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Notes from the Road crushes Patrick Moore's claims about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch from Chapter 6 of his book, highlighting scientific evidence and environmental impacts of oceanic plastic pollution.

A thought or two about the time I have left on this mortal coil and what I'll do with it

I am Setsuna is a throwback to older RPG titles like Chrono Trigger, but it stands on its own. A poetic snow-themed setting with melancholy piano music in the background,…

Carolina Wren No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face. – John Donne I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as…

What are your family’s top 3 favorite meals? *Spaghetti and meatballs. *Smothered turkey wings, rice & homemade gravy, and steamed cabbage with tomatoes & onions. *BBQ lamb chops, macaroni &…

When I woke up this morning and opened the window, it was snowing. This was the first time this year I have seen more than a small flutter of snow…

I honestly never knew Nebraska and Wisconsin played for a trophy in footballl.

Once upon a time, when I would get annoyed by someone’s actions—particularly online—I would feel the immediate need to respond, but with age comes the ability to sit with things.…

To Westminster with my wife (she to her father's), and about 10 o'clock back again home, and there I to the office a little, and thence by coach with Commissioner…

Newsmash! I've written a *tiny* book about growing potatoes, and Russell has published it.

This wasn’t really my week. Win of the week: managed to get anything done Looking forward to: getting a break this weekend Stuff I did: 8.25 hours consulting ate a…

When people think of Native American music artists, they are apt to think of Kay Starr, Link Wray, and Redbone. Among the music artists who might come to their mind…

Earth and water, air and fire— My grandmother liked to anchor the lit end of her thin cigar in her mouthas she sat on her haunches on the porch,unblinking. When…

[Mike Masnick at MSNBC]As Mike Masnick points out here, the hypocrisy from Elon Musk about collusion between tech and government is staggering:"Before, we were told that White House officials’ merely…

Notable Numbers Worth Reading  The Last Word Enrique Allen, a partner at Designer Fund, passed away. Enrique became a friend when he and Ben started The Designer Fund. The news…

Analyses revealed that East Asians faced less prejudice than South Asians and were equally motivated by work and leadership as South Asians. However, East Asians were lower in assertiveness, which…

Watts has now decided to clarify the whole story, telling Deadline that it wasn’t the streamer that canceled the sequel to “Wolfs,” but rather himself, and this decision came right…

Importing a frontend Javascript library without a build system I sometimes think the hardest problem in computer science right now is taking an NPM library and figuring out how to…

In the beginning, there was no difference between Earth and Paradise. We were all Elohim, just ordinary Gods. Out of pure consciousness, we imagined flesh, sensuous vibrations in the void, so…