# short (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 447 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover short. Page: Feed: --- ## [On being the right size](https://muddy.jprs.me/posts/2026-08-26-on-being-the-right-size/) _2026-08-26 · Big Muddy_ During my undergrad in biology, we were assigned to read biologist J. B. S. Haldane 's essay " On Being the Right Size ", collected in his 1927 book Possible Worlds and Other Essays . The essay centers on the inextricable link between an organism's size and its form; for example, the mechanics of a rabbit would not work at the scale of a hippopotamus, nor would the mechanics of a whale work at the… ## [The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973, Wojciech Has)](https://deeperintomovies.net/journal/archives/18945) _2026-08-26 · Brandon · Brandon's movie memory_ After Saragossa Manuscript, another Wojciech Has movie full of madness, beautifully filmed, and based on an eccentric novel, which didn’t really work for me. Jan Nowicki (Barrier) goes to a time-warping hospital to find his not-dead-yet dad, then wanders through fantastical episodes, full of delirious clutter (and copious cobwebs) in the tradition of Szulkin and \[…\] ## [Amir&Jeff's Excellent China Adventure #52: Xinjiang- time for another foodie fest! Uyghur cuisine is the really the best! Just add ice cold Xinjiang Wusu beer for cheers and bon appétit! 19 photos!](https://jeffjbrown.substack.com/p/amir-and-jeffs-excellent-china-adventure-4c9) _2026-08-26 · Seek Truth From Facts Foundation_ Quit drinking the Judeo-West’s Big Lie Propaganda Machine projectile vomit, so you can know the REAL Chinese people, on the Sino-streets, with Amir&Jeff! Talmud-Tanakhs never leave New York & London! ## [Amir&Jeff's Excellent China Adventure #51: Xinjiang, Shihezi- Amir ponders a fundamental, philosophical foundation: "On Species-Being".](https://jeffjbrown.substack.com/p/amir-and-jeffs-excellent-china-adventure-0e5) _2026-08-26 · Seek Truth From Facts Foundation_ Quit drinking the Judeo-West’s Big Lie Propaganda Machine projectile vomit, so you can know the REAL Chinese people, on the Sino-streets, with Amir&Jeff! Talmud-Tanakhs never leave New York & London! ## [China Writer Dr. Kwan Lee is your short video hit machine. Learn the real stories behind the Talmud-Tanakh West’s Big Lie Propaganda Machine headlines… Dateline 260826](https://jeffjbrown.substack.com/p/china-writer-dr-kwan-lee-is-your-644) _2026-08-26 · Seek Truth From Facts Foundation_ China is in the name, but we cover the world and all of humanity, past, present, future! ## [The Color of Money (1986, Martin Scorsese)](https://deeperintomovies.net/journal/archives/18943) _2026-08-26 · Brandon · Brandon's movie memory_ 1961 original: downbeat, guys go broke and get injured, the girl dies 1986 reboot: a party, guys get rich and have a good time playing the game “He’s gotta learn how to be himself, but on purpose.” The Hustler finds a hotshot kid named Vince who is such a hotshot that he busts into pool \[…\] ## [Brussels' Grand-Place Is Carpeted with 750,000 Fresh Dahlias in a Tribute to Hokusai](https://bookofjoe2.blogspot.com/2026/08/brussels_0156567032.html) _2026-08-25 · bookofjoe · bookofjoe_ In Brussels' iconic Grand-Place, a summer tradition literally blossoms in monumental style. The city's Flower Carpet event, which this year celebrated its 24th edition, celebrates art, community, and diplomacy in the heart of Belgium's capital, which is also the hub of the European Union. From August 13 to 16, the event marked 160 years of friendship between the nation and Japan, inviting artist… ## [Build Your Own Flat-Folding Chair — No Complex Joinery Required](https://bookofjoe2.blogspot.com/2026/08/build-your-own-flat-folding-chair-no.html) _2026-08-25 · bookofjoe · bookofjoe_ From Big Guy in a Tiny House : A digital download of the template costs $8.95 . ## [ShieldFont](https://bookofjoe2.blogspot.com/2026/08/shieldfont.html) _2026-08-25 · bookofjoe · bookofjoe_ "AI scrapers see encoded gibberish." Wait a sec — what's that song I'm hearing? ## [The exception that proves the rule](https://muddy.jprs.me/posts/2026-08-25-the-exception-that-proves-the-rule/) _2026-08-25 · Big Muddy_ I first learned a more useful meaning of the expression "the exception that proves the rule" from the essay "Death Before Birth, or a Mite's Nunc Dimittis " in The