Wed May 13
Last time I had a chance to photograph airliners was way back in February in AMS. And although I've been thoroughly enjoying capturing small airplanes in CNL, I did miss proper airports and big machines. So when an opportunity to spend an entire day in AAL presented itself, it was greeted with an enthusiastic Yes,...
Managing HumansBiting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering ManagerAuthor: Michael Lopp If you manage people, this book is worth reading. Rather than offering complete solutions, it presents the author’s gut feelings based on his experience with what works and what doesn’t. It’s written lightly, with plenty...
This is a call to join the topic-of-the-month for the Swift Blog Carnival! This month, we focus on the already-on-your-mind discussion about the limits you ran into with SwiftUI. The topic really started circulating earlier this month with Paulo Andrade’s fantastic Using SwiftUI to Build a Mac-assed App in 2026...
Qué decir de Friends. Es la sitcom que definió una década, que marcó estilo y el camino a seguir para muchas otras que vinieron después. La he visto de nuevo después de mucho tiempo, y tal como recordaba, no ha envejecido demasiado mal. Alguna broma estaba bien para finales de los noventa o principios de los dos...
I have a lot of cardboard, I enjoyed making this ripped piece into art. I used a combination of different paint markers for this. I bought some super cheap ones from a discount shop so that I wouldn’t worry about destroying the nibs. I need to do more.
Part One of a two-part seriesby Grace Helton (guest blogger)[Paul Klee, Angel Applicant, 1939; source]Some people have come to interact with ChatGPT as though it were a kind of friend or romantic partner. For instance, a 2025 New York Times article describes the case of Ayrin, a human who fell in love with her...
Another evening, and another period of Gemini CLI getting stuck thinking. So this time I thought I'd try something: cancel it while it was thinking and change the model. I was working on something new for BlogMore and, sure enough, after a wee while, we got stuck in "Thinking..." mode. So I hit Escape and asked to...
During an archaeological expedition on Bouvetøya Island in Antarctica, a team of archaeologists and other scientists find themselves caught up in a battle between the two legends. Soon, the team realize that only one species can win. You got Aliens, you got Predators, you got a team of human morons caught in the...
TIME FOR A NEW THING. That new thing is this thing: following the conclusion of our time with Outlaws of Alkenstar, Amy volunteered to run a homebrewed FATE campaign for us, which system she and I have experience with but William and Isaac don’t; a fun reversal of the Pathfinder 2e dynamic! We landed on a core...
Google announced Android 17 and a new line of laptops in a pre-recorded video shown “live” (?) on Tuesday (12th). The Android 17’s highlight is artificial intelligence agents, which has elevated Gemini to “Gemini Intelligence.” The idea of agents performing actions in the background seems appealing to companies. I’m...
Ieri am fost la frate-mio să îl ajut să își pună internetul în funcțiune. A avut o descărcare electrică de s-a văzut o flamă într-o priză. Are un ONT/Router de la Vodafone și un router TPLink Archer C64 pe care și l-a cumpărat separat. Înainte să mă duc la el, m-a sunat și m-a întrebat dacă știu ce probleme ar putea...
You can get a badge for your blog declaring that you never, ever use AI. While it’s true that I never, ever use AI for my writing, I did use it once to make a graphic for an April Fools Day joke about how Apple is making the corners on its windows rounder than ever. Also, I use AI quite a bit to help me with coding...
Reposted How to Weigh a Large Bird by owlsintowels (owlsintowels.org) Modelled for us by some of our recent owl patients, we weigh our larger birds by safely wrapping them up in a towel (we like to call this ‘burrito-ing’ the patient) and gently placing them claws up in a box. This is all placed on a scale, and we...
El misterio de la muerte de Chet Baker
Problem statement: An ArgoCD application references a Vault secret via helm-secrets / vals (e.g. vault://kv-v2/services/foo#/apiKey). The application is created before the secret exists in Vault, or while the corresponding key is blank. The key is populated later on. The application keeps behaving as if the value is...
Aparecen en Washington unos arcades con un videojuego satírico con Trump y su guerra con Iran. El juego se puede jugar online en epicfurious.com. Continuar leyendo Operation Epic Furious – Straight to Hell. en Papel Continuo.
