World’s Largest Ball of Twine Tour: 2021-2025
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- WLBOTT Data LoggingAll WLBOTT employees (paid and unpaid) will be required to participate in a data logging experiment. Employees will wear a… Read more: WLBOTT Data Logging
- In Memory of Mark TremontToday we wish to honor a special person, Mark Tremont. Our condolences go out to Mr. Tremont’s family, friends, KM… Read more: In Memory of Mark Tremont
- A Woman Whose Name was AlmitraI find Almitra, the seeress in Khalil Gibran’s masterpiece The Prophet, to be a fascinating character. And there came out… Read more: A Woman Whose Name was Almitra
- Egg Salad MuseSo today I found myself in the unusual position of having writer’s BLOTT. Spousal Unit and I were eating egg… Read more: Egg Salad Muse
- The First 34America: Equal justice for all, etc., etc., etc. So, knowing that we’ll get a pass on our first 34 felonies,… Read more: The First 34
- Wendy Carlos: Persian Carpets and Fabric SquaresWe spent some time trying to determine if the Persian Rug on the cover of Switched-On Bach is the same… Read more: Wendy Carlos: Persian Carpets and Fabric Squares
- Good Moog / Bad Mood / PotatoesJust curious: how many liquor stores can I rob before I get punished? I’m guessing at least 35. The judge… Read more: Good Moog / Bad Mood / Potatoes
- Why We Hate Hate and Love GreenlandGreenland and the Birth of PHP This is all becoming so very confusing. Just when you think you have the… Read more: Why We Hate Hate and Love Greenland
- Perhaps, in the AbstractAnother WLBOTT nod to Mexican singer/songwriter Lila Downs! If you can’t make your mind upWe’ll never get started.And I don’t want… Read more: Perhaps, in the Abstract
- Snow Day, Part III: A Descent into Madness
- Snow Day Part II: Lives of the EldersUC#3 We finally heard back from UC#3. He is in a remote enclave just off the Chesapeake Bay, protecting his… Read more: Snow Day Part II: Lives of the Elders
- WLBOTT Declares a Snow DayWLBOTT Corporate HeadquartersFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE2025-01-07 4:09AM CST WLBOTT declares a snow day. All corporate facilities will be closed with the… Read more: WLBOTT Declares a Snow Day
- Wendy Carlos: Veil of Orpheus[Part I of an ongoing series on the musician Wendy Carlos] During a recent staff meeting, we realized that we… Read more: Wendy Carlos: Veil of Orpheus
- The WLBOTT Before SeriesAnd since we can leave no turn unstoned, we continue to reflect on Richard Linklater’s Before series (see yesterday’s BLOTT).… Read more: The WLBOTT Before Series
- The Humble “Before”Yesterday’s BLOTT (Everybody Loves Me, What About You?) leads naturally to a reflection on humility. Is it possible to combine… Read more: The Humble “Before”
- Everybody Loves Me, What About You?Everybody Loves Me Today we experiment with an AI Lyrical Abstraction ofDon McLean’s Everybody Loves Me. Fortune has me well… Read more: Everybody Loves Me, What About You?
- The Women of the FieldsToday we celebrate the dignity of labor – The Women of the Fields. The GleanersThe Gleaners (Des glaneuses) is an… Read more: The Women of the Fields
- Musings on the New YearShawn Phillips is a wise man, and today he posted these thoughts on the New Year. From his Facebook post:… Read more: Musings on the New Year
- SenetThe ancient game Senet has become the go-to game at the WLBOTT barracks. The game over 4,500 years old. Senet… Read more: Senet
- Cabbage RollsAt the WLBOTT Test Kitchen and Tractor Lube Station, we are continuing our journey into the Twelve Dishes of Ukrainian… Read more: Cabbage Rolls