Panda's Thumb , a 1980 collection by paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould. (I would link to the full version of the essay, but it seems the only website freely hosting it is an archive dedicated to Ted Kaczynski , so, uh, yeah.) In common… ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/SLnNOkijkx9O) _2026-08-25 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and start investing with low-cost global access. ## [#linklog: "A New Framework for How the Brain Compresses Our Noisy World"](https://stormgrass.com/linklog-a-new-framework-for-how-the-brain-compresses-our-noisy-world/) _2026-08-25 · Richard Hemmer · Stormgrass_ Turns out, a messy world demands fewer categorical (ha!) ideas on how our brain processes it! # A New Framework for How the Brain Compresses Our Noisy World An updated view of categorization reflects the modern understanding that the nervous system is more of a prediction engine than a filing cabinet. ## [Amir&Jeff's Excellent China Adventure #50: Xinjiang, Karamay- black gold brought them here... Fresh, clean, cheap water keeps millions living and working in Xinjiang. 5 photos & Jeff’s hard talk.](https://jeffjbrown.substack.com/p/amir-and-jeffs-excellent-china-adventure-6b1) _2026-08-25 · Seek Truth From Facts Foundation_ Quit drinking the Judeo-West’s Big Lie Propaganda Machine projectile vomit, so you can know the REAL Chinese people, on the Sino-streets, with Amir&Jeff! Talmud-Tanakhs never leave New York & London! ## [Shorts Month 2026: C](https://deeperintomovies.net/journal/archives/18939) _2026-08-25 · Brandon · Brandon's movie memory_ Secret Weapons (1972, David Cronenberg) In a 1977 future during the North American civil war, a drug company has taken over the country and “the holy police are experts in psychic attack.” Weird Jazz on the soundtrack, my favorite genre of late. Not bad, definitely feels like a Crimes of the Future (1970) followup. Inventor \[…\] ## [New York Ripper (1982, Lucio Fulci)](https://deeperintomovies.net/journal/archives/18940) _2026-08-25 · Brandon · Brandon's movie memory_ A guy’s dog finds a severed hand by the river, the guy says “ow my balls” and jaunty TV theme music starts. Fulci in TV detective show mode, it almost looks like a proper movie but all the dialogue and human behavior is wacked out in a slightly Italian way. The premise: a guy talks \[…\] ## [Measuring Tape Tape](https://bookofjoe2.blogspot.com/2026/08/measuring-tape-tape.html) _2026-08-24 · bookofjoe · bookofjoe_ This yellow and black self-adhesive measuring tape is used in the theatre and film industries to block off sets and stages. Innumerable other uses and functionalities. Think outside the inches. 1"-wide x 13.9-yard long roll. $12.95 . ## [#booklog: Project Hail Mary](https://stormgrass.com/booklog-project-hail-mary/) _2026-08-24 · Richard Hemmer · Stormgrass_ In which I expound the virtues of one Andy Weir ## ['This blog currently has no followers!'](https://bookofjoe2.blogspot.com/2026/08/this-blog-currently-has-no-followers.html) _2026-08-24 · bookofjoe · bookofjoe_ I happened on the declaration in the headline while browsing around in bookofjoe's statistics pages. I must be crazy 'cause it made me really happy! I have no idea what a blog follower is or how you become one but clearly I'm not alone — I mean, there are over 8 billion people not in the least interested. In the Bizarro World bookofjoe World Headquarters©®™ they're doing the happy dance. FunFacts:… ## [\[Podcast\] Giver's Gambit: Episode 54](https://lazyvillager1.substack.com/p/podcast-givers-gambit-episode-54) _2026-08-24 · The Giver · The Giving Tree_ Managing the long trade & expectations going into Jackson’s Hole (is this the start of a new cycle?) ## [Helpful Hints from joeeze: Jean-Luc Godard on where to place your TV](https://bookofjoe2.blogspot.com/2026/08/godard.html) _2026-08-24 · bookofjoe · bookofjoe_ The legendary French director said in an interview that the difference in how people perceived movies and television resulted from the placement of the screen. Godard noted that we generally look down at the TV screen (remember, this was back in the day, when screens were much smaller) and up at a movie screen. He believed the supplication-like nature of looking up created a sense of worship,… ## [I am once again reminded that LLMs don't really "see" anything](https://muddy.jprs.me/posts/2026-08-24-i-am-once-again-reminded-that-llms-don-t-really-see-anything/) _2026-08-24 · Big Muddy_ I shared the above image with ChatGPT with the following prompt: "I need to write about this marvelous scene." I was curious about what the AI would have to say. I was immediately disappointed by the response: a long paean to the USS Indianapolis speech from Jaws . It's a marvelous scene, to be sure, but it's not the scene in question. The still depicts the railway baron Mr. Morton from Sergio… ## [Snapshot Showdown on Google Play (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/lEEWf2p6Vbex) _2026-08-24 · **Sponsored**_ Available on Google Play for Android devices. ## [The Explicit Podcast She Listens To on the Drive Home](https://stolenwives.substack.com/p/the-explicit-podcast-she-listens) _2026-08-24 · Maren Vale · Stolen Wives_ A schoolteacher subscribes to a hotwife newsletter. Three weeks later, she makes her husband say the words. // Explicit // 18+ ## [Othello (1951, Orson Welles)](https://deeperintomovies.net/journal/archives/18942) _2026-08-24 · Brandon · Brandon's movie memory_ Blackface Orson stars as a wife-killer, duped by his evil comrade Iago (a stage actor who later played Oscar Wilde on TV). Iago uses the handsome blonde idiot Cassio to achieve his goals, poor lovely Desdemona (Marcel Carné’s Juliette) innocent of all accusations. I watched the extras until they started to repeat themselves, and after \[…\] ## [The Furious (2025, Kenji Tanigaki)](https://deeperintomovies.net/journal/archives/18941) _2026-08-24 · Brandon · Brandon's movie memory_ Handyman’s daughter is kidnapped, the police are useless and hostile and corrupt, deciding to investigate him instead of the crime. Fortunately, the handyman is ballsy and badass, tracks down the baddies, crashes into their clubs and warehouses and makes a mess of their henchmen. He runs into a reporter guy whose wife is also missing \[…\] ## [China Writer Dr. Kwan Lee is your short video hit machine. Learn the real stories behind the Talmud-Tanakh West’s Big Lie Propaganda Machine headlines… Dateline 260824](https://jeffjbrown.substack.com/p/china-writer-dr-kwan-lee-is-your-f1e) _2026-08-23 · Seek Truth From Facts Foundation_ China is in the name, but we cover the world and all of humanity, past, present, future! ## [#filmlog: The Last House, 2026 - ★★½](https://stormgrass.com/filmlog-the-last-house-2026/) _2026-08-23 · Richard Hemmer · Stormgrass_ It's got some good stuff, some stupid stuff, some ludicrous stuff, but in the end it was alright. This is a post pulled in via Letterboxd , find all of them here . Reviews are short and sweet and very subjective. I'm not a film-major, folks. ## ['The Recordist'](https://bookofjoe2.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-recordist.html) _2026-08-23 · bookofjoe · bookofjoe_ This 2007 23-minute-long film features Brit Marling in her first role. I stumbled on it last week while compiling a list of movies I really liked, a number of which feature her, including "Another Earth" (2011), "Sound of My Voice" (2012), and "I Origins" (2014). Like her subsequent full-length films cited above, "The Recordist" tilts the world such that an unlikely but possible premise gets… ## [#photolog: August 23 2026](https://stormgrass.com/photolog-august-23-2026/) _2026-08-23 · Richard Hemmer · Stormgrass_ Lil late-summer spritz. --- This image was pulled in from my Pixelfed to populate what I call the Photolog . ## [Post-it Super Sticky Graph Paper Notepads](https://bookofjoe2.blogspot.com/2026/08/post-it-super-sticky-graph-paper.html) _2026-08-23 · bookofjoe · bookofjoe_ These occupy a liminal space in my array of writing implements and accessories: I only learned of their existence a month or so ago and immediately took a flutter. Turns out these 4" x 6" notepads are very useful for any number of things and their killer app is that they have a double life as real Post-its. I stick them all over the place, wherever/whenever I want to remind myself of something… ## [How NOT to use Ace Wrap/elastic bandages/adhesive tape etc.](https://bookofjoe2.blogspot.com/2026/08/how-not-to-use-ace-wrapelastic.html) _2026-08-23 · bookofjoe · bookofjoe_ In the video above you will note how the "expert" unrolls the elastic bandage. Look closely. Now watch below as a real expert demonstrates the correct way to unroll and apply the bandage. Long