Andrew Kuchling
@akuchling.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy
#Python & SQL #developer at a healthcare startup in #WashingtonDC. Former core #Python developer.
Lives in #Bowie, #Maryland.
Reader of #books; player of […]
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Lives in #Bowie, #Maryland.
Reader of #books; player of […]
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My most frequent games for October. I was visiting family in Canada and brought Atiwa and Wingspan Asia to play solo, so they're well represented. We also tried out the new Owl Temple board for Lost Ruins of Arnak.
#boardgames
#boardgames
November 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
My most frequent games for October. I was visiting family in Canada and brought Atiwa and Wingspan Asia to play solo, so they're well represented. We also tried out the new Owl Temple board for Lost Ruins of Arnak.
#boardgames
#boardgames
ECCENTRIC ORBITS: THE IRIDIUM STORY, by John Bloom, is a business history of Iridium, the satellite-phone company that was originally founded by Motorola and relied upon 77 low-earth orbit satellites to provide coverage. The book opens with a curtain-raiser […]
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October 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
ECCENTRIC ORBITS: THE IRIDIUM STORY, by John Bloom, is a business history of Iridium, the satellite-phone company that was originally founded by Motorola and relied upon 77 low-earth orbit satellites to provide coverage. The book opens with a curtain-raiser […]
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My #boardgame plays for September.
Only 4 of these are copies that are actually ours: SETI, Sagrada: Artisans, Spots, and Galileo Galilei.
The rest are all from the convention library at the Dice Tower Retreat. Some games were quick enough that we played them twice.
#boardgames
Only 4 of these are copies that are actually ours: SETI, Sagrada: Artisans, Spots, and Galileo Galilei.
The rest are all from the convention library at the Dice Tower Retreat. Some games were quick enough that we played them twice.
#boardgames
October 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
My #boardgame plays for September.
Only 4 of these are copies that are actually ours: SETI, Sagrada: Artisans, Spots, and Galileo Galilei.
The rest are all from the convention library at the Dice Tower Retreat. Some games were quick enough that we played them twice.
#boardgames
Only 4 of these are copies that are actually ours: SETI, Sagrada: Artisans, Spots, and Galileo Galilei.
The rest are all from the convention library at the Dice Tower Retreat. Some games were quick enough that we played them twice.
#boardgames
[violence, blood]
WHACK JOB: A HISTORY OF AXE MURDER, by Rachel McCarthy James, starts out as a pop-archaeology book, shifts to history, and ends up in true crime. (There are cover blurbs from Mary Roach, Daniel Stashower, and Sarah Weinman, which covers this […]
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WHACK JOB: A HISTORY OF AXE MURDER, by Rachel McCarthy James, starts out as a pop-archaeology book, shifts to history, and ends up in true crime. (There are cover blurbs from Mary Roach, Daniel Stashower, and Sarah Weinman, which covers this […]
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September 23, 2025 at 12:32 AM
[violence, blood]
WHACK JOB: A HISTORY OF AXE MURDER, by Rachel McCarthy James, starts out as a pop-archaeology book, shifts to history, and ends up in true crime. (There are cover blurbs from Mary Roach, Daniel Stashower, and Sarah Weinman, which covers this […]
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WHACK JOB: A HISTORY OF AXE MURDER, by Rachel McCarthy James, starts out as a pop-archaeology book, shifts to history, and ends up in true crime. (There are cover blurbs from Mary Roach, Daniel Stashower, and Sarah Weinman, which covers this […]
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THE IMPOSITION OF UNNECESSARY OBSTACLES, by Malka Older, is #2 in a series, in which two women (professional Investigator Mossa and shy academic Pleiti) solve mysteries among the human population living on Jupiter; people live in atmospherically-shielded […]
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September 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
THE IMPOSITION OF UNNECESSARY OBSTACLES, by Malka Older, is #2 in a series, in which two women (professional Investigator Mossa and shy academic Pleiti) solve mysteries among the human population living on Jupiter; people live in atmospherically-shielded […]
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GOLDEN YEARS: HOW AMERICANS INVENTED AND REINVENTED OLD AGE, by James Chappel, is an academic's look at how the perception of and expectations for old age have changed in the US through the 20th century. The author is a professor at Duke, but the book is really […]
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September 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
GOLDEN YEARS: HOW AMERICANS INVENTED AND REINVENTED OLD AGE, by James Chappel, is an academic's look at how the perception of and expectations for old age have changed in the US through the 20th century. The author is a professor at Duke, but the book is really […]
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YOU NEVER FORGET YOUR FIRST: A BIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON by Alexis Coe is a fresh approach to writing a biography of this US Founding Father. In her introduction, the author talks about how most biographers are overly respectful and verbose, who go on at […]
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August 27, 2025 at 10:51 PM
YOU NEVER FORGET YOUR FIRST: A BIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON by Alexis Coe is a fresh approach to writing a biography of this US Founding Father. In her introduction, the author talks about how most biographers are overly respectful and verbose, who go on at […]
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The global reproductive rate has been dropping for decades. Many Western countries have fallen below the "2 children per woman" birth rate required to maintain population levels, which means that populations will grow increasingly old and then start declining […]
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August 21, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The global reproductive rate has been dropping for decades. Many Western countries have fallen below the "2 children per woman" birth rate required to maintain population levels, which means that populations will grow increasingly old and then start declining […]
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I've started reading YOU NEVER FORGET YOUR FIRST: A BIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, by Alexis Coe and am enjoying it so far.
