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It finally rained! Praise whatever god you fancy, or just praise Jibbers, but today is the day I remembered that water can fall from the sky. I wrote about the lack of rain earlier this month, but finally, 49 days after our last...
On my last day in Berlin, I went to the second to last museum on my list: the GDR (German Democratic Republic) Museum.1 This museum was created to commemorate and showcase to future generations how life under the GDR was like which is...
For years, climate breakdown was treated as distant, a problem for activists, scientists, future generations or places somewhere else. That blinded view is now harder to sustain. Heat, fires, floods, crop failures, infrastructure...
A quicker - and only moderately more sarcastic - way of getting caught up on Marvel's watch list ahead of Avengers: Doomsday.
Preview of a post on Substack: a second book chapter (on jazz poetics), and a survey of the critical field--jazz/poetry, critical legacies, collective remembrance. Fifteen years after Maryemma Graham and Jerry W. Ward edited The...
A social media strategy focused entirely on the competition is in bad taste. There is nothing wrong with highlighting your strengths in comparison to theirs, but it becomes exhausting when that is your entire message.I want to choose...
The first time the Honda Fit made me stop and think "huh, maybe that is a useful car?" was when I read this review at Cool Tools where it sounded like it was as handy as a small truck, got over 30mpg, and was reliable as hell.For years...
While Jeremey takes some well-earned time off, Andy rounds up members recent modelling and painting activities. We’ll start off with a completed item (pictured above); Tony has repurposed some bits of Nerf guns from a haul he dragged out...
Rambler AmbassadorApple iPhone 17e2026 I went to a car show not long ago and made my usual kinds of detail photos on film. Look for them here soon. I was thrilled to come upon this 1966 Rambler Ambassador 990 hardtop. I’ve never seen one...
"Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. What's a song you'd want to hear while watching the sunrise? - Into the Mystic by Van Morrison The song is built for exactly that...
A view of the Alaska Railroad after the Great Quake of 1964. USGS photo Two days after I moved with my family to the middle of Alaska I learned about the earthquakes. Every 15 minutes or so, monitoring stations in the state detect one....
When we were in LA a few weeks ago driving California’s section of Route 66, we had a chance to visit with John, an old cruising friend. He’s still living aboard ‘Active Transport’ in Marina del Rey. During lunch, John mentioned he had...
I’m organising a half-day tutorial entitled “Good ontologies and how to develop them” at ISWC 2026 in Bari, Italy, on 25 or 26 October 2026 (you can still register for it). The accompanying tutorial page lists a selection of key...
LUX Sidecar adds context to RUM, while browser-tool fixes show why measurement conditions and small debugging details matter.
I purchased Mood camera when it first came out, after taking it for a quick spin and appreciating what the developer was trying to do: I wanted to create an experience that encouraged users to stay in the moment and just take photos, not...