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I've always been interested in how dating apps work. You really only have two choices if you want to get in the business. Help people find a match, and they will never come back Make people pay and keep them on the platform as long as...
This looks good on the Internet but useless in real life. I love how he found perfect soil to dig in. Not a rock. Also, what happens in a flood or even a rain?
I wrote a few weeks ago about wanting to move the OCaml based software I wrote to host this and my other websites, called Webbplats, over to OCaml's new Effect based I/O system (EIO). My motivation for doing so was simply that EIO is...
It was whilst enjoying watching ‘Wantage’ in 009 at the weekend that I remembered my error on Coalbridge Street. Inspired by the Wantage Tramway and overlaid on a New England back story; the connection point extended to the two customers...
Latest in the series of “dime a dozen” ideas from my notes that I saw turning into reality sooner than later: That thought from a couple of months back An AI which learns a “company” Headline from today...
For the sake of clearing my head I'm only just adding to the general noise: I'm not suffering from antisemtism. I don't hate Jews. I do however have a number of problems with Israel and it's ongoing military action. It is a rogue state...
Past week’s heat wave in my country felt like that, honestly. Image from the game Magical Blush, featured in the demos section. It’s that time of the month again! This one will be a somewhat long recap, even though I didn’t even play...
This build took much longer than I anticipated. Partially because I spent a lot of time trying things that didn’t work out, partially because I had to learn new skills, and mostly because I didn’t have a deadline. I’ve been running it as...
We worry about the “dangers” of radiation, but the risk seems to be overplayed, and that has harmed progress. CC-licensed photo by John Jones on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each day’s Start Up post by email. You’ll need to click a...
About Brennan Kenneth Brown Queer Métis writer, cultural critic, and web developer based in Mohkínstsis (Calgary), Treaty 7 territory. Author of nine books and counting, the founder of Fireweed Writing School and Berry House Studio, and...
June always feels like a little celebration in the kitchen, doesn’t it? The moment local strawberries arrive, everything suddenly tastes brighter, sweeter, and just a bit more special. Today I’m sharing a fun early‑summer treat that...
One of the memes circulating on social media at the moment is about the oldest object you regularly use. I always like thinking about: what is the oldest object you regularly use, the oldest thing you're using in your normal everyday...
I am an old hand at not being on TV. There are more of us than you'd imagine. Let's survey the whole field from top down, from the perspective of someone who was actually a prospect. At any given moment a handful of hit TV shows make...
This post is a follow-up on my previous post. I was wondering whether it's safe to use Grid Lanes today. I came up with a solution I find okay, but there is a caveat. Note: This post contains interactive demos. If you want to see them...
Yup. That one. ::chuckle:: Belatedly, but okay... BLTN, as the cliché goes. ...and as one can see, I promptly named it. Just like I did "Number 1," way back in the day, in Thanksgiving of 2022. [ in progress... ]