Happy Friday! "Viet Nam" - Minutemen. Couldn't quite dial in D. Boon's biting tone...

I’ve made a roux hundreds of times but it is still one of the most anxiety-inducing kitchen procedures for me

I’m at the work station, I’m at the chemical shower, I’m at the combination work station and chemical shower

there are some kinds of programming documentation you should be able to read like a book, and even the kinds that are more like a database than a narrative are often lacking in a solid introduction, table of contents, guidance on use, etcetera

Whoa, we’re halfway there
Whoa, we’re halfway there
Whoa, we’re halfway there
Whoa, we’re halfway there
Whoa, we’re halfway there
Whoa, we’re halfway there
Whoa, we’re halfway there
Whoa, we’re halfway there

Zeno’s Karaoke

Firaxis—the studio behind the Civilization series—is hiring a historian. An *actual* historian.

And note, when they ask for "4+ years as a Writer, Narrative Designer, or other position with commensurate duties," that includes teaching, writing, and research—i.e. your Ph.D. in History.

This is how I'm entering 2025

When I worked in the hotel industry, the big chains were using ancient-ass property management software (Hilton's OnQ was from 2004 and Marriott's FOSSE is literally MS-DOS based with no mouse input) and I've been thinking about this more and more lately.

Because it worked fine.