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In my early memories of home computing post I wrote about some pre-1995 games. This is the 1995-2002 edition. Because we already had a computer in the house we were late to consoles. I remember, pre-1995, playing Sonic at other people's...
Fascism’s unifying idea carries also its death.
Sometimes, the best of intentions is not enough. I started doing weekly notes which, at the time seemed fun, and then? I stopped because I realised I was just rehashing stuff I’d already talked about throughout the week. And let’s face...
Words: Chris ArnsbyGary Davies: “Hello. Very good evening to you. Welcome to a hot summer night’s edition of Top of the Pops and of course we are in stereo on Radio 1FM. In the studio tonight we have Right Said Fred, and Sophie Lawrence,...
I missed session 2 but Nathan summarised it here. Essentially the gang went south, killed a harpy in control of these derelict buildings called Harpy Towers, and took over, renaming it Delicious Towers (after Madonna Delicious, who did...
I’ve been talking to people and seeing a lot of discussion about the effects of AI agents on math research, but haven’t found much serious discussion of what is happening in hep-th research. I’m curious to hear from those involved about...
C’mon. This much lining is just too hard. But props for supporting the struggle.
Crucial Track for August 16, 2026: “Like a Stone” by Ben Thornewill New single from Ben Thornewill (of Jukebox the Ghost). ∞ via Crucial Tracks
I like learning new things, and I like learning new old things. I was looking at Apple Human Interface Guidelines from 1987 and this passage caught my attention: The most common use of double-clicking is as a shortcut way to perform an...
I realise you’re sick of hearing about this, but I’m sick of experiencing it, so take it: I hate the heat. I can’t sleep, I can’t think straight, my brain doesn’t work properly in general. I’m flustered and irritable and short-tempered....
In 1958, the vocal jazz/pop band The Hi-Lo’s were riding high. Having released their first album in 1954, they were already working on their eighth… and they wanted to name it after a Peanuts book. As the Washington D.C. newspaper The...
This was a different week, partly because we decided to watch the eclipse from a Spanish beachfront and partly because I actually read three books. There is an entire sub-thread around my back and neck aching worse than ever and my sleep...
Earlier today I closed the last page of Regime Change, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan’s epic dissection of the first 15 months of Donald Trump’s second term at president of the United States. It’s a close-quarters observation of...
17 years with my favorite person.
Just click RND() and some song I posted one time on my music blog will appear. I made it because I could not decide what I was in the mood to hear. If you want to know how I did it, I shared the code on GitHub. It is rather simple. Just...