I sometimes find myself amused at the errors of recommendation systems. I worked for a streaming music company for several years, and music services are NOTHING but recommendation systems. Heck, walk into a record store or turn on an FM radio and those entities are recommending you listen to music or pick up music. And it’s easy to get wrong. So when I got an email about “New deals from an author you follow” with a subsection entitled “Top William Gibson books for you” I am more than willing to…

In Gesprächen mit Freunden merke ich, daß viele beim Einsatz von LLMs noch nicht über das Chatfenster hinauskommen. Man öffnet ChatGPT im Browser oder OpenWebUI, stellt eine Frage und bekommt eine Antwort. Dann versucht man, mit besseren Prompts bessere Antworten zu bekommen. Als Ersatz für ein Google-Suchfenster ist das oft brauchbar. Wenn ich aber Code, ein Dokument oder ein anderes Arbeitsergebnis haben will, ist das umständlich. Ich muß dem Modell das Material hinterhertragen und seine…

Perfume PosseChanging weather and Guerlain Samsara We have been having a bit of weather here. It’s been like a roller coaster. The first day of Autumn hit with temps hitting 105 degrees Fahrenheit. Usually in SoCal no matter how warm it gets during the day it’s… Continue Reading → Perfume PosseChanging weather and Guerlain Samsara

The term “no-brainer” refers to a suggestion that is so compelling that it would be foolish to even consider not doing it. I came across a no-brainer recently, thanks to Matt Hobbs: Make all UK Government websites free to access without mobile data charges. When I was done slapping my forehead at how obvious this proposal is, I signed the petition. If you’re a UK resident, you should do the same. And then spread the word. This is the kind of proposal that I imagine any politician would be happy…

A forgotten Peter Parker lives alone as a full-time Spider-Man until mounting pressure triggers a dangerous change and a powerful new enemy emerges. Something something spidey sad, something something MJ, something something bad guys. It’s very entertaining, pretty well written and a good watch generally. This is probably the best Spider-Man movie to date and it shows a more mature, darker and grittier Peter Parker, fighting with the demons inside and outside. Five popcorns. To see all 30…

I don't usually worry too much about the lower surfaces of my little 1:144 scale aeroplanes, because they're never really seen on the tabletop.However, I haven't had much practice with the 5-colour lozenge pattern for the under-surfaces, and thought I'd give it a go on these two Fokker D-VI models.I'm not too dissatisfied, though I do think that the yellow is too dominant.

The thing about watching my mom lose her grip on reality is that I feel like I’m participating in some way. For years now, I’ve honed my skills as mom-whisperer: she’s always been a rambling talker and I’ve learned to decipher the meaning. Now, though, my mental habit of pulling multiple threads of conversation together into a meaningful web is making me feel a little crazy myself. I find myself grasping for a throughline that is fading fast. It’s been a taxing day. It was already going to be…

There is a certain residence in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, right on the border with Carroll Gardens, which regularly displays large inflatable holiday and seasonal decorations. As far as holidays go, we have covered in these pages its offerings for Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Independence Day, Easter and St. Patrick’s Day. Having collected all the photographs for those articles since 2023, I would have certainly shared an inflatable Halloween offering had I seen one. But it was not until the…

Review by Sandre the Giant Released: 9th October 2026 British/German epic doom band Thronehammer have been unfurling grandiose banners of doom since 2012, and while expanding their sound from classic British doom to include a little Bolt Thrower and a little post rock in the meantime, have come to their fourth full length record ‘Slay Kill Erase’, out now through Supreme Chaos Records. You may recognise frontwoman Kat Gillham from Nine Altars, whose debut record we adored back in 2023, and that…

August & Sept backlogs Diary:Hi, hello and good day, It's October now but my mind is still stuck in September, which in that month, I thought about August pretty often. August revisit :I just realised a few countries in SEA shared the same independent month because of the Japanese invasion. That's interesting. Oh what a way to start a post. Whoever read this might get a whiplash, my bad. Early this month, I went to a local tourist spot, a chocolate shop with my husband's side of the family. It…

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I have a soft spot for indigenous religions, especially the animistic and polytheistic faiths of pre-Christian Europe. My virulent anti-theism is primarily reserved for the prescriptive and oppressive cults of the Abrahamic variety. The old ways. Blót and symbel. People of the hearth. Legends and myths I’ve almost certainly romanticized into utter fiction, but that still manage to stir my bitter soul. In an age of reason, I like to hold on to some of the magic. Everything is so serious, almost…

🕰️ Ten Minute Focus A Practical Guide To Naming Things — Smashing Magazine provides a guide on naming UI components, including conventions and resources. Odyssée — Odyssée explores a philosophy of integrity in aesthetic medicine through evidence-based treatments and enduring patient relationships. Branding How Kit Studio switched Exell to EXF.STUDIO with ASCII ingenuity — Kit Studio transitioned from Exell to EXF.STUDIO using ASCII characters, altering the brand identity. Hachette opens free…

🍂🍁 The saga continues with mini thoughts on moving, birthday feelings, a new fav zine writer, + other tiny life bits. Moonbow 15 zine

Trigger warning: Today’s post is deliberately provocative and inflammatory! Instead of recognizing an econ giant like Richard A. Posner or Thomas Sowell (while they are still living), the 2026 Nobel Prize in “economic sciences” went to Robert Hall (Stanford) and Michael Woodford (Columbia). Alas, this year’s prize will be all but forgotten by the end of this week, if not sooner. Really?

