this just restored 5 years to my life

This should be helpful. During research on Odette response, I gathered accounts of DRRM officers not knowing how to interpret satellite images of the looming typhoon -which stalled their sense of urgency. DRRM should be done in the key of L: localize, localize, localize.

got a cheap e-ink display, coded up a dashboard, and installed a weather station on the roof. first rain today and seeing the rainfall totals update in real time is pure nerd dopamine

A fungus from the Amazon rainforest can break down polyurethane plastic without oxygen. It's the first organism discovered with this capability, and it can survive using plastic as its only food source. Most plastic waste ends up deep in landfills where oxygen doesn't reach,

44 translated arabic novels, all english except one in french all quintessential, all critically acclaimed, some authors have even made waves in western cannon. 38+ authors / too many countries to list drive.google.com/drive/folders/…

50 ESSENTIAL SCIENCE FICTION NOVELS No short stories, so no Suzuki Izumi and Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain, two pioneers of feminist sci-fi. Very little Chinese sci-fi, especially due to lack of translation. One of my most challenging curations yet. Enjoy. drive.google.com/drive/folders/…

Manila gained a new open space and it's so beautiful.

We're excited to share this new discovery by partner researchers, which further highlights that the Masungi landscape is irreplaceable. 🌸 #SaveMasungi #HandsOffGrupongVena

made an update to my digital garden, you can water the plants now 𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧 (check it out at my portfolio footer)

God bless our civil society, truly. Look at the platform built by BetterGov.ph. They not only created a portal for the 2020-2026 budgets, they even made a user-friendly server for DPWH flood control projects & a SALN tracker. bettergov.ph/flood-control-…

Back in our Bulacan home na binuo ng lola ko by collecting parts from old(er) houses. Siya rin nagpa-inlay ng furniture. The thrifting and kalikot habit runs deep in the family.

Cultural Centre in Arak, Iran Loving the terracotta, with hints of Persian blue tiles on the arches By A. P. Pars Architects

The stark contrast between Thierry Mugler’s personal living space and the grand theatricality of his designs. “I don’t want real possession. What I need and what I wanted in this apartment was its space - and to keep it as empty as possible.”

When I was young, I sucked at math. Even in early college. Then I sat down and did alot of practice. It did three things: a) made me realize I was bad because I wanted to get it right away but that it could not work that way; b) building up slowly but continuously would work in

This is the world’s first typhoon detection mechanism invented in 1884 by Fr. Federico Faura of the Manila Observatory. My specimen is the 1st edition model from 1886 produced by L. Casella. Despite being 139 yrs old, it is still able to predict the approach of Typhoon Uwan.

Filmed at nearly 4,000 feet deep in the Gulf of Mexico, this bioluminescent siphonophore glows ethereally as it drifts through the inky darkness.

Collections for all the things, from book notes to wiki docs 📚

There are folks out there who, due to their limited education and intellect, are unable to understand basic principles of how science advances, impacts and improves the world that us humans build for ourselves. So instead, they lash out at scientists.

Women from the Philippines and their harps

reading about hypertext apps from the 80~90s, back when the role was called "hypertext designer" rather than web designer or developer. many came out of academia, and most failed, but there's sth exciting about seeing such a diverse range of forms that web could take