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Metastability has been studied in previous work as a self-sustaining degradation in goodput that persists even after the trigger is gone. The degraded state loiters on entirely due to the system's own internal feedback loops (retries,...
Source Bird feeders have caused a dramatic evolution of California hummingbirds Beaks have grown longer and larger, and ranges have expanded to follow the feeders
Finally bought new running shoes and wow do I feel like I'm running on little clouds now! (Also I think they're pretty) #shoes #newShoes #running #sports #sport #jogging
Grosvenor Square reopened on Monday after its eco-makeover. I apologise for the delay in mentioning this. It's quite a change. Previously Grosvenor Square was mostly substandard lawn with some trees around the edge and a handful of...
Cooking for one or two doesn’t have to mean settling for bland meals or drowning in leftovers. This Dump & Bake Meatball Casserole is a cozy, small‑batch pasta bake that comes together with just a handful of ingredients and almost no...
One of my issues with current AI models is how they try to mimic human social patterns (things like "great question!", "hmm, let me think", "you're absolutely right!", you know it). I'm not sure why these irk me as much as they do (maybe...
If you are not familiar with Radiator, Robert Yang's gay game project (which has been going since I was in college), I strongly recommend checking out the new "gay as a service" itch/Steam version. And if you have played any of these...
Today was a good day. I saw my brother, I talked to my sister, and I remembered to take the recycling out. I also ordered groceries and have a therapy appointment tomorrow. Some days are just good days and deserve a moment to just be good.
This month, Sean Holland at Sea of Stars is co-hosting the RPG Blog Carnival on the topic "Small Gods, Saints, and other minor divinities." You might remember that Holland also hosted a celestial topic back in February, that time on big...
“It teaches us to believe that there is something really great and excellent in the world, surviving all the shocks of accident and fluctuations of opinion, and raises us above that low and servile fear, which bows only to present power...
THE FOLLOWING WAS WRITTEN BY MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE ALONSO DURALDE. LEARN MORE ABOUT HIM HERE. WHAT’S NEW ON 4K/BLU/DVD IN JULY: IS GOD IS, TWO PIANOS, DISCO ITALIANA, MIKE MILLS, AND MORE! NEW RELEASE WALL Is God Is (Amazon MGM): When...
I love Rory Stewart’s memoir about being a politician; its one of the best books I’ve read about British politics. Among his many observations about the dysfunctionality of government is that ministers typically know nothing about their...
I have no idea why it took me this long to realize that doing a hybrid DJ-acoustic set was the thing to do. I just had it in my mind that it was an either-or situation, but it’s not. It’s unique. It’s something that other people can’t...
Twenty Years Ago on FITK Two Harbors, Minnesota, July 7, 2006 After three hours on the road (and six hours since breakfast) the need for sustenance became apparent. "The Vanilla Bean Cafe and Bakery"- how inviting! We pulled into the...