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One of the hardest parts of keeping this site running as it ages has been staying on top of link rot. Having 18 years of links adds up, especially when you’re talking about tech that counts in days what the rest of the world counts in...
When their brother died, the other dragons shed human shape and grew large. Colossal bodies knocked friend and foe down as they seized space in the press. The fighting was stopped by both sides at once. It had lasted mere moments. Delver...
Start of a new week, and time for Fantasy with Friends! All the prompts are hosted at Pages Unbound, if you’d like to join in. This week’s prompt is about fantastical companions: Who are some memorable fantastical sidekicks? Animal...
A challenging 1970s English comedy noir. Our πολύτροπος protagonist, Ο κύριος Ιδιότροπος (we never learn his first name), tends serenely to his home and garden until a dangerous and unwelcome relation arrives unannounced, sewing discord...
If you’re an electronics enthusiast or a maker, chances are, you’ve had to use a soldering iron at some point in your life, whether to build something new or to modify and repair something that already exists. Anyone serious about...
The idea of reading continuous narrative may be relatively recent. For example, the Bible is arranged in many places with a long sequential narrative, and some have seen it as ‘the greatest story ever told’. But liturgical practice, both...
Forget six counties overhung with smoke, / Forget the snorting and piston stroke, / Forget the spreading of the hideous town; / Think rather of the pack-horse on the down, / And dream of London, small, and white, and clean. William...
The wait is over! TWSBI’S latest ECO release - Pink Lemonade with Bronze Trim - is available for pre-order, with pens starting to ship on Wednesday (8/5). Pink Lemonade looks to be especially popular, as the milky pink acrylic gives the...
THE FIRST DOMINO FALLS: Kevin Gausman traded from Blue Jays to Cubs. One of the prospects received in return, Brett Bateman, is already in AAA, and could see MLB playing time sooner than later, particularly if the Jays move an outfielder...
A particular kind of magic happens when three unrelated stories start rhyming. You're scrolling the news, and suddenly a Chinese artist sketching under an ancient oak, a Caribbean poet's obituary, and a debut album announcement from a...
This week’s theme: Jazz and vocal versions of songs written by Irving Berlin. Featured artists include John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Sonny Rollins, Ray Bryant, Max Roach, George Bryant, Charles McPherson, Jackie McLean, Rosemary Clooney,...
In a previous video I where talked about social anxiety in FFXIV, one of the top responses I heard was that folks wanted to roleplay, but either didn’t know how to start or were too afraid to try it. I pulled together a number of tips...
I'm doing (a very lax) Blaugust. This is 2/hopefully 31 posts in August. I was thinking about labyrinths recently and got a wave of nostalgia for the early 2000s. At this time I was being home educated by my mother, and one year (I...
The rain is heavy outside.I suppose the rain matches the mood and the mood matches the time.At least, for me. I think now is a good time for me to get this out. The wind picked up but so has the rain. Perhaps now is a good time for me to...
Still working on Emacs Config Gems part 3. Fell into a deep rabbit hole and got lost for a couple of days, then climbed out just to discover another one I have to explore next. I wanted to crunch the first few tweaks of my Emacs config...