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Tell me the path you almost took I'll take another stab at it before the night goes permissive
A few weeks ago, I lamented the lack of finches and other songbirds in the garden. Since then, happily, the goldfinches have returned in good numbers, along with chaffinches and – a particularly welcome return – greenfinches. No blackcaps or siskins, alas, but they were only occasional visitors at best. I don't know...
I am writing this sitting in Pret, with a oat milk filter coffee, waiting to meet my grandparents who are due to arrive by train. The vibes are great; sipping away and handwriting on my new-to-me remarkable 2. Must be a new guy working here, he's asking a lot of questions and trying his best. People rush in and out,...
I work full time, while also studying part time, volunteering, and blogging here, together with fitness, other hobbies and keeping up with things, feeling available to people most of the time. What helps me do that, especially when I am chronically ill? 1. Having a working treatment.Obviously, the less sick days and...
Zine#47 🎵 カルトヒーロー by ホテルニュートーキョー 好久不见呀 (*・ω・)ﾉ 终于又更新了一期 Zine，这期的 Emacs 部分占比不少，因为把所有没看的 Emacs News 都看了一遍，如果你对 Emacs 感兴趣，打算入门的话，可以看看我写的 如何上手 Emacs。 还有很多订阅的文章没看，留到下期吧。 生产力方程式中常被忽视的部分是懂得何时停笔。不断增补内容持续创作的感觉固然很好，但谁都不想因过度透支而迅速枯竭。 The 10-Commit Rule: how git version control can improve writing quality by chris News | Article...
My aunt gave me a Nikon D3000 a while ago. Although this camera has been rarely used, it is still useful for taking a few snaps at home. So far, its only attachable lens is the AF-S NIKKOR 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6G II ED (which is included in the DSLR camera). According to the Exif data from my camera, the following photos...
Following is a presentation I gave recently at DC720 for their March meetup. Download the PDF version of the presentation slides: Seize the Means of Communication DC720: Meshtastic for Emergency Communications Amber Harrington March 6 2026 The Grid is Fragile Centralized infrastructure concentrates points of...
Nobody warns you about the part where you don't want recovery to end. I've been turning this over for days, not sure I'm allowed to say it out loud. You spend weeks dreading surgery, you survive it, and then somewhere between the catheter bag and the third box of hospital tissues you catch yourself thinking: oh. I'm...
This is a review of an indie book from the SPFBO XI competition, which hooked me from the first preview chapter. Summary: Two young outsiders, each with a mysterious heritage, get involved in court intrigues in an Indian-themed fantasy world and quickly find themselves out of their depth... The story opens with a...
I am lowering the price of my coaching services to 10 EUR per hour. Effective immediately. This is because of the prevailing economic conditions, which I suspect make it harder for prospective students to justify the old rate of 20 EUR per hour (was 15 EUR for college students). I will inform current students who...
Akhir tahun lalu saya sempat menulis ingin membenahi meja rias. Dengan bahagia, saya mengabarkan kalau meja rias saya sudah bisa rapi dan digunakan dengan nyaman. Decluttering dan penambahan beberapa item berguna membuatnya jadi sudut yang proper. Happy! Satu meja, banyak kebiasaanSebelum menikah, saya punya meja...
(image courtesy of unknown) why do i sometimes feel i need to find an excuse for my own existence? as part of my treatment, i've been reflecting on not only how my disorder developed, but also why i fall back on it as a coping mechanism. why it is perpetually, quietly, milling in the background, my very own safety...
Most analyses of narcissism focus on personality: the grandiose self-image, the need for admiration, the lack of empathy. This misses something structural. Narcissistic systems—whether in relationships, organizations, or institutions—don’t just extract resources from those with less power. They transform that...
The CBC reports: B.C. to end time changes, adopt year-round daylight time. Finally! I hope Washington, Oregon, and all three Californias follow suit. The nature of the job, by Pete Millspaugh. [un]prompted review, by Willow. AI And The Ship of Theseus, by Armin Ronacher. Payment processors were against CSAM until...
It's been a while since I've done one of these! But I think it's time again. After listening through all albums from two 70s bands from the UK and the US last year, I felt like some change was in order, so I picked a German band from the late 80s/early 90s. Gamma Ray is a power metal band from Hamburg. The band was...
