Frank Thoughts and Observation From the Good Commander S.

https://blog.usni.org/posts/2018/01/17/an-obstinate-organization

The Scale of California Wildfires - graphically displayed

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/national/california-wildfires-c
omparison/?utm_term=.63c528a98f33

Latest: Idaho gets nation’s first International Dark Sky Reserve — High Country News

Latest: Idaho gets nation's first International Dark Sky Reserve — High Country News


http://www.hcn.org/articles/latest-idaho-gets-nations-first-international-dark-sky-reserve

Art and Machine Learning

Having been to the Barnes,  I can attest to the visual linkage within the displayed collection.   Cool stuff

https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/philadelphia-art-gallery-the-barnes-foundation-uses-machine-learning/amp/

Silence is Golden?

Looking Around - On Sound (Part 1): Noise 

http://mcmansionhell.com/post/169367229546

Research reveals evidence of new population of ancient Native Americans

https://news.uaf.edu/ancient-beringians/

The Iceman Cometh

http://gcaptain.com/icy-rivers-slow-new-york-barges-trying-to-deliver-heating-fuel/