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Stories of Rainbow and Lucky Handie by Jacob Abbott, 1859. I’ve been wanting to cover this series for some time. It’s an unusual series from the mid-19th century, written on the eve of the American …

The book manufacturing plant Sheridan Madison, once upon a time Webcrafters, is closing, and 116 people will be losing their jobs between now and the end of July. Printing Impressions bears the tale. The ostensible …

On the 23rd of January 2024, the Russian Federation launched a “massive” airstrike on the cities of Kyiv and Kharkiv, firing 41 missiles. The air defences shot down 21 of these missiles. These strikes exemplify …

Having a photography studio can help elevate your photography work, and your brand image considerably, but what comes with a fresh photography studio is an immense amount of expenses. Because of this, you’ll find a …

The New York Times reports that Amazon is being flooded with AI-generated biographies every time a celebrity dies, with such compelling titles as Tom Smothers: Revealing 4 Untold Truth About Half of Smothers Brother. As …

Pedestal fan repair by replacing the entire AC motor assembly.

Two decades as a programmer hasn't made me any better at estimating how long it'll take me to write software, but it's made me MUCH better at estimating how long other things will take. I'm …

As 2023 comes to a close, so does my year of #12Ancestors, the monthly version of #52Ancestors. This month, I was compelled to choose the theme of “Cousins”, and in that vein I am dedicating …

January was yet another month of snow and bitterly cold weather. There were large snow piles, kids on sledges, swathes of ice covering…

I find myself asking that question a lot these days. Another question I've been asking myself a lot is, what the hell am I going to write in this post? I've tried a few things …

I think it’s time to step away for a bit.The way the discourse around the Bluesky bridge played out this week was… profoundly disappointing. Watching people with no interest in having a rational discussion making …

About an hour ago as of this writing, one of CrankWheel’s EC2 instances spontaneously stopped responding to anything - it wasn’t serving requests and I couldn’t SSH into it. Looking at the AWS EC2 console, …

To recap, I’ve been searching my database for people who were born, married or died on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day in North Walls and Brims, my one-place study. Since I wrote part 1 …

After a hard two weeks to start the South Island, I took a break in the small town of St Arnaud. I slept in a bit, then wandered over to the general store to get …