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Hey there. Quick update before the links: The first draft of Street-Smart Coding Manifesto is done, at 4,880 words. I already did a first pass of editing, looking for typos. (No matter how often I reread a draft, I always fear typos.)...
The First recording today starts with an episode of Newsround. There’s a trail for Helen’s Amazon Adventure and We Are The Champions. Then it’s Barney’s Barrier Reef – Hitmen. Aquatic creatures featured today include the Tiger Shark. The...
I can open a feed aggregator, click 20 random links, and close them one by one without reading a whole title. My brain does a fast check on the shape and style, filters it out, and trashes it. Everything is sterile. Zero pulse, no risk....
It’s been about over a month since i last wrote anything here. a lot has happened during that time. some of it was good, some of it was the result of decisions that, looking back now, i wish i had never made. i think i let certain...
Richard Norris’ latest album is a collection of 12 tracks composed as scores for various home movies. Films that Norris sourced from folks via social media. Wonky, wobbly, out of focus, reels holding blurry but beloved memories, that...
Steve Martin, grey-haired at 33, is raised by a Black family in Mississippi (mom from Ganja & Hess, dad from Across 110th Street) until one day he hears white music on the radio and goes to St. Louis to find its source. He gets hired by...
In recent posts on Trump and dictatorship, people have asked me - how do you know you’re not suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome? I take this seriously; we’ve all lost loved ones to this condition. The best check on my reasoning...
Hi Crowd! Here’s a quick roundup of a bunch of ArtBasel reports because I wasn’t at ArtBasel and have to live vicariously through all the reports from people who were at ArtBasel and also distract myself from that by playing The LA Trail...
Café life Quote of the Day ”Criticism and Bolshevism have one thing in common. They both seek to pull down that which they could never build.” Noel Coward Musical alternative to the morning’s radio news Abdullah Ibrahim | Little Boy Link...
Lots of disclaimers coming your way, folks, buckle up.Disclaimer #1: This pet project is targeted to an Italian audience as it revolves around the concept of "Santino", a devotional card representing a Catholic Saint and some prayer and...
Hartley Charlton, reporting for MacRumors: After temporarily taking it down earlier today, Apple’s online store is back up with a series of product price increases. The changes are as follows: HomePod mini: $129, up from $99 (+$30)...
Power Cat 2026-06-25 Next we're gonna try out "listening" to "music."
I spent a long time today not sure what I wanted to write about, so I went for a walk. On that walk, I saw a new kind of bird. I'm not sure exactly what kind it was — there were a few of them, and they were clustered in the shade, and I...
And iOS 27 too. I'm running on beta 2 now. No major problems to report. Haven't encountered any incompatibilities, but then I don't use a lot of different apps all the time. I will say that MacOS 27 is perceptibly faster. Everything...
A kid at Stoner Park in West LA watching the Norway-Senegal game on a giant screen installed over the baseball diamond: A crazy bike event: A spot in Griffith Park last year: The One Piece themed Dodgers game last year (a new one is...