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Christmas Bread & Lumberjack Latte
Nordic baking traditions remain intact in the Upper Great Lake counties of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota: Cardamom, Saffron and Cranberry Wild Rice bread.
Lingua Franca
A vast continually changing topic. Today at 16:00 UTC we cover definition evolution in the stack of standards that inform the interoperability of safety and sustainability technologies that create and sustain the built environment of educational settlements. (With links to our coverage of facility naming and signage standards)
2026 National Patent Application Drafting Competition
"The United States Patent and Trademark Office invites your school to participate in the 2026 National Patent Application Drafting Competition. The competition introduces law students to issues arising in U.S. patent law and develops their patent application drafting skills." Links to the upcoming competition cycle included here.
Words Matter
"If you trust government, you obviously failed history class." -- Senator John Neely Kennedy (Louisiana)
Quadrivium: Winter
Educational settlements should be magical places. The stack informing the beauty of these "cities-within-cities" changes 100 to 1000 times per day globally. Titles are time-sensitive, copyright protected and land in public law. We monitor the action continuously to formulate response to public consultations. Topics appear on our CALENDAR and explored every day at 16:00 UTC. Recommend refresh of this web page once or twice to see timeliest information.
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Python is an open-source programming language that enables applications across a wide range of domains; not the least of which are artificial intelligence platforms. In real asset facility management it is the "glue code" that binds the Internet of Things and Large Language Models. Python 3.15 alpha 3 was released for public use on December 16th.
Design Standard Readability
There is a common standard by which the readability of documents can be measured. It is sometimes used for regulatory purposes, such as in healthcare, to ensure publications have a level of readability that is understandable and accessible by a wider portion of the population.
Current Issues & Recent Research
We examine the proposals for the 2028 National Electrical Safety Code; including our own. Public comment on proposed changes will be received until March 24th. The 2026 National Electrical Code which has recently been released for public use (public input on the 2029 revision will be received until April 9, 2026). Tomorrow we prepare proposals for Technical Committee CMP-3 and review the Brown University Clery Act Filing.
2025 Security & Fire Safety Report
The recent tragedy inspires a need to review relevant safety standards. Today, a very brief examination and discussion about whether there is an enforceable standard solution that already exists, or is there an affordable solution to remediate a gap; if any. Just a very cursory review today during our Open Office Hour at 16:00 UTC.