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How We Configure Our Rails Local CI Continuous integration is a great thing, and having tests and security checks run before every...
9th Jan 2026
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How We Configure Our Rails Local CI

from Good Enough [alt+shift+b] in technology

9th Jan 2026
Continuous integration is a great thing, and having tests and security checks run before every deploy is also a great thing. But if you’re a developer who has been shipping production code for more than a week, you definitely understand how much it can all feel like a house of...
Getting Started With GitButler Agents GitButler built a new way to integrate AI-powered code generation directly into your version control...
9th Jan 2026
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Getting Started With GitButler Agents

from Butler's Log [alt+shift+b] in technology

9th Jan 2026
GitButler built a new way to integrate AI-powered code generation directly into your version control workflow.
Map Layout Review & Makeover There are a lot of things to think about and manage and tinker with when you assemble a map into a...
9th Jan 2026
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Map Layout Review & Makeover

from Adventures In Mapping | John Nelson Maps [alt+shift+b] in cartography

9th Jan 2026
There are a lot of things to think about and manage and tinker with when you assemble a map into a layout, but here are three overarching things to consider: Here’s an example layout that has some issues. Those issues have been addressed in this update. And here it is in a...
Decoding the Arctic to predict winter weather With the help of AI, MIT Research Scientist Judah Cohen is reshaping subseasonal forecasting, with...
8th Jan 2026
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Decoding the Arctic to predict winter weather

from MIT News - Civil and environmental engineering [alt+shift+b] in technology

8th Jan 2026
With the help of AI, MIT Research Scientist Judah Cohen is reshaping subseasonal forecasting, with the goal of extending the lead time for predicting impactful weather.
Incognito in Delaware Or: The Hazards of Living in Public
8th Jan 2026
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Incognito in Delaware

from Hickman's Hinterlands [alt+shift+b] in life

8th Jan 2026
Or: The Hazards of Living in Public
Do Smart People Ever Say They’re Smart? (SmarterTools SmarterMail Pre-Auth RCE CVE-2025-52691) Welcome to 2026! While we are all waiting for the scheduled SSLVPN ITW exploitation programming that...
8th Jan 2026
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8th Jan 2026
Welcome to 2026! While we are all waiting for the scheduled SSLVPN ITW exploitation programming that occurs every January, we’re back from Christmas and idle hands, idle minds, yada yada. In December, we were alerted to a vulnerability in SmarterTools’ SmarterMail solution,...
After BowieNet, David Bowie Goes Dark and Shuns Social Media DavidBowie.com, January 8, 2013. After 2004, the rise of the social web — and especially platforms...
8th Jan 2026
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After BowieNet, David Bowie Goes Dark and Shuns Social Media

from Cybercultural: Internet History [alt+shift+b] in history

8th Jan 2026
DavidBowie.com, January 8, 2013. After 2004, the rise of the social web — and especially platforms like MySpace and Facebook — made niche social networks like BowieNet less relevant in the culture. This shift coincided with the slow decline of BowieNet itself. The portal and ISP...
Quick-and-dirty print debugging in Go I’ve been writing a lot of Go in my new job, and trying to understand a new codebase. When I’m...
8th Jan 2026
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Quick-and-dirty print debugging in Go

from alexwlchan [alt+shift+b] in programming

8th Jan 2026
I’ve been writing a lot of Go in my new job, and trying to understand a new codebase. When I’m reading unfamiliar code, I like to use print debugging to follow what’s happening. I print what branches I’m in, the value of different variables, which functions are being called, and...
Claude Code and What Comes Next With the right tools, AI can accomplish impressive things
7th Jan 2026
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Claude Code and What Comes Next

from One Useful Thing [alt+shift+b] in AI

7th Jan 2026
With the right tools, AI can accomplish impressive things
CKSyncEngine questions and answers I didn't know what to put as a header so here are some iClouds (interesting clouds) in Maine I’ve...
7th Jan 2026
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CKSyncEngine questions and answers

from Christian Selig [alt+shift+b] in technology

7th Jan 2026
I didn't know what to put as a header so here are some iClouds (interesting clouds) in Maine I’ve had a lot of fun working with CKSyncEngine over the last month or so. I truly think it’s one of the best APIs Apple has built, and they’ve managed to take a very complex topic...
One Regulation E, Two Very Different Regimes How consumer protection in payments works, why it was designed that way, and why it’s being...
7th Jan 2026
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One Regulation E, Two Very Different Regimes

from Bits about Money [alt+shift+b] in finance

7th Jan 2026
How consumer protection in payments works, why it was designed that way, and why it’s being contested today.
What Game Are You Playing? Remind yourself that you always have agency and can stop playing the game any time if you want to.
7th Jan 2026
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What Game Are You Playing?

from Hyphen Nation [alt+shift+b] in startups

7th Jan 2026
Remind yourself that you always have agency and can stop playing the game any time if you want to.
Writing an LLM from scratch, part 29 -- using DistributedDataParallel to train a base model from... I'm carrying on with my "extra credit" projects after finishing the main body of Sebastian Raschka's...
7th Jan 2026
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7th Jan 2026
I'm carrying on with my "extra credit" projects after finishing the main body of Sebastian Raschka's book "Build a Large Language Model (from Scratch)". Having proven that I could train a GPT-2 small scale base model from scratch on my RTX 3090 in 48 hours, I wanted to try...
On The Contrary: “Hook” Is A Great Film Hook, the absolutely star-studded film directed by Stephen Spielberg, has received mixed reviews...
7th Jan 2026
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On The Contrary: “Hook” Is A Great Film

from Open for Business [alt+shift+b] in technology

7th Jan 2026
Hook, the absolutely star-studded film directed by Stephen Spielberg, has received mixed reviews from critics since its release in 1991. I still can’t figure out why. One could have given the Academy Award for Best Actor to Dustin Hoffman, and Best Supporting Actor to Robin...
The grief when AI writes most of the code When AI writes almost all code, what happens to software engineering? There is grief involved for us...
7th Jan 2026
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The grief when AI writes most of the code

from The Pragmatic Engineer [alt+shift+b] in technology

7th Jan 2026
When AI writes almost all code, what happens to software engineering? There is grief involved for us developers, that's for sure.
Overlooked Mapping Highlights from 2025-Part 2 Here are some more mapping highlights from the last year:  5. Silk World War II escape maps This is...
7th Jan 2026
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Overlooked Mapping Highlights from 2025-Part 2

from Map of the Week [alt+shift+b] in cartography

7th Jan 2026
Here are some more mapping highlights from the last year:  5. Silk World War II escape maps This is from an episode of a podcast called What’s Your Map featuring former cartographic researcher in the UK Ministry of Defence Barbara Bond Top secret British intelligence agency the...
The golden age of vaccine development The first vaccine was a lucky accident. Now we can design new vaccines in weeks, atom by atom.
7th Jan 2026
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The golden age of vaccine development

from Works in Progress RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in science

7th Jan 2026
The first vaccine was a lucky accident. Now we can design new vaccines in weeks, atom by atom.
The golden age of vaccine development The first vaccine was a lucky accident. Now we can design new vaccines in weeks, atom by atom.
7th Jan 2026
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The golden age of vaccine development

from Works in Progress RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in science

7th Jan 2026
The first vaccine was a lucky accident. Now we can design new vaccines in weeks, atom by atom.
How Video Podcasts Took Over Streaming: A Statistical Analysis The rise of video podcasts, quantified.
7th Jan 2026
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How Video Podcasts Took Over Streaming: A Statistical Analysis

from Stat Significant [alt+shift+b] in creative

7th Jan 2026
The rise of video podcasts, quantified.
Information is still free Blogging is so fundamentally native to the web that twenty years of commoditization has left it...
7th Jan 2026
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Information is still free

from The History of the Web [alt+shift+b] in programming

7th Jan 2026
Blogging is so fundamentally native to the web that twenty years of commoditization has left it relatively untouched. We share information, freely. The post Information is still free appeared first on The History of the Web.
Being creative requires taking risks When children learn to draw, they tend to make more and more interesting images for several years...
7th Jan 2026
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Being creative requires taking risks

from Escaping Flatland [alt+shift+b] in literature

7th Jan 2026
When children learn to draw, they tend to make more and more interesting images for several years until around age five, when they learn to be boring.
The Politics Of Destruction. Incorporating the destruction of politics.
7th Jan 2026
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The Politics Of Destruction.

