An opinion about RSS
There has been a bit of discussion in the Blaugust community about the importance and nature of RSS feeds for bloggers. Roger at Contains Moderate Peril had his say, and so did Fyr over at Fyr.io.
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On being mortified
There was a post over on the DivergentRays blog about mortifying things one has said or done. The example given of seeking out a kitty to pet at a social event is so in keeping with my own likely behaviour: even petting a stone cat is better than having to interact with people! I felt compelled to write a few words about my own personal embarrassing moment.
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Throwback: Still quantified
I was just beginning to explore the concept of health monitoring or self-quantifying back in 2013 when I wrote about my use of the Fitbit Flex. I was hoping that the device would, if nothing else, remind me how little I move.
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Organoid Intelligence
I read an excellent article on Wired the other day on the topic of organoids and thought I’d share a bit about it here. Even the basic concepts of this topic feel more like science fiction than reality, and that is right in my wheelhouse.
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Thirty one
As of today I have achieved the old school / traditional goal of Blaugust: posting 31 times in the month. My current count across my three blogs, not counting this post, looks like this:
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About /now
One of the posts I came across during Blaugust was this one by David Somers aka Omz13 about Nownownow. It piqued my interest but less for the discussion of Nownownow and more for the concept that leads to: the /now page. I will endeavour here to explain what I understand about both.
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Python comes with batteries included
Another Blaugust post, another bit of inspiration comes my way… Juhis posted on their blog about Python’s philosophy of “batteries are included”. This is a design philosophy I can respect, and it takes me back to old school languages from my youth.
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What I won’t talk about here
An excellent post on Roger’s blog, Contains Moderate Peril, delved into the subject of what topics individual bloggers may self-censor. The short answer for me is I don’t block myself from covering any subject: this site is a reflection of what is on my mind after all, and not everything I think is suitable for every reader.
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First rain…
We have had no rain in the Castlegar region since early in July: almost a month of totally dry weather. This was made worse when a high pressure zone moved in to the area two weeks ago, trapping the forest fire smoke from half the province in our valleys. Rain has finally arrived, and I am relieved.
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