Nostr notes by Sean Gillies

If mint is taking over your yard, here's a tip: chop it up ...

2026-04-03T23:18:26Z

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If mint is taking over your yard, here's a tip: chop it up and put it on everything.

Oh, yeah, I'm pumped to see that my mint is spreading. The ...

2026-04-03T23:15:19Z

Oh, yeah, I'm pumped to see that my mint is spreading. The dude at the garden store warned me, but I, for one, welcome our mint overlords.

My first pea shoot appeared today. The greens I planted have been ...

2026-04-01T01:07:35Z

My first pea shoot appeared today. The greens I planted have been up for a few days already. The arugula sprouted in only three days, it's been so warm. #gardening

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2026-03-26T21:38:30Z

https://www.dailycamera.com/2026/03/26/ice-out-boulder-flatirons-immigration/

How are my seedlings doing? I'm glad you asked. My tomatoes ...

2026-03-21T01:33:36Z

How are my seedlings doing? I'm glad you asked. My tomatoes and cucumbers have true leaves. The first pair of leaves are called cotelydons and are present in the seed. The melons and peppers are not far behind.

We needed this gloriously sloppy wet snow so much. ...

2026-03-06T18:42:15Z

We needed this gloriously sloppy wet snow so much.

Billionaires will have access to all the life-extending ...

2026-02-23T17:25:33Z

In reply to nevent1q…thlh
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Billionaires will have access to all the life-extending treatments they desire, while the rest of us have to console ourselves with being simulated after we die early from preventable causes.

What the hell is wrong with you people at Meta? Let dead people ...

2026-02-23T17:22:53Z

What the hell is wrong with you people at Meta? Let dead people rest in peace.

https://www.404media.co/metas-ai-patent-to-simulate-dead-people-shows-the-dangers-of-spectral-labor/

I had a dream about pickled beets this weekend! I didn't make ...

2026-02-23T17:17:23Z

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I had a dream about pickled beets this weekend! I didn't make or eat any, only explained them to someone who had never eaten them.

This 月光白 Yue Guang Bai "Moonlight White" from ...

2026-02-21T21:50:34Z

This 月光白 Yue Guang Bai "Moonlight White" from Jinggu Village, Yunnan Province is one of my favorites from the sampler. It's sweet and minty. #MastOolong #teastodon

Palantir leaving Colorado? More good news. Fuck these guys. ...

2026-02-17T20:12:02Z

Palantir leaving Colorado? More good news. Fuck these guys.

https://www.denverpost.com/2026/02/17/palantir-moving-headquarters-miami/

Amazing light this morning!

2026-02-17T14:05:35Z

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Amazing light this morning!

Online parent-teacher conferences using Microsoft Teams. I ...

2026-02-05T00:24:19Z

Online parent-teacher conferences using Microsoft Teams. I don't have any experience with Teams, but have never heard anything but complaints about it. This should be fun, huh?

I don't want people to get jumped by mountain lions, but I ...

2026-01-22T20:14:25Z

I don't want people to get jumped by mountain lions, but I also don't want park closures to become a thing. Unless cat behavior really is changing.

https://trails.colorado.gov/closures/7648t

I didn't see any prints in Lory State Park (immediately North of this closed area) yesterday, for what it's worth. I was paying extra attention.

Instead of just being furious this evening I made chilero. ...

2026-01-08T02:48:52Z

Instead of just being furious this evening I made chilero. Julienned onion, carrot, cucumber, habañero, and salt brine. After it fizzes, I'll add the juice of a lime or two and stick it in the fridge.

I found out about chilero two weeks ago at a roadside food stand and it changed my life.

I've got daffodils coming up 2.5 months early in Northern ...

2026-01-04T21:38:49Z

I've got daffodils coming up 2.5 months early in Northern Colorado.

Spectacular!

2025-12-16T14:33:03Z

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Spectacular!

Had no problems riding a few miles of county roads this ...

2025-12-15T00:56:55Z

Had no problems riding a few miles of county roads this afternoon, and then almost got run over on my own street by the neighborhood holy man, who is a goddamned menace behind the wheel of his minivan.

It's been a week of great sunsets. This might be the best. ...

2025-12-12T23:54:12Z

It's been a week of great sunsets. This might be the best.

Tonight's was extra expansive! I feel guilty about posting a ...

2025-12-12T00:31:50Z

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Tonight's was extra expansive! I feel guilty about posting a photo every night.

I'm obligated to inform you that the Colorado sky is doing it ...

2025-12-11T23:44:36Z

I'm obligated to inform you that the Colorado sky is doing it again.

Good morning! ...

2025-12-11T14:14:22Z

Good morning!

What's the saying? Red sky at night, programmer's ...

2025-12-08T23:47:42Z

What's the saying? Red sky at night, programmer's delight?

Red cabbage #kimchi is in the works. Edward Lee's recipe ...

