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Should we tip machines for the work they do for us? Does that question even make sense? What follows is a reflection on metaphors, technology, deceptive design, AI and more… Read on. Metaphors and more …

If you’re looking to keep track of your net worth easily, you don’t need to download an app or sign up for a new service. If you’re an iPhone, Mac, or iPad owner, you’ll be …

Watch on YouTube The beautiful and moving film "The Creator" (2023) is nominated for the Academy Award for visual effects, and I had the honor of hosting a panel with the nominated team as well …

There is a film adaptation, but read the book first: you won’t be able to put this page-turner down until the very end!

Hopefully no one saw that minute of f.ink downtime caused by me crashing the server after trying to browse to the end of the accounts list . . .

Dina Amin is a stop motion animator but apparently also the most creative person ever. I binged on her work for far too long. Via Instagram

Love Letter to my Dog It's exactly one year since Kaddi and I drove to the shelter and picked up Tarly the dog. One year of daily walks. One year of feeding, grooming and petting. …

Writing userscripts to optimize my data entry workflow with the FDA's 510k database.

Today I want to answer a question that, honestly, almost no one ever asks. Why are we changing frames, instead of getting rid of them altogether? Talking about change in the geek trades is a …

I started on a more systematic 2023 retrospective post, and found that a pretty significant amount of my 2023 centered on stuff I don't want to talk about on my blog. Feel free to ask …

In 1865, a 14-year-old boy becomes a Union soldier in the U.S. Civil War. In 1931, at age 90, he marries an 18-year-old woman, who continues to collect his Civil War pension after he dies. …

The exhibition, ‘Part of the Furniture: The Library of John Bedford‘, which runs until 2nd December 2024, is focused on the library of furniture history, assembled by former antique dealer, John Bedford (1941-2019). University of …

I’m pleased to present the latest edition of Second Glance History’s wildly popular self-help series, with advice on everything from traveling, pickpocketing, writing, getting vaccinated and eating healthfully to breaking a lease, pulling off a …

So I continue my reading of Chuck Dixon‘s Levon Cade series with the next two in the series: Levon’s Time and Levon’s Home, which are the seventh and eighth novels. I’ll continue to post two …

This is a video from the cabin of Ixonia, Wisconsin Amazon driver Alexander Evans’s truck when an Amtrak train cuts the vehicle in half right behind Alexander’s seat after crossing the tracks. This is why …