Other than the title, I don't have much to say.

Well, maybe one thing. If you're one of these morons on Twitter trying to be armchair detectives, armchair generals, or armchair anything else you have no experience in, please stop. You're embarrassing yourself, and you're embarrassing humanity.

Also, if you're …

I haven't written as much here as I'd like, but I'm keeping up with my original goals so I'm not going to call this a failure. Otherwise, the other goals are going well. The cube has been solved daily, and I've managed enough posts here and on the other site …

In the first blow to my new year's resolutions, I forgot to take my Rubik's cube with me to France when visiting some of my girlfriend's family for a late Christmas celebration. I had it ready to go and I just forgot to put it in my bag.

Technology came …

I like to sign up for the GitHub betas when they show up. Last year, GitHub Copilot entered beta, which generates code automatically using AI. It does a surprisingly good job, taking into account the code nearby and in other parts of the proejct. It's so good in fact, that …

In the Netherlands, the new year is brought in with a dazzling display of fireworks. The closest comparison in the UK is Guy Fawkes Night, a rather bizarre celebration of a failed plot to kill King James I. It is certainly the night when fireworks are used the most in …