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My longer form posts are in Musings and my shorter ones are in Notes.

Keep your eyes peeled because there are many easter eggs!

My most recent posts are:

  1. Note #52 A photo of a busy street corner in Philadelphia.  An unhoused man is slumped against the wall of a building, with a paper cup next to him so he can panhandle. Meanwhile, 3 feet to his left is a food delivery robot, with smiling animatronic eyes, waiting to cross the street.

    I took this a few weeks ago in Center City, Philadelphia.

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  2. Note #51 Artie the cat stands on a chair to stare up at the new art hung on the walls. The art is a framed canvas containing a needle-felted raccoon face, grinning at the viewer. The frame is decorated with glued-on pieces of tree bark and moss.

    Artie’s not sure what to think about our new artwork.

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  3. Note #50

    Several video game streamers I watch (Baalorlord, WolfeyVCG, the SMO Hide-and-Seek people) have all started using the exclamation “Holy!”, and it’s sticking in my ear like a burr.

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  4. Note #49

    I just read Eli’s post about looking at companies through an anarchist lens, and it really rung true for me.

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  5. A Happy Cholula Klek
    A cholula bottle with a spherical wooden cao. The wood grain of the cap has what looks like a little smiley face on it.

    See the :) on the lid?

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  6. Note #48

    I’m using the Web Audio API for the first time in years, and I’m surprised at state it’s in.

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Original tea cup ascii art by Karl at ascii.co.uk.