from Trying to Understand the World [alt+shift+b] in history

7th Jan 2026
Incorporating the destruction of politics.
On my new ‘Valuable feedback, fast’ course A couple of weeks ago, I published the training page for a brand-new course that I’m looking to run...
7th Jan 2026
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On my new ‘Valuable feedback, fast’ course

from On Test Automation [alt+shift+b] in programming

7th Jan 2026
A couple of weeks ago, I published the training page for a brand-new course that I’m looking to run at least a couple of times in 2026. The course is called ‘Valuable feedback, fast’, and in this blog post, I’d like to share a little more about why I created this course, why it...
Websites with Auto Pilot Why do you need a website, and what can you do to maximise its value while minimising (manual)...
6th Jan 2026
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Websites with Auto Pilot

from Willem L. Middelkoop [alt+shift+b] in technology

6th Jan 2026
Why do you need a website, and what can you do to maximise its value while minimising (manual) effort? I have been working on this with some of my most innovative customers. What if you no longer need a full blown manual content management system? What if your website updated...
Rejected, Then Accepted: Our Y Combinator Application, Twice It was early 2024, and I was sitting in our co-working space in Barcelona...
6th Jan 2026
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Rejected, Then Accepted: Our Y Combinator Application, Twice

from Max Prilutskiy [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

6th Jan 2026
It was early 2024, and I was sitting in our co-working space in Barcelona...
What's Going On In Budapest? A Return to Beauty
6th Jan 2026
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What's Going On In Budapest?

from Building Optimism [alt+shift+b] in architecture

6th Jan 2026
A Return to Beauty
The Trung Sisters Rebellion The Trung sisters led a rebellion in Vietnam in the first century CE and became symbols of national...
6th Jan 2026
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The Trung Sisters Rebellion

from Hidden History [alt+shift+b] in history

6th Jan 2026
The Trung sisters led a rebellion in Vietnam in the first century CE and became symbols of national unity. In 111 BCE, an army from China invaded the area to their south that is now known as northern Vietnam and conquered it. As was their usual routine, they appointed some of the...
welcome to not boring world introducing not boring's first paid product
6th Jan 2026
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welcome to not boring world

from Not Boring by Packy McCormick [alt+shift+b] in creative

6th Jan 2026
introducing not boring's first paid product
AI Filters Will Always Have Holes Ask ChatGPT how to build a bomb, and it will flatly respond that it “can’t help with that.” But...
6th Jan 2026
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AI Filters Will Always Have Holes

from The Quanta Podcast [alt+shift+b] in science

6th Jan 2026
Ask ChatGPT how to build a bomb, and it will flatly respond that it “can’t help with that.” But users have long played a cat-and-mouse game to try to trick language models into providing forbidden information. Just as quickly as these “jailbreaks” appear, AI companies patch them...
Venezuela killed the U.S. In the history of the US’s relation with Latin America, what just happened in Venezuela is hardly...
6th Jan 2026
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Venezuela killed the U.S.

from Arnaud Bertrand [alt+shift+b] in history

6th Jan 2026
In the history of the US’s relation with Latin America, what just happened in Venezuela is hardly unique: in the slightly less than a hundred years from 1898 to 1994, the U.S.
When Leisure Suits Ruled: A Look at the Men’s Fashion Phenomenon of the 1970s The leisure suit was impossible to miss in the 1970s. Worn in offices, nightclubs, and everywhere in...
6th Jan 2026
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When Leisure Suits Ruled: A Look at the Men’s Fashion Phenomenon of the 1970s

from Rare Historical Photos [alt+shift+b] in history

6th Jan 2026
The leisure suit was impossible to miss in the 1970s. Worn in offices, nightclubs, and everywhere in between, it became a defining look of the decade and a clear break from the stiff formality that had dominated men’s fashion for generations. Comfortable, affordable, and...
Making games in Go with Ebitengine Like a lot of people, you may be using Go at work to develop backend applications or create...
6th Jan 2026
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Making games in Go with Ebitengine

from Alice GG [alt+shift+b] in programming

6th Jan 2026
Like a lot of people, you may be using Go at work to develop backend applications or create infrastructure tools. But you may not be aware that you can actually make video games in Go using Ebitengine. gomding Just enough to make games Ebitengine aims at being dead simple. It...
How to tame a complex system I get a lot of pushback to the idea that humanity can “master” nature. Nature is a complex system, I...
6th Jan 2026
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How to tame a complex system

from The Roots of Progress [alt+shift+b] in science

6th Jan 2026
I get a lot of pushback to the idea that humanity can “master” nature. Nature is a complex system, I am told, and therefore unpredictable, uncontrollable, unruly. I think this is true but irrelevant. Consider the weather, a prime example of a complex system. We can predict the...
Debunking the AI food delivery hoax that fooled Reddit A “whistleblower” tried to corroborate his viral post with AI-generated evidence. This is how I...
6th Jan 2026
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Debunking the AI food delivery hoax that fooled Reddit

from Platformer [alt+shift+b] in startups

6th Jan 2026
A “whistleblower” tried to corroborate his viral post with AI-generated evidence. This is how I caught him. PLUS: Grok's image-generation crisis, and the rapture over Claude Opus 4.5
The Case For Abundance Why I'm betting on depth over distraction
5th Jan 2026
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The Case For Abundance

from Balancing Act [alt+shift+b] in startups

5th Jan 2026
Why I'm betting on depth over distraction
5th Jan 2026
Challenging the Acceleration of the Universe South Korean astronomers are challenging the notion that the universe’s expansion is accelerating,...
5th Jan 2026
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Challenging the Acceleration of the Universe

from NeuroLogica Blog [alt+shift+b] in science

5th Jan 2026
South Korean astronomers are challenging the notion that the universe’s expansion is accelerating, an observation in the 1990s that lead to the theory of dark energy. This is currently very controversial, and may simply fizzle away or change our understanding of the fate of the...
Software Acceleration and Desynchronization A bit more than a month ago, I posted the following on social media: Seeing more reports and...
5th Jan 2026
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Software Acceleration and Desynchronization

from Ferd.ca [alt+shift+b] in programming

5th Jan 2026
A bit more than a month ago, I posted the following on social media: Seeing more reports and industry players blaming code reviews for slowing down the quick development done with AI. It's unclear whether anyone's asking if this is just moving the cognitive bottleneck of...
pre-tenuring in v8 Hey hey happy new year, friends! Today I was going over some V8 code that touched : allocating...
5th Jan 2026
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pre-tenuring in v8

from wingolog [alt+shift+b] in programming

5th Jan 2026
Hey hey happy new year, friends! Today I was going over some V8 code that touched : allocating objects directly in the old space instead of the nursery. I knew the theory here but I had never looked into the mechanism. Today’s post is a quick overview of how...
You’re Not “Letting People Go”—You're Firing Them Getting past the euphemisms - this is what “performance management” looks like from the manager...
5th Jan 2026
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You’re Not “Letting People Go”—You're Firing Them

from Scarlet Ink [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Jan 2026
Getting past the euphemisms - this is what “performance management” looks like from the manager chair.
You’re Not “Letting People Go”—You're Firing Them Getting past the euphemisms - this is what “performance management” looks like from the manager...
5th Jan 2026
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You’re Not “Letting People Go”—You're Firing Them

from Scarlet Ink [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Jan 2026
Getting past the euphemisms - this is what “performance management” looks like from the manager chair.
Five Rides for 2025 Some lists are just worth making
5th Jan 2026
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Five Rides for 2025

from Scope of Work [alt+shift+b] in startups

5th Jan 2026
Some lists are just worth making
The book of discoveries Long before modern science, Europeans learned to see their own time as an age of invention rather...
5th Jan 2026
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The book of discoveries

from The Works in Progress Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Jan 2026
Long before modern science, Europeans learned to see their own time as an age of invention rather than decline.
The Big Tough UX-AI Quiz 70 hard questions about the last year in UX and AI.
5th Jan 2026
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The Big Tough UX-AI Quiz

from Jakob Nielsen on UX [alt+shift+b] in design

5th Jan 2026
70 hard questions about the last year in UX and AI.
It’s 2026: Time for a Comprehensive Plan for New York City Mayor Mamdani has the opportunity to finally provide a planning vision that supports residents and...
5th Jan 2026
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It’s 2026: Time for a Comprehensive Plan for New York City

from Common Edge [alt+shift+b] in architecture

5th Jan 2026
Mayor Mamdani has the opportunity to finally provide a planning vision that supports residents and social value instead of the real estate industry.
Namespace Clashes what's in a name?
5th Jan 2026
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Namespace Clashes

from Atoms vs Bits [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Jan 2026
what's in a name?
Do we still have time for human code review? I’m increasingly convinced that in the near future, we software developers won’t be looking at our...
5th Jan 2026
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Do we still have time for human code review?

