Amit Patel
http://www.redblobgames.com/
How odd. I've never had these in my yard before, and suddenly, a flock of Band-Tailed Pigeons has been visiting for the past week. I counted around 70 of them in the trees, flying back and forth, squawking. It's like the movie THE BIRDS
They've surrounded the house.
- Amit Patel
...about this bird seed, Amit...
- WoH: Professor MOTHRA
The State of the Birds 2011 San Francisco Bay - Habitats: Managed Ponds - http://data.prbo.org/sfstate...
Jan 4, 2015
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"Commercial salt ponds were constructed around the edge of San Francisco Bay beginning in the mid 1800s. Many former salt production ponds in San Francisco Bay have recently transitioned to public ownership and are being restored and managed for wildlife. These shallow ponds now provide habitat for hundreds of nesting terns, gulls, and shorebirds, and roosting and feeding habitat for hundreds of thousands of migrating and wintering shorebirds and ducks."
- Amit Patel
Saw a magnificent Great Egret yesterday out our kitchen window and thought of you, Amit! My husband said later that day he saw a big hawk sitting on the power line out back. The back of our house is next to a marshy green belt.
- Laura Norvig
Laura: awesome! We get some hawks and egrets, but lately it's been Band-Tailed Pigeons.
- Amit Patel
California gull - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
Jan 4, 2015
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The state bird of Delaware is the Delaware Blue Hen. The state bird of Hawaii is the Hawaiian goose. The state bird of Rhode Island is the Rhode Island red chicken. The state bird of South Carolina is the Carolina wren. The state bird of Utah is the California gull.
- Amit Patel
Looks like every seagull I've ever seen from Maine to Florida.
- Anita Chamberlain
Wheeeeeeeeee
Flew right over my head at Byxbee Park in Palo Alto
- Amit Patel
Gorgeous shot!
- Starmama
Starmama: thanks!
- Amit Patel
Jackie Chan's movies vs Jackie Chan in Hollywood -- action and comedy differences
- Amit Patel
Differences in camera work, how scenes are cut, close up vs wide shots, etc.
- Amit Patel
SHORELINE BOULEVARD CORRIDOR STUDY - Home - http://www.shorelinecorridor.com/
Jan 3, 2015
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Hm, Mountain View wants to make lots of changes to Shoreline Blvd, including closing the 85 on-ramp from Shoreline Blvd north.
- Amit Patel
Palo Alto Baylands. I might go back tomorrow.
Red Beans & Rice | Mumblegrits - http://mumblegrits.blogspot.com/2015...
Jan 1, 2015
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"In the past, I've used premade mixes for red beans and rice. This was my first time doing it from scratch. I was out of stock pots, so I did it in layers."
- Amit Patel
Hayward Shoreline on Sunday was great; on Monday I went to Palo Alto Baylands. And then it got windy so I haven't been out after that.
Blobs in Games: Notes on line drawing on grid maps - http://simblob.blogspot.com/2014...
Dec 31, 2014
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I wrote a short tutorial on how to draw lines, not using the popular Bresenham's algorithm, but using linear interpolation, which I find simpler and more useful. These are my notes on the writing process
- Amit Patel
I like Amit's brain.
- SAM
Notes on line drawing on grid maps - http://simblob.blogspot.com/2014...
Dec 31, 2014
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For Thieves, Legos are Like Uncut Diamonds: Untraceable & Invaluable - http://www.vocativ.com/underwo...
Dec 31, 2014
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"A pair of back-to-back Lego heists last week exposed a flourishing trend in the criminal underworld that's been quietly building for years. Stolen Legos are as untraceable as cash"
- Amit Patel
I have the perfect hiding spot. I built my entire garage out of legos. Nobody will think to check that!
- Todd Hoff
Muhahaha!
- Amit Patel
Strangest sight: all the avocets got together and lined up. Why? It looked like there was a hawk far overhead. I've never seen them do this before.
Beautiful!
