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By now (happily) everyone wants to talk about digital autonomy, although some parties insist we talk about sovereignty. Fine. tl;dr: The discussions on digital autonomy are now going round in circles. Civil society and think tanks want to contribute, and are well placed to do so. In this piece, I urge everyone to...
I woke up with a migraine today. This happens sometimes. Often, paradoxically, after a night of more sleep than my typical amount of way too little. As I was slowly gaining consciousness I discovered an email from Ko-fi. Someone had sent me a tip, with a very lovely message, thanking me for the Buying Coffee post. I...
Getting around the western Bronx by foot means encountering hilly streets, lots of hilly streets. The pitched terrain comes from ridges of bedrock formed millions of years ago extending into Northern Manhattan. Back in the early 1900s when the Bronx was undergoing urbanization, all these hills posed a challenge to...
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As with basically everyone else with "Technologist" in their job title, I have Opinions™ on the proposed legislation from the UK government to ban under-16s from social media. While the Labour Party have, at time of writing, yet to explain what they mean by "social media", I will concede that a government...
Zine#52 我们都无法成为大人 🎵 彗星 - 小沢健二 .lyric-card p { color: oklch(1 0 0 / .8); background: linear-gradient(to left, transparent, oklch(from #363432 l c h)); mask-image: none; & b { color: oklch(from #ff48b1 l 45% h); } } Zine#51 分享了小沢健二的「天使たちのシーン」，它是電影 我们都无法成为大人 的插曲，我後來去看了。「彗星」這首也是電影中的插曲，影片的叙事回到了 2020...
When I’m travelling in another country and meet a fellow Canadian, there is a feeling like we can relax and relate. With anyone else, there is a bit of barrier, even if we’re trying hard to be friendly. Now that I’ve had a chance to spend a few days on Gander, a Canadian social media app just out of private testing,...
2026 is a margin call on strategic ambiguity — and the underwriter is liquidating its own book Start with the bases, because they explain everything that follows without anyone having to assert a theory. After 2001, the United States ringed Iran with military infrastructure: Al Udeid in Qatar, Al Dhafra in the...
It’s been a year since I retired — my last working day was June 6, 2025 — and I like being able to say that I’ve spent the year adding nothing, not one penny, to shareholder value. 🌴 * * * My hope for retirement was to get a lot of work done on NetNewsWire. A year ago it was in sore need of modernization, tech debt...
Like we don't have enough animals already. This little black blob will be joining us on August. Thanks for reading this post via RSS. RSS is ace, and so are you. ❤️ You can reply to this post by email, or leave a comment.
Nancy Cartwright, professor of philosophy at Durham University and the University of California, San Diego, has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Humanities. The award, sponsored by the Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) Foundation, was given to Professor...
J’ai pris l’habitude, sur la plupart des sites et particulièrement ceux proposant des services, de m’inscrire avec un alias de mon adresse e-mail. Un alias, c’est une adresse e-mail supplémentaire associée à son adresse principale (mettons pseudo@example.net). Cela peut être une adresse complètement différente,...
Si alguien me hubiera preguntado hace una semana cómo iba todo, probablemente habría respondido algo así como: “bien, pero mi batería social ya anda en las últimas”. La semana pasada y este fin de semana estuvieron algo ocupados. Entre el jale, mis compromisos personales y las actividades de la iglesia, sentí que...
Ayer cayó una tormenta bastante sorpresiva que hoy ha hecho que se refresque la noche y ha dejado una mañana bastante agradable. Tengo la ventana del despacho abierta aprovechando que no pasan muchos coches, y estoy escuchando cantidad de pájaros cantar, y eso siempre me alegra. No tengo música puesta ni nada. El...
So, it being Pride, here’s another queer story. Fuck the bigots. Beware: death; loss; grief; the horrors of war; death of an infant; PTSD; explicit sex between consenting adults. “Hen Fever” by Olivia Waite Even though this is a short story, just over 90 pages long, it packs a punch: it’s about two women who are...
I thought about this the other day, and I thought it’d be fun to share this internal tool I made over a decade ago to aid with exploring options for Medium’s typographical redesign. It’s called Fontificator. You can play with Fontificator here (desktop browsers only), or watch the likely confusing video below: The...
Replied to ☕If you want to buy me a coffee by Simon (Firesphere.dev) Just black coffee please. Or a double espresso. In the evening, I might like a black liquorice tea to fall asleep to. But, in general, just a black coffee. Simon at Firesphere.dev wrote a short post titled If you want to buy me a coffee in response...
In which I challenge myself to draw a pokemon every day until I stop The weekend was not nearly as long as I wanted it to be - ever notice how 48 hours as a system of measurement is like, highly unreliable? Anyway, here's the pokemon from the last few days. Two icons, some filler and something I'd file under "oh...
If you were wondering why there was a huge uptick in coffe related posts, well I had a opinion... And people had opinions about it... Like a lot of opinions. Like really, a lot of opinions. In hindsight, if I knew that this post would blow up this much, I would have put a lot more thought into it. But hey, it...