from maragu’s blog [alt+shift+b] in AI

5th Jan 2026
I’m increasingly convinced that in the near future, we software developers won’t be looking at our production code anymore.
AI and the Human Condition AI might replace all of the jobs; that's only a problem if you think that humans will care, but if...
5th Jan 2026
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AI and the Human Condition

from Stratechery by Ben Thompson [alt+shift+b] in startups

5th Jan 2026
AI might replace all of the jobs; that's only a problem if you think that humans will care, but if they care, they will create new jobs.
Hate, supremacism and the satanic world order The word “hate” is bandied about a lot by our global overlords.
5th Jan 2026
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Hate, supremacism and the satanic world order

from Paul Cudenec [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Jan 2026
The word “hate” is bandied about a lot by our global overlords.
Either micromanage your people or lean on them Something in between is the worst
5th Jan 2026
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Either micromanage your people or lean on them

from Better than Random [alt+shift+b] in startups

5th Jan 2026
Something in between is the worst
Awkward Zombie - Ready to Order New comic! Today's News: Every time I close a menu in Death Stranding it is only so I can make room...
5th Jan 2026
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Awkward Zombie - Ready to Order

from Awkward Zombie [alt+shift+b] in comics

5th Jan 2026
New comic! Today's News: Every time I close a menu in Death Stranding it is only so I can make room in front of my eyes for a different menu.
Nicole’s guide to interviewing for faculty positions Snow is haunting weather forecasts, home owners are taking down Christmas lights, stores are...
5th Jan 2026
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Nicole’s guide to interviewing for faculty positions

from Quantum Frontiers [alt+shift+b] in science

5th Jan 2026
Snow is haunting weather forecasts, home owners are taking down Christmas lights, stores are discounting exercise equipment, and faculty-hiring committees are winnowing down applications. In-person interviews often take place between January and March but can extend from December...
It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons I was reading Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines from 1992 and found this nice...
5th Jan 2026
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It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons

from tonsky.me [alt+shift+b] in programming

5th Jan 2026
I was reading Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines from 1992 and found this nice illustration: accompanied by explanation: Fast forward to 2025. Apple releases macOS Tahoe. Main attraction? Adding unpleasant, distracting, illegible, messy, cluttered, confusing, frustrating...
Transportation After the Age of Expansion The era of transportation expansion was a success. That’s exactly why it needs to end.
5th Jan 2026
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Transportation After the Age of Expansion

from Strong Towns [alt+shift+b] in architecture

5th Jan 2026
The era of transportation expansion was a success. That’s exactly why it needs to end.
How Github monopoly is destroying the open source ecosystem How Github monopoly is destroying the open source ecosystem I teach a course called "Open Source...
5th Jan 2026
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How Github monopoly is destroying the open source ecosystem

from Ploum.net [alt+shift+b] in literature

5th Jan 2026
How Github monopoly is destroying the open source ecosystem I teach a course called "Open Source Strategies" at École Polytechnique de Louvain, part of the University of Louvain. As part of my course, students are required to find an open source project of their choice and make a...
How the hell are you supposed to have a career in tech in 2026? The number one question I get from my friends, acquaintances, and mentees in the technology industry...
5th Jan 2026
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5th Jan 2026
The number one question I get from my friends, acquaintances, and mentees in the technology industry these days is, by far, variations on the basic theme of, “what the hell are we supposed to do now?” There have been mass layoffs that leave more tech workers than ever looking for...
Reflecting on 2025, preparing for 2026 As I do every year, it's that time to reflect on the year that's been, and talk about some of my...
5th Jan 2026
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Reflecting on 2025, preparing for 2026

from ntietz.com blog - technically a blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

5th Jan 2026
As I do every year, it's that time to reflect on the year that's been, and talk about some of my hopes and goals for the next year! I'll be honest, this one is harder to write than last year's. It was an emotionally intense year in a lot of ways. Here's to a good 2026! Reflecting...
Japanese Designer New Year’s Cards of 2026 Happy New Year of the horse! The year of the horse (uma-doshi) is said to be auspicious in Japan,...
4th Jan 2026
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Japanese Designer New Year’s Cards of 2026

from Spoon & Tamago [alt+shift+b] in travel

4th Jan 2026
Happy New Year of the horse! The year of the horse (uma-doshi) is said to be auspicious in Japan, not only because it represents strength, speed and energy, but because of the wordplay: umaku iku (meaning, “everything will work out”) has the word uma (horse) in it. For those...
Warren Buffett emails Microsoft exec I prefer to structure investing as a no-called-strikes game and just wait for the fat one
4th Jan 2026
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Warren Buffett emails Microsoft exec

from Internal Tech Emails [alt+shift+b] in startups

4th Jan 2026
I prefer to structure investing as a no-called-strikes game and just wait for the fat one
The Intellectual Foundations of African Proto-Nationalism and the “invention” of Nations in the 19th... “What led to this production was not a burning desire of the author to appear in print, but a purely...
4th Jan 2026
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4th Jan 2026
“What led to this production was not a burning desire of the author to appear in print, but a purely patriotic motive, that the history of our fatherland might not be lost in oblivion.”
10 AI Stories That Shaped 2025 A look back at the year in AI news.
4th Jan 2026
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10 AI Stories That Shaped 2025

from Artificial Ignorance [alt+shift+b] in AI

4th Jan 2026
A look back at the year in AI news.
4th Jan 2026
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How Sony Made TV Graphics in 1982

from Obsolete Sony’s Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in history

4th Jan 2026
The Sony SMC-70G
4th Jan 2026
The End of Egypt How the first cataract of the Nile has shaped millennia of history
4th Jan 2026
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The End of Egypt

from Looking Through the Past [alt+shift+b] in history

4th Jan 2026
How the first cataract of the Nile has shaped millennia of history
Invisible Masterpieces – the Big Four’s Stations 1923-47 (and a book all about them) Have you ever had a project you’ve started on without any idea of the scale of work you’ve just...
4th Jan 2026
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Invisible Masterpieces – the Big Four’s Stations 1923-47 (and a book all about them)

from The Beauty of Transport [alt+shift+b] in architecture

4th Jan 2026
Have you ever had a project you’ve started on without any idea of the scale of work you’ve just committed to? Well, if you want to know one of the reasons that I haven’t been writing here as much as I might have done otherwise, I’m happy to announce one of the projects that has...
4th Jan 2026
Academia’s Abstraction Failure One of the greatest obstacles to humanity using abstract thought to help on its biggest issues is...
4th Jan 2026
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Academia’s Abstraction Failure

from Overcoming Bias [alt+shift+b] in history

4th Jan 2026
One of the greatest obstacles to humanity using abstract thought to help on its biggest issues is this: our main professional specialists in abstract though applied to big issues are academics, and they refuse to think abstractly about how they allocate resources.
Notes from "On Writing Well" I’ve been trying to improve my writing so I read On Writing Well by William Zinsser. My main...
4th Jan 2026
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Notes from "On Writing Well"

from Evan Hahn (dot com) [alt+shift+b] in technology

4th Jan 2026
I’ve been trying to improve my writing so I read On Writing Well by William Zinsser. My main takeaways: Clear thinking is a prerequisite for clear writing. How do you avoid cluttered writing? “The answer is to clear our heads of clutter. Clear thinking becomes clear writing; one...
Creating space Do less, to create the space to be great.
4th Jan 2026
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Creating space

from A Smart Bear [alt+shift+b] in programming

4th Jan 2026
Do less, to create the space to be great.
2025 Year in Review Everything that happened to me last year.
4th Jan 2026
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2025 Year in Review

from Toni's Blog [alt+shift+b] in technology

4th Jan 2026
Everything that happened to me last year.
What I’m Using in 2026 This is an updated list of what I’m using in 2026. I’m only sharing what’s changed since last year’s...
4th Jan 2026
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What I’m Using in 2026

from Daniel Marino [alt+shift+b] in programming

4th Jan 2026
This is an updated list of what I’m using in 2026. I’m only sharing what’s changed since last year’s list. Applications Chrome — Chrome was on my list last year, but I’m mentioning it again because I actually used Brave for most of 2025. I like Brave, and honestly I can’t even...
3rd Jan 2026
Trivet adds Google sign-in to Ghost A free, open-source project for blogs
3rd Jan 2026
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Trivet adds Google sign-in to Ghost

