I noted in December that I am reading through the classic Umineko When They Cry visual novel series. The series has […]Possibly related posts...DecSync ReviewJustin and Justina review 2022 at the NLJTransferring Photos From My BlackBerry Classic Using KDE…Recommended F-Droid FOSS … | Continue reading
Justin and Justina discuss a Consumer Reports study revealing troubling levels of cadmium and lead in some dark chocolate brands.Possibly related posts...Justin and Justina review 2022 at the NLJJustin & Justina: The Most-Read New Leaf Journal Content of…Justin & Justina 〜 4th of … | Continue reading
Against the tendency of purportedly American companies to export CCP censorship abroad.Possibly related posts (relevancy may vary...):The Downstream Effects of Bing's Tiananmen Square CensorshipBing's and DuckDuckGo's CCP ProblemA 2021 List of Alternative Search Engines and Searc … | Continue reading
I review an anime series primarily for its interesting concept... but it is a decent series in its own right, granting its faults.Possibly related posts (relevancy may vary...):The Best of Anime in 2022: Year in ReviewThe Best Anime Series of 2021Height differences in anime roman … | Continue reading
I remain undecided whether to interpret this as an inflatable egg dressed as a bunny, a bunny dressed as an egg, or a hitherto undiscovered egg-bunny.Possibly related posts (relevancy may vary...):Inflatable Carrot and Easter Bunnies in BrooklynWhen President Coolidge Spared a Ra … | Continue reading
Making the case for whitelisting Seznam and other good crawlers from independent index search engines.Possibly related posts (relevancy may vary...):A 2021 List of Alternative Search Engines and Search…An In-Depth Look at Norton Safe SearchBrave and DuckDuckGo Timer Search Shortc … | Continue reading
A positive review of a particular sunscreen brand and its easy-to-use re-fill pouches (mostly about what I great job I did on the re-fill).Possibly related posts (relevancy may vary...):"Cooking for Invalids" - Recipes For the Bedridden From…The NYC Outdoor Dining Standing Water … | Continue reading
The New Leaf Journal, like much of the internet, is powered by WordPress. Unlike much of the internet, however, I work […]Possibly related posts (relevancy may vary...):Quince recipes from Mary Eales's receiptsThe New Leaf Journal Celebrates Its First BirthdayThe Enigmatic Life a … | Continue reading
Contrary to EGM's 2002 April Fools claims, Sonic and Tails were not, in fact, in SSB Melee (but they may have almost been)Possibly related posts (relevancy may vary...):EGM's 2001 Sega Neptune April Fools JokeSega of Japan's Yukawa Dreamcast CommercialsJustin and Justina review 2 … | Continue reading
Let's see what was happening at The New Leaf Journal in March 2023.Related Posts:The New Leaf Journal Celebrates Its First BirthdayJustin and Justina review 2022 at the NLJThe Newsletter Leaf Journal at 100The New Leaf Journal TwitterJustin & Justina: The Most-Read New Leaf Journ … | Continue reading
A children's story on the exhaustion of staying still.Related Posts:Short Bio of Mary Graham BonnerBonner's "In Dreamland" Bedtime StoryThe Tame Canary Bird (Bonner)Installing and Running Bodhi Linux on a 2007 MacBookReplacing soundbar and re-configuring universal remote for…Heig … | Continue reading
A comprehensive review of the recently completed anime series, "The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten"Related Posts:The Best of Anime in 2022: Year in ReviewThe Best Anime Series of 2021Familiar song in Angel Next Door animeAnime Recommendations of the Decade (2011-20)Height diffe … | Continue reading
Reviewing a tool for cross-device syncing contacts, calendars, tasks, and feeds locally with Syncthing instead of a central server or service.Related Posts:The al|together and Insani Visual Novel TranslationsThe New Leaf Journal Celebrates Its First BirthdayJustin and Justina rev … | Continue reading
Justin discovers a provision lurking in the hidden, unwritten, U.S. immigration laws. | Continue reading
A stream of consciousness about anime romances that highlight big height/size differences (and office anime rom-coms too). | Continue reading
Making the case for a feed reader + read-it-later solution as an online reading alternative to social media and services like Google and Apple News. | Continue reading
We cover our first outdoor St. Patrick's Day decoration (seen in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn). | Continue reading
