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Every year I dread coming back from vacation not because of the work, but because I have no idea where I left off. A failing test, a well-written TODO, and a slow first day back are all you need to ease back in. Read more
By accident I came across this article in Jstor about the Cagots, the forgotten untouchables of France. They suffered discrimination for many centuries, but no one knows seems to know why although there are many theories. They were...
“Be humble; you are made of dust. Be noble; you are made of stars.” - Thich Nhat HanhHello friends! We made it through the blasts, booms, and toxic fog. I hope all my bird, bug, and plant friends can recover quickly too.Here are my photo...
Glock debuted the new Generation 6 models late last year, and we’ve evaluated the popular G45 variant over the past few months– with some interesting takeaways. Any conversation about the Glock 45 that is longer than a fortune cookie...
7 July 1967: American Aerospace Museum founder Lynn Garrison in “Blue Max” (N693M), his privately owned ex-Aéronavale Vought F4U-7 Corsair (BuNo 133693) leading a trio of brand-new LTV A-7A-4a-CV Corsair IIs (BuNo 153168, 153174, 153175)...
Note: This is a jointly-written post with Bethann Garramon Merkle. But it shifts a bunch from “I” to “we” and back again, and I think you’ll see why. Apologies for the viewpoint tangling. I had an interesting chat with a colleague a...
Following up on yesterday’s NASA color birds article on their patriotic-themed 42-year-old F-15D and F-18B, let us take a look at the interesting lineup of Artemis III astronauts. While we noted Artemis II was replete with Hornet...
Google recently published a highly practical new help article: Top 10 Gmail sender issues.Here's how to prevent the most common hurdles you might run into when sending mail to Gmail. Seasoned senders will recognize core pillars like...
2026 is another year of short stories. In this weekly series, I track my short story writing, from idea and draft to submission. This is the weeks of Jun 29 – Jul 5. Stats Stories Finished: 2 Submissions Currently Out: 5 Submissions...
I've written before about why I think the “modern” approach of solving every problem by adding agents is a doomed path. The current instinct is to add more layers of agents, judges, reviewers, etc. - and hope the model will be smart...
I believe the magic lies in how completely the author commits to only writing about what delights and interests him. Whenever we write something, there’s a chance that others will read it, and we often curtail our trains of thought to...
The only approach that works long term is to deeply feel the pain of a mistake and use it to change how we operate. First-time mistakes, especially those that are a mix of painful and fixable, are a part of life. Second-time mistakes...
On Monday 15 June 2026, I visited the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens. I was feeling quite lost and disconnected with the world and myself on this day. As I internally screamed, I forced myself to take this adventure by myself. I...
I am so done with the Scottish "summer". The rest of the UK has been baking in perfect weather for weeks, Scotland has had a couple of days of warm-ish sunshine, and I'm in the south east of the country – the good bit, weather wise. It's...
There's a number of subtle things going on when you redirect output to a file, here's how to do it safely and verify it with strace.