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I can't believe I'm going to bore you all about Newton. Although English, he wrote Principia and Optiks in Latin. An that is a real problem - translating back into English is a tickly thing, particularly the more fundamental stuff which is to do with what we learn as Newtons laws of motion at school. What is the precise translation of momentum for example? After that the translators have an easier job. Newton derived all his proofs in his long book Principia geometrically, step by step. He finishes off by meticulous measurements of the motion of the planets etc. At one stage he says that a chunk of the measurements was lost, but he can recall the basic idea behind the measurement. By "lost" he actually meant that his dog ate some of the sheets, or knocked a candle over and set fire to some sheets. Accounts vary. As professor at Cambridge University, his lecture course was so unpopular that no students attended. But part of his job was to give lectures. So he'd turn up and give the lecture to an empty theatre. In later life he spent most of his time studying alchemy. I'll shut up now

Sorry to see of your mother's partner's passing, Brent. Godspeed, Bones.... Sam

So sorry Brent…. With my dad’s passing, some family and friends have been reflecting on mortality a bit. Many of us are experiencing that kind of thing, people our age up through parents’ age losing folks around them. One called it the worst curse of aging, and I can agree…. Wishing your mom and family the best!

My condolences to you and your family, Brent. RIP Bones.

Frozen Charlotte by Jack White (2026) https://open.qobuz.com/album/h83ak1ouymgjv Example: Lots of heavy riffs with a groove. Like it.

Condolences to you and your mother, Brent. She must be very sad and lonely. Life can be such a bitch…

RIP Dale Jones, aka Bones, aka my mom's husband. He had been dealing with dementia and was moved to a nursing facility the day before. We knew it was coming but she has lost her brother, sister in law, a close cousin, and now Bones, all in the past few years. Not many people left in the family and it's tough for her.

VJ Dave Kendall (of eMpTyV's 120 Minutes fame -- the 2 hours I watched the most on that channel) has died Paste MagazineDave Kendall, creator and former host of MTV’s 120 Minute...Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.

Demented fermented - James Hoffmann discusses coffee fermentation:

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RIP actor Hal Williams, who passed at the tender age of 91.

A.I. Enhanced Costco Brownies ATK Enhanced Banana Bread.

The New NPR. 🤘

Last week I finished assembling the Super Carbon, and it's now up and running. The first listening impressions are very encouraging, but there is still some audible background noise that needs to be eliminated. At the moment I suspect it's related to the power supply compensation, possibly an oscillation. On the schematic, around the STN0214, there is a 470pF/1kV capacitor. I initially installed a 5pF/1kV capacitor there, so it's possible the compensation at that node is simply insufficient. I'm currently waiting for some mica capacitors to arrive so I can experiment with the compensation network. While simulating the circuit in LTspice, I measured approximately 540V VCE across the STN0214. Based on that, I don't think the PBHV2160(VCEO = 600V) is an ideal substitute for the STN0214, especially if you're targeting output voltages significantly above 600V. On another note, I also performed the initial testing of the D&G 211 filament supplies, and they appear to be working as expected.

Tuesday sourdough za. Tried something new and baked it on the pellet smoker.

I was rooting for France because I think Mbappe is a class act. Spain was the superior team, I mean only one goal scored on Spain the whole tournament? That’s crazy shit. I am definitely rooting for England tomorrow, for many reasons but a Mbappe vs Messi clash could be epic.

Congrat to Espagne. Looking like the best team of the tournament.

Vive L’Espagne!!

Unfortunately, the dusty haze kept me from capturing the full moon. It's normal here ☹️ I had planned to go to one of the highest points on the island on thursday to try and take some pictures of the Milky Way... I have confidence in my equipment but not in my abilities. Some photos with the RF 35mm F1.4L usm. I really like how this thing catches the light.

BTW, where is our full moon?

I actually think Phil has been more coherent than he was a couple weeks years ago. He's on some good brain supplements or something. It will be a sad day when he hangs it up.

I think it might be time for NBC to retire Phil Liggett after this tour. Visma decision to race most of the "A" guys at the Giro looking catastrophic. Jonas gonna have to really battle for 2nd. His team is totally missing in action in these final GC bunches. I know Wout is missing, but the rest of the guys are not exactly helping their leader. Red Bull and Decathalon should be smelling blood right now.

Finally... I can't resist.