from Contraption Co. [alt+shift+b] in programming

3rd Jan 2026
A free, open-source project for blogs
The Media Thinks Republicans are Aliens How do you criticize what you can't understand?
3rd Jan 2026
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The Media Thinks Republicans are Aliens

from Infinite Scroll [alt+shift+b] in creative

3rd Jan 2026
How do you criticize what you can't understand?
Quick Subtitles 1.6 (benchmark history, more stats, and more) Quick Subtitles has yet another update out now, which brings a few new features to the mix. UI...
3rd Jan 2026
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Quick Subtitles 1.6 (benchmark history, more stats, and more)

from Birchtree [alt+shift+b] in technology

3rd Jan 2026
Quick Subtitles has yet another update out now, which brings a few new features to the mix. UI tweaks First up is a slightly refreshed UI. This is mostly a new coat of paint across the interface. The iPhone UI home page, for example, now uses all the available space
Why Did I Start The Ruffian and Has Paul McCartney Read My Book? Answering Reader Questions. Plus a Ton of Optimism For 2026.
3rd Jan 2026
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3rd Jan 2026
Answering Reader Questions. Plus a Ton of Optimism For 2026.
It must be nice to have Washington on our side Thomas Jefferson and the American genius
3rd Jan 2026
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It must be nice to have Washington on our side

from Wrong Side of History [alt+shift+b] in history

3rd Jan 2026
Thomas Jefferson and the American genius
3rd Jan 2026
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Was the world of the 1990s better than today’s?

from Global Inequality and More 3.0 [alt+shift+b] in history

3rd Jan 2026
It is a fundamental question.
New Acquisitions: Tolkien and Éowyn Between Two Wars (PPP Moot Keynote) Hey folks! I am working on finishing up some things this week, so I thought I would post the text of...
3rd Jan 2026
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New Acquisitions: Tolkien and Éowyn Between Two Wars (PPP Moot Keynote)

from A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry [alt+shift+b] in history

3rd Jan 2026
Hey folks! I am working on finishing up some things this week, so I thought I would post the text of the keynote I gave at the Prancing Pony Podcast Moot earlier this December. I’ve made some minor edits to conform a bit more to the form of a blog post, but this remains very …...
Ink in the Stomach Something I believe very strongly, mostly from observing changes in myself, is that, once you’ve...
3rd Jan 2026
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Ink in the Stomach

from The Map is Mostly Water [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Jan 2026
Something I believe very strongly, mostly from observing changes in myself, is that, once you’ve shoved your own hands deep in the entrails of a building, you’ve permanently altered your entire relationship with the world.
2025 in review It’s time for a yearly review again. Time flies. Nerdy things I enjoyed I read a few books this...
3rd Jan 2026
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2025 in review

from Jonas Hietala [alt+shift+b] in technology

3rd Jan 2026
It’s time for a yearly review again. Time flies. Nerdy things I enjoyed I read a few books this year. The whole Dungeon Crawler Carl series was absolutely amazing and it quickly jumped up to one of my favorite series of all time. I can’t be held accountable for everything I’ve...
where good ideas come from (for coding agents) (and the part where users have to level up)
3rd Jan 2026
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where good ideas come from (for coding agents)

from Solving the decision problem [alt+shift+b] in AI

3rd Jan 2026
(and the part where users have to level up)
My 2025: The most productive year yet? As 2026 begins, thinking back on my 2025 is a bit nuts. I can’t believe how much new product I...
2nd Jan 2026
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My 2025: The most productive year yet?

from SOS [alt+shift+b] in programming

2nd Jan 2026
As 2026 begins, thinking back on my 2025 is a bit nuts. I can’t believe how much new product I shipped. I think AI had a lot to do with it, freeing me up to take on projects that Had a technical component that would have discouraged me from starting Are purely personal but...
AI automatically preps a bottle when the baby cries Bottle prepping machines make life just a little bit less hectic for overwhelmed parents, but they...
2nd Jan 2026
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AI automatically preps a bottle when the baby cries

from Arduino Blog [alt+shift+b] in technology

2nd Jan 2026
Bottle prepping machines make life just a little bit less hectic for overwhelmed parents, but they do still need to be started and that is easier said than done when you’ve got a wailing baby in your arms. That’s why Manivannan created this edge AI-powered system that...
Have you tried a text box? Maybe all we need to do is write stuff down.
2nd Jan 2026
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Have you tried a text box?

from benn.substack [alt+shift+b] in technology

2nd Jan 2026
Maybe all we need to do is write stuff down.
America's chip export controls are working Don't be fooled by the people who say we should sell China everything we've got.
2nd Jan 2026
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America's chip export controls are working

from Noahpinion [alt+shift+b] in startups

2nd Jan 2026
Don't be fooled by the people who say we should sell China everything we've got.
EUV lithography - a couple of quick links Welcome to the new year! I've written previously (see here, item #3) about the extreme ultraviolet...
2nd Jan 2026
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EUV lithography - a couple of quick links

from nanoscale views [alt+shift+b] in science

2nd Jan 2026
Welcome to the new year! I've written previously (see here, item #3) about the extreme ultraviolet lithography tools used in modern computer chip fabrication.   These machines are incredible, the size of a railway car, and cost hundreds of millions of dollars each.  Veritasium...
Showdown, p31 The post Showdown, p31 appeared first on Ctrl+Alt+Del Comic.
2nd Jan 2026
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Showdown, p31

from Ctrl+Alt+Del Comic [alt+shift+b] in comics

2nd Jan 2026
The post Showdown, p31 appeared first on Ctrl+Alt+Del Comic.
Cold Storage I furnished my last design studio with bespoke Danish shelving, three Eames desk units, nine glass...
2nd Jan 2026
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Cold Storage

from Jeffrey Zeldman Presents [alt+shift+b] in design

2nd Jan 2026
I furnished my last design studio with bespoke Danish shelving, three Eames desk units, nine glass tables, 12 chairs, etc. When I closed the studio I moved the furnishings plus a few hundred design books—including books I’d written, foreign translations of my work, books by other...
Spell Check I proofread everything I write. Still, there is no better spellchecker than the "publish" button. –...
2nd Jan 2026
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Spell Check

from I am BARRY HESS [alt+shift+b] in travel

2nd Jan 2026
I proofread everything I write. Still, there is no better spellchecker than the "publish" button. – Nick Heer via People and Blogs via The Jolly Teapot So very much this! As a blogger of twenty-plus years, I’ve experienced this phenomenon many, many times. That is why Pika has...
Writing Prompt: Design the future of the internet! Participate in our next essay collection and print pamphlet.
2nd Jan 2026
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Writing Prompt: Design the future of the internet!

from The Elysian [alt+shift+b] in literature

2nd Jan 2026
Participate in our next essay collection and print pamphlet.
The Sirens' Song Can You Resist?
2nd Jan 2026
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The Sirens' Song

from Classical Wisdom [alt+shift+b] in history

2nd Jan 2026
Can You Resist?
Testing the Mono Gateway, a custom-built 10 Gbps Router Testing the Mono Gateway, a custom-built 10 Gbps Router Last month, the stars aligned...
2nd Jan 2026
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Testing the Mono Gateway, a custom-built 10 Gbps Router

from Jeff Geerling [alt+shift+b] in technology

2nd Jan 2026
Testing the Mono Gateway, a custom-built 10 Gbps Router Last month, the stars aligned for me to bring the Mono Gateway (a 10 Gbps router that YouTuber Tomaž Zaman and his team at Mono built from scratch) on a trip to Phoenix, and test it with one of the most OP...
The Surprising Distribution Effects of "Buy-Borrow-Die" Plus! Full-Stack; Scarcity; Sum-of-the-Parts; Nice Problems to Have; Distribution
2nd Jan 2026
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The Surprising Distribution Effects of "Buy-Borrow-Die"

from The Diff [alt+shift+b] in finance

2nd Jan 2026
Plus! Full-Stack; Scarcity; Sum-of-the-Parts; Nice Problems to Have; Distribution
The Kimwolf Botnet is Stalking Your Local Network The story you are reading is a series of scoops nestled inside a far more urgent Internet-wide...
2nd Jan 2026
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The Kimwolf Botnet is Stalking Your Local Network

from Krebs on Security [alt+shift+b] in technology

2nd Jan 2026
The story you are reading is a series of scoops nestled inside a far more urgent Internet-wide security advisory. The vulnerability at issue has been exploited for months already, and it’s time for a broader awareness of the threat. The short version is that everything you...
Understanding Mamdani's Vision His inauguration speech challenges the the left to govern
2nd Jan 2026
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Understanding Mamdani's Vision

from Can We Still Govern? [alt+shift+b] in technology

2nd Jan 2026
His inauguration speech challenges the the left to govern
Ophie Lip Oil by Apoorva Ghule Ophie is a clean beauty lip oil designed to feel as good as it looks. Vegan, cruelty-free, and...
2nd Jan 2026
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Ophie Lip Oil by Apoorva Ghule

from Retail Design Blog [alt+shift+b] in design

2nd Jan 2026
Ophie is a clean beauty lip oil designed to feel as good as it looks. Vegan, cruelty-free, and infused with...
Is Blogging Dead? When I started 2025, I set myself a simple challenge: write consistently and see if I could reclaim...
2nd Jan 2026
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Is Blogging Dead?

