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In theological discussions, people will often say "most Christians accepted such and such a theological position" or "most Christians read this part of the Bible such and such a way." But this is rarely true. Throughout history, the vast...
06:43 Wow. ChatGPT has messed up its interface so badly. If chats are no longer the first citizen, why even call it “ChatGPT”? Make it “WorkGPT”. Stupid! 22:31 Extremely tired. Sleepy. But want to watch Argentina play as well. Time to...
Double Maths First Thing has an open mic spreadsheet Hello! My name is Colin and I am a mathematician on a mission to spread mathematical joy and delight in figuring stuff out. I did some lovely science last week, full on...
I read Joel's post today about how he keeps track of his gaming. I love reading about how other people go about time tracking, and his methods are completely different to mine. It inspired me to think about how I use and visualise the...
I like to play pickleball with my mom in the mornings. It’s not an everyday thing, but when we do, I enjoy it. Every time we play, I always notice the ants on the court. It’s really only when I bend down to pick the ball up, but I always...
“David Arakhamia and the power of being useful” by Kateryna Denisova, kyivindependent.com/david-ara… – “Meet David Arakhamia, the Ukrainian parliament’s linchpin, key negotiator, and political player, whose influence far exceeds his...
D called me the 3rd time this evening. the first time because she wanted to drink something. the second time because she heard weird noises and this time she said she couldn't sleep. this is probably very recognizable for most parents ;)...
A report from "Student 3" has just arrived
Well. How deluded can one get? Cosmically deluded, apparently. ::chuckle:: [ day in progress, obvi and as per usual. ]
I’ve been thinking for some time whether to renew my (expired) British passport, and finally decided to do so. No longer being resident in the UK I thought this would require a trip to the Embassy in Dublin, but that isn’t the case these...
It's day 3 of the 6 week school holiday for our little D. We are just at the start of the summer period, so we have a lot of time in front of us before school starts again. And every year it's the time of year I dread the most... I don't...
Yesterday the idea popped into my head to buy a cheap GoPro knock-off for recording video of my bike rides. That idea grew from reading Terence Eden's post, I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C. There are good enough...
This comes to you from a field in Gloucestershire, at the end of day two of my human-powered journey to Electromagnetic Field. Much of the week has been taken up with polishing my talk for the festival. I find writing a talk to be one of...
How much does federally funded R&D benefit the economy? Sheila Campbell, Jaeger Nelson, Eli Schrag, Heidi Williams, and Caleb Wroblewski work through some ways of answering that question in “Estimating the Economic Effects of Federally...