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bravefoot | 2 years ago | on: Waterway Map

In the valley, we talk about the Cosumnes and Clavey rivers as "undammed" but they may still have flood control and irrigation equipment in them.

Growing up near the Mokulumne, one day I'd like to go from Camanche to the sea. It's not that far but would still have at least one portage at Woodbridge

bravefoot | 4 years ago | on: Netlify Drop

I've used eleventy (https://www.11ty.dev/) with Netlify and it was very simple. Eleventy is the most featureful static site generator out there, but its probably the easiest to use.

bravefoot | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: Good tech talks on how analytics systems are implemented?

I built a web analytics system from scratch for my current employer. I give the same advice to anyone that asks.

bravefoot | 7 years ago | on: Japan to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission

As one commentator, Michael Cucek, pointed out (0), this could result in less whales being killed. There isn't that much of a market for whale in Japan and whaling operations have mostly been subsidised for "research" purposes. (0)https://mobile.twitter.com/MichaelTCucek/status/107560724374...

bravefoot | 7 years ago | on: A Fetus Can Turn to Stone in Its Mother’s Body and Go Undiscovered for Decades

IANAD but I know the fallopian tube doesn't connect to the ovaries but instead opens into the abdomen. An already ectopic embryo could continue up the tube until it exits into the abdomen. That sounds crazy which is probably why it's so rare. Also, during ovulation, a fringe called the fimbra is deployed to essentially sweep the egg into the tube.

bravefoot | 7 years ago | on: 'Japan's millennium bug' ahead of Akihito's abdication

Donald Keene's Emperor of Japan: Meiji and His World is probably the most complete work on that period of time. It's an enjoyable but very dense read.

bravefoot | 9 years ago | on: Instacart is playing games with its workers’ pay

Half of my pantry is food I found in the clearance and damaged goods sections. I never go to the store with the intent of buying three big cans of enchilada sauce, but the bent ones are half off and I'll use them eventually...

bravefoot | 9 years ago | on: A Sumo Matchup Centuries in the Making

It's interesting to see this analysis a year later. The article posits that possibly "Hakuho sees his skills slipping and is resorting to dirty tactics in a last-ditch effort to stay on top of a sport" and since then Hakuho has been reprimanded for other actions in the ring, faced serious injury, and gone into the longest losing streak since becoming a Yokozuna. If this turns out to be the end of Hakuho's career, it's interesting that this article picked out a possible beginning of the fall