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My thoughts on Apple’s Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and numeric keypad

The Apple Magic Keyboard is an outrageously expensive wireless Mac keyboard with just one redeeming feature.

Templars versus Hospitallers

In the 12th century, while the kingdoms established in the Holy land by Western Europeans were struggling to maintain themselves against their Muslim neighbors, two of their chief means if support ...

Manjaro Linux Team Goes on Strike, Threatens to Fork the Project

A significant portion of the Manjaro team has signed a manifesto demanding the project split from its parent company and restructure as a non-profit.

Review: Rynox Navigator Hydration Backpack

One thing you should know is that I love bags, and I have quite a few of them, in different kinds. In my head, there are purposes behind it. But I am always looking for general-purpose bags. I have...

Doctor Who: The Virgin Decalogs

So, here we are, having covered the last of the New Adventures and the final Missing Adventures. There’s one last bit of content for me to get through before we’re done covering the Doctor Who fict...

The World Needs Your Great Work

Society has lost our sense of greatness and the reasons it is worth pursuing. This is especially relevant to those with wealth, who are best positioned to reclaim this pursuit. The post The World N...

A publishing system should help you publish, not become the project

A publishing system should help you publish. When the stack keeps growing faster than the archive, the machinery has started competing with the work.

Water Delivery

My dreams have been going crazy lately. I find myself in these periods about every few weeks where my dreams will be particularly vivid and memorable. More than likely, this is because my body is f...

Landscape Features

Making Change For The Better

Read Making Change For The Better Customer: "Oh, you gave me two fives instead of a twenty and a five." My manager had jumped on the other till at some point earlier, and I heard her straight up ye...

"you should already have a google account"

Android will be a pain in the ass if the platform doesn't remain open

"you should already have a google account"

Android will be a pain in the ass if the platform doesn't remain open

Open Offices And Talent Acquisition — See Also

Reed Smith Opens A New Office And Grabs Talent From Other Firms: Yoink! Yoink! VanDyke Supporters Are Cracking Out Philosophy To Defend Him: Much easier to call the guy dumb and move on. Read This ...

Southern Branch of Middle Corridor Gains Eurasian Connectivity Momentum

Vusal Guliyev

Delusional Optimism & the Art of Sneaking Up on Your Goals

You can succeed, but you can't fail — because you aren't officially trying

U.S. States With Alienation of Affection Laws

According to WRAL News on November 11, 2025, six U.S. states still still have alienation of affection laws: Hawaii, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Dakota, and Utah. I knew about Nor...

Aufmerksamkeit für Long Covid

Ich habe ja immer wieder von Long Covid gehört, aber mir nie ein rechtes Bild davon machen können. Unglücklicherweise geht es vielen so. Glücklicherweise wird auch aufklärung betrieben.

How AI Tools Can Help With Legal History Research

Probably not the most in-demand use, but a really cool one. And maybe something that makes originalism easier?

Yet Again: An Update

17th March 2026. 6:55PMThe cockroach scurried across my notebook just as I was about to write "God is dead," which, given the circumstances, felt like the universe's idea of a punchline. I watched ...

Remembering Christopher Alexander: love even for the smallest pebble

Two passages from the architect and writer on the fourth anniversary of his passing.