"To be cringe is to be free." My friend said this today while we were speeding away to a mystery destination that I assumed was near the IKEA she and I patronize when we want to eat, catch up, and walk around a bit but what was actually a different IKEA in a different city altogether. The drive was good and the conversation was lively and for a while there I forgot about the things that were bothering me and just remembered how fun it can be to just be a guy in a passenger seat in a car going…
I came to Bear ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ by chance. I was looking for a home for some writing, radio transcripts, and a small profile online displaying some of my published fiction. Because I have no social media presence and I regularly submit work to literary magazines, I thought it was time to step forward a little, to enter the digital world in the most subtle way. This time, though, I made myself a promise. If I started a blog, I would keep it active. That promise came from a comment made by one of the guests…
Today turned out to be a bad pain day, so I didn’t get much accomplished. I did my morning rounds, as usual, but as the day wore on, things just kept getting worse – and I was mostly just sitting at my computer, crocheting some new items for the market on Saturday, not attempting anything … Continue reading Our 2026 Garden: flowers, tomatoes and strawberries
Just like publishing a book and going to print, passing your Gerber files to a PCB assembly house usually results in days and days of checking everything is correct, pushing the button, and immediately finding an error somewhere when it gets back. Kind of makes you wonder what the fuck you were doing during those hours and hours of checking! I had been holding off pressing the button on this one due to the pathetic level of the NZ$, getting 2 of these baby’s assembled at JLPCB worked out at…
You've probably heard that boiling water kills weeds. It's one of those tips that floats around-usually mentioned right after vinegar and just before something involving Dawn dish soap. But does it actually work? Sort of. On some weeds. In certain places. If you do it right. It won't touch anything with a deep taproot unless...Read More
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Peep the darker background. And happy July. Not all bodycam channels are bad. I watch EWU BodyCam all the time. I sometimes watch Midwest Safety, but the robotic voice annoys me. For the most part, the footage allows for a real, somewhat raw view of police interactions, which is needed in a country like the US. 1 However, I have two negative things to say about this genre of YouTube video: 1. When you get into some smaller channels, or even the comments of big channels like Midwest Safety, you…
So here is a new project on GitLab called NeXTClock: a small browser-based recreation of a NeXTSTEP-style clock applet from the 1990s. This modern version renders a 64-unit clock face into a square <canvas> using JavaScript and requestAnimationFrame(), with optional scaling from 64 to 500 pixels, because, well, Java Applets aren’t really a thing anymore. Background The original source code of the Java applet came from the Internet Archive. This original NeXTClock applet was written by Rene K.…
Went to see InterAccess’s, Toronto Made, The World in a City Illuminated exhibition at the Canada Malting silos tonight.
Wilson Store, US Open – Flushing, New York I’m a sucker for glowing architecture at night, and this Wilson store at the US Open filled my photographic bill. Unlike some sponsors that have a light or dubious connection to tennis, Wilson, a maker of tennis rackets and balls, is an obvious choice. Given that this was my first visit, I had no idea whether this was a temporary pop-up store or something that exists year-round. It looks too nice to be temporary, but with the big money stakes these…
Your browser does not support the video tag. This past weekend I went to San Francisco Pride! It was a beautiful sunny day in the city. The air was full of love and it was especially gay! This year was a little different. Normally I am a spectator where I cheer on all the different groups walking and showing off their cool floats. I normally take photos on film. This time I marched in parade for the first time. It was an early day for me. I felt like like I was having my Princess Diaries moment…
Replied to I Do Not Recommend Google Hardware by Marius (マリウス) For its first year or so, the Nexus 5 was actually a likeable phone ... Then the hardware started giving up. The battery, which had been mediocre to begin with, became unreliable and the phone would report 40% charge one moment and shut off entirely the next, and over time it began to randomly reboot and power off without any obvious trigger. The decline was not gradual either and once the battery started misbehaving, the device was…
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Yappari India is an Indian curry shop located near Otsuka station. I’ve been here a couple of times - the food is great, but also the owner has such a kind and warm aura as well, which is the other reason why I like this place so much. What we always get is their thali plate (1500 - 1600 yen), which comes with two small pots of curries of your choice, some yogurt, a side of rice and some pickled vegetables. I think my favourite one so far has been the spinach curry, so I would recommend that…
Like the title says. Another villainess show, but with the slight twist that it’s told from the perspective of the prince who’s fated to be with the heroine. It was adorable. They are all too precious. Storytelling – B – Well told. Voice – B – Certainly we’ve seen shows with the same premise, but none did it this well. Characters – A – Very well developed. Not what I would have expected from this type of show. Attention Grab – B – Kept my interest. Production – B – Looks good. Overall – B…
US government restricts frontier AI models while Anthropic and OpenAI file for IPO, SpaceX acquires Cursor , and Claude caught embedding fingerprinting us.
