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Our first fountain pen ink episode, where we discuss permanent inks! In this episode you'll learn about document inks, pigment inks, and iron gall inks, including relative waterproofness and lightfastness, pen care, and more. Fountain...
[1975]Tuuuuune!Stellar glam rock power pop.Beats The Glitter Band's original version from the same year which was also excellent. I mean how could you go wrong, it's just a crackin' song innit.How this wasn't a number one smash in...
The mark of an intelligent person is how comfortably he handles contrarian views, and more importantly, how well he handles dissent. Nobody is perfect, no argument is airtight, no approach is the right approach, so there is always room...
A hundred death metal albums not from the USA Between 1993 and 1994, death metal popped its head above the underground parapet to peek into the mainstream. From airplay on MTV’s Headbangers Ball, to Morbid Angel being the first death...
Nau maiYesterday we played at Fuji Rock Festival. This beautiful voucher is what you can exchange for a breakfast at the Prince Hotel, Naeba. I handed over my pink slip at the entrance to the buffet and looked out across this enormous...
In the sitcom Seinfeld, the character Elaine Benes is annoyed that a friend doesn't think she's up to being a babysitter: "I couldn't raise a kid? C'mon, I love bossing people around."She, of course, finds out that bossing kids around is...
Just a quick programming note: the newsletter will be on hiatus the next two weeks as I spend time with family in the wake of my father's recent passing. I appreciate your patience and readership. Regular posts will return in mid-August...
There is a time for everything, and a season for every one of us under the heavens. This is our time, and we must make of it what we will. We are not Lee Kuan Yews, Goh Keng Swees or Rajaratnams and we need not pretend to be. They were...
I’ve enjoyed John Gruber’s posts about ads appearing on an increasing number of Apple surfaces: the App Store, Apple News, and – soon, perhaps – Apple Maps. (Just for reference, here’s an example of such an ad.) In a post earlier this...
Read the full post at - Kids’ Freedom To explore This is why kids are on their phones. They aren’t allowed to do anything else whether by law, by parents, or norms. ->...
Talking Heads + Television - CBGB, New York City, July 29-31, 1976A little expanded 50th anniversary repost! I first shared these recordings … 15 years ago?! Let’s take a trip back in time, shall we? Not too long a trip, just 35 50...
Talking Heads + Television - CBGB, New York City, July 29-31, 1976A little expanded 50th anniversary repost! I first shared these recordings … 15 years ago?! Let’s take a trip back in time, shall we? Not too long a trip, just 35 50...
It’s all going too fast.
In which my brain hits itself in the face
There is an interesting discussion going on in the OSMF run discourse instance on community.osm.org regarding regulation of use of LLMs in communcation there. First a bit of background The OSMF in 2021 introduced a new behavior control...