Colin Howells
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Wishes he was a headlight on a northbound train
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Syd Mead, "Christmas Arrival," 2008
December 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Syd Mead, "Christmas Arrival," 2008
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Web Performance Calendar day 23 with @tunetheweb.com on configuring caches to ignore non-content-affecting URL parameters and reclaim performance. No more of this query string = cache miss nonsense.
calendar.perfplanet.com/2025/fixing-...
calendar.perfplanet.com/2025/fixing-...
Fixing the URL params performance penalty
Tales of two pages…
What's the difference between these two pages?:
https://www.example.com/
https://www.example.com/?utm_source=email
I mean they've got different URLs, but many of us would ...
calendar.perfplanet.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Web Performance Calendar day 23 with @tunetheweb.com on configuring caches to ignore non-content-affecting URL parameters and reclaim performance. No more of this query string = cache miss nonsense.
calendar.perfplanet.com/2025/fixing-...
calendar.perfplanet.com/2025/fixing-...
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RIP James Ransone of The Wire S2 fame (but will always be 'Bodysuit' from The American Astronaut to me: youtube.com/watch?v=aWY3...)
James Ransone, Character Actor Best Known for ‘The Wire, Passes at 46 — World of Reel
His film work included horror hits like Scott Derrickson’s “Sinister” and “The Black Phone,” collaborations with Spike Lee on “Inside Man,” “Red Hook Summer,” and “Oldboy.”
www.worldofreel.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
RIP James Ransone of The Wire S2 fame (but will always be 'Bodysuit' from The American Astronaut to me: youtube.com/watch?v=aWY3...)
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Recorded this day, 1965: The Second Great Quintet are recorded live on the first of two nights at the Plugged Nickel, Chicago. A legendary date, astonishing group interaction, magnificent music. Wayne Shorter- ts; Herbie Hancock- p; Ron Carter- b; Tony Williams- d. Set 1:
#jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis
#jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis
Miles Davis- December 22, 1965 Plugged Nickel Club, Chicago (1st set)
YouTube video by Milestones: A Miles Davis Archive
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Recorded this day, 1965: The Second Great Quintet are recorded live on the first of two nights at the Plugged Nickel, Chicago. A legendary date, astonishing group interaction, magnificent music. Wayne Shorter- ts; Herbie Hancock- p; Ron Carter- b; Tony Williams- d. Set 1:
#jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis
#jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis
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Redacted
Centerville, SD
Centerville, SD
December 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Redacted
Centerville, SD
Centerville, SD
Going down a ternary (base 3, as opposed to binary's 2) computing rabbit hole
www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/65/we...
github.com/nirvanasuper...
youtube.com/watch?v=sWKy...
www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/65/we...
github.com/nirvanasuper...
youtube.com/watch?v=sWKy...
Ternary Computing: Theoretically Better than Binary
YouTube video by Asianometry
youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Going down a ternary (base 3, as opposed to binary's 2) computing rabbit hole
www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/65/we...
github.com/nirvanasuper...
youtube.com/watch?v=sWKy...
www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/65/we...
github.com/nirvanasuper...
youtube.com/watch?v=sWKy...
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right then, here's our full end of year shebang including our albums, reissues and discoveries of the year, plus a ruck of guest charts from some people u might know.
huge thaaaaaanks to everyone who contributed ✌️
boomkat.com/charts/boomk...
huge thaaaaaanks to everyone who contributed ✌️
boomkat.com/charts/boomk...
December 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
right then, here's our full end of year shebang including our albums, reissues and discoveries of the year, plus a ruck of guest charts from some people u might know.
huge thaaaaaanks to everyone who contributed ✌️
boomkat.com/charts/boomk...
huge thaaaaaanks to everyone who contributed ✌️
boomkat.com/charts/boomk...
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Olive Theatre
Donalsonville, GA
Donalsonville, GA
December 18, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Olive Theatre
Donalsonville, GA
Donalsonville, GA
The Archive kindly preserved all of the MP3s for the now-defunct WFMU blog, which has saved our holidays
The Alternative Jesus Christ Superstar (MP3s)
(39 Jesus-based MP3s after the jump) After several years of threats, I finally devoted most of a radio show to an alternative version of Jesus Christ Superstar, playing each track in order using vario...
web.archive.org
December 17, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The Archive kindly preserved all of the MP3s for the now-defunct WFMU blog, which has saved our holidays
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Chicken
DeKalb, IL
DeKalb, IL
December 17, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Chicken
DeKalb, IL
DeKalb, IL
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B. Parmeyev, 1977
December 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
B. Parmeyev, 1977
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While we are all thinking about a beautiful soul, now departed, and all his wondrous works, here's what looks like a fascinating new book on one of them.
uncpress.org/978146969090...
uncpress.org/978146969090...
