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This is the second of two-part posts on the last two volumes of Sonetoismo by Filipino poet Mesándel Virtusio Arguelles. My thoughts on the penultimate volume, Dahilan (Reason), can be read here. Sa Wala Ka Maniwala by Mesándel Virtusio...
These droplets are some of the jewels of jewelweed. Schenley, 26 August 2026 (photo by Kate St. John) 30 August 2026 Yellow jewelweed (Impatiens pallida) and spotted touch-me-not or orange jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) are at their peak...
Lots of zoomers are nostalgic about Beta Minecraft. When speaking to a whippersnapper, the elderly zoomer is very predictable. He will first say "I'm getting on in years, so let me give you some advice. You've still got time. Don't live...
I guess it's a facet of being in your 40s; childhood memories you had long forgotten coming back in fragmented chards. I remember growing up not far from the airport, looking up at planes coming and going, and dreaming of growing up one...
What's been happeningWinter seems to be winding down. While the minimums are still in the high single digits, the daytime temperatures are getting into the mid-twenties. And with spring in sight, as mentioned last week, we planted a few...
Rationale-“I tried asking an LLM to help me with this database task and all I got back was outdated and wrong answers”-“The LLM said it had written the code but when I tried it it had just skipped parts of it and completely misunderstood...
Image was taken with a Fujifilm X-E5 and XF 16-50mm WR lens
Rationale-“I tried asking an LLM to help me with this database task and all I got back was outdated and wrong answers” -“The LLM said it had written the code but when I tried it it had just skipped parts of it and completely...
There were some big changes at work this week. I’ve been busy; Friday was a tad hectic. On Thursday, I traveled to Goa with my family. It also feels really good to be on vacation after SO long. It rained a lot yesterday afternoon, and I...
This summer I’ve been reading yellowing paperbacks, thinking about extreme heat, and promoting a book. A little context: this type of blog post is what I decided to do instead of starting a newsletter. You can subscribe to this blog...
Coding/Tech Nearly finished with my CI stuff (as I wrote about here) I have X projects in mind but very little energy to start them I am so so tired of these LLM chuds ruining everything for the rest of us I'm trying to move a domain out...
Sunday Asides #110 Our long national nightmare is over, y'all — I accepted a job offer on Thursday. Blog post comin' soon about that but come October, I'll be full-time employed yet again. On a sad note, though, Dolly Parton and Tim...
Kate Kane[1], AKA Batwoman, goes for a walk and some errands.[2]: Looking south on William Street, in Street View, with 62 William directly above the W. B. Mason truck: Pure dumb luck that I recognized this one. Bruce Wayne’s cousin. So...
Welcome to the final part of my series following my Just You tour of the Balkans – through Romania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Serbia. If you’re joining us late, you can follow the whole series at the link below. Travel...