# year ago (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 303 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover year ago. Page: Feed: --- ## [If Still Registered to Practice Psychotherapy, I Might Convey At Least A Bit of This to Myself](https://www.equitableforall.com/articles/if-still-registered-to-practice-psychotherapy-i-might-convey-at-least-a-bit-of-this-to-myself/) _2026-09-08 · Krystal Kavita Jagoo, MSW @ Intersectional Equity Insights_ Having spent the bulk of my social work career as a therapist, I have spent the last few years since transitioning out of such work thinking about how I might have approached me as a client, which led to this week's experimental form. ## [August Reading List (2026)](https://baseandsuperstructure.com/august-reading-list-2026/) _2026-08-27 · baseblogger · Base and Superstructure_ So, we’re coming up to the end of summer! Let’s talk about summer reading as we move toward Labor Day. What are you reading these days? Here’s what I’m reading. Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna – The AI Con In this book, two technology experts expose the ‘AI Con.’ By that term, they mean \[…\] The post August Reading List (2026) appeared first on Base and Superstructure . ## [BEETHOVEN 200 YEARS AGO TODAY: Sunday, August 27, 1826](https://unheardbeethoven.org/beethoven-200-years-ago-today-sunday-august-27-1826/) _2026-08-27 · beethoven admin · The Unheard Blog – The Unheard Beethoven_ The conversation book entries for today are very lengthy; they fill the rest of Conversation Book 118 and nearly half of Conversation Book 119. We are therefore forced to greatly compress the content for purposes of this column, retaining references to musical matters and the questioning by the examining police … ## [People Size Envelope](https://bruceediger.com/posts/people-size-envelope/) _2026-08-27 · bediger8@gmail.com (Bruce Ediger) · Information Camouflage_ A tree on the sidewalk in downtown Denver, on Wazee, between 17th and 18th streets, wants to grow into the human passageway. ## ['Distress' — Greg Egan](https://bookofjoe2.blogspot.com/2026/08/distress-1995-greg-egan-set-in-2055.html) _2026-08-27 · bookofjoe · bookofjoe_ In his 1995 novel set in 2055, the great sci-fi writer described the standard accessory of the mid-21st century: the notepad. \* Features: • Voice controlled, it provides information the same way — by voice — along with a hi-res 3D color screen to illustrate things as needed. • Built into the notepad are Sisyphus, a knowledge mining program; Witness, which lets an individual's eyes and ears channel… ## [More wisely](https://alearningaday.blog/2026/08/27/more-wisely/) _2026-08-27 · alearningaday · A Learning a Day_ “Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, only this time, more wisely.”| Uncle Iroh, Avatar: The Last Airbender Simple and resonant. ## [TEAC founded in 1953, sort of](https://dfarq.homeip.net/teac-founded-in-1953-sort-of/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=teac-founded-in-1953-sort-of) _2026-08-27 · Dave Farquhar · The Silicon Underground_ On August 29, 1953, the Tokyo Television Acoustic Company was founded. Later in the decade it merged with the Tokyo Electro-Acoustic Company, and the combined company took the name TEAC. The combined company specialized in designing and manufacturing tape recorders. The post TEAC founded in 1953, sort of appeared first on The Silicon Underground . ## [Who Art in Heaven.](https://adaged.blogspot.com/2026/08/who-art-in-heaven.html) _2026-08-27 · george tannenbaum · Ad Aged_ In a single word much of the LinkedIn-centric universe has accentuated its own narcissism and maniacal self-absorption. This word is the verbal apotheosis of every school kid scribble displayed on the refrigerator, every participant getting a trophy and every parent having to skip work for a pre-K graduation. That word is “creator.” I’m nearing 69 years of age, and as far as I can remember the… ## [The Art of Splendor Solis, the Most Glorious Illuminated Alchemical Manuscript of Them All](https://www.openculture.com/2026/08/the-art-of-splendor-solis-the-most-glorious-illuminated-alchemical-manuscript-of-them-all.html) _2026-08-27 · Colin Marshall · Open Culture_ When it was published in the United States in 1998, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was retitled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. The jokes about the American reading public’s apparent allergy to the very word philosopher write