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Day: 20 September 2024

  • When she's in need of some love and attention, like this Twentieth of Bleptember, my dog will place herself underfoot at my desk. She won't necessarily put her blep away, though.

    Full image of A French Bulldog, her tongue sticking out and folded over itself by her underbite, stands under a desk while a hand pets her neck.
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    A French Bulldog, her tongue sticking out and folded over itself by her underbite, stands under a desk while a hand pets her neck.

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  • Screengrab of a remotely-delivered conference talk: Juan talks about a complex-looking mathematical formula; a section labelled 'chaotic energy factor' is highlighted.

    Calculating the Ideal "Sex and the City" Polycule

    When Juan Pablo Sarmiento thought to himself "couldn't Sex and the City's love triangles be squared-away by polyamory?" he didn't just sit down and write slashfic. No; he came up with a formula for idealised polycules, and open-sourced the algorithm. That's my kind of nerdity!

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