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Kohanaiki Beach Park is known locally as Pine Trees and is a popular surf spot. But even when there’s decent surf, there will almost always be spots where toddlers can dip their toes into the water.
“Copy-on-write (CoW) changes that bargain in a way that almost feels like cheating. Instead of rushing to overwrite old blocks, a CoW file system writes the changed data somewhere else and then updates its map. That simple shift is what...
Art from the 'American Kingdoms' project by Vincent De Nil, an alt-history designer and developer. You can see the finished Medieval American Flag design in his shop, or read more about Kaiser Cat Cinema and the project behind it. "For...
I love the cup of chai in the cover of Detective Aunty, it is a nice touch! The perfect cup of chai takes at least twenty minutes to brew, which was why Kausar usually stuck to the quick method of a tea bag and boiled water. page 15...
Having just watched Backrooms (2026), here are some of my thoughts. There may be spoilers, so you've been warned! The thing that stands out the most is atmosphere — nightmarish, 90s setting, bewildering, corporate (?) The film really...
Another mystery photo, likely originally belonging to my great grandparents - William Lucas Hankins and Mary Jane Kellam. All I know is what is written below the photo - Prude Tut B - 1905. I can't identify any young girls named Prudence...
Well, that was short-lived. The proposed Getty Images and Shutterstock mega-merger is dead, and the stock photography industry remains exactly where it was before: fragmented, under pressure, and staring nervously at the advancing AI...
There’s been a lot going on around here over the past six months, between upcoming in-person events, a new podcast, a trip to Japan, and ever-expanding brands in our shop! As we get caught up over the holiday weekend - and rest a bit - I...
In April, I bought a bike, dusted off my Apple Watch SE (2020), and got active. My workouts were walking and bicycling (easier on the knees). All the metrics were tracked. But with a nearly six-years-old fitness/smart watch and a barely...
“Earlier in May, the Texas Attorney General’s office sued Meta for deceiving users on the level of security offered by end-to-end encryption on WhatsApp. E2EE is used as a catch-all term to describe secure messaging features across a lot...
Hello, loves! I see one more thing that needs doing. And then I propose that we have a little fun. What am I saying, programming IS fun for me. CW: Brief LLM excursion. Begin with a digression … In fact, I do this simple programming...
WACs relaxing after a day’s work * What you answer to is something else. – Lucille Clifton Citizen Ratified in 1868, three years after the abolishment of slavery, … 🐞 Read more about it ➞ ➞ ➞
For me, the American Bicentennial celebrations in 1776 came and went without leaving much of an impact. I was not yet four years old, so am unsure of what I do remember, though certain impressions (crowds, heat, loud sounds) persist. I...
Dear Constant Reader, Almost exactly six years ago, I filmed this reading and then abandoned it. Yesterday, I decided it should finally see the light of day, filmed a new intro, and edited it. As usual, Scratch gave me a hand, finding...