- Stephen Mack
More from Hayward Shoreline. I went out the last few days but it's too windy today.
That last one is a Common Goldeneye, I think.
- Amit Patel
I think you're right.
- John (bird whisperer)
Thanks John!
- Amit Patel
BBC - Future - The mind-bending effects of feeling two hearts - http://www.bbc.com/future...
Dec 30, 2014
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"When a man was fitted with a new heart, his mind changed in unusual ways. Why? The answer reveals a surprising truth about all our bodies, says David Robson."
- Amit Patel
This is disturbing.
- Amit Patel
High tide at Hayward Shoreline had fewer birds but it was interesting to see how far up the water came.
Hayward Shoreline continues to be my favorite bird photography spot. The birds are so close to the trail! Low tide turns out to be better than high tide.
Incredible But True: Sahara Dust Can Bring Not Just Haze But Also Disease | Terry Ally - http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/terry-a...
Dec 26, 2014
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Bacteria and fungal spores travel from the Sahara to other places in the world, bringing infections and climate-alterations
- Amit Patel
Last Thu it rained quite a bit. Last Fri & Sat were big waves (25 ft). Last Sat, Sun, Mon, Tue were high tide (6 ft). I went Sat morning to catch the combination of the three. Waves were powerful, eating the cliffs. Water running off the side of hills.
The Most and Least Diverse Cities in America - http://priceonomics.com/the-mos...
Dec 26, 2014
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Yay Oakland!
- Amit Patel
Grumpy Cat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
Dec 26, 2014
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"Ben Lashes is Grumpy Cat's manager who also represents Keyboard Cat and Nyan Cat."
- Amit Patel
"Bryan said that by March 2013 they earned "mid-five figures" and "low-six-figure" by May 2013. The corporation has an estimated value of $1 million."
- Amit Patel
(Yes, I'm watching the movie … wow)
- Amit Patel
BBC - Earth - Spectacular real virgin births - http://www.bbc.com/earth...
Dec 26, 2014
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"Virgin births are no longer rare. They happen everywhere, in ways we still don't fully understand"
- Amit Patel
Egret flew right past me! and my camera focused properly this time
Random thought: in large part due to the web/internet, text and video has moved from having few producers (most people consume only) to many producers (using youtube, friendfeed, twitter, facebook), whereas with computing hardware, we seem to be moving from many producers to few producers (tablet/phone seem more for consumption)
All warmed up and nowhere to go: The missing El Niño of 2014 - GeoSpace - AGU Blogosphere - http://blogs.agu.org/geospac...
Dec 23, 2014
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"But despite high expectations, the predicted El Niño of 2014 has ultimately fizzled."
- Amit Patel
"Finally, McPhaden said, the pool of warm water in the western Pacific has been expanding over the past 50 years as a result of climate change. As the ocean warms, it may become increasingly difficult for even the strongest westerly winds to move this massive pool of water enough trigger an El Niño. If this is the case, McPhaden told GeoSpace, the Pacific may have become a fundamentally more stable place, and we may see fewer El Niños in the future."
- Amit Patel
On a random rural road in central california
They'd sell like hotcakes in the SGV. First thing that comes after wrecking a home to build a McMansion is erecting lions like that.
- Spidra Webster
I went to Dow Wetlands, not knowing what to expect. Not the bird sanctuary I was hoping for, but I got to see this guy—
I love watching pelicans.
Me three. I love watching them cruise the wave tops all aligned. They swoop along at high speeds and the eventually loop around to do it again.
- Todd Hoff
HVO Maps - http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/maps/
Dec 20, 2014
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Kilauea is headed towards a town :(
- Amit Patel
Oh, shoot :(
- Jennifer Dittrich
Scrolling back in time to the 9th, you can really see the advance against certain landmarks. I've looked into the crater of an active volcano and seen the lava bubbling inside, but I've never seen lava flow. It must be amazing to see it move (but not when it's coming towards people, of course).
- bentley
I was patient. The egret caught a fish.