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I ran, as mentioned in the previous post, and the good news is the surgery didn’t seem to have any effect. After 42 days off, I was slow, but that’s because I took 42 days off. I also had a respectable sleep last night. These things...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission: Between November 2023 and August 2025, Amazon AU’s Prime contracts with more than one million annual subscribers contained what the ACCC alleges were five unfair contract terms that...
Sure, there may be a few tense minutes while the little rascal gets trapped between the sliding doors, but if you’re patient he’ll eventually find his way outside and you can rest feeling a little less murderery. AWESOME! All-new awesome...
Legions is a 2-player card game set in the world of Abyss. There are five regions between the two players, and you play cards to compete for dominance in each of these regions. There are two ways you can win. If you manage to capture...
Byron Kaye, Reuters: Australia’s prime minister vowed on Friday to bullet-proof laws supporting a social media ban for under-16s as the government prepares legal action against platforms amid a steady stream of evidence that the ban has...
Most of my brain has been absorbed by three dynasty fantasy basketball drafts which have been happening more or less simultaneously since Sunday. This means that I have been in conversations with no less than 20 other managers somewhat...
Primeiramente: não sou hater. Adoro a Copa do Mundo, assisto ao máximo de partidas que consigo e torço. Mas duas coisas realmente me irritam nesse copa.1. Cobrar escanteio na borda externa da linhaGostaria de saber qual o ganho de...
As we’re approaching the end of Pride month, I’m thinking about a simple idea: progressive and inclusive ideas about gender identity, gender expression, and sexuality benefit everybody, not just the most marginalized. It’s similar to the...
Everyone is doing more with AI. More spend, more tokens, more usage, and that’s become the thing people point at to show they’re getting value. Look how much we’ve ramped. Look at the adoption curve. And yet the same people quietly...
I bought a dumb-watch. So far I love it. Why? The price was a mere $22. The feature-set is simple. And its battery life is measured in years, not days or hours. It’s a Casio digital. Yet it’s kind of analog. Looks kind of like e-Ink....
Stars of the Open, US Open – Flushing, New York I’m proud to announce that Issue 84 of my fabulous photography magazine is hot off the digital presses (via email). An article and a photo essay about a gem of a small town I absolutely...
Kyle Chayka, the New Yorker: As Claude Design catches on among Anthropic users, a generic-design aesthetic is emerging that’s as noticeable as text-based A.I. tics such as overenthusiastic em-dash usage or “not X … but Y” constructions....
Horror Hospital (1973) Michael Gough stars as the unscrupulous Dr. Christian Storm, who runs a sanitorium for young adults. The sanitorium is only a ruse, however, to provide a steady supply of unwilling test subjects for his...
Pele Utu is a newish traditional tiki bar located near downtown Reno just north of I-80, sandwiched between the Gateway Inn and Taste of India restaurant. The venue previously served as the bar for the restaurant and had two entrances...
Josh Marinacci, building on top of my metaverse rundown: Let’s get to one of the big points of the article I started this rant with, that if VR couldn’t be popular during a global lockdown when everyone had lots of free time and was...