Brian Glendenning
@bglenden.bsky.social
and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said “the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.”
January 17, 2026 at 11:00 PM
and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said “the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.”
I wonder if the bill noted in Lincoln's second inaugural has finally come due: "Yet, if God wills that it [the Civil War] continue until all the wealth piled by the bondsman’s two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk,
January 17, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I wonder if the bill noted in Lincoln's second inaugural has finally come due: "Yet, if God wills that it [the Civil War] continue until all the wealth piled by the bondsman’s two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk,
Canadian Rye Whiskey is sometimes considered in the same family (typically considered spicier).
January 17, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Canadian Rye Whiskey is sometimes considered in the same family (typically considered spicier).
It's a bit hard to interpret this, but malt vinegar is #6 of all condiments for all purposes, so must be in the top 3-4 for chips?
www.foodanddrinktechnology.com/news/39095/r...
www.foodanddrinktechnology.com/news/39095/r...
Research reveals Brits' 20 best-loved condiments - Food and Drink Technology
Insights agency Perspectus Global also reveals that almost half (44%) of Brits claim to enjoy a condiment with every single meal.
www.foodanddrinktechnology.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:31 PM
It's a bit hard to interpret this, but malt vinegar is #6 of all condiments for all purposes, so must be in the top 3-4 for chips?
www.foodanddrinktechnology.com/news/39095/r...
www.foodanddrinktechnology.com/news/39095/r...
Everyone talks about Claude Code (me too), but I did a little bit of year end spreadsheet stuff with Claude in Excel, and it was amazing (super profligate with tokens at least initially though).
January 13, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Everyone talks about Claude Code (me too), but I did a little bit of year end spreadsheet stuff with Claude in Excel, and it was amazing (super profligate with tokens at least initially though).
Do you have a link for this (genuinely interested, not trying to be obnoxious). My feeling (for which I also don't have evidence) is that while I'm sure innovation could help at the margins, that the biggest issues are likely more mundane (zoning, permitting, ...).
January 7, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Do you have a link for this (genuinely interested, not trying to be obnoxious). My feeling (for which I also don't have evidence) is that while I'm sure innovation could help at the margins, that the biggest issues are likely more mundane (zoning, permitting, ...).
Just wanted to fly more, or some precipitating activity?
January 1, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Just wanted to fly more, or some precipitating activity?
Wow, how did you hollow out the bulk of the handle? Drill it from the end?
December 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Wow, how did you hollow out the bulk of the handle? Drill it from the end?
Is there a page somewhere that contains the features you intend to implement it?
December 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Is there a page somewhere that contains the features you intend to implement it?
Eventually, and in practice you might not have any choice. If I was to move back to PEI I would have e to wait years to get a family doctor. (Which system is better for any given individual is complicated, I think the Canadian system is better for society but it has a lot of problems too).
December 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Eventually, and in practice you might not have any choice. If I was to move back to PEI I would have e to wait years to get a family doctor. (Which system is better for any given individual is complicated, I think the Canadian system is better for society but it has a lot of problems too).
I’m a bit dubious the $68M will go very far, but don’t know the numbers well enough to be sure. (Google says the total federal premium subsidy in 2024 was 5x that).
December 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I’m a bit dubious the $68M will go very far, but don’t know the numbers well enough to be sure. (Google says the total federal premium subsidy in 2024 was 5x that).
I use DR for things where I really care about the results (e.g., medical things, things I'm going to spend a lot of money on) and I want a lot of references that can be cross-checked, and I'd like a decent length report. Maybe this is an outdated holdover from the olden times of 6 months ago.
November 30, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I use DR for things where I really care about the results (e.g., medical things, things I'm going to spend a lot of money on) and I want a lot of references that can be cross-checked, and I'd like a decent length report. Maybe this is an outdated holdover from the olden times of 6 months ago.
I don't remember the details, but at 5000m (ALMA altitude) IIRC the atmospheric pressure is about 50% of sea level, so naively it would suffer half of the cosmic ray attenuation that sea level does so it could be significant (presumably this is why I checked).
November 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I don't remember the details, but at 5000m (ALMA altitude) IIRC the atmospheric pressure is about 50% of sea level, so naively it would suffer half of the cosmic ray attenuation that sea level does so it could be significant (presumably this is why I checked).
In ALMA at one point I had to do a little calculation about how often one of our little microcontrollers might be negatively impacted by cosmic rays (this microcontroller sometimes moved equipment so there was a bit of a human safety factor). (It wasn't an issue).
November 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
In ALMA at one point I had to do a little calculation about how often one of our little microcontrollers might be negatively impacted by cosmic rays (this microcontroller sometimes moved equipment so there was a bit of a human safety factor). (It wasn't an issue).
To capture all the overheads (training, R&D, ...) plus accounting for the huge variation in prompt size (write a limerick about ..., improve test coverage in this code base) I think the best metric would be the simplest one: Watt-hours per month per monthly active user. Also harder to game maybe.
November 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
To capture all the overheads (training, R&D, ...) plus accounting for the huge variation in prompt size (write a limerick about ..., improve test coverage in this code base) I think the best metric would be the simplest one: Watt-hours per month per monthly active user. Also harder to game maybe.
Astronomy professor and prolific SF author - you're living the life I dreamed of when I was young. Way to go!
November 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Astronomy professor and prolific SF author - you're living the life I dreamed of when I was young. Way to go!
Hopefully it’s a version with rum.
November 28, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Hopefully it’s a version with rum.
Apologies for my mistake (and misplaced snark).
November 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Apologies for my mistake (and misplaced snark).