Tom Slick, Hedy Lamarr the Normandy and Other Things: Lab Book for 2026-06-28/29
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Wasserman is right
Howard Wasserman observes , on Prawfsblawg, that my recent National Affairs essay, “ The First-person Appeal of Free Speech ,” neglects to call out contemporary impulses toward censorship emanating…
my neighbours cant hang laundry to save their lives
Standing in my kitchen, with the hum of the kettle boiling, I inevitably glance at the windows of the apartment across. Bright in the morning sun, their laundry flaps in the wind, heavy with…
Yesterday in Schenley: Fascinating Insects and Breeding Birds
29 June 2026 Sunday morning started foggy so there were only five of us for the Schenley Park outing. Four are pictured below with Charity Kheshgi holding the camera. By the time we started walking…
un-single amy chan
this book is a fantastic primer/ begginer book on relationships. i happened to come across it when i visited my library, go support your local one and try out books from there! it takes you from…
AI Self Queries
It is sometimes useful to use a private window and ask AI about yourself. I suspect that it knows it is me and is glazing me though.
Welcome to the Scott O’hara show
Scott and I have been friends and collaborators on web standards work for years. We used to work together at TPG, before he moved on to Microsoft. Transcript Steve: Let's start. Well, hello Scott…
Craftsmanship and Intention
The last lines of the poem “The Summer Day” by Mary Oliver go: “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”. I’m honestly not one for…
I’ve Missed Out On So Much. How Do I Learn To Let Go And Move On?
He's trapped in a cycle of grief for the love life he never had. Is there some way he can learn to let go of his past and stop missing what he missed out on? via Paging Dr. NerdLove.
Freddi Fish 1 - Won!
Written by Michael In our last meeting, we came across Mrs. Halibut, who is concerned because her daughter Gabby is stuck inside this cave. But before we can do anything, she tries to go in after…
SFS: Final 2025–26 Chamber Music Program
Yesterday afternoon Davies Symphony Hall saw the final chamber music recital the concert season performed by members of the San Francisco Symphony (SFS). As usual, the program was an engagingly…
It’s All in the Cards—FIFA World Cup & WRTC Edition
The 2026 FIFA World Cup runs until July 19, so there’s still plenty of time to get your fill of the planet’s most popular sport and enjoy some fun on […] The post It’s All in the Cards—FIFA…
How to Ask for Google Reviews: During and After Service Delivery (With Template and Examples)
You are passionate about your business. You deliver results. Your clients leave happy. All good then. There’s one thing I recommed doing: Ask your clients to leave you a review […] The…
JSON, floats and native types
JSON only has a [single numeric type], though I state in an earlier blog post that most programming languages distinguish between integer and floats when they encounter them. As this is a crucial…
Bedroom Storage Cubbies – Driver Side
Here is how we built the driver-side bedroom storage cubbies for FarOutVan 2. The cabinet lines the wall above the 80/20 bed platform, adding a row of open cubbies for everyday gear — while neatly…
PRETTY SIMPLE: Allegations of Generic Messages With the Same Content Sufficient to State Prerecorded Call Claim
Easing myself back into the groove here with some nice easy blogs this Monday morning. One interesting question that often stumps TCPA litigators is the sufficiency of allegations related to…
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Love these flower pride flags.
Comcast to Split Into Two Companies via Spin-Off of NBCUniversal, Including Sky
Georg Szalai and Alex Weprin for The Hollywood Reporter: In a major move that reshapes the media landscape, Comcast plans to separate into two independent publicly traded companies through a tax-free…
Paul Fell – RIP
Editorial cartoonist Paul Fell has passed away. Paul Henry Fell, Jr. 1946 – 2026 Friend and associate Shawn Peirce is reporting for the family that Paul Fell has died. If he were reading this,…
Comcast is Unbundling... Comcast
The company can't stop cutting itself in two, but who is buying? Netflix? SpaceX?!
Weekly AI Learnings #2
Detour — Prompt Caching This was an impromptu find. I came across https://kreidemann.com/blog/prompt-caching, it is mostly about prompt caching security and timing attacks, but it does introduce the…
Are You Neglecting Your Customers?
