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I’m not back at work full-time, but I am starting back and paging the OpenZFS Mastery manuscript back into my skull’s RAM. Here’s a tidbit. Compression is a key feature of OpenZFS. A computer has four classic bottlenecks: CPU, memory,...
From How to Travel:These problems would seem to be very much of today, a consequence of the tiny phones in our pockets. But they were noticed right at the beginning of the history of photography, when the average camera was the size of a...
The Royal Gorge Aerial Gondolas cross over Colorado’s Royal Gorge. The post Canyon Crossing appeared first on 75CentralPhotography.
From The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine, by Serhii Plokhy (Basic Books, 2017), Kindle pp. 161-164: WHATEVER THE LEGAL and ideological underpinnings of the Pereiaslav agreement, the tsar honored Buturlin’s promise and gave the...
Second heatwave of the year so far and this one's a corker. Humidity is in the 60/70s and up, so it feels bloody awful. I know I shouldn't complain as I usually love summer and it's so nice to not be cold. This is just too much for me...
Read the full post at - How To Read Nature by Tristan Gooley How to Read Nature is the third book in Tristan Gooley’s nature-reading trilogy, alongside The Natural Navigator and How to Read Water. Of the three, I think it’s the...
Yesterday was not what I’d call a good day. It certainly could have been much worse, but at the end of the day I was left completely drained and, as my missus will surely confirm, not exactly in a great mood.So when I woke up this...
There is nothing as good for anxiety as feeling supported and cared for! – “Diary #625” It’s hardly incisive criticism or inspired analysis to point out that children see and enjoy different things in a movie or show than adults do, or...
Please click on this link for my YouTube and Substack reviews of: Les Indemodables Cafe Arabesque, The Merchant Of Venice Renaissance and Fine Scents Joie De Sannes, Eminence, Fashionably Late and Maze Of Dreams. The post is not behind a...
The Baronet's Bride; Or, A Woman's VengeanceMay Agnes FlemingChicago: Donahue, n.d.250 pagesNot to suggest that he didn't deserve it, but has there ever been a more tortured soul in all of Canadian literature than Sir Jasper Kingswood?...
I wake up and I’m in trouble straight away. Don’t hide your face from me. What can I do to justify my days? They vanish like smoke. I talk to myself, but I might as well be looking at a broken mirror. How long will you hide? You made me...
I remember the first time I met Cotton Lavender (Santolina chamaecyparissus). I had moved to Exeter in Devon. As I walked past the hospital, ... Continue The post The Ornamental Garden Plant That Eases Insect Stings on Contact – And...
One unexpected cultural shock.This is my submission for the June 2026 IndieWeb Carnival. The theme is “No way!?”, hosted by Alex Hsu. As far as financial literacy goes in India, it’s almost always emphasized that you should never share...
We’ve arrived at the first Gilsoft released game in our alphabetical adventures with The Adventures of Barsak the Dwarf. Anybody familiar with the adventure writing system The Quill will recognise the style and format here immediately....
"Masters of War" by Eddie Vedder Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. Share a song that represents rebellion or freedom to you. - Masters of War by Bob Dylan, performed by Eddie Vedder The lyrics are...