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I’ll get back to your questions in short order, but I found myself poking through Blip #7 (August 1983), Marvel’s short-lived video game magazine, as you do. I was fully immersed in this video game world…I mean, not like Tron-level immersion where I’m stuck in a program fighting the MCP, but playing games and reading the magazines and all that jazz. I loved this stuff. Still do. Anyway, I reminded …

Love that command-shift-D means "Send" in Apple Mail and "Discard Draft" in Gmail.

As characters explore dungeons deep and ancient ruins, they often come across decorations from times past. Such decorations serve as excellent vehicles for secrets and clues, single-sentence pieces of history or lore revealed through play. Here are ten types of stonework decorations to keep on hand to improvise the revelation of such secrets and clues. Relief. The projection of an image in which the stonework around the image is carved …

Although it won’t be officially announced until tomorrow (Tue Oct 8), it is widely accepted that the NTT IndyCar Series will stage a race sometime in the spring of 2026 in Dallas. It is presumed that Jerry Jones, owner of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys is involved and that the circuit will go around or be […]

50 years ago today, Red, the final King Crimson studio album of the 1970s was released. Although the band famously 'ceased to exist' by the time the album hit the shops, it went on to become one of the most widely acclaimed releases in King Crimson's extensive back catalogue.In celebration of the anniversary DGM and Panegyric will release a 50th Anniversary Edition on October 25th, available as a 4-disc boxed …

is this actually the first ever Baby Keem house remix? The post I’m a little obsessed with this LoVibe. remix of Baby Keem on ‘Savior (Interlude)’ appeared first on Sampleface.

A rye sourdough recipe that makes a hearty loaf with caraway seeds. Great for sandwiches! Rye Sourdough is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

I wanted to ride again to Valparai to note how different it feels from 2008. I remembered riding in the rain through clouds and green tea estates and how beautiful it was. I had forgotten its details. I also remember it as one of the longest ones we did until then. So I thought it would be great to ride again to see what has changed and if Valparai is …

I’m excited to offer the next giveaway, 10 copies of Eloquent Javascript ($39.99 value each). Whether you’re just getting into web development or are an old hand, this book contains excellent knowledge and tips for Javascript developers. The latest edition updates for current web development practices and tools. From the developer: The fourth edition of this classic textbook takes you on a journey through the language of the web, starting …

a male korimako, in all his visual (and vocal) splendour • tiritiri matangilisteningthe symmetry of the spring equinox brings the first pīpīwharauroa songs of the season to my attention. even though these birds are sneaky and lay their eggs in the tiny riroriro's nest, i am always excited to hear their calls. it means we are well on our way back to the summer months, which i am very much …

• A train driver responds (BusAndTrainUser) • North & West London Lines – Driver’s Eye View (Train_Paul 94) • Europe-wide train ticketing – only EU law is going to fix this mess (Jon Worth) • When Denmark Kinda Designed a Train for Japan: Video (Simon Andersen) • The Cross-Continental Race Using Only Public Transit (CityLab) • Many US cities’ school bus network is larger than their transit system, but is …

In How should you adopt Large Language Models? (LLMs), we considered how LLMs might impact a company’s developer experience. To support that exploration, I’ve developed a system model of the developing software at the company. In this chapter, we’ll work through: Summary results from this model How the model was developed, both sketching and building the model in a spreadsheet. (As discussed in the overview of systems modeling, I generally …

Renters who give up their council or housing association homes to move to a smaller property are being offered at least £1,000 in an effort to get more families off the waiting list. Greenwich Council had previously offered £350 per bedroom for tenants who wanted to downsize, but for the next year the incentive is […] The post Downsize and we’ll pay you £1,000+, Greenwich Council tells tenants appeared first …

It was a quiet week for diabetes news, in this issue of The Savvy Diabetic: Somatostatin May Protect Against Sudden BG Drops Sernova’s Cell Pouch Contains Vascularized, Functioning Islets > 5 years A Spoonful of Laughter for dStimatize.org (diaTribe) Potential strategy against blood glucose drops in type 1 diabetes by University of Gothenburg for ScienceDaily.com, 30 September 2024.

In a recent post[1] I discussed the powerful use of upamān (analogies) as a pramāṇa (means of evidence) and offered a few original analogies that I composed. For this post, I will offer a few more analogies that I composed inspired by my attempt to explain the following section of the seventh chapter of the Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta and to show the power of this tool in elucidating difficult subjects. Śrī Nārada …