As I continue reading and sometimes re-posting things written on this day, I've decided to do one more thing at the end of a session: go to a random site in the IndieWeb WebRing. Today, I found something that resonates down the years: how to organise the content of a weblog.
Having moved my Dropbox folder to an external disk in an effort to reclaim space internally, I then discovered the value of an actual symlink, which means I don't have to rewrite anything. This is a good thing.
The fight for “post” rather than “blog” is lost in many quarters, but the fight for “blog” itself is lost when none other than John Naughton can calmly point to a Substack newsletter with “Heather Cox Richardson had a memorable post on her blog:"
https://memex.naughtons.org/thursday-14-april-2022/
@michmacklem Ever since I started editing audio digitally, I've longed for a `diff` that would play all the stuff -- call it noise if you must -- that I've cut out of piece.
The latest issue of Eat This Newsletter just went winging its way to all the subscribers, who will be seeing what I make of raw material from @bearistotle, @battlesuperbugs and @whetstoneradio, among others. You can read it too, at https://buttondown.email/jeremycherfas/archive/eat-this-newsletter-179-a-fresh-look-at-farming/
The joy of correcting a human-powered transcription. When the transcriber hears
“Ursula Le Guin’s Earthsea trilogy” as
“the Gordon's Eyes Trilogy”
This is some of the most exciting news I have read in a long time. I hope Ben does find time to rebuild Known and would be willing to lend whatever support I can. “Another stable release” would be a wonderful start and would please lots of people.
Maybe: Not a great time for me, but I will try.
A very warm welcome to the [redacted] new podcast subscribers who joined via Google Podcasts this past month. https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZWF0dGhpc3BvZGNhc3QuY29tL2ZlZWQvcG9kY2FzdC8
You know where to find me.
2022-03-15
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I find it strange, and deeply ironic, that a year on, an otherwise fine article still boasts an obviously doctored photograph of NI Vavilov. Seriously, who thought that was a good idea? See Nikolai Vavilov as he never was: A true scientist does not deserve a fake photo.
I hadn't realised one of the bloggers I used to follow had suddenly died a while ago (because I stopped following him). Today, though, I was reminded of something he wrote not 6 but 16 years ago that is remarkably prescient. RIP @LanceMannion
TIL there are far-infrared mirrors. Can't wait for next winter in the bathroom.
The value of the Gender Pay Gap bot, explained, withe link to the marvellous collection of organisations that felt it necessary to hide their shame.
I wonder what, exactly, makes this an architect's table rather than just a table? I expected it to be some kind of drafting table.
@simonathibault Which is better, to be driven nuts, or to be wholly dazed and confused?
"Consumers often cannot decide which of two foods is ‘healthier’."
https://www.eatthispodcast.com/whole-grains/
Just finished putting together the latest Eat This Newsletter, looking at label as a form of truth, ruined bread as a metaphor, tree-planting as a menace, crop-modelling as a pipe-dream and cheese as surplus.
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[T]he simplest drop-in replacement for a feed is a “recently updated” list. Instead of a list of posts, have a list of users who have posted recently. This neatly solves both the problem of prolific posters drowning out quiet ones and the problem of decontextualization, while being simple and easy to understand.
@mikewilliams_v I am today reminded of a blog post I wrote on this day in 2007, about this study: The case of the disappearing teaspoons: longitudinal cohort study of the displacement of teaspoons in an Australian research institute. https://www.bmj.com/content/331/7531/1498.full
Time for a replication, don't you think?
@drgarethmottram I'm not convinced, mostly because the host didn't ask the questions I want answers to. The delivery mechanism does nothing for farmers not using an elaborate seed drill. N washes away, but the presence of N downregulates these microbes? Happy to be wrong, but ...
The Problem with Seeing the Zettelkasten as a Note Storage System
Interesting article, raising clearly the point that because a ZK needs time to accumulate enough ideas and connections to be interesting, a lot of the recent enthusiasm has not yet reached that sort of maturity.
Things private sector jobs get right – James and the Giant Corn
Not that it matters to me any more ...
In the nick of time, I wrote up my celebration of Fornacalia 2022. Looking forward to another year of unburnt grain, and more besides.
Unfortunately Jeremy has developed a staff infection in his lungs, along with pneumonia. He is currently on a ventilator to help him breathe, and has a feeding tube in.
Just rediscovered a game we used to play in the olden days of the internet. Search for "Unfortunately YourName"
I don't judge a book by its cover, but I do prefer to decide based on other factors. If they have a free-return policy, I would maybe buy, but otherwise, no way.
