barefootstache @barefootstache@qoto.org

#DailyBloggingChallenge (250/250)

The last 50 entries flew by as if they weren't anything. Though given it was only 50 vs the previous 100 entries. Additionally, most of the month of March, was posting twice a day and the 200th entry happened on 6. March 2024.

The data:

- 1 long form article (245)
- 4 thread chains (201, 212, 219, 225)
- 21 longested chain (225)
- 1 tree article (246)
- 1 article got its validity questioned (212)

The introduction of flexible posting reduced the stress of getting an article out and was the lesser case over daily postings. This time around no articles were pre-written.

#DailyBloggingChallenge (249/250)

As a backstory, gave up chewing a decade ago. This makes the experiment to test the hypothesis almost ideal.

Sadly it only lasted a month and thus couldn't prove or show any jaw definition.

#DailyBloggingChallenge (248/250)

When looking at one of the more popular regions, the abs, this could almost be the most typical examples.

On top of the muscle definition and fat deposits, another argument made is genetic make up as in the excuse of not getting the preferred natural (non-surgical) result.

#DailyBloggingChallenge (247/250)

"Defining one's jawline" assumes from the get go that one is slim enough to see the changes in one's face.

This is one of the main issues on muscle defined regions pop, the other is having large enough muscles to show their definition.

Thus muscles that lack much fat deposits close by are much easier to see change compare to others that don't have this luxury.

#DailyBloggingChallenge (246/250)

There exists a hypothesis that chewing gum can make oneself to get a more defined jawline. And quickly after scouring the web, one will find lots of results saying that it is not possible.

Now if one looks into the science of muscle growth, one learns that either more load or more time under stress will grows one's muscle. Thus the hypothesis of defining one's jawline with gum is possible.

The reasoning behind denying the possibility is that no sane person would chew multiple hours daily over multiple months to achieve such an outrageous goal and thereby covering up the hardship of such a feat.

#DailyBloggingChallenge (245/250)

This note taking schema is mentioned in this diary entry:

https://www.openstreetmap.org/user/barefootstache/diary/403828

The diary talks about #OpenStreetMap exploration in #Croatia. The author has to tackle three water crossings while carrying their 45 lbs #ruck and deal with prickly scrub without a machete. See if you would also be up for the challenge!

More photos: https://pixelfed.de/i/web/post/680766546871375419

#WeHackHealth #OptOutside #rucking #brooking

@barefootstache@en.osm.town
@rucking

#DailyBloggingChallenge (244/250)

Here is an example of the note `other pc` in the wild.

The red route is the planed route, where as the dark blue one is the one that was tracked.

#DailyBloggingChallenge (243/250)

Sometimes the flow of the ditch does not follow a path, in such a case the keyword `to` can help out.

E.g. `path to object` or `ditch s to path`, in either example the note should be placed at the location the flow diverges either from parallelism by ditches or linear fashion by paths.

#DailyBloggingChallenge (242/250)

The positional keyword `reverse|rev|-` is used to explain if either the mirrored or shapes are flipped. The direction of the flip is first on the vertical axis and then horizontal.

For the symmetric shapes `T, V, Y` it is obvious that adding `reverse` will flip it horizontal.

Further similarities with existing notations:

```
[ = rev]
```
```
] = rev[
```
```
L = right floor
```
```
revL = left floor
```
```
rev left floor = left ceil
```
```
rev right ceil = right floor
```

#DailyBloggingChallenge (241/250)

Sometimes the combo of positional with mirrored keywords is not enough, thus the shapes were introduced. These give the possibility to give a more concrete layout of the situation.

The situation can be an intersection of ways like seen with `T` or `Y`. Or it can highlight non-typical flow of the way seen with `L, V, ], [`.

This non-typical highlight does not conclude that there is no intersection of the way.

#DailyBloggingChallenge (240/250)

Now adding positional keywords to the mix, one defines the one-sided version of the mirrored keyword.

This means that

```
ceil = left ceil + right ceil
```

and respectively with `floor`.

Or more concretely `⌊ = left floor` and `⌋ = right floor`.

#DailyBloggingChallenge (239/250)

The mirror keywords are occasions when the same object exists on both sides of the reference object. In our case, the object is a _ditch_ and the reference object is a _path_.

- `both`, a generic notion that the object exists on both sides
- `ceil`, $⌈x⌉$, the object is on both sides and has a $⌉x⌈$ shape
- `floor`, $⌋x⌊$, the object is on both sides and has a $⌊x⌋$ shape

Typical examples where `ceil|floor` occur is when a highway yields (perpendicularly) into another highway or an intersection of two highways.

#DailyBloggingChallenge (238/250)

It was already introduced the cardinal directions for general positioning, though often these don't suffice when dealing with ditch positioning.

Thus three mirrored keywords are introduced: `both, ceil, floor` and three positional keywords: `left, right, reverse|rev|-` plus a wide range of shapes: `L,V, T, Y, [, ]`.

#DailyBloggingChallenge (237/250)

To simplify such crossings the following keywords are added for note taking:

- `culvert|c`
- `bridge <material>`, the material is added if it differs from the highway
- `ford`

For example, if a new path exist with a culvert than the note says `other pc` or `other p c`. Or on an existing highway one would just add `other c`.

#DailyBloggingChallenge (236/250)

There are (in general) three possible ditch crossings:

- `tunnel=culvert, layer=-1` for the ditch
- `bridge=yes, layer=1` for the highway
- `ford=yes` for the intersection between ditch and highway.

#DailyBloggingChallenge (235/250)

One of my #OpenStreetMap #MicroMapping areas is `waterway=ditch` mapping. In this realm one mainly needs to know the possible crossings, the water flow direction, and on which side of the highway it exists.

The flow direction is the trickiest of the three, since with the tag `intermittent=yes` one cannot depict directly the flow direction. The tag is used when the ditch is either dry or has little water across the year. This tag is optional, though since it exists, expect the outcome to meet such instances in the wild.

#DailyBloggingChallenge (234/250)

Thus eventually instead of using the generic note for a random topic, it was agreed upon that it denotes a path.

Though lately removed the ambiguous definition and hard defined the word `path|p`. This removes any potential guess work in the future.

A simple example of a perpendicular path is `other p` where as a more complex one could look like `other p sw` which equates to _a path that is going south west away from current highway_.

#DailyBloggingChallenge (233/250)

One thing that I have done in the past is have a topic per hike. This means I have a generic note that just says `other `. This is then connect to a quick action.

So if the topic e.g. are bird perches, then each of them will just be denoted with "other ".

This is all good for maybe up to a couple of days, though if notes first get resolved weeks in the future, then that detail is lost, thus the effort is gone.

#DailyBloggingChallenge (232/250)

While on the topic of barriers, these typically have a start and end. One could attempt to use the starting letter of _start_ and one would realize that `s` has already been declared for _south_. Likewise doing for _end_, one gets `e` which is used for _east_.

For this conundrum one can look at the Greek alphabet and use the first and last letter. They are alpha and omega making it `a` and `o`.

Example of a railing south of the path. The start of railing: `railing s a` and respectively for the end: `railing s o`.