If you find yourself, as I do, at the coalface of sysadmin _and_ accounting (or sysadmin and engineering, as the author does), I wholeheartedly recommend the Numderline [sic] patched fonts for making it much easier to see the size of large numbers.

Numderline uses OpenType features to automatically group thousands in any sequence of numerals longer than three.

You can patch your own favourite font with one of several grouping techniques, but I'm happy with the sample fonts that the author has already done.

https://thume.ca/numderline/

"Neofeud is like an important piece of literature" Wow, first time I've heard that high compliment! Not that I want to compete with War and Peace!

As a sci-fi author of cautionary tales, these sub-blotting people are going to *destroy* not save the world.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/11/21/stardust-geoengineering-janos-pasztor-regulations-00646414

I post this mostly as a periodic reminder to myself that it wasn't that long ago that the rule of law and the constitution prevailed. I hope it will again in my lifetime.

I'm mostly satisfied with this photo, but if I were to do it again, I'd probably use a one or two stop ND grad to even out the brightness of the dome with the main part of the building.

@johntimaeus @tinker which, I should say, is quite a bit shorter than it used to be. We still use the clothes dryer my mother gave me, which was made in 1969 (!). It has like five major components, all repairable or replaceable, and YOU CAN STILL GET THOSE PARTS. By contrast, we recently replaced the dryer in our rental house which was ~10 years old because the stupid non-repairable plastic control button assembly failed and had to be replaced every 2 years.

Captured with the Phase One IQ4-150 digital back, Rodenstock 90mm/5.6 HR-Digaron lens (@ f/6.3) and about 10mm of vertical shift to maintain geometry.

Almost five years ago, a group of insurrectionist losers sacked this building in an attempt to overthrow the US Government and prevent the transfer of power to a newly elected president. They got frighteningly close to succeeding.

This photo was made about six months later; some of the physical damage from the attack remains visible here.

US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, 2021.

All the pixels, each spending most of its time fundraising, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/51221569646

#photography

RE: https://mstdn.social/@rjblaskiewicz/115601900313595207

The straightest rows you've ever seen

"Rates of #pertussis, also known as #WhoopingCough, are surging in Texas, Florida, California, Oregon, and other states and localities across the country.

"The outbreaks are fueled by falling #vaccination rates, fading immunity, and delays in public health tracking systems, according to interviews with state and federal health officials."

#RFKJr must be so proud. https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/publichealth/118629

Wanted to catch up with @timhollo for a cup of tea, but things have been busy, so instead I’ve written a public letter in response to his blog post…

Tim on activist jamming:
https://in-between-days.ghost.io/whos-up-for-an-activist-jam-session/

Me saying yes and make it radical love:
https://greenagenda.org.au/2025/11/radical-love-is-activism/

#greens #activism #ClimateChange #antifa #HopePunk

@Thomas @Taweret "You mean the movie lied??”

BIG NEWS! The first Healthcare Infusion in ONTARIO has launched! It's for Ottawa — https://ottawa.healthcareinfusion.org.

Do you want need doctors and nurses in YOUR community? You can get them, and Jocelyn and I can help!

Join the volunteer-run national movement: https://healthcareinfusion.org

@Taweret Throuple with Mothman

"If you go to Google and type in 'seabirds affected by light pollution', 3 or 4 years ago you would have been directed to our site with an organic link.

Today you get presented with an AI answer that occupies the top thirds of the page, the rest is sponsored links. There might be 1 or 2 organic links at the bottom, or else you're on page 2. And tell me the last time anyone clicked on page 2 of Google."

#JamesFrankham, publisher, #NZGeographic, 2025

https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/mediawatch?share=0fc8e854-476a-4b94-a849-ecfac17b8e35

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#Google