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I'm having some second thoughts about keeping SailfishOS on my phone. There are two (and a half) main reasons: (1) I'm using alpha state software and sometimes that is noticeable, (2) I am dependant on a very vibe coded app which I don't...
Sharing some of the kindness I've received recently and hoping to pass it on. I've received a lot of thoughtful messages over the past few days, as one of my posts got some traction on Bubbles. I was also told that someone had shared...
While I was out birding, I was told by another birder that there were chicks in the nest at Fay Bainbridge, so after I failed to find the Arctic Tern (again), I headed over to see what was going on. In these pictures, you can see the two...
I remember how it all started.Adding friends as connections on a new social network felt great in a disconnected world. Getting life updates and photos and posting your thoughts in a feed where you knew everyone felt fresh, and it felt...
Having made the decision to eat lunch at the top-rated restaurant in town - technically, the Conoco gas station - we glanced at each other as we entered the establishment to a sign notifying us that the wait time was upwards of twenty...
Millie of the Manor manages to combine three well-respected graphic novel genres — mystery, making friends, and mental health (specifically, coping with anxiety) — successfully. It sounds like a difficult goal, but Karina Evans and...
F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote, "Action is character." As has often been the case, this artists was just asserting something that modern scientists are now confirming: not only do our actions reveal who we are, they also become who we are. In...
Still thinking about this… watched Resurrection a few months ago, and have been meaning to re-watch Holy Motors. As these churn over in my memory, they feel like cinematic siblings. Also, that last act of Resurrection is in my permanent...
Did you know you can get an advanced degree in actual intelligence? Here are some options:Master's in Global Security Studies at Johns HopkinsMaster of Arts in Counterintelligence Studies at the Institute of World PoliticsMaster of Arts...
This is an adapted and fully-annotated blog post version of my latest video essay. Last year, Ukraine’s SBU security service published a video warning teenagers against becoming unwitting spies for Russia’s FSB security agency. Teens...
Last June I published a blog on Fatale, a new young band from my hometown of Uddingston. They had just played their first couple of gigs and released a demo of an original song called Moves You and a cover of Femme Fatale. You can still...
In its August issue, The Atlantic ran “The End of Reading Is Here,” by Rose Horowitch. It argued that Americans process more words than any generation before us — texts, posts, captions, threads — while the sustained attention that a...
We visited the Alaska Highway Mile Zero monuments and other Canadian icons in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. Mile 0 Alaska Highway marker: Mural: NAR Park: “You Are Now Entering the World Famous Alaska Highway”: Stickers: RVs: Visitor...
There's a couple of artists I've mentioned already, so I'll indulge and elaborate:Yunyu's "Spiked Soul" was one of my very first purchases on Bandcamp. I really enjoyed the creepygothiness of Lenore's Song and the singer's voice. I've...
Ryan ponders the absurdity of a Magic set filled with the deepest of deep cuts. The post Mystery Booster Commander and Steering into the Skid appeared first on Hipsters of the Coast.