Recently added blogs

I like Charlie Stross in general, I really enjoyed Accelerando, and many people talked positively about The Laundry Files, so I decided to give it a go. I like the universe, where unspeakable horrors exist …

A while ago I was watching a Canadian YouTuber who (as a sidebar in a much longer video) was objecting to the idea that Australia is bigger than Greenland… he just went, “Um, haven’t you …

Check out As in guillotine... for more. This is my bi-weekly “newsletter” delivered straight to your inbox, with at least one guaranteed typo I’ll catch after hitting send! If email’s not your thing, don’t hesitate …

Here’s what’s happening in the thriving tech scene in Tampa Bay and surrounding areas for the week of Tuesday, October 21through Sunday, October 27, 2024! This list includes both in-person and online events. Note that …

I was invited to give a talk to a graduate-level NLP class about my work on Filipino resources. It was fun preparing and giving that talk because I was able to synthesize my thoughts and …

The cabs of former BC Rail and CN C40-8Ms, UP C40-8s and a CN SD40 sit at Larry’s Truck and Electric in Lordstown, Ohio. In the background of the many Gensets can be seen in …

Continuing the pop-up post series, here's a quick look at an empty potash train rolling into Winnipeg from off the Sprague subdivision.

What’s up this month, muchachos? What’s goin’ down at Chaos Manor South? Well, I thought I’d get out and “do” one of the late-summer chapters from The Urban Astronomer’s Guide, maybe one of my favorites, …

The current solar cycle has turned out to be much stronger than anticipated. That's a good thing.

Hard Times of 1975 is a lovely film about the unlovely sport of bare-knuckle boxing. Walter Hill’s first directorial effort, the movie came out in the 1970s nostalgia boom, and its cinematographer, Philip Lathrop, shot …

When I was a child, I somehow ended up with a battered paperback copy of Bluenose Ghosts by Helen Creighton. At the time, I was already hooked on fantastical non-fiction, obsessing over books like Reader’s …

Fred Astaire as a ChowderSociety member.When I watch a film adaptation, I try to evaluate it on its own merits--as opposed to comparing the movie to its literary source. I am struggling with that, though, …

This will be a talk for the (In)determinacy in Mathematics conference at the National University of Singapore, 20-22 November 2024 Abstract. I shall discuss the question whether we may regard determinateness of truth as flowing …

The Octoberfest is a noble tradition in category theory: a low-key, friendly conference for researchers to share their work and thoughts. This year it’s on Saturday October 26th and Sunday October 27th. It’s being run …

Fall is here and I’m excited for my October class at Pete Galbert’s. I’ll burrow into the shop for the winter, then we’re going to do it again in spring. Registration for a class at …