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C++26 is generous with new containers — we’re getting both std::hive and std::inplace_vector. In this post, we’ll look at the latter. Until C++26, the standard library had no vector-like container with compile-time fixed capacity whose...
So Creech Barn is finished. With a final push, spurred on by an enthusiast buyer, the micro 009 layout is complete. Yes I could add more, yes, I could have made it more personal but I’m just glad someone wanted to give it a home and I...
If you like bikes and weird little electric vehicles, you have probably already heard about the Motocompacto... but if you haven't, please read this Wikipedia page about it and its predecessor, the Motocompo. The Motocompacto is a...
I ran bounty 87 from Wages of Sin using FTL: Nomad and had a great time! The SessionCromwell the scholar, Grey alien played by Shaman. Rook the outsider, Reptilian played by Valibuk. The party found an advert for a bounty hunting gig...
My first car was (is) a old 60's Opel, and it made me spoiled as a car owner. Calling it reliable is disingenuous, but with a bit of finagling - you'd always arrive eventually. No central locking to fail, no locking at all actually,...
For most of us, the first twenty minutes of the day are a bit of a blur. You stumble into the kitchen, grab your favorite mug, and wait for the coffee maker to hiss to life. It’s a routine so deeply ingrained we barely think about it. We...
It's exactly 25 years since I became a Londoner. It all became inevitable in July 2001 when I scored myself a job in the West End after years of living in the sticks. I could have found digs in the Home Counties and commuted but instead...
There’s something wonderfully comforting about a classic omelet, but when you’re craving a breakfast that feels a little more special, this Herbed Soufflé Omelet is just the thing. Light, airy, and beautifully puffed, it brings together...
Since I take many notes in [[https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/][Emacs]] with [[https://orgmode.org/][org-mode]] and [[https://github.com/protesilaos/denote][Denote]], I tend to instantly invoke [...
Housekeeping and organizing some old poems. Most of these appeared, if I remember, at one time or another on twitter. I don’t have a twitter anymore and it doesn’t matter, if they are here then maybe someone will read them. Probably an...
As an expat living in Germany, online radio has become a good daily companion. I enjoy listening to news from my home country (and connect to my mother tongue), practice German language or just discovering music and stories from a random...
Maestral, “A light-weight and open-source Dropbox client for macOS and Linux.” has been put in Archive mode by its author at the end of July. I loved it since it was lightweighted, fast, reliable and allowed me to bypass the...
Where I live, the surest harbinger of the end of summer is The Minnesota State Fair. It runs for ten days, starting in late August and ending on Labor Day. The Fair’s Fine Art Competition Previewis usually on the warmest day of late...
THE STORY: Charles Graham makes a visit to Chicago's Century of Progress exposition and while passing through the Belgravian Pavilion he sees a man open a doorway. The man's hand is covered with blood and he immediately closes the door....