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When we see big dollar amounts, it is difficult to figure out exactly what they mean. . . . Let’s say that you and three of your pals received degrees in Whatever Studies. Immediately thereafter the four of you were presented with the opportunity to get jobs at Consolidated Acme. Now having a degree in Whatever Studies isn’t the sort of thing that opens a whole lot of doors. It …

On the 3rd full day of WPATH 2024, there was one session that I wanted to write up in slightly more detail, as it is very relevant to those working with or supporting trans children and young people. (My original WPATH 2024 blog is available here). The session was titled “New long-term research on adolescent gender-affirming medical care”, with 5 presenters, three from the US, and two from the Netherlands. …

You’re reading a winner when before you’ve even finished the first chapter you’re thinking, When’s the movie coming out? This is like Crazy Rich Asians with a murderous spin. Clarissa Song, freelance journalist’s Khin Haymar’s demanding boss, dangles the assignment of a lifetime to Khin, an opportunity to profile Tyler Tun, Hollywood’s hottest male lead.…

Package a constant value, but make it look like a functor. An article for object-oriented programmers. This article is an instalment in an article series about functors. In previous articles, you've learned about useful functors such as Maybe and Either. You've also seen at least one less-than useful functor: The Identity functor. In this article, you'll learn about another (practically) useless functor called Const. You can skip this article if …

Our route from Castine to Niagara Falls Leaving Castine was the endpoint of our East Coast travels. Now it was time to head west. We had planned all summer to visit some Canadian cruising friends in Ontario and wouldn’t you know, Niagara Falls was kind of on the way.Our first day’s destination was Montpelier, Vermont’s state capital. We had an ulterior motive for our route. We wanted to stop at …

We held a YC event a couple of months ago where Brian Chesky from Airbnb gave a passionate talk about his experience running Airbnb over the last 17 years. He believed that as Airbnb hired more professional managers, he lost a close connection with the details of the end product and the company suffered as a result.It clearly touched a nerve with a lot of people present. It was uncomfortable …

The focus is very much on Greek tragedy this autumn / winter season with four high profile productions already scheduled to run with star names and directors attached. This week, the National Theatre’s version of Antigone, The Other Place, has its press night with Tobias Menzies and Alison Oliver, two attempts at the story of […]

Team Ratings for Week 4 The basic method is described on my Department home page. Here are the team ratings prior to this week’s games, along with the ratings at the start of the season. Current Rating Rating at Season Start Difference Leinster 12.78 12.09 0.70 Glasgow 11.26 9.39 1.90 Bulls 9.07 8.83 0.20 Lions 8.69 6.73 2.00 Munster 7.60 9.28 -1.70 Stormers 6.75 6.75 -0.00 Ulster 1.30 2.52 -1.20 …

there's a nice companion piece for Dave Winer's milestone in The Guardian #

Safari is (on macOS) the only good application and web browser. Chrome is a remarkable feat of engineering but a mediocre application. Arc is extremely promising. Reimagining the shape, function, and purpose of a web browser for our current computational surplus is a worthwhile endeavor. On the flip-side, I hope that grassroots efforts like the Ladybird browser and browser jams will produce more diversity in how browser engines operate and …

That title is excellent clickbait, isn't it?Come with me now back to Alabama in the summer of 1959. Our scene is set in Rabbittown, a community five miles northwest of White Plains, a small unincorporated area in Calhoun County about 15 miles northeast of Anniston. In that place Viola V. Hyatt and her elderly parents lived in an old farmhouse. Two men, Lee Andrew Harper (48) and his brother Emmett …

Here. A defeat for the British forces.

Quid (Stacy Keach) with his harmonica.Directed by Hitchcock admirer Richard Franklin, Roadgames (1981) follows truck driver Patrick Quid (Stacy Keach) as he traverses the desolate highways of rural Australia after witnessing what may have been the aftermath of a murder. You see, there's a serial killer on the loose and Quid suspects it's the mysterious man driving a green van.Released when slasher films like Halloween (1978) and Friday the 13th …

After two years hosting The Shuttlepod Show, Star Trek: Enterprise actors Dominic Keating (Malcolm Reed) and Connor Trinner (Trip Tucker) have recently wrapped the first season of their latest podcast endeavor: The D-Con Chamber. Featuring interviews with Star Trek luminaries like William Shatner, Scott Bakula, and Sonequa Martin-Green, each episode sees Connor and Dom deep dive into the life and career of their guests. As the show gears up for …