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I had a lovely call with Cynthia Kurtz on Friday, discussing all manner of things including an upcoming retreat with a client where we will explore complexity and use Participatory Narrative Inquiry and a NarraFirma capture to explore an...
Patreon Thanks to our new Patreon supporters! Kyle Paxton Irving Patrick Chase Robert Angerer Willow Cheney Chris Cramer Paul Nawashar Video There is also a video that presents the same information: Knife Steel Tests and Ratings I have...
had a good long weekend - partner and i went to the beach! drove up to the netherlands and avoided roughly half of the current heatwave back home. hotel has AC, seaside has lots of wind. alas, it came from the east which meant...
This emerging London quartet deliver a striking debut that proves gothic post-punk still has plenty to say. It’s strange what passes for “goth” these days. A bit of eyeliner, a pair of black leather kecks, gravity-defying hair, and all...
Had a good DJ set on Saturday at a private resort outside of Austin, Horseshoe Bay, about an hour away. Super rainy in Austin, but it wasn’t raining there, which was great. The mix was ’90s hip-hop, some reggae, deep house, ’80s—kind of...
If you’re a web developer, you may find the title baffling. “Polyfills need defending? Who’s against them?!” you might ask. Two weeks ago, I’d be in the same boat. Polyfills and I go way back. I dug up a JSConf EU talk of mine from 2011...
Today is publication day for Issue 71 of ‘Make Modern’ and within its pages is my own quilt design ‘Stripey Sky’. Here’s a look at the cover: Issue 71 of ‘Make Modern’ magazine Like all the previous editions of the magazine, which is...
A lot (probably too much) has been written about Graham Platner's faux working class credentials. Takes galore. Here's some scattered orthogonal thoughts. The whole episode is a specific example of amore general phenomenon, and that is...
27th June. Not long back from holiday and this was the first trip out with the camera. It was nearly sunny and I thought I'd take a constitutional up to the valerian at Samson's Ribs above the Innocent Railway. To my surprise a quite...
Only in silence the word, Only in dark the light, Only in dying life: Bright the hawk’s flight On the empty sky. – Ursula K. LeGuin You might care to check out the shortlist for the 2026 Ursula K. LeGuin Prize for Fiction.
If you’ve been reading the blog for a while, you might remember one of my posts from just over five years ago showcasing a brand called Waxing Kara that sold honey, candles, tea, and skincare products. Well, I’m happy to say their brand...
NYC, June 2026 It has been a looooong time since I wrote in my blog. Maybe it's time to give my blog some music. Check out the jazz that the bustling NYC metropolitan public transportation makes here: www.trainjazz.com I rode on a subway...
code should be as clear as possible. that's why i'm in love with the concept of named tuples
What allows you to make friends and to keep them? Being a social person helps with making friends, surely. As does putting in the effort to be a good friend. But I'm sure we've all had the experience of wanting to become friends with...
Afer our first speed puzzling event, my cousin and I knew we had to do it again. The only challenge was that the upcoming events required us to expand our team to 4-5 people. We contemplated waiting until the next competition but due to...