I've really been moved by Edward White's death and the tributes to him being written. His books have meant a lot to me as a gay man. I [wrote a blog post with more links](

Nelson's Weblog: culture / books / edmund-white-1940-2025

), many also shared on @npub1wzfl...u30y

Google Photos has a shortcut key for "delete the photo I am looking at". It's not backspace, or delete, or even D. It's #. Yes, Shift-3. Good job, UX experts!

The English word "ounce" comes from the Latin word "uncia" meaning 12th. An ounce is a 16th of a pound. Ounces can be written ℥. The English word "inch" also comes from the Latin word "uncia". An inch is a 12th of a foot. But inches are divided by powers of two, so you talk about ¹⁄₁₆ of ¹⁄₁₂ of a foot. Inches can be written ″.

Third car towed for blocking my driveway this year. They always knock on the door and ask where their car is and then get upset. They never once apologize for blocking my access to my house.

This gave me a sensible chuckle.