Miles B
@miles-b.bsky.social
Software Engineer and Musician in San Francisco. 🏳️🌈
Other interests include espresso, cooking, and photography
Other interests include espresso, cooking, and photography
Criminal? Best case scenario, it's alleged criminal - he's only been indicted, not convicted. But more importantly, leader of a sovereign nation who we don't have jurisdiction over. Depending on the charges, this should be a matter for the ICC or ICJ.
January 4, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Criminal? Best case scenario, it's alleged criminal - he's only been indicted, not convicted. But more importantly, leader of a sovereign nation who we don't have jurisdiction over. Depending on the charges, this should be a matter for the ICC or ICJ.
I spent the last two years in Puno for Candelaria, playing music with an indigenous panpipe ensemble. It’s two weeks of nonstop Cristal and Pilsen Callao. And if you’re very unlucky, Chanka Kichachi, “la abre piernas” - it’s sort of a cross between rum and mead, notorious for awful hangovers
January 2, 2026 at 7:56 PM
I spent the last two years in Puno for Candelaria, playing music with an indigenous panpipe ensemble. It’s two weeks of nonstop Cristal and Pilsen Callao. And if you’re very unlucky, Chanka Kichachi, “la abre piernas” - it’s sort of a cross between rum and mead, notorious for awful hangovers
That and…this horrifying statue of one, making friend with some sheep. There’s a more ridiculous-looking alpaca statue to the left. That area can get pretty foggy at times.
January 2, 2026 at 7:46 PM
That and…this horrifying statue of one, making friend with some sheep. There’s a more ridiculous-looking alpaca statue to the left. That area can get pretty foggy at times.
My first time in Peru, I did Lima -> Huancayo -> Ayacucho -> Andahuaylas -> Cusco -> Puno -> Arequipa -> Lima, all on bus, in 2.5 weeks. All of the roads from the time I left Huancayo until I arrived in Arequipa, were dirt roads. I’m about to go back for the 7th time, and most of it is paved now
January 2, 2026 at 7:30 PM
My first time in Peru, I did Lima -> Huancayo -> Ayacucho -> Andahuaylas -> Cusco -> Puno -> Arequipa -> Lima, all on bus, in 2.5 weeks. All of the roads from the time I left Huancayo until I arrived in Arequipa, were dirt roads. I’m about to go back for the 7th time, and most of it is paved now
BTW, this journey is no longer possible, but it’s an amazing look at the train route across southern Peru in 1980. I saw this on PBS as a kid, and it inspired me. By the time I first went there in 2009, the Lima -> Huancayo train only ran 1x/week
youtu.be/f8QfKj_TX6Y?...
youtu.be/f8QfKj_TX6Y?...
Great Railway Journeys of the World (1980) - 6 - Three Miles High (PERU-BOLIVIA)
YouTube video by Railway Archives
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January 2, 2026 at 7:19 PM
BTW, this journey is no longer possible, but it’s an amazing look at the train route across southern Peru in 1980. I saw this on PBS as a kid, and it inspired me. By the time I first went there in 2009, the Lima -> Huancayo train only ran 1x/week
youtu.be/f8QfKj_TX6Y?...
youtu.be/f8QfKj_TX6Y?...
When I was 18 and had no money, I took Greyhound from St. Louis to central Oregon to see my grandfather. It was 3 days of continuous mishaps and missed connections. But Amtrak also would’ve taken 3 days, and would’ve cost as much as flying. It was my only option, and I got some stories out of it 😂
January 2, 2026 at 5:08 PM
When I was 18 and had no money, I took Greyhound from St. Louis to central Oregon to see my grandfather. It was 3 days of continuous mishaps and missed connections. But Amtrak also would’ve taken 3 days, and would’ve cost as much as flying. It was my only option, and I got some stories out of it 😂
I’ve ridden lots of coaches in Peru and Bolivia, and I have to say it’s extremely variable. There are some nice lines like Cruz del Sur. There are also ones that will make you question all of your life choices. For some routes like Puno <-> Arequipa, the option is a 15 pass van for 6 hours
January 2, 2026 at 5:03 PM
I’ve ridden lots of coaches in Peru and Bolivia, and I have to say it’s extremely variable. There are some nice lines like Cruz del Sur. There are also ones that will make you question all of your life choices. For some routes like Puno <-> Arequipa, the option is a 15 pass van for 6 hours
I mean…if you’re talking about Reform UK and Rassemblement national, then perhaps he’s not too far off
December 27, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I mean…if you’re talking about Reform UK and Rassemblement national, then perhaps he’s not too far off
Some of these distinctions exist in Spanish as well, such as espíritu vs fantasma. Some of what he’s leaning on here are false cognates. However, a Spanish teacher originally from Spain told me that English is the international language of business, because it’s much harder to be deceptive in it.
