# zoo (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 12 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover zoo. Page: Feed: --- ## [A Walk at Sawgrass Lake](https://lennyflank.wordpress.com/2026/08/20/a-walk-at-sawgrass-lake-2/) _2026-08-20 · Lenny Flank · The Electronic Nomad_ Some Florida critters seen and photo’d recently during an afternoon walk at Sawgrass Lake Park. The boardwalk and observation tower Tilapia fish Wild grapes Morning Glory Eastern Lubber Grasshopper White Peacock Butterfly Balsam Apple, split open to drop the red seeds ## [Characters and Conversations](https://sharpee.plover.net/characters-and-conversations/) _2026-08-18 · David A Cornelson · The Sharpee Blog_ Based on the requirements of two of my WIPs, I needed robust character and conversation systems. Normally these would be game-specific since the story dictates how dialogue is presented and executed. These two additions are general system implementations, but bring a great deal of potential to storytelling. I did ## [A lot can happen in a year](https://mikeharris.substack.com/p/a-lot-can-happen-in-a-year) _2026-08-14 · Mike Harris · MikeHarrisStories_ There's never a right time to stop changing your world. ## [Florida History: The Pinellas Plant Nuclear Facility](https://lennyflank.wordpress.com/2026/08/13/florida-history-the-pinellas-plant-nuclear-facility/) _2026-08-13 · Lenny Flank · The Electronic Nomad_ A little bit of Cold War history right here in St Pete. The Tampa Bay area has always been associated with war and the military. It was subject to a blockade and naval bombardment during the Civil War, it was the primary shipping point for American troops in the Spanish-American War, and it was the More Florida History: The Pinellas Plant Nuclear Facility ## [Chord Writer 1.0 Release](https://sharpee.plover.net/chord-writer-1-0-release/) _2026-08-12 · David A Cornelson · The Sharpee Blog_ The Go-Live process took a few days, but we got there. Some housekeeping: This is officially: Sharpee version 5.0.0 Chord Language 3.0.0 Chord Writer (IDE) 1.0.0 The DMG installer is for Apple silicon (M1-M5) only The IDE requires Node 18+ and the ## [Another day, another newborn baby pygmy hippo!](https://cultrface.co.uk/another-day-another-newborn-baby-pygmy-hippo/) _2026-08-12 · Luke Alex Davis · Cultrface_ Toronto Zoo announced the birth a female pygmy hippo calf on 2nd August 2026. This is mother Kindia s third child. Congrats to all of them! The post Another day, another newborn baby pygmy hippo! appeared first on Cultrface . ## [1 second from every Frasier episode](https://cultrface.co.uk/1-second-from-every-frasier-episode/) _2026-08-11 · Luke Alex Davis · Cultrface_ I ve been watching through every season of Frasier from the beginning over the last few weeks and it s been great to see all the character development and watch the Niles Daphne love story unfold (again). But what if you took one second from every episode and made one of those videos about it? Well Continue reading "1 second from every Frasier episode" The post 1 second from every Frasier episode… ## [The Lewes pound](https://cultrface.co.uk/the-lewes-pound/) _2026-08-10 · Luke Alex Davis · Cultrface_ The Lewes pound was a local currency in the town of Lewes in East Sussex. It was introduced in 2008, but was discontinued in 2025 due to the growth of cashless payments and a general lack of interest. The Lewes Pound was fixed at £1 (GBP) and was usable in around 100 shops as of Continue reading "The Lewes pound" The post The Lewes pound appeared first on Cultrface . ## [Some Critters](https://lennyflank.wordpress.com/2026/08/08/some-critters-7/) _2026-08-08 · Lenny Flank · The Electronic Nomad_ It s the heart of the Florida rainy season, so it s been thunderbooming every afternoon for the past two weeks. But I ve been able to dash out for a quick walk every once in a while, so here are some Florida critters seen and photo d recently. Swallowtail Kite. There s a nesting pair of these that return More Some Critters ## [Introducing: Chord Writer](https://sharpee.plover.net/introducing-chord-writer/) _2026-08-06 · David A Cornelson · The Sharpee Blog_ It has been exactly 27 days since I began designing and building the Chord language. In