# fig (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover fig. Page: Feed: --- ## [six months in a can](https://tlohde.com/blog/2026/08/six-months-in-a-can/) _2026-08-05 · tlohde · tlohde_ Like many projects , this one was abandonned for a while. But it’s (mostly) done now. solarigraphy Solarigraphy is the photographic practice of using a pinhole camera \[1\] to capture an image of the sun’s path over days-weeks-months-years. Typically it uses regular B&W photo paper \[2\] for capturing the image. And processing is gloriously simple: scan the image, invert it left-to-right, and invert… ## [The Fig Tree Above the Whirlpool](https://planetficus.substack.com/p/the-fig-tree-above-the-whirlpool) _2026-07-20 · Mike Shanahan · Planet Ficus_ Why Homer chose a wild fig to save Odysseus — and why that choice still matters ## [What Happens When a Sacred Fig Tree Falls?](https://planetficus.substack.com/p/what-happens-when-a-sacred-fig-tree) _2026-06-21 · Mike Shanahan · Planet Ficus_ In Kenya’s highlands, when a sacred mugumo fig crashes to the ground, its death echoes through both ecology and society. ## [streaming](https://tlohde.com/blog/2026/05/streaming/) _2026-05-20 · tlohde · tlohde_ Not always, but sometimes when I need \[1\] to concentrate ™, I put some music/noise on. Either through headphones or the speaker. FIP often fills silence satisfactorily. Brown noise also works. Sometimes I turn to youtube for long background tracks like the ten-hour long White Noise Sounds of Frozen Arctic Ocean with Polar Icebreaker Idling . Or, clichéd as it may be, I do also quite like the lofi… ## [Fig Trees Can Be Keystones For Insect-Eating Animals Too](https://planetficus.substack.com/p/fig-trees-can-be-keystones-for-insect) _2026-05-14 · Mike Shanahan · Planet Ficus_ Renowned for sustaining fruit-eating wildlife, fig trees are also vital for insectivores ## [euclidean cities](https://tlohde.com/blog/2026/05/euclidean-cities/) _2026-05-14 · tlohde · tlohde_ I am currently reading Mapmatics: How We Navigate the World Through Numbers by Paulina Rowińska. \[1\] Chapter 4 — Distanced — starts by discussing homeomorphic representations that distort distances but preserve connections, such as Harry Beck’s map of the London Underground. This leads into a brief section critiquing the isochrones on the maps dotted across London that aim to depict where you can… ## [trees in jupiter](https://tlohde.com/blog/2026/05/trees-in-jupiter/) _2026-05-10 · tlohde · tlohde_ I was coaxed out of the house. \[1\] We went to Jupiter Artland for a walk around the sculpture park. Glorious weather: blue skies and fluffly clouds. A few hours spent walking through the woodland with big bits of art to look at very few minutes. Personal favourites include (in no particular order): Stone Coppice and Stone House , both by Andy Goldsworthy and Quarry ( Fig 0 ) by Phyllida Barlow. ⛶↗… ## [Strangler Figs Are the Rainforest’s Pop-Up Restaurants](https://planetficus.substack.com/p/strangler-figs-are-the-rainforests) _2026-05-04 · Mike Shanahan · Planet Ficus_ As keystone resources, figs affect the fates of thousands of species ## [How Fig Trees Tell the Story of Our World — One Year On](https://planetficus.substack.com/p/how-fig-trees-tell-the-story-of-our) _2026-04-30 · Mike Shanahan · Planet Ficus_ How one extraordinary group of trees illuminates life on Earth ## [A Data-Driven Survey of MLB Franchise Management](https://redwallanalytics.com/posts/2026-04-19-a-data-driven-survey-of-mlb-franchise-management/) _2026-04-19 · DAVID LUCEY · Redwall Analytics_ Note This article brings the MLB franchise analysis onto the main Redwall Analytics site using the published narrative and chart assets from the standalone MLB franchise analysis microsite . The full reproducible pipeline still lives in the companion GitHub repository , where the charts are generated from {lahmanTools} , DuckDB, and supporting baseball data. Using {lahmanTools} and the MotherDuck… ## [Persona-led AI publishing (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hb6Sgy0RX3ZB) _2026-04-18 · **Sponsored**_ Generate drafts, schedule subdomain publishing, and keep human review where needed. ## [Seventeen Mammals, One Strangler Fig — A Hidden Network Discovered](https://planetficus.substack.com/p/seventeen-mammals-one-strangler-fig) _2026-04-09 · Mike Shanahan · Planet