Richard Baguley
@richardbaguley.bsky.social
Technology writer/editor/odd job man. Eats lots of cereal, breaks gadgets.
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Stonehenge/where the black cats dwell/where they do get pets/and are petted well
Stonehenge/where the black cats dwell/where they do get pets/and are petted well
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December 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Stonehenge/where the black cats dwell/where they do get pets/and are petted well
Stonehenge/where the black cats dwell/where they do get pets/and are petted well
24 Days of Jam #14: Mango-Ginger. Verrry nice, with the sweetness and texture of the Mango and the bite of the Ginger. A bit more of the latter would be nice, but a great combo overall.
December 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
24 Days of Jam #14: Mango-Ginger. Verrry nice, with the sweetness and texture of the Mango and the bite of the Ginger. A bit more of the latter would be nice, but a great combo overall.
24 Days of Jam #13: Apricot Honey Spread. Kind of baffled by this: why put two sweet things together? It's nice enough, but there is no taste contrast or texture.
December 17, 2025 at 1:04 AM
24 Days of Jam #13: Apricot Honey Spread. Kind of baffled by this: why put two sweet things together? It's nice enough, but there is no taste contrast or texture.
24 Days of Jam: #12. Redcurrant-Raspberry Spread. Clear jams & jellies always seem wrong to me. It defeats the purpose somehow, which is to enjoy the fruit. To misquote a famous philosopher, "give me taste in my jellies / But leave in the lumps and the seeds, please"
December 15, 2025 at 11:55 PM
24 Days of Jam: #12. Redcurrant-Raspberry Spread. Clear jams & jellies always seem wrong to me. It defeats the purpose somehow, which is to enjoy the fruit. To misquote a famous philosopher, "give me taste in my jellies / But leave in the lumps and the seeds, please"
24 days of Jam #10: Wild Blueberry-Lychee-Rose Spread. Lovely, with the rose adding a nice sharp aftertaste. I could not taste the Wild, though.
December 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
24 days of Jam #10: Wild Blueberry-Lychee-Rose Spread. Lovely, with the rose adding a nice sharp aftertaste. I could not taste the Wild, though.
Day 9: Madagascar Vanilla Caramel Spread. Like honey mixed with instant pudding. Not a big fan.
(Yes I know I am running behind. I’ve been busy, but will catch up)
(Yes I know I am running behind. I’ve been busy, but will catch up)
December 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Day 9: Madagascar Vanilla Caramel Spread. Like honey mixed with instant pudding. Not a big fan.
(Yes I know I am running behind. I’ve been busy, but will catch up)
(Yes I know I am running behind. I’ve been busy, but will catch up)
Day 8 : White Nectarine-Peach-Lemon Verbana Spread. A nice fruity combination, even if it is a pain to type. I initially read the name as “Velma”, which made me check the ingredients. Scooby dooby doo!
December 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Day 8 : White Nectarine-Peach-Lemon Verbana Spread. A nice fruity combination, even if it is a pain to type. I initially read the name as “Velma”, which made me check the ingredients. Scooby dooby doo!
Day 7 : Caramel Coffee spread. Would not have worked on a bagel, but fortunately the test substrate today was pancakes. Yum, with a nice coffee kick.
December 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Day 7 : Caramel Coffee spread. Would not have worked on a bagel, but fortunately the test substrate today was pancakes. Yum, with a nice coffee kick.
Day 6:Apricot-Lavender. Nice, but the Lavender was too subtle. If you are gonna add a flavor, make it noticeable.
December 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Day 6:Apricot-Lavender. Nice, but the Lavender was too subtle. If you are gonna add a flavor, make it noticeable.
Day 5: Apple-Caramel-Cinnamon Spread. Nice, but too sweet. The caramel doesn’t really add anything.
December 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Day 5: Apple-Caramel-Cinnamon Spread. Nice, but too sweet. The caramel doesn’t really add anything.
Day 4: Cherry-Violet leaves spread. Not bad, but I don’t really taste the leaves.
December 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Day 4: Cherry-Violet leaves spread. Not bad, but I don’t really taste the leaves.
