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@RespectableLaw on North Sentinel Island
There's been a lot of talk about the missionary killed by the natives of North Sentinel Island. They're probably so aggressive because of this weirdo, Maurice Vidal Portman. So here's a big thread about this creep and some facts from my decade-long obsession with the island.
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Love is a Gift
Phil Beastall (YouTube)
I'm not cryin, you're crying. Shut up. It's just really dusty in here. And I think somebody must have been cutting onions. -
What Kind of Person Steals Their Co-workers' Lunch?
For the past month or two, my place of work (this very website) has been plagued by a relatively harmless but deeply mystifying figure: the phantom lunch thief. What’s happened since has followed a trajectory sure to be familiar to anyone who’s ever worked in an office with more than, say, 30 employees: a … -
When I watched @Sir_RidleyScott's #BrainDead (@BrainDeadCBS) in 2016, it was a dark comedy about alien brain parasites driving US political extremism.
When I watched it in 2018 it was a plausible explanation.
When I watch it in 2020 I'm worried it will be a documentary. -
Hey @aqldotcom: why must my password for your enterprise telecommunications platform be no longer than 12 characters? Are you worried my #passwordistoostrong? CC @pwtoostrong -
This teacher had to tell her deaf students that people can hear farts. Their reaction was hilarious.
Anna Trupiano is a first-grade teacher at a school that serves deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing students from birth through eighth grade.
In addition to teaching the usual subjects, Trupiano is charged with helping her students thrive in a society that doesn’t do enough to cater to the needs of the hard-of-hearing.
Recently, Trupiano had to teach her … -
Puzzle Montage Art by Tim Klein
Jigsaw puzzle companies tend to use the same cut patterns for multiple puzzles. This makes the pieces interchangeable, and I sometimes find that I can combine portions from two or more puzzles to make a surreal picture that the publisher never imagined. I take great pleasure in “discovering” such bizarre images lying latent, sometimes for … -
How My Stupid Bloody Name Finally Paid For Itself
For 11½ years, Dan's name's caused him trouble. But this month, for the first time, it earned him money.
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The Simple Joy of "No Phones Allowed"
A few nights ago I saw Jack White in concert. It was a wonderful night, and a big part of that was due to a new rule he has imposed on all his tour dates: no phones.
When you arrive, you have to put your phone into a neoprene pouch, supplied by a company called Yondr, … -
"Ribbon", by Eric Chien
Eric Chien (YouTube)
Possibly the most-spectacular and well-delivered magic routine I've ever seen. I've watched it about a dozen times so far, and loved it every single one of them. -
Found GC1TYZW Gordano services Motorway Mayhem M5 J19
This checkin to GC1TYZW Gordano services Motorway Mayhem M5 J19 reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Stopped on the way back from Penzance to Oxford after a weekend in geocaching and geocaching-like activities, including introducing my partner's brother to the sport while putting him through an adventure weekend I called …
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Push without notifications
On the first day of Indie Web Camp Berlin, I led a session on going offline with service workers. This covered all the usual use-cases: pre-caching; custom offline pages; saving pages for offline reading.
But on the second day, Sebastiaan spent a fair bit of time investigating a more complex use of service workers with the … -
Robin jumps the river
I bet Robin a tenner he couldn't get over without getting his feet wet.
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Requested GC25CQR Baloo's Run - 3. Sticks to be archived
This checkin to GC25CQR Baloo's Run - 3. Sticks reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Suggesting that this is archived:
(a) definitely not there (no finds this year, as many DNFs this year as finds last year)
(b) CO appears to have not logged-in in over four years -
Reported GC25CQR Baloo's Run - 3. Sticks needs maintenance
This checkin to GC25CQR Baloo's Run - 3. Sticks reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Suspected missing; no finds in most of a year and plenty of DNFs.