from Software and Tech stories from an Insider - iDiallo.com [alt+shift+b] in technology

2nd Jan 2026
When I started 2025, I set myself a simple challenge: write consistently and see if I could reclaim some of the audience this blog once had. In 2024, I had published just 4 posts and had only a handful of RSS subscribers. It felt like shouting into the void. By the end of 2025, I...
The Hart, Marylebone In an ideal world this would be a post about the 'proper' upstairs restaurant at the Hart, a serious...
2nd Jan 2026
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The Hart, Marylebone

from Cheese and Biscuits [alt+shift+b] in travel

2nd Jan 2026
In an ideal world this would be a post about the 'proper' upstairs restaurant at the Hart, a serious (though not by all accounts stuffy) dining room serving seasonal British food in the heart of Marylebone village. Unfortunately, due to a combination of my own lack of...
Annual Review 2025 As was the case in 2023, I’m back in Yunnan writing the annual review. This time sitting in Matchbox...
2nd Jan 2026
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Annual Review 2025

from Marc Astbury [alt+shift+b] in programming

2nd Jan 2026
As was the case in 2023, I’m back in Yunnan writing the annual review. This time sitting in Matchbox coffee shop in Shaxi, the sky is pure blue and the farmers fields below are a dusty yellow. My fingers are freezing as I type but the pain is negated by the joy of wearing a...
Reader Profile: Jaime Jaime is a reader based in Atlanta, Georgia. He’s a pastor there, and works particularly on social...
2nd Jan 2026
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Reader Profile: Jaime

from Permanent Style [alt+shift+b] in design

2nd Jan 2026
Jaime is a reader based in Atlanta, Georgia. He’s a pastor there, and works particularly on social justice projects and inter-faith relations. Church has always been an excuse for him to dress up, but also an excuse to talk to young men in t... > Read more
[instagram] how i wish i can simply tell you how much she means to me every morning without fail when she wakes up she comes to greet me as though i’m the most precious...
2nd Jan 2026
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2nd Jan 2026
every morning without fail when she wakes up she comes to greet me as though i’m the most precious thing in the world. you would think after 116 months she would grow tired of me and just perceive me like i’m part of our home’s furniture but nope: still the sweetest smiles, the...
Niwa Recently, Air Canada released its list of the best new restaurants in Canada.  One of the places...
2nd Jan 2026
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Niwa

from Sherman's Food Adventures [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Jan 2026
Recently, Air Canada released its list of the best new restaurants in Canada.  One of the places mentioned is Niwa out on a strip of great restaurants on Powell Street near Victoria Drive.  After great meals at other nominated restaurants such as Le Violon, Elem, June, Linny's...
The Watching Menace: Crowds, Voyeurism and Photography We’re in the crowd and watching in his album of found photos from collector Robert E. Jackson’s...
2nd Jan 2026
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The Watching Menace: Crowds, Voyeurism and Photography

from Flashbak [alt+shift+b] in history

2nd Jan 2026
We’re in the crowd and watching in his album of found photos from collector Robert E. Jackson’s archive. Did you push yourself into the heart of the crowd, get in with the ‘in crowd’, and did run with in the mob? Come, let’s gather round and crane our necks, see what everyone …...
Happy New Year I rang in the new year with an unexpected trip to St. Barts that ended up with friends. I made a...
2nd Jan 2026
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Happy New Year

from Matt Mullenweg [alt+shift+b] in technology

2nd Jan 2026
I rang in the new year with an unexpected trip to St. Barts that ended up with friends. I made a resolution in 2025 to watch more films. It’s an art form I have many friends in and when we have hung out I realized how shallow my understanding of the canon of film was. … Continue...
Alaska Wolf Found With Record Amount of Mercury, a Sign of Growing Contamination When Alaska’s wolves began eating sea otters, it looked like a story of adaptation. Then they...
2nd Jan 2026
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2nd Jan 2026
When Alaska’s wolves began eating sea otters, it looked like a story of adaptation. Then they started getting sick. Read more on E360 →
2nd Jan 2026
To Struggle Is to Remember : January 18: Day of the Forest Defender Three years have passed since Georgia State Patrolmen Jerry Parrish, Bryland Myers, Jonathan...
2nd Jan 2026
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2nd Jan 2026
Three years have passed since Georgia State Patrolmen Jerry Parrish, Bryland Myers, Jonathan Salcedo, Ronaldo Kegel, Royce Zah, and Mark Jonathan Lamb entered the Weelaunee Forest in southeast Atlanta with their guns drawn. They shot and killed Manuel Teran, known to fellow...
A rationalist’s guide to manifestation. Or, how to live a magical life
2nd Jan 2026
1

A rationalist’s guide to manifestation.

from Isabel Unraveled [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Jan 2026
Or, how to live a magical life
2nd Jan 2026
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Bang paths, source routing, and how email trips were planned

from Buttondown's blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

2nd Jan 2026
Turn by turn directions, for email
Pebble Round 2 - The Most Stylish Pebble Ever We’ve finally gotten around to it The entire Pebble relaunch would not be complete without...
2nd Jan 2026
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Pebble Round 2 - The Most Stylish Pebble Ever

from Eric Migicovsky's Blog RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in technology

2nd Jan 2026
We’ve finally gotten around to it The entire Pebble relaunch would not be complete without revisiting one of our most iconic watches from…
2nd Jan 2026
2nd Jan 2026
Waiting Is a Revelation The Convivial Society: Vol. 7, No. 1
1st Jan 2026
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Waiting Is a Revelation

from The Convivial Society [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Jan 2026
The Convivial Society: Vol. 7, No. 1
1st Jan 2026
Why Secondhand Is Now Better Than New Or how the thrift store suddenly became cool
1st Jan 2026
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Why Secondhand Is Now Better Than New

from The Honest Broker [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Jan 2026
Or how the thrift store suddenly became cool
Pretense, Staging, Expediency: the "Solutions" That Implode the Whole Shebang Slapdash quick fixes and policies share one characteristic: they eventually implode the whole...
1st Jan 2026
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Pretense, Staging, Expediency: the "Solutions" That Implode the Whole Shebang

from oftwominds-Charles Hugh Smith [alt+shift+b] in finance

1st Jan 2026
Slapdash quick fixes and policies share one characteristic: they eventually implode the whole shebang. We all know how this works: the business is failing and the divorce papers have been filed, but the optics are ugly, so the couple waltzes in, all smiles and lovey-dovey,...
The Race between Waymo, Cybercab, and Uber One of the big tech transformations of 2026 will be robotaxis.
1st Jan 2026
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The Race between Waymo, Cybercab, and Uber

from Uncharted Territories [alt+shift+b] in science

1st Jan 2026
One of the big tech transformations of 2026 will be robotaxis.
About Being Grateful Reflecting on the importance of gratitude in a world driven by consumerism.
1st Jan 2026
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About Being Grateful

from Mert Bulan - Blog & Portfolio [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Jan 2026
Reflecting on the importance of gratitude in a world driven by consumerism.
My Weekly Reader 1958-1959 March 3, 1958   Happy New Year's! I picked up a set of My Weekly Reader so I thought I would share...
1st Jan 2026
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My Weekly Reader 1958-1959

from Dreams of Space - Books and Ephemera [alt+shift+b] in history

1st Jan 2026
March 3, 1958   Happy New Year's! I picked up a set of My Weekly Reader so I thought I would share some with you as I have a chance to scan them. Some of these are from My Weekly Reader Picture Reader. This was the version for 1st graders. The next is from the My Weekly reader...
The RP2350-USB-A cannot see devices disconnect What’s better for New Year’s Eve than debugging some USB hardware issues? In my previous article, I...
1st Jan 2026
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The RP2350-USB-A cannot see devices disconnect

from Quentin Santos [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Jan 2026
What’s better for New Year’s Eve than debugging some USB hardware issues? In my previous article, I explained how the design of Waveshare’s RP2350-USB-A can make the USB-A host connector incapable of detecting certain USB devices, and of any hot-plugging. The solution was to...
new year, same you (hopeful) cannot believe it's already 2024
1st Jan 2026
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new year, same you (hopeful)

from Both Are True [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Jan 2026
cannot believe it's already 2024
Building an internal agent: Iterative prompt and skill refinement Some of our internal workflows are being used quite frequently, and usage reveals gaps in the...
1st Jan 2026
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Building an internal agent: Iterative prompt and skill refinement

from Irrational Exuberance [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Jan 2026
Some of our internal workflows are being used quite frequently, and usage reveals gaps in the current prompts, skills, and tools. Here is how we’re working to iterate on these internal workflows. This is part of the Building an internal agent series. Why does iterative refinement...
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Language Click here to go see the bonus panel! Hovertext: It's a beautiful-ass concept. Today's News:
1st Jan 2026
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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Language

from Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal [alt+shift+b] in comics