Yesterday I posted this on Mastodon (post link) I'm building a new habit here on Mastodon: instead of liking, I try to reply to at least 3 posts, especially on those that don't have comments yet and I love it. It's so much more personal! and boy, the response was overwhelming, at one point it took me half an hour to...
At last, I am rich!! The Coffee Saga has paid off. Thanks Manuel for the donation who, in his own words, “Donated because your post about donation was nice and also to force you to go edit it since you do have a donation now ” I have edited my post appropriately, of course, I’m all about full disclosure. Now, what...
Over the last few days, I've been surrounded by so much random bullshit that I started to think that I was the one in the wrong. People started asking stuff like everything was falling down, many priorities were crashing into each other, and a lot of pressure was building up in a way that I had never seen before. At...
[Equations in this post may not look right (or appear at all) in your RSS reader. Go to the original article to see them rendered properly.] We’re in the middle of the first set of games in the group stage of the 2026 World Cup, and I’ve been thinking about how many ways the points can be distributed among the teams...
My first web presence was in sixth grade on this website called the express page. It was one of those websites where you could make your own little html page, like an off-brand geocities I guess (I never used geocities). They had some stock gifs too: I remember I really liked this one juggler guy. My biggest...
Start Guile shell script that listens on a port for REPL client Guile, while running a program, can listen to a port for a REPL client, like a Swank server on SBCL. Here's how to connect from Geiser to a running Guile script. Start the Guile shell-script This is how to start a Guile script: #!/usr/local/bin/guile3 \...
I had a simple plan: lay back and read Proust. Just like most plans, this one went out the window before it started. The push of Dune is just too strong to hold. Chronicles of Dune is 6 books, but it's also often separated into two trilogies. The first three books tell a story, and the rest go their own (crazy) way....
Am 13.06. durfte ich zum Programm der “Sicherheit ohne Überwachung” Demonstration einen Redebeitrag beisteuern. Diesen möchte ich hier kurz dokumentieren. Ich glaube wirklich, dass es aus linker Perspektive absolut unverzichtbar ist, die zentralen Begriffe “Freiheit” und “Sicherheit” zu übernehmen. Als positiv und...
“My life… runs back through time and space to the very beginnings of the world and to its utmost limits. In my being I sum up the earthly inheritance and the state of the world at this moment.” To be alive is to marvel — at least occasionally, at least with glimmers of some deep intuitive wonderment — at the Rube...
... ele ainda está instalado aqui. Há um tempo atrás eu escrevi que queria sair um pouco do Chrome, mas sempre ficava enrolando por ter a preguiça associada a preguiça. Preguiça dupla é muito complicada, um dos inimigos mais fortes dos tempos modernos. E eu sempre baixava algum navegador novo pra finalmente...
I came across Iroh (via, via) today as it hit 1.0 and found it a really interesting solution to a problem I knew existed but had not thought a lot about. Judging from the comment sections, it seems pretty clear that lots of people are confused as to exactly what Iroh is. I don’t think their launch post does their...
The camera is no longer just a camera.With Visual Intelligence and Siri AI, the camera becomes an AI input surface.That is not automatically bad. In fact, it could be incredibly useful. Apple says Siri AI includes Visual Intelligence across platforms, and Apple Intelligence powers richer accessibility features where...
A feature I didn’t know existed in VS Codium saved my day! I was working on a untracked Git file (the zensical.toml configuration file) and accidentally, the whole file was overwritten and ctrl+z didn’t work. I thought my config was lost for good! Luckily there’s a thing called “Local History”: Open command palette...
周末《指环王：中土对决》玩的上头，想起托老的墓地就在附近。 第二天一早，天气还算清朗，骑车出门，二十多分钟后，到了 Wolvercote Cemetery。很安静的公墓，有大片草地、树木、低矮墓碑、小礼拜堂。 谷歌地图上专门标出了 “J.R.R. Tolkien’s Grave”。公墓内部也有指引牌，很顺利的找到了墓碑。 墓碑上除了本名和生卒年份，还刻有 Beren 与 Lúthien。Beren 对应 Tolkien，Lúthien 则对应 Edith（他的爱人）。 Beren 与 Lúthien 是 《精灵宝钻》中最核心的爱情故事之一。 Tolkien 在写给儿子 Christopher 的信中提到：Edith...
My default for making coffee for two is a cafetière. French press if you insist. It requires almost no thought, produces a consistent result, and has no moving parts to break. When I’ve got a bit more time and want a cleaner cup for two or more, I’ll reach for a Bodum pour-over instead. When it’s just me, I’ve been...
This is actually quite hard to do. I’m fairly proficient with the odd Python script and can cobble together a mean HTML/CSS/JS UI for a Python server, but making an actual desktop app? That’s another level. I’m just trying to turn my note-taking app which runs on a Python server into an actual, like, desktop app...
