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7972/20913 The animals have been staying with my parents-in-law until we were a bit settled in. Delighted not to have my cunty cats around (and a short stay of execution for the pigeon that lives in our new garden), but have missed Wolfie.Today she came home. To a house that wasn't her home. The cats didn't come. Best of all worlds. Wolfie was confused. She is spending most of the …

My youngest son's football team had a "bye" this weekend so I had some extra time Saturday and put together a few maps for our Horror on the Hill Shadowdark game. ("Horror on the Hill" refers to the old TSR-era adventure module B5 The Horror on the Hill).First up is Guido's Fort - a frontier stockade sitting across the river from the ominous "Horror on the Hill". I put a …

Last year, I introduced you to the Second Hour Sattelberg, a field watch inspired by a key Australian victory in World War Two. Today, I have in my hand the… The post Second Hour Sattelberg Mk2 appeared first on The Time Bum.

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 …

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 …