It’s hardly a controversial statement to say that a business cannot exist without customers. Without customers, your business is little more than an incredibly expensive, stress-inducing hobby.…
The Not-Quite-Healing Powers of Onion Soup
When you have a cold, there’s nothing quite like a bowl of soup to help you along the way. The warm, typically umami-heavy broth may not have actual healing effects, but the combination of hydration,…
Key decisions when making heatmaps
Further comments on the curtailment charts
Last Day for LEGO Double Insiders Points – June 2026
Today is the last day to get your orders in for the LEGO Double Insiders Points event. This is the best time to pick up any sets on your list since you basicially earn money back with Insiders points…
Staying the Course with the Mayors’ Council’s Transportation Vision
Transport 2050 and Access for Everyon e are TransLink's long-term and 10-year plans, respectively, which were approved by the Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation before the last local…
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2000 Great Songs #1376: My White Bicycle
One of those late 60s psychedelic singles that seems specifically designed to be quickly forgotten, then rediscovered on some compilation decades later and belatedly get the reverence it plainly…
Race and Ethnicity: Canon 69
The attempt to limit contact with Jews in public and keep their public authority diminished forced them to wind up being more crucial than ever to society as the money-lenders for which they were…
Hypnolovewheel - Parallel Universe
Hypnolovewheel - Parallel UniverseReintroducing Hypnolovewheel! This excellent band made several albums worth of impeccable indie pop from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, sharing stages and labels…
Math Game Monday: Tax Collector
This game makes children think about multiplication and notice how prime numbers are special. Many parents remember struggling to learn math. We hope to provide a better experience for our children.…
AmiGUS Audio Upgrade Tested in an Amiga 3000
Chris Edwards Restoration installs the AmiGUS sound card in an Amiga 3000 and tests hardware audio playback, Paula passthrough, and player setup. The post AmiGUS Audio Upgrade Tested in an Amiga 3000…
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My own test set lied to me
The fourth entry in a live builder's log. I built a faithful local scorer, then fed it a biased test set, and it confidently signed off on a change that made me worse on the real leaderboard. A dev…
Week notes 2026-26
Week notes for June 22-28, 2026
Rejection Emails Should Be Written Like Error Messages
Dear Companies, You need to do a little bit better when sending out rejection emails. First, thank you for even sending one. You’re already in the top 10% for not completely ghosting me (and…
More Failed Eggless Choux
Choux pastry (the kind used in eclairs and creampuffs) is very picky, and depends heavily on the chemical properties of eggs. Five years ago I played around with trying to make it eggless with…
Lord Of The Facepalms
Brandon wanted a Bunko-themed cake with three dice on it. Danielle asked for "Linda" in white icing. Francie ordered a 50th birthday cake for a friend, noting that she wanted to pick it…
Thank You Saint Louis!
I had a great time at the 2026 Saint Louis Pen Show, and I will be recapping all of the things this week. But first there is unpacking to do, and shipping to manage, so that is the plan today, and we…
Price, Cost, and the Value Customers Actually Feel
Price, cost, and value: people use these words interchangeably, but they mean different things, and that difference matters more than most businesses realize. In Brazil, you’ll hear someone ask…
A Florida Suburbanite’s Experience in Rural Indiana.
I'm a Florida suburbanite, always have been. I'm proud of that, I love my home. I'm also proud to be an American, I love my nation. I love our history, the array of accents and cultures. What I do…
A right-wing media chain tried to replace 47 newspapers with AI. They all died.
A right-wing media chain bought local papers, replaced their journalists with AI, and died. Now their communities are left to plug the gaps.
Deadband Amiga Prototype Opens a Dark ECS Lab
Remanence Games has released a playable WIP demo for What is the Deadband, a dark Amiga ECS puzzle-action game set inside a sealed lab. The post Deadband Amiga Prototype Opens a Dark ECS Lab appeared…
London in Quotations: Robert Montgomery
A bad day in London is still better than a good day anywhere else - Anon
Remembering Om Malik
Om Malik’s family: Om Malik passed away on June 24, 2026, at Stanford Hospital after a long health journey with his heart. He was surrounded by family and friends. I’ve linked to Malik…
How Rome kept its wine from turning to vinegar
Translated from French (please notify us of errors) Making wine is not a matter of chance but of constant vigilance: from Cato to Galen, the Romans vied in ingenuity to prevent their grape must from…
4 Signs God Is Saying, “Don’t Do It!”
When you need to make a decision, the last thing you would want to do is miss God’s warning. However, sometimes the Lord’s voice sounds muffled. The signs seem cloudy. We’re anxious, so we lack…
Is KidVoyageGuard Safe for Family Travel?
In today’s busy travel world, new apps, devices, and platforms for families appear almost every month. Some make trips easier and safer, while others can create more problems than they solve. One…