Jeremy Cherfas

TIL: Oscan en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osca… “an extinct Indo-European language of southern Italy. The language is in the Osco-Umbrian or Sabellic branch of the Italic languages. Oscan is therefore a close relative of Umbrian and South Picene”.

Top Albums from last.fm on 12/04/26 1, Kabza De Small, Ziwangale, (10); 2, Salif Keita, M’Bemba, (10); 3, Chet Baker, Chet, (9); 4, Steeleye Span, The Best Of Steeleye Span, (9); 5, Yuval Ron, Oud Prayers On The Road To St Jacques, (7);

Shouting into the Brussels-based void, alas.

A large street sign for Piazza Garibaldi with, behind it, a statue of Garibaldi on his horse and a fiercely blue sky. 

After 10 years as a commercial cheesemaker, Trevor Warmedahl set off to learn about “other, older ways to go about the fermentation of milk and the care of dairy livestock and the making of cheese”.eatthispodcast.com/cheese-tr…

Top Albums from last.fm on 06/04/26 1, Van Morrison, Down the Road, (15); 2, Gerry Mulligan, Lionel Hampton Presents Gerry Mulligan, (9); 3, Norah Jones, Feels Like Home, (2); 4, Tom Waits, Blue Valentine, (2); 5, Various Artists, Cardinals At The Window, (2);

On the ground, arms flapTree high parakeets gaze downQi Gong in the park

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

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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.

Top Albums from last.fm on 15/03/26 1, Various Artists, Till The Night Is Gone: A Tribute To Doc Pomus, (14); 2, Soap, From Gas to Solid / you are my friend, (12); 3, Buddy Guy Junior Wells, Play the Blues, (10); 4, Ry Cooder, Bop Till You Drop, (9); 5, Various Artists, The Rough Guide to Arabic Lounge, (9);

Did I say that all these instant messages were like asking me to pick up your discarded chocolate wrappers? Let me change the simile. Your instant messages are like you eating the cheeseburger, while I have the heart attack.