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Although Joey Waronker is a favorite drummer of mine, having seen him play with R.E.M. and Roger Waters, I realized I don’t know much about him. I learned a few things about recording at home and getting better drum sounds that I probably should have known, but didn’t. The Space Exploration Logo Archive. The name says it all, but perhaps equally interesting is that they’re publishing a small Risograph printed …

"Aurora," the plush baby falcon that served as a zero-g indicator for the launch of SpaceX's Crew-9 mission on Saturday (Sept. 28), is the first such toy to fly on both Russian and American flights. Crew-9 commander Nick Hague previously flew the same doll on his two previous Soyuz launches, including one that ended in an in-flight abort. Aurora, Hague and Aleksandr Gorbunov will spend the next five months aboard …

This week I was almost intrigued by the promotion of the meet called Athlos, in the old Randall's Island stadium now called the Icahn Stadium in NYC. However I wasn't intrigued enough to remember to watch it. Gettin' old, I guess. But I did read about it and wondered how someone dreamed up this promotion. Personally I'm on burn out after the Olympics and Diamond League wrap ups. This concept …

Five new art pieces. How Great Shall Be Your Joy: A Place to Manifest Himself: “Come, Lord Jesus” hymn print: Descending Out of Heaven: “This Is the Christ” hymn print: Reply via email

Part B, that is, due to a WISPy internet connection. Part A is here, though I left the echo voice effect on for half the stream, again 😅 Streaming can be hell!

Then I've been writing this blog for about a year now. The official anniversary of hitting 'publish' on my first post will be October 4, but I had been plotting a course for those first few posts since late September, spurred on by Bill's activities surrounding last year's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. At this time last year, Bill was wrapped up in Garrick Halinen's "Invictus Lodge" grift; a …

Looking for the perfect blend of fun and nostalgia this Halloween? The Spirit Halloween Pop-Tart Adult Costume has got you covered! Yes, you heard that right – Frosted Strawberry, the iconic pastry, now has its very own Halloween costume. This unique costume, designed in collaboration with Pop-Tarts, lets you transform into your favorite frosted pastry treat—perfect for any fan of sweet snacks and quirky costumes. Whether you’re planning to show …

A break from climate-posting to share eight quick things about my autumn.I will be in San Francisco in mid October. Let me know who I should meet!Over one hundred thousand people visited my blog during September, which feels very bonkers. People seemed to enjoy that solar is getting cheap.I would love to chat to people who are thinking about: perovskite solar, bio-solutions for accelerating methane oxidation, geothermal, ML for chemistry …

1. Inventing the future If there is a book about Apple, I have probably read it. On my first day working at the company in 1989 I was given the obligatory copy of then-CEO John Sculley’s Odyssey: From Pepsi to Apple. After that, I devoured as much as I could. I don’t think I have read a book like John Buck’s Inventing the Future, though. It’s getting on for 500 …

Enjoying the garden at the new house What did I enjoy? Spending time with my peers and the Product & Platforms senior leadership team, and with my own leadership team for Digital Urgent & Emergency Care (UEC). Both teams have now been fully staffed and stable for long enough that we can have rich conversations and challenge each other. That wasn’t so true even a few months ago. What did …

We pretend that our present system is democratic, yet the people never have the chance or the means to express their views on any problem of public life. Any issue that does not pertain to particular interests is abandoned to collective passions, which are systematically and officially inflamed. ― Simone Weil, ‘On the Abolition of All Political Parties’ (tr. Leys)

I look forward to this race every year—a chill fall half marathon at the base of the Tetons is usually a great way to close out my season before winter sets in, but at this moment the AQI in Jackson Hole is 235, firmly in the “very unhealthy” range. Instead, I’m reading a study on the impact of air pollution on running performance to reassure myself I made the right …

We get asked all the time what our favorite dog enrichment activities are. We did write the book on it, after all! And, as always, the answer is actually, “It depends.” Enrichment is about meeting an individual’s needs to allow them to perform species-typical behaviors in healthy, safe, and appropriate ways. While individuals within a particular species have similar needs (like the 14 categories of canine enrichment that we outline …

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away I had to give an impromptu presentation about something I didn’t know much about. The goal of the task was to see how well we could ad-lib a presentation under pressure. Everybody in the room had to think of a topic whilst waiting for our turn. The person next to me couldn’t think of anything and asked me what I …

I started the third cycle of the intermediate Joe Wicks HIIT. Last cycle, because they were required, I begrudgingly (got Lachie to buy) a set of weights. However the first session in cycle three tells me I need a second set leading me to wonder… is Joe Wicks in the pocket of big dumbell? Chaz’s new haircut makes him look like Eleven from stranger things. Two different parents whatsapp’ed me …