“We are Forerunners. Guardians of all that exists. The roots of the Galaxy have grown deep under our careful tending. Where there is life, the wisdom of our countless generations has saturated the soil. Our strength is a luminous sun, towards which all intelligence blossoms… And the impervious shelter, beneath which it has prospered.”

Friday T&A: Tail Risk Edition

Friday T&A: Tail Risk Edition

For those of you familiar with probabilities and distributions, there is a concept known as “tail risk”, which has to do with extreme events on either side of the density function. In simple English, this means, basically: “shit happens, but not...
Monday morning New Year’s asskickings

Monday morning New Year’s asskickings

Happy New Year, all you magnificent glorious beacons of masculinity! Peace and blessings to you and your families, and let us all look forward to a year of achievements and victories in 2024. This day is somewhat unusual, in the sense that we have the beginning of the...
The Party Post 2023

The Party Post 2023

Happy 2024, everyone! Let us look forward to another year of great poasts, beautiful women, and (hopefully) a slightly less insane set of circumstances – though, to be honest, that is probably too much to hope for at this point in time. Nonetheless, wherever you...
The Best of Friday T&A 2023

The Best of Friday T&A 2023

Has it been a year already? That sure whizzed by damned fast. It seems like only a few months ago that I put up the 2022 edition of this compilation, which every year looks back at the lovely ladies poasted over at this very ‘eavy, very ‘umble site. This...
The Didact’s Best Books of 2023

The Didact’s Best Books of 2023

This year was another quite slow one for me in terms of reading. I think I managed to finish off 11 books in all – which is not a particularly impressive achievement, given what I used to manage. It is clear to me that my ability to concentrate for long periods...
The Didact’s Best Albums of 2023

The Didact’s Best Albums of 2023

Surprisingly, this year I did not listen to much by way of really new heavy metal – nor did I listen to all that many metal albums. But the ones I DID listen to, were in many cases really damn good. Here are the top albums I heard in 2023. 1. VISION DENIED...
Sunday Scripture: The Sabbath Year

Sunday Scripture: The Sabbath Year

25 The Lord spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai, saying, 2 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land that I give you, the land shall keep a Sabbath to the Lord. 3 For six years you shall sow your field, and for six years you shall prune...
Friday T&A: Calling Time Edition

Friday T&A: Calling Time Edition

It is perhaps not a good sign for the turning of the year that the very last instalment of this most beloved series on the site is late by a day, but honestly it was unavoidable. I spent all of Friday – and I mean ALL of it, from 5am onward – travelling,...
Monday morning turkey curries

Monday morning turkey curries

Before anyway jumps on his high horse and points out the blindingly obvious, yes, of course today is Tuesday, and I am well aware of that fact. This one is deliberately late, and with good reason. Seeing as how yesterday was Christmas, it seems somehow unfitting to...