I strongly resist participating in the panopticon economy but, I have wanted to set up some security cameras around my house for ages. I am simply unwilling to share my data with corps that will not only retain my data but also sell it to anyone willing to give them …
Goblins in the Machine and Goblins in the Mind Monster by one of my kids. Its name is ghost. mtift Wed, 05/13/2026 - 18:30 GPT had a goblin problem. Yep, you read that right. The model kept mentioning goblins and other creatures in its responses, even when nobody asked. I felt amused the first time I read OpenAI’s...
On 6 January of this year I submitted the complete text of my biography of Dorothy L. Sayers to the editors at Oxford University Press, including the editor of the Spiritual Lives series, my friend Timothy Larsen. Tim promptly returned to me a list of queries and corrections, which I responded to, also promptly. It...
May 2026. Leeds. A night in Bradford, then a descent through the ornate passageway in the Midland Hotel to Forster Square station, from which you take the Kirkstall route back to Leeds, not the most scenic. But Leeds is scrubbing up well, and that endless renovation of the station entrance may well be a cracker,...
It is February in Vancouver, and the sky is tumultuous. The gathering clouds loom dark and volatile. The rain is unceasing; the rush of the wind feels almost painful in the way it steals air from the lungs. This is winter’s last sigh, tired and lingering, before it gives way to spring. It is as arresting as ever,...
The teaching aspect of the academic year has come to an end for me. Now all that remains is meetings, interviews, planning, and preparation for next year. This was my 19th year teaching. (In a previous post I said it was already my 20th, but as it turns out, I cannot count.) You know what I want to say. Even if you...
Yesterday my old friend Bryan (Appleyard) paid a visit to Lichfield. We met, as usual, in the cathedral, which, on his last visit, was hosting an exhibition of Peter Marlow's wonderful photographs of English cathedrals. This time, by way of contrast, much of the cathedral was given over to a vast exhibition, The...
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La inversión se utilizará para reforzar la fiabilidad estructural y la seguridad de la infraestructura central de KDE, incluyendo Plasma, KDE Linux y los marcos que sustentan sus servicios de comunicación La Fundación Sovereign Tech Fund invertirá un total de 1.285.200 de Euros durante los años 2026 y 2027 en la...
“I do not trouble my spirit to vindicate itself or be understood.” “Re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss whatever insults your own soul,” Walt Whitman (May 31, 1819–March 26, 1892) wrote in offering his timeless advice on living a vibrant and rewarding life in the preface to...
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In the past, I have complained about some aspects of my work here and there. As I continue to grow, get more qualifications, visit conferences, and apply to interesting positions, I've put more effort into transforming the place where I'm at, to the best of my abilities. I've repeatedly asked for more work, I've...
Our 11-year-old was keen to be a part of the Conquer Cancer Australia World Record attempt, so he was up before me this morning to join the runners and joggers and walkers taking one-hour shifts. He’s not old enough to be registered as a runner, but he was able to join in the fun and run with his Dad. Having...
I have a little 9 month old, and every day we read to him. Some days, I'll read a bilingual books be him - I'll read English/French ones, and his mum reads him English/Bengali ones. I hadn't even considered it, but it seems that when writing a children's book, the rhythm and rhyme is more important than the words...
People are using large language models more often and on more complex tasks than ever. Social media and marketers hammer us with the (real or dreamed-up) benefits of this uptake from all sides, but there are also voices pointing out the risks: we're told that our security is compromised, that intellectual property...
Maybe it's the weather. Maybe it's the fact that my titanium bones make me a human barometer who detects every change in said weather with screaming bone pain. Maybe it's the end of the school year. Maybe it's a lot of things. But: Today, I have a hefty case of "what is the use?" when it comes to our AI future. This...
A fascinating 9-minute video from PawelCodeStuff about randomness in the context of computing: It explains those weird moments where sometimes the computer asks you to wiggle your mouse – to generate unpredictable numbers – although the specifics of what exactly was random in my wiggling was a surprise to me. There...
