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I have published my first PixInsight script: ParallaxStarLayers. The idea behind it started with a simple observation: astrophotography images are usually presented as flat final images, even though the stars in them exist at very...
Let’s be clear on the background mess, before the personal attacks start, this is not about individuals. It is about patterns, systems and ideas. The danger is that criticism becomes an #adHominem argument – “you just dislike this...
Just a quick post to recognise a couple of awesome things my kids have done. I’m proud of them all the time anyway, and think they’re brilliant. Who doesn’t, I guess? It’s magic how we ignore the macro picture and focus in on the...
Hello, I am…a…toaster. – Google’s “AI summary” algorithm Pyrrhic Victory (#1465) The UK wants a flawed computer algorithm to officially override migrants’ self-reported ages: Age verification is consuming the internet…[and] is about to...
I have now got 12 songs for the new album, and possibly 13 (how wonderfully 'unlucky'!)It's too hot to do anything: I've just cancelled going round to Gina's. I haven't seen her for so long I have almost forgotten what she looks like-...
Symptom cat displays text, but grep can't find it: % cat foo.txt The world is overcome--aye! even here! By such as fix their faith on Unity. % grep fix foo.txt % Cause The file is UTF-16, not UTF-8/ASCII. For example, in UTF-16LE, fix is...
It is ashame that I never got around to purchasing other mini-scenes from Sierra West. These kits are simple to build and will great once you have added paint and a weathering treatment. These mini scenes are components from their...
A stranger walked up to our table at Buona Beef last week and asked if she could give something to our two lovely girls. She pulled out a plastic bag full of foam star stickers and asked the girls if they’d like silver, gold, blue, red,...
A warm welcome to Vol. 4, issue 8 of Johto Times! In this issue, we are sharing the memories of a Pokémon fan called Steph. We’re also turning the clock back to the year 2000, when she visited FAO Schwarz in NYC, and taking a look at the...
Memento Mori. One of the most well-known Latin phrases. It's appeared in plenty of instances of pop culture. Such as in A Series of Unfortunate Events, where "memento mori" is the official Latin motto of Prufrock Preparatory School. The...
This post is by Aki New preprint To select or not to select: predictively consistent priors instead of model selection with Anna Elisabeth Riha, Leevi Lindgren, David Kohns, Paul Bürkner and me. arXiv.2606.22850 tl;dr: Model selection is...
for Today’s TDC, What does the word GUMPTION look like to you? Show us in a picture or poem. I immediately thought of our little cat, Cagney, who is a huge tiger in her own mind’s eye. Here she is on the roof of our house. Cat on a not...
This past Father's Day I took my wife to see Jack Johnson, who is, against all odds and all algorithms, still touring. We navigated our way past full lot upon full lot until we found our spot. We followed the herd through the gates. By...
This post is part of my series on supporting player skills, which also includes Let’s Talk About Player Skill and Equipment, Let’s Talk about Player Skill and Notes, and Let’s Talk About Player Skill and Planning. As many people have...
Among the most handsome and striking of seabirds is the Razorbill. Caption: Razorbill profiles. Note that the eyes are reflective enough to be picked out from the plumage, that the white stripe on the head leads toward the middle part of...