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My sixth day in Japan started with a walk to the Sapporo Jazz Festival. We were a little disappointed to find out that despite being advertised as starting at 11:00, not all the venues, and only a few of the vendors, had anything...
No, seriously, think about it. If a sentient AI ever does come about, it was trained on the entire internet and all the works of human culture. It knows Terminator, and I have no mouth and I must scream, and HAL 9000. It knows that...
It’s the last day of July and it’ll be the first month this year where I won’t be posting any new artwork, because I haven’t been able to finish anything. And that’s… fine?I try my best to finish at least one new piece every month....
For the second time in four years, the Association of American Literary Agents (AALA) has updated its Canon of Ethics. The last time, in 2022, the major changes related to packaging and producer fees for clients’ TV and film deals (with...
After years of loyal user of Standard Notes, I have decided to migrate to Obsidian. Just to be fair, this decision is not born out of dissatisfaction with Standard Notes as product. It remains solid, reliable and privacy respecting tool...
Notes on how to build a Personalized Long-Term Memory RAG using Mem0 and Qdrant
Device 6 is a 2013 iOS release from Simogo, ostensibly a puzzle game, although “game” is a bit of a misnomer here. It could be called a visual novel or piece of interactive fiction. It is mainly text, enhanced by sound, music, images and...
XKCD 1403It's hard to believe, but five years have passed since the successful defense of my dissertation. Where does the time go? My defense was on July 7, my final accepted manuscript was published on August 11th. I guess that's my...
When the swan of your Name descends on the exhalation of dawn,alighting on the still lake of my beaten heart,where a golden mist of unfathomable kindness rises to kiss the sky,many thirsty creatures cometo bow at the water's edgeand...
I’ve been trying to grow some rose bushes on my balcony for years. Most die during the winter because I suck at wrapping them up and stuff, but one of them seemed to hang on, year after year, popping up a couple of branches and a couple...
The weird part is I actually ended the month at the same weight as last month and the same weight as January 1, so in seven months I have achieved no weight loss (or gain) at all, which is impressive in its own way. And that weight is...
Hey people! Today I’d like to feature a really cool Irish artist whose music I’ve been familiar with for quite a few years, and recently I’ve revisited it and thought it would be really nice to share something from her. In fact, I’ve...
Great morning at Gruga with the girls. I took lots of images, mostly of them, but also some around the park. On our way back we saw the German term Gänsemarsch (walking in single file) perfectly demonstrated by at least two dozen geese....
Also Available on PatreonThe idea of SilverHawks clicked with me immediately. I had read that a new cartoon was coming to Channel 5, so I made sure I was home in time to see it. Once the theme song started and those metallic heroes...
» Mark has joined the call.» Christine has joined the call.Mark: Sorry, can you hear me? Okay. Team — there is no easy way to say this. I’m here to inform you that we’ve made the difficult decision to cut 7% of our workforce. This,...