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Sometime during the first couple of decades of the 1800s, William Spencer set up a factory in an area of Edgeworth known locally as Old Russia. This would become the Quarlton Vale Print Works, and was a relocation of his business from a...
Yesterday was our 25 year anniversary. Not marriage. Not being together. Nothing super conventional to most, and most definitely not the easiest thing to explain to people. No, it's more blog centric to be honest. 25 years ago yesterday...
I’ve been writing these blog posts, so far, from as neutral and factual a standpoint as I possibly can. I have immersed myself and my children in nature, looking at the world in awe, always remembering the infamous words of my dad about,...
Day 14 in Nagoya. News from the infirmary, Hoshoryu kyujo. He will finish the tournament with a 7-7-1 record. The posited Yokozuna Darwin Match will not happen. Kirishima will pick up an important win at a crucial time in the yusho race....
[HN again]We are heading for 2º C global warming by 2040, possibly by 2030. And the IPCC and others already pointed out that 2º means the end of civilisation.So, it's coming anyway... but it's the nature of human fsck-ups that they come...
AI-enabled cyber attacks on the financial system are getting a lot of attention. But one ingredient is missing from the discussion, the double coincidence. Without it, policy risks false confidence and the wrong crisis preparations,...
I've recorded thirteen songs for my new album and as always, it is changing tack as it goes on. Originally I'd thought of a simple guitar and vocal recording but then it just grew. I am going to ask a couple of other guest musicians next...
I've improved the Pagecord blog spam detection algo. I ran it across all blogs and ~5% of blogs were classed as spam with few false positives. Defeating AI with AI + a sprinkling of human oversight 💪🤖
Staying, remaining, eyes shut, one step forward. Swords ready, shield ready. Looking stupid. Like, how could these toys possibly make any difference would it actually come to it. But they make me feel slightly safer. Hopefully enough to...
Happy weekend! I have big reading plans again this weekend, even though it’s just a normal weekend, because I really want to clean up my TBR a little before birthday books start rolling in. Acquired this week First, before I forget,...
There is an urban legend that a brokerage once found that its best-performing accounts belonged to clients who were dead so could not meddle. Financial planners often rely on the theoretical performance of different strategies because...
Is a visit to the Yorkshire coast complete without seeing Whitby? After an almost impossibly perfect and idyllic summer’s day, cloud, wind, and rain arrived to cast the Yorkshire coast in a dark mood.
My writing elsewhere ▷ I work in a certain niche of the software industry: online software for businesses. In this world, a failure of your AI coding agents can cause damage to your business far more lasting than for any consumer...
I read piimyon's post Who would ever read this?, which in itself already answers the question. I read it, and I loved reading it. I felt connected, almost like it could've been written by myself. Like this part: It is the need to feel...
We are making great progress with our wedding preparations. It can feel a bit all-consuming at times - between venues, outfits, music and everything in between. The next stop on our preparation journey was to Silverworks on George's...