When I’m in the water and taking photos of things out of the water, I’m never sure whether there’s water on the camera housing. In this case, these three drops appeared in the photo, but I kind of like it!
In 1874 the Manor Park Cemetery Company (who still own and run the cemetery today) bought 115 acres of land on Hamfrith Farm from the British Land Company to open a new cemetery. The company quickly disposed of more than half of their new acquisition for the sum of £2939, enabling them to pay shareholders a dividend of 4% before they carried their first burial on March 25th 1875. The chapel was originally built in 1877 but was badly damaged by bombs in 1944, only the spire surviving intact. It…
My project was delayed, but my blog is officially running on Astro 🚀
Halfway through the year already and it is officially summer. 📃 Blog: Obviously quite limited, with only 3 posts since last time, though I am pretty pleased with all of them as they allowed to go a bit deeper in some things I love like spaghetti westerns and Isabelle Huppert. The Calvin & Hobbes was also mentioned in the podcast The Magic of Calvin and Hobbes in episode 21. Also not a whole lot has happened to shortsfreviews.com, but I am okay with that. It is there if I encounter a story I…
Alright, I’ll be straight up here. I didn’t play 007 First Light natively on the Steam Deck. I’d been following this game since it was announced and by all reports, the experience on the Steam Deck is pretty poor at best. Luckily, one of the Deck’s biggest strengths is that it’s dynamic. I also own a PlayStation 5 and make use of streaming for more demanding titles that don’t run well on the Deck… Source
The word "accountability" has many definitions that seem to mean roughly the same thing. If I knock your cupcake off the table, I should answer for the harm I've caused. The least I can do is apologize, notice what I've done and acknowledge the fact. But for me, accountability is also a reckoning with the consequences of my actions. When we seek accountability from others, we want them to right their wrongs. We want justice, whatever that means to us. Accountability shows up in so many places…
by Joanna Sodeman-Taylor As some of y’all might have noticed, Joanna Sodeman-Taylor is a fairly new name to be showing up on TFE and acting so familiar. So, happy Pride to me! The diva formerly known as Nick is now going by Joanna, and she's has the hormones to back it up. June may be over, but with my other major cinematic obligation with the Columbus Film Festival currently completed, I figured I should polish off my writings on two exemplary documentary shorts that deserve an audience all…
A classic string wall appears in the FMV game The Dark Side of the Moon (Tayanna Studios, 2021). ▲ The Dark Side of the Moon (Tayanna Studios, 2021) ▲ The Dark Side of the Moon (Tayanna Studios, 2021) ▲ The Dark Side of the Moon (Tayanna Studios, 2021) ▲ The Dark Side of the Moon (Tayanna Studios, 2021)
Last week, I saw this in the Substack newsletter published by Greta Johnsen. In the spirit of abundance and also fatigue, I have a question for you this week: what can you take off your plate? Are you doing something you “have” to do that you could actually let go of? Does the idea of doing less excite you? LEAN INTO IT. Maybe you can cancel a plan, or say no to something you feel obligated to do. Maybe you can give yourself permission to be ever so slightly less easygoing and a little more…
The top pitfalls I keep seeing when reviewing Agent Skills, and what to do instead
2026/07/03: It's Dog Food Day!
Rowan woke up on Saturday morning complaining about pain in his ear. Eri and I decided that I should take him to the ENT clinic that’s close to our house. I forgot you could book online (and so skip most of the waiting part) and so, as a result, Rowan and I ended up having to sit in the waiting room for almost two hours. This would have been difficult enough but after about 90 minutes, Rowan started complaining that his stomach hurt. Sure enough, he then proceeded to vomit. I managed to stop…
Never miss an opportunity to take good photos! Back in April, when I flew out to Boston for the marathon, I also took a bunch of photos walking around the city. I just posted a bunch of them to Glass, to which I have (slightly) returned this year. Spring! See all 25 photos on Glass. CameraSony α7R V LensFE 24 – 50mm F2.8 G Settings𝑓/9, 1/800 s, ISO 800 Thanks for reading my feed! Thoughts, comments, or questions? Shoot me an email!
