“He’s the scary bad cop to St. Nicholas’ good cop,
to stoke some fear in the naughty children and get them to behave better.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertain
"Perl's decline was cultural"
https://www.beatworm.co.uk/blog/computers/perls-decline-was-cultural-not-technical
"Perl's decline was cultural"
https://www.beatworm.co.uk/blog/computers/perls-decline-was-cultural-not-technical
Never been a Perl person, but the points made about Unix admin culture resonate with me nonetheless — seen exactly…
Russia sends children from occupied Ukraine to North Korean camp for ‘re-education,’ investigation finds: https://benborges.xyz/2026/01/07/russia-sends-children-from-occupied.html
Crip Culture
Celebrates disability arts, culture and creativity...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: #AusPods <…
I'm betting on Betteridge's Law for this one. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6936576/2026/01/06/heated-rivalry-nhl-hockey-culture-change/
Yesterday I started idly wondering if #clitorises are a human/primate special or if they are more widespread. Turns out they are! Almost all vertebrates have them, except for birds, except except for those bird species where the males have penes. Clitorises have even been found in reptiles like snakes, who have two-parted "hemiclitorises" \o/ But animal clitorises are still quite under…
Culture against missiles: how music became a weapon of war in Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2025/12/06/culture-against-missiles-how-music.html
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
The Clash:
🎵 London Calling
#TheClash
https://childrenslyness.bandcamp.com/track/children-slyness-the-clash-london-calling
https://open.spotify.com/track/5jzma6gCzYtKB1DbEwFZKH