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I headed to Coventry on the 12th August, a day when the city was sweltering in 33° heat and the news was full of excitement about how many people would damage their eyesight looking directly at that evening's partial eclipse of the...
What should you blog about when nothing feels interesting enough, too shallow, or already covered way better by others? Answer: you should blog about that shallow, uninteresting stuff anyway. Write your point of view on whatever. It's...
Three Cats, One Mountain We have three rescue cats. People ask me what that's like, and I never know how to answer. It's like running a small, chaotic republic where the government is feline, the laws change daily, Jane handles Interior...
Hello, loves! Again with the weird hours! Elaborating an idea from a more civilized hour yesterday. Tout le monde déteste l’IA. Yesterday, the code for the QuestGiverDenizen included this definition of its state machine:...
I've been playing Age of Empires 2 after hours and on the weekends to unwind. Ya I know, saying I play a high stress real time strategy game to "unwind" is a bit wild. The biggest lesson from Age of Empires 2, build order and how you...
Hello, loves! Before working out that validation idea, let’s commit the good bits. Surprise Idea: The search for joy for everyone must never be abandoned. Note Down toward the end, musing about how we can always improve code, I followed...
I've been playing Age of Empires 2 after hours and on the weekends to unwind. Ya I know, saying I play a high stress real time strategy game to "unwind" is a bit wild. The biggest lesson from Age of Empires 2, build order and how you...
No, not hand grenades, but (portmanteaued) fag frats, sexually specialized college fraternities. A topic that sprung out of my Sundance interview posting, in a comment by Gijs Doorenbos: F.A.G. fraternity -> ΦAΓ ? (Should be available as...
An updated ethics statement and a week full of unique perspectives. This "Week in Review" catalogs one of the most productive and diverse in the modest history of our publication.Make sure you check out the end of this article where we...
🛣️ More Freedom, Less Supervision My daughter is now in the Oberstufe and loves the new freedom it brings. She chose German, English and History as her advanced courses, and it seems she’s pretty happy with her choice. She’s especially...
Earlier this summer, my wife and I adopted a dog. We live downtown, which seems to be a new environment to the dog. She’s only been interested in walking around our building: any further, and the stress becomes too much for her to...
✨ In This Edition ✨ 📟 Short-Form Content: On many, many leaks - of credentials, unpublished games, and entire passports; being ""opted in"" to chatbot activities; and on having the robot create a "podcast" instead of talking to your...
Do you like to listen to music that sets your mood for writing? I do. This playlist inspires me to create. Give it a try, if you have ideas for additions, let me know. Writing Music by Heurista on Spotify Writing Music by Dan Murray on...
The stats Since that I posted that first article on August 16, 2006 to Global Nerdy, it’s been… 20 years 2 blogging platforms (Blogware, then WordPress) 11 million pageviews Almost 5,000 articles (this one will be number 4,989) 2...
When was the last time I did one of these? Last year? Here's a collection of things I've enjoyed from the last 8 months, I suppose. Video games Satisfactory I knew I shouldn’t buy this game after playing the demo, but I bought it anyway,...