In her preface, she notes that most biographies of Washington are written by men for other men -- she's the first woman to write one in […]
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In her preface, she notes that most biographies of Washington are written by men for other men -- she's the first woman to write one in […]
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August 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I've started reading YOU NEVER FORGET YOUR FIRST: A BIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, by Alexis Coe and am enjoying it so far.
In her preface, she notes that most biographies of Washington are written by men for other men -- she's the first woman to write one in […]
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In her preface, she notes that most biographies of Washington are written by men for other men -- she's the first woman to write one in […]
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Recent reading:
In my reading about Stoicism, I've seen various references to the Roman author Seneca, who wrote letters setting out the Stoic viewpoint on topics such as anger, charity, and mercy. But Seneca was also in an odd position for a Stoic. Most […]
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In my reading about Stoicism, I've seen various references to the Roman author Seneca, who wrote letters setting out the Stoic viewpoint on topics such as anger, charity, and mercy. But Seneca was also in an odd position for a Stoic. Most […]
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August 5, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Recent reading:
In my reading about Stoicism, I've seen various references to the Roman author Seneca, who wrote letters setting out the Stoic viewpoint on topics such as anger, charity, and mercy. But Seneca was also in an odd position for a Stoic. Most […]
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In my reading about Stoicism, I've seen various references to the Roman author Seneca, who wrote letters setting out the Stoic viewpoint on topics such as anger, charity, and mercy. But Seneca was also in an odd position for a Stoic. Most […]
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Recent reading:
In VAGINA OBSCURA: AN ANATOMICAL JOURNEY, Rachel E. Gross set out to write a book about the vagina, & expanded her scope to include the rest of the female reproductive system.
The book covers both historical stories and research frontiers. The […]
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In VAGINA OBSCURA: AN ANATOMICAL JOURNEY, Rachel E. Gross set out to write a book about the vagina, & expanded her scope to include the rest of the female reproductive system.
The book covers both historical stories and research frontiers. The […]
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August 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Recent reading:
In VAGINA OBSCURA: AN ANATOMICAL JOURNEY, Rachel E. Gross set out to write a book about the vagina, & expanded her scope to include the rest of the female reproductive system.
The book covers both historical stories and research frontiers. The […]
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In VAGINA OBSCURA: AN ANATOMICAL JOURNEY, Rachel E. Gross set out to write a book about the vagina, & expanded her scope to include the rest of the female reproductive system.
The book covers both historical stories and research frontiers. The […]
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THE TUSKS OF EXTINCTION, by Ray Nayler, is an excellent story set in a bleak and depressingly plausible future. Elephants are gone from the wild, with only captive herds remaining: the battle between poachers and rangers began to target the rangers directly […]
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July 31, 2025 at 1:24 PM
THE TUSKS OF EXTINCTION, by Ray Nayler, is an excellent story set in a bleak and depressingly plausible future. Elephants are gone from the wild, with only captive herds remaining: the battle between poachers and rangers began to target the rangers directly […]
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Here's my summaries & opinions of the Hugo finalists for Best Novella (short 100-150 page novels)!
THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST, by Premee Mohamed, is a dark fantasy. There are two forests in the land: the south forest is an ordinary forest where you can go in […]
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THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST, by Premee Mohamed, is a dark fantasy. There are two forests in the land: the south forest is an ordinary forest where you can go in […]
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July 31, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Here's my summaries & opinions of the Hugo finalists for Best Novella (short 100-150 page novels)!
THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST, by Premee Mohamed, is a dark fantasy. There are two forests in the land: the south forest is an ordinary forest where you can go in […]
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THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST, by Premee Mohamed, is a dark fantasy. There are two forests in the land: the south forest is an ordinary forest where you can go in […]
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Kaliane Bradley's THE MINISTRY OF TIME is like a reverse OUTLANDER: instead of a modern woman going back in time and falling in love with a man from the past, the man from the past is brought up to the modern day. The man is Commander Graham Gore, a member of […]
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July 29, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Kaliane Bradley's THE MINISTRY OF TIME is like a reverse OUTLANDER: instead of a modern woman going back in time and falling in love with a man from the past, the man from the past is brought up to the modern day. The man is Commander Graham Gore, a member of […]
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In the fantasy mystery THE TAINTED CUP, by Robert Jackson Bennett, a very green apprentice named Kol is assigned to help the investigator Ana Dolabra, who has a Nero Wolfe-esque set of quirks. They're investigating the murder of an army engineer, killed when […]
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July 29, 2025 at 10:47 AM
In the fantasy mystery THE TAINTED CUP, by Robert Jackson Bennett, a very green apprentice named Kol is assigned to help the investigator Ana Dolabra, who has a Nero Wolfe-esque set of quirks. They're investigating the murder of an army engineer, killed when […]
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In SOMEONE TO BUILD A NEST IN, by John Wiswell, Shesheshen is an amorphous shape-shifting creature who lives in a swamp, and is able to absorb bones, metal, and other objects inside her to provide a skeleton, and is able to imitate people (especially if she's […]
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July 29, 2025 at 10:46 AM
In SOMEONE TO BUILD A NEST IN, by John Wiswell, Shesheshen is an amorphous shape-shifting creature who lives in a swamp, and is able to absorb bones, metal, and other objects inside her to provide a skeleton, and is able to imitate people (especially if she's […]
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Time to post my opinions about the novels that were finalists for the Hugos this year!
In SERVICE MODEL, by Adrian Tchaikovsky, the valet robot Uncharles is responsible for laying out his owner's clothes every morning and helping with his morning ablutions […]
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In SERVICE MODEL, by Adrian Tchaikovsky, the valet robot Uncharles is responsible for laying out his owner's clothes every morning and helping with his morning ablutions […]
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July 29, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Time to post my opinions about the novels that were finalists for the Hugos this year!
In SERVICE MODEL, by Adrian Tchaikovsky, the valet robot Uncharles is responsible for laying out his owner's clothes every morning and helping with his morning ablutions […]
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In SERVICE MODEL, by Adrian Tchaikovsky, the valet robot Uncharles is responsible for laying out his owner's clothes every morning and helping with his morning ablutions […]
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OPPOSABLE THUMBS: HOW SISKEL & EBERT CHANGED MOVIES FOREVER, by Matt Singer, is a nostalgic look back at Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert, and their three TV shows: SNEAK PREVIEWS on PBS, AT THE MOVIES with Tribune Broadcasting, and SISKEL & EBERT with Disney. Both men […]
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July 26, 2025 at 2:13 AM
OPPOSABLE THUMBS: HOW SISKEL & EBERT CHANGED MOVIES FOREVER, by Matt Singer, is a nostalgic look back at Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert, and their three TV shows: SNEAK PREVIEWS on PBS, AT THE MOVIES with Tribune Broadcasting, and SISKEL & EBERT with Disney. Both men […]
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The coverage of the NYC primary, in which Zohran Mamdani is leading, makes me think that journalists wrote explainers about the ranked voting and then completely forgot about it.
***You don't know that Mamdani has won, even if he's leading in first-position […]
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***You don't know that Mamdani has won, even if he's leading in first-position […]
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June 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The coverage of the NYC primary, in which Zohran Mamdani is leading, makes me think that journalists wrote explainers about the ranked voting and then completely forgot about it.
***You don't know that Mamdani has won, even if he's leading in first-position […]
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***You don't know that Mamdani has won, even if he's leading in first-position […]
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The Catholic church in #hemmingford #quebec, as seen from its cemetery.
June 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The Catholic church in #hemmingford #quebec, as seen from its cemetery.
Last month I did a thorough cleanout of my office, and in the closet I found my copy of the 2nd edition #python Cookbook, ed. Alex Martelli, Anna Martelli Ravenscroft, and David Ascher. It was published in 2005. Note the "Covers Python 2.3 and 2.4" banner at […]
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June 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Last month I did a thorough cleanout of my office, and in the closet I found my copy of the 2nd edition #python Cookbook, ed. Alex Martelli, Anna Martelli Ravenscroft, and David Ascher. It was published in 2005. Note the "Covers Python 2.3 and 2.4" banner at […]
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Zimmer has written a number of excellent popular-science books, and AIRBORNE: THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF THE LIFE WE BREATHE is his latest. It's a far-ranging survey of the history of airborne life and disease transmission, a field dubbed aerobiology.
The story […]
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The story […]
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June 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Zimmer has written a number of excellent popular-science books, and AIRBORNE: THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF THE LIFE WE BREATHE is his latest. It's a far-ranging survey of the history of airborne life and disease transmission, a field dubbed aerobiology.
The story […]
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The story […]
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Wow, the Heinz Memorial Chapel is pretty spectacular!
May 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Wow, the Heinz Memorial Chapel is pretty spectacular!
May 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The design gallery at the Carnegie Museum of Art is really great! Here's two very different bookcases.
#bookcases #design #carnegiemuseumofart
#bookcases #design #carnegiemuseumofart
May 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The design gallery at the Carnegie Museum of Art is really great! Here's two very different bookcases.
#bookcases #design #carnegiemuseumofart
#bookcases #design #carnegiemuseumofart