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It has been a week away from the bench, as you might have gathered from various references in posts this week…I have been down visiting my Mum in Penarth with my son. We usually travel by train but for a few reasons we drove this time -...
On the last Friday of each month I curate some of the observations and insights that were shared on social media. I call these Friday’s Finds. “In ages past they stole the commons so you had to work for them to live. Then you had to work...
The Spoils of Poynton by Henry James published 1896/7 Fleda Vetch. How would you picture this character? In a Patricia Wentworth book she would be one of those minxy girls with dark hair, flashing eyes, bright red nails and a talent for...
Uniform Open pack: 1 random sticker (uniform) per pack out of 20 possible, priced 1 unit of currency. Unlimited availability of packs. Size of pack: N Non-uniform What if we lose the “unlimited availability”? As a kid I lived through...
The top use cases for AI in 2026 are:Therapy and companionshipTroubleshootingFun and nonsenseFan fiction and storytellingTechnical use of softwareAutonomous agentic operationsRelationship adviceWork buddyAstrology and tarot...
Nature can take hold in precarious places. Chapel Rock on Lake Superior has a single tree perched atop its column. By rights the tree should not be there: the small surface area of land on the top of the rock is insufficient to sustain a...
A Filipino perya game is more than a simple pastime. It is part of the atmosphere of fiestas, fairs, and community celebrations, where colorful booths and quick games can draw curious players from across the crowd. Traditional perya...
August 28, 2026 I keep track of what I wear – I actually have an Excel spreadsheet that I’ve been keep for years… But I don’t often actually USE this data for analysis… Until just a few days ago, I decided to see what I could learn about...
Virtually no cask ale means absolutely no warm cask ale: a win for the Dublin pub scene, there. At JD Wetherspoon, the cellar cooling system was well able to deal with anything the summer threw at it.To wit, at The Silver Penny, Hook...
[I played the original Japanese release for this article, which is a touch different from the later international releases. You can read more about the alterations here.] Final Fantasy‘s been many things over the years. Turn-based RPG....
Hi pals…I haven’t had the blogging time I’ve needed for my longer-form posts lately. I still owe you all a follow-up spoiler-riffic post about the recent Swamp Thing 1989 mini-series, which I discussed in a more-or-less spoiler-free...
Here's a pair of pretty Disneyland photos from March 28, 1972. With a specific date available, it's always fun to consult "Jason's Disneyland Almanac"; that was a Tuesday, and the park was open from 8:00AM until midnight. The temperature...
While I was reading Kafka’s “The Castle” recently, I checked out the bibliography in the back and saw mention of an interesting sounding title – “Kafka’s Other Trial” by Elias Canetti. The latter is an author I’ve only started reading...
Spoopy! Felt a bit weird reading a gothic horror ghost story in 37ºC summer heat but here we are. My first Henry James book! A novella really, read it in two short sittings. Surprisingly unsettling for a victorian-era book, v creepy....
Stewart Brand’s Pace Layers model is a curiosity. It has little theoretical basis, and Brand himself is the first to admit that it is “completely data free”. It’s not been widely enough used, it seems, to have built up a body of practice...