Who can we trust today after the Consumer Product Safety Commission found that carbon monoxide monitors by GLBSUNION and CUZMAK are defective? | Continue reading
Using the example of the Microsoft Reflect app, I explore the dangers of schools spending lavishly on technology and adapting curricula to the new tech. | Continue reading
I came across an English-language translation (courtesy of Shumplations) of a 2000 interview with Mr. Yoshio Sakamoto, a Japanese video game director […] | Continue reading
A health insurance website create password form instructed me to include “one number” and “one symbol.” Little did I know that it took “one” very seriously. | Continue reading
Where ICE in lieu of ice is an amusing typo...Related leaves you may enjoy:Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation by Nicholas A. Ferrell November 25, 2020 Immigration Issues in NYPD Chinese Agent Case by Nicholas A. Ferrell September 23, 2020 Benjamin Harrison's Memorable Ju … | Continue reading
Justin and Justina make up The New Leaf Journal’s resident fictional dialogue duo. They have similar names and an unusual friendship. […]Related leaves you may enjoy:The Enigmatic Life and Death of Emperor Otho by Nicholas A. Ferrell April 18, 2021 The al|together and Insani Visu … | Continue reading
All it took was properly configuring and running Fluidsynth and loading three ALSA kernel modules.Related leaves you may enjoy:The al|together and Insani Visual Novel Translations by Nicholas A. Ferrell April 11, 2021 Installing and Running Bodhi Linux on a 2007 MacBook by Nichol … | Continue reading
A boat playground(?) seen on an apartment building in DUMBO from the Brooklyn Bridge.Related leaves you may enjoy:Return to Shironagasu Island Review by Nicholas A. Ferrell October 31, 2022 A Walk Across the Hamilton Avenue Footbridge by Nicholas A. Ferrell June 6, 2022 The Enigm … | Continue reading
Recapping our 15 new articles, 19 short posts, and most-read content from February 2023.Related leaves you may enjoy:Removing pages from Yandex Turbo by Nicholas A. Ferrell February 2, 2023 Experiences in the Yandex Webmaster Portal by Nicholas A. Ferrell October 21, 2020 Bing's … | Continue reading
My review of Flood of Tears, a freeware visual novel with a ton of heart and a very charming heroine in Hina Kawase.Related leaves you may enjoy:The al|together and Insani Visual Novel Translations by Nicholas A. Ferrell April 11, 2021 The Enigmatic Life and Death of Emperor Otho … | Continue reading
Is "eco-friendly" really a selling point for a single highlighter?Related leaves you may enjoy:The Enigmatic Life and Death of Emperor Otho by Nicholas A. Ferrell April 18, 2021 Recommended F-Droid FOSS Apps For Android-Based Devices… by Nicholas A. Ferrell November 27, 2021 The … | Continue reading
Wherein I offer concept art (a photograph) of what the ideal phone would look like.Related leaves you may enjoy:Recommended F-Droid FOSS Apps For Android-Based Devices… by Nicholas A. Ferrell November 27, 2021 The Enigmatic Life and Death of Emperor Otho by Nicholas A. Ferrell Ap … | Continue reading
Re; Reading social streams in feed reader by Nicholas A. Ferrell. Originally published 19 Feb, 2023.It’s absolutely fair enough not following social media in your RSS reader. I also like being referred to as Mr Leon Paternoster.Reply to this link on my website → | Continue reading
An 1842 poem wherein a woman waxes poetic (literally, it's a poem) about her very handsome horse.Related leaves you may enjoy:The Poetry of Charlotte Becker - Early Twentieth Century… by Nicholas A. Ferrell July 12, 2021 Four May Issues of The Nursery Magazine (1873-81) by Nichol … | Continue reading
I noted indirectly in a previous article that one of my favorite video games is Legend of Heroes: Trails in the […]Related leaves you may enjoy:On DRM-Free Games on Steam by Nicholas A. Ferrell March 28, 2022 The al|together and Insani Visual Novel Translations by Nicholas A. Fer … | Continue reading
A long Internet Archive-aided research project into the version release history of Aru Fuyu no Monogatari.Related leaves you may enjoy:The al|together and Insani Visual Novel Translations by Nicholas A. Ferrell April 11, 2021 A Winter's Tale - Visual Novel Review by Nicholas A. F … | Continue reading
