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Cyber Forensic Expert in 2,000+ Cases Faces FBI Probe A Minnesota cybersecurity and computer forensics expert whose testimony has featured in thousands of...
4th Apr 2025
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Cyber Forensic Expert in 2,000+ Cases Faces FBI Probe

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

4th Apr 2025
A Minnesota cybersecurity and computer forensics expert whose testimony has featured in thousands of courtroom trials over the past 30 years is facing questions about his credentials and an inquiry from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Legal experts say the inquiry...
What’s on my ballot: June 2022 California primary election Here’s how I’m voting in the June 2022 primary election. While preparing for this election, I...
6th Jun 2022
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What’s on my ballot: June 2022 California primary election

from Kevin Chen [alt+shift+b] in programming

6th Jun 2022
Here’s how I’m voting in the June 2022 primary election. While preparing for this election, I consulted the San Francisco Chronicle and SPUR endorsements. Contents California Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Controller Treasurer Insurance Commissioner United...
Why you will skim this article Most likely, you’re going to read this sentence and hit the back button. Still here? Good, then...
23rd Jul 2023
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Why you will skim this article

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

23rd Jul 2023
Most likely, you’re going to read this sentence and hit the back button. Still here? Good, then you’re likely to scan through a few paragraphs in this article and then give up. (Unless, you’re a long-time reader and trust that my writing is worthy of your time. More on this...
Websites Are Not Dead: Part 2 Without big tech distribution, how do you get traffic? Let's take a look. The post Websites Are Not...
2nd Jun 2026
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Websites Are Not Dead: Part 2

from Scott DeLong [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

2nd Jun 2026
Without big tech distribution, how do you get traffic? Let's take a look. The post Websites Are Not Dead: Part 2 appeared first on Scott DeLong.
Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part I: Aristocrats, Retainers and... For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in...
7th Jun 2024
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Collections: How to Raise a Tribal Army in Pre-Roman Europe, Part I: Aristocrats, Retainers and Clients

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

7th Jun 2024
For the next few posts, I want to take a look at how some ‘tribal’ peoples raised armies, in contrast to the way that ancient (or later) states raised armies. As moderns, we are so familiar with the way that states function that the far older systems of non-state organization and...
AI Roundup 052: AI, EO, DPA February 2, 2024.
2nd Feb 2024
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AI Roundup 052: AI, EO, DPA

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

2nd Feb 2024
February 2, 2024.
Fridays With Bob When I started at Spectrum 25 years ago, a senior editor suggested that I find a “rabbi,” by which...
1st Aug 2026
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Fridays With Bob

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

1st Aug 2026
When I started at Spectrum 25 years ago, a senior editor suggested that I find a “rabbi,” by which he meant someone who could mentor me in how EEs approach problems and evaluate potential solutions. I didn’t find one right away. Then in 2005 we decided to do a special report,...
What I'm up to - October 2026 Hello from 10 kilometers over somewhere in the Midwest, as I sit in a tiny airplane seat and...
1st Oct 2026
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What I'm up to - October 2026

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

1st Oct 2026
Hello from 10 kilometers over somewhere in the Midwest, as I sit in a tiny airplane seat and appreciate the privacy screen on my laptop. I've been writing a monthly newsletter here about what I am up to for the last four years.
#Japan2025 Off to Toyama and Takaoka When we were first planning our trip up to Toyama, the original plan was to take the scenic train up...
2nd May 2025
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#Japan2025 Off to Toyama and Takaoka

from Rubenerd [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd May 2025
When we were first planning our trip up to Toyama, the original plan was to take the scenic train up from Nagoya like so many of those NHK travel documentaries we’d seen. We laboured for days deciding whether we had the time to stop in Takoyama along the way; and if so, whether...
Infra-Red, In Situ (IRIS) Inspection of Silicon Cryptography tells us how to make a chain of trust rooted in special-purpose chips known as secure...
8th Mar 2023
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Infra-Red, In Situ (IRIS) Inspection of Silicon

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

8th Mar 2023
Cryptography tells us how to make a chain of trust rooted in special-purpose chips known as secure elements. But how do we come to trust our secure elements? I have been searching for solutions to this thorny supply chain problem. Ideally, one can directly inspect the...
Train Simulator Controller: Horn Control My several iterations over a CAN bus controller for my Train Simulator physical dashboard has made...
21st Jun 2025
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Train Simulator Controller: Horn Control

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

21st Jun 2025
My several iterations over a CAN bus controller for my Train Simulator physical dashboard has made it simple to add new controls. Here’s how I used it plus a joystick to add UK horn control to my virtual train.
World66.ai Relaunch of an Internet-based travel guide, this one using AI to help people keep travel guides...
2nd Jul 2026
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World66.ai

from Some Bits: Nelson's Linkblog [alt+shift+b] in programming

2nd Jul 2026
Relaunch of an Internet-based travel guide, this one using AI to help people keep travel guides updated
It's not that hard to stop a Trane It's not that hard to stop a Trane Six years ago, I replaced the old HVAC system that...
4th Nov 2025
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It's not that hard to stop a Trane

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

4th Nov 2025
It's not that hard to stop a Trane Six years ago, I replaced the old HVAC system that came with our house, a central forced air system installed in 19951. The new system is a Trane XR AC paired with an S9V2 96% efficiency forced-air gas furnace. And it ran great!...
Turbo 8 released We’re excited to announce the release of Turbo v8, a major update to the Turbo front-end framework....
7th Feb 2024
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Turbo 8 released

from 37signals Dev [alt+shift+b] in programming

7th Feb 2024
We’re excited to announce the release of Turbo v8, a major update to the Turbo front-end framework. This release introduces a suite of innovative features designed to enhance web development and user experiences across the board. Here are the key highlights of Turbo v8: Morphing...
How Estonia, AI gardens, and plywood make designers prolific Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.
3rd Nov 2025
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How Estonia, AI gardens, and plywood make designers prolific

from UX Collective [alt+shift+b] in design

3rd Nov 2025
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.
Batavus Champion bike from 1978 Almost a year ago I bought an old steel racing bike from 1978. I wanted to figure out if using a...
2nd Sep 2016
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Batavus Champion bike from 1978

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

2nd Sep 2016
Almost a year ago I bought an old steel racing bike from 1978. I wanted to figure out if using a bike to commute worked for me. It did! I used it to ride more than 1000KM before I decided to get a modern road bike. Now, almost a year later, I decided to put the powers of the...
drop that meet link just keep talking
17th Mar 2025
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drop that meet link

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

17th Mar 2025
just keep talking
How LLMs work Over the last few weeks I’ve been playing around with the excellent llama2.c repository, which is...
26th Nov 2023
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How LLMs work

from seangoedecke.com RSS feed [alt+shift+b] in AI

26th Nov 2023
Over the last few weeks I’ve been playing around with the excellent llama2.c repository, which is basically a simple one-file C…
Prefers Reduced Motion By now, most devs are familiar with the prefers-reduced-motion media query that tells whether or not...
19th May 2021
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Prefers Reduced Motion

from A Beautiful Site [alt+shift+b] in programming

19th May 2021
By now, most devs are familiar with the prefers-reduced-motion media query that tells whether or not a user prefers, well, reduced motion. You can use this to tone down (or turn off) transitions and animations in your stylesheet to accommodate users with vestibular motion...
Attention is All You Need Reading Expands Our Context Windows
7th Jul 2025
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Attention is All You Need

from Never Met a Science [alt+shift+b] in technology

7th Jul 2025
Reading Expands Our Context Windows
I’ve Moved Onchain Over the last few years, I’ve moved my internet life from web2 to web3 and rarely use any web2...
2nd May 2024
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I’ve Moved Onchain

from AVC [alt+shift+b] in startups

2nd May 2024
Over the last few years, I’ve moved my internet life from web2 to web3 and rarely use any web2 services anymore. So I am starting a series called “I’ve Moved Onchain” to explain this journey to everyone and today’s opening post is about blogging, naturally. I’ve blogged at...
how to be authentic Eating fast food is like tasting the spirit of authenticity. This is the analogy that comes to mind...
24th Aug 2026
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how to be authentic

from David Gerrells [alt+shift+b] in programming

24th Aug 2026
Eating fast food is like tasting the spirit of authenticity. This is the analogy that comes to mind when I try to understand why I have such admiration for and disgust with mainstream pop, hip-hop, and rap music.
Costless Sacrifice Going off the Gold Standard but for Information
5th Mar 2026
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Costless Sacrifice

