Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק
@aarbrk.mstdn.mx.ap.brid.gy
Historian of Mexico & California; Computer Science educator. Archives, manuscripts, graphics, document pipelines. Degrowth, frisbee, gardening, hi-fi.
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mstdn.mx/@aarbrk, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mstdn.mx/@aarbrk, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
“In the Shadow of Stalin” by Andrea Chalupa and Ivan Rodrigues (2024). A very attractive cold war thriller covering Welsh journalist Gareth Jones reaching Ukraine and witnessing the Holodomor in 1933. Lots of female roles, but some seemed contrived; developing these […]
[Original post on mstdn.mx]
[Original post on mstdn.mx]
September 20, 2026 at 5:50 PM
“In the Shadow of Stalin” by Andrea Chalupa and Ivan Rodrigues (2024). A very attractive cold war thriller covering Welsh journalist Gareth Jones reaching Ukraine and witnessing the Holodomor in 1933. Lots of female roles, but some seemed contrived; developing these […]
[Original post on mstdn.mx]
[Original post on mstdn.mx]
“Four Presidents.”
Each man has ordered something different. How many are drinking alcohol? (poll in reply) […]
[Original post on mstdn.mx]
Each man has ordered something different. How many are drinking alcohol? (poll in reply) […]
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September 17, 2026 at 5:46 PM
“Four Presidents.”
Each man has ordered something different. How many are drinking alcohol? (poll in reply) […]
[Original post on mstdn.mx]
Each man has ordered something different. How many are drinking alcohol? (poll in reply) […]
[Original post on mstdn.mx]
“Easy to Learn, Difficult to Master” by David Kushner and Koren Shadmi. A dual biography covering a few years' rivalry between Nolan Bushnell and Ralph Baer during the 1970s, including fantasy gaming encounters between the two. There are a few charming moments, but […]
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[Original post on mstdn.mx]
September 11, 2026 at 5:22 PM
“Easy to Learn, Difficult to Master” by David Kushner and Koren Shadmi. A dual biography covering a few years' rivalry between Nolan Bushnell and Ralph Baer during the 1970s, including fantasy gaming encounters between the two. There are a few charming moments, but […]
[Original post on mstdn.mx]
[Original post on mstdn.mx]
My family enjoys a fairly reliable municipal water supply, but I would like to be more resilient in this area. Buying pallets of plastic bottles sounds awful. Does anyone have experience or insight around the installation of a (continually flushed, inline) tank for […]
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[Original post on mstdn.mx]
September 10, 2026 at 12:50 AM
My family enjoys a fairly reliable municipal water supply, but I would like to be more resilient in this area. Buying pallets of plastic bottles sounds awful. Does anyone have experience or insight around the installation of a (continually flushed, inline) tank for […]
[Original post on mstdn.mx]
[Original post on mstdn.mx]
“Louis Riel” by Chester Brown (2003). A biographical epic of politics, exile, and rebellion. Riel is a sympathetic and troubled figure. The artwork alternates between dwelling on visual themes, and rapidly changing views and locations, with which the maps help a […]
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[Original post on mstdn.mx]
September 8, 2026 at 6:09 PM
“Louis Riel” by Chester Brown (2003). A biographical epic of politics, exile, and rebellion. Riel is a sympathetic and troubled figure. The artwork alternates between dwelling on visual themes, and rapidly changing views and locations, with which the maps help a […]
[Original post on mstdn.mx]
[Original post on mstdn.mx]
“Joseph Smith and the Mormons” by Noah Van Sciver (2022). A fun biography with robust dialogue that brings moral and spiritual questions front and center. Silent panels and nature scenes help to pace Smith's long series of tribulations and provocations. NVS's style […]
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[Original post on mstdn.mx]
September 7, 2026 at 4:41 PM
“Joseph Smith and the Mormons” by Noah Van Sciver (2022). A fun biography with robust dialogue that brings moral and spiritual questions front and center. Silent panels and nature scenes help to pace Smith's long series of tribulations and provocations. NVS's style […]
[Original post on mstdn.mx]
[Original post on mstdn.mx]
>>> import math
>>> import strings
Vladimir Mayakovsky
>>>
This was a surprise! Of course it was my fault for launching the interpreter in a directory full of short-named code samples.
#python
>>> import strings
Vladimir Mayakovsky
>>>
This was a surprise! Of course it was my fault for launching the interpreter in a directory full of short-named code samples.
