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I had a great conversation recently with Katie Wilde about the reliability space. (You can see or hear the conversation here). She made a wonderful observation about reliability work: all of the incentives in the …

In Scope of Work, Spencer Wright rides along with New York Times photographer Christopher Payne, on his visits to the MTA’s repair shops. The factories he visits are complicated, complex, kludgy. Factories take knowledge away …

As the year draws to a close, I’d like to look back a bit on this year, and talk about what I have planned for 2025. First off, thank you so so much for the …

It’s that time of summer holiday again: reading and reflecting on books read in the past year, having blogged reviews on and off since 2012. For this year, I’ve selected only two books, but I’ll …

A little while ago I wrote about managing my reading list using a JSON file. Then I decided that was too easy, so I starting using an SQLite database instead. Moving my reading list to …

Traditionally, biltong was dried by hanging it in a cool and dry space with good ventilation, but nowadays, modern technology has introduced more efficient ways of drying biltong. One of these methods is using a …

This one also runs Apple Intelligence… Apple, Samsung, and now Xiaomi continue to enjoy growth at the expense of smaller players in the smartphone market, which saw a combined 3% year-on-year growth in Q4 2024. …

I've been vaguely aware of the Atelier series since the PS2 era, though they've been around a while longer than that, but this is the first one of them I've actually played (well, I did …

The Cross Keys, Penkridge, Staffordshire ST19 5HJ An old pub standing by the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal to the south-east of the village centre, it was originally isolated in the middle of open fields, but …

The Shield & Dagger, Southampton, Hampshire A post-war pub, originally knoqn as the Stratton, in a back-street location in the Shirley district on the north-west side of the city. Demolition work began in September 2024.

The weight loss drug Semaglutide, variously marketed as Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy and Rybelsus, has been much in the headlines recently. Many showbiz celebrities, and indeed some leading politicians, are rumoured to have been using it …

Last time, I talked about what I called the poor man's saddle sander. I promised we'd look at the other end of the spectrum this time around. I want to talk about some really bloody …

5/5 golden merles Indianapolis-based indie garage-poppers Good Flying Birds‘ have released the newly compiled talulah’s tape (21-24). Some sweet and intricate rock music, “Wallace” is my favorite of that set. Just when you thought the …

Training classes can be an excellent opportunity for your dog to learn new skills, build duration and resistance to distraction, become proficient in working through various levels of difficulty and distraction, burn energy, gain confidence, …

Checking in for 2024-03-25: Buckle up. This is a big update. Yesterday I felt like I was going to explode. I compared it to the video game "Dig Dug", which has been an interesting litmus …