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Everyone says they’re rebuilding their company in an AI-native way. But what does that mean? Most companies look at what their existing employees do and try to automate it with AI. That’s not it. That’s dabbling. A truly AI-native...
Melbourne's public transport has its share of disruptions, wildly varying service levels and (for buses) limited operating hours and indirect routes. But parts of the network are quite good. Every route is equal - how Transport Victoria...
curiositasmundi: rollership: Robert Crumb Always reblog
This past Monday, I had a doctor's appointment scheduled during the middle of the day. On my way there, despite seeing me coming on the main road, someone decided to cut me off. It was a close one; very very close. All I could...
Playing school. Almost time for the real deal! Didn't get anywhere with Darktable with this one. I wasn't getting any detail in her hair without using a mask, which I really don't want to bother with at all. My post processing usually...
Developer: Firaxis Release Year: 1999 Genre: Strategy Played On: PC Date "Finished": 29 Jun, 2026 Time Played: 10 Hours and counting... I started playing Alpha Centauri this week completely on a whim, after watching part of NoClip's...
FIFA splits hairs
This morning I slept in. I was going to go for a walk with my neighbour. I woke up at 5:30, the walk was supposed to be at 6:30. I put some morning music on and fell back asleep. I woke up again at 6:50. Missed the window for the walk....
With RAMaggedon in full swing and prices from Xbox, Steam Machine and even Apple going to all new levels as AI buys every RAM and SSD it can get its hands on I was thinking today what is the world of tech going to look like before this...
It’s far too hot and humid out. 🥵
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the concept of a user interface. Like, weirdo, existential stuff. Why did we even make them in the first place? Remember the good old days of Microsoft DOS? Just an inviting plain terminal, complete...
Ithaque is a Greek mythological isle said to be the home of Odysseus. Well, Ithaca is the reference name for it, and Ithaque is the French translation. Memo is interested in French flourishes, and contrasts the name with stylized ancient...
Harry Lewis pointed Bill and me to Gottfried Leibniz's 1677 treatise The True Method (translated by ChatGPT from the original French). I highly recommend taking the time to read this three page document where he talks about formalizing...
A New England mayor prepares his small town for tourist scene as a long-rumored curse on the island begins to feel very, very real. Imagine a Stephen King novel starring Michael Scott, set on the island from Lost, featuring the monsters...