The Tainan Branch of the National Museum of Prehistory has a new exhibit on the Japanese anthropologist Ryuzo Torii 鳥居龍藏, who came to Taiwan 1896-1900 (when only in his 20s) and took a whole lot of pictures of the colonized indigenous people. #notetoself - would be very interesting to visit.

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I think the wee beastie (3 on Monday) has officially stopped napping. I think in lieu of a nap we're still going to have "quiet time" in the afternoons because they seem to benefit from that and also I need it. I need it.

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This seems super-alarming. "Where immediate patching is not feasible, organisations should consider isolating internet-facing applications from public networks until a fix is available."

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Totally omits the fact that Europe’s LNG imports from Russia are scheduled to end on 1 Jan 2027, only weeks away, long before elections. www.nytimes.com/2026.... Reversal possible, but difficult once new contracts are signed. But this isn’t even mentioned.

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...and: "In America, the reading of books is up. Sales of print books have increased nearly 25% from a decade ago. ... A survey by the Pew found 38% of American adults read 1-5 books in 2025, and 14% read at least 20. ... for the generation now entering college, book sales are at a lifetime high."

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