I've been intermittently taking part in Weird Web October, this year. My first contribution, last week, was Move the mouse across the screen, from the prompt of skeu(o)morphism. Here's my entry for day 14: origami: Today's distraction can be found at origami.danq.dev and ought to work well across all modern desktop and mobile devices. Go have a play with it and let me know what you think. Features include: It's all open-source, under the Unlicense (but bits of this code are hacky as hell;…

For the past several months, I’ve been reviewing Hall effect keyboards exclusively. Now I’m branching out into the world of mechanical boards, which I’ve stayed away from up to now because I find their action unpleasant and, and, for me, contusive to mistakes. In Hall effect boards, I like long actuation distances. In mechanical boards, the actuation distance is set by the switch, and cannot be configured after the fact. However, there are a wide variety of switches available for mechanical…

When A.I. Comes for Your Purpose in Life – The New York Times Steven Strogatz, a professor of mathematics at Cornell University, describes the excitement and grief of watching A.I. take on work that gives people a sense of purpose — and asks what could be lost if machines deliver answers without the human struggle, insight and understanding that make solving problems meaningful. This was fascinating and, dare I say, beautiful. If you have any interest at all in the current conversation around…

Magical musical musings from the mind of the marvellous John Matthews. All snaps from John’s phone. In my “Lucky 7” end-of-year roundup I noted that 2025 marked a definitive shift for Convenanza — reinvigorated by a younger, high-energy crowd and a daring roster of experimental electronic artists. This year, walking up to the spectacular Château Comtal for my 8th festival under the blazing sun of Carcassonne‘s medieval citadel, my expectations were high. The 2026 lineup promised to push…

The first recording today starts with the end of Copycats. There’s a trail for Escape From Scorpion Island. Then it’s Deadly 60 – Alaska. Steve gets very close to some Arctic Foxes. After spotting one at a distance, Steve meets a Wolverine close up. Some Trumpeter Swans. A glimpse of a Polar Bear. A lot of Bald Eagles. And a Grizzly Bear. Media Centre Description: Adventurer Steve Backshall and the Deadly 60 team pack their cold weather gear and head north to Alaska. They battle for days and…

13 Flimsy | INDEX | 15 Hooray Self-imposed constraint: Use the letters of the prompt word inside a 2-inch square to illustrate its meaning. Hongdian Black Forest fountain pen, EF, black ink on 120 gsm paper.

Tomorrow morning, I'm off to Gamehole Con in Madison, Wisconsin, the first of two conventions I'll be attending in the next few weeks. As I did last year, I'll write a post or two about my experiences at the convention. I always find that attending in-person events like this reinvigorates me and, truthfully, I could use an infusion of energy these days. If, by any chance, any readers are attending GHC, I hope we'll have the opportunity to meet. It's great hanging out with my fellow gamers in…

Cyclamen A staggeringly beautiful plant, seen in a Norfolk garden. Quote of the Day ”During my time as a political strategist, one of the most vexing problems was figuring out why so many people vote against their perceived interests.” James Carville, Bill Clinton’s guru famous for “It’s the economy, stupid” mantra. Musical alternative to the morning’s radio news Andy Irvine | Never Tire of the Road Link Andy’s tribute to Woody Guthrie. Thanks to Philip King (Whom God Preserve) for reminding me…

StarringCharlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Rob Mac, Kaitlin Olson, and Danny DeVitoOverviewMore Gang for your buck.Four egocentric friends run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia and try to find their way through the adult world of work and relationships. Unfortunately, their warped views and precarious judgments often lead them to trouble, creating a myriad of uncomfortable situations that usually only get worse before they get better.Review It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia It’s amazing that…

It has been almost a week since the three initial comics set in Marvel's new Midnight Universe were released. I've had time to read them, mull over what I think, and shall now share some insights. In the order I happened to read them, we shall begin:Midnight Fantastic Four #1This was a treat, but I already expected this book to be pretty snazzy. Benjamin Percy is a fantastic writer and Kev Walker is a stellar artist. The characters have a slightly recognizable foundation too, but are incredibly…

Introduction This started with two visualizations. In one I turned my inner gaze toward the buzz of atomic and subatomic material which comprises that which could be called ‘my body.’ In the other I turned my vision up in scale toward the immeasurably large collection of stuff we collectively call the Universe — the totality … Continue reading Another Way To See It → The post Another Way To See It appeared first on Xxaxx.

Donald Knuth, Enrico Bombieri, and Julia Robinson. Ten years ago I asked a question on MathOverflow about The most outrageous (or ridiculous) conjectures in mathematics. It led to a nice list of many outrageous conjectures. Here I would like to present what I regard as a serious contender for the most outrageous (ridiculous) conjecture. It is originated from the following MathOverflow quetion I asked in 2013 Infinitely many primes, and Mobius randomness in sparse sets, and it is closely related…

A recent photo of the Marunouchi entrance to Tokyo Station (1914) in the afternoon sun. 午後の日差しを浴びた、東京駅丸の内口（1914年竣工）の最近撮影された写真。

Greater flamingos in the lagoons of Vendicari. Black liner pen and watercolor. Along the Ionian coast, in the far southeastern corner of Sicily, Vendicari is one of the few places on the island still largely untouched: salt pans, shallow lagoons, a big blue-eyed dragonfly with the wrong name, and flamingos stretching out so far they become strokes of pink and white. It is a good place to think about citrus before we started arranging it to suit us. Part V of The Citrus Kingdom goes back eight…

⌾ : Ricoh GR IV Monochrome.⚲ : ///angry.devastate.puzzles My dog loves to ride shotgun on the Bunnings trolley. Guarding the baby lettuces and the graffiti removal spray (don’t ask) and doing his canine best to obtain maximum head rubs from passing shoppers. –ooOoo– Let me propose that there are two types of people who go to Bunnings: The Extractor: (example…me): pretty much know exactly what they need to buy and have a pretty good idea where it is located. Item is acquired. Quest completed.…