1st Jan 2026
Click here to go see the bonus panel! Hovertext: It's a beautiful-ass concept. Today's News:
Stop exploiting yourself One of the friends you grew up with is now a popular YouTuber. When they visit your city, they ask...
1st Jan 2026
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Stop exploiting yourself

from Herbert Lui [alt+shift+b] in travel

1st Jan 2026
One of the friends you grew up with is now a popular YouTuber. When they visit your city, they ask if they can stay with you, and you oblige them. You get a glimpse into their life.  An employee might get a lunch break, but not a YouTuber; lunch is for filming. They constantly...
AI #149: 3 The Rationalist Project was our last best hope that we might not try to build it.
1st Jan 2026
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AI #149: 3

from Don't Worry About the Vase [alt+shift+b] in AI

1st Jan 2026
The Rationalist Project was our last best hope that we might not try to build it.
Hitting pause for a month! A brief programming note.
1st Jan 2026
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Hitting pause for a month!

from Odds and Ends of History [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st Jan 2026
A brief programming note.
The Wonder of Wool by Justine Lee and Jess Morency This was a brilliant Christmas present from my husband. It's partly a non-fiction exploration of the...
1st Jan 2026
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The Wonder of Wool by Justine Lee and Jess Morency

from Caroline Crampton [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Jan 2026
This was a brilliant Christmas present from my husband. It's partly a non-fiction exploration of the history of British sheep and wool, partly a directory of all the different breeds with notes on their suitability for knitting/spinning, and partly a book of knitting patterns...
Who told you you couldn't do that? To those who said it couldn’t be done
1st Jan 2026
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Who told you you couldn't do that?

from The AI Underwriter [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Jan 2026
To those who said it couldn’t be done
AI for Software Engineers: Looking Forward to 2026 Plus, help me improve the newsletter!
1st Jan 2026
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AI for Software Engineers: Looking Forward to 2026

from AI for Software Engineers [alt+shift+b] in AI

1st Jan 2026
Plus, help me improve the newsletter!
Ten Years of AI in Review From 2015 to 2025
1st Jan 2026
Should US homebuilders emulate Sweden? A common sentiment I see with folks interested in improving US homebuilding is that we should try...
1st Jan 2026
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Should US homebuilders emulate Sweden?

from Construction Physics [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st Jan 2026
A common sentiment I see with folks interested in improving US homebuilding is that we should try and emulate Sweden.
11 Amazing Engineering Events in 2026 This article is part of our special report Top Tech 2026. Brain Chip Helps Blind People See Elon...
1st Jan 2026
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11 Amazing Engineering Events in 2026

from IEEE Spectrum [alt+shift+b] in AI

1st Jan 2026
This article is part of our special report Top Tech 2026. Brain Chip Helps Blind People See Elon Musk says his company Neuralink is aiming to restore partial sight to fully blind patients in 2026. The company plans to test its newest and most powerful implant, Blindsight, in...
Still (ab)using spreadsheets as a KB, for now? Forgive the Betteridge headline, but it’s because this is a personal thought process I’m still going...
1st Jan 2026
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Still (ab)using spreadsheets as a KB, for now?

from Rubenerd [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Jan 2026
Forgive the Betteridge headline, but it’s because this is a personal thought process I’m still going through myself. As opposed to a personal thought process I’m going through for someone else!? That doesn’t make sense. Welcome to 2026! The shop next door is playing a Carpenters...
1981 time machine If you went back 45 years, the built world would be eerily similar–the clothes, the cars, even the...
1st Jan 2026
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1981 time machine

from Seth's Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Jan 2026
If you went back 45 years, the built world would be eerily similar–the clothes, the cars, even the haircuts. Except you’d quickly notice that there were no personal computers and no smart phones. That for seven or ten hours a day, every day, people were interacting in real life,...
12 Predictions For London In 2026 Our silliest predictions for the year ahead...
1st Jan 2026
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12 Predictions For London In 2026

from Londonist [alt+shift+b] in travel

1st Jan 2026
Our silliest predictions for the year ahead...
The Art of Remembering Death (Memento Mori) and Life (Memento Vivere) Death and its inevitability have been a constant in humankind’s approach to living. In today’s...
1st Jan 2026
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1st Jan 2026
Death and its inevitability have been a constant in humankind’s approach to living. In today’s world, we are perhaps not as vividly prompted to be conscious of our mortality as were the ancient Greeks, Romans, and early Christians. Artworks depicting skulls, hourglasses, dancing...
Pluralistic: The Post-American Internet (01 Jan 2026) Today's links The Post-American Internet: My speech from Hamburg's Chaos Communications Congress....
1st Jan 2026
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Pluralistic: The Post-American Internet (01 Jan 2026)

from Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow [alt+shift+b] in AI

1st Jan 2026
Today's links The Post-American Internet: My speech from Hamburg's Chaos Communications Congress. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: Error code 451; Public email address Mansplaining Lolita; NSA backdoor in Juniper Networks; Don't bug out; Nurses whose...
A2026 As the new year begins, let's walk the A2026. Ewell, Surrey. Dartford, Kent. The A2026 started...
1st Jan 2026
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A2026

from diamond geezer [alt+shift+b] in travel

1st Jan 2026
As the new year begins, let's walk the A2026. Ewell, Surrey. Dartford, Kent. The A2026 started life as the Crayford bypass, a flat estuarine alternative to the Roman road up West Hill. It was opened on 22 June 1923 by the wife of Wilford Ashley, Parliamentary Secretary to...
My Theme for 2026 I’m starting off 2026 with a post that likely won’t interest you at all. I’m only sharing it to 1)...
1st Jan 2026
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My Theme for 2026

from Jorge Arango [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st Jan 2026
I’m starting off 2026 with a post that likely won’t interest you at all. I’m only sharing it to 1) think it through and 2) make myself accountable. It’s inspired by this video: Among other things, Pink suggests adopting a one-word theme for the year: “Not a sentence. Not a...
'My Mind Was Not Free From Perturbation' Dr. Johnson writes in his diary on January 1, 1774: “This year has past with so little improvement,...
1st Jan 2026
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'My Mind Was Not Free From Perturbation'

from Anecdotal Evidence [alt+shift+b] in literature

1st Jan 2026
Dr. Johnson writes in his diary on January 1, 1774: “This year has past with so little improvement, that I doubt whether I have not [rather] impaired than encreased my Learning.”  It’s customary, of course, to make resolutions this time of year -- to lose weight or stop drinking...
Good Times The post Good Times appeared first on Least I Could Do.
1st Jan 2026
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Good Times

from Least I Could Do [alt+shift+b] in comics

1st Jan 2026
The post Good Times appeared first on Least I Could Do.
Made in 2025 Here are some things I made in 2025: Pro-Wrestler or Roller Coaster A Fusion 360 Script for creating...
1st Jan 2026
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Made in 2025

from Bryan Braun - Blog [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st Jan 2026
Here are some things I made in 2025: Pro-Wrestler or Roller Coaster A Fusion 360 Script for creating a Penrose Triangle in CAD A personal book recommendation tool, which used my archive of book reviews, the OpenAI API, and RAG techniques to give me personalized book...
You can’t trust your mind There was a crime out on Park Avenue today, so the police are gathering information. The police...
1st Jan 2026
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You can’t trust your mind

from Derek Sivers podcast [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Jan 2026
There was a crime out on Park Avenue today, so the police are gathering information. The police said, “This is great information. How sure are you of this?” That’s your brain, in the dark, inside your skull. It can’t see or hear, or experience anything directly. It...
A Year With the Mini M Just over a year ago I got my Unicomp Model M Mini, a newly manufactured version of what is in my...
1st Jan 2026
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A Year With the Mini M

from Open for Business [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st Jan 2026
Just over a year ago I got my Unicomp Model M Mini, a newly manufactured version of what is in my estimation the best computer keyboard ever, the IBM Model M SSK. The Minis and the SSKs are like a regular IBM Model M, but they don’t have a number pad at the right, so I can put...
Comic for 2026.01.01 - New Years 2026 New Cyanide and Happiness Comic
1st Jan 2026
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Comic for 2026.01.01 - New Years 2026

from Explosm.net [alt+shift+b] in comics

1st Jan 2026
New Cyanide and Happiness Comic
Meet the Maker: 2025 Round Up! At the end of each Meet the Maker post, we ask our makers to share their advice and words of...
1st Jan 2026
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Meet the Maker: 2025 Round Up!

