Bubbles
Latest Posts
In a previous post, I asked whether Adam Smith was a closet Bayesian, and I concluded that post with a reference to an obscure but intriguing paper titled “A study of Adam Smith’s original contributions to economic theory and decision...
I'm starting a self-indulgent series about my own personal history with computers, back when computers were whimsical, exciting, and empowering. To begin, this is the story of me and the first computer I ever used. Commodore 64 At some...
The first recording today starts with the end of Atomic Betty. Then there’s a repeat of Pokemon Battle Dimension – Jumping Rocket Ship. Media Centre Description: Ash continues his quest to become the greatest Pokemon trainer ever. He...
Portrait of a Artist-in-waiting Ok so I think I'm going to keep poking at this. But after about 90 minutes, this is where I'm at, I guess? Why am I posting this in public. It's so bad (you know the thing I've only just started to try and...
I probably should have read Computer Power and Human Reason years ago, when all this hype really started getting going. Honestly I should probably have read it in college when I was first getting into programming! But the next best time...
Jamaican saxophonist Cedric Brooks had a long, and industrious career. Brooks began his musical journey as a pupil of Kingston’s legendary Alpha School for Boys, where underprivileged youth were taken in, and to keep them out of trouble,...
Handyman’s daughter is kidnapped, the police are useless and hostile and corrupt, deciding to investigate him instead of the crime. Fortunately, the handyman is ballsy and badass, tracks down the baddies, crashes into their clubs and...
Phase 1 - four widgets The initial dashboard came with 4 widgets - Currenlty Reading, Goals, Feed and Stats. We had plans to let users choose the sizes of their widgets in the future, so for the first release I chose the sizes so it...
Review by Sandre the Giant Released: 18th August 2026 The second EP from Shrewsbury-based death/doom band Drowning Hour, ‘The Pain of Loss’, is definitely channelling some Opeth ‘Morningrise’ with that cover art, before I even put the...
A pair of business partners soon find themselves in hot water with their wives and the misunderstandings continue to pile up when a flirty note is misdelivered. Home Media Availability: Stream courtesy of the Danish Film Institute Your...
Watched: Spider-Man: Brand New Day 🎥 Properly rated at ~71% positive. It’s a fun movie. Definitely better than the second Spider-Man, probably better than the third, not as good as the first. Only 2.5 hours, but it felt way longer....
Last night I slept well except for being woken up by a thunderstorm and having to get up to take the fan out of the window. Luckily, I was able to fall back to sleep pretty quickly after it passed. Had a few pretty close lightning...