Archie Bunker for President
Delving into the intersection of television entertainment and American politics during the 1970s, focusing on the sitcom All in the Family, this book explore...
uncpress.org
December 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
While we are all thinking about a beautiful soul, now departed, and all his wondrous works, here's what looks like a fascinating new book on one of them.
uncpress.org/978146969090...
uncpress.org/978146969090...
Now #reading:
The French Second Empire: An Anatomy of Political Power (Roger Price, 2005)
More than a few parallels to present experience
The Penguin Book of French Poetry 1820–1950 (ed. and trans. William Rees, 1994)
Introductory pieces are tremendously well written; ENG translations are prose
The French Second Empire: An Anatomy of Political Power (Roger Price, 2005)
More than a few parallels to present experience
The Penguin Book of French Poetry 1820–1950 (ed. and trans. William Rees, 1994)
Introductory pieces are tremendously well written; ENG translations are prose
December 13, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Now #reading:
The French Second Empire: An Anatomy of Political Power (Roger Price, 2005)
More than a few parallels to present experience
The Penguin Book of French Poetry 1820–1950 (ed. and trans. William Rees, 1994)
Introductory pieces are tremendously well written; ENG translations are prose
The French Second Empire: An Anatomy of Political Power (Roger Price, 2005)
More than a few parallels to present experience
The Penguin Book of French Poetry 1820–1950 (ed. and trans. William Rees, 1994)
Introductory pieces are tremendously well written; ENG translations are prose
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River, Spring, Tom Thomson 1915
December 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
River, Spring, Tom Thomson 1915
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Poster for Captain Kidd’s Kids, 1919
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Poster for Captain Kidd’s Kids, 1919
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December 9, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Ken Ferguson (Scottish Artist)
"Tweed Twilight", 2025.
Acrylic on Canvas, 48 × 32 inches.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Tweed Twilight", 2025.
Acrylic on Canvas, 48 × 32 inches.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 9, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Ken Ferguson (Scottish Artist)
"Tweed Twilight", 2025.
Acrylic on Canvas, 48 × 32 inches.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Tweed Twilight", 2025.
Acrylic on Canvas, 48 × 32 inches.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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Brion tomb in Venice by Carlo Scarpa (1968-1978) photos from Fernanda Barbara r/brutalism
December 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Brion tomb in Venice by Carlo Scarpa (1968-1978) photos from Fernanda Barbara r/brutalism
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New Kagi Special! Excited to announce our partnership with @fastmail.com where Kagi members will get 25% off Fastmail for the first year: kagi.com/specials
And Fastmail users, stay tuned for your Kagi offer coming soon 😉
And Fastmail users, stay tuned for your Kagi offer coming soon 😉
December 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
New Kagi Special! Excited to announce our partnership with @fastmail.com where Kagi members will get 25% off Fastmail for the first year: kagi.com/specials
And Fastmail users, stay tuned for your Kagi offer coming soon 😉
And Fastmail users, stay tuned for your Kagi offer coming soon 😉
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Now #reading:
Napoleon: Passion, Death and Resurrection 1815–1840 (Philip G. Dwyer, 2019)
Epilogue to his excellent bio: www.philip-dwyer.com/publications...
The Red and the Black (Stendhal trans. Burton Raffel, 2003)
Moribund 1820s after N and before Second Empire: youtube.com/watch?v=J_rk...
Napoleon: Passion, Death and Resurrection 1815–1840 (Philip G. Dwyer, 2019)
Epilogue to his excellent bio: www.philip-dwyer.com/publications...
The Red and the Black (Stendhal trans. Burton Raffel, 2003)
Moribund 1820s after N and before Second Empire: youtube.com/watch?v=J_rk...
December 4, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Now #reading:
Napoleon: Passion, Death and Resurrection 1815–1840 (Philip G. Dwyer, 2019)
Epilogue to his excellent bio: www.philip-dwyer.com/publications...
The Red and the Black (Stendhal trans. Burton Raffel, 2003)
Moribund 1820s after N and before Second Empire: youtube.com/watch?v=J_rk...
Napoleon: Passion, Death and Resurrection 1815–1840 (Philip G. Dwyer, 2019)
Epilogue to his excellent bio: www.philip-dwyer.com/publications...
The Red and the Black (Stendhal trans. Burton Raffel, 2003)
Moribund 1820s after N and before Second Empire: youtube.com/watch?v=J_rk...