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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 30/08/2026

Calling it now: “quietly” is Word of the Year 2026. What AI sired, mindless zeitgeist reverberators now rear.

Screenshot of the NYT headline “Influencers Have a Lot to Say About Politics. Many Are Quietly Paid for It.”

Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 25/08/2026

One of many, many details at Meow Wolf Denver. As our teenager — the one pretend-holding this house — noted, it’s like being dropped right into the robot city level of Stray. Parts of it aren’t too far off from Planescape: Torment either. I suspect we’ll keep coming back.

A hand is holding a small house above a miniature scene labeled MAGNAVOX that resembles a tornado touching the ground with trees and utility poles around it.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 19/08/2026

Part deux of the rainbow bonanza in Cherry Creek North this weekend. Our kids were making fun of my wife and me. “Dad, it’s just a rainbow, geez.” Four and some decades and I don’t remember ever seeing something like this in Europe. Or the East coast for that matter.

A vibrant rainbow arches across a cloudy sky above a house partially obscured by lush green trees.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 19/08/2026

OK, some of it is Apple’s agressive post-processing. But this was quite the double rainbow.

A vivid double rainbow arcs across the sky above a residential building surrounded by trees and parked cars.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 04/07/2026

Every dickover is infuriating, but the worst ones by far are on the websites I’m already paying to access. Go to hell, Gray Lady; what you’re selling doesn’t need an app.

More than half of a New York Times story about the heat wave in Washington DC is covered by a dickover hawking the NYT app.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 27/06/2026

I for one welcome our new Chinese overlords. No service to the NIH/Medical Center metro station for two whole months? Yikes! Those poor summer school students. Micro.blog’s AI description correctly read the idiograms — see ALT text.

A notice in Chinese indicates that rail service will be temporarily suspended between North Bethesda and Friendship Heights stations from July 6 to September 6, with free shuttle service provided for the affected stations.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 23/06/2026

Scenes from America’s State Fair. Here we see a beautiful example of a Trump-l’œil. Many such artefacts. Sadly, too transient to be saved for posterity.

A large white memorial arch with golden eagle statues on top stands in front of the U.S. Capitol building, with fencing and barricades surrounding the area.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 16/06/2026

After ten… eventful years in DC, our family — which doubled in size since 2016 (and more than doubled if you include the cat, and why wouldn’t you) — is moving to Denver, Colorado! Next month. Less than three weeks from now. Gulp. So anyway, here is a recent storm over Washington to set the mood.

A cityscape with tall buildings and the Washington monument is set against a dramatic sky with dark storm clouds and a golden sunset in the distance.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 13/06/2026

A new pop up just opened in DC on 7th Street NW, between G and H. You love to see it.

A reading room with a sign “The Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room” is visible through a glass door.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 08/06/2026

The 109-year-old (National) Sylvan Theater sits directly across from the Washington Monument on the National Mall. Derelict and seemingly abandoned — the last event was in October 2025 — it may be an even better symbol of America’s semiquincentennial than that monstrosity behind the White House.

An empty, tattered outdoor stage with a covered backdrop stands under a cloudy sky surrounded by trees.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 01/06/2026

📚Still reading Inventing the Renaissance, and Lorenzo de Medici’s brother Giuliano of course had a mention. Still, I wasn’t prepared for his bust being quite so metal.

A terracotta bust depicts a person in ornate armor with a detailed, expressive face at the center.

A detailed stone carving depicts a mythical or dramatic face with an open mouth, surrounded by ornate leaf designs.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 01/06/2026

📚 Some 18th century childhood doodles in a 17th century William Shakespeare first folio, as seen in the Folger collection. Kids will be kids!

An illuminated manuscript is displayed, open to two pages featuring textual and illustrative content.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 28/05/2026

If it looks like a press release and reads like a press release, why is it being sold as a government report?: blog.miljko.org/2026/05/28/if-it-lo…

Screenshot of the Doctronic homepage with the message We hit a technical snag. Our engine encountered an issue; we are resolving it now.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 24/05/2026

Yesterday’s ghosts are today’s mermaids. Here is a Fiji mermaid as advertised (above) and in reality (below). Not the PT Barnum specimen, but apparently made around the same time. On a semi-related note, here is some good life advice from ol’ PTB.

A display features a framed illustration of The Remarkable Feejee Mermaid above a glass case containing various preserved aquatic specimens, including a preserved Fiji “mermaid”.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 23/05/2026

Where better to spend a rainy Saturday on the Eastern Shore than the Ghost Museum in Berlin, MD? The creepy mask was used in Odd Fellow rituals in the 1950s and, having their building right next door to our place in DC, I am at the same time intrigued and repulsed by what may be going on in there.