2025-12-07T00:15:07Z

Red cabbage #kimchi is in the works. Edward Lee's recipe includes bacon, but I'm omitting it. This is very good in fried rice or faro, or in a Koreuben sandwich.

I sharpened this knife just before Thanksgiving and it's still exquisitely sharp. I could chop cabbage all day.

I miss Car Talk. Might try some episodes on the treadmill this ...

2025-12-06T18:07:01Z

I miss Car Talk. Might try some episodes on the treadmill this winter. https://www.cartalk.com/radio/our-show

Colorado is so hot.

2025-11-11T00:56:55Z

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Colorado is so hot.

Oh yeah, it's consistently good sunset season. ...

2025-11-11T00:03:43Z

Oh yeah, it's consistently good sunset season.

Too much color for my phone's camera!

2025-10-24T01:19:17Z

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Too much color for my phone's camera!

It's almost November and my salvia are going and going. ...

2025-10-23T23:40:15Z

It's almost November and my salvia are going and going.

My chard found it refreshing. ...

2025-10-19T22:38:34Z

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My chard found it refreshing.

Did you cover up your garden or let it go?

2025-10-19T22:21:30Z

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Did you cover up your garden or let it go?

The aspen groves of Logan Canyon became dramatically more ...

2025-09-28T01:01:44Z

The aspen groves of Logan Canyon became dramatically more colorful in just three days. Some are so yellow that they appear reddish, like saffron threads.

I'm getting my first whiff of wildfire smoke now. It's ...

2025-08-06T01:04:32Z

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I'm getting my first whiff of wildfire smoke now. It's finally mixing down to the ground.

Tomatoes by Chihuly.

2025-07-24T23:28:15Z

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Tomatoes by Chihuly.

Cowboy caviar-zo?

2025-07-13T23:17:04Z

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Cowboy caviar-zo?

It's an A+ year for wildflowers. Is it too soon to declare ...

2025-06-26T19:36:05Z

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It's an A+ year for wildflowers. Is it too soon to declare this a superbloom?

Stonecrop lives up to its name, for sure.

2025-06-11T19:43:47Z

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Stonecrop lives up to its name, for sure.

You've probably seen this, but just in case. I've enjoyed ...

2025-06-05T18:30:23Z

You've probably seen this, but just in case. I've enjoyed Glyph's longer writing for years, and this one resonates strongly with me. Code review is something we do for other humans, not for the code or the computer that executes it.

https://blog.glyph.im/2025/06/i-think-im-done-thinking-about-genai-for-now.html

I've got a little Monk in me, too.

This year I put out poles for my peas, but no twine in between. ...

2025-06-05T01:09:12Z

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This year I put out poles for my peas, but no twine in between. The vines are climbing well enough and there are fewer perches for the house finches that love to snack on the new pea pods. #gardening #peas #winning

Garlic update: we're 5-6 weeks from harvest, after which I ...

2025-06-05T00:45:19Z

Garlic update: we're 5-6 weeks from harvest, after which I pile on more compost and plant bush beans to milk our long summer/fall for all it's worth. #gardening #garlic

"get me a concert ticket/campsite reservation, whatever it ...

2025-05-23T03:45:11Z

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"get me a concert ticket/campsite reservation, whatever it takes" DOS for the masses?

Zucchini in the ground! The summer garden has kicked off. ...

2025-05-16T23:43:43Z

Zucchini in the ground! The summer garden has kicked off. #gardening

How is my garlic doing? I've got 86 stems! One is looking a ...

2025-04-23T16:07:00Z

How is my garlic doing? I've got 86 stems! One is looking a little sad, the rest are flourishing. #gardening

Being able to see one of our peaks from afar on a clear day means ...

2025-01-21T00:22:39Z

Being able to see one of our peaks from afar on a clear day means a lot to me.

My favorite backyard bird!

2025-01-13T16:12:45Z

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My favorite backyard bird!

Ruthie is sending me amazing photos of frost from the barn, where ...

2025-01-04T20:04:29Z

Ruthie is sending me amazing photos of frost from the barn, where it's been colder and foggier.

30 minutes later. Really getting our money's worth tonight. ...

2024-12-21T00:20:54Z

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30 minutes later. Really getting our money's worth tonight.

The sky is doing it again. ...

2024-12-21T00:07:59Z

The sky is doing it again.

Good evening, everyone. This is the uncluttered view of ...

2024-12-18T23:56:26Z

Good evening, everyone.

This is the uncluttered view of Horsetooth Mountain from my neighbor's gate.

Really glad I broke away from my desk for a ride this afternoon. ...

2024-12-12T00:30:50Z

Really glad I broke away from my desk for a ride this afternoon.

Intense double rainbow in Boisé. ...

2024-11-23T22:13:41Z

Intense double rainbow in Boisé.

So harsh. Baby carrot's life had hardly begun and now ...

2024-11-18T00:01:37Z

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So harsh. Baby carrot's life had hardly begun and now it's been recalled.

"Every citizen should learn to inspect his own meat, like the ...