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

5th Mar 2026
Going off the Gold Standard but for Information
Startup School - A Conversation on Hard Tech 2025 Note - good convo with Adora for Startup School
12th Oct 2018
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Startup School - A Conversation on Hard Tech

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

12th Oct 2018
2025 Note - good convo with Adora for Startup School
Liftmaster 87504-267 This is gonna sound silly but one of the nicest home improvements we've done recently is install a...
13th Sep 2022
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Liftmaster 87504-267

from Nelson's Weblog [alt+shift+b] in programming

13th Sep 2022
This is gonna sound silly but one of the nicest home improvements we've done recently is install a new garage door opener, the Liftmaster 87504-267. It works so much better than my old insecure garage door! Internet access is the surprise best feature; I use it all the time....
Over-Engineering Sleep A while back, this implementation of a cross-platform sleep for GitHub Actions Runners caught my...
24th Aug 2025
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Over-Engineering Sleep

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

24th Aug 2025
A while back, this implementation of a cross-platform sleep for GitHub Actions Runners caught my eye, and I wanted to see what it would take to re-implement sleep from the ground up, while trying to be as cross-platform as possible.
Time-warp walkability mapping in ArcGIS Pro In my mental model of a walkability map it’s not enough to know how far away something is, but also...
6th Aug 2025
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Time-warp walkability mapping in ArcGIS Pro

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

6th Aug 2025
In my mental model of a walkability map it’s not enough to know how far away something is, but also how long it takes me to get there. My perceptions of the same distances, but with different walk times, are much different. There are realities that slow me down like...
Policing misinformation Unpopular opinion: I have deep reservations about policing misinformation. I’m a big believer in the...
1st Jul 2023
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Policing misinformation

from Ryan Barrett [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Jul 2023
Unpopular opinion: I have deep reservations about policing misinformation. I’m a big believer in the demarcation problem: in the general case, there’s no shortcut to determining objective truth. It’s similar to the halting problem in computer science: if we want to know whether a...
About this book In my first book, Anything You Want, I told the story of how I started, grew, and sold my...
1st Jun 2018
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About this book

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

1st Jun 2018
In my first book, Anything You Want, I told the story of how I started, grew, and sold my company. I thought a lot about what’s worth doing, fixing faulty thinking, and making things happen. For the next ten years, I wrote for hours a day in my private journal, asking myself...
St. Mary’s (and Calvert), Maryland County counting becomes increasingly difficult as I continue my glacially slow progress. Now it...
18th Nov 2023
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St. Mary’s (and Calvert), Maryland

from Twelve Mile Circle – An Appreciation of Unusual Places [alt+shift+b] in cartography

18th Nov 2023
County counting becomes increasingly difficult as I continue my glacially slow progress. Now it takes more than five hours to reach the closest unvisited county from my home. Fortunately I found a workaround by shifting my focus to overnight county visits. There are plenty of...
Verge interview at CES 2013 2025 Note - probably the last video of me without a beard!
9th Jan 2013
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Verge interview at CES 2013

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

9th Jan 2013
2025 Note - probably the last video of me without a beard!
The most interesting things I read in 2023 Most of them are not from 2023
5th Dec 2023
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The most interesting things I read in 2023

from Res Obscura [alt+shift+b] in history

5th Dec 2023
Most of them are not from 2023
Jared Diamond: How Societies Fail-And Sometimes Succeed ### On failing to think long-term Sophisticated societies from time to time collapse utterly, often...
16th Jul 2005
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Jared Diamond: How Societies Fail-And Sometimes Succeed

from Long Now [alt+shift+b] in science

16th Jul 2005
### On failing to think long-term Sophisticated societies from time to time collapse utterly, often leaving traces of a civilization that was at a proud peak just before the fall. Other societies facing the same dangers figure out how to adapt around them, recover, and go on to...
Swiping vs Tapping, What is Less Distracting to Drivers? I typically split in-car interactions into two groups. There are quick and frequent actions like...
1st Feb 2022
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Swiping vs Tapping, What is Less Distracting to Drivers?

from The Turn Signal RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in design

1st Feb 2022
I typically split in-car interactions into two groups. There are quick and frequent actions like changing the volume or skipping a song…
There Is Only One Key Difference Between Observability 1.0 and 2.0 Originally posted on the Honeycomb blog on November 19th, 2024 We’ve been talking about...
19th Nov 2024
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There Is Only One Key Difference Between Observability 1.0 and 2.0

from charity.wtf [alt+shift+b] in programming

19th Nov 2024
Originally posted on the Honeycomb blog on November 19th, 2024 We’ve been talking about observability 2.0 a lot lately; what it means for telemetry and instrumentation, its practices and sociotechnical implications, and the dramatically different shape of its cost model. With all...
This May Be the Most Important Issue Yet Classical Wisdom Litterae: Ethics
1st Nov 2025
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This May Be the Most Important Issue Yet

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

1st Nov 2025
Classical Wisdom Litterae: Ethics
Hiring Experienced Office Manager at Benny Kuriakose and Associates We are looking for a highly capable Office Manager for ourChennai office. This person will provide...
22nd Dec 2024
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Hiring Experienced Office Manager at Benny Kuriakose and Associates

from Benny Kuriakose & Associates [alt+shift+b] in architecture

22nd Dec 2024
We are looking for a highly capable Office Manager for ourChennai office. This person will provide office services with proactivity,...
The Eight Tribes of Trump and China LAST OCTOBER I published a short breakdown of four geopolitical ‘schools’ that might shape China...
31st Mar 2025
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The Eight Tribes of Trump and China

from The Scholar's Stage [alt+shift+b] in history

31st Mar 2025
LAST OCTOBER I published a short breakdown of four geopolitical ‘schools’ that might shape China strategy under Trump. That piece was a pre-election preview of a much larger report I was writing for the Foreign Policy Research Institute. I published the preview as security: Trump...
The next iteration of Contraption Company From indiehacker back to venture-funded founder
6th Sep 2024
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The next iteration of Contraption Company

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

6th Sep 2024
From indiehacker back to venture-funded founder
What's your newsletter's North Star? A lodestar makes it easier for people to find you, follow you, and share your work.
11th Oct 2024
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What's your newsletter's North Star?

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

11th Oct 2024
A lodestar makes it easier for people to find you, follow you, and share your work.
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.
Can modern LLMs actually count the number of b's in "blueberry"? It’s an adversarial question for LLMs, but it’s not unfair.
12th Aug 2025
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Can modern LLMs actually count the number of b's in "blueberry"?

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

12th Aug 2025
It’s an adversarial question for LLMs, but it’s not unfair.
Modern Health, frameworks, performance, and harm I would like to thank Modern Health. It was not their intent, but using their service broke me out...
1st Feb 2023
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Modern Health, frameworks, performance, and harm

from Eric Bailey [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Feb 2023
I would like to thank Modern Health. It was not their intent, but using their service broke me out of a deep depression by launching me into an incandescent rage. I’ve read enough on destigmatizing mental health that I feel no shame in discussing this. In fact, in this regard I...
2022 in review A bit late, but it’s time for my yearly review. It’s something I like doing for myself and it’s nice...
15th Feb 2023
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2022 in review

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

15th Feb 2023
A bit late, but it’s time for my yearly review. It’s something I like doing for myself and it’s nice to see that despite a tough year I’ve done some good things. 2022 Non-Geek Achievements We got our third child! This time we got a girl to complement our two boys, and I love them...
Vulkan 1.4 sur Asahi Linux English version follows. Aujourd’hui, Khronos Group a sorti la spécification 1.4 de l’API graphique...
2nd Dec 2024
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Vulkan 1.4 sur Asahi Linux

from On Life and Lisp [alt+shift+b] in programming

2nd Dec 2024
English version follows. Aujourd’hui, Khronos Group a sorti la spécification 1.4 de l’API graphique standard Vulkan. Le projet Asahi Linux est fier d’annoncer le premier pilote Vulkan 1.4 pour le matériel d’Apple. En effet, notre pilote graphique Honeykrisp est reconnu par...
And You Will Know Us by the Company We Keep It feels as if we're at the tail end of the first era of social media in the West. Looking back at...
10th Oct 2021
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And You Will Know Us by the Company We Keep

from Remains of the Day [alt+shift+b] in programming

10th Oct 2021
It feels as if we're at the tail end of the first era of social media in the West. Looking back at the companies that have survived, certain application architectural choices are ubiquitous. By now, we're all familiar with the infinite vertical scrolling feed of content units,...
has what you are seeking already arrived? that void may be filled, actually
21st Jul 2025
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has what you are seeking already arrived?