themselves, but the change was also unfortunate for more substantial reasons. A “sorcerer’s stone” had no cultural resonance \[…\] ## [Isaac Asimov Explains His Three Laws of Robots: Do No Harm, Follow Orders, Survive, in That Order](https://www.openculture.com/2026/08/isaac-asimov-explains-his-three-laws-of-robots-do-no-harm-follow-orders-survive-in-that-order.html) _2026-08-27 · OC · Open Culture_ A number of futurists, philosophers, and technophiles believe we are approaching what they call the “singularity”: a point in time when smart machines become much smarter, stronger, and faster than their creators, and then become self-conscious. Whatever the chance of this occurring, it’s worthwhile to ponder the consequences. But we do already, all the time—in \[…\] ## [Stay updated on your professional world (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ttmicNbYshc9) _2026-08-27 · **Sponsored**_ Keep in touch with people you know, build your career. ## [1914 Medical Paging](https://onetuberadio.com/2026/08/27/1914-medical-paging/) _2026-08-27 · clem.law@usa.net · OneTubeRadio.com_ We recently had occasion to visit the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. They have a small historical display in the lobby commemorating the institution’s venerable history. One particular exhibit caught our eye, with a caption reading: “In 1914, doctors were paged by telegraph tickers throughout the building. They took the call by picking up conveniently \[…\] ## [RIP Tim Curry](https://catherinesalgado.substack.com/p/rip-tim-curry) _2026-08-26 · Catherine Salgado · Pro Deo et Libertate_ Award-winning stage and screen actor Tim Curry has passed away at the age of 80. ## [What is it?](https://bookofjoe2.blogspot.com/2026/08/what-is-it.html) _2026-08-26 · bookofjoe · bookofjoe_ Answer here this time tomorrow. Hint: smaller than a bread box. Another: one size fits all. ## [Embracing the Prophecies of Light](https://maianartoomid.substack.com/p/embracing-the-prophecies-of-light) _2026-08-26 · Sha'Maia Christine Nartoomid · New Earth Academy & Ark Foundation_ I asked ThothStream: What does Thoth have to say about how humanity embraces the prophecies of light and progressing past the magnetic pull of darker paths and time lines? ## [Walnut Bowls](https://www.jlgoodwin.com/words-pictures/2026/8/26/walnut-bowls) _2026-08-26 · James Goodwin · Blog - James Goodwin_ A friend asked me to make a couple of bowls for a fundraiser to benefit a good cause. I agreed. I had just acquired some 8 1/4” x 8 1/4” x 3 1/4” Walnut and so I decided to make both bowls out of one blank. I re-sawed it into 1 7/8” pieces and then marked a center and circle and trimmed them to be mostly round. I put a 2 1/4” x 3/16” recess in the flattest side of each blank and chucked the first… ## [20 years ago, The Onion talked about the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry](https://onion20.substack.com/p/the-onion-yankees-red-sox-august-23-to-29-2006) _2026-08-26 · James daSilva · The Onion: 20 Years Later_ Plus, Bush learns to read, and jokes about steroids, the University of Michigan, Tiger Woods, “Survivor” the Camaro and more ## [“My friend had a baby and I don’t think I’ll ever see her again”](https://lizmoody.substack.com/p/my-friend-had-a-baby-and-i-dont-think) _2026-08-26 · Liz Moody · The Takeaway with Liz Moody_ Hi friend! ## [Nothing Doing](https://bookofjoe2.blogspot.com/2026/08/nothing-doing.html) _2026-08-26 · bookofjoe · bookofjoe_ Recess, County Galway, Ireland: Image: Wikimedia Commons Aspelt, Luxembourg: Image: Wikimedia Commons Bechyne, Czech Republic: Image: Wikimedia Commons (“In this house, no important person was born, lived, and most importantly did not die, and that is why we live well here.”) Záblatí-Hlásná Lhota, Czech Republic: Image: Wikimedia Commons (“Hlásná Lhota – a stone in whose surroundings nothing… ## [Marineland beluga moved to U.S. dies, dolphins and 2 more whales leave Niagara Falls park for Spain](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/marineland-final-dolphins-leave-beluga-dies-9.7321126?cmp=rss) _2026-08-26 · CBC | Technology News_ Peekachu, a beluga recently moved out of Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont., has died at the Shedd Aquarium, the Chicago facility said Wednesday, the same day two other belugas and four dolphins were in the process of being relocated to Spain. ## [Identifier length and limited programmer memory](https://bruceediger.com/posts/identifier-length/) _2026-08-26 · bediger8@gmail.com (Bruce Ediger) · Information Camouflage_ Identifier length and limited programmer memory Dave Binkley, Dawn Laurie, Steve Maex, Christoper Morrell Science of Computer Programming Volume 74, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 430-445, ISSN 0167-6423 ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/gHV2DXYPfnAT) _2026-08-26 · **Sponsored**_ Deploy apps from your repo with auto-config, instant previews, scaling, and monitoring. ## [BEETHOVEN 200 YEARS AGO TODAY: Saturday, August 26, 1826](https://unheardbeethoven.org/beethoven-200-years-ago-today-saturday-august-26-1826/) _2026-08-26 · beethoven admin · The Unheard Blog – The Unheard Beethoven_ Today, the examining magistrate questions Nephew Karl at the hospital regarding his attempted suicide about three weeks ago. Uncle Ludwig does not attend, but unpaid assistant Karl Holz does, and will report to Beethoven tomorrow about the inquest. Beethoven makes a shopping list but cannot keep his morbid thoughts out … ## [I have retired Google Search](https://bookofjoe2.blogspot.com/2026/08/i-have-retired-google-search.html) _2026-08-26 · bookofjoe · bookofjoe_ Since it first appeared in 1998, Google Search has become so embedded into everyday life that it's become a verb ("Google it"). I haven't used it for at least a month and won't be in the future. That's because AI is now markedly better for everyday queries and boy is it fast: it's rare to wait even a minute for a detailed answer like that above. In the past I would've been visiting website after… ## [Wisdom](https://alearningaday.blog/2026/08/26/wisdom-2/) _2026-08-26 · alearningaday · A Learning a Day_ I heard a definition of wisdom from Naval Ravikant that’s stayed with me. Wisdom is knowing the long-term consequences of your actions. It’s a beautiful, analytical way to put it, and I think it captures a real part of what wisdom is. But there’s a second part. Seeing a trade-off clearly is one skill. Knowing … Continue reading Wisdom ## [Digg v4 and lessons not learned](https://dfarq.homeip.net/digg-v4-and-lessons-not-learned/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=digg-v4-and-lessons-not-learned) _2026-08-26 · Dave Farquhar · The Silicon Underground_ Digg was a high flying news aggregation site from the early web 2.0 era that still exists today, but really in name only. It serves as a cautionary too for why high profile websites tend not to make major changes The post Digg v4 and lessons not learned appeared first on The Silicon Underground . ## [My Retirement Party.](https://adaged.blogspot.com/2026/08/my-retirement-party.html) _2026-08-26 · george tannenbaum · Ad Aged_ The great Dave Trott, an English ad person who’s done some of my favorite commercials and ads ever, including what I consider the best beer commercials ever done, often talks about getting upstream to answer a creative problem. To be honest, I never really understood what “upstream” meant. Maybe that’s the New Yorker in me. I prefer to think about heading someone off at the pass, beating someone… ## [Why Reading Egyptian Hieroglyphics Is Easier Than You Think](https://www.openculture.com/2026/08/why-reading-egyptian-hieroglyphics-is-easier-than-you-think.html) _2026-08-26 · Colin Marshall · Open Culture_ We’ve featured Egyptologist Ilona Regulski here on Open Culture a few times before. Once, she explained how to read ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs; another time, she told us what the Rosetta Stone actually says. It was, perhaps, inevitable that she would cross paths with Rob Watts, creator of the YouTube channel RobWords, whose videos we often post. \[…\] ## [Cumberland council moves forward with data centre moratorium](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/cumberland-data-centre-moratorium-9.7320048?cmp=rss) _2026-08-26 · CBC | Technology News_ The Municipality of Cumberland is not accepting any applications for data centres that support artificial intelligence while regulations are drafted. On Tuesday, a bylaw that could start a six-month moratorium on development permit applications for data centres unanimously passed first reading by council. ## [Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” Slowed Down to 33 RPM Sounds Great and Takes on New, Unexpected Meanings (RIP)](https://www.openculture.com/2026/08/dolly-partons-jolene-slowed-down.html) _2026-08-26 · OC · Open Culture_ Note: We were sad to see the news that Dolly Parton passed away. Today