2024-11-15T17:53:35Z

"Every citizen should learn to inspect his own meat, like the Founders did. George Washington (who apparently only had one real tooth left at the end of his life) did not drink fluoridated water. Abraham Lincoln (one of whose children actually made it to adulthood!) never gave his children safe, routine childhood vaccinations. Franklin D. Roosevelt (who had polio) had polio. It’s time we went back to that."

Alexandra Petri is the best.

https://archive.ph/ow35C#selection-791.205-803.165

I'm envious. Mine didn't turn this year for some reason ...

2024-11-10T19:03:00Z

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I'm envious. Mine didn't turn this year for some reason and dropping now, green.

I'm a fan of this genre of toots. Looks like a lovely day.

2024-10-27T15:46:11Z

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I'm a fan of this genre of toots. Looks like a lovely day.

This is a wild concept. ...

2024-10-20T21:06:13Z

This is a wild concept.

My family was out of town Saturday night, so you know what I did? ...

2024-10-20T16:03:35Z

My family was out of town Saturday night, so you know what I did?

I went to bed at 8 p.m. and slept until 7 a.m.

our local situation was unsavory. I have no evidence of any ...

2024-09-19T17:25:35Z

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our local situation was unsavory. I have no evidence of any wrong-doing. The situation in New York is more than unsavory.

Fort Collins also had a cop mayor, who went on to consulting with ...

2024-09-19T17:18:57Z

Fort Collins also had a cop mayor, who went on to consulting with downtown nightclubs and other businesses on how to stay on the right side of the law. There seems to be a pattern 🤔

someone's fertilizing it?

2024-09-19T00:19:43Z

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someone's fertilizing it?

I will stab them twice with a fork, 8 holes. That's it. They ...

2024-09-13T00:42:16Z

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I will stab them twice with a fork, 8 holes. That's it. They give up their color and character readily.

Kitchen project number one: damson liqueur. Homegrown plums, gin, ...

2024-09-13T00:24:40Z

Kitchen project number one: damson liqueur. Homegrown plums, gin, sugar, and time. That's it.

So many engineering managers are going hear about "concepts ...

2024-09-11T13:14:06Z

So many engineering managers are going hear about "concepts of a plan" this morning.

What I need is a bear to suck all these plums up, and it's ...

2024-09-08T23:15:36Z

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What I need is a bear to suck all these plums up, and it's quite possible that I might get my wish.

I picked 6 pounds of plums in 10 minutes. My poor tree might have ...

2024-09-08T22:57:01Z

I picked 6 pounds of plums in 10 minutes. My poor tree might have another 100 pounds up there.

Patxaran is a good use, too. Spanish sloe gin. ...

2024-09-08T22:07:44Z

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Patxaran is a good use, too. Spanish sloe gin. https://catavino.net/la-riojas-traditional-liqueur-patxaran/

I've been making something like sloe gin with these plums in ...

2024-09-08T21:23:21Z

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I've been making something like sloe gin with these plums in past years. They give off a nice amaretto-like essence. Sadly, almost no fruit on my tree this year.

My damson plum, on the other hand, has so much fruit that it broke a branch.

Second mover, moving in across the board, is that what you're ...

2024-09-07T00:30:31Z

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Second mover, moving in across the board, is that what you're saying?

This is my first melon of the year. Better late than never. ...

2024-09-01T23:16:43Z

This is my first melon of the year. Better late than never. Scratch your screen to get a whiff. #gardening

Really nice sunset at the barn this evening. ...

2024-08-29T01:39:00Z

Really nice sunset at the barn this evening.

We're experiencing such lovely weather now on Colorado's ...

2024-08-25T15:47:53Z

We're experiencing such lovely weather now on Colorado's Front Range. I would sell 40% of my soul to be able to run for 3 hours.

I wish NPR could examine why they insist on policy details from ...

2024-08-25T14:01:21Z

I wish NPR could examine why they insist on policy details from Harris, but not from Trump, ever.

I forgot to post this yesterday. Green beans are one of the ...

2024-08-21T16:10:07Z

I forgot to post this yesterday. Green beans are one of the highlights of my summer. Soon we'll be eating them almost every day. Don't hate because I live an exciting life.

I still can't get over how well beans do in a raised bed in succession with potatoes. One thing I'm going to do differently this year is to cut off the tops when they're done instead of yanking, leaving the bean roots and their microbes in the soil. #gardening

Got my bike partially rebuilt last week: new stem, bar, grips, ...

2024-08-17T16:25:28Z

Got my bike partially rebuilt last week: new stem, bar, grips, new cassette and derailleur, all new cables; and I'm on a 6 day biking streak. Just came back from the market with a basket full of sweet corn and peppers.

I'm at a coffee shop where brand new CSU students are having ...

2024-08-13T16:52:26Z

I'm at a coffee shop where brand new CSU students are having a meet-up. It's so wholesome and makes me more excited for Kid A's move to Boulder this weekend.