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· Jun 20
Education is enough. That is, education is a wonderful thing - and deserves institutions to be devoted to it, and for those institutions to be treasured.
I'm not sure if this is a failure of technology or of people not understanding that "lyrics" aren't a universal feature of music.
(Seen at: archive.org/details/78_n...)
(Seen at: archive.org/details/78_n...)
December 18, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I'm not sure if this is a failure of technology or of people not understanding that "lyrics" aren't a universal feature of music.
(Seen at: archive.org/details/78_n...)
(Seen at: archive.org/details/78_n...)
We don’t know Beethoven’s birthday.
We know it was a few days ago - but not the precise date.
One of the greatest composers, alive less than two hundred years ago - and we don’t know his birthday.
Whereas now, such sundry details (and many more) are well-documented for everyone, for good or ill.
We know it was a few days ago - but not the precise date.
One of the greatest composers, alive less than two hundred years ago - and we don’t know his birthday.
Whereas now, such sundry details (and many more) are well-documented for everyone, for good or ill.
December 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
We don’t know Beethoven’s birthday.
We know it was a few days ago - but not the precise date.
One of the greatest composers, alive less than two hundred years ago - and we don’t know his birthday.
Whereas now, such sundry details (and many more) are well-documented for everyone, for good or ill.
We know it was a few days ago - but not the precise date.
One of the greatest composers, alive less than two hundred years ago - and we don’t know his birthday.
Whereas now, such sundry details (and many more) are well-documented for everyone, for good or ill.
One thing I'm assured of - in a post-apocalyptic situation, I will at least have a readily-available supply of many varied board games.
December 16, 2025 at 2:09 AM
One thing I'm assured of - in a post-apocalyptic situation, I will at least have a readily-available supply of many varied board games.
The only paper more dissatisfying than receipt paper is wet receipt paper.
December 5, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The only paper more dissatisfying than receipt paper is wet receipt paper.
I've ordered more than a few musical shakers. I wonder what the delivery people think...
December 2, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I've ordered more than a few musical shakers. I wonder what the delivery people think...
Playing No Man's Sky is like being an indoor cat that got out.
November 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Playing No Man's Sky is like being an indoor cat that got out.
I've successfully defrosted my freezer. I'm not sure if I did it the best way, but I'm convinced I didn't do it the worst way.
November 28, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I've successfully defrosted my freezer. I'm not sure if I did it the best way, but I'm convinced I didn't do it the worst way.
Finally, my interest in verse has practical value - www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
Poets are now cybersecurity threats: Researchers used 'adversarial poetry' to trick AI into ignoring its safety guard rails and it worked 62% of the time
Hacking the planet with florid verse.
www.pcgamer.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Finally, my interest in verse has practical value - www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...
Pro-tip to smartwatch/fitness tracker wearers - buy a shaker (percussion instrument) and try to get as good at it as this guy www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VZF...
Your device will most definitely mistake practice for athletic achievement.
Your device will most definitely mistake practice for athletic achievement.
Axel Fagerberg - Shaker Virtuosity
YouTube video by dogspercussion
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Pro-tip to smartwatch/fitness tracker wearers - buy a shaker (percussion instrument) and try to get as good at it as this guy www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VZF...
Your device will most definitely mistake practice for athletic achievement.
Your device will most definitely mistake practice for athletic achievement.
I've achieved manhood - today, I worked on my car.
...
OK, I just changed a license plate light. Still, for me - an achievement!
...
OK, I just changed a license plate light. Still, for me - an achievement!
November 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I've achieved manhood - today, I worked on my car.
...
OK, I just changed a license plate light. Still, for me - an achievement!
...
OK, I just changed a license plate light. Still, for me - an achievement!
The caller's collar was colored collard.
November 13, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The caller's collar was colored collard.
Thoughts on language (models) and intelligence - the "pro" argument is that LLMs exhibit intelligent behavior as an "emergent phenomenon" of their statistical mastery of language.
But - in life, intelligence didn't emerge from language. Rather, language developed from intelligence.