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

21st Jul 2025
that void may be filled, actually
21st Sep 2024
The Naughty Words the FAA Removed From the Sky New FOIA records from the FAA shed light on the frantic effort in 2015 to rename navigation...
28th May 2024
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The Naughty Words the FAA Removed From the Sky

from Beautiful Public Data [alt+shift+b] in science

28th May 2024
New FOIA records from the FAA shed light on the frantic effort in 2015 to rename navigation waypoints related to Donald Trump and reveal the list of naughty waypoint names that were changed over the years.
Let's Bring Spacer GIFs Back! The 90s web gave us many delightful things: web rings, guestbooks, “under construction” animations,...
11th Jan 2021
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Let's Bring Spacer GIFs Back!

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

11th Jan 2021
The 90s web gave us many delightful things: web rings, guestbooks, “under construction” animations, and spacer GIFs. In this article, we'll see how I use a Spacer component to solve common layout problems, and why it's often a great tool for the job in the modern web.
Keeping Learning-Based Control Safe by Regulating Distributional Shift To regulate the distribution shift experience by learning-based controllers, we seek a mechanism for...
19th Sep 2022
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Keeping Learning-Based Control Safe by Regulating Distributional Shift

from The Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research Blog [alt+shift+b] in AI

19th Sep 2022
To regulate the distribution shift experience by learning-based controllers, we seek a mechanism for constraining the agent to regions of high data density throughout its trajectory (left). Here, we present an approach which achieves this goal by combining features of density...
The UX of Proving Our Humanity To Machines What happens when we can't convince machines that we are human?
3rd Dec 2020
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The UX of Proving Our Humanity To Machines

from swyx's site RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in programming

3rd Dec 2020
What happens when we can't convince machines that we are human?
Autoconf’s revenge: ad-hoc shell templates How to leverage an old dirty trick in your Bazel wrapper for great effect
8th Jul 2026
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Autoconf’s revenge: ad-hoc shell templates

from Blog System/5 [alt+shift+b] in programming

8th Jul 2026
How to leverage an old dirty trick in your Bazel wrapper for great effect
What I learned from a Taipei alley I was in Taipei the past few weeks working on a documentary with friends. Because of a busy...
15th May 2018
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What I learned from a Taipei alley

from Remains of the Day [alt+shift+b] in programming

15th May 2018
I was in Taipei the past few weeks working on a documentary with friends. Because of a busy schedule, it wasn't like my usual travels abroad for fun, it felt more like a work trip. Still, even if I'd been there purely for vacation, I would've wanted to try a different mode of...
The beauty of concrete Why are buildings today simple and austere, while buildings of the past were ornate and elaborately...
17th May 2024
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The beauty of concrete

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

17th May 2024
Why are buildings today simple and austere, while buildings of the past were ornate and elaborately ornamented? The answer is not the cost of labor.
A brief response to a reader regarding prejudice denoting terms in Swedish media Regarding when Swedish media started to increase mentions of prejudice denoting terminology and a...
11th Dec 2024
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11th Dec 2024
Regarding when Swedish media started to increase mentions of prejudice denoting terminology and a reader comments about it, several things to note:
Summary of changes for February 2026 Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of...
1st Mar 2026
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Summary of changes for February 2026

from Hundred Rabbits [alt+shift+b] in history

1st Mar 2026
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects during the month of February. Wiki, updated knots with a figure-eight follow-through knot, also, Pino has a new headsail! Pavol, created a volume control tool. Adelie, made it so images are drawn...
The stack circuitry of the Intel 8087 floating point chip, reverse-engineered Early microprocessors were very slow when operating with floating-point numbers. But in 1980, Intel...
9th Dec 2025
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The stack circuitry of the Intel 8087 floating point chip, reverse-engineered

from Ken Shirriff's blog [alt+shift+b] in technology

9th Dec 2025
Early microprocessors were very slow when operating with floating-point numbers. But in 1980, Intel introduced the 8087 floating-point coprocessor, performing floating-point operations up to 100 times faster. This was a huge benefit for IBM PC applications such as AutoCAD,...
How to write semantic HTML Writing semantic HTML markup is one of the first steps to writing accessible websites. Let's learn...
13th Jul 2019
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How to write semantic HTML

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

13th Jul 2019
Writing semantic HTML markup is one of the first steps to writing accessible websites. Let's learn how to get started!
How I’ve Studied the Bible Years ago, I realized that the Bible is the foundational book of Western civilization. If I was...
28th Dec 2023
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How I’ve Studied the Bible

from David Perell [alt+shift+b] in startups

28th Dec 2023
Years ago, I realized that the Bible is the foundational book of Western civilization. If I was going to be an educated person, I needed to know what it said. The post How I’ve Studied the Bible appeared first on David Perell.
8th May 2025
Stereotypes I read a great essay or article about stereotypical programmers called The Little Printf. I really...
14th Oct 2015
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Stereotypes

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

14th Oct 2015
I read a great essay or article about stereotypical programmers called The Little Printf. I really couldn’t do it justice so do yourself a favor and go read it. It touches on several types of programmers or rather traits of programmers I recognize in my surroundings and also...
A clean, peaceful place to read your articles without distractions The people who use mymind typically have an intellectual side. They like to think, learn and...
20th Apr 2022
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A clean, peaceful place to read your articles without distractions

from The DESK Magazine [alt+shift+b] in design

20th Apr 2022
The people who use mymind typically have an intellectual side. They like to think, learn and challenge themselves on their own time. So we knew this brand new feature was not optional: Reader Mode.
Redis Quicklist: Do you even list? Quicklist Final (Still have a short attention span? See graphs at the bottom.) This describes the...
19th Dec 2014
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Redis Quicklist: Do you even list?

from matt.sh [alt+shift+b] in AI

19th Dec 2014
Quicklist Final (Still have a short attention span? See graphs at the bottom.) This describes the third and final major improvement to Redis Quicklist. Previously On Recap Before Quicklist, Redis Lists had two representations: ziplist stored small lists in a solid block of...
Friday Deploy Freezes Are Exactly Like Murdering Puppies VOICEOVER: “Previously, on twitter …” Happy Friday | ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄| Don't push to production...
1st May 2019
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Friday Deploy Freezes Are Exactly Like Murdering Puppies

from charity.wtf [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st May 2019
VOICEOVER: “Previously, on twitter …” Happy Friday | ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄| Don't push to production |___________| (___/) || (⌾ㅅ⌾) || /   づ — Kelly Vaughn (@kvlly) April 12, 2019 So, that happened. I hadn’t seen anyone say something like this in quite a while.  I remember saying things like...
13th Feb 2012
Strings do too many things No Newsletter next week TLA+ Workshop and moving places. Strings do too many things In the unusual...
8th Feb 2024
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Strings do too many things

from Computer Things [alt+shift+b] in programming

8th Feb 2024
No Newsletter next week TLA+ Workshop and moving places. Strings do too many things In the unusual basis types email1 I wrote this about strings: We use strings for identifiers, human writing, structured data, and grammars. If you instead use symbols for identifiers then you can...
MSG Two MSG quotes: “In animal studies, injecting high doses of MSG into the brains of rats made them...
22nd May 2021
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MSG

from There are two types of architecture—good architecture, and the other kind [alt+shift+b] in architecture

