Dear Father: Thank you for this day. Today your sovereign will was done, Though plans of men were set aside. Your way was taught, your power was seen. I sought to please the Lord, my guide. From rise to setting of the sun, I prayed for life, and still I pray. Forgive this night my daily wrong. All glory and honor to...

Anil Dash: You might have noticed, it’s not a super fun time to be in the publishing industry, especially if you’re trying to do journalism. The years-long drumbeat of bad news issuing from nearly every newsroom has left people understandably despairing about what’s going to happen next. I’m not a Pollyanna; I don’t...

Paul Ford writing about artificial intelligence: … it’s just software. And not even that much software: Lots of AI models could fit on a thumb drive with enough room left over for the entire run of Game of Thrones (or Microsoft Office). They’re interdimensional ZIP files, glitchy JPEGs, but for all of human...

Sacar un shot de café de una cápsula de Delta Q Menta y Chocolate, en un vaso lleno de hielo. Alternativa que no requiere de la cápsula: servir un café cualquiera, caliente, en un vaso una cucharada de postre de helado de menta y chocolate, mezclar para que se derrita, y añadir al vaso lleno de hielo. Poner a...

Creek Bed I walked the dog out by the south railway tracks again today. I found a dried up old creek bed and followed it for a few k's. The Pinnacles featured heavily as the only horizon elements. Here they are behind a tree. The Pinnacles hiding behind tree The sheer lack of features left me resorting to...

Whilst most of the Whitesands Quay layout has been planned for many years the details don't actually get sorted out until I turn my attention to them. An example is the area behind the Customs House. It is in the curved corner on the right of the layout and will not be seen that well - but that is not an excuse for...

Crows, new singles, and crime-solving sheep

Un postino per il compleanno (tanti auguri a me!) di un tema di cui credo di aver già discusso, ma su cui non mi pare di aver mai incentrato un vero e proprio post: