This server thing
Now you know which hosting provider I'm using Update! I may have solved the problem by adding a swap file. I think the problem was caused by me leaving half-written…
Excuses for why I haven’t finished the Power of Babel
The Power of Babel is a 2001 book by John McWhorter that I'm still reading after 3 weeks.It's filled with so many examples and comparisons I couldn't help but get…
“Don’t forget”, I said
When I was six I thought my memory was eternal and that I could not possibly forget anything as long as I tried. It's been decades now, and I still…
Incredibly well-written: Reset (2022) Chinese Drama Review
She's really pretty, isn't she? (Forgive my crudeness, it's been on my mind since I started watching this show and I really wanted to say it at some point.)I recently…
Technology is a miracle most people don’t appreciate
A rant about how ignorant people who don't understand how difficult things work assume they run on magic and supernatural make-believe. As technology advances, the sheer number of things that…
The frustrating online interlocutors
This will just be an off the cuff post (mostly rambling). I'm filing these under a new category "Rants" to separate them from the rest of my content. The otherwise…