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Our Q&A discussions are a lot of fun, and we’re grateful to everyone who submits their questions. If you missed any of our live shows, the full streams are available here on Substack.This week’s Q&A is tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern on our...
The BOE TV070WXM-TV0 LCD used in the original Steam Deck can be had for around $30. It's a serviceable 7" touchscreen with 400 nits of brightness and a resolution of 1280x800 (for a sharp 216 ppi). The specs are a lot nicer than the Pi...
In case you saw AsumSaus’ name atop yesterday’s post and assuming it was going to be some great bit of Smash Bros. nonsense, but then was disappointed when it turned out to be World of Warcraft and Dark Souls (phooey!), here’s the...
I am a big fan of the, "Santos Sisters," and their tales. Created by Greg and Fake, this creative duo crafts a weird hodgepodge of superheroics, slice-of-life moments, and generally zaniness to bring us a stellar series. I adored the...
Why did I go to Japan? Well, in addition to the “fun” aspect of the trip, I had business reasons, and they arrived over the weekend! In addition to a massive restock of Yamamoto Paper and the arrival of the first part of our...
I never had a nose bleed in my life – until I arrived in Brasília. I remember feeling so shocked feeling the blood dripping from my nose and seeing it on a tissue. I’d seen a fair number of people coping with this – mostly in school. But...
I like AI-generated ASCII diagrams. Because nobody would ask AI to generate ASCII diagrams, and so, it’s congruous. I like incongruity [1]. Aside from the incongruity of using a gazillion-parameter neural network to make 1970’s style...
A deep dive into modular monoliths, from module APIs and database ownership to cross-module communication, architecture tests, incremental migration, and the signals that justify microservices. Read more
I don’t often post anything about matters pertaining to the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT), of which I am a member, but there is something very important going on so I thought I would make an exception. In what follows, I...
I'm doing research for an unannounced project and decided to pick up Ace of Aces, a really fascinating game. In tone and presentation it is a dry 80s style wargame, about WWI biplane dogfighting. However the entire game is two books, one...
I hate Amazon. Let me start off there. I avoid buying from there as much as possible, but getting to zero items purchased is tough. Case in point was when I needed some new USB-C to USB-C cables. For whatever reason, the cables I wanted...
The current moment of my life feels like one in which I'm waiting for things. Ranni had her spay appointment, so I'm waiting for her to recover and be back to her normal self. Our cabin vacation is in about a month, so I'm waiting...
Moving along slowly in the Phoebe Bridgers' universe of sounds and songs on a rainy day: Mostly done within a speeding vehicle of some sort. It's an immersive experience. Headphones might help, but as you all know, that's an illegal...
A couple years ago, GM made waves by saying that soon, all their new cars would be completely free of Apple's CarPlay and Android Auto support, instead opting for the "Android Automotive OS" in their cars. Admittedly, I'm a huge fan of...
I’ve long wanted to watch the British miniseries, Edward the King (1975) (aka Edward the Seventh). When I