L. David Baron
@dbaron.org
Engineer on Google Chrome. Involved in CSS, W3C, and WHATWG standards. Previously Mozilla (2003-2020), W3C TAG (2015-2021). Massachusetts, USA.
There's a significant chance that within the next few hours Hurricane Melissa will break the 1935 record for most intense Atlantic hurricane at landfall by barometric pressure. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of... and www.nhc.noaa.gov
October 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
There's a significant chance that within the next few hours Hurricane Melissa will break the 1935 record for most intense Atlantic hurricane at landfall by barometric pressure. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of... and www.nhc.noaa.gov
I got that sort of upgrade on a flight from SZS to IVC back in January 2016.
October 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I got that sort of upgrade on a flight from SZS to IVC back in January 2016.
I report the ones that get through as spam. Most don't, since they're detected as spam already.
Also the ones that address me by name usually use one of my parents' names, not mine. Some database somewhere has that, but I never give my phone number to campaigns or in my voter registration.
Also the ones that address me by name usually use one of my parents' names, not mine. Some database somewhere has that, but I never give my phone number to campaigns or in my voter registration.
October 1, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I report the ones that get through as spam. Most don't, since they're detected as spam already.
Also the ones that address me by name usually use one of my parents' names, not mine. Some database somewhere has that, but I never give my phone number to campaigns or in my voter registration.
Also the ones that address me by name usually use one of my parents' names, not mine. Some database somewhere has that, but I never give my phone number to campaigns or in my voter registration.
Before our recent move, in the suburbs of Washington DC, the (larger than bug) animals that gave gardeners trouble were deer.
Now in the suburbs of Boston (and closer to the city center) it's all rabbits.
Now in the suburbs of Boston (and closer to the city center) it's all rabbits.
August 7, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Before our recent move, in the suburbs of Washington DC, the (larger than bug) animals that gave gardeners trouble were deer.
Now in the suburbs of Boston (and closer to the city center) it's all rabbits.
Now in the suburbs of Boston (and closer to the city center) it's all rabbits.
A related organizational tie, for the en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Glee_Club , has five lines representing a musical staff. (It was usually worn for daytime choral concerts, but evening concerts were white tie.)
June 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A related organizational tie, for the en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Glee_Club , has five lines representing a musical staff. (It was usually worn for daytime choral concerts, but evening concerts were white tie.)
I should clarify that what I'm suspicious of is the use of intermediate colors:
June 8, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I should clarify that what I'm suspicious of is the use of intermediate colors:
Here in Maryland the next time slot where the forecast does not contain the word "thunderstorm" is Wednesday.
May 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Here in Maryland the next time slot where the forecast does not contain the word "thunderstorm" is Wednesday.
The difference in the final phrase between the English and the French seems interesting. I wonder how intentional it is (and if so why).
March 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The difference in the final phrase between the English and the French seems interesting. I wonder how intentional it is (and if so why).
These things are... relative!
January 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
These things are... relative!
So it's the one in the middle of this photo that's hard to get in India, but the whole pods at left and right are easy to get?
January 7, 2025 at 1:13 AM
So it's the one in the middle of this photo that's hard to get in India, but the whole pods at left and right are easy to get?