adam w.k. @sabbatical@qoto.org

playlist to study like a medieval philosopher having the truth revealed by divine grace

https://youtu.be/AawLM81gIHo?si=yfFG6DmGZTkrVIy5

are the beer price-cuts related to doug ford's quarter-billion taxdollar giveaway for rushing the whole corner store booze rollout? surprised i'm not finding news articles about this. #onpoli

wow, a lot of prices have plummeted since the last time i visited the beer store. seems like 30-40% price reductions on many of the cans i was looking at — imports, craft, and domestic conglomerate brews. what's going on?

when life gives you lemons, you’re experiencing the amazing invention of some prehistoric humans who thought to try cross-breeding a mandarin with a pomelo, and then crossed the resultant seville orange with a citron. already way more impressive than making lemons into lemonade!

apparently it’s quicker to fly from
new delhi to *tashkent* than new delhi to mumbai!?

this bit of trivia (and more) gotten by listening to the “empire” episode on russian contest of central asia: https://pca.st/episode/d81eb4b5-d854-4baf-9db8-5c9c7b96a1cd

just got back from a family gathering at my bro-in-law’s farm. and he brought out some pear cider he’d just made. dang, it was good! i might have a new favourite non-alc beverage!

back from a few days at long point on lake erie. crazy how one day it’ll have waves over your head, and the next it looks like this!

i’m told the company that owns the building has been putting up similar properties in bankruptcy sale proceedings which then get torn down in favour of condo mid-rises. would be a shame if that’s what happens here!

there was a film shoot of some kind happening — an early 20th century japanese period piece, it seems. military prison set, i think

got a tour of the millworks in dundas, ontario the other day from a friend who has studio space there. so many interesting nooks and features in there!

if your USB-C cables keep burning out, you probably just need one that can handle higher voltage, right? a friend of mine uses android auto to take calls for hours a day while driving, and his phone burns through cable after cable. i said he should try a thunderbolt 4 cable. good idea? any better ones?

finally got my copy of the sibley guide to trees!

it was recommended by a forest scientist (over on bsky) when i asked how i could educate myself and be able to ID trees while i'm out and about.

apparently if you type https://cooked.wiki/ before the http of any recipe webpage, it will load a stripped-down, ad-free version

last night i spent HOURS troubleshooting this zoom L-20 mixer/audio interface’s logic input setup (on M1 mac). then first thing this morning, i tried turning the USB-C adaptor upside down and plugging it back in… and presto! now it all works. (happy/angry)