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Compiling Compile’s Creations Developer: Compile Publisher: Compile Release Date: May 5th, 1996 (via Disc Station Vol. 10) Available On: PC-98 Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up In the 80s and 90s, there was an ol’ proverb you’d hear every so often: “In life, three things are certain: death, taxes, and Compile putting out more shoot ‘em ups”. I just made that up, but it feels like something that should be true, both …

I’ve been playing a little guitar again, after not being inspired for a while. Jag har spelat lite gitarr igen, efter att jag inte blivit inspirerad på en tag.

Late last year I got back into miniature painting, something I hadn’t done since I was in college. I was living on my own in the middle of nowhere for most of 2024, and painting miniatures was a nice way to spend time, especially when I was snowed in. I even made a few YouTube videos about painting.Here’s everything I painted in 2024, along with a few notes on the …

I think the My New Character/Chill Guy meme is the fastest I’ve turned on a meme. Indifference to loathing in days flat.

In the past week I had two people separately tell me what they thought the PSF Conduct WG did and both were wrong (and incidentally in the same way). As such, I wanted to clarify what exactly the WG does for people in case others also misunderstand what the group does.⚠️I am a member of the PSF Conduct WG (whose membership you can see by checking the charter), and have …

I just spent four days in Kansas City with a Kia EV6 rental car. It's something I've always wanted to drive and frequently considered as my next daily driver someday.Upfront, I want to state that I don't have any reflexive disgust for Kia that a lot of people I know do. They remember early Kias that hit American shores in the early 2000s and how cheaply made and unreliable they …

Last week Alice Brock of Alice’s Restaurant made her exit from Earth. I wrote a post about her long ago, but thought I’d add a bit more about her life, including more of her colorful quotations. She didn’t find running restaurants easy and made that clear in interviews and in her 1975 book My Life As a Restaurant. [photos by Jane McWhorter, from Alice’s book] In addition to opening and …

A Pioneer Thanksgiving by Barbara Greenwood, illustrated by Heather Collins, 1999. This book is part story, part history, and part craft and activity book. It tells the story of a particular pioneer family’s Thanksgiving celebration in 1841 to explain the sort of Thanksgiving celebrations that pioneer families would have at the time, and there are related activities and recipes to accompany the story. Everyone in the Robertson family helps with …

By David Tuller, DrPH A group called Canadian Guidelines for Post COVID-19 Condition (CAN-PCC) has released a new set of draft recommendations related to preventing, diagnosing and treating what is commonly called Long Covid. The current list of nine draft recommendations includes exercise and cognitive behavior therapy, which has understandably raised concerns among advocates for … Trial By Error: Canadian Group Seeks Feedback on Recommendations for Exercise and CBT for …

All Hallows by the Tower is a must-visit church for any London history fans, but something that often gets overlooked is its unique tower. It’s literally a jigsaw of London through the centuries! The first thing to mention is the name. Sometimes called All Hallows Barking (more on that connection to Barking later) the ‘Tower’ used in its name today is the Tower of London, denoting the church’s proximity to …

Mia Sato talks to two women whose similar aesthetic was shaped by Amazon product options, social media algorithms, and other larger influencers #

Although i still haven't dared yet to venture deeper into the kinda intimidating back catalog of Totowa, New Jersey act Monda, they have already made a lasting impression as a shapeshifting, restless creative force in constant flux over the course of this year. While this spring's Stiff Jumbo spazzed out gloriously and let its freak flag fly in short bursts of melodic noise and then, sumer's VIII saw them calm …

Week highlights: this was a pretty eventful week, with major new releases of Blender, FreeCAD, and Zrythm. Inkscape Rafał Siejakowski proposed an enhancement to Inkscape’s Node tool: being able to edit arcs in paths as arcs, with arc-specific controls: You can grab a build from the merge request’s pipelines. Blender 4.3 As usual, the new version of Blender arrived with a gazillion new features and improvements. There’s no competing against …

Staff engineer onboarding is about building relationships, understanding priorities, and delivering early value while aligning with the organization’s goals.

Snow! I woke up to a lot of snow on Tuesday. It had pretty much all gone by the evening. There's probably a metaphor in there somewhere.