#python
August 29, 2026 at 3:07 AM
>>> import math
>>> import strings
Vladimir Mayakovsky
>>>
This was a surprise! Of course it was my fault for launching the interpreter in a directory full of short-named code samples.
#python
>>> import strings
Vladimir Mayakovsky
>>>
This was a surprise! Of course it was my fault for launching the interpreter in a directory full of short-named code samples.
#python
The Marine Division of Santa Cruz's Fire Department has some real specialists on staff! Good reason to pay property tax, IMHO, even if you could reasonably argue that noone needs to drive near Steamer's Lane […]
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[Original post on mstdn.mx]
August 13, 2026 at 11:51 PM
The Marine Division of Santa Cruz's Fire Department has some real specialists on staff! Good reason to pay property tax, IMHO, even if you could reasonably argue that noone needs to drive near Steamer's Lane […]
[Original post on mstdn.mx]
[Original post on mstdn.mx]
En el año 2000 tuve la suerte de volar con Cubana de Aviación en un avión de hélice soviético, entre la Habana y Santiago. Me he puesto a preguntar si era o un Ilyushin Il-18 o un Antonov An-24 o un An-26, los que operaba Cubana en los años 90. Ya que esa ruta es la […]
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[Original post on mstdn.mx]
August 8, 2026 at 8:37 PM
En el año 2000 tuve la suerte de volar con Cubana de Aviación en un avión de hélice soviético, entre la Habana y Santiago. Me he puesto a preguntar si era o un Ilyushin Il-18 o un Antonov An-24 o un An-26, los que operaba Cubana en los años 90. Ya que esa ruta es la […]
[Original post on mstdn.mx]
[Original post on mstdn.mx]
Anecdotal evidence that the public library here in San Francisco is thriving.
https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/sf-library-odyssey-film-22368957.php
https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/sf-library-odyssey-film-22368957.php
August 1, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Anecdotal evidence that the public library here in San Francisco is thriving.
https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/sf-library-odyssey-film-22368957.php
https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/sf-library-odyssey-film-22368957.php
Linux desktop user since 1997 and the forced migration from Xorg to Wayland is one of my worst software experiences ever.
May 21, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Linux desktop user since 1997 and the forced migration from Xorg to Wayland is one of my worst software experiences ever.
El toque del malbañil.
May 11, 2026 at 1:31 AM
El toque del malbañil.
ICYMI, users of “Claude” are now killing Black people with Elon's personal methane generators in Memphis.
https://slashdot.org/story/26/05/07/0424216/anthropic-raises-claude-code-usage-limits-credits-new-deal-with-spacex
#health #ai #anthropic #spacex #memphis #airquality #liability
https://slashdot.org/story/26/05/07/0424216/anthropic-raises-claude-code-usage-limits-credits-new-deal-with-spacex
#health #ai #anthropic #spacex #memphis #airquality #liability
Anthropic Raises Claude Code Usage Limits, Credits New Deal With SpaceX - Slashdot
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: At its Code with Claude developer conference on Wednesday, Anthropic announced a deal with SpaceX to utilize the entire compute capacity of the latter's data center in Memphis, Tennessee. On stage at the conference, CEO Dario Amodei said the dea...
slashdot.org
May 7, 2026 at 5:46 PM
ICYMI, users of “Claude” are now killing Black people with Elon's personal methane generators in Memphis.
https://slashdot.org/story/26/05/07/0424216/anthropic-raises-claude-code-usage-limits-credits-new-deal-with-spacex
#health #ai #anthropic #spacex #memphis #airquality #liability
https://slashdot.org/story/26/05/07/0424216/anthropic-raises-claude-code-usage-limits-credits-new-deal-with-spacex
#health #ai #anthropic #spacex #memphis #airquality #liability
Reposted by Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק
AI bros admiring their artificial girlfriend
April 15, 2026 at 5:10 PM
AI bros admiring their artificial girlfriend
Reposted by Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק
Sequoiadendron giganteum. https://images.wur.nl/digital/collection/coll13/id/1292/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoiadendron_giganteum
#plants #roots #illustration
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoiadendron_giganteum
#plants #roots #illustration
April 13, 2026 at 6:32 AM
This week I read “Smith of Wootton Major and Farmer Giles of Ham” aloud to my nine year old. What a change for her from “Diary of a Wimpy Kid.” This was fun!