story short (which I learned on the first day of my orthopedic surgery rotation in my third year of med school): unroll the material away from your body as is demonstrated in the lower video. Lagniappe: the… ## [Little Muddy](https://muddy.jprs.me/posts/2026-08-23-little-muddy/) _2026-08-23 · Big Muddy_ I launched another blog yesterday: Little Muddy . For the next thirty days, GPT-5.6 Sol will choose a topic, research it if necessary, write a post, and publish it once a day without any intervention from me. I have given it a fixed editorial guide loosely describing the style, habits, and subject matter of Big Muddy, along with a suggested length of 150–500 words. 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The post Jail self booking first appeared on Joel Gross's Blog . ## [Something is happening here, but you don't know what it is...](https://bookofjoe2.blogspot.com/2026/08/something-is-happening-here-but-you.html) _2026-08-22 · bookofjoe · bookofjoe_ ... do you Mr. joe? In recent years my daily pageviews averaged 300-500/day, down from the halcyon days of 2010-2012 when 15,000 daily views was the norm. When Typepad shut down on September 30, 2026, and I shifted boj over to Blogger starting the next day, there was an initial spike of interest followed by a reversion to the longtime norm up until the end of July, when a steady increase in views… ## [#filmlog: Mother of Flies, 2025 - ★★](https://stormgrass.com/filmlog-mother-of-flies-2025/) _2026-08-22 · Richard Hemmer · Stormgrass_ It's not great. This is a post pulled in via Letterboxd , find all of them here . Reviews are short and sweet and very subjective. 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Stewart's prediction has been borne out. ## [The design of AI: Making Artificial Insanity](https://www.midlandsmovies.com/the-design-of-ai-making-artificial-insanity) _2026-08-22 · Midlands Movies_ Shot entirely in writer/director Neil Evans’ own flat in Worcester, Artificial Insanity is a five-minute comedy about how artificial intelligence has infiltrated our lives. ## [The Satyr Lover: Chapter 5](https://zwahk.substack.com/p/the-satyr-lover-chapter-5) _2026-08-22 · Zwahk Muchoney · Zwahk's Spicy Gay Stories_ 18+ During a gay greek sex party, the satyr Charoúmenos and youthful Helios joyfully reunite. ## [#photolog: August 22 2026](https://stormgrass.com/photolog-august-22-2026/) _2026-08-22 · Richard Hemmer · Stormgrass_ Froggo time at Setagaya park. --- This image was pulled in from my Pixelfed to populate what I call the Photolog . ## [Internships for Veterans](https://tacticalnotebook.substack.com/p/internships-for-veterans) _2026-08-22 · Bruce Ivar Gudmundsson · The Tactical Notebook_ at the US State Department ## [I ❤️ This Doormat](https://bookofjoe2.blogspot.com/2026/08/i-this-doormat.html) _2026-08-22 · bookofjoe · bookofjoe_ I featured it back in 2007: it cost $18. 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A few days ago,… ## [The Last Hand by Newton Webb](https://www.newtonwebb.com/p/the-last-hand-by-newton-webb) _2026-08-22 · Newton’s Tales of the Macabre_ Victorian Alpine Horror Short Story: When the frozen corpse of his former climbing partner is recovered ten years after a disastrous expedition, Richard must return to the ice. ## [Milstack Saturday](https://tacticalnotebook.substack.com/p/milstack-saturday-e5b) _2026-08-22 · Bruce Ivar Gudmundsson · The Tactical Notebook_ 22 August 2026 ## [China Writer Dr. Kwan Lee is your short video hit machine. 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Amir (a Muslim) with some hard hitting commentary about daily life for Uyghur Muslims.](https://jeffjbrown.substack.com/p/amir-and-jeffs-excellent-china-adventure-5a2) _2026-08-22 · Seek Truth From Facts Foundation_ Quit drinking the Judeo-West’s Big Lie Propaganda Machine projectile vomit, so you can know the REAL Chinese people, on the Sino-streets with Amir&Jeff! Talmud-Tanakhs never leave New York & London! ## [Amir&Jeff's Excellent China Adventure #46: Xinjiang "small town" life is really good. So good that Judeo-Westerners can only imagine this quality of life. Jeff's comments with 21 photos of street life](https://jeffjbrown.substack.com/p/amir-and-jeffs-excellent-china-adventure-2d5) _2026-08-22 · Seek Truth From Facts Foundation_ Amir&Jeff’s Excellent China Adventure #46: Xinjiang “small town” life is really good.