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Jeremy Cherfas

2026-04-04

1 min read

A distant view of a group of people in a circle doing exercises with a bamboo staff beneath some tall, almost bare trees. The sky above is blue and cloudy and in the distance can be glimpsed the top of a white building behind a line of trees.

On the ground, arms flap

Tree high parakeets gaze down

Qi Gong in the park

Jeremy Cherfas

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

Thanks Tom. https://macwright.com/2026/04/01/recently.html#:~:text=I%20didn't%20understand%20ISO%20either!

Jeremy Cherfas

Jeremy Cherfas

Daring Fireball: Deal With It

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.

Jeremy Cherfas

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

https://buttondown.com/jeremycherfas/archive/etn-299-no-doom/

Jeremy Cherfas

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);

Jeremy Cherfas

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

Jeremy Cherfas

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.

https://eatthispodcast.com/old-oil

Jeremy Cherfas

Jeremy Cherfas

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);