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• 14-Jun-2024

  
  Friday Links! I’m getting over a cold. No, not COVID. But it sucks. And herewith I will blog them for your possible review and enjoyment. How to Get Started Investigating Payment Gateways Online from Bellingcat, Money is the root of how organizaitons operate. “Follow the money” is the aphorism from All The Presidents’ Men. The more I...
• 12-Jun-2024

  
  Ostrich or Llama? Ostrich or Llama? a question posed by The Rough Guide to the Internet, 1999 Ostrich. But many things are confused with other things. Lesbians who look like Justin Bieber is a site worthy of your notice, for example. Words in English are often confused with each other: Commonly Confused Words: than and then; accept and...
• 05-Jun-2024

  
  Merge Conflict Music Video Morning I started the day resolving a source code merge conflict and drinking a coffee. The merge conflict I fixed quick and felt great. Then I made a new header I think it might could be a good day. Here’s what I’ve been listening to on heavy rotation lately, from Last.fm. Top Ten songs. Family Business...
• 03-May-2024
  Notas del viernes En realidad mi español no es muy bueno. Pero es un buen título. Y es bueno practicar español. But English is my best language so I shall endeavor to do that. I signed a petition about San Clemente beaches yesterday and was glad to do it. I think about the beach a lot and go...
• 26-Apr-2024

  
  Friday Links It’s been a fun week. In the “toots I didn’t toot” category was: Also I’m content to have songs be about whatever the artists want them to be about. I like the songs “Sail Away” by Randy Newman and “The Illinois Enema Bandit” by Frank Zappa though I have a rather hard time with “Stray...
• 16-Apr-2024
  It’s Tuesday From Cam, to “thought leaders” Please stop writing posts like this. Where you make every sentence its own paragraph. To try and make your writing sound more insightful or profound. I have done this sometimes: it can be effective maybe! But it always reads self-important. And when you have that attitude as you write it’s...
• 12-Apr-2024

  
  Linkorinos for Friday I wrote about Ed Piskor the other day. Katie Skelly’s obituary is a comprehensive retelling of his career. Too short. Maybe I’ve not mentioned Ukraine lately. But Ukraine must win. Most, if not all things, Timothy Snyder recommends ought to be read carefully: Congress must let Ukraine win: The Ukrainian armed forces are defending basic...
• 27-Mar-2024
  Links Morn a variety of links MovieBob has a new video series that is astounding and wonderful: “THIS MOVIE EXISTS”: GINGER (1971), THE CRUSADES (1935), HAPPILY EVER AFTER (1993)–all three are weird and surprising in many ways. I love learning about films at the edges of moviedom! James shares his self-doubts in a way I find brave. Evening listening: Asking yourself...
• 24-Mar-2024

  
  Surf Sucks: Time For Misc Ugh. Surf report for south San Diego is dismal this morning: It’s a total mess out there this morning as potent storm front continues to blow through the area. A new and strong WNW swell has moved into our areas and is overriding what ever swell activity is out there. Shoulder to overhead sets are...
• 12-Mar-2024

  
  On Topics Various And Sundry (Misc Morning) Drawing For Nothing: Ever wonder what happened to that movie that was announced but never came out? Saw a great animated film but learned it completely bombed in the box office but you thought it had promise? While those movies probably won’t ever be given a second chance, they each can have their own spotlight...