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When I set out to build a history module for my bashrc/profile, the dearth of code re-use and collaborative ~unixy modularity struck me as a little sad. I knew early on that I wanted to …

Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone: One huge difference separates the two songs: a cover of “Uncontrollable Urge” soundtracks the comedy clip show Rob Dyrdek’s Ridiculousness, which can play on MTV for as much as 14 hours …

Continuing the exploration into interesting LEGO techniques, my son played around with SNOT. SNOT stands for Studs Not On Top – it is a way of building LEGO where the studs face in other directions, …

Fandom is a wiki hosting service that hosts wikis mainly on topics like video games, TV shows, and movies. If you’ve ever looked up a show or game, you’ll probably have seen a Fandom wiki …

I saw this post by Kyana and really liked the idea that changing something’s name a little can conjure up a whole new idea. I’m looking at it as sort of impressionistic wordplay. Kyana’s idea …

Also known as gnocchetti dalla Valle D’Aosta, these teardrop dumplings (chnèfflènè) are a wonderful example of Italian mountain fare. They are made with a thick batter similar to spaetzle cooked in boiling salted water and …

When I last wrote about AI on this blog three years ago, I spoke of it being a tool with the potential to transform scientific discovery, but the application I described was primarily theoretical. For …

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TV In the past couple of weeks the latest series of Lucy Worsley Investigates has been released on BBC Two and the iPlayer. Not knowing what to expect, I headed into the first series, starting …

The holiday season is a wonderful time to catch up with friends and family, who inevitably ask me what kind of woodworking I’ve been doing lately. With some chagrin, I have to say that I’ve …

The Gazette is on the story about the prices of non‑dairy milk options in cafés. I still don’t get it. Where does the assumption come from that businesses must sell a product at a set …

I’ve been following the press and social media coverage of Apple’s pricey new Vision Pro Augmented Reality headset, which now totals hundreds of stories and thousands of comments and I’ve noticed one idea missing from …

Despite growing up as a third culture kid used to travel, and having spent almost 20 years visiting various places around Japan, this spring brought a new experience: taking my kid on their first international …

Intel’s new Twin Lake processors are basically Alder Lake-N chips with support for slightly higher CPU and GPU frequencies. So it’s unsurprising that PC makers who were already offering systems with Intel Alder Lake-N chips …

We're finally getting a way to fully style & customise <select> elements! But there's a detail I'd like everyone's opinion on. A brief intro to customisable <select> If you want to hear about it in …