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packapunchpanda on Instagram tried lifting the weights of various Pokémon that Ash Ketchum has carried in the anime. I didn’t realise how heavy some of these Pokémon were and how easy Ash made it look!

Note: This post has been corrected to reflect that the TOU change was made on February 16 (not February 18 as originally stated). A little over a year ago, controversy arose over a provision of Findaway Voices’ distribution agreement that granted Apple a license to use rights holders’ audiobook files for “machine learning”, aka AI training. (Findaway Voices, if you’re not familiar with it, is an audiobook creation service that’s …

# Theory Everyone Should Blog, and That Includes You, a manifesto. I recently read a post (sorry, have already lost the link) that emphasized that you should just pick a way to blog (a static site you built? WordPress? something else?) and then stop messing with it and just get writing. Personally, I also enjoy a good amount of fiddling with my site; that's part of the joy. I migrated …

This is not my usual ALA report because the Council meetings at LibLearnX were brief and I was occupied with some legislation I’d been working on. Here are some important notes for those who are interested in ALA topics. 1. American Library Association Updates Core Values This was a 2.5 year process culminating in massaging the existing lengthy list of core values into five: access, equity, intellectual freedom and privacy, …

Some in the space industry have long believed that reusable rockets could tap a large market for high-speed point-to-point transportation. Jeff Foust reports on how the US military is exploring a "Rocket Cargo" program that could do just that, if it can overcome technical and other obstacles.

Mediavolo is a band like no other. Based in Brest, France, they offer insight into the human condition with honest and patient attention. Back in 2014, I interviewed core members Géraldine Le Cocq and Jacques Henry, adding my own throughts on their discography as it then stood. Away Within is their first full-length release since that time, and I was recently honored to write the liner notes for it. The …

22 (!) years ago I was lucky enough to be put in charge of the website for Fox’s upcoming sci-fi show Firefly from creator Joss Whedon (who was then on a hot streak after Buffy and Angel). While it sadly met the same fate as many other beloved Fox shows of that era, we were able to do some pretty interesting stuff on the web side of the house, including …

After ignoring severe abdomen and chest pain for about forty-eight hours, I was finally moved to visit the ER late last night. As it turns out, I have an enormous gallstone. If I were an oyster and you cut me open and found this thing, you’d be psyched. What this means is that my gallbladder needs to be removed very, very soon. This was totally unexpected and will throw a …

I stood on the Land Rover track out towards Loch Einich contemplating my second failed long run in seven days. The air temperature was barely above freezing and brought below by gusts of wind. Around me, the mountains that form the walls of Gleann Einich were barely snow covered on their tops but grazed with low clouds. At my feet, the fast waters of Beanaidh Bheag flowed too deep and …

Best Instagram BIO for architects and designers Archiobjects In a complex and fluid world like Instagram, a good Instagram bio for architects and designers could be your architectural blueprint for connecting with a global audience. For professionals in the creative sphere, this 150-character canvas holds the power to convey your design philosophy, highlight your expertise, and inspire engagement. With the aim of digital […] The post Best Instagram BIO for …

You can’t really appreciate utility-first CSS until you have a decent understanding of CSS itself, so this article will principally be about that. However, paradoxically, the more you learn about CSS, the less you may appreciate utility-first CSS. You might begin to question why it should exist at all. It’s possible you’ll even start to question why you exist. I’ll try my best to explain. CSS is responsible for a …

Beautifully shot 8m interview with Jason Lengstorf about: how people love shredding nice things is there a "dream job"? how to know when you're successful? a secret for faster career growth? Watch on YouTube

Here are some interesting articles, blog posts, videos, podcasts, and GitHub repositories I’ve run into over the last week (February 12, 2024 - February 18, 2024) Microsoft / Dotnet / Azure - Other Software Dev - Tech and Science - Leadership - Project Management / Agile - Social Media - Non-Tech / Random - Videos - Podcasts - GitHub Repos - Things I Learned Check out the Michigan Technology Conference, …

This could be not only Labour’s last chance but, if the party doesn’t recover some courage, British democracy’s. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 11th February 2024 It’s as if Keir Starmer is seeking out all the positive reasons to vote Labour at the next election and deleting them. The national care service, abolishing the House of Lords, a wealth tax: one by one, the Labour party has identified …

Back in 2021, Edsel Records released the compilation ‘Caught Beneath The Landslide’. It was a companion piece to photographers Kevin Cummins book, ‘While We Were Getting High: Britpop & The 90s’. Cummings was the chief photographer at the NME, which at the time of Britpop was a best selling music weekly newspaper. He then compiled a four disc compilation which included some of the biggest names from the period along …