that time Sharpee (now referred to as the platform) has been scrubbed of many of its early cruft because creating Chord repeatedly exposed those seams. There were embarrassing event handlers that never acted and ## [Chovy's Blog: Agentic Coding (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2uOAtb9p2TCU) _2026-08-06 · **Sponsored**_ Personal posts on agentic coding, moshcode CLI, and security findings. ## [Zoo Tampa Clouded Leopard Encounter](https://lennyflank.wordpress.com/2026/08/06/zoo-tampa-clouded-leopard-encounter/) _2026-08-06 · Lenny Flank · The Electronic Nomad_ Like most other zoos, the Zoo Tampa offers behind-the-scenes animal encounters as an upgrade. I ve already done several of them: tortoises, penguins, elephants. Recently I did the Clouded Leopard encounter. We get taken backstage to the off-exhibit leopard areas, where we are given a short talk about conservation and then help make a series of More Zoo Tampa Clouded Leopard Encounter ## [Řev motorů ve Vizovicích. F1 od 50. let do současnosti](http://www.krajskelisty.cz/zlinsky-kraj/okres-zlin/35489-rev-motoru-ve-vizovicich-f-1-od-50-let-do-soucasnosti.htm) _2026-08-06 · Zlínský kraj | KrajskeListy.cz - regionální zpravodajství_ Srdce všech milovníků rychlých kol a spalovacích motorů musí jásat. V Turistickém informačním centru ve Vizovicích se koná nevídaná výstava, která mapuje celou historii ikonické Formule 1 od padesátých let až do současnosti. Za touto unikátní sbírkou stojí místní rodák Petr Slováček, pro kterého se miniaturní monoposty staly celoživotní láskou a obrovským koníčkem. ## [Singular Transcripts Out, Branches In](https://sharpee.plover.net/singular-transcripts-out-branches-in/) _2026-08-05 · David A Cornelson · The Sharpee Blog_ A follow-up to the previous post about seeding and RNG madness. That work is done, but then I needed to figure out how an author creates tests in the IDE. My first reach was to copy Inform 7, but that doesn't really align with how I see ## [DinoCon 2026, a Giant Event at Hilton Birmingham Metropole](https://tetzoo.com/blog/2026/8/3/dinocon-2026-a-giant-event) _2026-08-03 · Darren Naish · Tetrapod Zoology_ Bigger, better… in fact, around twice the size of DinoCon 2025. Let’s discuss what happened at DinoCon 2026… ## [Game Platforms, RNG, and Testing](https://sharpee.plover.net/game-platforms-rng-and-testing/) _2026-08-01 · David A Cornelson · The Sharpee Blog_ So you want to build a game building platform. You're cruising along and your test games have the usual randomness that adds a little spice to your games, usually combat scenarios. Then other things get a random kick. Then another. You ignore the orthogonal nature of randomness because ## [The Zoo - A Tribute to Nala](https://mikeharris.substack.com/p/the-zoo-a-tribute-to-nala) _2026-07-31 · Mike Harris · MikeHarrisStories_ The hardest part of living is saying goodbye ## [My New Pet](https://lennyflank.wordpress.com/2026/07/30/my-new-pet/) _2026-07-30 · Lenny Flank · The Electronic Nomad_ As some of you may remember, I have kept a wide variety of critters over the years I used to have a Florida Permit to Exhibit and did live animal shows for school classes and scout troops, so I have kept well over 100 different species of snake, lizard, turtle, frog, salamander, scorpion, cockroach, and spider. More My New Pet ## [Sharpee v4 and Chord v2](https://sharpee.plover.net/sharpee-v4-and-chord-v2/) _2026-07-26 · David A Cornelson · The Sharpee Blog_ The whole concept of versioning software that is built using GenAI is that things change fast and in large ways. In the before times, large feature additions would be considered, designed, and took a long time to deliver. With the models progression from Opus 4 in December of '25 ## [Chord Version 1](https://sharpee.plover.net/chord-version-1/) _2026-07-23 · David A Cornelson · The Sharpee Blog_ Over the last two weeks I have aligned Sharpee with a new parser-IF modeling language called Chord. This effort was not to adhere to one side or the other. It was a true alignment where both sides were required to maintain their "way", be elegant, and in ## [Top 5 Odysseys](https://cultrface.co.uk/top-5-odysseys/) _2026-07-23 · Luke Alex Davis · Cultrface_ The post Top 5 Odysseys