22nd May 2021
Two MSG quotes: “In animal studies, injecting high doses of MSG into the brains of rats made them fat.” – Wikipedia “Through Pennsylvania Station one entered the city like a god…. One scuttles in now like a rat” [under Madison … Continue reading → The post MSG appeared first on...
The journey and the destination When is it about the journey, and can it also be the destination?
20th Dec 2024
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The journey and the destination

from Thu Le [alt+shift+b] in life

20th Dec 2024
When is it about the journey, and can it also be the destination?
safe and alive both at once!
2nd Aug 2026
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safe and alive

from bookbear express [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Aug 2026
both at once!
Symbiotic The post Symbiotic appeared first on Last Place Comics.
16th May 2025
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Symbiotic

from Last Place Comics [alt+shift+b] in comics

16th May 2025
The post Symbiotic appeared first on Last Place Comics.
Email tips from the drowning I have never seen an email message too short. – Roman and Raphaelson, Writing That Works Email is a...
13th Jun 2023
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Email tips from the drowning

from Tyler Cipriani: blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

13th Jun 2023
I have never seen an email message too short. – Roman and Raphaelson, Writing That Works Email is a cornerstone of remote work and a colossal waste of time. People say: “That meeting could have been an email.” But I’d add: “That email could have been a few bullet points.” Writing...
Seeing the Matrix: A First-Principles Approach to Computer Architecture Building a mental model of computer architecture from first principles
5th Apr 2025
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Seeing the Matrix: A First-Principles Approach to Computer Architecture

from Confessions of a Code Addict [alt+shift+b] in programming

5th Apr 2025
Building a mental model of computer architecture from first principles
The Problem with Education is a Problem of Incentives I’ve found that almost anyone I talk to agrees with the statement: There is something wrong with...
10th May 2022
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The Problem with Education is a Problem of Incentives

from Boot.dev Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

10th May 2022
I’ve found that almost anyone I talk to agrees with the statement: There is something wrong with education, particularly higher education.
The perks of being a mole rat The secrets to extending human lifespans might lie in the animals that can already live for...
4th Feb 2026
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The perks of being a mole rat

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

4th Feb 2026
The secrets to extending human lifespans might lie in the animals that can already live for centuries.
Fixed Gear Gran Fondo Taking a fixed gear road bike for a gran fondo! Let some of my fun be of inspiration to you!
9th Apr 2021
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Fixed Gear Gran Fondo

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

9th Apr 2021
Taking a fixed gear road bike for a gran fondo! Let some of my fun be of inspiration to you!
Power and Weirdness: How to Use Bing AI Bing AI is a huge leap over ChatGPT, but you have to learn its quirks
2nd Mar 2023
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Power and Weirdness: How to Use Bing AI

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

2nd Mar 2023
Bing AI is a huge leap over ChatGPT, but you have to learn its quirks
25.5 ASPIRATIONAL HUMANITY Soulfulness as luxury
7th May 2025
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25.5 ASPIRATIONAL HUMANITY

from WHAT'S ANU [alt+shift+b] in creative

7th May 2025
Soulfulness as luxury
The Hard Parts of Open Source, by Evan Czaplicki Speaker: Evan Czaplicki Meeting: Strange Loop 2018 - September 2018 Video:...
25th Jan 2019
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The Hard Parts of Open Source, by Evan Czaplicki

from devonzuegel.com [alt+shift+b] in architecture

25th Jan 2019
Speaker: Evan Czaplicki Meeting: Strange Loop 2018 - September 2018 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_4EX4dPppA Slides: https://prezi.com/oowcpzsnwp-8/the-hard-parts-of-open-source/?webgl=0 [ References to videos, books, and articles mentioned in this...
Jigsaw Block Printing on Fabric Block printing onto fabric is such a fun way to create your own designs. Jigsaw printing allows you...
4th Jun 2025
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Jigsaw Block Printing on Fabric

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

4th Jun 2025
Block printing onto fabric is such a fun way to create your own designs. Jigsaw printing allows you to carve just one block to print a multi-coloured design. By cutting our carved block into jigsaw pieces we can ink them up separately and print onto the fabric, knowing they'll...
Who is WHOIS: a brief biography of Internet user privacy If you look up the registration details for my personal (and currently non-commercial) website,...
7th Jul 2015
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Who is WHOIS: a brief biography of Internet user privacy

from Liz Denys [alt+shift+b] in programming

7th Jul 2015
If you look up the registration details for my personal (and currently non-commercial) website, you'll see Registrant Name: WHOISGUARD PROTECTED Registrant Organization: WHOISGUARD, INC. Registrant Street: P.O. BOX 0823-03411 Registrant City: PANAMA Registrant State/Province:...
Vision Con The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 3
9th Feb 2024
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Vision Con

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

9th Feb 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 3
Why it’s hard to read the time on Infograph Quick, what time is it? If that took you a bit longer than usual to tell the time on the Apple...
9th Oct 2018
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Why it’s hard to read the time on Infograph

from Marco.org [alt+shift+b] in programming

9th Oct 2018
Quick, what time is it? If that took you a bit longer than usual to tell the time on the Apple Watch’s new default Infograph face, you’re not alone: John Gruber finds it “far too busy” Jason Snell finds it “pretty and packed with features”, but misses hour numerals Zac Hall...
Winner, Name that Ware January 2024 As I noted when posting the ware, I actually don’t know what its original function was — it’s just a...
29th Feb 2024
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Winner, Name that Ware January 2024

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

29th Feb 2024
As I noted when posting the ware, I actually don’t know what its original function was — it’s just a gizmo I picked out of a junk bin in Akihabara. Personally, I could not figure out the grabby motion until I actuated the central plunger manually: So, I was impressed that Ian...
Claude Opus 4.5 Is The Best Model Available Claude Opus 4.5 is the best model currently available.
1st Dec 2025
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Claude Opus 4.5 Is The Best Model Available

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

1st Dec 2025
Claude Opus 4.5 is the best model currently available.
FEVER DREAM Wow they got generic quick!
10th Apr 2021
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FEVER DREAM

from Writing [alt+shift+b] in technology

10th Apr 2021
Wow they got generic quick!
A disgusting playbook So I started another company. I have even less tolerance for fake bullshit than when I started...
20th Jul 2023
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A disgusting playbook

from the singularity is nearer [alt+shift+b] in programming

20th Jul 2023
So I started another company. I have even less tolerance for fake bullshit than when I started comma, and I probably will fail because of this. Cruise Automation is a good example here. If they told the truth, they would be out of business. In 2016, they were bought by GM for...
What email will look like in the future On patching a 1981-era system mid-flight
1st May 2026
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What email will look like in the future

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

1st May 2026
On patching a 1981-era system mid-flight
The Caldera: a sleek split and wireless keyboard I designed my own keyboard and it’s freely available! I’m calling it the Caldera, and it’s basically...
20th Jul 2024
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The Caldera: a sleek split and wireless keyboard

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

20th Jul 2024
I designed my own keyboard and it’s freely available! I’m calling it the Caldera, and it’s basically my dream wireless split keyboard. I’ve been using it for months, and I love it. Video overview If you’re a visual person, I made a fun little video showcasing the...
Do Apes Have a Theory of Mind Designing research studies to determine what is going on inside the minds of animals is extremely...
4th Feb 2025
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Do Apes Have a Theory of Mind

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

4th Feb 2025
Designing research studies to determine what is going on inside the minds of animals is extremely challenging. The literature is littered with past studies that failed to properly control for all variables and thereby overinterpreted the results. The challenge is that we cannot...
Thrice charmed at Rails World The first Rails World in Amsterdam was a roaring success back in 2023. Tickets sold out in 45...
6th Sep 2025
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Thrice charmed at Rails World

from David Heinemeier Hansson [alt+shift+b] in programming

6th Sep 2025
The first Rails World in Amsterdam was a roaring success back in 2023. Tickets sold out in 45 minutes, the atmosphere was electric, and The Rails Foundation set a new standard for conference execution in the Ruby community. So when we decided to return to the Dutch Capital for...
This is Dang Interesting Happy New Year! This has nothing to do with the new year. We at this website know, reluctantly, that...
2nd Jan 2023
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This is Dang Interesting

from Damn Interesting [alt+shift+b] in science

2nd Jan 2023
Happy New Year! This has nothing to do with the new year. We at this website know, reluctantly, that “d*mn” is not always a welcome word. Additionally, we are aware that we have a few articles sporting even saltier vocabularies (settle down, Colonel Sanders!). Countless school...
What I'm up to - June 2022 I'm testing a monthly email about what I'm doing! ✨ Highlights of last month - I finished the...
1st Jun 2022
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What I'm up to - June 2022

