Chris Haynes
@kasaubon.bsky.social
interests: trying to write, computer science, games, baking, ttrpgs, politics, bookbinding
A doctor, but not the useful kind.
A doctor, but not the useful kind.
And Galicia, if you've done the Camino to Santiago de Compostela it's quite hard to avoid local bagpiping buskers.
January 19, 2026 at 7:09 PM
And Galicia, if you've done the Camino to Santiago de Compostela it's quite hard to avoid local bagpiping buskers.
Babylonians obviously took Building Regs very seriously. AIUI the eye for an eye stuff was largely about restraining people from escalating vendettas.
January 15, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Babylonians obviously took Building Regs very seriously. AIUI the eye for an eye stuff was largely about restraining people from escalating vendettas.
It's definitely happened, but it's so rare for a famous author that it got its own Wiki entry: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bul...
The Bulgari Connection - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 7, 2026 at 7:24 PM
It's definitely happened, but it's so rare for a famous author that it got its own Wiki entry: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bul...
10?!? I guess Concision wasn't one of them.
January 6, 2026 at 3:54 PM
10?!? I guess Concision wasn't one of them.
Nice to see someone take the parable of the Nazi Bar to heart.
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nazi_bar
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nazi_bar
Nazi bar - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
en.wiktionary.org
December 31, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Nice to see someone take the parable of the Nazi Bar to heart.
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nazi_bar
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nazi_bar
I slightly underestimated how long it took to make (due to not reading the whole recipe!) but got there in the end. It's so beautifully moist and tasty. I think next year I'll start earlier. And make two.
December 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I slightly underestimated how long it took to make (due to not reading the whole recipe!) but got there in the end. It's so beautifully moist and tasty. I think next year I'll start earlier. And make two.
TIL about the Tanganyika groundnut scheme...
December 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
TIL about the Tanganyika groundnut scheme...
It's a conspiracy by Big Air Fryer.
December 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
It's a conspiracy by Big Air Fryer.
She is a dual national and the Tories have said they would strip British citizenship from criminals with another citizenship. Badenoch has admitted to committing a criminal offence, so under their logic she'd be out. If they weren't hypocrites, obviously.
December 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
She is a dual national and the Tories have said they would strip British citizenship from criminals with another citizenship. Badenoch has admitted to committing a criminal offence, so under their logic she'd be out. If they weren't hypocrites, obviously.
Her Earthsea books got dark in places, but they were definitely written and marketed for children.
December 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Her Earthsea books got dark in places, but they were definitely written and marketed for children.
I expect it also helps to write extremely popular books for kids. Catch young readers and they'll read your books in adulthood and buy them for their own kids.
December 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I expect it also helps to write extremely popular books for kids. Catch young readers and they'll read your books in adulthood and buy them for their own kids.
Maybe he used to, but he died in 2021.
December 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Maybe he used to, but he died in 2021.
I'd love to see the business plan for this... "We just need 14,000 wealthy morons, Liz Truss and ChatGPT. Year 1 turnover: Seven billion quid. Genius."
December 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I'd love to see the business plan for this... "We just need 14,000 wealthy morons, Liz Truss and ChatGPT. Year 1 turnover: Seven billion quid. Genius."
I suppose it depends whether property asset values are proportional to GDP... I could believe that ours are a bit inflated. In any case, I was more interested in the discrepancy than the actual amount. Clearly they're talking about completely different levels or types of wealth tax.
December 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I suppose it depends whether property asset values are proportional to GDP... I could believe that ours are a bit inflated. In any case, I was more interested in the discrepancy than the actual amount. Clearly they're talking about completely different levels or types of wealth tax.
Polanski says their wealth tax will bring in £14.8 billion a year. I know Polanski isn't a details guy, but that seems quite a long way from £70 billion.
December 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Polanski says their wealth tax will bring in £14.8 billion a year. I know Polanski isn't a details guy, but that seems quite a long way from £70 billion.
She's written about how she used to have a Nigerian passport, so I assume she's dual-national.
December 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
She's written about how she used to have a Nigerian passport, so I assume she's dual-national.
Doesn't Badenoch have dual-citizenship? And she's admitted to a criminal offence... seems a hostage to fortune to be pushing that policy.
December 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Doesn't Badenoch have dual-citizenship? And she's admitted to a criminal offence... seems a hostage to fortune to be pushing that policy.
Rufra sounds like an adorable puppy.
December 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Rufra sounds like an adorable puppy.
Oddly, the "AI Overview" seems correct - "Mercury is the only stable metal that is liquid at room temperature, though other metals like gallium, cesium, and rubidium melt just above it."
I say 'oddly' but we shouldn't expect consistency.
I say 'oddly' but we shouldn't expect consistency.
December 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Oddly, the "AI Overview" seems correct - "Mercury is the only stable metal that is liquid at room temperature, though other metals like gallium, cesium, and rubidium melt just above it."
I say 'oddly' but we shouldn't expect consistency.
I say 'oddly' but we shouldn't expect consistency.
I guess the obvious question he didn't ask is "Do you think people will vote for an explicitly Marxist party?" Maybe he didn't want a lecture about false consciousness.
December 2, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I guess the obvious question he didn't ask is "Do you think people will vote for an explicitly Marxist party?" Maybe he didn't want a lecture about false consciousness.
And now she's boycotting the first day of their conference. Not an ideal start.
November 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
And now she's boycotting the first day of their conference. Not an ideal start.
Unless we start charging CT based on a % of the value, does it matter? If the goal is just to put properties into bands it's the relative values that matter, not the actual values. Or am I missing something?
November 29, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Unless we start charging CT based on a % of the value, does it matter? If the goal is just to put properties into bands it's the relative values that matter, not the actual values. Or am I missing something?
The social signals aren't necessary if we could accurately discern motives. Which is why you see a lot less of them among good friends or in formal teaching situations (though I guess this is societally variable).
Also, any vagueness acts as deniability protection in both directions.
Also, any vagueness acts as deniability protection in both directions.
November 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The social signals aren't necessary if we could accurately discern motives. Which is why you see a lot less of them among good friends or in formal teaching situations (though I guess this is societally variable).
Also, any vagueness acts as deniability protection in both directions.
Also, any vagueness acts as deniability protection in both directions.
Perhaps the arcane manners came about purely because people *cannot* guess what other people think or mean. If someone baldly asks "Why?" to one of my statements... what do they mean? are they being rude? am I terrible at explanations? are they acting in good faith? are they "Just Asking Questions"?
November 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Perhaps the arcane manners came about purely because people *cannot* guess what other people think or mean. If someone baldly asks "Why?" to one of my statements... what do they mean? are they being rude? am I terrible at explanations? are they acting in good faith? are they "Just Asking Questions"?