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There is a vast literature near the topic of this post, much of which has developed specialized vocabularies and concepts. And I can’t be bothered to master enough of it to make this post match it well. So please try to treat my words...
Google launched AlloyDB in 2022. They claimed it is fully compatible with PostgreSQL. Can be up to 100 times faster for analytical queries than vanilla Postgres. Four years later, I haven't personally seen it gain significant traction....
How has it come to this, one wonders
Figure 1. Global mean annual balance (bars) and cumulative balance (line) from the WGMS data set. Each year since 2008 I have been responsible for summarizing the global alpine glacier status for each specific year in the Bulletin of the...
Hello, loves! Weird hours again, but very interesting spike. Have a look! Tout le monde déteste l’IA. So last night, instead of waking up early, I couldn’t get to sleep, which rarely happens. Nothing really bugging me, just couldn’t drop...
I've been a long time user and fan of version control systems, from the early days of SVN to being a daily user of Git for all my code based work, my website and also even my TouchDesigner projects. TouchDesigner is of course a binary...
Hadamard matrices are in the news following the recent announcement of a newly discovered Hadamard matrix. I’ve written three posts on Hadamard matrices recently, one as a sort of introduction and two on applications: the error...
— an arresting dictum from Sundance Kidd, in my short story “The interview” (from my XBlog on 3/15/11 — edited from several 1996 drafts); the piece serves as a kind of vertiginous magic-realist summary of my Sundance and Butch saga...
Looks Unfamiliar with Martin Fitzgerald talking to Tim Worthington about Dallas, The Rock'n'Roll Years, Shoot Magazine's 'Focus On' profiles, Jackpot comic and more...!
Album of the Week, August 15, 2026 When Peter Gabriel released his new album Us on September 28, 1992, it seemed like an eternity had passed since his last pop album, So, in 1986. (How little we knew!) Over the past weeks we’ve looked...
When I was young, you told me the scientists couldn’t agree. I argued when you blustered, that one volcano meant our emissions didn’t matter. I plead when you complained, it was hotter when you were younger. I whined when you joked, that...
An end of week recap “The world is full of great and wonderful things for those who are ready for them .” – Tove Jansson (Moominpappa at Sea, 1965) There seems to be little stirring in bookish circles this weekend, however, today brings...
Variety: An anime TV series based on the hit video game franchise “Kingdom Hearts” has been ordered at Disney+ and Disney Channel.Developed in partnership with video game creator Tetsuya Nomura and game developer Square Enix, “Kingdom...
Published in 1953, Paycheck dares to ask the question, how much of your life would you sacrifice for money? It reminds me of Johnny Mnemonic, the Johnny Depp film/William Gibson short story, where people carry sensitive information for...
I never fail to be amazed at how perfect crab molts are. A’ama Crab molts have the added benefit of being a robust shade of red.