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Did you know that there's a simple formula you can use to convert from an ISO two-letter country code to the emoji of the flag of that country. I've made an interactive thingy to demonstrate it, and shared some other fun things I've...
This is a saying stolen and adapted from the splendid Paynter people. I talk about it in the Do Interesting book. And I've been thinking of it because I've been reading Inside The Box by David Epstein. It's about the fact that freedom...
The behind the scenes stuff you share (for FREE even) is fascinating. Do you do it because other people’s BTS has helped you in the past? Absolutely. I find BTS fascinating and I appreciate all artists that are willing to share thier...
§ The baby is almost seven weeks old now which is a fact I find hard to comprehend. In one sense it feels like he was born only yesterday, in another it feels like he has been a part of our lives for as long as I can remember. § In the...
More Luigi Maggi! IL DIAVOLO ZOPPO/THE DEVIL ON TWO STICKS is a trick film fantasy, in which a worthless dude who’s trying to escape marriage to a woman he’s seduced, frees a demon from an alchemist’s bottle and is granted his heart’s...
Michael Dyrynda shows how Laravel's distinct validation rule can protect nested request payloads from duplicate reference values before they corrupt relationship mapping. He also highlights the strict and ignore_case options for cases...
I didn't come across a whole lot of interesting links this month. Or maybe I did and just forgot to make a note of them? That's probably more likely. Either way, here are a few things I discovered and liked. As time passes, the larger...
The wave of job losses at UK universities is spreading. I recently mentioned Nottingham University and just this week saw an announcement from Sussex University that 200 jobs are on the line (this in addition to 528 already lost in the...
So many wishes and beliefs have come and gone in my life. However, one belief has always stuck with me. Maybe it's time to give up on it?
Can you guess what it is?
I’ve finished the game, and you’ll need to have read my previous three posts to understand this one. Last time I was thinking about the bug I had run across with the rod becoming two rods when entering the pool. Despite the glitch here,...
Sketchbook pages from May 2026
I agree when people tell me that hate is taught. Yes, I agree and I can see what these teachings do for us.Look around. Can you see it?Hate is everywhere.So is love but one would have to learn how to look better and how to differentiate...