Releases - Graham Van Pelt

Hello listeners. I have a pair of new ambiences for you, inspired by the peak of the Channel Ridge trail here on Salt Spring Island. On July 20th I'll be releasing a new long-player: "The Lookout". Its a restful midsummer mood, improvised next to an orchard. The Salish Sea and gnarled arbutus branches give way to misty cirrus and the starry heavens. Two side-long excursions toward infinity.

THRESHOLD

In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.

Summit Bag

Use Strava? Like hills? Automatically identify the peaks and cols that you've bagged with Summit Bag!

Wiki Spy

An infinite I-Spy of Wikipedia

Blindsight (Firefall, #1)

Two months since the stars fell... Two months since si…

Tools from EFF's Tech Team

EFF’s team of technologists and computer scientists engineers solutions to the problems of sneaky tracking, inconsistent encryption, and more. Where users face threats to their privacy and security

Queen Charlotte’s ‘Bridgerton’ Wigs, Ranked from Shortest to Tallest

Only Lady Whistledown knows how many secrets are hidden in Her Majesty’s towering hair.

Statistical Notes

Miscellaneous statistical stuff

Hong Kong police arrest 31 over deepfake romance scams

Hong Kong police have arrested 31 people over the alleged use of deepfake technologies to stage online romance and investment scams.

Tunnel Bluffs hike - David's Page

A 12km hike with a great view of the Howe Sound

Spyglass

Insight from afar by M.G. Siegler

Phone Searches at the US Border Hit a Record High

Customs and Border Protection agents searched nearly 15,000 devices from April through June of this year, a nearly 17 percent spike over the previous three-month high in 2022. "The real issue is the chilling effect it has on all travelers."

Mysteries of mode collapse — LessWrong

Thanks to Ian McKenzie and Nicholas Dupuis, collaborators on a related project, for contributing to the ideas and experiments discussed in this post…