Wow, we (and a sane government) can do really good things for all of us, if we wish. Ms. Richardson describes the rationale and success of the Erie Canal. Well worth the read. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

OMG! This just made my day. My favorite Python plotting tool has an XKCD mode: matplotlib.org/stable/api/_...

I have to say that Robert Munsch is my *favorite* author. I read his stories to my kids a LOT. Amazing story about this life in the NY Times. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...

Wow, a 459 page review of an article. And they turned it around in less than 30 days. I'm in awe of the folks that wrote this review of the latest DoE climate report!!! Very detailed criticisms, and specific instructions. sites.google.com/tamu.edu/doe...

How I spent my weekend. It's nice to be back at the track, cheering for the kids, and catching up with the coaches. www.flickr.com/photos/malco...

Real-time audio attention decoding. We track eyes for visual attention, but there is no physical manifestation of the brain’s auditory interest. We decode EEG signals to see whether the brain is paying more attention to speaker 1 or speaker 2. Imagine aids that help you hear what you want.

Feed cleanse

The richest man in the world is taking pleasure in putting the world's poorest babies into a wood chipper. This is the essence of evil. Why isn't all of Congress screaming bloody murder?!??!?

I really like this statement from our friends up north. So true and now sad!
“As President John F. Kennedy said many years ago,” Trudeau began, “geography has made us neighbours. History has made us friends, economics has made us partners and necessity has made us allies.”

Last night I was helping a friend keep track of the fire as he was stuck in traffic trying to evacuate. Watch Duty was amazing, even more so when I realized that the main reporter was monitoring the event *and* the radio traffic from NZ! The Internet can be pretty amazing. app.watchduty.org/i/40469