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From Czas Samurajów exhibit, Muzeum Narodowe w Lublinie, Lublin: zbroja (yoroi) ‘armor‘ hełm (kabuto) ‘helmet’ ozdoba hełmu (maedate) ‘front crest’ nakarczek (shikoro) ‘neckguard’ maska (menpou) ‘mask’ osłona gardła i szyi (tare) ‘throat...
I have already written about how FediMeteo was born, and about how HAProxy helps reduce the number of requests that reach snac. Seen from the outside, FediMeteo almost seems still. There is a static homepage, regenerated every hour....
Permit me to perform a magic trick. Having not listened to a note of Darkthrone’s latest Darkthrone album, behold, as I begin typing a review: “another fearless, authentic, and infectiously fun tour through classic 70s and 80s metal,...
May 25, 2026 I was looking for two-piece dresses – or tops and skirt that match. Two-piece dresses is such an odd term, isn’t it? And I bumped into this: I often hear that “I don’t want to buy a patterned suit” because there’s a concern...
Fishing into the afternoon seas.
A look back at five months looking for a job: some personal numbers, takeaways and what I noticed about hiring in 2026.
…from The Comic Reader #87 (July 1972): Well, kinda sorta but not exactly on the “Alex Olsen” tip there. That particular connection to this new Swamp Thing won’t be established for another decade or so. Anyway, don’t forget to check out...
I am nothing if not a very easily influenced reader; mention an interesting sounding book, and I’m off to see if I have it in the stacks or if I can pick up a reasonably priced copy somewhere. And recently, Chris over at Calmgrove Books...
Yoga nidra (or yogic sleep) is a technique for inducing a state of consciousness between waking and sleeping. I often use it when I’m sleep-deprived, either as a way to (hopefully) have a nap, or at least to feel more rested, which can...
Perfume PosseDS & Durga Jazmin Yucatan Happy second May bank holiday and Memorial Day in the US. We are in a mini heatwave. Should last through the week, which is the spring half term week off for school. This means I’ll do stuff early...
Koei’s 1996 (PC-FX)/1997 (Saturn, PlayStation) romance sim, Angelique Special 2, is perhaps the ultimate “girl” game—and by that I mean …
In the previous article we followed the kernel from the very first instruction the bootloader handed us all the way to the moment kernel_init called execve() on /sbin/init. That was a long ride, but it ended with a quiet handover: the...