N is for… #Narwhal
Join us for more #ArtABCs
No AI, Yes alt text, CW as needed
https://dotart.blog/karin-wanderer-learns/n-is-for-nonpareil
Shout out on this month's #ClimateLens to some of the media folk that are getting it right on #ClimateChange & very much worthy of your support:
& CBC's #WhatOnEarth
What are some of your favourites?
THIS WEEKEND!
Come and join the Narwhal #AmateurRadio Society and the wider #Narwhal Pincushion for #ARRLFieldDay2025!
We'll be camping out June 28th and 29th at Penrose Point State Park (near Home, Wash. USA) for #HamRadio nerdy and radio adjacent shenanigans.
More details here:
https://nars.narwhal.be/Field-Day-2025/
(RSVP via the link at the bottom of the post, so we know to expect you!)
Summer seclusion -
green narwhals tickle sky, say:
stay humble, don't brag
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#vss365 - #narwhal
#VssPoem - #humblebrag
#BlueSkyRelay - #NorthernLights / #Summer
#DailyHaikuPrompt - tickle / seclusion
@DavidM_yeg @johnefrancis Seems like many of Alberta's problems stem from poor gov decision making that leaves them exposed in boom-and-bust cycles. The favouring of low taxes instead of planning for the future bites hard.
The Norway-Alberta comparison is a powerful one. Where Norway built a trillion-dollar future fund with a similar population and resource-base, Alberta helped keep prices for a new half-ton down a bit.
Good background article at the #Narwhal
Drone captures #narwhals using their tusks to explore, forage and play https://phys.org/news/2025-02-drone-captures-narwhals-tusks-explore.html paper: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2025.1518605/full
"It is believed to play a role in competition for mates. The tusk may have other uses and its function is still debated, primarily because few people have observed how these elusive #animals use their tusks in the wild... Using #drones, researchers captured 17 distinct behaviors, which shed light on the dynamics between the #narwhal, its prey and avian competitors."
NARS Social Net!
Quick reminder of the monthly #Narwhal #AmateurRadio social net, on the first Tuesday of the month at 7 pm Pacific, 10pm Eastern, (0300 UTC Wednesday morning)
Usually hosted by @N3VEM, available via any Allstar enabled repeater, hotspot, etc. at node 61672. Echolink, DMR, YSF, DStar, M17, etc. available via Pride Radio Network
See our website for more details! https://nars.narwhal.be/nets
#introduction *taps microphone*
Howdy #HamRadio fedizens, we are the Narwhal Amateur Radio Society (“NARS”), an ARRL affiliated #AmateurRadio club, not tied to any geographic region.
We welcome membership from licensed amateur radio operators and those who have not yet gotten their license -- and one of our explicit goals is to diversify the hobby. As part of the #Narwhal Pincushion, we follow the Narwhal Code of Conduct at all times. (https://narwhal.be/coc/)
looks like tonight (relative, lol) is the next Narwhal Amateur Radio Society Net, run by @N3VEM and hosted on the Pride Radio Network!
it starts at 02:00 UTC on Weds, October 2
which is also 10:00 PM Eastern Time (U.S.) or 7:00 PM Pacific Time (U.S.) TODAY
or in about 5 hours, https://is.gd/7Mm21h
Official website: https://nars.narwhal.be/nets/
Magdalena Kowalczuk is telling us her journey into #OpenSource and her contributions to #Narwhal #Python #PDAmsterdam24
my features published in #CurrentBiology this year, issue 7: We now know 5 non-human mammals enjoying a long #PostReproductive lifespan - all of them are toothed #whales. Time for a feature on #menopause. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2024/04/menopausal-mammals.html #science #evolution #ScienceJournalism #ProseAndPassion #orca #beluga #narwhal #PilotWhale #pseudoOrca
The Pens In Use Half-Time Report for December 2023 is now available.
This months pens are
⁃ Monteverde Ritma
⁃ Nahvalur Schylkill
⁃ Retro 51 Tornado
⁃ Ranga Santa
⁃ Conklin All-American
⁃ Benu Talisman
Join me as I look at each of these pen and ink combinations
(I learned this for real after accompanying a BBC film crew who filmed some of the Frozen Planet 2 #narwhal scenes near our field site in #Greenland - the final product was much better than what we could actually see from the sea ice. Those lenses they use are *crazily* good)
#Narwhal, a popular #Reddit client for iOS, will continue operating despite Reddit's new API charging policy by introducing subscriptions to cover costs.
https://alternativeto.net/news/2023/6/while-apollo-and-other-reddit-clients-shut-down-narwhal-will-live-on-with-new-subscription-pricing/