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What is it with teachers that they still don’t allow Wikipedia as a source but happily let students cite ChatGPT et al. – “just make sure to also include the prompt in the citation.“
… what?!?!? 🤨😂
Yesterday was the hottest Broken Arrow Skyrace 23k of the four I have run. And the hardest. Sometimes you give it your all and your all is not quite enough. Made it much farther than last year, under worse (hotter, dryer, dustier) conditions.It was already in the mid-70s Fahr...
Stars
I am continuing to experiment with writing some fiction on this blog. Here is a story I wrote today.
Where were words when you needed them the most? Lena had been searching for the answer to that question for her whole life.
For Lena, telling a story to light coming from a...
Wonders of Web Weaving, Episode 7
The seventh episode of Wonders of Web Weaving is out:
In Episode 7, I chat with Ana, the author of ohhelloana.blog. We talk about, among other things, the growth we see in our websites over time, finding an in-person indie web community, and connecting with people using personal websites.
I hope you enjoy the episode!
Wonders of Web Weaving has an RSS feed you can use to follow along from wherever you get your podcasts.
Europe, next 7 days: up to 18 °C above normal.
“It’s been hot before.” Sure. And the last ten years are the ten hottest ever recorded. This is the second heatwave in a month – made 3–5 times more likely by climate change. We decide how much worse it gets. #ClimateAction #Vote accordingly
Source: ECMWF HRES via wxcharts.com
Messi doing Undav things. 😁
Inside; outside
Looking idly out the window of my favourite coffee shop, sipping on a cool iced latte that I needed after a long walk on a warm summer’s afternoon, a thought came to mind: Why am I so fascinated by the outside world when I just sat down inside?
Even now, back at my desk, I ...
LMK if you have questions about any piece of equipment on the list or if you’d like me to write about any of them in more detail. 🤗
I just updated my /uses page with all the gear I use for design work, workshops, and audio things. And while I was at it, I replaced all links to Jeff’s online shop with direct links to the respective manufacturer or Thomann.de (💙🇪🇺):
Which microformat are you? [Quiz]
Have you ever wondered which microformat best suits your personality? If so, this quiz is for you!
Answer the following questions to find out which microformats2 classes best embody your personality.
Also: happy belated 21st dt-bday to microformats! (Celebrated on 20 June,...
Removing prefixes and suffixes in Python
A few weeks ago, I learned about the removeprefix method in Python. It lets you remove a specific prefix from the beginning of a string. For example, I can use the following code to remove www. from the beginning of a domain name:
"www.jamesg.blog".removeprefix("www.")
If t...
Tomorrow morningonce more into the woodsup the rocks, onto the ridges@brokenarrowskyrace.comGoal: finish 23kLive stream: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeYQprW-4u4#BrokenArrowSkyrace #skyRace #trailRace #mountainRunning
Blog posts as starting points
In my “Open sourcing a quiz maker” blog post, I frame my quiz maker as a step toward what could be something better: a script that you can use, but where I see a vision for something more robust and reliable.
This got me thinking about how blog posts can, in many ways, be a...
Little moments of joy
As I write, the lowering sun is gently shining on the monstera plant in the living room, casting a shadow on the wall. I am enjoying the changes in light outside as the longest day draws to a close. The birds sing quietly outside.
Yesterday, the clouds started to move away ...
Small wishes
I like to wish people a happy day, and so many of my conversations start with “Happy Sunday”, or similar. Today I was able to add an additional well-wish: “Happy Solstice!” As I write, it is 9pm and the sun is still radiating over the hills. Trees cast long shadows over the ...
Open sourcing a quiz maker
When I designed my “Which HTML element are you?” quiz, I wrote all of the HTML and JavaScript required to make the quiz work by hand. It took a lot of work, but it was a lot of fun! I used that code as the template for my second quiz, the Blogger Archetype Quiz. With that sa...
Blogger Archetype Quiz
Have you ever wondered how best to summarise your character as a member of the blogging community? If so, this quiz is for you!
Answer the following questions to find out which blogger archetype best suits you.
Question 1
When you are spending time outdoors, what do you li...
Forward
This post develops my thoughts on the theme of home that I first explored with focus in Home. You may appreciate reading Home before continuing to read this post.
Whenever people ask me where I live, I have, for so long, spoken about the proximity to the city, knowing that ...
Day
The warm glow at the door, intensified by the morning sun beaming and then reflecting on the blank walls of the hallway, is the first colour I notice when I wake. I then look around and see the blue around the blinds – colour from the evening before, but seen from a new pers...