from Handprinted - Blog [alt+shift+b] in creative

1st Jan 2026
At the end of each Meet the Maker post, we ask our makers to share their advice and words of encouragement for fellow creatives. Read through our 2025 round-up and gather some inspiration for the new year ahead! Julia Triay Embrace how long the linocutting process is. I...
[RIDGELINE] Happy New Year With a Side of Fries Ridgeline subscribers — Hello from Denny’s. Happy new year. You can tell it’s January first, because...
1st Jan 2026
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[RIDGELINE] Happy New Year With a Side of Fries

from Craig Mod — Writer + Photographer [alt+shift+b] in literature

1st Jan 2026
Ridgeline subscribers — Hello from Denny’s. Happy new year. You can tell it’s January first, because I’m at Denny’s. I woke up and made a nice coffee and did some accounting (as one does) and went to my local shrine in Tokyo and bowbowclapclapbow’d and then I was off! Tramping...
Cameraperson Read review: Cameraperson
1st Jan 2026
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Cameraperson

from Applied Cartography [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st Jan 2026
Read review: Cameraperson
The Monty Hall Problem, a side-by-side simulation I saw a cool version of the Monty Hall game here recently: https://monty.donk.systems. This is...
1st Jan 2026
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The Monty Hall Problem, a side-by-side simulation

from pcloadletter [alt+shift+b] in science

1st Jan 2026
I saw a cool version of the Monty Hall game here recently: https://monty.donk.systems. This is really cool! But I had an itch I wanted to scratch: rather than manually test out the probabilities, I wanted to run two games side-by-side: one where a switch happened and one where a...
glimpses of the future Glimpse v1.0 Glimpse can now build call graphs, showing you exactly how functions relate to each...
1st Jan 2026
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glimpses of the future

from seated.ro [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Jan 2026
Glimpse v1.0 Glimpse can now build call graphs, showing you exactly how functions relate to each other in your codebase. Video # what does main call? glimpse code :main # what calls this function? (reverse call graph) glimpse code :process_request --callers # limit the...
What I'm up to - January 2026 Here is my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I...
1st Jan 2026
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What I'm up to - January 2026

from Philip Ilic Thomas [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Jan 2026
Here is my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I did in December - Visited Boulder - Launched a print edition of Contraption Company, which was a fun ...
Speciesquest 2026 A multiplayer distributed game where you find as many species in a year as you can.
31st Dec 2025
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Speciesquest 2026

from Eukaryote Writes Blog [alt+shift+b] in science

31st Dec 2025
A multiplayer distributed game where you find as many species in a year as you can.
Happy New Year: Lisp interpreter in SQL This year, I'll be implementing a Lisp interpreter in SQL. Now, what's Lisp, and why would I want to...
31st Dec 2025
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Happy New Year: Lisp interpreter in SQL

from EXPLAIN EXTENDED [alt+shift+b] in programming

31st Dec 2025
This year, I'll be implementing a Lisp interpreter in SQL. Now, what's Lisp, and why would I want to do that? Well, let me tell you a little story about that. Several decades ago, I got a New Year's present from my roommate's girlfriend. It was a book. She got it at a used...
Greg Abel’s Unique Challenge Greg Abel takes over as Chief Executive Officer of Berkshire Hathaway on January 1, 2026, a job that...
31st Dec 2025
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Greg Abel’s Unique Challenge

from The Rational Walk [alt+shift+b] in finance

31st Dec 2025
Greg Abel takes over as Chief Executive Officer of Berkshire Hathaway on January 1, 2026, a job that will involve at least three major challenges.
[2025 review] Life is a holiday! Ok, this was a phenomenal year for me. The vibe of the year is cleanly captured by what I had...
31st Dec 2025
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[2025 review] Life is a holiday!

from Inverted Passion [alt+shift+b] in science

31st Dec 2025
Ok, this was a phenomenal year for me. The vibe of the year is cleanly captured by what I had scribbled on a whiteboard on Jan 3rd, 2025. To my amazement and giddiness, the feeling still holds up as the year wraps up. Let’s see what all kept this spirit alive. Brief interlude:...
A Few Books and Resources I’ve Found Useful Over the Years If someone had told me three and a half years ago that there would be something called ChatGPT that...
31st Dec 2025
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A Few Books and Resources I’ve Found Useful Over the Years

from Seeking Wisdom [alt+shift+b] in finance

31st Dec 2025
If someone had told me three and a half years ago that there would be something called ChatGPT that could answer questions across almost any discipline, I would have called them a lunatic. And yet, here we are. That’s exactly what ChatGPT does today. I can ask it coding...
Sorting with Fibonacci Numbers and a Knuth Reward Check The following incredibly small sorting algorithm has an $O(n^{4/3})$ worst-case runtime: def...
31st Dec 2025
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Sorting with Fibonacci Numbers and a Knuth Reward Check

from orlp.net - Blog Archive [alt+shift+b] in programming

31st Dec 2025
The following incredibly small sorting algorithm has an $O(n^{4/3})$ worst-case runtime: def fibonacci_sort(v): a, b = 1, 1 while a * b < len(v): a, b = b, a + b while a > 0: a, b = b - a, a g = a * b for i in range(g, len(v)): ...
Train Simulator Controller: Dashboard Prototype Part 4, All the Panels With the center console of my train simulator built, I rapidly modeled and fabricated prototypes of...
30th Dec 2025
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Train Simulator Controller: Dashboard Prototype Part 4, All the Panels

from Project Blog on Christopher Mitchell, Ph.D. [alt+shift+b] in technology

30th Dec 2025
With the center console of my train simulator built, I rapidly modeled and fabricated prototypes of the four other panels.
test tr Thanks for reading. If you have any feedback or would like to discuss further, I would be happy to...
30th Dec 2025
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test tr

from sibervepunk [alt+shift+b] in technology

30th Dec 2025
Thanks for reading. If you have any feedback or would like to discuss further, I would be happy to hear from you. twitter | [email protected] Previous
Balsa “2001: A Space Odyssey” Model The spacecraft from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey have always had a special place for me. Here I...
30th Dec 2025
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Balsa “2001: A Space Odyssey” Model

from Engineers Need Art [alt+shift+b] in technology

30th Dec 2025
The spacecraft from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey have always had a special place for me. Here I build a replica from balsa.
Redesigning the Cakedesk Website Read the post here.
30th Dec 2025
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Redesigning the Cakedesk Website

from Max Schmitt [alt+shift+b] in programming

30th Dec 2025
Read the post here.
2025test Everything that happened to me this year
30th Dec 2025
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2025test

from Toni's Blog [alt+shift+b] in technology

30th Dec 2025
Everything that happened to me this year
How old is this newspaper? Guess the year from old newspaper front pages.
29th Dec 2025
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How old is this newspaper?

