It's day 2 of the UK heatwave and I have a few issues on my mind that I need to discuss. In the run up to this I was monitoring the discourse online about it because I am a masochist who wants to combat climate change disinformation. So against my better judgement I started actually reading social media comments. I'm not sure if I have recovered from the psychic damage I took from this but I think there are a few issues to point out. First up are the usual comments I have seen on the various…
last bottom drawer railI was waiting for the glue to set but stopped that. With three nails, and no stress on the rail, I just kept on installing them.doneAfter a snap of my thumb and forefinger all ten drawer guide rails were done. The back will stay off until the drawers are made and fitted.hmm......I was wrong about gaps on these. A couple here on the left side have closed up. When I clamped the rails all four had gaps.right sideI thought the right side was good with no gaps. After they have…
I’m not back at work full-time, but I am starting back and paging the OpenZFS Mastery manuscript back into my skull’s RAM. Here’s a tidbit. Compression is a key feature of OpenZFS. A computer has four classic bottlenecks: CPU, memory, disk I/O, and network. CPU cycles are the most plentiful in modern computers, while disk I/O and memory are much more constrained. Footnote This paragraph is being written on a machine with a 96-core CPU, and all but two of them are bored stupid. By compressing…
From How to Travel:These problems would seem to be very much of today, a consequence of the tiny phones in our pockets. But they were noticed right at the beginning of the history of photography, when the average camera was the size of a grandfather clock. The first person to notice them was the English art critic, John Ruskin. He was a keen traveller who realised that most tourists make a dismal job of noticing or remembering the beautiful things they see. He argued that humans have an innate…
The Royal Gorge Aerial Gondolas cross over Colorado’s Royal Gorge. The post Canyon Crossing appeared first on 75CentralPhotography.
From The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine, by Serhii Plokhy (Basic Books, 2017), Kindle pp. 161-164: WHATEVER THE LEGAL and ideological underpinnings of the Pereiaslav agreement, the tsar honored Buturlin’s promise and gave the Cossacks what the Polish king had never agreed to: recognition of Cossack statehood, a Cossack register of 60,000, and privileged status for the Cossack estate. He also recognized the liberties enjoyed by other social strata under the Polish kings. First and…
Second heatwave of the year so far and this one's a corker. Humidity is in the 60/70s and up, so it feels bloody awful. I know I shouldn't complain as I usually love summer and it's so nice to not be cold. This is just too much for me though. It's interesting to see how our 16th century cottage holds up with extreme weather. We've got windows to the side which we open once the sun has moved around and they provide a lovely breeze towards the end of the day. Keeping the curtains shut at the…
Read the full post at - How To Read Nature by Tristan Gooley How to Read Nature is the third book in Tristan Gooley’s nature-reading trilogy, alongside The Natural Navigator and How to Read Water. Of the three, I think it’s the strongest. I came to this book as someone who spends a decent amount of time outside — hiking, backpacking, running trails — but without any formal naturalist training. I can identify a handful of tree species and read a topo map, but I wouldn’t call myself someone who…
Check out As in guillotine... for more. NOTE: I’m attending ALA this weekend with Words & Money, wearing my “occasional journalist” hat, so if you see me around, say hello! Also, my last “newsletter” was linked to and shared by several colleagues, leading to an unexpected influx of new readers. If you’re one of those new readers — whether via email, social, or RSS — welcome! And new or old, thanks for reading. _ONE Borg Complex, technofatalism and think-hostility | Per Axbom Resistance can be…
8608/21527I am sort of glad that this week has turned into a rest week. Had I had the full course when I was meant to I think the heat of the last few days would have been hard to cope with, with full of exhaustion and nausea. It's still not ideal and I am a sweaty mess, having to cope the unpleasant smell of antibiotics emanating from all my pores (probably still better than when I was getting them on a drip and could taste them in the back of my throat). I think they're nearly all out of me…
Yesterday was not what I’d call a good day. It certainly could have been much worse, but at the end of the day I was left completely drained and, as my missus will surely confirm, not exactly in a great mood.So when I woke up this morning I was not what one would describe as full of optimism and ready to head out and seize the day. But, much to my delight, I arrived at work without being presented with any urgent fires that needed to be put out. Everything was in fact running quite smoothly.So…
There is nothing as good for anxiety as feeling supported and cared for! – “Diary #625” It’s hardly incisive criticism or inspired analysis to point out that children see and enjoy different things in a movie or show than adults do, or that young adults and older adults may enjoy different things about the same show. – “The Eye of Childhood” Art cannot exist as handmaiden to politics. This is not to say that art cannot be political; “Guernica” is art. But if the artistic impulse does not…
The Baronet's Bride; Or, A Woman's VengeanceMay Agnes FlemingChicago: Donahue, n.d.250 pagesNot to suggest that he didn't deserve it, but has there ever been a more tortured soul in all of Canadian literature than Sir Jasper Kingswood? The first words of this novel – "And there is danger of death – for mother and child?" – are his. The mother is wife Olivia, who is struggling greatly to give birth. Doctor Godroy is sympathetic, but is "sorry to say...." Sir Jasper calls to a servant: "Ride to…
Please click on this link for my YouTube and Substack reviews of: Les Indemodables Cafe Arabesque, The Merchant Of Venice Renaissance and Fine Scents Joie De Sannes, Eminence, Fashionably Late and Maze Of Dreams. The post is not behind a paywall and you shouldn’t have to subscribe to be able to read it. Persolaise The post Les Indemodables Cafe Arabesque, The Merchant Of Venice Renaissance and Fine Scents reviews – 2026 appeared first on .
