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I like AI-generated ASCII diagrams. Because nobody would ask AI to generate ASCII diagrams, and so, it’s congruous. I like incongruity [1]. Aside from the incongruity of using a gazillion-parameter neural network to make 1970’s style ASCII art, ASCII diagrams have some uses. They’re absolutely tiny compared to image...
A deep dive into modular monoliths, from module APIs and database ownership to cross-module communication, architecture tests, incremental migration, and the signals that justify microservices. Read more
I don’t often post anything about matters pertaining to the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT), of which I am a member, but there is something very important going on so I thought I would make an exception. In what follows, I of course speak for myself as an IFUT member and not for IFUT as a whole....
I'm doing research for an unannounced project and decided to pick up Ace of Aces, a really fascinating game. In tone and presentation it is a dry 80s style wargame, about WWI biplane dogfighting. However the entire game is two books, one for each player, and on each page of the book is a state of the dogfight. The...
I hate Amazon. Let me start off there. I avoid buying from there as much as possible, but getting to zero items purchased is tough. Case in point was when I needed some new USB-C to USB-C cables. For whatever reason, the cables I wanted from Anker are only sold in a 2-pack via Amazon. I wasn't able to find the same...
The current moment of my life feels like one in which I'm waiting for things. Ranni had her spay appointment, so I'm waiting for her to recover and be back to her normal self. Our cabin vacation is in about a month, so I'm waiting impatiently for that. I'm waiting to visit the library on Saturday for my first...
Moving along slowly in the Phoebe Bridgers' universe of sounds and songs on a rainy day: Mostly done within a speeding vehicle of some sort. It's an immersive experience. Headphones might help, but as you all know, that's an illegal thing to do whilst driving, so I'll not be going there.So it's all a bit like slowly...
A couple years ago, GM made waves by saying that soon, all their new cars would be completely free of Apple's CarPlay and Android Auto support, instead opting for the "Android Automotive OS" in their cars. Admittedly, I'm a huge fan of CarPlay for basic safety reasons and how it lets you hear or send texts without...
I’ve long wanted to watch the British miniseries, Edward the King (1975) (aka Edward the Seventh). When I
Ahh… Classical guitars. The tricky ones.Classical and flamenco (nylon-string) guitars are the scary ones when you’re starting out with stringing (and they’re still a pain when you’ve been doing it for years).While it’s generally not necessary to ‘tie’ strings on other instruments, when we’re talking about...
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