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Yeah, think it came out alright.

Crucial Track for 17 August 2025: "Last Girls At The Party" by The Beaches

Here’s a good jam.

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Pro-tip: if you use a safety razor to shave, don’t move it by the blade end.

Made some ice cream today. Goat cheese and cherry (from Jeni’s Ice Cream recipe book). I think it’s worked out well.

So our coffeemaker has been essentially broken for at least a year. It stops repeatedly throughout the process so a pot takes constant vigilance and about 45 minutes. I know we need a new one but I like the coffee it makes and so far my patience with it hasn't snapped (I also complete other things in the kitchen while it's brewing so whatever).

Anyway, this morning I had a bright idea that I have no idea why it didn't occur to me before. I make pour over sometimes and have an electric kettle right there next to the coffeemaker. So I just went right ahead and made a big ol' pot of pour over. It's pretty good and now I'm questioning two things: why it took this long to occur to me to do this and if I actually need another coffeemaker since it didn't take too long to make.

if you think about it we’re all LLMs

One thing I learned in the last week or so that blew my mind: while watching, “This Old House,” Tommy taught me that the only difference between hard woods and soft woods is their sourcing.

Hard woods come from deciduous trees; soft woods from evergreen trees. Density or strength of wood has nothing to do with it. Balsa, for example, is technically a hard wood.

Source: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/woodworking/21016071/how-to-identify-hardwoods-and-softwoods

Isn’t there a name for when the state owns industry?

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-14/trump-administration-is-said-to-discuss-us-taking-stake-in-intel