I am back with Season 2, Part 4 of the Home Network and Devices track in my CybersecKyle Security How-To Series. This time we are putting smart devices in their own lane and making a sane DNS choice without turning the house into a troubleshooting hobby.Smart devices are convenient little chaos machines.I am not anti-smart-home. I like convenience. I like automation. I like not getting up to turn off a lamp when I am already comfortable. But I also do not want a bargain-bin camera, old TV, or…
I wake up and I’m in trouble straight away. Don’t hide your face from me. What can I do to justify my days? They vanish like smoke. I talk to myself, but I might as well be looking at a broken mirror. How long will you hide? You made me in my mother’s womb, in that secret place, and you’re with me now, in my secret life. My guilt is like an open sore. Where does it come from? Out of the depths you call me, out of the depths I call you. You were with me from the beginning. You know my resting…
I remember the first time I met Cotton Lavender (Santolina chamaecyparissus). I had moved to Exeter in Devon. As I walked past the hospital, ... Continue The post The Ornamental Garden Plant That Eases Insect Stings on Contact – And Nobody’s Talking About It appeared first on Robin Harford from Eatweeds.
One unexpected cultural shock.This is my submission for the June 2026 IndieWeb Carnival. The theme is “No way!?”, hosted by Alex Hsu. As far as financial literacy goes in India, it’s almost always emphasized that you should never share important details such as One-Time Passwords (OTPs) or confidential information like your card number, CVV, and so on. And since I’m so responsible with my finances, I’ve followed this whole-heartedly. Just recently, when I had to reschedule my Lufthansa flight…
For today’s TDC. Make Art, Dammit. Morse Code Make Art Dammit flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license
We’ve arrived at the first Gilsoft released game in our alphabetical adventures with The Adventures of Barsak the Dwarf. Anybody familiar with the adventure writing system The Quill will recognise the style and format here immediately. It’s a standard text adventure with the tried and tested parser mechanics and vocabulary. This game (subtitled The Early Days suggesting there is more to come from Barsak) was written by P and V Napolitano, published by Gilsoft as part of their Gold Collection,…
"Masters of War" by Eddie Vedder Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. Share a song that represents rebellion or freedom to you. - Masters of War by Bob Dylan, performed by Eddie Vedder The lyrics are just as powerful 60 years on as they were in the cold war days when Dylan wrote this. "Let me ask you one question, Is your money that good, Will it buy you forgiveness, Do you think that it could, I think you will find, When your death takes its toll, All the…
I really like this blog by Barry Prendergast. I’m getting quite into the AT protocol stuff and their writing is really helping with my broader understanding of how this stuff works. Barry does a great job of shining a light on not just the technical stuff, but everything else too, which is great because this stuff moves so fast and there are so many good humans doing good work. Check it out
This was never the plan. In fact, if you’d asked me at almost any point in my adult life where I saw myself ending up, I’d have confidently told you it wouldn’t be here. And yet, here I am. Must Get Away Growing up in a medium sized town, near a vibrant big city (Glasgow), is nothing unique, satellite towns exist all over the world and no doubt inspire the same emotions of their teenagers: I must get away from this small place. I can’t remember exactly when that feeling began. Somewhere in my…
The Three Stooges was a minigame collection that was developed by Incredible Technologies and published by Cinemaware starring the titular Stooges, Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard, with the aforementioned minigames being based off of the short films starring the Stooges (e.g. the Punch Drunks boxing minigame). The main plotline involves the Stooges trying to find ways to raise money for an orphanage to prevent the evil banker (modelled off the creator of the Stooges, Ted Healy) from…
Taking a break from the TV and all the fitba, I was out and about this week doing a bit of visiting and looking for ice cream. Fields of grain. Sunny skies. I heard Indigo Buntings on separate country roads. Had me a mango sugar cone, thanks for asking. And no brain melting heat like the reports from elsewhere. Mr Protz took an keen interest in my dirt digging skills the other day, too. Know your strengths. Still, the World Cup is on and we can’t avoid it. As I type Canada is down 2-1 to the…
E.R.O. D/UWi 1/2/1 These are just selected extracts. Ignored Waterworks Committee. Also generally ignored Building Committee re plans submitted (may have some separate notes on latter) See also Council minutes, 1911-1918 and 1918-33. Road Committee, 21 October 1905, page 2 Discussion about line of road at the Pound [i.e. Collingwood Road and Avenue Road junction. Hospital Committee, 22 October 1906, page 6 Discussion about amalgamation with Maldon Joint Hospital Board. Recommended not Road…
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It’s a Thursday Pressing Concerns! It features new albums from Spacemoth, Some Velvet Sidewalk, and Unlettered, plus a split LP from Sea Moss and Miscomings, all of which are out tomorrow (June 26th). If you missed either of this week’s earlier posts (Monday’s featured Sun Kin, National Photo Committee, Wade Easy, and Chorus Truly, and on Tuesday we looked at the upcoming Emperor X album), check those out, too. If you’re looking for more new music, you can visit the site directory to see what…
I don’t mind cooking, but I far prefer having cooked. For the most part, I make straightfoward dinners. I’m well known in my family for my meat-starch-vegetable dinners — a go-to is pork chops, fried potatoes, and whatever steam-in-bag vegetable sounds good that night. I also have a handful of skillet dinners in my rotation, meals that combine all of the ingredients into one pan. My chicken stew seems to be the family’s favorite. I make good food. It’s just always uncomplicated food. As a…
