James Langdell
@jclangdell.bsky.social
Retired technical writer, still-functioning musician. Longtime Balloon Juice lurker and sometimes commenter.
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1/ My Jane Goodall story: I had heard speak when I was a kid; I don't remember if my parents took me up to meet her after the talk.
A few years later I was 14 and we were visiting my uncle at his farm on Salisbury plain in Hampshire.
One afternoon we were summoned into the sitting room for tea...
A few years later I was 14 and we were visiting my uncle at his farm on Salisbury plain in Hampshire.
One afternoon we were summoned into the sitting room for tea...
October 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
1/ My Jane Goodall story: I had heard speak when I was a kid; I don't remember if my parents took me up to meet her after the talk.
A few years later I was 14 and we were visiting my uncle at his farm on Salisbury plain in Hampshire.
One afternoon we were summoned into the sitting room for tea...
A few years later I was 14 and we were visiting my uncle at his farm on Salisbury plain in Hampshire.
One afternoon we were summoned into the sitting room for tea...
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When I heard Musk say this on Tuesday, my assumption was that it was a programming issue. Because I can code and have written to databases and because I am familiar with other examples of default values being misinterpreted.
Yet somehow Musk isn't.
Yet somehow Musk isn't.
February 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
When I heard Musk say this on Tuesday, my assumption was that it was a programming issue. Because I can code and have written to databases and because I am familiar with other examples of default values being misinterpreted.
Yet somehow Musk isn't.
Yet somehow Musk isn't.
Coverage of the deceased President Carter's career include his support in the late 1970s for alternative fuels and installation of solar panels at the White House.
December 31, 2024 at 3:18 AM
Coverage of the deceased President Carter's career include his support in the late 1970s for alternative fuels and installation of solar panels at the White House.
If you can't blame it on the Bossa Nova, try blaming it on short skirts, whatever it is.
A List of Things People Blamed on Short Skirts
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November 30, 2024 at 11:50 PM
If you can't blame it on the Bossa Nova, try blaming it on short skirts, whatever it is.
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We've entered a lawless food weekend. Pumpkin pie for breakfast. Stuffing and mashed potatoes for lunch. Cold turkey sandwich for dinner. There are no rules.
November 29, 2024 at 3:58 PM
We've entered a lawless food weekend. Pumpkin pie for breakfast. Stuffing and mashed potatoes for lunch. Cold turkey sandwich for dinner. There are no rules.
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Dear Mom and Dad,
We are having a great time here at Camp CatchaCough.
We are having a great time here at Camp CatchaCough.
November 28, 2024 at 5:29 AM
Dear Mom and Dad,
We are having a great time here at Camp CatchaCough.
We are having a great time here at Camp CatchaCough.
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Across the country, people are starting meal preparations and traveling to be with friends and family.
Tell us your favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table, and we’ll share our knowledge about the work behind the ingredients. #WeFeedYou
Tell us your favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table, and we’ll share our knowledge about the work behind the ingredients. #WeFeedYou
November 27, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Across the country, people are starting meal preparations and traveling to be with friends and family.
Tell us your favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table, and we’ll share our knowledge about the work behind the ingredients. #WeFeedYou
Tell us your favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table, and we’ll share our knowledge about the work behind the ingredients. #WeFeedYou
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I once heard that "Writing is nature's way of showing you that you aren't thinking clearly enough yet."
November 27, 2024 at 7:05 PM
I once heard that "Writing is nature's way of showing you that you aren't thinking clearly enough yet."
Excellent timeline of the past several years, in which friends of Trump ran out the clock for Biden's Justice department.
THREAD: A timeline for you of facts. I'm just sharing facts, so no need to get yelly or upset.
1. DoJ opened two investigations into Trump and the coup in January 2021 within two weeks of the attack on the Capitol 1/
1. DoJ opened two investigations into Trump and the coup in January 2021 within two weeks of the attack on the Capitol 1/
November 26, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Excellent timeline of the past several years, in which friends of Trump ran out the clock for Biden's Justice department.
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"Post your favorite Pokemon, wrong answers only."
Nauga, I choose you!
Nauga, I choose you!
November 25, 2024 at 4:20 AM
"Post your favorite Pokemon, wrong answers only."
Nauga, I choose you!
Nauga, I choose you!
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Thank you to everyone who voted 🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵
November 5, 2024 at 12:42 PM
Thank you to everyone who voted 🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵
Very inspiring news in this piece to one who lives in this state, covering the current state of high-speed rail, CalVolunteers, and the privately owned but public minded mapping company Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI).
By me, in WIRED :
Why California is still the future, however this election turns out.
www.wired.com/story/califo...
Why California is still the future, however this election turns out.
www.wired.com/story/califo...
After the Election, California (Yes, That Hellscape) Will Keep Moving the World Forward No Matter What
California has been written off as a woke wasteland. But it’s still inventing the future on a bunch of frontiers nobody’s talking about. Even if Trump wins, it will remain a golden, global example.
www.wired.com
November 4, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Very inspiring news in this piece to one who lives in this state, covering the current state of high-speed rail, CalVolunteers, and the privately owned but public minded mapping company Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI).
Max, are you in on funding this project?
Hello #medievalsky please back the new definitive edition of Ars Magica so I can write you an essay.
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...
November 2, 2024 at 2:37 AM
Max, are you in on funding this project?
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An early Halloween cartoon for New Scientist.
October 27, 2024 at 11:15 AM
An early Halloween cartoon for New Scientist.
To be sung to the old Spider-Man cartoon theme song.
October 25, 2024 at 4:22 PM
To be sung to the old Spider-Man cartoon theme song.
I see that I was among the first million users to join. Glad it has grown so well, despite my infrequent posts.
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #865,507!
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #865,507!
September 19, 2024 at 4:32 PM
I see that I was among the first million users to join. Glad it has grown so well, despite my infrequent posts.
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #865,507!
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #865,507!
"Show a game that came out when you were 12."
I think I still have a stored away box of this, which I played with neighbors at the time.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...
I think I still have a stored away box of this, which I played with neighbors at the time.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...
February 24, 2024 at 2:26 AM
"Show a game that came out when you were 12."
I think I still have a stored away box of this, which I played with neighbors at the time.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...
I think I still have a stored away box of this, which I played with neighbors at the time.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...