza, then describing Israeli hostage conditions as 'like the holocaust'.... srsly, that man is a monster.

Oh fuck. 24 hours before my big trip and my backache is back... Fuck...

I uploaded the first FediCon 2025 video:

https://techhub.social/@fedicon/114966789818893323

#FediCon #FediCon2025 #Fediverse

11:30 pm. 31°C
This is fine.

#climatediary #Japan

Alright, time to go to bed.

The suitcase is not packed yet, but everything is ready apart from clothing. I'm not sure what to bring. I'm tempted to bring two pairs of shorts, five T-shirts and that's it, but French weather can be tricky late August. On the other hand, I'm planning to buy quite […]

Dear friends, followers and random people.

While Macron is parading with grand announcements that he will one day recognize the state of Palestine (announcing he will recognize it in the future instead of just doing it is already a sign of what's up) so that the international news report on his […]

@jannem I guess... 🤷‍♂️

It looks like a city from the sky, but it's actually hundreds of square and rectangular objects (boxes, books, cubes, etc) all perfectly stacked and arranged by color. Oh, and this installation is inside an old abandoned swimming pool.

It looks like a city from the sky, but it's actually hundreds of square and rectangular objects (boxes, books, cubes, etc) all perfectly stacked and arranged by color. Oh, and this installation is inside an old abandoned swimming pool.

Nice cityscape... Wait a minute!!!

#Japan #Megijima #art #SetouchiTriennale #JacobDahlgren