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Thanks to Charlie Horse 47 and Killdumpster for their sponsorship of this post, via the magic of Patreon. ***Image by Tumisufrom PixabayA wise woman once sang, "Surprise surprise. The unexpected hits you between the eyes."But what could...
photo cred: my dadI owe an apology to every English teacher I ever had. I always assumed that so-called “great” literature was a hoax, a punishment inflicted upon adolescents for the crime of being young. These books did not have...
Open any box of decades-old family photographs and there is a good chance one image will stop the scroll: a man in a belted sweater, knee-high boots, and a print bold enough to make modern eyes squint. Vintage menswear advertisements...
I’ve not been altogether sure what to make of this — beyond the fact that it makes lucubration about how few US and UK teenagers are reading books look pretty ridiculous — but The New Publishing Standard brings us the news that “The 57th...
Eight years ago I posted Optical Media Durability and discovered: Surprisingly, I'm getting good data from CD-Rs more than 14 years old, and from DVD-Rs nearly 12 years old. Your mileage may vary. Here are the subsequent annual updates:...
You know how sometimes you see the measurements of a notebooks and think, “Oh, I know what size that is” and just order it? Yeah, that’s what happened to me when I ordered the Kobeha Graphilo Notebook – Style – 8.3″ x 4.7″ – Blank ($34...
Push pins and red string appears in the lead illustration by the Chronicle/Getty for Yoav Goldstein and Matan Kolerman-Shemer’s “Yes, Higher Ed Shapes Students’ Politics. Here’s How.” article for the Chronicle of Higher Education (17...
The Marsh Pearl or Anania perlucidalis to those who prefer their taxonomy with a Greco-Latin twist and a side of taxonomic musical chairs. Formerly dubbed the Fenland Pearl (a name that proved far too geographically localised), this...
Well would you look at that.ABC and Disney this morning filed a lawsuit against the Trump FCC accusing the agency of a coordinated harassment campaign designed to stifle the company's First Amendment right to free speech."Acting through...
At this moment in time, I can’t think of a better way to promote an energy drink and a beer than by what Liquid Death and Garage Beer did: harnessing the pop culture power of worries about AI data centers’ water usage (with an inspired...
"Kodachrome" by Paul Simon Listen on Apple Music Your browser does not support the audio element. **What's a song you associate with your favorite photograph? - Kodachrome by Paul Simon" "When I think back on all the crap I learned in...
just noticed that the firefox browser is integrating widgets into the new tab. out of all them, the (not-so)1 daily crossword might be my favorite. when i have no idea what the word is, even when i use up all the hints, i type randomly...
Wall's or Lyon's Maid? Let the battle for the newsagent's freezer commence!
I admit, I’m writing this post in the morning, instead of the evening, as a distraction. Normally, after finishing my morning rounds, I would be making breakfast right now. I’m hungry. And thirsty. Unfortunately, I’m in the stage of my...
There is an advocate I follow on social media. She is smart, crazy brave, frustrated, honest, angry and hurt at times. She also has a searingly beautiful way with words. Nyadol Nyuon, National Press Club of Australia Her name is Nyadol...