we are bringing back one of our favorite Dolly Parton posts. She will be missed. The Walrus is… Dolly Parton? Not every record yields gold when played backwards or spun more slowly than recommended, but a 45 of Parton’s 1973 hit \[…\] ## [2026 Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Preview](https://flippistarchives.blogspot.com/2026/08/2026-minnesota-state-faire-fine-arts.html) _2026-08-26 · Professor Batty · Flippism Is The Key_ Where I live, the surest harbinger of the end of summer is The Minnesota State Fair. It runs for ten days, starting in late August and ending on Labor Day. The Fair’s Fine Art Competition Previewis usually on the warmest day of late August. It has been covered here numerous times, even when I didn’t get in (i.e., this year.) With 8 categories and as many judges, the result is always a mixed bag. ## [landed in taiwan and already want to go home](https://tuesdaynight.blog/in-taiwan-now-and-want-to-go-home/) _2026-08-26 · spice · tuesday's child_ I never, (and i mean NEVR) infantilize myself. it's so cheesy. But right now I feel like i need to talk to a trusted adult. I've landed in Taiwan. Everything went smoothly up until getting into the very hotel i'm typing this from. It's so shit it shouldn't be in business. mold I understand budget accommodations. I've stayed in love hotels before. I stayed in a leaky cheap hotel in Bangkok. But… ## [Home of the Agentic Pull Request (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/nFaxnZCPUCyK) _2026-08-26 · **Sponsored**_ CLI-first, TUI-ready toolkits and a moshscript installer — join the waitlist ## [What language the Mal’ta boy spoke](https://logarithmichistory.wordpress.com/2026/08/25/what-language-the-malta-boy-spoke-11/) _2026-08-26 · logarithmichistory · Logarithmic History_ 24 thousand years ago What song the sirens sang, or what name Achilles assumed when he hid himself among women, though puzzling questions, are not beyond all conjecture. Thomas Browne. Urn Burial In the mid-twentieth century, Soviet archeologists excavated a site at Mal’ta near Lake Baikal that included the remains of of a 3-4 year \[…\] ## [80%+ of Portland Fentanyl Traffickers Are Illegal Aliens](https://catherinesalgado.substack.com/p/80-of-portland-fentanyl-traffickers) _2026-08-26 · Catherine Salgado · Pro Deo et Libertate_ Illegal aliens have been fueling crime in the United States for many years, and the Biden administration ensured the problem would get much worse. ## [Homes for Iowa](https://onetuberadio.com/2026/08/26/homes-for-iowa/) _2026-08-26 · clem.law@usa.net · OneTubeRadio.com_ Occasionally, I see a good idea, and wonder why it’s not being done everywhere. One such occasion was at the Iowa State Fair, when I saw a prefabricated house with a sign saying that it could be delivered, anywhere in Iowa, for under $100,000. For someone who owned a suitable lot, this seemed like a \[…\] ## [A Brown Disabled Academic-Industrial Complex Victim Unpacks Jason Arday’s Tragic Death](https://www.equitableforall.com/articles/a-brown-disabled-academic-industrial-complex-victim-unpacks-jason-ardays-tragic-death/) _2026-08-25 · Krystal Kavita Jagoo, MSW @ Intersectional Equity Insights_ ## [Exactly How This Disability Justice Practitioner Suffered $183,364+ in Financial Abuse](https://www.equitableforall.com/articles/exactly-how-this-disability-justice-practitioner-suffered-183364-in-financial-abuse/) _2026-08-25 · Krystal Kavita Jagoo, MSW @ Intersectional Equity Insights_ Victim-blaming is "a distinctively epistemic type of injustice, in which someone is wronged specifically in their capacity as a knower," which looks like Vishnu blaming me for being exploited, as if I had ever been afforded informed consent!🥹 ## [Acadia University gets $1.2M to develop new tick repellents](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/acadia-tick-lab-funding-9.7320252?cmp=rss) _2026-08-25 · CBC | Technology News_ The lab will study what type of ticks are in the province, what pathogens they carry and how they respond to repellents. ## [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 . ## [Bijective Base Representation](https://bruceediger.com/posts/bijective-base-representation/) _2026-08-25 · bediger8@gmail.com (Bruce Ediger) · Information Camouflage_ I wanted to convert a large number of string representations of common Base 10 number to Bijective Base 10 . I found a textual method of creating the Bijective Base 10 string representations from Base 10 string