But - in life, intelligence didn't emerge from language. Rather, language developed from intelligence.
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Thoughts on language (models) and intelligence - the "pro" argument is that LLMs exhibit intelligent behavior as an "emergent phenomenon" of their statistical mastery of language.
But - in life, intelligence didn't emerge from language. Rather, language developed from intelligence.
But - in life, intelligence didn't emerge from language. Rather, language developed from intelligence.
I don't know what I know - but I know I need to know what I know.
November 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I don't know what I know - but I know I need to know what I know.
The mechanic of ARPGs where damage zones are indicated on the ground (so you dodge in and out of areas) is essentially an epic version of the Hokey Pokey.
October 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The mechanic of ARPGs where damage zones are indicated on the ground (so you dodge in and out of areas) is essentially an epic version of the Hokey Pokey.
It’s easy, and often sympathetic, to say you don’t like change. But that a thing changes is how you know it lives.
October 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
It’s easy, and often sympathetic, to say you don’t like change. But that a thing changes is how you know it lives.
People who put spaces in filenames have caused misery beyond their ken.
October 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
People who put spaces in filenames have caused misery beyond their ken.
You are what you read.
(At least, in many ways.)
I often find myself reflecting on questions asked and facts learned from books I've read. Years later, half-forgotten, these topics can resurface and reassert themselves.
(At least, in many ways.)
I often find myself reflecting on questions asked and facts learned from books I've read. Years later, half-forgotten, these topics can resurface and reassert themselves.
October 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
You are what you read.
(At least, in many ways.)
I often find myself reflecting on questions asked and facts learned from books I've read. Years later, half-forgotten, these topics can resurface and reassert themselves.
(At least, in many ways.)
I often find myself reflecting on questions asked and facts learned from books I've read. Years later, half-forgotten, these topics can resurface and reassert themselves.
A new habit of my cat - (1) squeeze between the comforter and sheets, (2) want to be petted while fully covered, (3) purr furiously, (4) stay there for hours.
October 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
A new habit of my cat - (1) squeeze between the comforter and sheets, (2) want to be petted while fully covered, (3) purr furiously, (4) stay there for hours.
"On the Sunny Side of the Street" has a different implication in light of climate change.
September 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
"On the Sunny Side of the Street" has a different implication in light of climate change.
The tell-tale “ka-thunk!”
of the curious kitty
who just jumped down
from somewhere - pretty.
He is aware
of where he ought not be,
Yet nonetheless wants
to smell and to see.
of the curious kitty
who just jumped down
from somewhere - pretty.
He is aware
of where he ought not be,
Yet nonetheless wants
to smell and to see.
August 30, 2025 at 4:40 AM
The tell-tale “ka-thunk!”
of the curious kitty
who just jumped down
from somewhere - pretty.
He is aware
of where he ought not be,
Yet nonetheless wants
to smell and to see.
of the curious kitty
who just jumped down
from somewhere - pretty.
He is aware
of where he ought not be,
Yet nonetheless wants
to smell and to see.
Anybody who knowingly uses the word "egress" in a cloud computing context has *seen* some stuff.
August 21, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Anybody who knowingly uses the word "egress" in a cloud computing context has *seen* some stuff.
Where my cat is is a reliable indicator for where I should be.
August 8, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Where my cat is is a reliable indicator for where I should be.
Sometimes my cat stops and spends an inordinate amount of time checking some spot on the ground. I never know if it's because he's actually found something (e.g. small bug, random debris he's considering eating) or if it's just a spot where past-him probably rubbed his butt.
July 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Sometimes my cat stops and spends an inordinate amount of time checking some spot on the ground. I never know if it's because he's actually found something (e.g. small bug, random debris he's considering eating) or if it's just a spot where past-him probably rubbed his butt.
Death, taxes, and the cat demanding treats.
July 21, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Death, taxes, and the cat demanding treats.
A surprising amount of my life is finding that past me is cleverer than present me at putting things in places.
July 13, 2025 at 3:23 AM
A surprising amount of my life is finding that past me is cleverer than present me at putting things in places.