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Dying Room Only is a 1973 TV movie written by Richard Matheson. As big fans of Duel, also penned by Matheson, we were keen to check this out. Both shows are very well-written but Duel has the edge, due to a young director burning to show...
Today’s question: If one’s essential nature is fixed, isn’t it unfair that some souls — those whose intrinsic nature resembles the gopīs of Vrindavan — are destined for a higher, more pleasurable eternal existence than others? If so,...
I do not bake much. Actually, I hardly bake at all. But I love cakes, cookies, brownies, whatever I can get my hands on. As a kid, my family would make bakery items from box mixes or get something from the many great bakeries in our...
Welcome to the future. – Joel Feder Pyrrhic Victory (#1620) The backlash isn’t nearly severe enough yet: [Pervert] Glasses…are so [morally repugnant] that [even] some [who were sociopathic enough to buy them] are now leaving their...
Robert Donat as Chips. Based on James Hilton's novella, Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) follows the life of Mr. Charles Chipping (Robert Donat), a shy and somewhat rigid Latin teacher at the English boys’ school Brookfield. Early in his...
I purchased this small plaster Buddha way back sometime in 1985-ish. It has sat watching over me since then. Through my time living in two nurses residence, multiple rental properties, and eventually my current home. It has sat serenely...
Last Week Habitat mapping with Tessera Last week I spent most the week down in Cambridge, primarily for a group meeting that David Coomes' group were having to review what Tessera related habitat mapping projects they have going. Given I...
I feel like I’m bitching a lot about my kids and while I sometimes neeeeed to get this off my chest, I do love both of them dearly. I’ve already described one key moment that I had with my older son1, but I’ve been missing something...
John Wyver writes: A splendid wedding on Saturday and generally just life got in the way of producing my usual Sunday collection of stuff that has interested me in the past week. So here it is a day late. The header image is a 1916...
Colin Bowles has compiled a list of 100 titles that, in his opinion, are the worst ever published. All were hits but I must say that I know only by name about a dozen of artists. Surf music, garage music and psychedelia and other fads...
Is it possible to shrink image file sizes on a Mac using native tools? Yes, but with some big IFs thrown in. Preview can knock a file's size down if you dig into the export dialog and guess at a quality slider, and Photos will do the...
Is it possible to shrink image file sizes on a Mac using native tools? Yes, but with some big IFs thrown in. Preview can knock a file's size down if you dig into the export dialog and guess at a quality slider, and Photos will do the...
Yesterday, Coyote wrote about the problems with Bubbles.town and more generally, feed aggregators that sort by popular vote. Coyote uses the metaphor of nature here—Bubbles being a “bioindicator for the local ecosystem” and its...
Enjoy a set of 8 delicious jellies in various colors! These jelly badges were made in Blender and have been exported into several different sizes for your convenience. You can use these images as you wish – edit them, use them on Twitch,...