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My previous post explored the first of three passages in The Wealth of Nations in which Adam Smith explicitly refers to the concept of probabilty. Today, I want to discuss another such passage: the retaliatory tariff passage in Book IV,...
2026, it's turning out to be a year for many changes as forks in the road of life have become evident.The TW200 had become unreliable to me for quite a while now. Yesterday, she started to have charging issues again and it looks like the...
I found this odd leather octopus at a Renaissance Fair a few years back. Now it lives in my home office. Selfie a day for a year, day 7: Aug 25, 2026 edition.
Radio Free Fedi, in partnership with NHAM, is hosting another summer festival to celebrate independent musicians who are active on the Fediverse! The Sockpuppet portion of the festival will be streamed from our Owncast instance, but...
The first recording today starts with the end of Louie. There’s a trail for Dirtgirlworld. Then it’s Kerwhizz – Daredevil Dreamway. Media Centre Description: Children’s quiz. The teams find themselves in a raceworld which is particularly...
Perhaps a bit inspired having just listened to Jim Groom’s edupunk presentation in Hamburg and his retelling of the ds106 ethos, I realize it’s been a while since I blog narrated the making of a digital remix. This seems poignant given...
Perhaps a bit inspired having just listened to Jim Groom’s edupunk presentation in Hamburg and his retelling of the ds106 ethos, I realize it’s been a while since I blog narrated the making of a digital remix. This seems poignant given...
Former CBC and CTV News anchor Lloyd Robertson passed on this month, at the age of 92. He presented Canadian news for more than four decades, the longest uninterrupted stretch of anyone in North America. I remember him for a period in...
I’m on book six of Dune. But, I’m just now finding out the story runs eight books. (Have Frank/Brian Herbert not heard of trilogies?) Finding focus when working with coding agents, flying too close to the multitasking sun. But, it turns...
Matthieu Beck / Suede Dubs In 2022, French musician Matthieu Beck released his album, “Here Alone”, on Growing Bin. The record gaining a rave Ban Ban Ton Ton review, care of Secret Soul Society’s Cal Gibson. Beck has now singled out the...
If it isn't at least three paragraphs, it's not getting posted. Which is a really silly thing to be hung up on, still. But here we are. I am currently just... upset about shit. When it isn't a topic that has been Bozo Bit Flipped, it's...
1961 original: downbeat, guys go broke and get injured, the girl dies 1986 reboot: a party, guys get rich and have a good time playing the game “He’s gotta learn how to be himself, but on purpose.” The Hustler finds a hotshot kid named...
Happy first anniversary to my weeknotes! I started these exactly 52 weeks ago, and managed to write on 49 weeks since then. I’ll call that a success! After all this time, it still feels good. I’m going to keep it up. This week is also my...
Portuguese Some blogs are ugly. Fact. But there's nothing wrong with that! Our blogs are forms of expression, from the text to the appearance. Sometimes, some aren't so… aesthetically pleasing? I say this, but even the "ugly" ones have...
My family love me as much as I love them. We tell each other all the time. But when I’m at my lowest is really when they show it. Mum She brought me a cake. A gigantic, fluffy sweet cake. What distinguishes this from a normal act of...