appeared first on Cultrface . ## [AI QA That Opens Fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/cFGbwTY50oMP) _2026-07-23 · **Sponsored**_ Runs browser QA, files issues with repro evidence, and opens fix PRs. ## [Longwood Gardens, PA](https://lennyflank.wordpress.com/2026/07/23/longwood-gardens-pa/) _2026-07-23 · Lenny Flank · The Electronic Nomad_ Originally set up as a farm in 1700, this plot of land became an arboretum for the Peirce family. In 1906, Pierre du Pont purchased it and converted it into a summer retreat and garden. Today Longwood Gardens has over 1000 acres and a million visitors per year. Some photos from a visit. ## [New Clayface movie trailer just dropped](https://cultrface.co.uk/new-clayface-movie-trailer-just-dropped/) _2026-07-23 · Luke Alex Davis · Cultrface_ I saw the new Clayface movie trailer this morning and it looks interesting. Sadly, I don t think I ll be able to watch it as body horror really messes with me and it looks like they re going all in judging by the trailer. That s a me thing and I think it s an obvious direction to go Continue reading "New Clayface movie trailer just dropped" The post New Clayface movie trailer just dropped appeared… ## [LOMO: List of missing out](https://cultrface.co.uk/lomo-list-of-missing-out/) _2026-07-21 · Luke Alex Davis · Cultrface_ The post LOMO: List of missing out appeared first on Cultrface . ## [Some Florida Critters](https://lennyflank.wordpress.com/2026/07/21/some-florida-critters-14/) _2026-07-21 · Lenny Flank · The Electronic Nomad_ We ve had an awful lot of rain here lately. We really needed it we ve been under drought conditions for a while now but I sure do hate being cooped up inside for days at a time. But I managed to get out in between thunderboomies and get a couple of shots. Great Egret Sunshine Mimosa Tilapia A More Some Florida Critters ## [Požár ve Zlíně: Lidé české firmy padnout nenechají](http://www.krajskelisty.cz/zlinsky-kraj/okres-zlin/35412-pozar-ve-zline-lide-ceske-firmy-padnout-nenechaji.htm) _2026-07-21 · Zlínský kraj | KrajskeListy.cz - regionální zpravodajství_ Jeden z historických symbolů zlínského Svitu se během chvíle proměnil v doutnající ruinu a pohled plný zkázy. Červencový požár budovy číslo 34 připravil známé české značky o stovky milionů korun a zničil roky tvrdé práce. Desítky hasičských jednotek sváděly s plameny vysilující boj a okolí zahalil hustý dým. Pro mnohé firmy je to největší zatěžkávací zkouška v jejich historii. ## [Don’t want to get those two confused](https://cultrface.co.uk/dont-want-to-get-those-two-confused/) _2026-07-20 · Luke Alex Davis · Cultrface_ The post Don t want to get those two confused appeared first on Cultrface . ## [Amanda Mull on “friendly fraud” and increased credit card chargebacks](https://cultrface.co.uk/amanda-mull-on-friendly-fraud-and-increased-credit-card-chargebacks/) _2026-07-16 · Luke Alex Davis · Cultrface_ I read an interesting article by Amanda Mull about “friendly fraud” and increased credit card chargebacks: According to Juniper Research, American consumers filed 158 million transaction disputes in 2025, an increase of 29% from 2021, significantly outpacing general growth in card transactions. Worldwide, thanks to a pandemic-induced wave of greater card usage in countries that Continue reading… ## [Kenobles Amusement Park, PA](https://lennyflank.wordpress.com/2026/07/16/kenobles-amusement-park-pa/) _2026-07-16 · Lenny Flank · The Electronic Nomad_ This amusement park has rides and food. The park opened in 1926 and is celebrating its 200th year. It s one of the few remaining parks with free admission (you pay for each ride you take). I m not really a ride person, but I like the bison burgers and the gator nuggets. Some photos from a More Kenobles Amusement Park, PA ## [Chord Design and Development](https://sharpee.plover.net/chord-design-and-development/) _2026-07-15 · David A Cornelson · The Sharpee Blog_ After the first pass at designing Chord, I followed the same step as I did with Sharpee. I worked with Claude to build first an Author's Guide, then documentation for the Standard Library. The first document used Family Zoo as its spine and although we found a few ## [Bexar County residents can visit San Antonio Zoo