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Hand in Hand
This was almost certainly unintended, but Shiv’s hand coldly placed on Tom’s as they drove away felt like a negative echo of Mr Darcy touching Ms Bennet’s as he helped her into her carriage.
Posted in Culture, Moving Pictures
Tagged Pride and Prejudice, Succession
That Was Close
Phew! That was close. Pretty sure nobody noticed but I just deleted a post in which I questioned the wisdom of a multinational conglomerate releasing a new gaming product. Luckily I remembered that I don’t really care what multinational conglomerates … Continue reading
Skipping Over
I have reached the point with Blue Rev where the songs I used to skip over — Pomeranian Spinster and Tile By Tile among others — are now the ones I skip to.
A bit of a hit around
We’ve been driving past Robertson Park tennis courts for years, thinking we should pop in and give it a go sometime. That feeling gained some impetus when I found out that Steve Malkmus played there when Pavement came to Perth … Continue reading
Maybe Ulysses is the one
My search for a way to edit my blog on my phone or iPad may be over. It turns out Ulysses has pretty robust WordPress publishing support. You can post and edit back and forth on either Mac or iOS … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Tagged WordPress
Something Like MarsEdit on iOS
I wish there were something like MarsEdit on iOS. The WordPress app is okay for little edits but feels like a web page. There’s a distinct lag to every interaction that makes it feel just a bit off.
Posted in Internet, Technology
Tagged Blogging, MarsEdit
Just One Cookbook’s Macaroni Gratin
This macaroni gratin is probably the first actually new recipe I’ve made this year. It was a late request on a Sunday, with just enough time to get to the shops. For ages I’ve shied away from anything vaguely rouxish. … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Life
Tagged Recipe Notes
Fun with WordPress
Although I’m something of a ChatGPT sceptic, I have to say it is pretty handy for quickly working out how to do things with WordPress without having to trawl through countless posts. So far I’ve used it to find out … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Tagged Blogging, ChatGPT, WordPress
Net Happiness
It makes me happy to think of the millions of people out there joyously gliding, crafting, cooking, ascending, recalling, fusing, climbing, and all the other things you can do in the new game. If world’s net happiness has been boosted … Continue reading
Halt
While savouring the Roy kids’ final few bouts of sniping and betrayal, I’ve been dipping into the final season of Halt and Catch Fire. I’m struck by the contrast. It builds so much warmth and love for the characters. You … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Moving Pictures
Tagged Halt and Catch Fire, Succession
Maya’s Feeds
I may have bitten off more than I can chew. Looking to broaden my reading beyond the same old sites, I went ahead and imported Maya’s OPML file of her wonderful blogroll into my feed aggregator. After a day I … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Internet, Technology
Tagged mayaland, RSS
Succession – Spoiled Yet Unspoiled
Having been late to the Succession season 4 party I went into episode 3 knowing what would happen. While I’m sure I would have enjoyed it just a bit more if I had not, the episode was brilliant. It made … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Moving Pictures
Tagged Succession
Switching iPhone Apps with an External Keyboard
Today I started experimenting with using my iPhone with the external Bluetooth keyboard I bought way back when I got my first-generation iPad. It’s been a while since I used it and the batteries (yes, it’s that old) I left … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Tagged iPhone
Salt & Fat’s 707 Fried Chicken
I’ve made this chicken one billion times. You should give it a try. Continue reading
Posted in Food, Life
Tagged Recipe Notes, Salt and Fat
RSS and ActivityPub: A Bit Less Automation Would Be Nice
It seems I’m definitely in the minority but I would love it Wordpress let you hit a button to create RSS feeds rather than doing it on publish. Continue reading
Posted in Internet
Tagged ActivityPub, RSS, WordPress
iCloud Email Custom Domains On A2 Hosting
This was tricker than expected, but I got there in the end. Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Tagged iCloud
That sweetens the memory
A lovely quote from Kogonada on the double dialog memories in After Yang. Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Life, Moving Pictures
Tagged After Yang, Kogonada
Alvvays: Belinda Says
Alvvays’ Belinda Says is the first song in ages that makes me deliberately drive more slowly so I can hear it all before I get home. I’m sure I look pretty silly as I sing along to the “See how it … Continue reading
Posted in Life
Andrew Plotkin’s Favourite Games of 2022
In Andrew Plotkin’s roundup of his favourite games of last year he mentioned that Tunic has a combat-free mode. I wish more games had something like this, especially Ghost of Tsushima. I’m sure a lot of people who are not … Continue reading
Posted in Games
Tagged Ghost of Tsushima