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Anyone making a map of the Japanese occupation of China, or more generally of the wartime Japanese empire as a whole has a few ways they can go about it. The first and most common option is to depict the geographical expanse of Japanese...
I started working in technology around 1993. One of my first jobs was in quality assurance, partly because there was no security profession to join yet. There were people doing the work, but few companies were hiring for it. That changed...
This is the second time we eat outside. I honestly don’t think my body can take big greasy things anymore. Fries are no longer a thing for me. Totally not worth the bloated feeling I get afterwards.
I'm a dumbfuck, I'm clouded, I must be, from all the shit I put into my body, into my brain. I don't recognize myself. I look at me and it's not someone I'd trust. Can I even trust my thoughts? It must be it, this sad fatalistic state,...
It is an immutable law that, as we hate, we become more and more like the object of our hatred, even if we feel righteous in hating the one who is dangerous, unjust, or vulgar. This is the alchemy of hatred. But as we love, we become,...
Don't Say Good Luck (2026) • View trailerFour stars (out of five); rated PG-13, for thematic material, fleeting profanity, teen drinking and mild sexual referencesAvailable via: NetflixBy Derrick BangSunny Sandler’s delicately nuanced...
As we headed towards our usual rendezvous point in a Banbury layby so that our assembled group could drive in together and set up camp next to one another, there were two niggles on my mind. Would we cope with the heat during this latest...
Stan Getz and Dizzy Gillespie were both some of dad's favourite jazz musicians, so I'm not surprised at all he had this album. Really fantastic set of performances. (Note: now that Youtube doesn't show playlists in embeds anymore, I'm...
After talking for years about Things’ lack of flexibility around repeating tasks, I have some good news, via the Cultured Code blog: Repeating to-dos just got far more flexible, with two highly requested improvements: You can now...
Cat + Gamerby Wataru NadataniGenres: Manga Pages: 168 Series: Cat + Gamer #4 Rating: Synopsis: Just when office worker Riko Kozakura is beginning to rank up her Pet Owner skill from Beginner to Intermediate, another cat joins the...
(Letter sent to AVNews on August 18, 2026) Dear Editor, We should correct the record when it comes to growth in Port Alberni. Port Alberni is growing. The latest official data is from the 2021 Canadian census. Between the 2016 and 2021...
What is Dave wearing today? Dave is wearing an olive-green T-shirt, slate-blue shorts, and white tube socks. How does Dave feel today? Dave is, as the Spanish say, así así. What are the factors affecting Dave's mood? Dave feels like...
A few weeks ago a paper was shared that showed how to extract reasoning traces from closed-weight models. Together with online discussions about tricking models into leaking them, it made me investigate it more out of curiosity. Twitter...
Ted Hope reached out to ask:What percentage of first-time feature filmmakers made a second film within five years?A damn fine question. Is it talent? Connections? Money? Luck? A famous parent and a good haircut? So I turned to the data....
Although my business is to “stop the madness” on the web, I can’t seem to stop myself from the quixotic madness of posting articles on the web criticizing Apple’s curation of the App Store. Can my little blog counteract the PR of one of...