# sink — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover sink. Page: Feed: --- ## [My New Book About The Pacific War Is Now Available For Pre-order On Amazon](https://bradschaeffer.substack.com/p/my-new-book-about-the-pacific-war) _2026-08-16 · Brad Schaeffer · Brad Schaeffer: As I See It_ For those who are looking for a one-volume and easily readable/digestible look at the Pacific War from start to finish, I have just the book for you! Good for the beach or a cold night by a fire. ## [Trump's COVID Hobson's Choice](https://bradschaeffer.substack.com/p/trumps-covid-hobsons-choice) _2026-08-15 · Brad Schaeffer · Brad Schaeffer: As I See It_ When the Fauci diary hit the airwaves, and it became clear that, beyond being a narcissistic celebrity-whore, the good doctor had been lying through his teeth in so many of his public pronouncements—or lack thereof—the Fauciphiles who are still out there came forward in lockstep, as the left always does, with a new retort. ## [Remember When...? I Will ALWAYS Remember](https://bradschaeffer.substack.com/p/remember-when-i-will-always-remember) _2026-08-03 · Brad Schaeffer · Brad Schaeffer: As I See It_ If We Reward The People Who Did This To Us in 2020-22 With A Return To Power in 2026 And Especially 2028 Then We Are A Doomed Nation. ## [Go See The Odyssey. You Won't Regret It](https://bradschaeffer.substack.com/p/go-see-the-odyssey-you-wont-regret) _2026-07-19 · Brad Schaeffer · Brad Schaeffer: As I See It_ No woke to see here. Just great cinema. ## [The UAP Files Are Dropping](https://bradschaeffer.substack.com/p/the-uap-files-are-dropping) _2026-07-17 · Brad Schaeffer · Brad Schaeffer: As I See It_ And if they're aliens it should scare the hell out of us! ## [The USA At 250. Great. Imperfect. Redemptive.](https://bradschaeffer.substack.com/p/the-usa-at-250-great-imperfect-redemptive) _2026-07-04 · Brad Schaeffer · Brad Schaeffer: As I See It_ Although the American Revolution did not offer liberty for all, it triggered the events that eventually would--making this among history's most sublime anniversaries, and worthy of celebration. ## [The One Question New Jersey Slavery Reparations Advocates Can’t Answer](https://bradschaeffer.substack.com/p/the-one-question-new-jersey-slavery) _2026-06-23 · Brad Schaeffer · Brad Schaeffer: As I See It_ Who pays who...and who decides? And why Union New Jersey? ## [we should be having parades about the fact that clean water comes out of the sink](https://pompomette.bearblog.dev/we-should-be-having-parades-about-the-fact-that-clean-water-comes-out-of-the-sink/) _2026-06-14 · pompomette · pompomette zᶻ ૮˶- ﻌ -˶ა⌒)ᦱ_ Today I went to get some water from the sink. We’re in a heat wave, and the water ran warm for a couple seconds before going cool. As I stood there, I was struck by the realization that this is absolutely unthinkable for the vast vast majority of human history (and I’m sure to millions of people right now). Clean, safe water whenever I want it??? Right there in my house????? And it’s even COLD????… ## [Maine Democrats Tell Us What We Already Knew...They Never Cared About “Nazis”Now That Their Own Nazi Is Running](https://bradschaeffer.substack.com/p/updated-maine-democrats-tell-us-what) _2026-06-13 · Brad Schaeffer · Brad Schaeffer: As I See It_ From Maine to Martha’s Vineyard to the DNC Headquarters, Democrats pull the curtain back on their faux virtue-signaling to reveal they never believed their own b.s. More the fools those who still do. ## [When Everyone Is A Nazi The Real Nazis Get An Opening...As Maine Democrats Showed Us](https://bradschaeffer.substack.com/p/when-everyone-is-a-nazi-the-real) _2026-06-11 · Brad Schaeffer · Brad Schaeffer: As I See It_ Graham Platner's love for the SS gets a pass from the party that claims to oppose "hate" (unless it gets them power.) ## [Find what they just said (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/HdohaHAzvJAy) _2026-06-11 · **Sponsored**_ Surface recent public signals so you can send policy-aware, relevant outreach ## [REVOLVER: Sixty Years On And Still A Masterpiece](https://bradschaeffer.substack.com/p/revolver-sixty-years-on-and-still) _2026-06-01 · Brad Schaeffer · Brad Schaeffer: As I See It_ The album that changed pop music. ## [Learning a language has rewritten the code of my brain](https://pompomette.bearblog.dev/learning-a-language-has-rewritten-the-code-of-my-brain/) _2026-05-25 · pompomette · pompomette zᶻ ૮˶- ﻌ -˶ა⌒)ᦱ_ A few months ago I remarked to my partner that I keep encountering people who are traveling to Japan. I mentioned I’d love to do this someday. He mentioned that the traveling he has done was much more fun when he went to places where he knew the language. This also happened to be a time where I had sustained a habit of avoiding The Scrolling Things for long enough that I found myself with some… ## [SINK THE BISMARCK, Part Four - Swansong Of The Battleship](https://bradschaeffer.substack.com/p/sink-the-bismarck-part-four-swansong) _2026-05-21 · Brad Schaeffer · Brad Schaeffer: As I See It_ With the hunting down of Bismarck, not only was a threat removed from the Atlantic sea lanes, but it signaled the shift in naval power from big-gunned vessels to carrier aircraft. ## [SINK THE BISMARCK, Part Three - The Hunt Is On](https://bradschaeffer.substack.com/p/sink-the-bismarck-part-three-the) _2026-05-21 · Brad Schaeffer · Brad Schaeffer: As I See It_ The Royal Navy now had one mission: Avenge the Hood. Sink the Bismarck. ## [SINK THE BISMARCK, Part Two - The Battle Of The Denmark Strait](https://bradschaeffer.substack.com/p/sink-the-bismarck-part-two-the-battle) _2026-05-20 · Brad Schaeffer · Brad Schaeffer: As I See It_ The Royal Navy sent two of its finest ships of the line to intercept Bismarck and Prinz Eugen...setting the stage for one of the epic naval duels of the war. ## [SINK THE BISMARCK: Part One - Exercise Rhine](https://bradschaeffer.substack.com/p/sink-the-bismarck-part-one-exercise) _2026-05-20 · Brad Schaeffer · Brad Schaeffer: As I See It_ Bismarck was the mightiest German battleship. The Royal Navy had to stop her to protect her sea lanes. And one of the most dramatic events in Wold War II unfolded on the high seas. ## [i carry your heart(i carry it in my registrar)](https://pompomette.bearblog.dev/i-carry-your-hearti-carry-it-in-my-registrar/) _2026-05-20 · pompomette · pompomette zᶻ ૮˶- ﻌ -˶ა⌒)ᦱ_ In my last post, I talked about getting stuck trying to find a domain. Yesterday, I encountered an important fork in the road I am calling The Face Test. This requires a little context. Using a custom domain is not new to me. I come from a proud lineage of nerds, and I’ve had my own domain as long as I’ve had an email. It was bought a maintained for me by my dad, and after I established myself as… ## [What’s in a name?](https://pompomette.bearblog.dev/whats-in-a-name/) _2026-05-16 · pompomette · pompomette zᶻ ૮˶- ﻌ -˶ა⌒)ᦱ_ For the past couple weeks, I’ve been trying to think of a fun domain name. I have an uncommon last name so I have lastname.tld, but I also want something just fun. Some of the new TLDs (top level domains, if you’re unfamiliar) are pretty sparsely populated, so you can get a fun snappy one with relative ease. Problem is, my mind has gone blank. I get stuck here a lot. I find myself before some… ## [Dogs Are Better Than People...Ask Jimmy Stewart](https://bradschaeffer.substack.com/p/dogs-are-better-than-peopleask-jimmy) _2026-05-12 · Brad Schaeffer · Brad Schaeffer: As I See It_ On July 28, 1981 a combat veteran came on national television and made Johnny Carson, and the country, cry...especially dog lovers! ## [Martian Colonization: Nice Idea But Not Going To Happen](https://bradschaeffer.substack.com/p/martian-colonization-nice-idea-but) _2026-05-07 · Brad Schaeffer · Brad Schaeffer: As I See It_ When science fiction and actual science clash, the latter always wins. ## [Trade