… a boy or girl [of beggar parents] before twelve years old, is no sale-able commodity, and even when they come to this age, they will not yield above three pounds, or three pounds and a half a crown at most, on the exchange;

“Emelyanoushka seemed to have an inkling of what a rage I was in. When a man is guilty, you know, sir, he scents trouble far off, like the birds of the air before a storm.”

“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read.” -James Baldwin (interview with Jane Howard in 1963)

To say Dave Cope (May 17, 1941 – May 4, 2025) was ahead of his time doesn’t quite capture how elegantly and presciently he understood, far ahead of the world around him, the vital potential in links between computation and the arts. Peace Profound David.

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C’mon neolibs & neocons. Ya said “shut up left, with your your crazy worries about fascism”. You’re at bat. Swing you cowards.

Christmas carols take a lot of time. Once I listened to one that took like three minutes.

To help out in the TikTok era, I’m updating my Christmas Haiku collection this year. If you have any, add them in comments…