for $8 on Locals Day](https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2026/07/14/bexar-county-residents-can-visit-san-antonio-zoo-for-8-on-locals-day/) _2026-07-14 · KSAT DIGITAL STAFF · KSAT San Antonio_ If you’re free on Wednesday, the San Antonio Zoo is offering discounted admission for Bexar County residents as part of Locals Day. ## [Finnish Seedboxes — Up to 20Gbps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Gv8WY3L8fJwH) _2026-07-14 · **Sponsored**_ Private Finnish seedboxes with 1–20Gbps speeds, RAID storage and 14‑day refund ## [Brötchen, the new baby pygmy hippo at Zoo Berlin](https://cultrface.co.uk/brotchen-the-new-baby-pygmy-hippo-at-zoo-berlin/) _2026-07-11 · Luke Alex Davis · Cultrface_ There s a new pygmy hippo at Zoo Berlin and her name is Brötchen. She was named after the German word for a bread roll by German TV personality Enie van de Meiklokjes, who is Brötchen s “honorary sponsor” apparently. I wish I could get a job like that :( (via) The post Brötchen, the new baby pygmy hippo at Zoo Berlin appeared first on Cultrface . ## [Some Critters Seen Recently](https://lennyflank.wordpress.com/2026/07/11/some-critters-seen-recently/) _2026-07-11 · Lenny Flank · The Electronic Nomad_ A few Florida birds and beasts seen lately. A juvie Little Blue Heron. The youngsters are white and turn blue as adults. Mom Limpkin and Junior Google puts this as a Four-Spotted Pennant dragonfly This squirrel wanted some of my lunch The Brown Anole lizards here are a genetic mishmash of five or six different More Some Critters Seen Recently ## [Sharpee: Chord](https://sharpee.plover.net/sharpee-chord/) _2026-07-11 · David A Cornelson · The Sharpee Blog_ Now that version 2.2 of Sharpee is shipped with the website and developer manual updated, I took a swing at developing a more author friendly syntax that compiles to Sharpee. I'm calling it Chord. It's currently implemented in a branch and working with Cloak of ## [WHY I LOVE 'THE BATMAN'](https://mikeharris.substack.com/p/why-i-love-the-batman) _2026-07-10 · Mike Harris · MikeHarrisStories_ It's one of the main reasons I adore my wife ## [Snake Men by Zach St. George](https://tetzoo.com/blog/2026/7/9/snake-men-by-zach-st-george) _2026-07-09 · Darren Naish · Tetrapod Zoology_ A fun, fast-paced new book covers taxonomic vandalism in the reptile world, and one notorious vandal in particular… ## [Crystal Cave, PA](https://lennyflank.wordpress.com/2026/07/09/crystal-cave-pa/) _2026-07-09 · Lenny Flank · The Electronic Nomad_ This limestone cavern was discovered in 1871 by some miners who were blasting in the area. The property was bought by Samuel Kohler, who began organized tours inside the cave. Since then, it has been modified by adding walkways, electric lights, a cement floor, and a new entrance-way. Today it is one of the oldest More Crystal Cave, PA ## [Sharpee 2.1](https://sharpee.plover.net/sharpee-2-1/) _2026-07-05 · David A Cornelson · The Sharpee Blog_ Phrase Algebra Fully Implemented Sharpee 2.x replaces the entire text-rendering system. Text is no longer a string with embedded formatters; it's a tree of typed Phrase values that defer realization, rendered by one per-locale Assembler at the end of the turn. The old ## [Some Florida Natives at Busch Gardens](https://lennyflank.wordpress.com/2026/07/03/some-florida-natives-at-busch-gardens/) _2026-07-03 · Lenny Flank · The Electronic Nomad_ Busch Gardens is an odd cross between a zoo and an amusement park. But the local Florida wildlife also likes the naturalistic landscape, and a lot of the locals have moved in and made themselves at home. Some photos. The favorite spot for the wildlife is this pond in the African plains exhibit. The local More Some Florida Natives at Busch Gardens ## [Herečka Pavla Gajdošíková pracuje na valašské pile](http://www.krajskelisty.cz/zlinsky-kraj/35274-herecka-pavla-gajdosikova-maka-na-valasske-pile.htm) _2026-06-30 · Zlínský kraj | KrajskeListy.cz - regionální zpravodajství_ Úspěšná manažerka Jana má všechno nalajnované podle nejnovějších příruček pro kariéristy, jenže osud s ní má úplně jiné plány. Místo vysněné svatby a teplého místečka v pražském korporátu ji šéf pošle na rodné Valašsko, kde musí převzít starou rodinnou pilu. V