The silent war for the soul of software
I work very hard, and I would like to try cake.
Woman ‘posed as substitute teacher to insult students because she hates kids’
His unmarked grave lay forgotten for 200 years. … [read more]
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Café International
Always I teeter on the brink of sanity, but I’ve never yet toppled over the edge. It’s happened to so many others, though, good people lost. … [read more]
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Anything goes: 10/10/2026
our 101st weekly open mike
Let’s see what happens when your host (me) has nothing to say. Step right up, speak your mind, tell a story, sing a song, whatever. … [read more]
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Krakatit and #Skyking, and a couple other films
Reviewing every movie ever made, in (mostly) alphabetical order The Koumiko Mystery (1965)
Un film de Chris Marker (La Jetée, Sans Soleil), set and filmed amid the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. … [read more]
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And now the news: 10/7/2026
Trump wants to permanently fence off Lafayette Park, DC’s iconic protest place
… [read more]Lafayette Park is a city park, across the street from the White house. It’s a place for picnics and midday walks, and it’s also a natural place for protesters to congregate.
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Kontroll, and a few more films
Reviewing every movie ever made, in (mostly) alphabetical order Kongo (1932)
In “deepest, darkest Africa,” a drunkard and a byang-root addict help each other stand up against a cruel bastard in a wheelchair. … [read more]
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Strangers on the bus
Headed home on the #F bus, a possible bum but definite scuzzy character got on at the next stop. A white dude wearing stained clothes, his hair was greasy and uncombed, and he was carrying a crumpled bag of fast-food and two drinks in cups with straws. … [read more]
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Anything goes: 10/3/2026
our 100th weekly open mike
Let’s see what happens when your host (me) has nothing to say. Step right up, speak your mind, tell a story, sing a song, whatever. … [read more]
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Konstruktor, and a few other films
Reviewing every movie ever made,
in (mostly) alphabetical orderKomodo (1999)
Giant lizards have killed young Patrick’s parents and eaten his dog, and now everyone’s worried because the poor kid’s having a hard time processing the trauma. … [read more]
