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Well, I may have a few copies of Prism somewhere in which some of my first bylined publications appeared.
January 25, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Well, I may have a few copies of Prism somewhere in which some of my first bylined publications appeared.
I'm pretty sure Fred Brooks wrote something about this back in the previous century
January 13, 2026 at 11:52 PM
I'm pretty sure Fred Brooks wrote something about this back in the previous century
Oh, cool! I remember there was a stone commemorating the trip near our home when we lived outside Albany - I think once there were markers for each day of progress?
January 10, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Oh, cool! I remember there was a stone commemorating the trip near our home when we lived outside Albany - I think once there were markers for each day of progress?
Am I right that you're responding to and expanding on this? (The "Homeland" branding has always felt excessively nationalist and creepy to me and I am disappointed to find those premonitions were correct.) bsky.app/profile/than...
The tragic death of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year old mother fatally shot by ICE, shows that ICE can’t be reformed and must be abolished.
I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy.
Time to melt ICE.
I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy.
Time to melt ICE.
January 10, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Am I right that you're responding to and expanding on this? (The "Homeland" branding has always felt excessively nationalist and creepy to me and I am disappointed to find those premonitions were correct.) bsky.app/profile/than...
The most touching part, honestly, is what this couple *didn't* do (at least as far as the article shows): they didn't try to "fix" him, and they didn't put conditions on their support. They must have been all-star parents, too, on that evidence.
December 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The most touching part, honestly, is what this couple *didn't* do (at least as far as the article shows): they didn't try to "fix" him, and they didn't put conditions on their support. They must have been all-star parents, too, on that evidence.
I read the Aru Shah series (Roshani Chokshi is the author) to my daughter *three times* - after we finished the first run-through she immediately wanted me to go back to the beginning and start over. (And I was willing to. They're good books.)
December 16, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I read the Aru Shah series (Roshani Chokshi is the author) to my daughter *three times* - after we finished the first run-through she immediately wanted me to go back to the beginning and start over. (And I was willing to. They're good books.)
Same author has a trilogy under the title "The Menagerie" which is all mythical creatures.
December 16, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Same author has a trilogy under the title "The Menagerie" which is all mythical creatures.
Also Mandanna's two "Kiki Kallira" books
December 16, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Also Mandanna's two "Kiki Kallira" books
I've got two copies ordered for teenagers on my book list.
December 4, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I've got two copies ordered for teenagers on my book list.
I stuck to the chocolate cake, myself. I have philosophical differences with the Pennsylvania-rooted apple pie.
November 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I stuck to the chocolate cake, myself. I have philosophical differences with the Pennsylvania-rooted apple pie.
Yes. I think people who learn this "guideline" learn it relatively young, test it on their own age, and don't question it as they get older. `0.5n + 7` - as n gets larger, the 0.5n term becomes more and more significant while the 7 is, well, constant.
November 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Yes. I think people who learn this "guideline" learn it relatively young, test it on their own age, and don't question it as they get older. `0.5n + 7` - as n gets larger, the 0.5n term becomes more and more significant while the 7 is, well, constant.
(Their earlier song featuring Virtute - "Plea From A Cat Named Virtute" - is a banger, for people who like this sort of music) theweakerthans.bandcamp.com/track/plea-f...
Plea from a Cat Named Virtute, by The Weakerthans
from the album Reconstruction Site
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October 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
(Their earlier song featuring Virtute - "Plea From A Cat Named Virtute" - is a banger, for people who like this sort of music) theweakerthans.bandcamp.com/track/plea-f...
John Sampson of the Weakerthans has a song about a runaway cat: "Virtute the Cat Explains Her Departure". The refrain is about the cat's name: "The sound you found for me." And at the end, he repeats, "I can't remember the sound that you found for me." 😭 theweakerthans.bandcamp.com/track/virtut...
Virtute the Cat Explains Her Departure, by The Weakerthans
from the album Reunion Tour
theweakerthans.bandcamp.com
October 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
John Sampson of the Weakerthans has a song about a runaway cat: "Virtute the Cat Explains Her Departure". The refrain is about the cat's name: "The sound you found for me." And at the end, he repeats, "I can't remember the sound that you found for me." 😭 theweakerthans.bandcamp.com/track/virtut...
Wouldn't be the first time World Cross has been like that. After the 2006 edition in Fukuoka, Steven Downes got World Athletics (then the IAAF) to run a whole article grumbling that "[f]lat, anodyne courses" were ruining the sport. worldathletics.org/news/news/cr...
Cross Country - athletics at its purest | NEWS | World Athletics
After this weekend the World Cross Country Championships reverts back to its old one day format. Taking a personal look at past, present and a possible future, British journalist Steven Downes explore...
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October 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Wouldn't be the first time World Cross has been like that. After the 2006 edition in Fukuoka, Steven Downes got World Athletics (then the IAAF) to run a whole article grumbling that "[f]lat, anodyne courses" were ruining the sport. worldathletics.org/news/news/cr...
Yes, they have courageously and conclusively solved that imaginary problem while harming no one. Good work! Have a cookie.
September 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Yes, they have courageously and conclusively solved that imaginary problem while harming no one. Good work! Have a cookie.
Meet the current Decathlon world record holder and two-time World Champion, from France, Kevin Mayer: worldathletics.org/athletes/fra...
Kevin MAYER | Profile | World Athletics
Kevin MAYER, France - Javelin Throw, 60 Metres Hurdles, 110 Metres Hurdles, 60 Metres
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September 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Meet the current Decathlon world record holder and two-time World Champion, from France, Kevin Mayer: worldathletics.org/athletes/fra...
So it takes some very specific circumstances to get a Frenchman and a Swede on the 10,000m podium, but it is absolutely proof that the non-African countries should keep developing and entering athletes instead of just conceding those medals. Because when that door opens, you want to be ready.
September 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
So it takes some very specific circumstances to get a Frenchman and a Swede on the 10,000m podium, but it is absolutely proof that the non-African countries should keep developing and entering athletes instead of just conceding those medals. Because when that door opens, you want to be ready.
American Olympic medalist Grant Fisher in 8th was just over 2 seconds away from gold, which might as well be a blanket finish in a 25-lap race that lasts 29 minutes.
September 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
American Olympic medalist Grant Fisher in 8th was just over 2 seconds away from gold, which might as well be a blanket finish in a 25-lap race that lasts 29 minutes.
The Kenyans and Ethiopians (and occasional Eritreans, Tanzanians, or Mo Farah) have gotten so used to the success of their "burn off everyone else and then sort out the medals in the last lap" strategy that apparently in the hot conditions in Tokyo, they neglected the "burn off everyone else" part.
September 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The Kenyans and Ethiopians (and occasional Eritreans, Tanzanians, or Mo Farah) have gotten so used to the success of their "burn off everyone else and then sort out the medals in the last lap" strategy that apparently in the hot conditions in Tokyo, they neglected the "burn off everyone else" part.
Only the second World Champion not born in Africa. (The first, Alberto Cova of Italy, won the first World Championships in 1983, fourteen years before Gressier was born.) Also the fewest Africans on the podium (one) since 1987.
September 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Only the second World Champion not born in Africa. (The first, Alberto Cova of Italy, won the first World Championships in 1983, fourteen years before Gressier was born.) Also the fewest Africans on the podium (one) since 1987.
Chelangat of Uganda is 12th in Alison's post but not in the currently-listed results (approaching 7:45AM JPN time on Sunday)
September 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Chelangat of Uganda is 12th in Alison's post but not in the currently-listed results (approaching 7:45AM JPN time on Sunday)