Crossword Man @crosswordman@qoto.org

My talk at #hackaday Berlin starts in half an hour. Excited!

Scottish Imperial Stormtrooper

@divbyzero The aperiodic 'hat' tiling seems to have a four-colouring where all the 'flipped' tiles have the same colour (and the flipped tiles are the only one with this colour).

I just tried this, I don't have a proof.

Even more amazing, when I was trying it I never had to make any choices after the first four colours. My moves were always forced. So it seems like this is a special and unique tiling. Amazing!

Cis women are organising a counter protest to fascist transphobic hatemonger Posie Parker and her ilk when she comes to Dublin next month. Let's hope she gets the 'céad míle fáilte' from Irish feminists she deserves.
🇮🇪❤️🏳️‍⚧️

#MastoDaoine #Feminism #Solidarity #Trans

"trans-exclusionary radical feminists” have allied with rightwing attacks on gender.” Thus, they “will not be part of the contemporary struggle against fascism.” Judith Butler

https://facebook.com/events/s/trans-solidarity-gathering/1213884946187266/

This is Hilda, age 3, at work in a Wisconsin sugar beet field alongside her older brothers, 1915. This afternoon's newsletter contains a series of photos taken by Lewis Hine on behalf of a nonprofit working to secure passage of federal laws restricting child labor.
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With the warming and cooling cycles the snow has formed a hard surface. Today the alpacas realized they could walk on it.
#alpacas #Vermont

I do love it so!! 💗
https://www.salon.com/2023/03/22/disney-world-to-host-out-and-equal-event-in-support-of-lgbtq-rights-in-the-workplace/

Answer to yesterday's Columbo poll.
What was the name of Columbo's Bassett Hound? Fido, Beethoven, Dog, or Wilson.

The name was - Dog! Columbo mentioned he could never come up with a name, so he just called him Dog. Throughout the series, many dogs played Dog. Falk was against the idea at first. He thought the character had enough gimmicks between the raincoat, cigar, and car. However, he quickly warmed to the idea, as he was a true dog lover.
The first dog to play Dog was named Henry.

Danger sharks have feelings too

The #hackaday Berlin warmup was a blast! Here's a big bunch of the makercast gang. Other half was scattered around other tables.

Rainbow over Loch Shieldaig yesterday afternoon:

#PenroseKitchenTiles It's been a long journey since we first started planning this last year. Production began in September 2022, and they are grouting and sealing now. I hope to write a more complete account of the entire process one day.

saluto: I greet
Minimus says 'salve!' (hello) to a cochlea (snail) with an elegant concha virgata (striped shell) and tiny oculi (eyes) on its cornua (horns).
#LatinVerbs

A friend took this amazing close up picture of his cat, Lady Smokes, eye

How do you #audiobook

I'm a library kid myself but today I learned Audible is basically a monopoly?!

Boosts appreciated

#library #reading

Where did I disappear to all week?!

I haven’t posted in a few days because my kids got a “surprise” three days off school when their district went on strike. Instead of making it a mini vacation, we turned it into a learning experience.

I took the girls to walk the picket line all three days, despite pouring down rain on Day 1. They learned who we were supporting (contrary to assumptions, it wasn’t the teachers striking but the “invisible” school employees like bus drivers, custodians, aides, and cafeteria staff) and why (poverty wages with no increase to compensate for additional workload, plus general unfair labor practices).

We love our school and know how hard the support staff works. We believe what they’re asking for is fair. We’re glad we were able to show up and stand alongside them.

The girls learned some great lessons about unions and using their voices. They’re back at school today, and I’m back to posting my fun funeral stuff. Take a moment though and think about all of the invisible workers who keep the school running behind the scenes. They care about the kids too. They wouldn’t be suffering such low pay if they didn’t. 💜❤️

#HisAndHearsePress #LAUSD #Strike
#LAUSDStrike #United4LASchools #Solidarity #99Strong #UTLA #SEIU #SEIU99 #PicketLine
#Union #SupportSchoolStaff #FloridaMan

You think windmills are the Dutchest architecture but have you considered the six inch wide accessibility ramp

Worked on more icons and now I have 15 more slots free for next week! Woohoo

http://www.ko-fi.com/heyheymomo/commissions

❤️

Kirkcudbright
#DumfriesandGalloway #Scotland #photography #Canon

Ooops, I ran out of time to post yesterday's drawing. The day got really busy, but here's yesterday's drawing today.

#inkyDays #ink #drawing #art #wip