Day 3: Plum-Pear-Star Anise. Excellent, with just enough Anise to give it a slight licorice taste, but not too much to overwhelm the plum sweetness.
December 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Day 3: Plum-Pear-Star Anise. Excellent, with just enough Anise to give it a slight licorice taste, but not too much to overwhelm the plum sweetness.
Day 2: Fig-Cardamon spread. Lovely, with a nice balance of sweet figs and spice.
December 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Day 2: Fig-Cardamon spread. Lovely, with a nice balance of sweet figs and spice.
Happy December! That means it is time to start reviewing the contents of my Bonne Maman advent calendar! First up is Wild Blueberry and Maple Syrup spread. Interesting, but not really successful: too strong sweet and sour flavors that don’t mesh.
December 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Happy December! That means it is time to start reviewing the contents of my Bonne Maman advent calendar! First up is Wild Blueberry and Maple Syrup spread. Interesting, but not really successful: too strong sweet and sour flavors that don’t mesh.
I just tried these dinosaur dance moves on my wife and she was not that impressed. “We can tell they had two moves so far…When this happened three or more times a few of these show a counter-clockwise turn, kind of like the moonwalk with a little spin." apple.news/A3bFT7AszS_q...
Analyzing Ancient Footprints, Scientists Find Evidence Dinos Like T-Rex Did the
More on dinosaurs: A Dinosaur Appears to Have Died on the Exact Spot They Later Built a Dinosaur Museum, Burying Its Fossil Underneath It
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July 28, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I just tried these dinosaur dance moves on my wife and she was not that impressed. “We can tell they had two moves so far…When this happened three or more times a few of these show a counter-clockwise turn, kind of like the moonwalk with a little spin." apple.news/A3bFT7AszS_q...
Sad to hear. Met him a couple of times and he was an interesting chap. He gave up copyright on his songs and declared “I no longer retain any rights to any of my songs. So help yourselves, and don’t send me any money” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...
Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97
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July 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Sad to hear. Met him a couple of times and he was an interesting chap. He gave up copyright on his songs and declared “I no longer retain any rights to any of my songs. So help yourselves, and don’t send me any money” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...
I think that Vaughn is onto something here: “…they’re not more than tools. Understanding that LLMs are meaning-making tools — not totipotent entities with their own agency — makes many design principles for using LLMs fall into place. “
vaughntan.org/aiexpertconu...
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The AI expertise conundrum - Vaughn Tan
tl;dr: Current LLMs can’t truly or create new knowledge on their own; but they can help humans do that innovation work more quickly. LLMs work best
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July 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I think that Vaughn is onto something here: “…they’re not more than tools. Understanding that LLMs are meaning-making tools — not totipotent entities with their own agency — makes many design principles for using LLMs fall into place. “
vaughntan.org/aiexpertconu...
vaughntan.org/aiexpertconu...
Viking ship. #photography #naturephotography
May 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Viking ship. #photography #naturephotography
Teaching the cat to handle a leash.
May 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Teaching the cat to handle a leash.
So I decided to tear up the nasty vinyl tile in my entry way to see if there was a nice wood floor underneath. Yay, there is! Except… someone painted it black. (Other wood floor at top, entryway floor at bottom)
April 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
So I decided to tear up the nasty vinyl tile in my entry way to see if there was a nice wood floor underneath. Yay, there is! Except… someone painted it black. (Other wood floor at top, entryway floor at bottom)
“Good morning. I was wondering if you were aware of the fact that my food bowl is empty? I’m sorry, you can’t breathe because I am crushing you? Well, time to get up and refill my bowl then…”
April 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
“Good morning. I was wondering if you were aware of the fact that my food bowl is empty? I’m sorry, you can’t breathe because I am crushing you? Well, time to get up and refill my bowl then…”
Organizing kitchen stuff when my cat Phoebe decided to help, lying in a glass casserole dish like a big fluffy lasagna. #catsofbluesky #cooking #catsarestrange
March 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Organizing kitchen stuff when my cat Phoebe decided to help, lying in a glass casserole dish like a big fluffy lasagna. #catsofbluesky #cooking #catsarestrange
Another sunny day in dear ole New England.
February 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Another sunny day in dear ole New England.