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Part of going to The Fringe is to expose yourself to new ideas, different art forms, and a range of artworks. Not everything needs to be a "zany" comedy about AI or a loving pastiche of that 1990s disaster movie you love. So I found...
Proof of Attendance Protocol, or POAP, was a darling of the web3 hype cycle and supposed proof of the utility of NFTs. "Using blockchain technology, POAP tokenizes your memories, so they can last forever and be truly yours," the website...
One could claim AI cheapens the product design experience. It was a different kind of fun when only some could do it. Surprise: only some can do it still. Learn the craft, own the expertise, delegate the shitwork. Error happened.
This morning was the quarterly meeting of the Discover Dursley group. A smaller meeting due to a lot of people on summer holidays, but productive as there is always so much to catch up on with all the events and activities around the...
My Everyday Superpower Rather than inventing a superpower, I'm going to write about something I actually have. It's not super, and I don't think it's rare. I don't know the official term, but for now, let's call it pattern recognition....
Step App, one of the last surviving "move-to-earn" projects from the 2022 crypto fitness fad, announced it will shut down all services on August 21. The project advertised itself as a "fitness app that pays you", and was essentially a...
Hello, loves! A small idea about the Denizen state machine. Tout le monde déteste l’IA. Here’s Denizen: class Denizen: def __init__(self, *, name, initial_sayings=None, gift=None): if initial_sayings is None: initial_sayings = ['Hmm...']...
I’ve really had a go at tidying up cupboards, “misc” drawers and the loft storage this spring and summer, and I’m nearing the end here. It’s amazing how much stuff piles up after a decade or two… After pulling stuff out and deciding what...
It's been a while since I've posted any of my photodumps - a little too long actually. It's been because of a mix of both not using my cameras enough and spending too much time on the post-processing part for my digital photos. I did...
22:01 - Was looking for a secondhand wicker laundry hamper on Ricardo and ended up buying this one. Very me.
Jenny and Rosie Dolly were identical twins from Budapest who got so famous in the 1920s that a British department store magnate spent millions trying to keep them happy, a heavyweight boxing champion refused to pick a favorite between...
by the way, this is the first time I’m seeing this card to mean these people without any means are seeking sanctuary. Up ‘til this point I’ve always read it as the sanctuary having cast them out, the hypocrisy of the church, preaching...
River confluences are always places with a bit of magic, and the magic felt strong here where the Salmon joins the Snake. We spent a beautiful evening and morning here through changing phases of light: deep shade, warm afternoon light...
Mix by DJ STUXNET Intertext · Digital Listen & Download Tracklist cd LOST_DIR && ./DISAPPEAR (59:24) Notes I have grown tired of the struggleAnd I've grown tired of making plansI think I'll quit to the valleyRegain my strength and start...
It's mid-week, and we are halfway to the weekend. Do you have some time to do some reading? The Doulas Who Help Us Die, by Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker The Soviets Drilled the Deepest Hole Ever, by Charles Digges, Nautilus Why Are...