from Pea Bee [alt+shift+b] in technology

29th Dec 2025
Guess the year from old newspaper front pages.
We should seek communities anew Notes for the aspiring designer
29th Dec 2025
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We should seek communities anew

from Product Identity [alt+shift+b] in design

29th Dec 2025
Notes for the aspiring designer
Warm email I have an email address that you’ll find in the footer below this post, I rarely get emails to it,...
29th Dec 2025
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Warm email

from Luke Mitchell | Product Designer [alt+shift+b] in design

29th Dec 2025
I have an email address that you’ll find in the footer below this post, I rarely get emails to it, the ones I do get fall into two categories: very, very kind people paying compliments to me about this website; secondly some sort of cold email, usually from a SEO expert...
2026 predictions It’s that time again—as 2025 comes to a close, it’s time to drop 2026 predictions. I think 2026 is...
29th Dec 2025
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2026 predictions

from haseeb qureshi [alt+shift+b] in startups

29th Dec 2025
It’s that time again—as 2025 comes to a close, it’s time to drop 2026 predictions. I think 2026 is going to surprise, both to the upside and to the downside. Organized by category: Macro / Chains $BTC is > $150K by year-end, but BTC dominance decreases in 2026. Despite the...
26 Useful Concepts for 2026 Ideas to equip you for 2026.
28th Dec 2025
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26 Useful Concepts for 2026

from The Prism [alt+shift+b] in life

28th Dec 2025
Ideas to equip you for 2026.
How I passed the time in 2025 Stories, books, albums, & blogs
28th Dec 2025
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How I passed the time in 2025

from Passing Time [alt+shift+b] in life

28th Dec 2025
Stories, books, albums, & blogs
Design about design So big and terrifying.
28th Dec 2025
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Design about design

from Ánh [alt+shift+b] in creative

28th Dec 2025
So big and terrifying.
Media Server Journey I manage my legally obtained content using a media server. Over the years, both hardware and...
28th Dec 2025
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Media Server Journey

from Posts on Nikita Lapkov [alt+shift+b] in programming

28th Dec 2025
I manage my legally obtained content using a media server. Over the years, both hardware and software on the server went through a bunch of transformations which I find interesting. In order to not look at ads on my Samsung TV, I view all of my content through NVIDIA Shield. It...
Raise your standards for important things; lower them for unimportant things I think we’ve all got some built in tendencies, pulling us towards certain behaviors, whether or not...
27th Dec 2025
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Raise your standards for important things; lower them for unimportant things

from Bryan Braun - Blog [alt+shift+b] in technology

27th Dec 2025
I think we’ve all got some built in tendencies, pulling us towards certain behaviors, whether or not they are worthwhile. It takes many different forms. If you have OCD cleaning tendencies, you spend excessive time making sure your windows are spotless. If you are money-focused,...
27th Dec 2025
Things to be Happy About &amp; Perfect Software Happy to share a new project: Things to be Happy About - things.ben-mini.com. It’s a daily blog...
27th Dec 2025
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Things to be Happy About &amp; Perfect Software

from ben-mini [alt+shift+b] in literature

27th Dec 2025
Happy to share a new project: Things to be Happy About - things.ben-mini.com. It’s a daily blog where I simply write five things to be happy about. Back in college, I had a tiny whiteboard outside my dorm where I did the same exercise. I also brought it to my cabin as a camp...
doubly dual shuffles Here’s a pearlescent winter holiday gift for you! There are four variants of the algorithm for...
25th Dec 2025
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doubly dual shuffles

from Tony Finch's blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

25th Dec 2025
Here’s a pearlescent winter holiday gift for you! There are four variants of the algorithm for shuffling an array, arising from two independent choices: whether to swap elements in the higher or lower parts of the array whether the boundary between the parts moves upwards or...
Winner, Name That Ware November 2025 The Ware for November 2025 is a controller from the card-activated power switch in a hotel room. It...
25th Dec 2025
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Winner, Name That Ware November 2025

from bunnie's blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

25th Dec 2025
The Ware for November 2025 is a controller from the card-activated power switch in a hotel room. It was on the fritz, and when the repair person came and replaced it, Sam asked for the old module and brought it to me as a name that ware entry. Here’s the other circuit board that...
Chinese Labor Isn't Just Cheaper; It’s Better. We Need to Fix That. A famous newspaper asked me to write an opinion article. But every time I submitted a draft, they'd...
25th Dec 2025
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Chinese Labor Isn't Just Cheaper; It’s Better. We Need to Fix That.

from Molson Hart's Blog - Molson Hart [alt+shift+b] in finance

25th Dec 2025
A famous newspaper asked me to write an opinion article. But every time I submitted a draft, they'd edit it, changing the message of the piece, even though the article was meant to be my opinion. Most people would have consented to the edits to have the honor of being in the...
Maybe the Default Settings Are Too High I’ve been reading Lord of the Rings for two months and I’m just at the end of the first part. It’s...
24th Dec 2025
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Maybe the Default Settings Are Too High

from Raptitude.com [alt+shift+b] in life

24th Dec 2025
I’ve been reading Lord of the Rings for two months and I’m just at the end of the first part. It’s not because I’m not enjoying it. It’s one of the most enjoyable reading experiences I can remember. From the beginning, I’ve read the whole thing aloud. I’ve found reading aloud...
24th Dec 2025
Avoid Mini-frameworks 没有简介, 请去看原文吧
24th Dec 2025
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Avoid Mini-frameworks

from laike9m's blog [alt+shift+b] in AI

24th Dec 2025
没有简介, 请去看原文吧
The Scenic Route to Repairing a Self-Destructing SRS DG535 Digital Delay Generator Introduction The Stanford Research Systems DG535 Who Uses a Pulse Delay Generator? Inside the...
24th Dec 2025
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24th Dec 2025
Introduction The Stanford Research Systems DG535 Who Uses a Pulse Delay Generator? Inside the DG535 The Annoying Mechanical Design of the DG535 It’s Always the Power Supply Power Architecture of the DG535 The How, Why, and Please Don’t of Current Boost Resistor Circuits Root...
Make your PR process resilient to AI slop One concern I have heard from AI naysayers is that AI slop will make code reviews nearly impossible....
24th Dec 2025
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Make your PR process resilient to AI slop

from pcloadletter [alt+shift+b] in science

24th Dec 2025
One concern I have heard from AI naysayers is that AI slop will make code reviews nearly impossible. AI churns out so much code, documentation, etc. that it's just impossible for any reviewer to keep up with it... right? Wrong! If you have good PR review processes, then reviewing...
How We Replaced Our Entire Search Engine (with an AI writing half the code) I've been dunking on AI pretty consistently on this blog. Not to mention I'm sick of all the AI...
23rd Dec 2025
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How We Replaced Our Entire Search Engine (with an AI writing half the code)

from Founder's blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

23rd Dec 2025
I've been dunking on AI pretty consistently on this blog. Not to mention I'm sick of all the AI influencer "built 15 apps in a weekend" crowd, but Claude Code just did something wild for me. Had it help us rip out our entire search engine - we're talking millions and millions of...
Mood of the USA Heading into 2026 Well. it’s been quite a 2025 here in the U S of A. America sure is great again. I have surveyed the...
23rd Dec 2025
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Mood of the USA Heading into 2026

from Map of the Week [alt+shift+b] in cartography

23rd Dec 2025
Well. it’s been quite a 2025 here in the U S of A. America sure is great again. I have surveyed the mood of the country as we head into a new year and created this map. It is based on robust data sources such as:  Anecdotes Conversations with random people Stuff seen on the...
Everyone is a Staff Engineer Now Engineer’s Codex is a newsletter about real-world engineering.
22nd Dec 2025
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Everyone is a Staff Engineer Now

from Engineer’s Codex [alt+shift+b] in programming

22nd Dec 2025
Engineer’s Codex is a newsletter about real-world engineering.
Nano Banana Pro is the best AI image generator, with caveats The problem with Nano Banana Pro is that it’s too good.
22nd Dec 2025
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Nano Banana Pro is the best AI image generator, with caveats

from Max Woolf's Blog [alt+shift+b] in AI

22nd Dec 2025
The problem with Nano Banana Pro is that it’s too good.
Nano Banana Pro is the best AI image generator, with caveats The problem with Nano Banana Pro is that it’s too good.
22nd Dec 2025
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Nano Banana Pro is the best AI image generator, with caveats

from Max Woolf's Blog [alt+shift+b] in AI

22nd Dec 2025
The problem with Nano Banana Pro is that it’s too good.
2025: A big year for Kidz Fun Art Kidz Fun Art grew a lot in 2025! Many more people use it regularly, many more choose the paid...
20th Dec 2025
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2025: A big year for Kidz Fun Art

from SOS [alt+shift+b] in programming

20th Dec 2025
Kidz Fun Art grew a lot in 2025! Many more people use it regularly, many more choose the paid version & I added far more cool features. Loads of Work… First off, here’s a graph of the number of changes (“commits” in technical terms) that I made. 612 changes in total with a few...
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