June 2026. Sheffield. An aimless Sheff walk up and down hills to get those 15,000 calories in finds me at the string of public parks above the University, harassing ducks. I think they’re ducks. Floral Weston Park leads to the reservoir at Crookes Valley, and the studenty Dam House. Unlike the Sheffield Hatter I...
The Spectrum Azpiri Limited Edition es la edición especial de la videoconsola The Spectrum, que simula a la perfección el ordenador de 8 bits ZX Spectrum. En este caso, nos encontramos con un dispositivo que recrea a la perfección el ZX Spectrum. Retro games es de nuevo la empresa encargada de publicar una replica...
2026-06-15Hello!I'll get to talking about the photo at the end. Because I have to admit a rather pressing issue right now with my photography kit. I don't like talking about my gear. I hide it away in the technical info, for nerds, and leave it be for those who are interested. I've found a kit I like: two lenses...
Introduction Prior to the start of the 2026 NBA Finals, I published NBA Finals Appearance Droughts, which was inspired by the Eastern Conference (and now NBA) champion New York Knicks making their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999, and Playoff Success of 8.5+ Regular Season SRS NBA Teams, which was inspired by...
El cliente de correo Thunderbird tiene la opción de recordarnos que tenemos que adjuntar un archivo cuando en el cuerpo del correo aparece cierta palabra clave. Veamos cómo añadir una nueva Desde hace años utilizo Thunderbird como mi cliente de correo electrónico. Y en este caso quiero compartir un sencillo truco...
I've been using mockdown a lot recently. It's a free drawing app - but instead of recording pixels or vectors, it just records plain text. Which means, if you've already got a decent design system, you can sketch out a form or page design and give it to your clankers to build.
I've only just realised, with a start, that today is National Beer Day. The date was chosen because it's the anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta, which has something to say about standard measures of beer and other drinks – and also, one would like to think, represents our traditional liberties, of which the...
I've been scrolling the Bubbles new feed for a few weeks now. I think of it like trolling[1] for good feeds. This is a pretty high-volume feed so I can't click through every post so I end up just reading the title and trying to decide if it's something I'd be interested in reading. As a person on the internet, I...
I understand and don’t understand my brain. I had lunch with C., and I was happy the entire time. I really, really missed her. At the end of it, she asked if we could do this again soon. My mouth formed around yes, even as my brain actively sought to dismantle that plan step by step. We discussed possible dates...
Back in February the Paper Jam Comics Collective launched Growing up… and that. I thought it was about time I shared the comic I made for it. This comic is about how being a grown up means taking responsibility for something but it doesn’t have to mean doing it on your own. You’re always part of a community, you...
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The colorful uniformity of a Southern California planned community. Blue skies and the soft light of the fog rolling in. 南カリフォルニアの郊外 南カリフォルニアの計画都市が醸し出す、色彩豊かな均一感。青い空と、流れ込む霧の柔らかな光。
The simplification of my mode line is sticking, in that I like how it's turned out and I find it more useful to have it this simple. But I did notice something was missing: I'm a pretty constant but pretty casual user of projectile. I know it's a package that offers a wealth of tools, yet mostly I just use it as a...
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Raptors are so cool. I had a great time watching and interacting with this Harris Hawk and Lanner Falcon with Total Raptor eXperience in La Jolla. Such amazing birds with unique abilities that fit unique niches in ecology. It takes a lot of dedication to raise one of these birds but it was fun to spend a few hours...
"When I die, delete my browser history." — Unknown When you die, there are lots of processes in place to deal with your body, your burial, your physical possessions, subscriptions and bank accounts. But what about your digital accounts and possessions? As our lives become more and more digital, taking these into...
All functional approaches to the investigation of myths – in terms of their social, cognitive or emotional values – have arguably a common epistemological foundation. They all imply, if they do not explicitly assume, that the language of myth is translatable into a “normal” language – which means, into one which is...
A wander down memory lane of America's Bicentennial celebrations in 1976 after seeing all the decorations in this storefront window for the 250th.Currently Listening: Liam Finn “The Howl”Reply via email
The book follows a slave in the southern USA during his escape journey. Based on Huckleberry Finn: a book I’ve never read. Hence I read it with relatively few preconceptions. Topic-wise James tackles a dark chapter of humanity, particularly of the USA, but only touches lightly on the harsh sufferings. The ending...
My ex used to get so irritated at me because I had a habit of stopping for basically anything that looked remotely like it might be struggling in nature. Turtle in the road? Obviously I’m pulling over. Bird on the ground? Emergency situation. Snake, squirrel, frog, baby bunny, possum, deer that might be “thinking...
Dang. Still lagging on getting things written. So here's a flurry of updates that I cranked out in one sitting. It got a little long, so some sections got split out to post separately, and those will get posted as I finish editing them and get the images ready. Housekeeping Skip if you don't care about computers!...
I've always been a hoarder. I refuse to get rid of things, and that goes both for the box of cables and old electronics down in that cabinet in my office and for the files in my Google Drive, external hard drives, on my computers and phone. A couple of years ago I felt the urge to reinvent myself. It may have been...