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It’s Live! Zavala 3.0 is now live in the App Stores. There are only a couple of new major features in Zavala 3.0, but I put a lot of under the hood for this release. Lots of code was changed to modernize the code base and support new operating system features. For example, Zavala will support the Apple Intelligence Writing Tools when they become available in macOS 15.1 and iOS/iPadOS …

A place to list single best tweaks that’d make something much better, greatly improve it. This will often be about a video games, a primary topic formed by HyperTextHero’s brain and fingers clacking at keys on the keyboard, but other things can and will appear, from music to visual design. I’ll begin with the same tweak type for two space games, Delta V: Rings of Saturn and No Man’s Sky: …

It was a mixed blessing for railfans when Canadian National took back control of its Guelph Subdivision in 2018. At that time, its 21-year lease with shortline operator Goderich Exeter Railway expired, meaning that the GEXR railway had been severed from its London-Guelph-Georgetown operations and was forced to continue operating mainly on its Goderich Subdivision between its namesake town and its junction with the Guelph Sub in Stratford, Ontario. It …

My wife and I recently bought an Emma Mattress, but it's since gone back because, frankly, it's shite. If you've never heard of Emma Mattresses, they're a UK based company that supplies fancy pants memory foam mattresses. They're very expensive, but they offer a 200 day money back guarantee on their mattresses, so a few months ago my wife and I took a punt and bought one. Initially I thought …

All Happy Families is director/co-writer Haroula Rose’s highly amusing foray into dysfunctional family dynamics. With all of the film’s endearing characters’ quirks and through all of the plot’s engaging twists, everything is wrong — until it’s right.

Earlier today, the Conservative Party's 121 surviving MPs met to determine the final two candidates who'll go forward to the membership. And, despite having a nightmare of a conference, the parliamentary party selected Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick for this dubious honour. The momentum that James Cleverly showed counted for nought as he crashed out with 37 MPs. Jenrick and Badenoch got over the line with 41 and 42 votes …

This evening’s moth world visitor seems to be (fact check please – [update: added in the morning, its probably not the vampire moth… while Lygniodes vampyrus is part of Erebidae family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea, (see here) there are other more likely candidates – this could also be ischya inferna from a related family, but Borneo clan (see here – close), ischiya manila (nice pic here), Ischyja hemiphaea …

I have put a lot of thought into deliberately shifting¹ metaphors², often in the context of the #indieweb³. One goal is to replace use of violent or divisive metaphors with actively constructive, cooperative, or joyful alternatives, like:* gardening/farming e.g. digital garden⁴* biology/ecology/nature e.g. digital ecosystem⁵* cooking/baking e.g. eat your own cooking⁶* toolmaking, clothing making, other useful crafts e.g. sew what you want⁷* music, dancing, painting, and other expressive crafts e.g. …

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We got Amazon's Prime Fall Day Deals early and poured through the 75,000 product spreadsheet to find the best deals on coffee gear. The post Prime Big Deals 2024 – Breville, Fellow, AeroPress, Chemex and More appeared first on CoffeeGeek.

Let’s talk about how to clean your bag or backpack! In our Carry 101 Series, we’ll be sharing how to get the best from your gear. In this instalment, we show you how to bring new life to a bag with a step by step guide on cleaning. Cleaning is an easy way to breathe new life into your bags or make a second hand purchase or thrift store find …

Shoemaker Farm (now called Ramona Fresh Fruits) will open for the 2024 persimmon picking season on Thursday, October 30. The farm address is 18131 Traylor Road, Ramona. After opening day, they will be open from 9 AM to 4 PM on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays until the fruit runs out. Bring cash to pay for […] The post Persimmons u-pick: Shoemaker Farm in Ramona, San Diego County appeared first on …

From the vibrant rhythms of cumbia, salsa and mariachi at quinceañera parties to the countless taco trucks across the country, Latinos — both immigrants and U.S.-born — have been grappling for generations with the challenge of preserving their identity while navigating American culture. Despite their long-standing presence, political clout and rising purchasing power, Latinos remain mostly outside the mainstream, writes author and journalist Marie Arana in her new book, “LatinoLand: …

I just finished reading a beautiful book called The Mysterion by Kabir Helminski. The book is a wonderful introduction to the Sufi lens on spirituality, and how to find connection with our inner selves and those around us in an increasingly disconnected world. What I liked most about Kabir’s writing is that he offers a practical mindset to the nature of Self, and how to manage our inner world. In …