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

1st Jun 2022
I'm testing a monthly email about what I'm doing! ✨ Highlights of last month - I finished the first version of Postcard, which is a personal website + mailing list tool I'm building. (If you w...
Vibe Code is Legacy Code Vibe code is legacy code by Steve Krouse
2nd Aug 2025
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Vibe Code is Legacy Code

from Maggie Appleton [alt+shift+b] in programming

2nd Aug 2025
Vibe code is legacy code by Steve Krouse
A Course on Aliens in Science & Science Fiction for People Over 50 I am teaching a fun, 6-week, non-credit course on the search for intelligent life among the stars,...
23rd Sep 2026
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A Course on Aliens in Science & Science Fiction for People Over 50

from Andrew Fraknoi – Astronomy Lectures – Astronomy Education Resources [alt+shift+b] in science

23rd Sep 2026
I am teaching a fun, 6-week, non-credit course on the search for intelligent life among the stars, offered (by zoom or in person) through the San Francisco State University Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, starting Sept. 30.  It’s part of a program of courses for retired...
When a Beloved Client Dies The connection between designer and user can—wonderfully and painfully—transcend the business of...
4th Aug 2025
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When a Beloved Client Dies

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

4th Aug 2025
The connection between designer and user can—wonderfully and painfully—transcend the business of architecture.
40 Useful Concepts (Summer 2023) Ideas to help you make sense of the world
18th Jun 2023
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40 Useful Concepts (Summer 2023)

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

18th Jun 2023
Ideas to help you make sense of the world
Thoughts on Practical Cartographic Education While I have not conducted a formal survey, I think I have the right impression when I say that most...
13th Oct 2022
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Thoughts on Practical Cartographic Education

from somethingaboutmaps [alt+shift+b] in cartography

13th Oct 2022
While I have not conducted a formal survey, I think I have the right impression when I say that most university cartography courses, at least in the United States, are taught by people whose primary job (when they are not teaching) is not the regular production of maps. These...
CNC & Active Offices by Studio Reaktor The new office spaces of Czech News Center and Active Radio were built within the new Hagibor...
4th Aug 2026
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CNC & Active Offices by Studio Reaktor

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

4th Aug 2026
The new office spaces of Czech News Center and Active Radio were built within the new Hagibor administrative complex on...
NASA Ames Research Center Archives In the heart of Silicon Valley, NASA Ames Research Center has the world's largest wind tunnel, and a...
22nd May 2025
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NASA Ames Research Center Archives

from Beautiful Public Data [alt+shift+b] in science

22nd May 2025
In the heart of Silicon Valley, NASA Ames Research Center has the world's largest wind tunnel, and a rich history of space and aeronautics innovation captured in a fascinating visual archive.
Gif to MP4 encoding in the browser, the terminal & everywhere else TLDR: I’ve shipped a new NPM module called gif2vid that enabled video encoding of GIF files in the...
6th Nov 2025
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6th Nov 2025
TLDR: I’ve shipped a new NPM module called gif2vid that enabled video encoding of GIF files in the browser, in your terminal and in a web app backend. I’ve also created an uber simple website at https://gif2vid.com where you can use it. My kids enjoy building cute (and...
10 stoic quotes for entrepreneurs Stoic quotes can be a great comfort to you, especially if you are an entrepreneur. Building a...
1st Feb 2024
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10 stoic quotes for entrepreneurs

from High Signal [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

1st Feb 2024
Stoic quotes can be a great comfort to you, especially if you are an entrepreneur. Building a business is hard work so it's important to build resilience. That's where stoicism comes in! Stoicism is not about being an emotion-less robot but more about not letting your
Pathlib for Path Manipulations If I were to name my top ten modules from the standard library, pathlib would be high on that list....
17th Jul 2023
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Pathlib for Path Manipulations

from Sebastian Witowski [alt+shift+b] in programming

17th Jul 2023
If I were to name my top ten modules from the standard library, pathlib would be high on that list. It could even make it to the top three. Manipulating paths was always a tricky problem if your code was supposed to work on different operating systems. If you accidentally...
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...
Is the Apple Watch the modern tool watch? I tested the Apple Watch during my work in Frankfurt this week where I had to go inside an internet...
1st Nov 2018
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Is the Apple Watch the modern tool watch?

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

1st Nov 2018
I tested the Apple Watch during my work in Frankfurt this week where I had to go inside an internet data centre.
Filtering AWS CLI output by tags using jq Recently I was writing a shell script to deal with the AWS CLI, and I wanted to filter the list of...
11th Apr 2023
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Filtering AWS CLI output by tags using jq

from alexwlchan [alt+shift+b] in programming

11th Apr 2023
Recently I was writing a shell script to deal with the AWS CLI, and I wanted to filter the list of results using jq. Specifically, I wanted to filter using some of the AWS tags, which are a bit unwieldy – although the tags form a set of key/value pairs, they’re returned as a list...
The Dying Art We All Depend On A history buff friend of mine said that the art of medieval fencing was lost completely. At some...
13th Jun 2025
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The Dying Art We All Depend On

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

13th Jun 2025
A history buff friend of mine said that the art of medieval fencing was lost completely. At some point, the last person who really knew how to do it had died. There are old treatises that describe the art, and people have learned a lot from them, starting historical fencing clubs...
Oct ’24: Budgets & broad shoulders I haven’t seen much of London in October. I’ve been away every weekend in October, partly in the UK...
2nd Nov 2024
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Oct ’24: Budgets & broad shoulders

from FIRE v London [alt+shift+b] in finance

2nd Nov 2024
I haven’t seen much of London in October. I’ve been away every weekend in October, partly in the UK and partly visiting friends overseas. And now we’re in November, the clocks have gone back, but temperatures haven’t plummeted yet. London feels busy – pubs still have crowds...
Roundup #81: Back to our regular programming National debt; AI cyberattacks; Phone bans; AI and coding jobs; Millennials vs. Boomers; Public...
1st May 2026
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Roundup #81: Back to our regular programming

from Noahpinion [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st May 2026
National debt; AI cyberattacks; Phone bans; AI and coding jobs; Millennials vs. Boomers; Public order; California YIMBYism
Building a mentor marketplace to 20,000 users Mentorcruise is an impressive mentor marketplace which has grown to 20,000 users.
9th Mar 2023
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Building a mentor marketplace to 20,000 users

from High Signal [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

9th Mar 2023
Mentorcruise is an impressive mentor marketplace which has grown to 20,000 users.
Archiving Postleaf Postleaf — at least in its current form — has been discontinued. In the future, I'd like to bring it...
3rd Feb 2021
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Archiving Postleaf

from A Beautiful Site [alt+shift+b] in programming

3rd Feb 2021
Postleaf — at least in its current form — has been discontinued. In the future, I'd like to bring it back as something different. Maybe an open source project. Maybe a SaaS product. I'm not sure at this point. The world still needs a simple platform to encourage blogging and the...
3rd Feb 2025
LinkedIn Highlights, Mar 2025 Document AI breakthroughs from GOT-OCR, Maestro, and Mistral, Vellum's agent autonomy framework,...
6th Apr 2025
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LinkedIn Highlights, Mar 2025

from AI Tidbits [alt+shift+b] in AI

6th Apr 2025
Document AI breakthroughs from GOT-OCR, Maestro, and Mistral, Vellum's agent autonomy framework, Skyvern's visual web automation, plus performance tips for ChatGPT and reasoning models
What is progress? In one sense, the concept of progress is simple, straightforward, and uncontroversial. In another...
9th Mar 2024
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What is progress?

