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Newsletter Leaf Journal CCLIX 〜 Christmas Rivers

Welcome to the 258th edition of The Newsletter Leaf Journal, the official newsletter of the perennially virid online writing magazine, The New Leaf Journal and its short-form writing sister publica...

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Aside: Many of My Favourite Songs are Long

Online Probability Estimation

Maybe one day I’ll turn this into a real article, but for now here are just some points and a picture: For cases where we don’t have “total population” and samples just come to us one by one we can...

SimCity 3k in 4k

SimCity 3000 is the best SimCity. Its only problem is that it doesn't run well on contemporary systems. Not to worry, here's a complete guide to a perfect game of SimCity 3000 on modern Windows: SC...

We're murdering the night

Dark, winter-y, eXistenZial questions

Sharing Sensitive Documents

Dirtying the documents I share online.

Prepare for That Stupid World

Prepare for That Stupid World You probably heard about the Wall Street Journal story where they had a snack-vending machine run by a chatbot created by Anthropic. At first glance, it is funny and i...

Intermission: Battle Pulses

This week we’re going to take a brief break from our series on hoplites (I, II, IIIa, IIIb) to address a broader question in how we understand the mechanics of warfare with contact weapons, which i...

Fliegen

I talk about the flight I'm on

【Tips】Why Child @State Won't Update from Parent in SwiftUI

Assigning values to @State in init usually fails on updates. Discover the mechanics of SwiftUI View Identity and the correct data flow patterns to fix this common issue.

The Importance of Hiring a Commercial HVAC Company

There are some things you shouldn’t try to DIY, and fixing a commercial HVAC system is one of them. A broken air conditioner or intermittent heating can affect the operation of your business, so le...

🔧 Sandboxels v1.13 - Gizmos & Gadgets OUT NOW ⚙️

This massive update includes new machines (Filters!), tools, graphics, and more.

How health institutions can catch up

Project Stethoscope, the PHNIX initiative, and you

My Eight Years with CloudKit: From Open Source IceCream to Commercial Apps

CloudKit development guide: IceCream author Cai Yue shares 8-year journey covering core benefits, common pitfalls, production best practices, and real-world case studies from Music Mate and Setlist...

The Department of War Directory

TL;DR   DoW Directory revision 3 is Online here, Order a print copy here. In November 2025 the Department of War (DoW) unveiled the biggest changes in 60 years of how they will buy weapons and serv...

My Unexpected Journey to Hormone Replacement (TRT)

As a man of Science, I’m supposed to hide my enthusiasm about this somewhat controversial subject, and instead direct you only to the peer-reviewed studies.  But man, I feel like I’ve stumbled upon...

What Is Fintech Lending?

The financial landscape has evolved a lot over the years, and thanks to fintech lending, borrowers can now connect with lenders via technology instead of having to physically go to the bank to get ...

Hope Is a Complicated Little Bastard

Sometimes the mind underlines things before you know why. You jot down a quote, a song lyric, something someone said, something that strikes you as important, then another, then another, and before...

Mass shootings outnumber annual days in U.S., children are missing school due to measles, Covid-19 is peeping around the corner, and some hope

The Dose (December 15)