Introducing this month’s IndieWeb Carnival, Joe connects the dots between cosplay and personal style, in a way I hadn’t given enough consideration before. The more I cosplay the more I think all clothing is costume. Doing makeup to be a character is not much different from a haircut and a shave. Dressing for Halloween and dressing for a wedding are related. Comic Con, funeral, job interview, first date. We dress to meet a moment. It’s not a purely practical exercise, getting dressed. I can put…
since i entered trans feminine space, i have played around with different configurations of pronouns and haven’t found a natural fit… bodily, “he” is accurate… psychologically and emotionally, not so much… i enjoy the idea of being “she” the most, even as my internal dialogue defaults to "he" most of the time… the "she" in me is strong, but not fully dominant… i feel compelled to wear women’s clothing… i don’t feel compelled to change the sex of my body… “they” is probably most accurate… but…
I went into my kid’s school a couple months back and spoke to the year group about manufacturing. Honestly it was the most rewarding speaking gig I’ve done all year. It was about the process of making my AI clock and I have a ton of pics from my factory visit to Shenzhen (mostly pics that I have only shared with Kickstarter backers). I talked about where ideas come from and the value of playing around, and how it’s neat to learn new techniques that you can combine together. I talked about…
It feels natural to hate everything about a person once you hate that person. Doesn't matter how many arguments they make. Doesn't matter how true those arguments are. Doesn't matter their track record. If we dislike someone, our first instinct is to contradict them. To oppose them. That's simply how our brains are wired. They don't prefer truth, they prefer comfort. This raises a question I love to ask everyone: if you hate someone with all your might but they've made an excellent point, would…
Another UK department abandons X/Twitter. It’s the right decision but a sad one: There was a time when government ministers joining Twitter was a win for accountability. Now these figures must leave in the name of decency.→ LinkedIn
For the past several years, I've been limiting my news consumption to about 5 hours of local news a week, usually "watched" while I'm preparing dinner. Yesterday, there was a story about a nearby town's preparations for the nation's oldest continually running July 4 parade. From the looks of it, the parade is mostly local groups, marching through the streets, making their music, performing their dances, and waving their flags, while the rest of the town comes out to wave their own flags and…
… share this video from Quick Dick McDick in Saskatchewan. Where he is hasn’t even been the worst hit. Wow. The Re-Farmer
Some places stay with you long after you've left them.Tyaughton, north of Gold Bridge beneath the rugged skyline of Castle Peak, is one of those places for me. It is wild, breathtaking country where glaciers cling to the mountains, marmots whistle from rocky slopes, golden eagles drift effortlessly overhead, and every winding trail feels like it leads into another chapter of Earth's
Celebrating Zan's trip around the sun.Currently Listening: Todd Rundgren “Birthday Carol”Reply via email
Today should have been simple enough.A TER train Nuits-sous-Ravières - Paris Bercy, a TGV Paris Nord - Lille Flandres, then SNCB IC trains Lille Flandres - Kortrijk and Kortrijk - Brugge.But a half an hour out of Nuits, bang. The train hits something. I was in the first carriage and you really felt it. Turns out we had collided with a deer on the line.Within 60 minutes SNCF staff were on site to inspect the train, within 75 minutes we managed to inch our way slowly the dozen or so kilometres to…
Water [1991]I've always been perplexed by Green Mind and some people's opinions of it since it came out. I mean surely we all thought it was pretty crap after the astonishingly exhilarating electrifying insanity of You're Living All Over Me and the masterfully crafted devastation of Bug's glorious mess of noisy slacker grunge and the sweet slacker-daisical vision of The Wagon single. Weren't we all disappointed with the lack of fuzzed up loudness? I thought that was it for the group. I mean if…
Here’s one of those varieties that really makes ne scratch my head. Says it’s made in Vietnam, but it’s got Chinese on it. I remember going down the rabbit hole on this one and finding it was made for the Taiwanese market, however that text on the front is Japanese. Whatever. It’s a kimchi noodle cup. Let’s give it a shot, eh? Cota Snoopy Kimchi Flavor Instant Noodles – Taiwan A distributor / import sticker (click to enlarge). Detail of the side panels (click to enlarge). Contains fish. To…
The latest set from LEGO® Architecture, 21066 New York City – The Big Apple continues The LEGO Group's enduring love of the city that never sleeps. Its simple colour palette does not mean there are no new elements: there are recolours to enjoy. Let's take a bite and see what's inside.Continue reading »
When I was a little girl, I had a secret reading spot.We had an attic that you could only reach via a wooden ladder that was hidden behind a ceiling panel. In my eyes, that little rope on the ceiling was the gateway to my reader’s heart.The roof was slanted, and on the sides, my mom had made curtains to hide all sorts of occasional use stuff, like Christmas decorations, luggage and out-of-season clothes.One of the things hiding behind those curtains was a stack of mattresses.I loved to sneak up…
Late, for the Summer Solstice This was meant to be walked on 21st June. It was also meant to be walked at sunset. My first excuse is that I have been busy on the coastal walking. My second excuse is that we have the 1am England Mexico game this weekend. I am not staying/getting up late twice in succession. My third excuse, I would be shot for lighting fires in the tinderbox heatwave we are experiencing.Summer Solstice: The Longest DayJune brings the great pivot of the year: the Summer Solstice,…
Wired: “Satellite technology is being used to streamline rescue efforts in Venezuela following the two earthquakes that struck on June 24. Space agencies have shared images with emergency authorities and the Venezuelan government that not… More
