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from Purple and Dissonance I don’t want to hear it. Don’t want to write it, nor read it. I’m tired of bodies as the tough meat of easy prey. Don’t want to describe how my insecurity has been insidious and debilitating, strangely motivating. A teacher that led me to teachers. The vellum haze of tracing paper overlaying the sharp lines of fear. I won’t disclose that I don’t take my …

I've been a long time away, but I'm back! Though I was offline for longer than expected, I never stopped writing and cartooning, and I'm excited to share what I've been working on with you.Starting this month, I'll resume sharing updates and artwork regularly again, on my blog and Ko-fi page. I'll be back on Instagram selectively.My new portfolio website is up as well, where you can also sign up …

What am I Talking About If you've been shell scripting for some time you have most probably seen the following construct: [ -n "$something" ] && foo This runs the foo command, but only if $something isn't empty, a very useful and common thing to check for in some scripts. So far no problem. Another useful thing in scripts is set -e which aborts the whole script if some "line" …

There is no shortage of classic horror gems. From the German expressionist classics of the ’20s to the grim, moodier chillers of the ’70s, I have an embarrassment of riches to choose from every spooky season. However, there are still several horror films that have gone missing over time, ones I would love to see even if they turned out not to be very good. Here are three of them. …

I bought a license for Fantastical before they switched to subscription pricing. I don’t have a particularly busy schedule to manage, but I liked their calendar sets and how they handled the month view on both their macOS and iOS apps. All the features I paid for were available—until today. When I opened Fantastical this morning and clicked on the calendar set, a dialog box popped up that couldn’t be …

Trip:48 Nights: 167-169 We planned to be at Grayson Highlands State Park in SW Virginia this past weekend. Hurricane Helene had other ideas. When I checked Tuesday for alternate camping options in the state park system, I found 6 sites at Kiptopeke State Park, and nothing else. At least it made the decision easy. We had never been to Kiptopeke, so it was nice to check it off the list. …

Storyville: War Game was shown last week in the UK on the BBC, and is a documentary film about ‘gaming’ the future. In fact, it is gaming a very specific future: after the violent attack on Capitol Hill in 2021, it games the 2024 American Presidential election in the event that the election result is disputed. It was directed by Jesse Moss and Tony Gerber: It’s on BBC iPlayer, for …

this post was mostly dictated off the top of my head with Wispr AI

One very weird thing I've noticed when people discuss the smear campaign is people saying these two thing, often in the same breath:lol Zak is so cancelled we sure destroyed his life lmao!lol Zak is suing people saying he lost millions, what an idiot lmao!Now, if you're not a moron (and it should go without saying that anyone participating in the smear is a moron) you'll realize these are basically …

half-a-second there where claiming this property was a worthwhile polemic, an assertion of value against the demeaners and detractorsbut quickly became one of the biggest self-inflicted injuries a scene/sound has ever visited upon itselfWhat's the intelligence quotient element here then? The wishy-wash of synth? Infinitely better - and smarter tooCringe title for a compilation - Intelligent Selecta: the Future of Drum & BassWas not the future, in fact.I like the …

Review by Frances Spurrier Kary starts his book by saying that he wants to help understand the relationship we all have fashioning our lives within the material structure of the planet. The sub-title gives us a reference to craftspeople finding their place within the digital age. There are chapters that cover Kary’s own life as a woodworker as well as interviews with many ‘makers’ who have spent their lives fashioning …

Looking for a cookie filled with fall flavor? This is it! Fluffy, cinnamon-spiced, pecan-studded pumpkin oat cookies made in 1 bowl in 30 minutes! These vegan + gluten-free treats are easy, delicious, and extra irresistible when topped with pumpkin spice frosting. Preheat your oven…it’s cookie time! These 1-BOWL fluffy fall dreams start with melted (vegan) butter, brown sugar, pumpkin purée, and vanilla extract. Fluffy Pumpkin Oat Cookies (1 Bowl!) from …

These tombstones were photographed at the Christ Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.BENJAMIN And FRANKLINDEBORAH 1790BENJAMIN FRANKLINSIGNER OFTHE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATESSEPTEMBER 17, 1787--------------------------------------PRESENTED BYTHE PENNSYLVANIA STATE SOCIETYDAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONSEPTEMBER 17, 1987The Body ofB. Franklin, Printer,Like the Cover of an old Book,Its Contents torn out,And stript of its Lettering & Gilding,Lies here, Food for Worms.But the Work shall not be lost,For it will as he believ'dappear once …

Warning: this is a post about very boring yakshaving, probably only of interest to people who are trying to upgrade Hugo from a very old version to a new version. But what are blogs for if not documenting one’s very boring yakshaves from time to time? So yesterday I decided to try to upgrade Hugo. There’s no real reason to do this – I’ve been using Hugo version 0.40 to …

Hot on the heels of reaching one thousand consecutive days of my photo-a-day project comes another big life milestone.I Have Reached EnlightenmentNot in my spiritual practice—I’d never be so bold! Instead, I’ve achieved the top ‘Karma’ level in my to-do list app: Todoist. Aptly named “Enlightenment,” it’s a milestone I wasn’t necessarily chasing, but here we are.So, you can all go home now. I’ve done all the things that need …