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

9th Mar 2024
In one sense, the concept of progress is simple, straightforward, and uncontroversial. In another sense, it contains an entire worldview. The most basic meaning of “progress” is simply advancement along a path, or more generally from one state to another that is considered more...
The 7 best mobile app analytics tools 1. PostHog Best for: Engineering and product teams What is PostHog? PostHog (that's us 👋) is an...
1st Aug 2024
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The 7 best mobile app analytics tools

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

1st Aug 2024
1. PostHog Best for: Engineering and product teams What is PostHog? PostHog (that's us 👋) is an all-in-one platform built to help engineers create…
Vintage Beach Fashion of the 1930s: Glamorous Swimwear Photos From the Pre-Bikini Era Sun-drenched shores, tailored wool swimsuits, and a newfound sense of freedom all came together to...
1st Aug 2026
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Vintage Beach Fashion of the 1930s: Glamorous Swimwear Photos From the Pre-Bikini Era

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

1st Aug 2026
Sun-drenched shores, tailored wool swimsuits, and a newfound sense of freedom all came together to define one of the most stylish decades in beach history. The 1930s transformed swimming from a rare luxury into a beloved national pastime, and with that shift came a wave of...
Best Web 2.0 Companies of 2004 This post as it looked in 2004. In 2005 I'll be sharpening my blog's focus some more, onto the topic...
30th Dec 2004
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Best Web 2.0 Companies of 2004

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

30th Dec 2004
This post as it looked in 2004. In 2005 I'll be sharpening my blog's focus some more, onto the topic of Web 2.0. I'll explore what Web 2.0 means in detail in later posts, but for now a quick definition of Web 2.0 is: using the Web as a platform. A good way for me to launch into...
NON-OBVIOUS MEGA DESIGN TRENDS: HOW TO SEE WHAT OTHERS MISS If you want to understand what’s going to be big in design this year, peer into the world’s psyche....
20th Feb 2025
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NON-OBVIOUS MEGA DESIGN TRENDS: HOW TO SEE WHAT OTHERS MISS

from Melissa Penfold [alt+shift+b] in design

20th Feb 2025
If you want to understand what’s going to be big in design this year, peer into the world’s psyche. When the world was scared and isolated during the Covid shutdown, we decorated for comfort. This year, weary and worried after a stretch of inflation and political uncertainty,...
The end of lead How a single taxi ride saved millions of lives
3rd Jul 2025
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The end of lead

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

3rd Jul 2025
How a single taxi ride saved millions of lives
What I'm up to - April 2024 Here's my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. I'm a...
1st Apr 2024
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What I'm up to - April 2024

from Philip I. Thomas [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Apr 2024
Here's my monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. I'm a little late on the April edition, but better late than never. What I did in March - Spent some time...
Oldest recorded transaction The oldest recorded transaction was in 3100 BC
6th Sep 2025
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Oldest recorded transaction

from blag [alt+shift+b] in programming

6th Sep 2025
The oldest recorded transaction was in 3100 BC
Dec 2022 updates and happy new year! Hello everyone! It's Tony again with another monthly updates.
5th Jan 2023
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Dec 2022 updates and happy new year!

from Tony Dinh's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

5th Jan 2023
Hello everyone! It's Tony again with another monthly updates.
"OpenAI is on a path of certain failure" There obviously needs to be immediate and dramatic action or everyone except for Google will be...
12th Jan 2025
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"OpenAI is on a path of certain failure"

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

12th Jan 2025
There obviously needs to be immediate and dramatic action or everyone except for Google will be consigned to irrelevance.
The State of UX Design of Chinese Car Brands An in-depth look at the booming Chinese car industry and its UX design trends
1st Jul 2020
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The State of UX Design of Chinese Car Brands

from The Turn Signal RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in design

1st Jul 2020
An in-depth look at the booming Chinese car industry and its UX design trends
Occlusion with Bells On Modern SSAO in a modern run-time Use.GPU 0.14 is out, so here's an update on my...
23rd Mar 2025
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Occlusion with Bells On

from Acko.net [alt+shift+b] in programming

23rd Mar 2025
Modern SSAO in a modern run-time Use.GPU 0.14 is out, so here's an update on my declarative/reactive rendering efforts. The highlights in this release are: dramatic inspector viewing upgrades a modern ambient-occlusion (SSAO/GTAO) implementation newly revised render pass...
Jun 2023: How I work with employees Some quick updates from me in June 2023
6th Jul 2023
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Jun 2023: How I work with employees

from Tony Dinh's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

6th Jul 2023
Some quick updates from me in June 2023
Stoicism: Things Don’t Upset Us, Our Judgments Do From The Little Book of Stoic Quotes by Phil Van Treuren Listen to the author read this: “If we...
8th Aug 2024
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Stoicism: Things Don’t Upset Us, Our Judgments Do

from Stoic Simple [alt+shift+b] in life

8th Aug 2024
From The Little Book of Stoic Quotes by Phil Van Treuren Listen to the author read this: “If we limited ‘good’ and ‘bad’ to only our own actions, we would have no call to challenge fate, or to treat others as enemies.” — Marcus Aurelius A toad and a mouse came upon a puddle of ...
29th Nov 2021
My first ever app I made and sold... I was digging through a cupboard today, when I came across the package shown below. I was initially...
30th Nov 2021
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My first ever app I made and sold...

from 42! [alt+shift+b] in startups

30th Nov 2021
I was digging through a cupboard today, when I came across the package shown below. I was initially flabbergasted that I still had a copy on hand, but that soon gave way to feelings of nostalgia that took me back 30 years (yes, that is 3 decades) to when I first created this. It...
The Godfather It has taken me far too long to watch The Godfather, and having finished it I find myself slightly...
6th Feb 2023
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The Godfather

from Writing [alt+shift+b] in technology

6th Feb 2023
It has taken me far too long to watch The Godfather, and having finished it I find myself slightly deflated — because it is a tremendous movie, worthy of its status in both the American and cinematic anons, and every line and meme which has etched itself into the collective...
My Stance on AI-generated Code I recently added this to Shoelace's contribution guidelines, which sums up my position on...
8th Jul 2022
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My Stance on AI-generated Code

from A Beautiful Site [alt+shift+b] in programming

8th Jul 2022
I recently added this to Shoelace's contribution guidelines, which sums up my position on AI-generated code. As an open source maintainer, I respectfully ask that you refrain from using AI-generated code when contributing to this project. This includes code generated by tools...
Intentional Creation Reliably tap into your creativity with the 4 Cs: Consume, critique, curate, create. This is one of...
4th Jan 2023
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Intentional Creation

from Sedimental [alt+shift+b] in programming

4th Jan 2023
Reliably tap into your creativity with the 4 Cs: Consume, critique, curate, create. This is one of my oldest ideas, finally published on the GitHub ReadME Project blog, along with a profile, in June 2022. For more like this, follow me on Twitter or Mastodon. (You can also read it...
How I ended up building storylearner.app I’ve always been drawn to self-directed learning. My interests have been pretty diverse - I would...
17th May 2025
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How I ended up building storylearner.app

from Tiny struggles [alt+shift+b] in technology

17th May 2025
I’ve always been drawn to self-directed learning. My interests have been pretty diverse - I would spend countless hours on math, science, soft-skills, movement skills (juggling, handstands) as well as languages. A long standing language learning obsession Over the years (starting...
The Boot.dev Beat. August 2025 We ran the biggest hackathon I’ve ever been a part of (500+ participants!) and saw some incredible...
4th Aug 2025
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The Boot.dev Beat. August 2025

from Boot.dev Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

4th Aug 2025
We ran the biggest hackathon I’ve ever been a part of (500+ participants!) and saw some incredible projects come out of it. Thanks to everyone that participated, I’m excited for the next one!
Minor site updates As it happens I got a little tired of the syntax highlighter Pandoc uses so on a whim I started...
29th Apr 2020
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Minor site updates

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

29th Apr 2020
As it happens I got a little tired of the syntax highlighter Pandoc uses so on a whim I started looking at moving to Pygments as my highlighter. With some searching around I found a blog post about just that! That’s lucky because while I like Haskell, I’ve never really grocked it...
Reflections on vibecoding ticket.el It has now been a month since I started playing with Claude Code “for real” and by now I’ve mostly...
6th Mar 2026
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Reflections on vibecoding ticket.el

from Blog System/5 [alt+shift+b] in programming

6th Mar 2026
It has now been a month since I started playing with Claude Code “for real” and by now I’ve mostly switched to Codex CLI: it is much snappier—who would imagine that a “Rewrite in Rust” would make things tangibly faster—and the answers feel more to-the-point than Claude’s to me.
Thoughts on AMP Some time ago, a user asked about Google AMP support. At the time, I didn't know much about AMP...
23rd May 2017
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Thoughts on AMP

from A Beautiful Site [alt+shift+b] in programming

23rd May 2017
Some time ago, a user asked about Google AMP support. At the time, I didn't know much about AMP aside from it made pages load faster on mobile devices. It sounded neat. A couple weeks ago, I decided to dive in and integrate AMP with Postleaf. But the deeper I got, the more I...
LinkedIn Goes All In on Vertical Video For years, platforms like TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts have dominated the short-form...
4th Feb 2025
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LinkedIn Goes All In on Vertical Video

from Mazdak [alt+shift+b] in finance

4th Feb 2025
For years, platforms like TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts have dominated the short-form video space.
Fireside SF: Clem Delangue CEO of Hugging Face Sign up now - in person space is limited
18th Mar 2023
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Fireside SF: Clem Delangue CEO of Hugging Face

from Elad Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

18th Mar 2023
Sign up now - in person space is limited
Change: Damned if you do, damned more if you don't Everyone wants change, but doesn't want to change. Though inevitable, change is uncomfortable and...
3rd Dec 2023
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Change: Damned if you do, damned more if you don't