A vintage fencing mask used in Odd Fellow rituals is displayed in a museum setting along with historical information about the connection between ghosts and secret societies.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 18/05/2026

A treasure hidden in the bushes near the Dumbarton Oaks garden. Glad to have had an actual camera on me, for once.

A nest with small mockingbird chicks camouflaged among dense twigs and leaves in a bush.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 12/05/2026

Seen this morning on a walk down Rock Creek and the Potomac. DC is closer to nature than most people imagine.

A large grey heron takes flight from the edge of a wide river on a sunny day. In the background, the urban skyline of Georgetown features a mix of brick and modern buildings under a clear blue sky.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 10/05/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all who celebrate! This is what we’re watching tonight.

Poster for Aliens (1985) featuring a figure armed with a large weapon and holding a child stands amidst a dramatic science fiction setting with ominous egg-like structures in the foreground.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 01/05/2026

Well, folks, I did it: I have hit FeedLand’s feed creation limit. Any chance this can be increased, @dave? I’ve just discovered a new blog I’d like to add.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 30/04/2026

Topic of the essay aside — and it’s a good one — NYT editors didn’t use to let this kind of grammatical malfeasance fly.

A New York Times opinion section features a guest essay titled “Rich People Didn’t Used to Look Like This” by Amy Odell.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 25/04/2026

📚 Finished reading: Dark Gods by T. E. D. Klein, a short story collection you’d get if you transported H.P. Lovecraft from 1920s New England to 1980s New York City, then asked him to water down the weirdness and narrow the horror from Cosmic to Upper East Side. Which is to say, I wasn’t impressed.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 24/04/2026

📚 Currently reading: "Inventing the Renaissance" by Ada Palmer: blog.miljko.org/2026/04/24/currentl…

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 19/04/2026

📚 Finished reading: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick, so I now have no choice but to watch Blade Runner for the fourth or fifth time. I suspect that — much like with the novel — quite a few parts will “hit different” this time around.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 19/04/2026

Infinite Regress is not a professional outlet yet even this here half-brained bozo knows better than to mix fonts in a single word. They should have shaved off the “ć” to a “c” if their house headline typeface didn’t have the right diacritic, but then why doesn’t it? And hey, congrats to Denver!

Text reads The non-Jokić minutes turn game in a serif font. The “ć” sticks out in size and typeface.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 16/04/2026

As seen in the restroom of our favorite non-seafood restaurant in all of Eastern Shore, The Irish Penny Pub and Grill in Salisbury, MD. It’s the perfect pit stop on the way to the beach, but really I’d drive 2.5 hours from DC just for their boxty.

A black frame encases a broken section of drywall, titled Fragile Masculinity with a note from an anonymous artist dated 10-31-21.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 12/04/2026

А whole flock of cedar waxwings decided to perch on the courtyard redbud tree right outside our window. It’s times like this that make me chuck the phone and get back to my ancient Nikon DSLR. Happy Easter! Христос васкрсе!

Five birds are perched on a branch surrounded by vibrant green leaves.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 11/04/2026

🏀 Scenes from the last Wizards home game. Appropriate ending to an ignominious season.

A scoreboard displays a basketball game score of 121-99, with a dance or halftime activity featuring a mascot throwing a hot dog shown on the large screens above the court.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 09/04/2026

Early spring is the best time to be at the Tregaron Conservancy: all of the foliage without any of the mosquitos. Yes it was the NIMBY mindset that protected this piece of land from developers, but it wouldn’t be the first time crying out NIMBY was the right thing to do. ⊕

A pond reflecting surrounding trees under a clear blue sky.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 04/04/2026

Spring has so arrived even the metro trains are in bloom.

A brightly decorated metro train with floral patterns and the phrase “All lines lead to bloom” is seen with passengers inside.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 25/03/2026

Felt a tap on my shoulder while sitting on a Mall bench and it was this fellow (gal?), hustling for nuts. Did not mind getting up close.

A squirrel is perched on the back of a park bench, seemingly eyeing the ground below.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 18/03/2026

🏀 This will not last.

A large scoreboard at Capital One Arena displays a tied basketball game between the Wizards and Pistons at 32-32 during the second quarter.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 15/03/2026

📚 Finished reading: Tools and Weapons by Brad Smith. An important topic — how do new technologies impact society and what can we do about it — covered in style so bland it makes corporate jargon stunning by comparison. Tha... blog.miljko.org/2026/03/15/finished…

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 13/03/2026

Miss Clara Bartoon's Missing Soldiers Office (3rd story, room 9): blog.miljko.org/2026/03/13/miss-cla…

Plaque with ornate all-capital letters saying Missing Soliders Office, 3rd story, room 9, Miss Clara Barton.

