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As I probably mentioned before, if you have any interest in the film and television industry, KCRW's The Business is essential listening. Kim Masters was one of the key figures breaking the Me Too story and was arguably the dean of...
Recently, I've improved my Python library, hexora. I wrote it to detect malicious Python code using static analysis. In the new v.0.3.0 release, I've added new detections, and we now also use a simple machine learning model to analyze...
We just purchased a (used) display case, so it finally became time to put together the set of Japanese Snoopy’s Book Cafe miniatures that I’d purchased a couple years back. Rather than using the two-pieces-of-cardboard backdrop that...
When you start thinking deeply about a mathematics problem you may enter the "zone", a period of intense focus where you think solely about the problem and potential solutions, and more importantly block out all other thoughts and even...
Sam Reader Under Review:Pandemonium Waltz. Jeffrey Ford. Lethe Press, February 2026. When approaching a work like Jeffrey Ford’s Pandemonium Waltz, a recent collection from an author who’s been putting out master-level work for decades,...
With artificial intelligence models becoming more autonomous, a new market has emerged to help them settle down. Enter Selma Haus, an “agent’s agent.” Selma is a human real estate broker who specializes in helping AI models find the...
For years I used yt-dlp which is a “feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader” and most importantly, can download YouTube videos. But yeah, it is a command line utility, easy to use for simple things but sometimes a GUI is nice...
From Max Hubacher, February 9, 1951, “Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, N.Y.”: That’s the Willamsburg Bank tower in the center, looking lonely. As I’ve discussed before, this was the third-tallest building on the east coast not in Manhattan...
We're finally underway. It seems astonishing that so much dirt came out of one hole. But it was all compacted, and now it's loose soil and stone. A lot of shale. We're planning to use some of it to create a small berm along the driveway...
Summer Next Fest may be over and the steam sale may be upon us, but I’m due to make at least one more post on things featured in Next Fest. The first thing I checked out was something that I was surprised I didn’t check out earlier. You...
The less time spent tweaking a post, the more it seems to resonate. Yesterday, I hit the 600 daily post milestone. The most popular posts were often the ones I spent less time editing. Some were only to avoid breaking the chain. The ones...
This morning has less blogging time, but I have finished my movie review, the first assignment for my TEEM class on Pauline letters. I have done the practice quizzes one more time--I've been doing them over and over in the hopes that...
I’m starting office hours for anyone who is a new or soon-to-be professional in software engineering, product management, or design. If you’re four years or less from starting a full-time job in these fields (e.g., you’re in school and...
It's day 2 of the UK heatwave and I have a few issues on my mind that I need to discuss. In the run up to this I was monitoring the discourse online about it because I am a masochist who wants to combat climate change disinformation. So...
last bottom drawer railI was waiting for the glue to set but stopped that. With three nails, and no stress on the rail, I just kept on installing them.doneAfter a snap of my thumb and forefinger all ten drawer guide rails were done. The...