Reviewing "A Winter's Tale," the official English version of a charming freeware ren'ai Japanese visual novel that had been released in Japan in 2002.Related leaves you may enjoy:The al|together and Insani Visual Novel Translations by Nicholas A. Ferrell April 11, 2021 io [Christ … | Continue reading
If Bing blacklists a site in its index from appearing to searchers, will it still use the site to inform its ChatGPT implementation? A simple question for Microsoft.Related leaves you may enjoy:The Pokémon Special Split in Generation 2 - Statistics and… by Nicholas A. Ferrell Jan … | Continue reading
I published a collection of poetry by Charlotte Becker, a poet who was most active in the first quarter of the […]Related leaves you may enjoy:The Poetry of Charlotte Becker - Early Twentieth Century… by Nicholas A. Ferrell July 12, 2021 The Enigmatic Life and Death of Emperor Ot … | Continue reading
When you purchase a digital ebook in one format only to have Amazon replace it with an inferior format.Related leaves you may enjoy:Justin and Justina review 2022 at the NLJ by Nicholas A. Ferrell January 1, 2023 The Thin Digital Line Between "Buy" and "Rent" by Nicholas A. Ferre … | Continue reading
A moral story warning children against repeating bad things that they hear about others.Related leaves you may enjoy:Short Bio of Mary Graham Bonner by Nicholas A. Ferrell January 10, 2023 Four May Issues of The Nursery Magazine (1873-81) by Nicholas A. Ferrell May 2, 2021 Anna J … | Continue reading
I knew I had heard the ending song of The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten somewhere. Here, I discover where.Related leaves you may enjoy:The Best of Anime in 2022: Year in Review by Nicholas A. Ferrell January 5, 2023 Anime Recommendations of the Decade (2011-20) by Nicholas A. … | Continue reading
A strategy guide in story form to preemptively dealing with an annoyance in Tiki's paralogue in Fire Emblem Engage.Related leaves you may enjoy:My Glass Cannon is Tankier than Expected 〜 Lysithea-Fire… by Nicholas A. Ferrell November 10, 2021 History of the Mario Party Gloves by … | Continue reading
Yet another lesson on what happens when you fail to read the fine print. Properly removing pages from Yandex Turbo edition.Related leaves you may enjoy:Experiences in the Yandex Webmaster Portal by Nicholas A. Ferrell October 21, 2020 A 2021 List of Alternative Search Engines and … | Continue reading
Our busiest month in some respects...Related leaves you may enjoy:The al|together and Insani Visual Novel Translations by Nicholas A. Ferrell April 11, 2021 A 2021 List of Alternative Search Engines and Search… by Nicholas A. Ferrell June 13, 2021 Justin and Justina review 2022 a … | Continue reading
The story of how two New Leaf Journal authors rescued a pigeon in need.Related leaves you may enjoy:The Enigmatic Life and Death of Emperor Otho by Nicholas A. Ferrell April 18, 2021 Duck and Duckling Rescue Stories From Around the Web by Nicholas A. Ferrell May 16, 2021 Analysis … | Continue reading
Some children have difficulty transitioning from the only-child life to the older sibling life. Babies have a way of requiring some of the attention that the newly-minted older sibling may have become accustomed to receiving. Noses Out of Joint, a short poem in the January 27, 18 … | Continue reading
In honor of our being blacklisted by Bing (and as a result, DuckDuckGo), an essay on their Chinese Communist Party problem.Related leaves you may enjoy:A 2021 List of Alternative Search Engines and Search… by Nicholas A. Ferrell June 13, 2021 The Downstream Effects of Bing's Tian … | Continue reading
I take a look at National Park Typeface, a project to bring the aesthetic of National Park signs to your local computer.Related leaves you may enjoy:The Enigmatic Life and Death of Emperor Otho by Nicholas A. Ferrell April 18, 2021 Justin and Justina review 2022 at the NLJ by Nic … | Continue reading
I don't like to brag about being a hero, but sometimes it's necessary to tell a story to inspire our millions of readers.Related leaves you may enjoy:The Heroic Fallen Trash Can Rescue in Gowanus by Nicholas A. Ferrell October 30, 2020 The Found Parakeet of Brooklyn Bridge Park b … | Continue reading
I'm in awe of myself too.Related leaves you may enjoy:Justin and Justina 〜 What, exactly, is your name? by Nicholas A. Ferrell November 2, 2021 Justin & Justina 〜 The Pitching Injury by Nicholas A. Ferrell March 4, 2021 Justin and Justina 〜 The Austro-Hungarian Kitten by Nicholas … | Continue reading