James Gilbert

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Some experimentation with a regular icosahedron has led me to this
022's arrival and fish delivery, teeing them up for another successful breeding season. This pair at this nest produced the first fledged osprey chicks in the south of England for 200 years when they first bred in 2022.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7infdQzE9Q0
Male Osprey 022 arriving back for the first time and delivering a huge bass to his mate CJ7!

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And CJ7's mate, 022, delivered a fish at 06:40, so the pair are reunited. Excellent news. https://www.youtube.com/live/X62J9Jdm6Ao
Poole Harbour Osprey Nest Camera - Landscape View

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One of my favourite ospreys has returned from migration. https://youtu.be/Ehd_yrIf_PQ
CJ7 returns to Carey - 25/03/2026

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Python 3.15's JIT is now back on track

blog.python.org/2026/03/jit-on-track

A look at Python's JIT in 3.15a7.

Python 3.15's JIT is now back on track | Python Insider

A look at Python's JIT in 3.15a7.

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A good, high level overview of the #Apple A18 chip found in the MacBook Neo, and how it compares to the M4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTBvm4Hj7Mw
A18 Pro & MacBook Neo Deep-dive

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๐Ÿ””๐Ÿฆ† Hear ye! Hear ye!

A new #DuckDB, version 1.5 has been released!
Includes improvements to the command line executable, a new VARIANT type for storing semi-structured data in a column more efficiently than JSON, and incorporation of the GEOMETRY (GIS) type into DuckDB's core.

๐Ÿ””๐Ÿฆ† Read all about it!

https://duckdb.org/2026/03/09/announcing-duckdb-150

Announcing DuckDB 1.5.0

We are releasing DuckDB version 1.5.0, codenamed โ€œVariegataโ€. This release comes with a friendly CLI (a new, more ergonomic command line client), support for the VARIANT type, a built-in GEOMETRY type, along with many other features and optimizations. The v1.4.0 LTS line (โ€œAndiumโ€) will keep receiving updates until its end-of-life in September 2026.

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"the Haters" my books cartoon for this week's @[email protected]
"Global Warming Has Accelerated Significantly" https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2025GL118804
Besides his popular GeoGuessr videos, Geo Peter (also known as Peter Lauris) frequently takes on the Bellingcat challenges on his YouTube channel. Now, heโ€™s gone a step further and created an entire series of his own. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kLa7ig5mpY
Can we PINPOINT these Natural Wonders?

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