First time in the post-war. This is even without a coalition.
All Wordled Out
Today, I finish all the Wordle available up to this day. That’s 1,688 wordles.
These are my tips for consistent results. For the first guess
- use high frequency letters
- use five unique letters
- balance out between consonant and vowels (2:3 is best in my opinion).
For the second guess:
- use revealed letters but shift position if yellow, and stay if green (just as in hard mode)
- use new set of unrevealed letters
- use high frequency letters
- if a vowel is revealed in the first guess don’t guess with a second unrevealed vowel.
70 percent of words will have 5 unique letters. Over 25 percent will have 4 unique letters (one repeated). Less than 3 percent will use 3-or-less letters.
4 guesses is a par. 3 guesses is a birdie. Failing to finish in six guesses should be at a rate of less than once a month.
Be My Eyes
An app to help the blind to “see themselves“ for the first time. That’s an intriguing and useful application of AI.
Generically Dependent Continuant
A genetically dependent continuant (GDC) is something which depends on a substrate to “exist”.
Latin as a dead language could be thought of as a GDC which survives until today even though as a language it is not used within any culture.
Another example is the Inca culture. It survives not because the culture has survived but because the descendants see evidence of it and remembers because of objects relating to Inca culture have survived and reminded them of its past presence.
Once all people who know of the Inca culture, and once all related objects disappear Inca culture will vanish, that is, seize to exist.
Aoinishiki
Congratulations to Aoinishiki. He will undoubtedly become the next Yokozuna. In the three year since his debut he has lost all but 34 times from over five-hundred bouts. Amazing record. His win this January was astounding including the final day’s match. The kubinage (neck throw) move was clean and mature for someone so young. Looking forward to the next tournament already.
John Field: Complete Nocturnes
The best classical album I heard in 2025. Alice Sara Ott is amazing.
One and done? Nah!
I have found my one-and-done watch—the Hamilton Murph 38mm on the bracelet. Great watch. Simple. Useful. Beautiful. Durable. Reliable. The best for the price.
After six months of almost wearing it everyday I have finally gotten a little sick of it. I have two watches on bracelet (a Jazzmaster GMT and Seiko 5 GMT), and a diver (an Orient Star ISO compliant) on the rubber strap which I can wear during the summer. So sometimes, like today, I want to wear something different. This is particularly true of the weekends. I like to wear something different (just as I don’t like wearing my casual weekend clothes for work).
I just couldn’t wear the same watch everyday and weekend. Such is being a fashion victim.
So like clothes we choose accessories to match. Not everything matches, though some watches can go with a lot.
I would probably take the Murph with me on trips since it is so versatile. But at home, I can keep a choice.
Not to lose oneself
Non-self is not to lose oneself to emptiness or nothingness. This is to gain a different kind of self that is utterly full and truly something.
Pilot Lightive
I just bought a Pilot Lightive in black. I needed something for work. My other fountain pens in my collection, except for my Platinum Procyon, dry out quickly. Apart from this one pen the others are snap lock lids with no seals. This had meant the pens dry out quickly.
The Procyon being a screw lid with seal means it does not dry out as easily. Nor does it seem to leak. This is impressive. Hats off to Platinum.
This Lightive, although is a snap lock lids, has a seal. so it should not dry out like my Cocoon (Metropolitan) does. The pen is light as it is made of higher grade plastic but it is plastic nonetheless. Only time will tell how long it will last. I am guessing durability will be an issue because of the material.
The Prefect Guide to Sumo
Just finished reading this book on sumo. Excellent bilingual work written by a former top level referee (gyoji) and translated by a top sumo commentator.
Accessible format. Lots of insider information about life as a sumo wrestler, referee, and other “actors” in the sumo world.
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