December 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Some of these distinctions exist in Spanish as well, such as espíritu vs fantasma. Some of what he’s leaning on here are false cognates. However, a Spanish teacher originally from Spain told me that English is the international language of business, because it’s much harder to be deceptive in it.
Reminds me of my first computer - a hand-me-down 286 from my Grandfather, that ran PC-DOS 3.3
December 24, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Reminds me of my first computer - a hand-me-down 286 from my Grandfather, that ran PC-DOS 3.3
I went to an event at their headquarters, and you can see lights flashing on their server racks that represent individual requests to the Wayback Machine. They do have offsite backups, etc., but live traffic does route through their SF location
December 21, 2025 at 6:55 AM
I went to an event at their headquarters, and you can see lights flashing on their server racks that represent individual requests to the Wayback Machine. They do have offsite backups, etc., but live traffic does route through their SF location
It’s because there’s a massive power outage in San Francisco, and the archive.org headquarters are in the affected area. It seems to have been a fire in an electric substation half-way across the city
December 21, 2025 at 6:34 AM
It’s because there’s a massive power outage in San Francisco, and the archive.org headquarters are in the affected area. It seems to have been a fire in an electric substation half-way across the city
I know a guy who lost two fingers to a planer that was functioning properly, just because he stopped paying attention momentarily. They are sharp, fast, and powerful.
December 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I know a guy who lost two fingers to a planer that was functioning properly, just because he stopped paying attention momentarily. They are sharp, fast, and powerful.
It’s that whole right-wingnut conspiracy theory about liberals controlling the weather
December 2, 2025 at 9:38 PM
It’s that whole right-wingnut conspiracy theory about liberals controlling the weather
I haven’t seen any price increases at Costco
December 2, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I haven’t seen any price increases at Costco
Even aside from academic writing standards, I would’ve failed this on the basis of grammatical mistakes. This is not even to the level of some high school papers I’ve seen. I can’t imagine how this person wrote a convincing enough essay to win admission to a university.
November 30, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Even aside from academic writing standards, I would’ve failed this on the basis of grammatical mistakes. This is not even to the level of some high school papers I’ve seen. I can’t imagine how this person wrote a convincing enough essay to win admission to a university.
All it takes is the right attitude to also add “arbitrary and capricious” to the list
November 27, 2025 at 10:55 PM
All it takes is the right attitude to also add “arbitrary and capricious” to the list
You don’t have to go far in London for that to fall off. Most of my friends there live in Zone 2, and if you’re at a station that’s only served by a branch of the Northern line, it’s going to be 20 minute headways
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
You don’t have to go far in London for that to fall off. Most of my friends there live in Zone 2, and if you’re at a station that’s only served by a branch of the Northern line, it’s going to be 20 minute headways
That seems to hinge on the nature of the processes by which choices are made. If choices are made by something resembling algorithmic processing, then the outcome is predetermined. If the same person can choose differently when presented with the same stimuli multiple times, maybe free will exists.
November 18, 2025 at 12:19 AM
That seems to hinge on the nature of the processes by which choices are made. If choices are made by something resembling algorithmic processing, then the outcome is predetermined. If the same person can choose differently when presented with the same stimuli multiple times, maybe free will exists.
Ok, but the eastern span of the Bay Bridge that’s used as the photo for this article, doesn’t have anything to do with this concept. It has the same number of lanes as the original eastern span that was built in the 1930s. Despite that, it’s the 2nd most heavily-trafficked bridge in the country.
October 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Ok, but the eastern span of the Bay Bridge that’s used as the photo for this article, doesn’t have anything to do with this concept. It has the same number of lanes as the original eastern span that was built in the 1930s. Despite that, it’s the 2nd most heavily-trafficked bridge in the country.