A small bedroom, as wide as a twin bed in it is long, containing a bed, an iron furnace, and a photo of Clara Barton.

Plaque from the Missing Soliders Office Museum showing the quote.

A television set hangs above an iron furnace, showing an elderly man speaking.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 08/03/2026

The only antidote to today’s torturous start is the fact that spring has finally arrived in the only way that counts (sorry, equinox pedants).

A closeup photo of snowdrops in bloom under a clear blue sky.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 07/03/2026

This is a sculpture of a single translucent disk and some cleverly positioned spotlights. Made in 1969 by Robert Irwin and now at the Hirshhorn Museum in DC, it reminded me, of all things, of a Reddit thread.

A geometric light fixture on a wall creates overlapping circular shadows in a pattern.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 02/03/2026

We went to the Hirshhorn Museum to see their Basquiat X Banksy exhibit, stayed for this magnificently decorated room by Laurie Anderson. She spent more than two weeks working 10-hour days to paint it in 2021, when she was 74 years old, and you can see the experience seep through the walls.

A monochrome illustration depicts a devilish figure with horns alongside a man in a hat and sunglasses, surrounded by expressive, handwritten phrases.

A chalk drawing on a black wall and floor depicts a scene with two animals in a boat accompanied by text.

A black and white artwork features handwritten text suggesting a tiny clock should be at the end of each sentence to show how long it took to write.

A black and white mural features abstract artwork with phrases like WHAT WAR IS THIS? and LIKE HONORE DE BALZAC SAID FAME IS THE SUNSHINE OF THE DEAD, surrounded by various figures and elements.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 01/03/2026

iCloud on the web is surprisingly good. The only thing missing is iMessage, which should have been there instead of the never-used Invites app. It feels like it was created just to fill up that spot in the 4x3 rectangle.

Screenshot of a 4x3 array of Apple app icons: Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Photos, Drive, Notes, Reminders, Invites, Pages, Numbers, Keynote and Find My.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 25/02/2026

It warms my heart that Nikola Tesla has a whole shelf for himself at the National Archives gift shop. Thomas Edison? Nowhere in sight. It seems like only yesterday that Matthew Inman felt the need to publish a whole screed on why Tesl... blog.miljko.org/2026/02/25/it-warms…

A gift shop shelf featuring Nikola Tesla merchandise, including a “Who Was Nikola Tesla?” book, a pair of Tesla socks, a Tesla plushie, and a statue of Tesla holding a glow-in-the-dark light bulb.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 22/02/2026

It took me less that two hours with Google Gemini to create microblog.el, a micro.blog manager for Emacs which can edit old posts, create new ones (even with images), auto-complete tags and perform lightning-fast full text search. What a time to be alive!

Screenshot of an Emacs screen with a list of Infinite Regress blog posts at the top and the current post being written at the bottom.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 22/02/2026

From our visit to the US Capitol: a Corn-inthian column decorating the old entrance.

Close up shot of the top of a Corinthian column with ears of corn instead of the usual ornaments.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 20/02/2026

Part 2 of my Apple decoupling is not ready just yet, but I couldn’t wait to share this preview of my (and Google Gemini’s) micro.blog editing client. I am writing this in the browser as image attachment is not yet fully baked, but it can download and edit existing posts just fine. Emacs FTW!

A screenshot shows a list of blog post entries with dates, titles, categories, and snippets displayed in a text editor window.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 15/02/2026

📚 Finished reading: "Writing Tools" by Roy Peter Clark: blog.miljko.org/2026/02/15/finished…

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 14/02/2026

📚 Finished reading: You Should Come With Me Now Stories of Ghosts by M. John Harrison. Stories and tweet-length fragments of middle age unease which, looking back, were Harrison clearing his throat before The Sunken Land…

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 14/02/2026

A quick trip to the Library of Congress. I could spend all day just staring at this ceiling.

A richly decorated coffered ceiling featuring intricate patterns, colorful murals, and ornate columns is viewed from directly below.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 12/02/2026

The streets of Barcelona. They are not usually this littered, or so my friend says, but the wind is exceptionally strong today – strong enough that my flight back home is delayed for severe weather.

A city street shows litter scattered across the road with a bus parked along the sidewalk on a clear day.

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Miloš Miljković @miljko.org · 10/02/2026

📚 Finished reading: "Dreaming in Code" by Scott Rosenberg: blog.miljko.org/2026/02/10/finished…

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