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Though the standard narrative of 90s alternative hinges on the explosive success of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” Gen Z pop star Olivia Rodrigo is known for having a different take: as she told the LA Times at the end...

First up – Happy New Year to everyone! I haven’t painted anything from my Dungeons and Lasers Woodhaven Kickstarter pledge in some time now. These pieces in fact were painted in November or December, and are in the round-up I recently posted, and so for the sake of my own completeness, here they are. These were originally started as part of Dave’s Season of Scenery challenge, as supplemental pieces to …

Wouldn’t you know, Orson Cart has been whittling away at his mobile home.

TL;DR I made a thing and think it’s cool. Have you ever wanted to send someone a link, not to a huge and confusingly-laid-out webpage, but to the one sentence that’s relevant to them? So have I. For technical people, this has sometimes been possible, by linking to subheadings. But many documents don’t have subheadings with IDs that can be linked to. I read a wonderful post by Caleb Hearth, …

Have you ever wondered how visa requirements between countries change over time? I certainly have. It all started when I was planning an international trip and needed to check if I needed a visa for the country I was visiting. A quick Google search gave me the answer, but it sparked a bigger question: How have visa requirements evolved over the years?I was wondering if countries are getting more relaxed …

This year, I feel like I’ve seen more Instagram and blog posts with this title than ever before. Setting up one’s planner for the coming year means different things to different people– for some, it seems to be an elaborate and labor-intensive process! I admire the creativity and care, and I’m sure beautiful, hand-crafted planner … Continue reading 2025 Planner Set-Up →

Join the Knife Steel Nerds Patreon if you want my next update on the Crucible situation as soon as we know what happens with the bankruptcy sale. Video YouTube video for the following information: The Current Production Path for MagnaCut and CPM Steels Crucible Industries makes steel (duh), specializing in powder metallurgy tool steels. They are located in Solvay, NY, near Syracuse. Any steel with a “CPM” in front of …

I was awake before the alarm and loaded the car in the dark. A cold morning, the grass was frosty and the windscreen needed a scrape before I left; proper Pike fishing weather according to some. But to be fair I’ve always found rivers do fish well in the cold, or maybe they are less adversely affected? Either way this was convenient because that was where I was heading, I’m …

Left in the corner Left behind by the wind, the left over leaves are on the left side of the stairs.

Back in December 'Winterfest' was launched on The Emporium of Rogue Dreams Facebook page. Build and paint an Eldar single model, unit or vehicle by 12th January. The Command Group category was my favourite category from the early 1990s Golden Demon awards. I loved seeing a tight group of four themed models, usually comprised of a selection of commanders, leaders, champions or musicians plus a standard bearer:David Knowles Squat Command …

Photograph by James Kocher. Photography Contest, Honorable Mention. Caligo teucer – owl butterfly, Bayer Insectarium, St. Louis Zoo, January, 2023. Mr. Kocher writes, "An example of mimicry coloration. Butterfly has recently emerged from a chrysalis partially composed of enrolled leaf (to right of the body)." See also: eyespot.

I can't be the only one teaching online statistics this Spring. Last fall, I refreshed ALL of my discussion boards for my online version of Psychological Statistics. I haven't done so since 2020, and my students responded well to my new discussion topics, all of which are centered in statistical literacy and improving problem-solving with data.My first one is based on this old blog post about how residents of Houston …

Starring Hannah John-Kamen, Douglas Booth, Colm Meaney, Kristian Nairn, Chris Walley, Niamh Cusack and Jamie-Lee O’Donnell. Written by Jon Wright and Mark Stay. Directed by Jon Wright. Produced by Piers Tempest, Peter Touche and Lauren Cox. Tempo Productions/Ingenious Media/Rococo Films Poster Jamie and Maya Several months after they suffer a violent home invasion incident in their inner city London apartment, young couple Maya (John-Kamen) and Jamie (Booth) eagerly move to …

Tipping is a hot issue these days. How much should you tip staff in a restaurant or hotel, or even other types of situation? Should you even tip at all? For service staff tips are a vital source of income, supplementing what might be a very low standard wage. Tips are welcomed as a sign of having done a good job, and it’s nice to show your appreciation. Image from …

By David Tuller, DrPH In October, I spent 10 days traveling around Ireland and giving a talk called “Bad Science, Bad Medicine: How Flawed Biopsychosocial Studies on ME, Long Covid, etc Harm Patients.” (I wrote about the trip here.) I came as a guest of the Irish ME/CFS Association, which had previously arranged similar tours … Trial By Error: Video of October Talk in Ireland on How “Biopsychosocial” Research on …