Ficus_ High in the canopy, in the branches of fig trees, scientists have discovered a previously unknown hub of communication between species. ## [Planet Ficus Monthly Roundup #11](https://planetficus.substack.com/p/planet-ficus-monthly-roundup-11) _2026-04-06 · Mike Shanahan · Planet Ficus_ President Xi's banyan. Helpful hornbills. Wedded figs. Fruit bat gardeners. New species. More! ## [3 × 4⅓](https://tlohde.com/blog/2026/04/3-4/) _2026-04-04 · tlohde · tlohde_ outside I went up a hill, two hills in fact, for the first time in a long time. Driesh and Mayar , a pair of Munros in Glen Clova. Near whiteout conditions were enjoyed on both summits along with some haribo tangfastics. ⛶↗   Fig 0: above Corrie Fee, looking back at where I'd come from. made of meat When emptying the recycling I plunged my hand into a bag unaware that it contained broken… ## [deep thoughts](https://tlohde.com/blog/2026/03/deep-thoughts/) _2026-03-30 · tlohde · tlohde_ I was thinking about something else \[1\] when the small matter of the volume of water in a lake came to mind. I looked at a map and waded into some murky waters. Of unknown depth. note this post was better in my head. sorry os What can you see in Fig 0 ? ⛶↗   Fig 0: Loch Treig and Loch Ossian from OS Landranger 42 OS Crown copyright 2016. Aside from the handful of Munros , the West Highland… ## [What Happened When Missionaries Met Kenya's Sacred Fig Trees](https://planetficus.substack.com/p/what-happened-when-missionaries-met) _2026-03-15 · Mike Shanahan · Planet Ficus_ A story of conflict and coexistence ## [Planet Ficus Monthly Roundup #10](https://planetficus.substack.com/p/planet-ficus-monthly-roundup-10) _2026-03-05 · Mike Shanahan · Planet Ficus_ Howler monkeys. Medicinal figs. Protecting penguins. Sacred trees. Weird figs. ## [2 × 4⅓](https://tlohde.com/blog/2026/02/2-4/) _2026-02-27 · tlohde · tlohde_ Not a lot. I think. I am still hopelessly in love with this peanut rayu , and I’m currently enjoying reading (very slowly) A Thousand Blues by Cheon Seon-ran. \[1\] ill I was snotty for a week and a bit. That halted the running & cycling & climbing discipline of last month . I have just come back from my first climb in a fortnight, and I was going ok ish. jury service I didn’t have to go to court. I… ## [Where Thousands Share Wishes with a Fig Tree](https://planetficus.substack.com/p/where-thousands-share-wishes-with) _2026-02-19 · Mike Shanahan · Planet Ficus_ How hopes cast into branches have reshaped a village ## [progressing with a project](https://tlohde.com/blog/2026/02/progressing-with-a-project/) _2026-02-14 · tlohde · tlohde_ Am I doing a poor imiation of what garmin and strava already do? Yes. Am I learning. Yes. Am I having fun. Mostly yes. I think. I should hope so. garth In my previous post on the matter, I mentioned that my silly little CLI would not have the the ability to auto-magically sync . And I was wrong. Having dug into what garmindb does, I discovered garth . garth makes it super easy to grab and download… ## [winter olympics](https://tlohde.com/blog/2026/02/winter-olympics/) _2026-02-08 · tlohde · tlohde_ Some thoughts having watched a bit of the coverage. \[1\] ice hockey What a bonkers sport. I love it. I wonder how far the puck travels over the course of a single game? I like that they can go behind the goal. The goal appears to be very small. Quite how the players (and camera operators) can track the puck during a goal-proximate scrap is beyond me. \[2\] big air It’s all got a bit too Cool Boarders… ## [AI News Summaries & Audio (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/VPXbaxbWSODk) _2026-02-08 · **Sponsored**_ Tap an article for an AI summary and an audio briefing. ## [trackly](https://tlohde.com/blog/2026/02/trackly/) _2026-02-07 · tlohde · tlohde_ A while ago I listed some of my works in progress . Last week I unpaused one of them ( again ). Namely, making a database and interface for interacting with all of my running, cycling and hiking .gpx and .fit files. It feels like quite a big job . So I am going to endeavour to break it into small(ish), manageable(ish) chunks. constraints it won’t be on the internet \[1\] Local is fine it wont’t have… ## [4 April 2024:](https://ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com/post/783140520481505280) _2025-05-10 · Our Incredible Journey_ 4 April 