Bitcoin and Ethereum Today (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/CAqlln1NWwIu) _2026-05-07 · **Sponsored**_ Buy, sell, and margin trade BTC and ETH with EUR, USD, CAD, GBP, or JPY. ## [It's juuuuust that easy!](https://pompomette.bearblog.dev/its-juuuuust-that-easy/) _2026-04-29 · pompomette · pompomette zᶻ ૮˶- ﻌ -˶ა⌒)ᦱ_ First blog post! I have been enjoying the buzzing about of folks participating in the "indie web revival", especially on neocities. I realized that the only thing I'm really fired up about sharing for myself is a blog, and while you can certainly do that on neocities, it doesn't seem like that's it's strong suit. I've begun to be comfortable learning new things, but I like how this blog is already… ## [The Energy Reset Is On](https://bradschaeffer.substack.com/p/the-energy-reset-is-on) _2026-04-15 · Brad Schaeffer · Brad Schaeffer: As I See It_ And it is long overdue ## [Thoughts On The Iranian War](https://bradschaeffer.substack.com/p/thoughts-on-the-iranian-war) _2026-03-21 · Brad Schaeffer · Brad Schaeffer: As I See It_ If the intel is right, it had to be done and the world owes us a debt of gratitude. If not...Trump just committed the biggest blunder of his presidency. ## [Tucker Carlson’s Habit of Getting History Wrong](https://bradschaeffer.substack.com/p/tucker-carlsons-habit-of-getting) _2026-03-16 · Brad Schaeffer · Brad Schaeffer: As I See It_ For a pundit with such a following, he should hold himself to higher standards when offering his take on history. ## [Gavin Newsom Just Said The Quiet Part Out Loud](https://bradschaeffer.substack.com/p/gavin-newsom-just-said-the-quiet) _2026-02-25 · Brad Schaeffer · Brad Schaeffer: As I See It_ When it comes to Democrat elites and their views of blacks, the soft bigotry of low expectations is alive and well...as Gavin Newsom showed us yet again. ## [Trace sampling in SerilogTracing](https://nblumhardt.com/2024/10/sampling-in-serilog-tracing/) _2024-10-15 · Nicholas Blumhardt_ Sampling in SerilogTracing is taking shape. If you haven’t heard of SerilogTracing, that’s not surprising - it’s a brand new project launched in January 2024 . But, we’ve reached 250k downloads of the core package , and we’re still picking up steam. 😎 This post takes a look at the sampling functionality that’s arrived in SerilogTracing 2.2. Trace sampling There are a few things we can do to… ## [.NET's ActivityListener sampling API](https://nblumhardt.com/2024/10/activity-listener-sampling/) _2024-10-04 · Nicholas Blumhardt_ Distributed tracing can generate a lot of data, and sampling is the most established method to keep data volumes manageable. In .NET, the System.Diagnostics.ActivityListener class exposes two properties to control sampling: Sample , and SampleUsingParentId . How do these work? If you just switched browser tabs to check the documentation, I know why you’re back. There’s barely any useful… ## [Visualizing the Serilog 4.1 batch retry algorithm](https://nblumhardt.com/2024/10/retry-time-limit/) _2024-10-03 · Nicholas Blumhardt_ This is a quick post exploring how Serilog 4.1 (currently in preview) schedules retries when logging fails. Logs tucked away in a file on a remote server aren’t very useful, so sending log events across a network to a centralized collector, log server, or service is very common. But, networks are unreliable and services have outages, so logging systems need to support retries when a network… ## [Serilog fallback sinks](https://nblumhardt.com/2024/10/fallback-logging/) _2024-10-02 · Nicholas Blumhardt_ Currently in preview , Serilog 4.1 adds support for falling back to a second sink when the first sink fails. This scenario shows up in a few variations, usually revolving around a network-based log collector, and a local, persistent destination such as a rolling log file that’s used when the network-based collector is unavailable. Some low-volume scenarios use email logging or a Slack channel as…