Monthly Archives: September 2023

music: 10cc of near greatness

Posted on 2023-09-29 by skierpage

Someone said something that reminded me of a lyric, turns out it was from a 10cc song. They’re still famous for “I’m Not in Love,” a song so immaculately crafted that I unwillingly succumbed to its overwraught bathos (pathos? mythos?). … Continue reading →

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web: how to read blocked web articles

Posted on 2023-09-29 by skierpage

It’s an arms race to read articles that fade out under a “Please subscribe” overlay. In Firefox, try: I feel bad doing this, and a little less bad for running uBlock Origin to disable ads. I subscribe to the Guardian, … Continue reading →

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