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They say, “Matt, how are you so smart?” I tell them, “Hard work and skill.” I’m very skilled. I have all the best skills. No one has more skills than me. #LyingLikeTrump #YourTurn
Derek Thompson wrote one of the most interesting things I've read lately. One hundred years ago, on September 26, 1929, President Herbert Hoover gathered a group of social scientists at the White House. He asked them to begin research on...
Happy Fourth, if you're feeling it this year. If not, well, try not to overheat heading to the subway to get some air conditioning in the theaters! Minions & Monsters opened Wednesday and continues to play at Fresh Pond (including 3D),...
Believe it or not, one of the defining moments in my relationship with black metal came the first time I heard Nargaroth's Jahreszeiten, and specifically the repetitive riffing on the last track, "Winter". This was my introduction to...
Set up a stack of virtualization tools on a Void Linux host for creating and managing virtual machines (VMs). 1. Start Here 2. Directories 3. Permissions 4. Services 5. Create VM 6. Resize VM guest window 7. Video Acceleration 8. Virsh...
Looky at Rachel’s tall, lovely sunflowers
Today I am reviewing Henry Slesar’s The Thing at the Door, the title my Patreon supporters voted for a couple of months ago. [I shall be setting up another poll soon, so keep your eyes peeled for that.] One of the reasons Slesar’s story...
Time in the Empire is measured in Annums (revolutions of the Mother around the local star), Starsigns (There are 10 per Annum) and Orbits (revolutions of the moon Spatha around the unseen Mother). The starsign that a Mere hatches under...
Re: Your Metablogging is Lame as Hell #julyreply Are you an enthusiastic newcomer to blogging? Write about it! Do you have tips and tricks that other bloggers might like? Tell us about them! Did you learn something about blogging that...
During my career in manufacturing, I spent 17 years with one corporation. I became acquainted with a fellow who was reliable in two ways. First, he was a superstar salesman who always achieved his targets. Second, he was the most...
Images for any sort of room… Office, breakfast nook, dining room, vacation, homes… Anything! Let me know what sort of image you would like, would love to work with you…
Every Friday, I intend to list 5 things that happened during the week. Feel free to join in if you want. I'm happy to link back to anyone who does, just pop me a message with the details. :) Two blog entries today, I'm on a roll! To be...
You have to be strict with yourself when you record at home.One of the songs was 10 beats per minute too fast, and I gritted my teeth and re-recorded the guitar part. I made such a mess of it that I did three different versions to edit...
A story I've told a thousand times, but still useful, I suspect.
I had a phase of making little videos about the things in the Do book, and then I forgot.So here we go again: