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2025

Art Deco turns 100original ↗
5 May 2025
Bernie’s basic questions that lead to writing better pieces by writing better paragraphs first.original ↗
2 May 2025
On the joy of the Web: from Kleon to Pullman to Rembrandtoriginal ↗
30 Apr 2025
On substack and it’s alternatives and why you might want to switchoriginal ↗
28 Apr 2025
On American state terror, new and oldoriginal ↗
25 Apr 2025
On how generative AI is an accelerant and how it compares to PCs and the Weboriginal ↗
23 Apr 2025
Andor is good for many reasons, and enjoyable for all. You should watch it.original ↗
21 Apr 2025
The Matrix is an Easter Movie (as are the Alien films)original ↗
20 Apr 2025
The Dead Sea Scrolls (Digital Library)original ↗
18 Apr 2025
On Martha Stewart and other Unstoppablesoriginal ↗
16 Apr 2025
Five time pieces that aren’t an Apple Watchoriginal ↗
14 Apr 2025
On different ways to clean your Braun coffee makeroriginal ↗
11 Apr 2025
Just how many blogs do I have?original ↗
9 Apr 2025
Self help for spring timeoriginal ↗
7 Apr 2025
100 questions. 100 answers. An interview with Philippe Starck.original ↗
4 Apr 2025
Talent vs Luck: or how science shows success is due to something other than intelligence, skill, hard work and risk taking.original ↗
2 Apr 2025
It’s spring: out with the old scourge, in with the new! (i.e. the March 2025 edition of my not-a-newsletter newsletter is here)original ↗
31 Mar 2025
The joy of being able to go close to great works of artoriginal ↗
30 Mar 2025
Can you still get a good bottle of wine for under $10 at the LCBO? (or how to find “exceptional” wines of “good value” in 2025)original ↗
28 Mar 2025
On the inconspicuous data centres of Toronto’soriginal ↗
27 Mar 2025
Free zines and other good things from Austin Kleonoriginal ↗
26 Mar 2025
A brief programming note about the blog’s new appearanceoriginal ↗
25 Mar 2025
What’s both new and old in Toronto (random updates from the Big Smoke, March 2025)original ↗
24 Mar 2025
What’s good on a Friday in March, 2025original ↗
21 Mar 2025
On old blogs and bloggers and bloggingoriginal ↗
19 Mar 2025
On zinesoriginal ↗
17 Mar 2025
Restaurants loved and living: The Senatororiginal ↗
15 Mar 2025
It’s time for PI (What I find interesting in tech, special raspberry pi edition, Mar. 2025)original ↗
14 Mar 2025
On letting go of the last of Twitter (with a PS on ephemerality of tweets)original ↗
12 Mar 2025
The mongolian horde approach, or why you don’t have to be a fool to think that Elon Musk is incompetentoriginal ↗
10 Mar 2025
A great way to learn more about the artsoriginal ↗
7 Mar 2025
Improve your life with ikigai, kaizen, and other concepts from Japanoriginal ↗
5 Mar 2025
Something for fans — like me — of Hockney, Bacon, Guston and moreoriginal ↗
3 Mar 2025
SNL turns 50original ↗
1 Mar 2025
On the No-Recipe Recipes cookbook from the New York Timesoriginal ↗
28 Feb 2025
Château Argadens: good and cheap Bordeaux after all these yearsoriginal ↗
26 Feb 2025
A guide to generative AI and LLM (large language models), February 2025original ↗
25 Feb 2025
Strategic Voting in 2025 – what you should knoworiginal ↗
25 Feb 2025
Tipping is dead (and some other thoughts about restaurants)original ↗
24 Feb 2025
Meat is good. Delivery is good. But meat delivery from Sanagan’s in Toronto is great. Here’s eight good reasons why you should order from themoriginal ↗
21 Feb 2025
The cold plunge, or good things don’t have to last long to provide longer term benefitsoriginal ↗
19 Feb 2025
On how I am understanding Trump 2.0original ↗
17 Feb 2025
My Charleston Favorites, 2025 editionoriginal ↗
16 Feb 2025
If you are stuck on what action to take next, remove one thingoriginal ↗
5 Feb 2025
Generative AI = relational databasesoriginal ↗
3 Feb 2025
When you are stuck, you think it will last foreveroriginal ↗
31 Jan 2025
A good mediation on fire…original ↗
29 Jan 2025
Two rules for dealing with political oppositionoriginal ↗
27 Jan 2025
Winter and flowers: two words that should go togetheroriginal ↗
24 Jan 2025
Libraries are essential digital places toooriginal ↗
22 Jan 2025
Some thoughts on data centres and the environmentoriginal ↗
20 Jan 2025
If you have a hard time searching for something, blog about it lateroriginal ↗
18 Jan 2025
Getting ready to start a new blogoriginal ↗
17 Jan 2025
Not making progress on your resolution to declutter? Start with your fridge!original ↗
17 Jan 2025
How will you know it is a day when your whole world is about to change?original ↗
15 Jan 2025
Are you fit? This post can help you find out (with lots of good fitness and health links)original ↗
13 Jan 2025
On restoring my posterous blog. (RIP posterous, a great service)original ↗
11 Jan 2025
On Yacht Rock and the Yacht Rock “dockumentary”original ↗
10 Jan 2025
From Bouguereau to Cattelan (what I find interesting in art, Jan 2024)original ↗
8 Jan 2025
On how to assess political leadership reviewsoriginal ↗
6 Jan 2025
Blade Runner: Deleted Scenesoriginal ↗
3 Jan 2025

2024

The New Dark. A glimmer of good thoughts in a bleak time plus the usual ramblings (i.e. the December 2024 edition of my not-a-newsletter newsletter)original ↗
31 Dec 2024
What you should have with you if you are in the hospital for a few days (and other tips)original ↗
30 Dec 2024
Does participating on social media contribute in a positive way to your life?original ↗
27 Dec 2024
Boxing day advice, recycledoriginal ↗
26 Dec 2024
Ten good pieces of good adviceoriginal ↗
23 Dec 2024
The Christmas Trees of NYCoriginal ↗
20 Dec 2024
On making paper snowflakes for Christmas (and other great Christmas advice from Martha and others)original ↗
18 Dec 2024
On the value of keeping a Christmas list (and why you might want to do so)original ↗
16 Dec 2024
Lessons learned from working on my Raspberry Pi devices (and Raspberry Picos too)original ↗
13 Dec 2024
In praise of this 37 in 1 Sensors Starter Kitoriginal ↗
11 Dec 2024
In praise of the Philips Hue lightingoriginal ↗
9 Dec 2024
On holding these three thoughts in mind at once: The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much betteroriginal ↗
4 Dec 2024
From RAG to riches (What I find interesting in AI, Dec. 2024)original ↗
2 Dec 2024
Intel’s Pentium computer chip as Navajo woven art workoriginal ↗
29 Nov 2024
Bluesky is making social media fun again (and other thoughts on social media for Nov 2024)original ↗
27 Nov 2024
How to change your Bluesky handle if you have you own domain at netfirmsoriginal ↗
25 Nov 2024
On the artist On Kawaraoriginal ↗
22 Nov 2024
When was the last time you refreshed your router? It could be time to do thatoriginal ↗
20 Nov 2024
The importance of the Great Good Placeoriginal ↗
18 Nov 2024
It’s good to be disappointed because you learn what you valueoriginal ↗
15 Nov 2024
On voting Against, as opposed to voting Fororiginal ↗
12 Nov 2024
On low information votersoriginal ↗
11 Nov 2024
Basquiat’s Eyes and Eggs at The Broadoriginal ↗
8 Nov 2024
The last 200 days and the next 4 years in Americaoriginal ↗
6 Nov 2024
Your problem is actually a solution. And that’s the real problem. Which calls for the real solution.original ↗
4 Nov 2024
The oddness of the Al Smith Dinneroriginal ↗
1 Nov 2024
The New York Times knows what it is and what business it is inoriginal ↗
30 Oct 2024
Thinking about the non-endorsements of Harris using basic game theory ideasoriginal ↗
28 Oct 2024
My favorite graffiti in Torontooriginal ↗
25 Oct 2024
How to paint using one color, and more how to advice for artistsoriginal ↗
23 Oct 2024
Jerry Seinfeld, and the art of changing your mind in publicoriginal ↗
21 Oct 2024
Forget ChatGPT. Now you can build your own large language model (LLM) from scratchoriginal ↗
18 Oct 2024
If you get your blood pressure measured, make sure you do thisoriginal ↗
16 Oct 2024
Twitpic lives! In 2024 no less.original ↗
14 Oct 2024
If you want to make a case for getting rid of cars out of public spaces….original ↗
11 Oct 2024
On Ina Garten (a few thoughts)original ↗
9 Oct 2024
In a conflict with significant bad actors on both sides, there are no good options for bystandersoriginal ↗
7 Oct 2024
On Jimmy Carter, the 39th president and responder in chief of the USAoriginal ↗
7 Oct 2024
What you mean when you say you’re wasting your time doing Xoriginal ↗
4 Oct 2024
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