Death came

ur next-door neighbour died this weekend. She was almost 80. We didn’t get along (almost nobody got along with her, both past and present), but at times like these we must all be human beings and compassionate towards grieving relatives. This was not shocking or surprising because this past year the ambulance came here a lot and there was gradual deterioration, often very loud screaming and doors being slammed.

My thoughts about this situation are very complicated. I don’t believe people suddenly become saints or impermissible to criticise because they die. But common sense or popular sayings urge us to keep quiet if we have nothing positive to say.

Rianne will pray for her. We hope her husband can cope.

High-profile publisher

n some sense, today was a special day.

It’s about science, not football.

I did not watch this London match, I only followed the score, hoping both teams would lose points (more so Arsenal).

While keeping an eye on the score I noticed having been cited in a major publication. As it turns out, an old article of mine has just been cited in ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) and it’s about Gemini Protocol where my writings became more prominent in recent years:

Life goes on

think it is fair to say that our life this year has been good and we’re more productive than ever before. Tomorrow it’ll be exactly two years since we sued Garrett. We sued him in September 2024 [1, 2]. We didn’t invest much in our lawsuit because, according to legal professionals, even if we won, he would not pay. He was already broke (his wife shed light on that), he lived in another continent, and he had really bad character.

We move on with our lives and we do what we can do best. We curate links and publish many articles.

Be prepared

rowing up with many dogs, I loved dogs. Don’t get more wrong, I’m a “dog(s) person”. Years ago we thought about getting a dog ourselves. We ended up delaying and we only bought things for a dog, except the dog. Delays delays…

We have one neighbour with a Bully XL. I don’t like those dogs (the breed) because I don’t trust them. I’ll probably never trust any Bully XL, not just because of what I read in papers (they even murder their own elderly owners sometimes) but the actual ban on such dogs (and sometimes “culls” too). The UK identified them as unworthy of the risk.

I’ve had to mentally prepare for a scenario where this one Bully XL goes berserk and decides to attack me. I’ve decided that because this dog is short-legged and clearly overweight sprinting away from it would be effective enough; he cannot catch me and I can run for a lot longer before stamina becomes an issue. This Bully XL is around 60-70KG, it’s very short, and it’s just a “fat boy” basically. Second option is, hop on the roof of a nearby car. This “fat boy” cannot even jump over his home’s fence, surely a car would be “too tall” for him. Failing that, in case I need to wrestle such a dog, avoid neck bites or falling to the ground. Fatalities won’t be possible due to a bleeding leg or hand.

Of course they could just put a muzzle on this Bully XL. But guess what… of course they don’t and lecturing an old lady about it ain’t “my cuppa tea”.

September is a time to learn

o September!

What a start. So I’ve managed to publish a lot today, get some rest, get exercise done, make some good food.

I’ve long planned to take it up a notch on September 1^st and there’s no disappointment. The faster pace is maintainable too. I can’t see why not…

Despite bullying (the bullies think the person they bully is not entitled to holidays) I’ve had good rest, did a lot of housekeeping, and now I feel ready to rock until Xmas Eve.

This morning it’s too cool to leave the doors open

ardening season is drawing to a close. Maybe one more month and that’s it. This means more time indoors and more time writing. How cold will this winter be? With climate collapse, anything is possible.

I’ve meanwhile noticed that despite us devoting no more than 5% (of all posts) to writing about litigation, the person the litigation is about has flooded his social control media with quips about it (about 80% of the latest 10). As I pointed out last year: “We should note that 100% of his social media posts from December 15 until December 23 were about us, which seems obsessive/compulsive.”

Welcome to September

late hard-earned goal put Arsenal ahead, but Manchester City is still on top of the league. So welcome to September, at long last we’re “after summer” based on one particular calendar, which means I’m taking it up a notch with my “friend” coffee and with strong ambition to go ahead with several ongoing series.

Someone is very displeased about this article, which means it has struck a nerve and cannot be disputed.