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from my link log —
Waiting for PostgreSQL 14: SEARCH and CYCLE clauses.
https://www.depesz.com/2021/02/04/waiting-for-postgresql-14-search-and-cycle-clauses/
saved 2021-03-05

Just had another substantial tree come down in the wood, quite suddenly and with a huge bang, as I was splitting firewood for this evening's cooking. Fortunately I was nowhere near it, but I'm a bit shaken.
The wind isn't even that strong.

i'm drinking cheap bordeaux and spinning old wax tonight
what are you up to?

from my link log —
The tao of Unicode sparklines.
https://blog.jonudell.net/2021/08/05/the-tao-of-unicode-sparklines/
saved 2021-08-07

The Tao of Unicode Sparklines
I’ve long been enamored of the sparkline, a graphical device which its inventor Edward Tufte defines thusly: A sparkline is a small intense, simple, word-sized graphic with typographic resolu…

Colts, veteran CB Kenny Moore II mutually agree to seek trade: Sources https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7186194/2026/04/10/colts-kenny-moore-agree-seek-trade/

For once, I'm happy to have a vehicle that runs on petrol, fuel economy be damned. There's no diesel available anywhere around here! Sold out and hoarded by panicked drivers while the supply is blocked up by protesters. An EV would be a nice addition (a 2021 Renault Kangoo electric please, for maximum parts sharing) but is not presently in the budget or remotely justifiable to have two vehicles when we presently collectively use about a quarter tank of fuel per month fetching groceri…

from my link log —
Exploit a binary with sigreturn oriented programming (SROP).
https://rog3rsm1th.github.io/posts/sigreturn-oriented-programming/
saved 2021-06-22

cofe: Collaboration in Financial Economics (2021)
Network of authors and commenters of papers in finantial economics, obtained from the acknowledgement sections of over 5,000 published research papers.
This network has 13967 nodes and 102039 edges.
Tags: Social, Directed, Weighted, Online, Collaboration
https://networks.ske…

Ballot Box Scotland: Allan has started profiling parties.
Lib Dems: https://ballotbox.scot/sp26-party-profile-lib-dem/
"The smallest party to be elected to Holyrood in 2021, the Lib Dems have been suffering a second era of near-wipeout in their history. ..…

SP26 Party Profile: Liberal Democrats
The Lib Dems have had a decade of stagnation in the Scottish Parliament, born of an oddly FPTP-obsessed strategy for a proportional voting system. This time around that approach may actually bear …

Ich möchte anwesende SPD-Sympathisanten nur mal wieder daran erinnern, damit sie es im Tagesgeschehen nicht wieder vergessen und bei der nächsten Wahl nicht wieder aus allen Wolken fallen und einen von »Wir müssen unsere Politik besser kommunizieren« daherfaseln.
Eure Politik wird seit Gasherd Schröder gar prächtig von denen verstanden, die euch wählen sollen, Genosken!

Japan and the Octopus Trap of Modernity (file under: Takotsubo is not only a cardiac disease)
https://genealogiesofmodernity.org/journal/2021/6/10/cgq5rildc4mxhatmak817jxn3f9bef

Genealogies of Modernity — Japan and the Octopus Trap of Modernity
What we see in Japanese modernity, according to Maruyama, is a national franchise of these “idols of the market place” through the continuous specialization and internal diversifications that multiply these groups. Takeshi Morisato on how Japan became trapped in a hyper-specialized version of mode

Myanmar releases at least four journalists as part of an amnesty of 7,300 prisoners convicted of terrorism after the military's 2021 coup (Committee to Protect Journalists)
https://cpj.org/2026/03/at-least-4-myanmar-journalists-jai…

At least 4 Myanmar journalists jailed on terrorism charges released in amnesty - Committee to Protect Journalists
Singapore, March 4, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes the release in recent days of at least four journalists in Myanmar as part of an amnesty of more than 7,300 prisoners convicted of terrorism, but urges military authorities to free all remaining jailed reporters. Those released include Hmu Yadanar Khet Moh Moh Tun, Myat Kalay (Naing Win Tun), Than Htike...

from my link log —
Debugging random slow writes with GIN indexes in PostgreSQL.
https://iamsafts.com/posts/postgres-gin-performance/
saved 2021-04-06

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #CraigCharles
The Orb:
🎵 Perpetual Dawn
#TheOrb
https://nickynutz.bandcamp.com/track/the-orb-perpetual-dawn-2021-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/34Oyuo4A14MRdn8auc0cix

It’s worth noting that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, originator of the bad deductive rule in question, spent his later years falling for and vehemently defending a variety of hoaxes involving fairies and communicating with the dead:
https://thisiscriminal.com/episode-175-ghost-racket-crusade-10-22-2021/

He took Pelosi’s lectern on Jan. 6.
Now he’s running for office.
Adam Johnson poured Scotch into a coffee mug, logged on to Zoom and steeled himself for his plea hearing.
He concentrated on looking contrite.

Johnson was among the most infamous of the Donald Trump supporters who had roamed the halls of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
He’d found House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern and was carrying it into the Rotunda when he waved to a news photographer an…

He took Pelosi’s lectern on Jan. 6. Now he’s running for office.
Adam Johnson has rarely voted and embraces his role as clown prince of Jan. 6. Floridians will decide whether a man who tried to upend democracy can help lead one.

Dark Horse Comics founder Mike Richardson is out after 40 years at the publisher; Embracer Group, which bought Dark Horse in 2021, names Jay Komas interim CEO (Chris Arrant/Popverse)
https://www.thepopverse.com/comics-dark-horse-media-mike-richardson-exit-j…

Dark Horse CEO/Founder Mike Richardson exits after 40 years as new owners bring in new boss from gaming & Lord of the Rings
Embracer replaces Dark Horse CEO Mike Richardson with Middle-earth Enterprises exec in leadership shakeup.

Energy crisis coal switch increased emissions, illnesses and deaths across 6 countries #environment

Energy crisis coal switch increased emissions, illnesses and deaths across 6 countries
In addition to serious economic damage, the energy crisis of 2021/22 also had dramatic consequences for the environment and people's health. This is the conclusion reached by two researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) in a new study. Although the temporary switch from gas to coal for producing electricity was cheaper and contributed to securing the energy supply, in the six European countries featured in the study, it caused additional costs of around one billi…

from my link log —
Surprising ctags behaviour.
https://joshleeb.com/posts/surprising-ctags.html
saved 2021-01-10 https://dotat.…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #LaurenLaverne
Midlake:
🎵 Roscoe
#Midlake
https://mommusic4.bandcamp.com/track/midlake-roscoe-mom-2021-version
https://open.spotify.com/track/01qJhVPCHFFR6wJ5ptyw17

Rewatch Eric Stokes' 40-yard dash in 2021 👀🔥 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qLG9aGpa1FM

Raiders name Matt Robinson Safeties Coach https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-name-matt-robinson-safeties-coach