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We still mourn the end of Blaseball, which sustained some people’s hunger for a sports-like communal experience during Covid lockdown, but can understand that without everyone staying at home it wasn’t possible to sustain it. It’s not...
The oil from poison oak causes an itchy, blistery rash when in contact with skin. Thankfully I've never had this happen to me. 14 Poison Oak
It is August, 1986. I am getting ready to start my senior year in high school. My car was a 1977 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser, burnt orange. Its redeeming qualities were that it was built like a tank, it had an amazing stereo system thanks...
In my father's family tree, when Vilna-born merchant Samuel Markell (1885-1971) married Boston-born Marion Goldstein (1885-1961) in Revere, Massachusetts in 1911, the new bride took her husband's surname--and also his nationality. He was...
Well, if you read yesterday’s post you will know it was a Bank Holiday here and that I went out for a walkabout. A short walkabout given that, by the time I got out, after lunch, when the sun finally broke through the clouds, it was...
Random shot of my desk. It’s always a complete mess. In the shot we have a 3D printed Apple in six colors, an AirTag printed with R💀B, a Diet Pepsi, my Visio 1.0 tombstone, a mouse cable, a little red fridge, an empty protein shake box,...
GTA VI is set to be one of the most anticipated games of all time and will no doubt break sales records. With that being said, I can't help but feel like it's going to be a massive let down. I don't mean from a technical standpoint, I...
I’ve been using Uruky since the end of May (so for about five weeks now) and I thought I’d do a writeup of my thoughts on the product. As you may know, I used to be a Kagi customer and wrote about my reasons for and against paying for it...
Well, we’re deep into summer! That happened a little too quick for my liking. Some PT-related housekeeping: Narrascope Keynote You can now watch the VOD of my Narrascope keynote and Q&A. Sales Both Perfect Tides and Perfect Tides:...
Learn how to drive safely with some fun and educational activities brought to you by the Maid of Might because you can’t take it for granted that she’ll be able to save you and you aren’t stronger than steel.
Just in time for July 4th, Tom Ferguson, Paul Jorgensen, Matthias Lalisse, and Jie Chen share the above graph and write: What can one Senate race reveal about the hidden machinery of American politics? In Maine, donor patterns expose how...
Link: OpenAI proposes handing Trump administration 5% stake, by Cristina Criddle in the Financial TimesIn order to ward off backlash against AI and curry favor with the Trump administration, Sam Altman has floated the idea of giving 5%...
During the Neolithic Era, around 12,000 years ago, humans started to switch from hunting and gathering to agriculture and farming. As time passed and we moved into the Industrial Revolution through to the Anthropocene, we sort of assumed...
[1990]One of their finest pure pop moments. Still sounding remarkably fresh today.This recording is an absolute anomaly for Dinosaur Jr. For one single only they were a five piece. Lou's gone but we've got Donna Dresch on bass, Don...
The Frock Flicks team is a taking a little summer break, so we’re repeating some