These days, just a retired guy who likes to hike.

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Cake day: June 11th, 2023

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  • Yep, I get it. Effectively block ads and javascript and it doesn’t much matter what a site wants to do. I skip the few that have actually effective paywalls (as opposed to just putting a div over content on the page - as far as I’m concerned, if it’s downloaded to my computer, I am allowed to read it). Of course, the sites that load up on ads tend to be pretty low-quality content anyhow.



  • In addition to making it easier to find authentic perspectives, we’re also improving how we rank results in Search overall, with a greater focus on content with unique expertise and experience. Last year, we launched the helpful content system to show more content made for people, and less content made to attract clicks. In the coming months, we’ll roll out an update to this system that more deeply understands content created from a personal or expert point of view, allowing us to rank more of this useful information on Search.

    That seems like just a step in the inevitable AI arms race.


  • I tend to wing it a lot with stew-ish things. Here’s one set of rough instructions:

    • Saute any combo of mushrooms/onions/garlic/cherry tomatoes/peppers in olive oil
    • Add 3 cups water/vegetable broth, bring to boil
    • Stir in 1 cup green lentils/red lentils/yellow split peas/green split peas, stir as it comes back to a boil
    • Season with salt/pepper/smoke seasoning/chili/whatever looks good
    • Simmer 15-30 minutes till done

    Freezes fine, though I usually eat it before it makes it to the freezer




  • Looks like only available in one restaurant for now, but it’s a start.

    “For one thing, cultivated meat is not vegan or vegetarian.” -> I know some vegans who would disagree with that, on the grounds that no animal cruelty or slaughter is involved. I suspect there will be a fair bit of debate on this as cultivated meat becomes more widespread. I would guess just like we’ve already got “I’m a vegetarian who eats fish” we’ll end up with “I’m a vegan who does/doesn’t eat cultivated meat.”

    You might want to cross-post this to https://beehaw.org/c/food too.






  • More anecdata, but 10-15 years ago I started getting RSI/carpal tunnel symptoms in both hands. I switched to tented keyboards (mainly Kinesis) and vertical mice (Anker among others) and the symptoms went away. I was able to finish out a programming career until I retired a few years ago. So thumbs-up from me. If you’re on a Mac, the Kinesis Freestyle is perfectly plug & play. I would recommend checking out a vertical mouse at the same time.