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I first encountered Nakabayashi’s Logical Prime notebooks at Nota Bene in Montreal, where I decided to buy some sizes that I don’t typically use just because they seemed nice and I wanted to review them (see here). I didn’t realize...
Six weeks of running a public Zerto Docs MCP server taught me the ceiling of dense-only retrieval. This is the story of finding it, fixing it with BM25 + RRF + reranker, and three other things (KB articles, a curated lessons doc,...
The impending closure of Den of Angels prompted me to think about how I relate to the BJD hobby. A long-form essay.
The author on writing through grief, the ghost of setting, and adding a layer of dream to reality
It is alluring to try to monetize your writing, especially when you love doing it, like I do. But it is hard to monetize random ramblings, so over the years I have had several ideas for more comprehensive themes.My latest disenchantment...
Over the years I’ve developed a habit of writing politicians. I shared this habit with my friend Norbert and I after that chat I decided to share it here in case you want to develop a similar habit. If you want to write politicians like...
“Unlike earlier experimental systems that relied on expensive sensors or specialised equipment, the new method works with ordinary WiFi hardware already found in most homes and businesses. Previous approaches often depended on channel...
Sun through thin clouds. A female cardinal foraging under the lilac picks up a twig, examines it, and sets it down again. Through the lilac limbs I spot the long legs of a deer picking her way across the road bank.
A good piece on using AI to understand a large existing codebase instead of generating more code. It shares practical onboarding tactics and prompts that help map domains, dependencies, and architecture faster. Read more
There’s a particular kind of madness that takes hold when you arrive at Kimmeridge Bay on the Jurassic Coast of Dorset. You tell yourself you’re just going for a “nice seaside walk,” but five minutes later you’re crouched in the mud like...
These easy pigs in a blanket use store-bought biscuit dough, 1-inch hot dog pieces, everything bagel seasoning, and extra toasted sesame seeds for a golden, puffy party snack. Served with a tangy Dijon, grainy mustard, and horseradish...
New obsession — clouds. Well, not really, because clouds have always fascinated me, and I have countless snapshots lingering in my photo library. But now a passing interest is turning into something more serious. Or maybe not. We'll see....
There has always been something different about the sunrise to me. Always . . .This is certainly true after the long nights that went behind me. This is also true after the bad nights that went either sideways or backwards, to which I...