February is the cruelest month, I've decided. It's too short, the weather is foul, and this time around, it brought me some additional health challenges that interfered with day-to-day existence. With everything else taking me a bit longer than usual, it was my time for reading that suffered. So, only five books...
I recently learned that waffle irons are, in fact, hot on the outside. You’d think that would be obvious. You’d think I would have absorbed that information sometime in the last few decades of living on Earth. But no. Apparently my brain said, “The inside is hot. The outside is decorative.” It is not decorative....
Heya! So, as you might've heard, I launched a new guestbook service a while back! It's called... well, guestbooks. For the longest time, guestbooks only supported iframe embeds. This was mainly due to a lack of time on my part. But I've now made the effort to add JS embeds as well! The code for these uses largely...
I've updated my website a bit. Visual Changes Those of you who have visited my site will instantly notice that the colours have changed. This is pretty obvious; I prefer the purple/pink ranges nowadays and I suspect they are also easier on the eyes. If that isn't the case for you, let me know and I'll consider...
Today I watched “Francis of Assisi” – a 1961 film about the story of Saint Francis. I managed to find a free low-resolution version the film on YouTube. It was difficult to get into because it was very dated “Hollywood” in its style and acting, but when I started thinking of it as more of a grandiose stage play, it...
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Having daddy issues, mommy issues, and family issues in general is a huge nerf to anyone’s development. I’ve experienced it firsthand, and I’ve also seen it and talked about it with others—especially with those who don’t share the same trauma as me. For a long time I carried the role of the victim (not anymore,...
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon every day until I stop Fri 03/06/2026 - Weezing Man!! Being sick sure is shit!! It came out of fucking nowhere and tanked me on Wednesday night. It doesn't seem to be getting worse but it's definitely not getting better, and like - I have a lot of physical activity...
When we wrapped up our screen printing endeavors there was a question of what to do with all the equipment. The answer came easy — it all found a home down the block with Happen Inc., a non-profit that helps children and their families share creative, bonding experiences through art. ⊕Currently Listening: CHVRCHES...
Despite being super busy with practicalities of moving back to Denmark — unpacking, cleaning the house, and making it ours — I managed to spend a few hours working on TERMINAL-1090. I've implemented a couple of minor improvements to the Map page. Now aircraft without heading data are displayed as blue dots, and a...
This essay is adapted from Traversal. On April 5, 1815, as Napoleon is assembling his troops for the Battle of Waterloo, where he would meet his final defeat, the lieutenant-governor of Java leaps to his feet upon hearing the unmistakable roar of cannons in the distance while the setting sun is honeying the marble...
I saw this fly by before, but just today I learned that Pride versioning is a tiny project by Nikita Prokopov, whose work I shared before: The author says: This is a parody and a homage to the awesome Semantic Versioning. …but I think it stands on its own. You can’t have craft without being at peace with pride and...
Well-Done Intro I like steak, although I do not eat it often (in fact I cannot remember the last time I had steak). But I like steak, and all forms of beef, with a qualification: It must be well-done. I have discovered in life that some raw-steak enjoyers are keenly sensitive about some people preferring that their...
You watch the sun, a glorious bright orange ball low in the horizon. It casts it's orange/pink streaks all over the sky, making the buildings glow with warmth.
ArticlesDev Log: 43 commits — design system, accessibility, and 306 bookmarks importedDev Log: 27 commits across 5 plugins to improve my blogAdding AI Usage Metadata to JSON-LD Structured DataThe Blog Question ChallengeNotesMy blog is WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliant… in theory. Excuse my ignorance but how do I test it...
March 2026. Wansford. East Yorkshire. A mile south of delightful Driffield, our final Humberside + tick, and once again not a classic, but plenty good enough. Always best to leave your final East Yorkshire pub to Hull. Not much to say about Wansford (pop. 142), canal barge apart, but it is in the same parish as...
I too wonder why this is so. FFS, would a few more inches really cost so much? And the first person who says “that’s what she said” gets banned. lol Link: https://forkingmad.blog/cables-are-never-long-enough/