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‘Ahead of two crucial polls, Kremlin ‘using all available means of leverage and interference to impose its will – short of bombing the country’. Since the Ukraine invasion, concern has grown that Vladimir Putin would …

So this guy came to me in a dream last night.Professor PowerThaddeus Bauman, a.k.a. the Amazing ThaddeusFighting: Good (10)Agility: Good (10)Strength: Good (10)Endurance: Excellent (20)Reason: Excellent (20)Intuition: Excellent (20)Psyche: Excellent (20)Health: 50Karma: 60Popularity: 4Resources: Excellent …

One of the biggest complaints new creators have is that they hate dealing with stretch goals. it’s a common customer complaint too, because if you do stretch goals wrong (you are), you’ll overburden your project …

After the success of Wim Wenders‘ Tokyo streets-and-toilets meditation Perfect Days (2023), I recount all the times I’ve watched its excellent leading man perform. A humble person and dedicated actor, “The Japanese Everyman” embodied a …

I've experienced a variety of code bases and have seen both great and terrible code. Here are some of the best courses I've found to help you write better code. - Tagged: Learning, JavaScript, TypeScript, …

Managing data in a Django application can get tedious, especially when you need to add or update a large number of records via the admin interface. The django-import-export library comes to the rescue, offering a …

“With time and money, it is possible to do anything.” This is something that one of the developers I worked with always told me when it comes to designing applications. It is true for almost …

Over at Vox, Allie Volpe has a piece talking about a perennial topic for me: “If you want to belong, find a third place“. Third spaces and their role in fostering a sense of connection …

All Chromium-based apps such a Google Chrome, Obsidian have a built-in DNS client. I have set up NextDNS on my computer to block ads and trackers. The built-in DNS clients by pass the NextDNS, which …

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 …

The Stop Making Sense tribute album from A24, Everyone’s Getting Involved hit today. Not all of the covers work for me, but those that do – Paramore’s “Burning Down the House”, The Linda Linda’s “Found …

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, …

Congrats to Dentistguy95 on Reddit for getting a shiny Giratina in Pokémon Platinum during his vacation flight!

I’ve not been blogging much lately as I’ve been following the invasion of Ukraine by the genocidal regime in Russia. You can donate to a reputable aid charity to help Ukraine here (LINK). So, to …

This traditional Italian asparagus lasagna is a light and flavourful asparagus pasta recipe from where I live in Veneto, Italy. Also known locally as ‘pasticcio di asparagi’ or ‘lasagne agli asparagi’, this is an easy …