representations. ## [BEETHOVEN 200 YEARS AGO TODAY: Friday, August 25, 1826](https://unheardbeethoven.org/beethoven-200-years-ago-today-friday-august-25-1826/) _2026-08-25 · beethoven admin · The Unheard Blog – The Unheard Beethoven_ Unpaid assistant Karl Holz visits Beethoven. He is surprised that Nephew Karl has not written to his Uncle Ludwig from the hospital. Holz tells Beethoven that he has learned that in Rodaun \[an area slightly southwest of Vienna\] there are also baths that are pretty similar to the ones in … ## [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? ## [Grumpy Grumperson](https://alearningaday.blog/2026/08/25/grumpy-grumperson/) _2026-08-25 · alearningaday · A Learning a Day_ There’s a type of person you meet when you’re on holiday. I call them Grumpy Grumperson. They live in or near the places tourists flock to — famous landmarks, national parks, pretty little towns — and somewhere along the way, they decided they’ll expect visitors to know what the locals know. So they throw their … Continue reading Grumpy Grumperson ## [Linux first announced August 25, 1991](https://dfarq.homeip.net/linux-kernel-announced-august-25-1991/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=linux-kernel-announced-august-25-1991) _2026-08-25 · Dave Farquhar · The Silicon Underground_ On August 25, 1991, Linus Torvalds wrote a message that changed the world. He didn’t expect that when he wrote it, that’s clear from the message and some of the replies. He had something he wanted to share with his The post Linux first announced August 25, 1991 appeared first on The Silicon Underground . ## [Kid Stuff.](https://adaged.blogspot.com/2026/08/kid-stuff.html) _2026-08-25 · george tannenbaum · Ad Aged_ Forgive me for this one. This will be painting with an extremely broad-brush. Like something the felon-in-chief might use to groom his cranial merkin. I’ve just spent a week with my daughter, S, my son-in-law, Ry, and my 4-year-old grandson, J, and my 18-month-old grandson, Ri. Not to mention their Loki -like Boston Terrier, T. This week of cacophony, of incomplete sentences, of a constant stream… ## [Finally enough for a Newsletter!](https://krisoverthetopneeds.substack.com/p/finally-enough-for-a-newsletter) _2026-08-25 · Kris Needs · Kris’s Substack_ Books, magazines, home activities & Nirosta Steel with one of my albums of the year ## [The Wisdom of David Bowie: On Art, Religion, Technology and More](https://www.openculture.com/2026/08/the-wisdom-of-david-bowie-on-art-religion-technology-and-more.html) _2026-08-25 · Colin Marshall · Open Culture_ It doesn’t quite ring true to call David Bowie a rock star. Ziggy Stardust, the neon synthetic-clad alien alter ego he both created and retired in the early seventies, was, of course, rock stardom outlandishly personified. But then, that was the concept of what turned out to be just one of many personae he deliberately \[…\] ## [The Very First Film Adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, a Thomas Edison Production (1910)](https://www.openculture.com/2026/08/first-film-adaptation-of-mary-shelleys-frankenstein.html) _2026-08-25 · OC · Open Culture_ The story of humans creating monstrous beings in their image may have perennial relevance, even if it seems specific to our contemporary cultural moment. What, after all, is Oscar Isaac’s AI inventor in Ex Machina but a 21st-century update of Victor Frankenstein? (Before Isaac went on to portray Victor himself in Guillermo del Toro’s 2025 film \[…\] ## [Woke Teachers Hate Homeschool Because It Exposes Their Failure](https://catherinesalgado.substack.com/p/woke-teachers-hate-homeschool-because) _2026-08-25 · Catherine Salgado · Pro Deo et Libertate_ Woke educators and union bosses love to rail against homeschooling, acting as if it is a sure road to failure at both the personal and societal levels. ## [The Balm of Gilead](https://writingatredlights.substack.com/p/the-balm-of-gilead) _2026-08-24 · Writing at Red Lights - Inspiration for writers_ ...the memories that live in our hands by Katie Kapugi ## [Wherein someone tries to sell our Prince scraps](https://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/log/2026/08/24.html) _2026-08-24 · jwz · DNA Lounge_ There's someone on eBay trying to sell unused tickets to our 2013 Prince shows for $700 each. (I don't begrudge them the effort, but I'm still not linking to it -- and I realize that "asking for" is not the same as "receiving".) But what they don't know is, I have around ...