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During a discussion in the Retronaut podcast episode on Duke Nukem 3D, the podcast hosts and invitees thought back to the first time they came in contact with the Duke. Most of them first played the shareware edition—something that...
Today is a very exciting day, as the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has finally unveiled the final Default Market Offer (DMO) that will come into force on 1st July 2026 and will bring the much awaited Solar Sharer Offer to … Continue...
May 26, 2026
How about this PhotoEx from NATO High North ASW exercise Dynamic Mongoose 26 off Trondheim, Norway, last week. Centered around the 65,000-ton carrier HMS Prince of Wales escorted by the Type 45 (Daring) class AAW destroyer HMS Duncan (D...
I spent a good fraction of my career’s work effort on teaching, and – like most academics – I had very nearly no idea what I was doing. I’d never had a moment’s formal training in teaching, and, at least in my early days, it definitely...
Below, we see Sandy at work, just 60 years ago. U.S. Air Force Douglas A-1G (AD-5N) four-seat night attack Skyraider (ex-Navy BuNo 132619) nicknamed “Carolyn’s Folly” from the 602nd Fighter Squadron (Commando), call sign Firefly, flying...
A period photograph of USS Cincinnati (Cruiser Number 7), which served between 1894 and 1921. The image, showing the graceful 3,200-ton cruiser in gleaming white with her original ornate bow crest, would likely have been taken before...
2026 is another year of short stories. In this weekly series, I track my short story writing, from idea and draft to submission. This is the week of May 18 – 24. Stats Submissions and Responses I had one story come back to me this past...
Lillian Liao Under Review:Tony Fry. Disappearing Cities. Anthem Press, 2025. What does it mean for a city to vanish from the face of the earth? And just where do cities go to die? These questions are explored in British cultural and...
Note: This post is the first in a new series of posts describing ark, a command-line-based personal archive system I have developed and am using as my primary archiving tool. If you are not interested in this type of tech post, feel free...
Read the full post at - 6+ Favorite Books on Personal Identity (So Far!) A Roundup of My Favorite Books on Personal Identity...so far.