We’re never going to run out of isekai ideas, are we? I have to applaud the sheer creativity of the premise. They took the dumbest thing they could think of and they went all in. And it worked! It was an enjoyable, lighthearted show. It dragged a bit in the second season, there were possibly too many cute girls obsessed with the vending machine by the end, and the villains were a bit underdeveloped, but eh, overall I enjoyed it. The most important thing is seeing all the different types of…
This is my first time sitting in a craft brewery while enjoying a brew and surfing the Internet at the same time. I am showing off one of the Linux laptops to the selection of folks in this location; I have a good selection of stickers on the laptop to show off my inclinations. I’m wondering if I can get away from doing some remote work from this location during the work week. Work requires that we use the official company backdrop on all calls, so theoretically I could get away with it. The…
By David Tuller, DrPH I am reposting below a blog about a “living systematic review” of interventions for Long Covid, which was published by The BMJ in late 2024. This systematic review figured prominently in the opening of the recent Wired piece about mind-body interventions for Long Covid. (I’ve posted about the Wired piece here, … Trial By Error: The BMJ Review on Long Covid Interventions Cited in Wired Article Read More »
It’s the last day of AHA 2026, though the only things on the program for today are historical tours and as I decided (for reasons) to attend online this time, that means the conference is over for me. Though it felt rushed and a bit garbled, I think my talk on London’s air raid shelters in 1917-18 went well. The audience certainly seemed engaged and asked good questions (though in one case I later thought of a much better answer than the one I actually gave!). Nevertheless, I found the process…
Coming Apart (1969, Milton Moses Ginsberg) “Where would we get a duck? I don’t even have a dresser.” Pervert Month continues, as psychologist Rip Torn sets up a hidden camera to watch him have sex with all his neurotic patients, and anyone else who knocks on his door. Women who join Rip include Julie “daughter of John” Garfield (Ishtar)… Viveca Lindfors, the Swede in Run For Cover… and Sally Kirkland of Demme’s Crazy Mama. The online plot description say Rip induces his own mental breakdown,…
All year a family of black swans has been living nearby, between Edgewater lagoon and Dynon Road crossing over the Maribyrnong. There were seven - two adults and five cygnets. I took this photo of them back in January, when the cygnets first started venturing out.Today I saw the last one on the river. The other six swans have died after becoming entangled in fishing line. And right when I stopped to look at the last swan, I noticed some discarded fishing line hanging on a railing. As I walked…
Silk Is For Seduction audio edition The audio edition of Silk Is For Seduction is on sale this month. From now through 1 August 2026, the first book in my Dressmakers series is available from Chirp for $6.99. At present, Chirp deals apply to U.S. and Canada only.If you haven’t yet heard Kate Reading’s wonderful work with this story, now is a time to try it out at a bargain price—or a time to make a gift of it.https://www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/silk-is-for-seduction-by-loretta-chase
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These past 6 weeks have been quite tiring to me, and I have so many reasons to be so very tired of things right now. I’m doing what I can to enjoy the things I’m able to do, but, oh god do things suck right now, for so many people that I know. Induced gender dysphoriaI am so tired of getting misgendered, constantly.I’m finally starting voice training with an actual, accredited vocal coach who specializes in gender-affirming stuff, at least. Hopefully that’ll help. The last one I saw was a big…
Back in December 2025, I added myself to a GitHub repo called, Awesome-Yellow. This repo acts as a list of websites that host Datenstrom Yellow, a flat-file CMS. I like using Datenstrom Yellow as it's for people who make small websites. My website has evolved a lot over the years. The repo README.md states the following. This list showcases websites and projects that were created using Datenstrom Yellow. The aim is to demonstrate what you can do with the CMS, and to inspire other users. Here's…
June 26 to 28 in Castlemaine.The hook for this one was Secret Mall Apartment, the documentary film that tells the story of a group of artists in Rhode Island who built a hidden apartment inside a huge shopping centre and kept it undetected for four years. Of course, it happened to be the final film of the festival, so once again we thought, why not just go to the whole festival?As I have mentioned previously, the beauty of going to an entire film festival is that you are no longer selecting…
Nau maiYesterday we played in the northern tip of Kentucky in the city of Newport. I continue to try and innovate in the field of breakfast presentation and yesterday I again used bright colours to make my plate of food look interesting. At the bottom of the plate you can see a sliced and toasted everything bagel topped with a cream cheese and scallion schmear, and at the top a line of orange quarters dipped in the bagel debri left on the cutting board. I squinted at this photo for a while and…