drsném kraji plném svérázných horalů ale rychle zjistí, že excelové tabulky a chytré prezentace jsou jí v lese úplně k ničemu. Nová… ## [Phrase Algebra and Sharpee 2.0](https://sharpee.plover.net/phrase-algebra-and-sharpee-2-0/) _2026-06-29 · David A Cornelson · The Sharpee Blog_ There is still one glaring weakness in Sharpee directly related to separating logic from text emission. Sharpee is intentionally a developer-first/author-second platform and I've leaned into that design. I often use the words, "The Sharpee Way," when talking to Claude. As an exercise ## [Sara Herman on chess in popular media](https://cultrface.co.uk/sara-herman-on-chess-in-popular-media/) _2026-06-26 · Luke Alex Davis · Cultrface_ I stumbled upon Sara Herman, a US Chess Federation (USCF) expert and chess YouTuber, who started making videos about chess in popular media. She s covered shows including House, Frasier, Malcolm in the Middle, and Monk and it s been interesting hearing how accurate or inaccurate the portrayals have been. The post Sara Herman on chess in popular media appeared first on Cultrface . ## [Beware of the dog!](https://mikeharris.substack.com/p/beware-of-the-dog) _2026-06-26 · Mike Harris · MikeHarrisStories_ A dog can do much worse than bark or bite. ## [Technical Manual Regression Testing](https://sharpee.plover.net/technical-manual-regression-testing/) _2026-06-25 · David A Cornelson · The Sharpee Blog_ If you hate GenAI, you probably want to skip this episode, though I would assume anyone reading my blog should already know what I do. Sharpee has been stable-ish for a few months. I bumped it to 1.0 and started revising the repository documentation. It occurred to me ## [A Look at the Razorbill, a Striking Seabird](https://tetzoo.com/blog/2026/6/24/the-razorbill-a-striking-seabird) _2026-06-24 · Darren Naish · Tetrapod Zoology_ Among the most handsome and striking of seabirds is the Razorbill. ## [Sharpee 1.0](https://sharpee.plover.net/sharpee-1-0/) _2026-06-20 · David A Cornelson · The Sharpee Blog_ Update: Even though the packages are working for most aspects of Sharpee, I am going through an alternate regression process and finding more issues. I'm already bumping it to 1.1.0 and likely to hit 1.2 this week. I restructured the Family Zoo tutorial to act ## [Writing, Reading & Running](https://mikeharris.substack.com/p/writing-reading-and-running) _2026-06-11 · Mike Harris · MikeHarrisStories_ What's "runs" got to do with it, got to do with it? ## [The Amphiuma Head and Skull](https://tetzoo.com/blog/2026/6/10/the-amphiuma-head-and-skull) _2026-06-10 · Darren Naish · Tetrapod Zoology_ Salamanders have been covered at Tet Zoo on numerous occasions, there being articles on newts and other salamandrids, plethodontids (lungless salamanders) of numerous sorts, and also ambystomatids (the group that includes the Axolotl and other mole salamanders). It’s the very weird salamanders that bring in the most interest, however, and today we’re going to look briefly at them again…. ## [Crocodylomorph Empire 2026](https://tetzoo.com/blog/2026/6/4/crocodylomorph-empire-2026) _2026-06-04 · Darren Naish · Tetrapod Zoology_ Long-time readers of Tet Zoo will perhaps be aware of my efforts, beginning in 2012 or something like that, to depict in a montage the diversity of crocodylomorphs extinct and extant…. ## [Domácí násilí v Zoo. Slon Jack zabil milovanou Ulu](http://www.krajskelisty.cz/zlinsky-kraj/okres-zlin/35162-domaci-nasili-v-zoo-slon-jack-zabil-milovanou-ulu.htm) _2026-06-03 · Zlínský kraj | KrajskeListy.cz - regionální zpravodajství_ Obrovská tragédie otřásla zoologickou zahradou ve Zlíně, kde agresivní sloní samec Jack nečekaně napadl a smrtelně zranil samici Ulu. Oblíbené zvíře nemělo šanci brutální útok přežít, protože utrpělo fatální zlomeninu páteře a dva rozdrcené krční obratle. Celé neštěstí se odehrálo přímo před zraky chovatelů v novém moderním areálu Karibuni, který měl být chloubou celé zahrady. Zoo teď ve… ## [Voles 101](https://tetzoo.com/blog/2026/5/29/vole-facts) _2026-05-29 · Darren Naish · Tetrapod Zoology_ I feel the need to publish something new on rodents, and with no time to produce anything lengthy or new, here are brief thoughts on one of my favourite rodent groups: voles!