@prologic@twtxt.net Well, 15 shows the site. On the left, I had a roll mat on a tarp. I borrowed some “NVA tarps” from the scouts for this trip. The scouts got them from the National People’s Army, the German Democratic Republic’s armed forces after Germany was reunited. They’re 1.75m x 1.75m in size and weigh 1.3kg, quite heavy, but super awesome. One tarp on the bottom, another one to cover up the clothes, shoes and sleeping bag in order to protect against the thaw. Finally, a mosquito net over all that, hung from a rope between two trees.

My mate just used a hammock with a mozzie net on the right hand side. The third tarp served as the luxurious bedside carpet. :-)

We sat on my second tarp to chill and enjoy the sunset and surroundings. It was nice to notice birds etc. die down. It took a really long time for the last light to fade away. Since we have a very high risk of forest fires, we of course couldn’t have a camp fire. But after all the exhaustion, I didn’t even miss it for one second.

Since we had dinner at home before leaving, all we brought were two lye rolls, two grain rolls, two brezels, some sausage and chocolate biscuits for breakfast. From the 2.5l of water, I ended up using 2l. It’s always good to have a little extra, despite the unnecessary weight. We had brekkie a few kilometers further on a bench in the shade. The first bench was already in direct sun.

Our camp site was maybe 30m to the side and a few meters down of a summit path hidden behind some trees and bushes. We were quite lucky, the other side of the hill got quite a bit of a breeze at night. We could hear the leaved treetops making much more noise behind us.

@movq@www.uninformativ.de Yes, these kind of dogs should really be strictly forbidden!

It’s not illegal if you own the forest or ask the owner. :-)

@david@daiwei.me Yeah, no clue. But my mate said the dog is disqualified from such adventures in the future. :-)

The temps were supposed to hit 14°C just before sunrise. Since we didn’t bring a thermometer, I can’t tell for sure. I was rather hot in my sleeping bag, so I had to pull out my arms every now and then. My mate’s sleeping bag was a little lighter and, unfortunately, the zipper jammed up. Since it didn’t close all the way, it felt quite a bit cold I was told in the morning. When we got up at 6ish (we said, we don’t care about time at all), it was probably already 16°C if not more. I brought a jumper, but a t-shirt was already nice enough to wear. The jumper just served as my pillow. The mercury raised by the minute then.

Yeah, I circled the spot with a biro to keep an eye on it. Until now, there’s absolutely nothing to see. Looks like I got lucky.

Today’s sunrise:

View from the top: Agricultural leaders upbeat at Fieldays
A frosty 1C sunrise at Mystery Creek did little to deter the mood among the who’s who of the primary sector at day one of Fieldays.

The national four-day agricultural event kicked off on Wednesday, with leaders across the sector and politicians turning up to mingle with each other and farmers. ⌘ Read more

Daylight Saving Time Ritual Continues. But Are There Alternatives?
Would you move sunrise to 9 a.m. in Detroit? Or to 4:11 a.m. in Seattle…
Though both options have problems, “There’s no law we can pass to move the sun to our will,” argues the president of the nonprofit “Save Standard Time”. The Associated Press explains why America remains stuck in that annual ritual making clocks “spring forward, fall backwa … ⌘ Read more

Incredible close-up of spider silk wins science photo prize
Duelling prairie chickens, a snake-mimicking moth and a once-a-year sunrise at the South Pole feature in the best images from the Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition 2025 ⌘ Read more

How to Enable Automatic Dark / Light Mode on iPhone & iPad
If you’re an iPhone or iPad user, you might appreciate a feature that automatically switches your devices appearance from Light Mode to Dark Mode, and vice versa, automatically. Furthermore, you can set the automatic enabling of Dark and Light mode to follow sunset and sunrise, or a custom schedule, whichever you prefer. As you probably … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/05/02/how-to-enable-automatic-dark-light … ⌘ Read more

RDK X5 Development Kit Featuring HDMI, MIPI CSI, and Gigabit Ethernet
The RDK X5 is a development kit designed for intelligent computing and robotics. It features a form factor similar to the Raspberry Pi single board computer but is powered by the 10 TOPS Sunrise 5 processor. The RDK X5 includes an octa-core Cortex-A55 CPU running at 1.5 GHz, a dedicated BPU with 10 TOPS of […] ⌘ Read more

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Get the New MacOS Sequoia Sunrise Forest Wallpaper
The latest versions of MacOS Sequoia beta include a really nice forest wallpaper and screen saver that is enabled by default, called Sequoia Sunrise. But you don’t have to install the Sequoia beta to have access to the wallpaper, you can grab it right now. Get the MacOS Sequoia Sunrise wallpaper JPG If you *have* … Read More ⌘ Read more

seems to be a gentle winter morning here, well over an hour before sunrise

Nia Archives – Conveniency
Video directed by Nia Archives + Delphino Productions. Nia’s new Sunrise Bang Ur Head Against Tha Wall EP – the follow up to one of 2022’s best releases -- is out next month, pre-order the limited signed vinyl edition here… [Continue reading…](https://www.gorillavsbear.net/nia-archives-conv … ⌘ Read more

**RT by @mind_booster: Happy New Year – and #PublicDomainDay!

Find out the implications for libraries and what works you’re free to now use, remix, and share in new ways – including the classic 1927 films #Metropolis, #Sunrise & #Wings

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Happy New Year – and #PublicDomainDay!

Find out the implications for libraries and what works you’re free to now use, remix, and share in new ways – including the classic 1927 films [#Metropolis](http … ⌘ Read more

False Covid positives leave more than 130 people stranded overnight at Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge
Only three infections confirmed upon verification, after on-site service provider Sunrise Diagnostic submits ‘abnormal’ 136 positive results. ⌘ Read more

Thousands flock to Stonehenge for summer solstice, the longest day of the year
Druids, pagans and other revellers greeted the 4.49am sunrise at the ancient stone circle in southern England, for the first time since the pandemic began. ⌘ Read more

New repository: aquilax/sunrise-sunset-calc - Sunrise/sunset calculation Dart library