2024 : Today we are announcing that Mayday has been acquired. While we can’t share specifics at this time, we want to thank you all for joining us on this journey. This means that we’ll be sunsetting all Mayday products and services, on May 5, 2024 MacRumors, 9 May 2025 : Apple is legally required to report certain acquisitions to the European Commission, under the terms of the EU's… ## [Humane News, 18 February 2025:](https://ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com/post/775905059295903744) _2025-02-19 · Our Incredible Journey_ Humane News, 18 February 2025 : HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) announced a definitive agreement to acquire key AI capabilities from Humane, including their AI-powered platform Cosmos, highly skilled technical talent, and intellectual property with more than 300 patents and patent applications. The acquisition advances HP’s transformation into a more experience-led company. Humane Support : First and… ## [January 2025:](https://ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com/post/775462983352696832) _2025-02-14 · Our Incredible Journey_ January 2025 : Read.cv is joining the team at Perplexity in their mission to make the world's knowledge more accessible to everyone. … With this transition we will begin winding down operations on Read.cv and Posts on January 17th, 2025. … …we are thrilled to be joining the design and engineering team at Perplexity to continue in our shared mission of exploration and discovery. Thank you for your… ## [Amateur Urbanist Critique of Work-Live-Ride using 360k Fairfield County Parcels](https://redwallanalytics.com/posts/2023-04-22-thoughts-on-work-live-ride-using-greenwich-ct-parcel-data/) _2025-01-16 · DAVID LUCEY · Redwall Analytics_ MetroNorth New Haven Line Stations Introduction Connecticut has long had some of the highest income and home prices in the US. Although home prices have trailed national rate of appreciation in recent decades, from a high starting point, housing has gotten a lot more expensive in absolute terms and is still out of reach for too many. High housing costs have constrained population growth in many… ## [6 June 2024:](https://ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com/post/767487385494765568) _2024-11-18 · Our Incredible Journey_ 6 June 2024 : Big news! Today we are announcing that Shopify is acquiring the Threads team. There are a million feelings and thoughts from this journey, but nothing more than gratitude to all of our users and customers for building with us, our investors for their unwavering support and guidance, and all of our friends and family who put up with the late nights, canceled plans, and the general… ## [29 October 2024:](https://ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com/post/766230212301176833) _2024-11-04 · Our Incredible Journey_ 29 October 2024 : We’re excited to share that Omnivore is joining forces with ElevenLabs, the leading AI audio research and technology company. … … all Omnivore users will be able to export their information from the service through November 15 2024, after which all information will be deleted. Also, 31 October 2024 : It's been an incredible journey building Omnivore…" … We want to sincerely thank… ## [28 August 2023:](https://ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com/post/764856361324576769) _2024-10-20 · Our Incredible Journey_ 28 August 2023 : I am thrilled to announce that the Fig team will be joining Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Amazon has acquired Fig's technology! … Existing users will continue to be able to use Fig and will receive ongoing support. What's more, we are now making all the paid Fig Team features completely free. New users will not be able to sign up for Fig's products right now while we focus on… ## [(untitled)](https://ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com/post/764765441770061824) _2024-10-19 · Our Incredible Journey_ 18 June 2018: We are proud to announce that Flipgrid is now a part of Microsoft , sharing a mission to empower every student to achieve more. And just like Office 365, Flipgrid is now free for all educators and students . 😮 Crazy, I know. I'm sure you have questions. Let me address a few: Flipgrid isn't going anywhere. June 2024 : Starting July 1, Flip will no longer be available in mobile app…