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Back in the summer, I decided to get more serious about controlling my Type 2 diabetes, and I enrolled in a program that I found through my insurance company. Overall, things have gone quite well: my blood glucose is down, my weight is down, and I’ve been able to cut my medications to about a third of what I was taking before. But nothing is perfect, and the iPhone app …

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I have always been interested in adventure games — ever since I first played Scott Adams’ Adventureland and issued the command CLIMB TREE and I entered a whole new world. Castle Adventure is another entry in the “early work of a person who would become notable” genre. Other examples include Temple of Disrondu, with two of the Magnetic Scrolls authors (Rob Steggles and Hugh Steers) in a team-up; Brian Fargo …

The narrator of Sharon Bolton’s new novel is the very definition of a nosy neighbour. Living in the middle of three adjoining cottages with very thin walls makes it easy to hear the people on either side: the narrator knows what music they listen to and what they watch on television, who they speak to on the telephone and what time they get out of bed in the morning. In …

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What was it like to watch The Box Of Delights for the first time back in 1984? Unless you've actually got the box, there's only one way to find out...

Polyverse Music has announced Filterverse, described as "the most powerful and musical multi-filter plug-in available today", is now available to order.… Read More Polyverse Music Filterverse, A ‘Universe of Filters’, Now Available

The crew of the USS Cerritos are faced with a classic diplomatic mission in “Of Gods and Angles” as Captain Freeman and her crew work to bring peace between two races of photonic beings, the Orbs and the Cubes. Seemingly standalone from the multiversal storyline running through this season, this episode is a fun comfort food episode of Lower Decks — there’s some good character work, some funny jokes, and …

Yesterday at QCon, I got to give a talk with my colleague Dan Fike about the Principal Engineer role. You can also watch the video on YouTube. The content itself is largely based on the High-Context Triad of blog posts I wrote in late 2023: Layers of context Navigating ambiguity Useful tradeoffs are multi-dimensional I hope you enjoy the talk! (Unfortunately I don’t have a recording of Dan Fike’s portion, …

My website has been static since — checks new search index — at least July 2014!I’ve gone through so many static site generators and custom build scripts I’ve lost track. In that time I’ve amassed quite a big blog. Finding old articles has become harder than it should be. I need search.Finding PagefindBecause my website is “serverless”† I have to implement client-side search. That means JavaScript. That means probably not …

We also answered questions about when it’s time to fire your financial advisor, the impact of the presidential election on the markets and economy, investing a pile of cash during a bull market and the best hedge for China invading Taiwan. Further Reading: The Problem With Timing the Housing Market 1Who am I kidding? I love it! The post Timing the Housing Market: When Should You Sell? appeared first on …

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I'd seen ads for, "Gunk Getter," in various places. It looked like a weird slimy silly putty that supposedly picked up crumbs, dust, and assorted small debris. In other words, it picked up the titular, "Gunk," in its name. I was curious about Gunk Getter as there are always nooks and crannies I need help getting stuff out of. Car cupholders, that little spot where the floor meets your kitchen …

After much waiting and a couple of false news alerts, the latest expansion for bike racing game Flamme Rouge is finally really here: Grand Tour is available for purchase. For some unknown reason, this expansion has been multiple years in the making – or rather waiting as there were multiple times where it looked like this was about to come out. But now in 2024, six years after the last …

Join Lindsay Fryer, the founder of Lodestone DC, and me today at 2pm for a special pop-up LinkedIn Live to discuss the implications of the nomination of Linda McMahon to lead the Department of Education. Linda’s a Senate confirmed former SBA administrator, wrestling magnate, state board of education member, political candidate, and current Trump transition co-chair. To the extent that you can use the words “predict” and “Trump” in the …