I am currently reading Mapmatics: How We Navigate the World Through Numbers by Paulina Rowińska.[1] Chapter 4 — Distanced — starts by discussing homeomorphic representations that distort distances but preserve connections, such as Harry Beck's map of the London Underground. This leads into a brief section critiquing...
In winning the 2026 Stellar Prize, Montréal, Canada, based Australian cartoonist Lee Lai becomes the first graphic novelist to claim the Australian literary award, with Cannon. Lai’s debut graphic novel, Stone Fruit, was shortlisted for the 2022 award, which went on to be won by Evelyn Araluen, with her poetry...
Who this is for: Anyone who feels unseen, unappreciated, or like they’re doing emotional labor that isn’t reciprocated—even in relationships that look “good” from the outside. Useful for romantic partnerships, family, close friendships, and even work relationships. Important disclaimer: This is not therapy. If...
A serif with personalityI happened upon the This American Life website the other day, and fell absolutely and utterly in love with the typeface. After a quick search I found out that it was called Maiola, designed by Veronika Burian of TypeTogether (Futura, Athelas). I had to get it. To my great delight, I...
I recently wrote about using Lilypond with Neovim. My current composition has a mix of wind instruments and a MIDI keyboard controlling a Max/MSP patch. Crucially, the Max patch plays a variety of custom samples, sequencers, and other things that don't necessarily correspond to the pitch of the key being pressed. To...
Voting time for the local council elections in Holborn, London. I walk past this lovely London street on my commute to work. A four-day week due to the plainly named Early May bank holiday in the UK. Recovery from the big bike ride felt good; unlike the year before, I had no major after-effects apart from slightly...
This was originally written on July 10, 2020 and published on LinkedIn. I’ve decided to move the posts here for better searchability. Those that know me well, know that I am a video game history researcher, and this is just some of my random published articles. The 1990s were undeniably some of the most exciting...
I recently came across photos of Sarah Paulson’s 2026 Met Gala outfit featuring a $1 bill covering her eyes and thought, “Oh, that tired trope.” Paulson’s outfit reminded me that I rolled my eyes when Banksy’s statue of a person with their eyes covered by the flag they are carrying hit the news. The symbolism is so...
Hoy Spotify cumple sus primeros 20 años. El servicio que dió a conocer la música en streaming y que hoy es para muchos esencial. Particularmente ya no uso Spotify, después de haber pasado por YouTube Music, actualmente utilizo Apple Music: sencillez sin tanta función innecesaria.
I was on the bus on my way to an important business meeting about the exponential growth of my MRR, when suddenly I noticed some troublemakers were hassling an old lady. Their caps were on backwards, their clothes were baggy, and probably thought the grindset was about skateboarding. I had to act. I opened my...
Roshan: I read a recent comment by someone describing their book that instantly turned me off reading their work despite the fact that I'm a huge fan of sci-fi and adventure. It is impressive that they worked their way to completing the book but there is no chance I'll read it now. I don't mind reading random indie...
I just got an email from Amazon saying they're finally going to respect robots.txt. Here's the verbatim email I got: We are writing to inform you that starting Monday, June 15, 2026, crawl preferences for Amazonbot will be managed solely through the industry-standard directives. This gives you direct, ongoing...
ft.com “Can I afford the tax? Yes. Is it going to deter me? No. But I think it’s shameful,” he said. “I provide a lot of money to people who are blue-collar workers who work for me, servers in restaurants. If we’re not there, there are going to be less people being paid.”Ken Griffin is such an idiot and I'm so glad...
2026-05-13Hello!A break day today, and a continuation of the many blooming flowers this spring. You can find the other flowers at May Flowers and More May Flowers.And these are Even More May Flowers. Enjoy some photography! I love The Atlantic's photo... album? gallery? collection? of the blooming cherry blossoms...
The University at Buffalo Department of Philosophy is launching what will be the first PhD program in applied ontology. . [Acid Dyes for Felt Pile, Base Colors, Société Anonyme des Matières Colorantes et Produits Chimiques de Saint-Denis]It will be a fully online, asynchronous program, and it will enroll students...