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From "The Village Carpenter" 1938Although the table saw and planer were invented in the early 19th century, it was only in the 20th century - with the invention of small electric motors and ubiquitous electricity - that professional...
Inspired by the movie Obsession, thoughts about intent vs interpretation. (Spoilers for Obsession and the 1987 Fatal Attraction)
This month in Radicle CI, May 2026 This is a monthly newsletter about the current state of Radicle CI, what has happened recently, and near future plans. Current status Radicle CI is in production use. There are several CI nodes, and...
Folks been sending me a photo of a petroglyph (rock art) apparently found in Bahia, Brazil; it shows what at first glance could be interpreted as some sort of mammal with what might be long fangs or tusks pointing downwards, short...
Yet another great article about jujutsu, this time it's about the megamerge workflow.
At work, I love being organized. I feel completely in my element with Kanban boards, Scrum sprints, and using Jira every single day. In a professional setting, making everything fit together perfectly is natural, it’s essential. But when...
From In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette, by Hampton Sides (Knopf Doubleday, 2014), Kindle pp. 163-165: FOR NOW, DE LONG had to focus on establishing a workable shipboard economy. A daily …...
I remember the moment Swift announced async/await. I was genuinely relieved. Finally, there was going to be a way out of completion handler pyramids, delegate chains, and the special kind of cognitive overhead that comes from reading...
Overall, airlines are a lossmaking business. Yet there’s plenty of money to be made. Why doesn’t the industry work? CC-licensed photo by Can Pac Swire on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each day’s Start Up post by email. … Continue...