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I started this post out intending to do a Multilink Monday, but within a few seconds of starting this video I came to realize, nah, this one deserves the spotlight all to itself. It’s well made, seems to be constructed with a stable eye...
Read the full post at - Electra by Sophocles I’ve been slowly working my way through Greek tragedies, specifically Sophocles, because there’s an excellent collection available on Standard Ebooks — free, beautifully formatted, and easy to...
about like fitting into a box and having a label you can describe yourself withim reminded of some advice ive seen elsewhereabout how you shouldnt base your identity on hobbiessince it leads to either doing it out of obligationor having...
There's something about mystery novels. I grew up reading them constantly. Hell, I could argue that the only books I was reading for a very long period of time were mystery novels. The Boxcar Children, Encyclopedia Brown, Nancy Drew, The...
The following is excerpted from “Smalls: 18 Well-designed, Easy Projects for an Afternoon in the Workshop.” In addition to the projects, you’ll find chapters on the techniques you need to build them (which will, of course, come in handy...
Tomorrow night might be the night. The ice has finally receded from the Greenlandic coast, with “only” a few icebergs and growlers remaining between us and the next continent. This morning's forecast suggests a weather window may open...
I used to use my #echo tag for these posts, which triggers Robb's EchoFeed to automatically post to my Mastodon account. I decided this week I wouldn't bother—people will read these (or not) if they follow my RSS feed, or click through...
In his mouth the silent scream of the universal spirit became a siren of endless torment. His body was broken upon the rack of the many worlds. In that moment he became as nothing, and nothing became as him. This tome records the lore of...
Safari was inactive, in the background, with no windows open, when out of the blue I got a Little Snitch alert: Safari wanted to connect to the URL http://192.168.0.1/favicon.ico for some reason. The IP address 192.168.0.1 is private. I...
Audiences had never seen anything like Mark Frost and David Lynch’s Twin Peaks when the series first aired in April 1990 on the ABC Television Network. Viewers were just as captivated by the mystery of Laura Palmer’s murder as they were...
Link: In Geneva, the World Can Anchor AI Governance in Free Expression, by Isabelle Anzabi in Tech Policy PressI like that this is happening, will appreciate the recommendations that arise from it, and know with complete certainty that...
Qin Huang, Moyan Liu, and Upmanu Lall write: Extreme weather events, e.g., droughts, floods, heatwaves, and freezes, are increasing in frequency and intensity, posing severe socio-economic impacts as growing populations heighten exposure...
BOUGHT:Nancy For All Seasons (Fantagraphics Books) So look, I spent some time off-and-on over the course of the last few weeks wondering if there was anything that I personally have to say about Ernie Bushmiller's Nancy, history's most...
I’ve been aware of Ben Affleck since his days on the PBS kid’s program The
The rain came last night —I could hear the raindrops crashingon the awnings above my windowsin my living room Then, just like thatthe power went out Nice . . . I do not mind the storms or the rainand I do not mind the rainy daysand nor...