November 2021 – diasyrmus

Meals: May and June 2020

Realised I hadn’t posted any of the things I’ve cooked/baked since MAY 5TH LAST YEAR wtf. Time to rectify. In stages.

Rowley’s Vinaigrette of Red Peppers and Anchovy

Nike Drops the Ball - Listen to the Story - Omny.fm September 14, 2024
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I Never Expected To Run For Office—Here's What I Learned September 8, 2024
An election wasn't really a contest with a prize. It was a course of study. when it was actually me out there, talking to people, the election felt less about managing my image and more about managing relationships. An extraordinary number of them. Before long the district became a web of hundreds, if not thousands, […]
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Australian government assessment of AI vs. human performance September 4, 2024
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Netflix: a question of accounting methodology September 3, 2024
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Mobilization and modules: what’s changing in China August 30, 2024
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299: less atomic August 30, 2024
Hullo. ThirdExperimentalLinksBye This is a Thursday newsletter, as the Press release for this is just going out. Yup, it's the third printing for THE POWER...
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Stumbling and Mumbling: A case for fiscal austerity August 30, 2024
'anything we can do we can afford' is about resources rather than cash as such.
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Have pastry-making methods changed? | Pastry | The Guardian August 27, 2024
weird headline as the answer is 'no', and you could fill quite a lot of newspaper quite easily with that format of 'story'. but generally useful guidelines
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[toread] The point of a dashboard isn’t to use a dashboard • Terence Eden’s Blog August 27, 2024
Terence Eden: Every so often, an employer asks me to help make a dashboard. Usually, this causes technologists to roll their eyes. They have a vision of a CEO grandly staring at a giant projection screen, watching the pretty graphs go up and down, and making real-time decisions about Serious Business. Ugh! What a waste […]
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[toread] Opinion | How the Psychedelics Medicine Bubble Burst - The New York Times August 27, 2024
This combination produces what he described as “noetic” understanding, or the undeniable feeling that one has gained some insight or knowledge. Critically, notes Dr. Doss, this noetic feeling “doesn’t have to be true.”
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