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

3rd Dec 2023
Everyone wants change, but doesn't want to change. Though inevitable, change is uncomfortable and exhausting. Manage it with kindness.
Planning Your Career: Values and Superpowers What do you deeply care about? What do you excel at? Build a career out of that.
4th Apr 2021
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Planning Your Career: Values and Superpowers

from Eugene Yan [alt+shift+b] in AI

4th Apr 2021
What do you deeply care about? What do you excel at? Build a career out of that.
A Retrospective on Seven Months at Turing Collection of thoughts on Turing It’s the last week of Turing. I went through the backend software...
8th Aug 2017
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A Retrospective on Seven Months at Turing

from Josh Thompson [alt+shift+b] in literature

8th Aug 2017
Collection of thoughts on Turing It’s the last week of Turing. I went through the backend software engineering program, and it’s been a journey. In no particular order, I’m throwing down thoughts in three general categories: What went well What didn’t go well What I might have...
18th Aug 2026
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August 2026

from Maggie Appleton [alt+shift+b] in programming

18th Aug 2026
Marshaling Struct with Special Fields to JSON in Golang This is a short post explaining how I marshaled http.Request into json
1st May 2021
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Marshaling Struct with Special Fields to JSON in Golang

from blag [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st May 2021
This is a short post explaining how I marshaled http.Request into json
The slopocalypse survival guide Slop is without a doubt everywhere. Be it in restaurant’s menus, music playlists, or online game...
a week ago
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The slopocalypse survival guide

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

a week ago
Slop is without a doubt everywhere. Be it in restaurant’s menus, music playlists, or online game storefronts, it is now impossible to escape it. Yet, I’ve never met anyone who was actually looking forward to consuming that. No matter how hard it’s shoved down our throats, the...
The vastness of the ocean The vastness of the oceancan't fit in my phone.The sand through my feetthe smell of the airthe howl...
11th Feb 2024
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The vastness of the ocean

from Patrick Kayongo [alt+shift+b] in programming

11th Feb 2024
The vastness of the oceancan't fit in my phone.The sand through my feetthe smell of the airthe howl of the breezehas nowhere to go. The pages of a bookcan’t fit in my phone.The texture of the pagesthe scent of the pressthe uncontested immersionhas nowhere to go. The tapestry of...
Vote for our SXSW panel! If you have a few minutes, you should check out mine and Chris Johnson‘s panel proposal. Go here and...
4th Sep 2013
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Vote for our SXSW panel!

from Home on Erik Bernhardsson [alt+shift+b] in technology

4th Sep 2013
If you have a few minutes, you should check out mine and Chris Johnson‘s panel proposal. Go here and vote: http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/24504 Algorithmic Music Discovery at Spotify ****Spotify crunches hundreds of billions of streams to analyze user's music taste and provide...
The Capital Cycle What a famous investing framework — part of the modern canon of value investing — tells us about the...
20th Sep 2023
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The Capital Cycle

from Commoncog [alt+shift+b] in finance

20th Sep 2023
What a famous investing framework — part of the modern canon of value investing — tells us about the expertise of capital in business.
Do Headline Analyzers Work? A Data-Driven Answer Headline analyzers are a popular way to come up with great headlines and try to predict their...
12th Mar 2019
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Do Headline Analyzers Work? A Data-Driven Answer

from Grow With Less [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

12th Mar 2019
Headline analyzers are a popular way to come up with great headlines and try to predict their effectiveness. All you need to do is write your headline and the tool will give it a score telling you how effective it’s likely to be. But can these free headline analyzers accurately...
Martyr Crouched behind a thicket, Mirundi tried to catch his breath. He quickly lifted his hand from the...
25th Mar 2023
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Martyr

from Patrick Kayongo [alt+shift+b] in programming

25th Mar 2023
Crouched behind a thicket, Mirundi tried to catch his breath. He quickly lifted his hand from the floor to catch the sweat that had started dripping from his forehead. His hand was shaking uncontrollably, jerked back and forth by the fear of getting caught again. Mukaajanga, the...
Poetry in Pieces Hi readers, this post is something a bit different.
5th Jul 2026
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Poetry in Pieces

from Anarchy Unfolds [alt+shift+b] in creative

5th Jul 2026
Hi readers, this post is something a bit different.
Using Google Free Android Using a Google Free Android phone is uncommon these days, yet I decided to try the Volla Phone to...
24th Oct 2021
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Using Google Free Android

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

24th Oct 2021
Using a Google Free Android phone is uncommon these days, yet I decided to try the Volla Phone to experience its freedom and privacy.
A Fully Renewable Grid? My long-stated position (although certainly modifiable in the face of any new evidence,...
2nd Feb 2026
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A Fully Renewable Grid?

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

2nd Feb 2026
My long-stated position (although certainly modifiable in the face of any new evidence, technological advance, or good arguments) is that the optimal pathway to most rapidly decarbonize our electrical infrastructure is to pursue all low-carbon options. I have not heard anything...
Values One of the most important things that a company needs to agree on is values. Values are a strange...
11th Feb 2016
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Values

from Yazin Alirhayim [alt+shift+b] in technology

11th Feb 2016
One of the most important things that a company needs to agree on is values. Values are a strange being though — they are defined even when no one has explicitly taken the task of putting them on a powerpoint deck.
Hong Kong politicians are making a splash on Chinese social media – and finding mainland fans. Users have responded enthusiastically to their selfies, food pics, and Father’s Day updates.
1st Aug 2023
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1st Aug 2023
Users have responded enthusiastically to their selfies, food pics, and Father’s Day updates.
An anecdote about backward compatibility A long time ago I worked on a debugger program that our company used to debug software that it sold...
26th Jan 2026
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An anecdote about backward compatibility

from The Universe of Discourse [alt+shift+b] in history

26th Jan 2026
A long time ago I worked on a debugger program that our company used to debug software that it sold that ran on IBM System 370. We had that could display (I think) eight colors (if you count black), but the debugger display was only in black and white. I thought I might be...
is there light at the end of the tunnel Is there light at the end of the tunnel? I say yes...or at least sometimes depending on how you look...
11th Apr 2022
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is there light at the end of the tunnel

from David Gerrells [alt+shift+b] in programming

11th Apr 2022
Is there light at the end of the tunnel? I say yes...or at least sometimes depending on how you look at it.
"Nokia, our platform is burning" The first iPhone shipped in 2007, and we still don't have a product that is close to their...
11th Aug 2024
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"Nokia, our platform is burning"

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

11th Aug 2024
The first iPhone shipped in 2007, and we still don't have a product that is close to their experience.
17th Aug 2023
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Contentful: How to Find Unused Types

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

17th Aug 2023
Read the post here.
Metra tickets, 1990–1991 Contributed by Florian Hardwig Source: www.c82.net C82 / Nicholas...
17th Sep 2023
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Metra tickets, 1990–1991

from Fonts In Use – Blog Only [alt+shift+b] in design

17th Sep 2023
Contributed by Florian Hardwig Source: www.c82.net C82 / Nicholas Rougeux. License: All Rights Reserved. January 1990, ft. an unidentified rounded sans Source: www.c82.net C82 / Nicholas Rougeux. License: All Rights Reserved. February...
HintBot Hinting icons automatically with a neural network
6th Feb 2017
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HintBot

from Made by Ollin [alt+shift+b] in AI

6th Feb 2017
Hinting icons automatically with a neural network
Dinosaur Kingdom II A theme park in Virginia depicting the battles where dinosaurs attacked the Confederate army
1st Sep 2026
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Dinosaur Kingdom II

from Some Bits: Nelson's Linkblog [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Sep 2026
A theme park in Virginia depicting the battles where dinosaurs attacked the Confederate army
Cormac McCarthy's library Sensitive article about the famous author's home stuffed with 20,000 books
1st Sep 2025
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Cormac McCarthy's library

from Some Bits: Nelson's Linkblog [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Sep 2025
Sensitive article about the famous author's home stuffed with 20,000 books
2025-06-08 Omnimax In a previous life, I worked for a location-based entertainment company, part of a huge team of...
8th Jun 2025
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2025-06-08 Omnimax

from computers are bad [alt+shift+b] in technology

8th Jun 2025
In a previous life, I worked for a location-based entertainment company, part of a huge team of people developing a location for Las Vegas, Nevada. It was COVID, a rough time for location-based anything, and things were delayed more than usual. Coworkers paid a lot of attention...
Happy 200th birthday, Carnot’s theorem! In Kenneth Grahame’s 1908 novel The Wind in the Willows, a Mole meets a Water Rat who lives on a...
28th Nov 2024
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Happy 200th birthday, Carnot’s theorem!