March 21, 2026 at 2:18 AM
This week I read “Smith of Wootton Major and Farmer Giles of Ham” aloud to my nine year old. What a change for her from “Diary of a Wimpy Kid.” This was fun!
Piano rolls: music distribution technology from a century ago. How times change!
The photo is from a Craigslist ad selling these for $1 each. https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/msg/d/morgan-hill-player-piano-rolls/7900683747.html
#documents #piano #music #sound #history #histodons
The photo is from a Craigslist ad selling these for $1 each. https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/msg/d/morgan-hill-player-piano-rolls/7900683747.html
#documents #piano #music #sound #history #histodons
March 18, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Piano rolls: music distribution technology from a century ago. How times change!
The photo is from a Craigslist ad selling these for $1 each. https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/msg/d/morgan-hill-player-piano-rolls/7900683747.html
#documents #piano #music #sound #history #histodons
The photo is from a Craigslist ad selling these for $1 each. https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/msg/d/morgan-hill-player-piano-rolls/7900683747.html
#documents #piano #music #sound #history #histodons
WHAT EVER
HAPPENED TO
DOOKIE BROWN
???
R.I.P. TOM
THE ONLY MAN I
HAVE EVER LOVED
#document #graffiti #mission #sanfrancisco #california #scat #sentiment
HAPPENED TO
DOOKIE BROWN
???
R.I.P. TOM
THE ONLY MAN I
HAVE EVER LOVED
#document #graffiti #mission #sanfrancisco #california #scat #sentiment
March 17, 2026 at 6:04 PM
WHAT EVER
HAPPENED TO
DOOKIE BROWN
???
R.I.P. TOM
THE ONLY MAN I
HAVE EVER LOVED
#document #graffiti #mission #sanfrancisco #california #scat #sentiment
HAPPENED TO
DOOKIE BROWN
???
R.I.P. TOM
THE ONLY MAN I
HAVE EVER LOVED
#document #graffiti #mission #sanfrancisco #california #scat #sentiment
Reposted by Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק
Conocido como Evangeliario Dorado de Enrique VIII de Inglaterra], esta obra fue creada en la abadía benedictina de Tréveris durante el arzobispado de Egbert (c. 980), quizás para la coronación de Oton III del Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico en el 983. 16 […]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
[Original post on mastodon.social]
March 11, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Reposted by Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק
“The Foot ball
The 49ers Tean has
the excitement
of the bear,
the velocity of the deer
and strenght of—
the buffalo.”
Source: Rear wall of Taquería Vallarta on 24th Street.
#mural #document #football #allegory #sanfrancisco #california
The 49ers Tean has
the excitement
of the bear,
the velocity of the deer
and strenght of—
the buffalo.”
Source: Rear wall of Taquería Vallarta on 24th Street.
#mural #document #football #allegory #sanfrancisco #california
March 8, 2026 at 11:46 PM
“The Foot ball
The 49ers Tean has
the excitement
of the bear,
the velocity of the deer
and strenght of—
the buffalo.”
Source: Rear wall of Taquería Vallarta on 24th Street.
#mural #document #football #allegory #sanfrancisco #california
The 49ers Tean has
the excitement
of the bear,
the velocity of the deer
and strenght of—
the buffalo.”
Source: Rear wall of Taquería Vallarta on 24th Street.
#mural #document #football #allegory #sanfrancisco #california
Reposted by Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק
A cartoon reminder that tomorrow is World Book Day (In the UK anyway). Originally for the @theguardian.com
March 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
A cartoon reminder that tomorrow is World Book Day (In the UK anyway). Originally for the @theguardian.com
Reposted by Aaron Brick — אהרן בריק
Here's a tricky puzzle! This section of Greek text appeared in in the (Latin) Einsiedeln itinerary, Einsiedeln MS 326 (9th c.) amidst a bunch of Latin inscriptions and poems. It's Greek-ish, maybe Coptish, but we can't assume the scribe understood Greek as […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
March 3, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Here's a tricky puzzle! This section of Greek text appeared in in the (Latin) Einsiedeln itinerary, Einsiedeln MS 326 (9th c.) amidst a bunch of Latin inscriptions and poems. It's Greek-ish, maybe Coptish, but we can't assume the scribe understood Greek as […]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]
[Original post on mastodonapp.uk]