Jeremy Cherfas

TIL: I have been using the ISO setting on my camera all wrong.

Thanks Tom. macwright.com/2026/04/0…

I’m annoyed every single time I enter a date in iCal; I actually enjoy entering them in Backpack. It’s as palpable as the difference between going uphill and downhill.Yes, I first noted this 19 years ago. Yes, it is still true. No, I will not vibe code a solution.

ETN 299: Supply lines are imperilled, but linking continues

1. Cool as a cucumber, with added nomenclature
2. Meat and mushrooms, apostasy in Texas and Iowa
3. Anchovies, the best on the internet?
4. Olive Oil Tourism, the deets

buttondown.com/jeremyche…

Top Albums from last.fm on 29/03/26 1, Boccherini; Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble, Pepe Romero, Guitar Quintets, (14); 2, The Iguanas, Plastic Silver 9-Volt Heart, (13); 3, Allen Toussaint, The Bright Mississippi, (12); 4, Modern Jazz Quartet, Compact Jazz: The Modern Jazz Quartet Plus, (10); 5, Po’ Girl, Follow Your Bliss, (9);

Currently reading: The 7th Function of Language by Laurent Binet Sam Taylor, ISBN: 978-0374261566

New episode: the paradox of old-fashioned modern olive oil.

Some olive oil millers in Provence go out of their way to develop flavours that the EU calls “defects”. These oils can’t be called extra-virgin, but they sell anyway.

eatthispodcast.com/old-oil

Top Albums from last.fm on 22/03/26 1, Various Artists, Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster, (18); 2, Bryan Ferry, As Time Goes By, (15); 3, Joni Mitchell, Both Sides Now, (12); 4, Ragleela, Jai Ma, (10); 5, Ballaké Sissoko, At Peace, (9);

• On foot* 41.8873, 12.4734* 15 March 2026* 428.94 ppm CO2* OpenStreetMapA fitting rabbit for the Ides of March, the Pope’s Tobacco Factory. I did walk past, much closer to the actual Rabbit, but could not pass up the opportunity to snap what might such a significant building.