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The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, in its simplest form, is the idea that the language you speak influences the thoughts you think. This post is about a twist on this idea, that I’m calling “Inverse Sapir-Whorf” (for want of a better term), and...
A direct-mail man was once asked how he could live with himself, sending out all that junk. There is no junk mail, he said. There are junk people. He meant it as a defense and it isn’t one, but buried in the ugliness is the only useful...
Ignoro si esto será un error, porque mi blog es de tecnología, no de filosofía. Aun así, detrás de cada línea de código, de cada artículo y de cada proyecto hay personas. Y las personas nos equivocamos. Lo que ocurre es que, cuando...
DestacarPaloma gris vuela entre las blancas como si nada. LluviaLlovió de noche quería dormir pero también escuchar. HambreTengo que comer me levanto y sirvo lo que encuentre. NubesNubes pintadas como caricatura flotaban raras....
Well, I am back, and it was a joy to see Gloucester cathedral again – if not the city of Gloucester, which is now, sadly, the very model of English urban degeneration, dereliction and decay. A sorry fate for a once fine town, and one...
Recently, I've been on a bit of a "literature trip." Reading books, listening or watching commentary on books, thinking about writing... It started with me re-listening to some old Shriekcast episodes, which made me remember how much I...
I have not posted for ages. After about a month away from home, I updated my "now" page and changed the photo on my "home" page. I am using those efforts and this brief post in an attempt to resuscitate my writing habit. I am hopeful...
The account of the election of the first three doges of Venice (Pauluccio, Marcello and Orso), from the "Istoria Veneticorum" by John the Deacon.
This article was originally published at: https://andrei.xyz/concerts/printre-maguri-xii-ziua-2/
July 2026. Saltaire to Bingley. A late (9:30) start to Day 5 of the Cask Camino on Monday morning meant we missed the best of the Holiday Inn Express (i.e. the scrambled eggs), which came as a shock after missing breakfasts in Armenia...
Wasat v0.3.0 is now available. This is a pretty small update, but one that's going to be useful in the next release of Rogallo. I've now got client certificate support up and going in the application, and I thought it might be useful to...
I'm not happy about it, but putting in a heatpump isn't cheap, so I have to make-do with what I have. In this case, a gas heater. And a gas supply contract with Contact Energy, as they were the only one that supplied gas-only...
Replied to 2026 Nagoya basho predictions! The Isegahama takeover begins by Tim Edwards (Sumo Stomp!) My prediction for the 2026 Nagoya basho is a play-off between Hōshōryū and Atamifuji. If that comes to fruition, I think it’s a toss up...
So I was optimizing a domain-specific compressor the other day, as one does. One important problem was chunking the input string and optimally choosing the most compact encoding for each chunk (different encodings compress different...
Ms. Kierans is the daughter of an old friend; she is now a student at the University of Virginia. The friend did not ask me to post this, but I told the old friend I would because I was so impressed with her “indie-style” music and her...
There is a trend called the “wall staring”. If you are unaware of this — blissfully so — it is Gen-Z meditation rediscovery — stubborn creatures they are. They set the clock and stare at a wall for 10 minutes. This act of doing nothing...
If you’ve followed me on RSS for any amount of time, first off, thank you so much! Second, you may not have noticed how often this site changes. RSS protects you from the near-monthly changes that my mad scientist side makes to this...
Cruising dinghy page update with the repairs I did 10 (!) years ago.
6th July - 12th July Thick morning fog completely hides the hills on the horizon. smudging the yolk-gold sun like it's trying to erase it from the sky but, instead, spreads it across the firmament like butter. It feels like a dream. Not...
Hello hello hello! Before we get into things this week, I wanted to mention that Friends of the Foof, Throwback Buys are running their Nostalgia Auction Pt. 6. If you're a child of the 90's, have some aging decrepit millennials in your...
That ship has sailed. It sailed years ago when we all happily leapt on to Facebook, then Twitter, and before that Google already had all our data anyway. We willingly, naively perhaps, made ourselves the product. Tech will always tech,...
Another clearer video? More on the Channel An interesting curiosity but I wonder if it is worth it. I will say that the copper head is a remarkable likeness. I wonder how it was done.
I experienced a trauma that my fellow disabled people encounter on a daily basis. It was early in the morning, and I was checking my email. I got an email from someone that wanted me to consider writing about their disabled business or...
NotesL’accord Rossel–IPM pose les fondations d’un affaiblissement durable de la presse locale et régionale en Belgique. Ce scBookmarksBookmarked: https://da.van.ac/sony-playstation-disques-propriete-physique-films-jeux/
De Tweede Kamer is met reces, en de out of office replies vanuit de overheid beginnen indrukwekkende vormen aan te nemen. Kunnen ze in Amerika nog wat van leren. Maar, er worden nog steeds dingen gepubliceerd, en het is opvallend hoeveel...
OverviewThis week had a very familiar pattern: attackers kept aiming at the places where normal business systems concentrate trust. File-sharing controllers, identity-aware edge appliances, developer platforms, AI workflow tools, CMS...
Unlike yesterday, today's food and flick were good!Currently Listening: Bryce Dessner “Placing Stones”Reply via email
Hi hello. Happy #Caturday! I would like to introduce you to our little weirdo, Lennie. Look at this little dummy! What a sweetie.Richmond, VA Lennie is the newest member of The Goblin Hoard. He was born 06/28/2025 and his gotcha date was...
It’s a shame the night before we go to the temples for the day we have family drama. The whole family institution is so different here than there. Things in America that would never happen seem to be regular and desired here. It meant...
As a teenager, I searched for an identity and found it with music, inside gaming subcultures and the things I consumed. I could assign a role to myself and people would recognize me as someone from that group. It defined me through my...
These are my minimalist themes. They use few colours and will appear mostly monochromatic in many contexts. Styles involve the careful use of typography, such as italics and bold italics. If you want maximalist themes in terms of colour,...
So much of our existence is paradoxical. The desire for freedom is inherent to human nature, yet we willingly sacrifice it in exchange for meaning. “To love is to suffer,” says poor Boris – a truth known deep in the bones of any married...
Die folgenden Sätze wurden schnell geschrieben und nicht auf Sinn und Wahrheit überprüft. Die Frequenz der Posts nimmt ein bisschen ab in den letzten Tagen, ich habe (leider) auch anderes zu tun. [13/1000] Habe gestern – und das...
I did it. I finally bought a new Mac. I managed to snatch a MacBook Neo on Amazon a few minutes after Apple announced the price increase across their line-up. It all happened very quickly, but I think it’s worth taking the time to...