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Star Trek Strange New Worlds S4 E4: 'A Case of Chiaroscuro' Black and white small f failure :-)

Draft created : Aug 15, 2026 04:59 (UTC). #Ymmv :-) I did enjoy the black and white though! Not enough nuance for me. And M’Benga’s literal beast mode memories always scare me!!!

Star Trek Strange New Worlds S4 E3: 'Human Best Friend' A mixture of Bill and Ted's excellent adventure and Fantasy Island

Draft created : Aug 15, 2026 04:56 (UTC). Or something :-). I enjoyed it. Not a profound episode though :-) unlike episode 1. But I like how every episode is different and mostly self-contained.

TIL: Spanish colonialism killed at least 40,000 people in Guam ; Wikipedia:: History of Guam

Discovered : Aug 12, 2026 19:13 (UTC) TIL: Spanish colonialism killed at least 40,000 people in Guam ; Wikipedia:: History of Guam - Wikipedia <– QUOTE : Intermittent warfare, plus the typhoons of 1671 and 1693, and in particular the smallpox epidemic of 1688, reduced the Chamorro population from 50,000 to 10,000, finally to less than 5,000.

ME::tl-dr-ing this is true even without 'AI': Title the article as the exact question a customer would type, and put the direct answer in the first two sentences.** Don’t leave it implied by the heading or buried three paragraphs down. It needs to be in the body, early on. 100% agree with '*The knowledge base is infrastructure whether anyone is treating it that way or not.*' ; Mark Sherwood Writing Knowledge Base Articles for Humans and AI

Discovered : Aug 10, 2026 07:25 (UTC) ME::tl-dr-ing this is true even without ‘AI’: Title the article as the exact question a customer would type, and put the direct answer in the first two sentences.** Don’t leave it implied by the heading or buried three paragraphs down. It needs to be in the body, early on. 100% agree with ‘ The knowledge base is infrastructure whether anyone is treating it…

All 11 courses from Friday's Global Plates Filipino Soul at Haliná with Lechon Diva

Discovered : Aug 10, 2026 03:35 (UTC) All 11 courses from Friday’s Global Plates Filipino Soul at Haliná with Lechon Diva If you are on instagram, you can just click the link but it’s not text! Thanks again Lechon Diva , Chef Cris Esquibel and Haliná staff for a great feast CHEF CRIS X LECHON DIVA FILIPINO SOUL GLOBAL FLAVOURS WELCOME DRINK Sago gulaman with maple syrup POUTINE INASAL (with…

Dakal a Salamat Lechon Diva & Haliná for the superb 11 course meal for $70 with 2 glasses of wine!

Draft created : Aug 8, 2026 08:05 (UTC). So good! Thank you Diva! Thank you staff and chefs! Flickr album that shows all courses: 2026-08-07 Lechon diva Haliná! Delicious! Previously August 7, 2026: Non Filipino people: Filipino food leads with sour despite the delicious adobo, lumpia and pancit you have tried :-) Those 3 dishes are great but because they don’t lead with sour, they don’t represent…

Non Filipino people: Filipino food leads with sour despite the delicious adobo, lumpia and pancit you have tried :-) Those 3 dishes are great but because they don't lead with sour, they don't represent the full Filipino flavour spectrum. Also, the super sugary stuff is American colonial brainwashing and big food, it is not really representative of Filipino food and Filipino bread is amazing despite what Spanish colonizers thought, just like the Vietnamese they took the colonial bread and made it work for them. Finally, leylut manuk over arroz caldo :-) and I hated pinakbet growing up but now I love it despite the bitter melon ; Vanjo Merano:: Filipino Food - Panlasang Pinoy

Discovered : Aug 8, 2026 05:53 (UTC) Non Filipino people: Filipino food leads with sour despite the delicious adobo, lumpia and pancit you have tried :-) Those 3 dishes are great but because they don’t lead with sour, they don’t represent the full Filipino flavour spectrum. Also, the super sugary stuff is American colonial brainwashing and big food, it is not really representative of Filipino food…

ME:: tl;dr-ing rejection sensitive dysphoria ; stormy first draft; Catch it. Name it. Revise it. ; Chuck Hall: Growth Mindset Without the Toxic Positivity

Discovered : Aug 5, 2026 15:32 (UTC) ME:: tl;dr-ing rejection sensitive dysphoria ; stormy first draft; Catch it. Name it. Revise it. ; Chuck Hall: Growth Mindset Without the Toxic Positivity QUOTE Read the whole thing: Chuck Hall: Growth Mindset Without the Toxic Positivity If you experience rejection sensitive dysphoria, one piece of bad news can feel like confirmation of everything you have…

CardDAV is the logical next thing to automate for Thundermail testing and support

Draft created : Aug 5, 2026 15:12 (UTC). I guess create an address book, add contacts, delete an addres book in order to support Thundermail folks. Previously August 4, 2026: How to create and delete a non default CalDAV calendar using curl on Windows (untested) August 1, 2026: How to create and delete a non default CalDAV calendar using curl

How to create and delete a non default CalDAV calendar using curl on Windows (untested)

Draft created : Aug 4, 2026 16:44 (UTC). From: github.com/thunderbird/desktop-support-tools/blob/main/README.md : Make a calendar create a file called mkcalender.xml: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <D:propfind xmlns:D= "DAV:" xmlns:C= "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:caldav" > <D:prop> <D:displayname/> <D:resourcetype/> <C:schedule-default-calendar-URL/> </D:prop> </D:propfind> Then run the…