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Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I'm putting my weekly newsletter together but somehow, they don't quite fit! This week I learned that the worlds longest nonstop plane flight...
Saturday 29th August 2026 After three months, this weekend brings the BusAndTrainUser summer blogging timetable to an end with tomorrow’s blog (featuring the next route 99) being the last for a Sunday appearance for this year but there...
A friend showed me his brand-new luxury performance car. I cannot say I am not jealous of his new toy. He works hard for his money. His lifestyle is all about consumption and showing his lifestyle. That's how he motivates himself and...
My friend Dhiya has been writing and publishing one blog post every week for the last 87 weeks in a series she simply calls ‘dilettante’. The eighty-fifth edition focused on an issue I am currently engaged deeply with at work: as a...
Cal Newport says that there’s no concern that Tesla’s FSD will “go rogue” in the sense of disobeying traffic laws. All I have to say is that he may not be as familiar with the state of AV technology in general, and Tesla in particular,...
They have let me into the studio again - this time to talk about kitbashing with Steven. As well as the video, he has put together an excellent guide on World of Railways.
Happy Saturday, everyone! Here on Global Nerdy, Saturday means that it’s time for another “picdump” — the weekly assortment of amusing or interesting pictures, comics, and memes I found over the past week. Share and enjoy! Screenshot...
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Last night, my wife and I watched the movie, Wit. You can watch the full movie here (free with ads). I should warn that some of the content is quite disturbing and confronting.I asked Google Gemini the following question:"the movie wit,...
As an experiment, I’m writing 30 Substack notes and sharing my favorite posts in a publication. In January, Medium suspended my account. I appealed and got it back. But they shadow-banned me since then. This month, my posts got around...
I had a few wildlife encounters this week. This one with the pollen pantaloons was the least problematic one. Cirque du Raccoon You know something was really, really serious and really, really traumatic when I don't have a photo of it...
I mark my place here and there. I crave the hunt but I stay. The demon in my body, Scorpinol, gives me access to higher thought than your average mutt. But, Im still a dog. I like my master, he treats me well. I am a devilhound, named...
I’m hoping this mini clamp-on shelf (right) will let me keep my thesaurus in arm’s reach without me piling junk on it 😂 also hopefully Mina will not try to sit on it Win of the week: dropped off a ton of household goods at Goodwill...
Disney is proudly family-friendly. It doesn't do, "Adult," all that much. However, there was a period of time from 1989 through 2008 when one could visit, "Pleasure Island," in Florida. Despite the name, it wasn't particularly explicit...