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So I gave my AI a day off. It did not ask for one. It’s an AI. It doesn’t ask for anything, which is sort of the entire thing I was poking at. Every interaction I had ever had with the thing was a transaction — fix this, write that, why...
Writing is a social contract between writer & reader that only the writer is obliged to uphold: you write forward across space & time & hope the words find a home in the heart or mind (or maybe both) of whomever reads your words & for...
I missed Junited 2026, but I'm excited to connect with others through JulyReply 2026 and explore how to share these posts.
Come as you are. I am life. You are hungry. And this is no ordinary love. Tell me your story, and I'll write you a song. Just know I won't be yours. No matter the dreams that keep on recurring, No matter the signs that scream Cause this...
Projectile 3.0 is finally out, and it’s a big one - easily the biggest release in years. There’s a nice reason for that: this year Projectile turns 15.1 It all started back in the summer of 2011, simply because I was frustrated that...
Models. Big huge scary models. Small, purpose-built models. Slow models. Fast models. Expensive models. Local models. Models. Models. Models. Which model should you pick for your question, task, or goal? How much of your usage budget...
January 2026 February 2026 March 2026 April 2026 May 2026 People allegedly liked my Cohost compilation posts at the time and I think it's good to share sometimes. Though since this isn't Cohost anymore, I'm slow at looking at my RSS feed...
On the leeside of the summit he fell,to lay by the side of a small lochan, so; bloodied and dazed, and considering this – ‘ – If I was to die here, no one would knowwith the gate shutting quietly behind, like so – – if I was to die here,...
10 by 10 minus 1 and 10To make this plaid pattern, start with a grid pattern rotated by 45 degrees. Set up a 10 line by 10 line grid and on each side of that grid, remove one line.Note that the blank areas in the pattern were caused by...
‘The Gold Mountain Fire’ started close to home on June 27th. Aided by dry conditions and strong winds the fire is growing quickly, and as I write this we are at 15,000+ acres and 0% containment. Not officially confirmed, some blame...
Ever wonder what really goes on after the “happily ever after” line? Author Shalini Abeysekara had closed the door on her previous novel, but left the door unlocked as she came back to that world to bring us This Blade of Ours, the...
Over at the European Literature Network, I have reviewed a debut novel about a Ghanaian man in Denmark with dreams of building a home for his family in Ghana – if he could only find a way up in the world. Lucia Odoom’s Cosmos (translated...
I've been to Mount Wilson before, but I've never actually taken the guided tour of the facility's biggest telescopes. So last week, I did that! It was genuinely fantastic. The drive up there was nuts - we came up through the cloud layer,...
I think I've discovered the perfect morning routine. First, I feed Ranni then have a glass of water and a bowl of Special K Fruit & Yogurt cereal. Special K is one of the few cereals you can find in grocery stores that's fortified with...
‘A Republic, if you can keep it’. These were the words of Benjamin Franklin when asked in 1787 whether the newly concluded Constitutional Convention had created a monarchy or a republic. 4th July 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the...