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

28th Nov 2024
In Kenneth Grahame’s 1908 novel The Wind in the Willows, a Mole meets a Water Rat who lives on a River. The Rat explains how the River permeates his life: “It’s brother and sister to me, and aunts, and company, … Continue reading →
Agentic Coding Things That Didn’t Work Using Claude Code and other agentic coding tools has become all the rage. Not only is it getting...
30th Jul 2025
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Agentic Coding Things That Didn’t Work

from Armin Ronacher's Thoughts and Writings [alt+shift+b] in AI

30th Jul 2025
Using Claude Code and other agentic coding tools has become all the rage. Not only is it getting millions of downloads, but these tools are also gaining features that help streamline workflows. As you know, I got very excited about agentic coding in May, and I’ve tried many of...
Indirect change There’s a pile of dirty dishes in the sink, and the one you need is at the bottom. Directly pulling...
a week ago
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Indirect change

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

a week ago
There’s a pile of dirty dishes in the sink, and the one you need is at the bottom. Directly pulling it out means disrupting the balance. They’ll fall and potentially break. Instead you need to rinse each one starting from the top and load the dishwasher. Or at the very least, put...
Meta's new LLM-based test generator is a sneak peek to the future of development Meta's TestGen-LLM is a sneak peek to the future of developer productivity: specialized,...
23rd Feb 2024
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Meta's new LLM-based test generator is a sneak peek to the future of development

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

23rd Feb 2024
Meta's TestGen-LLM is a sneak peek to the future of developer productivity: specialized, orchestrated, and rigorously filtered.
Six Days on Luna One (1965) Part 2 To continue with this fantastic space art book from 1965. Above is the 1963 Hungarian cover. I have...
5th Sep 2026
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Six Days on Luna One (1965) Part 2

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

5th Sep 2026
To continue with this fantastic space art book from 1965. Above is the 1963 Hungarian cover. I have not been able to find the book yet. There is so much here I run out of comments. This is a translation into Russian of a 1963 Czech book. The 1963 book's title was:  Šest dnů na...
How to Prepare for the CAPM Certification Exam "Wait, aren't you a software developer?" If it's not your first time on my blog, you might be...
14th Nov 2019
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How to Prepare for the CAPM Certification Exam

from Sebastian Witowski [alt+shift+b] in programming

14th Nov 2019
"Wait, aren't you a software developer?" If it's not your first time on my blog, you might be thinking: "Aren't you a prominent software developer, not a project manager?" Ok, maybe without the prominent part. But yes, you are right. I started working as a developer a few years...
5 Life-Changing Levels of Not Giving a Fuck Every day, hundreds of millions of people suffer from giving too many fucks. They spend their lives...
25th Jan 2024
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5 Life-Changing Levels of Not Giving a Fuck

from Mark Manson [alt+shift+b] in life

25th Jan 2024
Every day, hundreds of millions of people suffer from giving too many fucks. They spend their lives imprisoned by meaningless anxiety and unnecessary concerns. But it doesn't have to be that way. In this article, I'm going to walk you through the five levels of non-fuck-giving,...
“The Fig Tree” by Ruth Stone Poems read aloud, beautifully The post “The Fig Tree” by Ruth Stone appeared first on The American...
1st Jul 2025
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“The Fig Tree” by Ruth Stone

from The American Scholar [alt+shift+b] in literature

1st Jul 2025
Poems read aloud, beautifully The post “The Fig Tree” by Ruth Stone appeared first on The American Scholar.
Sinister strike On the comparative advantage of left-handed violence
18th Jun 2023
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Sinister strike

from Lefineder’s Substack [alt+shift+b] in life

18th Jun 2023
On the comparative advantage of left-handed violence
Memories of Project RAMOS (Russian American Observation Satellites) 1991 – 2004 During the course of my professional career, one of the more important projects I had the pleasure...
29th Sep 2023
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29th Sep 2023
During the course of my professional career, one of the more important projects I had the pleasure to work on was the joint US/Russian Federation (RF) […]
Puget Sound 3D block diagram Here’s a map of the Puget Sound area that I made a couple years ago for presentations to folks in...
4th Jan 2024
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Puget Sound 3D block diagram

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

4th Jan 2024
Here’s a map of the Puget Sound area that I made a couple years ago for presentations to folks in the US northwest. Recently I wanted to work some more at labeling in a 3D environment and found this to be a handy target. Additionally, I thought it would be fun to make more use …
The Black Exterior Of This Barn-Inspired Home Is Contrasted With A White Interior Architecture and interior design studio Laney LA has shared photos of a modern home they designed in...
21st Sep 2023
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The Black Exterior Of This Barn-Inspired Home Is Contrasted With A White Interior

from Contemporist Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in architecture

21st Sep 2023
Architecture and interior design studio Laney LA has shared photos of a modern home they designed in Culver City, California, that has a dark black exterior.
AI companies are pivoting from creating gods to building products. Good. Turning models into products runs into five challenges
19th Aug 2024
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AI companies are pivoting from creating gods to building products. Good.

from AI as Normal Technology [alt+shift+b] in AI

19th Aug 2024
Turning models into products runs into five challenges
So We Won't Forget Why do we film concerts?
23rd Oct 2023
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So We Won't Forget

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

23rd Oct 2023
Why do we film concerts?
Meta: 7,000 Although I try to keep navel-gazing to a minimum, I’m happy to report that this publication has...
4th Aug 2026
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Meta: 7,000

from lcamtuf’s thing [alt+shift+b] in science

4th Aug 2026
Although I try to keep navel-gazing to a minimum, I’m happy to report that this publication has crossed 7,000 email subscribers (plus an unknown number of RSS weirdos).
The Final Discman Sony’s D-NE20
9th Sep 2025
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The Final Discman

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

9th Sep 2025
Sony’s D-NE20
You don’t need confidence, just contribution. Years ago, I was so confident and so naive. I was sure I was right and everyone else was...
6th Aug 2018
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You don’t need confidence, just contribution.

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

6th Aug 2018
Years ago, I was so confident and so naive. I was sure I was right and everyone else was wrong. sold my company, I felt ready to do something new, so I started to learn. But the more I learned, the more I realized how little I knew and how dumb-lucky I had been. I’d start...
Google Docs' sheet-of-paper metaphor For ages, I've wondered why Google Docs still clings to the sheet-of-paper metaphor when lots of its...
12th May 2019
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Google Docs' sheet-of-paper metaphor

from devonzuegel.com [alt+shift+b] in architecture

12th May 2019
For ages, I've wondered why Google Docs still clings to the sheet-of-paper metaphor when lots of its users never print out most of their documents. Of course it does make sense for "Print layout" to be an option. Many people do print docs, and students make up a huge portion of...
Stripe's monorepo developer environment I worked at Stripe for about seven years, from 2012 to 2019. Over that time, I used and contributed...
21st May 2024
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Stripe's monorepo developer environment

from Posts on Made of Bugs [alt+shift+b] in technology

21st May 2024
I worked at Stripe for about seven years, from 2012 to 2019. Over that time, I used and contributed to many generations of Stripe’s developer environment – the tools that engineers used daily to write and test code. I think Stripe did a pretty good job designing and building that...
Building openring with Jekyll Build Building openring with Jekyll Build 2022-12-02 I think it’s great when bloggers post their own...
2nd Dec 2022
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Building openring with Jekyll Build

from bt RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in programming

2nd Dec 2022
Building openring with Jekyll Build 2022-12-02 I think it’s great when bloggers post their own personal “reading list” of blogs they themselves follow. Whether this is a customized Blogroll page or footnotes in their individual articles, I find it really helpful to find more...
15th Jul 2016
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