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Hagiography is an old literary form, dating back to early Christianity. It recounts the lives of the saints in order to elicit the audience’s admiration. Although its reverential character notoriously compromises accuracy, hagiographies...
Hello, loves! Sweet little idea … I have one. Very small but I think it’ll make things just a bit nicer. We’ll see. I’ve been improving the code both in the last few articles and sometimes when you weren’t watching. If there has been a...
Evan Rosenman writes: The implosion of Graham Platner’s Senate campaign in Maine has upended a marquee Senate race, leaving the state Democratic party just a few weeks to choose a substitute nominee. A planned nominating convention on...
Since July 27, 2025 I have observed 371 Common Milkweed (Asclepius syriaca) plants, almost entirely around Toronto. That makes me the #1 observer in Toronto, #4 in Ontario, #7 in Canada, and #17 in the world.
The Sayings of the Desert Fathers. The Alphabetical Collection. Translated, with a forward by Benedicta Ward, rev. ed. (Kalamazoo: Cistercian Publications, 1984), pp. 218-219 (Sisoes, #31): One day the Saracens came and robbed the old...
Meet the budgerigars who are at home in the barber shop. A blue and a yellow. They live free and fly randomly across the shop. Thankfully they seem to be averse to flying out of the door and also shitting on the customer's newly shorn...
The Lindum Colonia fell into decline after the departure of Roman Legions from Britain, but remained a viable community with a church dedicated to St. Paul. In fact, it became its own kingdom, the Anglo-Saxomn kingdom of Lindsey. Its...
What have you recently finished reading? I finished up Daryl Gregory’s The Album of Dr Moreau almost in one go, which surprised me — it’s a novella, so I figured it’d be a quick read, but I wasn’t much in the mood for reading, so I...
This is a challenging book. It made me think, get clear, consider, and reconsider. I wrote, edited, and re-wrote this post several times. Kudos to the author! While occasionally frustrated, I also laughed. In sum, it was a valuable...
Google is building an AI data center in West Memphis, Arkansas, across the Mississippi River from Memphis. (I know, it’s a very original city name.) Google joins SpaceXAI and others in the Mid-South for cheap land and abundant water, but...
The other evening I forgot a wet bathing suit outside. When I brought it into the house the next morning, about five earwigs dropped out of it and scurried away frantically.For no rational reason, I am deeply repelled by earwigs in...
What is public domain art?Creative works not protected by copyright are considered "public domain." They exist in what we call the commons, the space that belongs to everyone, they're free to enjoy, share, and build on without...
Somehow Connie's friend ended up with the nickname "Pee Knees," and I think I speak for us all, Connie, when I say we don't need that back story.Still, you know what's worse than being nicknamed "Pee Knees"?When your baker rises to the...
Kendal Carter is at a playground on the outskirts of Zurich with her four-year-old, Rosie, when she notices two men in suits lurking nearby. She is instantly wary, especially because if the men are a threat, they are between her and the...
This post was first promised in early 2024[0]Pongwars on the C64, @Two9A, Feb 22nd 2024, but it got so long, I added a table of contents. That might be a first... Introduction Before we get started Digression: Building a C64 disk image...