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§ The first fruit on our heirloom tomato plant finally ripened this week. Unfortunately I left it on the vine one day too long and a deer decided to take a big chomp out of it. We were devastated. Elsewhere in the garden the...
The Grafana 13.1.1 Debian package contains an error in the post-installation script. Here is how to fix it and finish the apt upgrade process.
CW: medical brain injury. In the White City, the military pragmatists keep robust records of troop numbers and movements, materiel requirements, leadership postings, and areas of active instability inside the empire. Their strange...
Turkey oak, acorn on the tree, Schenley Park, 29 July 2026 (photo by Kate St. John) 2 August 2026 How many seed capsules can you think of that have “hitchhiker” hooks? #1. I was puzzled by the acorn cup, pictured above, because I don’t...
Croissant Club has been live for about 3 weeks now. It is a personal review blog for croissants. Huge traffic to it, obviously. Over the past few years I have developed an appreciation for croissants, and I thought this would be a simple...
A while ago I got an email from someone saying they found my work while looking through recent “vibe-coded and AI-built games”… And they wanted to feature my games on this AI website. You can imagine the bout of panic. Vibe-coded?? How...
"When I Paint My Masterpiece" by The Band Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. Share a song that perfectly captures anticipation. - When I Paint My Masterpiece, written by Bob Dylan, performed by The...
I've been reading 'Steal Like an Artist' by Austin Kleon once again. With how much I'm struggling with where I'm at in life, I've been trying to distract myself with books that give a decent pep talk. It's mentioned in the book to choose...
📍 Three Uncles Tasty noodles and rice with porkLocation: London, Greater London, United KingdomComment by email
@MainActor is a global actor that performs its tasks on the main thread. You can use it to dispatch to the main thread by marking properties, methods, instances, or closures with the attribute. Instead of manually dispatching using...
July 26, 2026 - sunrise has moved back almost 30 minutes already!What would it feel like to be content in this moment?The Halloween pennant dragonfly looks quite content as he rests on a perch.Even though my breath isn’t smooth, my hip...
In the past episodes we have seen how Grand Prix Circuit (GPC) was partly reverse-engineered, and how to build new tracks and cars. All the main components of my GPC mod have been described: for the final phases of the building process...
For the last 2-3 years I have been using Umami.is to track the tiny bit of website analytics I am interested in. It has served me well, it's nice and easy, and I do like that it only collects anonymous information (as in: doesn't track...
Still on the road for summer travels, but this week offered a few moments to do some reading when not toodling along listening to the music of Glen Hansard. So time to share a few good pieces of writing and good reads in this week’s...
Almost Acoustic at Rebellion Punk festival in Blackpool next Saturday- onstage at 6.30 p.m. when I'll be playing a set of brand new songs about the Brighton punk scene in 1977I'll also be interviewing Pete Bentham of The Dinner Ladies on...