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These are facts. My dad died last week. It was sudden, unexpected, a heart attack at 5 AM that took him before my sister could get to the hospital at 7. I had early warning when she texted me that she was on the way to the hospital. I got up, made my coffee, sat down at my desk to work, and before I could even come to grips with …

I don’t play, watch, or read a lot of new stuff, so most of these lists are composed of things that are a little older but that I encountered for the first time in 2024.GamesWarhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader (2023) Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (2024) ~blood of god~ LUNAFAIRY (2024) Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (2005) Deep Rock Galactic (2018) Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines (2004) Turrican (1990) Klonoa Phantasy …

It is always in the early days of December when I start to speculate on what the Pantone Color of the Year will be for the year to come. I’m not sure why I am so intrigued with this annual selection, but obviously it must have something to do with sewing and fabric and day-dreaming. This year, on the 2nd of December, Pantone gave those of us, who have this …

When is it better to reflect than at the year’s twilight? Days shined brighter this time compared to the last one, but I can’t say the same about the sonic wreckage left behind after 12 months and 365 dawn to dusk sessions of intense and not so intense listening. Admittedly, I did not step too much out of my comfort zones, or at least not forcibly, just to elaborate on …

transmutationisms:a friend just tipped me off about Fund a Kitchen in Gaza, a free tool that helps you locate and donate to community kitchens currently serving some of Gaza’s most vulnerable!Fund a Kitchen in Gaza - Humanti Projectthis lets you choose a region (south, central, north) and see which kitchens operate in that area, then donate to as many as you can.as a reminder, community kitchens try to buy and …

It’s often claimed that tax cuts will “pay for themselves”. There’s good reason to believe that some historic tax cuts have done precisely this – what does that tell us about proposals for tax cuts today? And what does history tell us about the potential to increase revenues by raising tax on the highest earners? […] Source

I’ve had this idea on my mind for a while, and finally got around to bashing out a first go at the lyrics the other day, along with a demo. When an idea won’t go away, that’s usually a sign that it is worth pursuing. It’s been ages since I so much as picked up the guitar, as you can probably tell. I’m still vaguely pleased with it, to the …

Report written by Neil Gemmell and Richard Brown As a scything community we scythe enthusiasts/afficionados, some would even say addicts, all convene in a field in Somerset to hold the West Country Scythe Championships at the Green Scythe Fair. This year’s event was the 18th West Country Scythe Championship and the competition was once again great entertainment for the revellers at the fair. The headlines often get reserved for the …

“Voices”is a landscape in which remoteness is compressed, events are co-generated, interfaces disappear, humans and non-humans connect through new languages and the whole evolves and transforms relentlessly throughout time. The post Voices by Philippe Parreno appeared first on Digicult | Digital Art, Design and Culture.

GitHub has updated the page template used to list Commits on a repository. Central to this experience is an interactive list component that I was responsible for architecting. This work was done alongside input from James Scholes, whose guidance was instrumental to the effort’s success. An interactive list is a construct that’s more commonplace on desktop applications than the web. That does not mean its approach is forbidden from being …

Forlorn, a foal in a cheap two-piece suit. You’re a baby, and then you’re an ancient. You’re a pink tear, glistening like Venus, sliding down the glass, drop-shaped and delicate, until you’re a tear in the paper, irreparable, needy, marring a tower of manuscripts in your brokenness. You’re growing potential, then you’re wasted talent. A square peg in a round hole, forcing the entry until the edges of me are …

political opinion (toggle) the grand pay-to-play happening in front of us a train wreck looming (cross-posted to mastodon)

Solstice greetings to all! Here’s a sampling of my recently published writing: * Names of the year for 2024 (Moo Deng, Shohei Ohtani, Piper, and more) Words of the year for 2024 (BlueAnon, snoafer, X-odus, and more) * A few additional words of interest: Kakistocracy Slop Brunchlord Deny, delay, depose * My Q&A with Jesse Sheidlower, editor of the newly published fourth edition of The F-Word (Strong Language blog) When …

At the end of September a crucial silicon mine in Spruce Pine was flooded by Hurricane Helene. Ever wonder what happened next? CC-licensed photo by State Archives of North Carolina Raleigh, NC on Flickr. You can sign up to receive each day’s Start Up post by email. You’ll need to click a confirmation link, so no spam. Delayed: this week’s Social Warming Substack post won’t appear today. If you’re signed …

Coming up with my top five records of the year was not a difficult task this year as I already had somewhat of an idea that such and such album would land there pretty much as soon as I heard it. But deciding what was my #1 favorite record of the year was a much harder thing to do. Do I pick a band that has been around for almost …