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I was rooting around in some mystery boxes from the attic and I happened upon this. Like… I have no recollection of one having to have a “photocard” to ride around in London in 1993? But apparently that was a thing? How weird. Did they...
I've written before about using objects as writing prompts (see this blog post for explanation and pictures). Usually I spread objects out on a table and have students pick one. We do a variety of types of writing: description, writing...
This game did not skimp on production values. Warriors and Warlocks - Scenario: Castle Myrhavell CanadaWarriors and Warlocks (developer); 408614 Ontario Ltd. (publisher)Released 1983 for the TRS-80, possibly for Commodore 64 in 1984Date...
Ayumi TanakaWindflower Ayumi Tanaka pianoThomas Morgan double bassThomas Strønen drumsRecorded May 2025, Studios La BuissonneEngineer: Gérard de HaroMixed by Manfred Eicher and Michael Hinreiner (engineer)in Munich, 2026Cover photo:...
This is a short follow-up to my Apple Papercuts piece, wherein I bunched together a few more annoyances that I’ve come across while using my iPad Pro extensively on vacation. If you needed any more proof that Apple doesn’t really do QA...
A few years ago, when we were house hunting, a friend gave me a piece of advice I still use. Better to buy a house that needs work in a good location than a perfect house in a bad one. You can renovate a house. But you can’t move it. The...
Wineberry, Schenley Park, 5 July 2024 (photo by Kate St. John) 23 August 2026 Ticks have been in the news a lot lately, especially on the East Coast where lone star ticks are causing alpha gal syndrome, an unpleasant and potentially...
I tend to grab the odd die-cast from time to time, usually to ID a figure or animal, for future reference, but occasionally I'll buy a figureless one because . . . military or space! They, or their images, have been building in Picasa...
I jailbroke my old Kindle Oasis a while back, and while I mostly kept using my Kindle Paperwhite, the limitations of the Kindle interface started to chafe. I have pretty crappy eyesight, and at night, in the dark, if I look up a word in...
The Seven Sisters Saga What Works Well? What Works…Less Well? Opportunities What’s Adaptable? Six Years Hence: Pentagon Coming Attractions This week, our Free Culture Book Club continues listening to The Seven Sisters Saga, with Volume...
Absolute Hawkman appears on the Absolute Superman #25 coverArtist: Rafa Sandoval DC Comics released the solicitations for November 2026 on Friday. Hawkman appears on two covers, but he is not listed as a character in either comic....
Taking on The Nothic's Eye GLÅUGUST 2026, challenge #4 is from a list by Prime - "Some roadfreaks for a passage that isn't a road - canalfreaks, hyperlanefreaks, portalfreaks, etc." I have a deep and abiding love of 'sliders' type...
I wanted to learn Vitest Browser Mode properly. Not with a counter component. Not with five tests written specifically for a demo. I wanted a real component library with years of testing history and enough sharp edges to punish bad...