I made my first visit to Korea this month, and really enjoyed it.

For this first trip, I spent my time focusing on historic buildings. They were enough for my three days there to keep me completely occupied!

#seoul #korea
https://photos.app.goo.gl/sVTC6MHH9oJobBJE6

I took a few photos in Taipei, Taiwan, during my birthday trip to Asia.

I am still processing what I saw there, which includes futuristic buildings, ancient-looking temples for various belief systems, locally made paper (banana paper! pith paper!), and an interesting combination of influences from other regional cultures, which lends the city a complex physical texture.

#taipei
https://photos.app.goo.gl/z4kTGRLFTavCX1QT6

If I have a theme this fall, it is likely reflections. Literal ones.

If I have a theme this fall, it is likely reflections. Literal ones.
#reflection #architecture
https://photos.app.goo.gl/nYoxhUujAcgx2Qqb6

In October, as was once traditional for me, I went to New York City.

I love New York City. This time, I loved the Metropolitan Museum during two days of wonderful visits!

#nyc #newyork
https://photos.app.goo.gl/rsXJJk8ymtfaKCxt6

This genealogy diagram embedded in this Tweet is a thing of greatbeauty.

#data #diagram
https://twitter.com/rabihalameddine/status/1057465477390188544?s=12

October weather is so wonderful in San Francisco, and to take in the rolling, golden hillsides of Marin County.

October weather is so wonderful in San Francisco, and to take in the rolling, golden hillsides of Marin County.
#california
https://photos.app.goo.gl/2z7EWyjqopbUREcz7

I took a day trip to assist a friend with a project, and took in views along the coast on the way.

I took a day trip to assist a friend with a project, and took in views along the coast on the way.
#california #highway1
https://photos.app.goo.gl/SfkXH7EcdhxqBhxr5

“But when VICE News placed ads on behalf of prominent political figures such as Vice President Mike Pence, and...

“But when VICE News placed ads on behalf of prominent political figures such as Vice President Mike Pence, and Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez, Facebook quickly approved them. We also tried submitting an ad on behalf of “Islamic State,” which was also approved by Facebook. “
facepalm
#facebook #propaganda
https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/wj9mny/facebooks-political-ad-tool-let-us-buy-ads-paid-for-by-mike-pence-and-isis

“ I have never considered compassion a finite resource. I would not want to live in a world where such was the case.”

“ I have never considered compassion a finite resource. I would not want to live in a world where such was the case.”

-Roxane Gay

#quote #roxanegay

Defensive Omnivore Bingo is so efficient!

Defensive Omnivore Bingo is so efficient! And sadly, very, very true. (Via https://www.google.com/amp/vegansaurus.com/post/254784826/defensive-omnivore-bingo/amp and credited to Brian Vanderveen.)
#govegan #stuffomnivoressay #humor
https://seanbonner.tumblr.com/image/252364222

The early version of Lomochrome Purple is fun to experiment with!

The early version of Lomochrome Purple is fun to experiment with! I’m surprised I put some aside for future (now) fun.
#lomography #lomochromepurple

You already know what Paris looks like, but that won't stop me.

You already know what Paris looks like, but that won't stop me.
#paris
https://photos.app.goo.gl/bSrisZ4hCG2KuT8R6

Scenes from a sunny walk, including my first visit to the new Transbay Terminal (Salesforce Transit Center).

Scenes from a sunny walk, including my first visit to the new Transbay Terminal (Salesforce Transit Center).
#sanfrancisco
https://photos.app.goo.gl/95KMVt96wZ7gSc4X7

The fog came in high last night, but left a clear sky behind it at the beach...

The fog came in high last night, but left a clear sky behind it at the beach...
#oceanbeach #sanfrancisco #night
https://photos.app.goo.gl/CAk7cSy5Rpik9Zar8

#humor #yes

#humor #yes
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/what-your-bookshelf-organization-says-about-you

California to launch its 'own damn satellite' to track greenhouse gases. And I hope we call it that!! 😆

California to launch its 'own damn satellite' to track greenhouse gases. And I hope we call it that!! 😆

“On the eve of the gathering, California governor Jerry Brown signed a bill that would make the state’s electricity supply carbon-free by 2045. A separate executive order by Brown is more sweeping, committing to net zero emissions across the entire California economy, also by 2045.” Hooray, California!

#California #climate #pollution #science
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/14/john-kerry-climate-change-california-summit?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

The Washington Post: She made the discovery, but a man got the Nobel.

The Washington Post: She made the discovery, but a man got the Nobel. A half-century later, she’s won a $3 million prize.

“The discovery of pulsars ended up being “one of the biggest surprises in the history of astronomy, transforming neutron stars from science fiction to reality in a most dramatic way,” the Breakthrough Prize committee said in a statement Thursday. “Among many later consequences, it led to several powerful tests of Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, and to a new understanding of the origin of the heavy elements in the universe.”

#pulsars #JocelynBellBurnell
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/09/07/she-made-the-discovery-but-a-man-got-the-nobel-a-half-century-later-shes-won-a-3-million-prize/

Remarkable images of remarkable landslides:

Remarkable images of remarkable landslides:

Earthquake triggers landslides in Hokkaido, Japan – in pictures

#japan #landslide
https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2018/sep/06/earthquake-landslides-hokkaido-japan-in-pictures?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

The Washington Post: I am the real Resistance, the Resistance within the Trump administration

The Washington Post: I am the real Resistance, the Resistance within the Trump administration

Satire hurts so much this year...

#satire #hell
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2018/09/06/i-am-the-real-resistance-the-resistance-within-the-trump-administration/

“On the contrary, the NBPA believes that Mr.

“On the contrary, the NBPA believes that Mr. Kaepernick’s stance is in direct alignment with what law enforcement stands for—the protection of a people, their human rights, their dignity, their safety, and their rights as American citizens.”

#identity
https://theintercept.com/2018/09/05/colin-kaepernick-nike-ad-black-police/