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I stopped in to Hopkins today for my 18-month checkup, which is the second-to-last one I need to do before they declare me completely clear. Everything is looking good so far; my overall numbers are down most likely because I gave blood...
In honour of Swervedriver announcing the North American leg of their Raise 35th anniversary tour – in which they will play the entirety of their 1991 debut album Raise alongside another set of favourites – here’s the promo clip for the...
LT COMMANDER HITCHCOCK SEAQUEST DSV (PLAYMATES) “Name: Katherine Hitchcock Rank: Lieutenant Commander Assignment: Chief Engineer, seaQuest DSV 4600 UEO Military ID#: PM921-1345-DB6 Security Access: A1B Date of Birth: June 17, 1990...
I interviewed the showrunner of America's Culinary Cup, Josh Silberman, and he answered all my questions about Dawn Powerwash product placement, creating a new format, editing, and so much more. Plus: What Jeff Probst told him!
Two weeks ago, I broke my phone, a Pixel 7 running GrapheneOS. And, I was wondering if I should get a new phone at all. The Jolla Phone looks great, but it won’t be out before September, and there is a waiting list. Mrs Hyde told me that...
You know what's better than a code review comment? A fix.
Today's links Billionaire solipsism, dictator solipsism, AI, and the fascist paradigm: AGI works best in a K-hole. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Woz's remotes; Furbeowulf; Vinge on AR; Oligarch buys FSU; DNC...
A minor entry in the Nicolas Roeg filmography that few people will have seen. In March 2001 the BBC broadcast four 15-minute films that the corporation had commissioned for an occasional arts strand, Sound on Film. Each episode featured...
The one where Robert does silly voices and explains what a west marches is to his players.
At my 2008 NewTeeVee conference, I asked Reed Hastings, then CEO of Netflix, whether streaming video would become the first killer app of broadband. It seemed obvious: video would consume capacity. And eventually it did. Streaming became...
I use LLMs a lot lately. I even got an unlimited access to a popular commercial model recently, which increased my usage even more. It’s all still so new to me. I keep poking at the limits and discovering what it means for software and...
As of last month, all seven episodes of Rose Playing Games are available on Youtube, so leave a like if you haven’t already! The playlist for the whole series in order is here: As always, you can also find the full series in audio format...