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Paper Review: “Did you miss my comments or what?” Toxicity in Open Source Discussions On entitlement, toxicity, and burnout in Open Source. [Toxicity is] rude, disrespectful, or...
15th Jan 2023
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15th Jan 2023
On entitlement, toxicity, and burnout in Open Source. [Toxicity is] rude, disrespectful, or unreasonable language that is likely to make someone leave a discussion. – Google, Project Jigsaw Thu, 19 Aug 2021 @EmilyKager & @[email protected] I didn’t expect to learn...
E-book Bellows [Concept] Dynamically deflatable
4th Nov 2025
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E-book Bellows

from latest projects - mitxela.com [alt+shift+b] in technology

4th Nov 2025
[Concept] Dynamically deflatable
Waking Up Early, Part 3 I’ve written about my attempts to wake up early before. Most recently, I promised to take a sleep...
2nd Aug 2013
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Waking Up Early, Part 3

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

2nd Aug 2013
I’ve written about my attempts to wake up early before. Most recently, I promised to take a sleep log, to track trends. Fortunately, I did not intend to try to wake up early, because I didn’t. Here’s what I learned in the last three weeks: Benadryl messes with your ability to...
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...
Rear Window I'm not sure at what point it dawned on me that the setting & vantage of Rear Window was going to be...
1st Feb 2022
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Rear Window

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

1st Feb 2022
I'm not sure at what point it dawned on me that the setting & vantage of Rear Window was going to be a fixture of the entire film, and not just a cute way to stage the first fifteen minutes — but that realization, and everything therein (the vignettes of every other "screen"...
The Artificiality of Alignment This essay first appeared in Reboot. Credulous, breathless coverage of “AI existential risk”...
7th Oct 2023
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The Artificiality of Alignment

from The Gradient [alt+shift+b] in AI

7th Oct 2023
This essay first appeared in Reboot. Credulous, breathless coverage of “AI existential risk” (abbreviated “x-risk”) has reached the mainstream. Who could have foreseen that the smallcaps onomatopoeia “ꜰᴏᴏᴍ” — both evocative of and directly derived from children’s cartoons —
Why You’re Always Right My cat refuses all medicine because she doesn’t understand the benefits. Nothing can make her see...
9th Feb 2026
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Why You’re Always Right

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

9th Feb 2026
My cat refuses all medicine because she doesn’t understand the benefits. Nothing can make her see that having bitter liquid squirted into her mouth will prevent her from getting intestinal worms. So I have to force the matter by wrapping her in a towel like a burrito, so that she...
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Okay, now this is what a fantasy movie should be. Absolutely gorgeous effects & cinematography (a...
3rd Oct 2020
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

from Writing [alt+shift+b] in technology

3rd Oct 2020
Okay, now this is what a fantasy movie should be. Absolutely gorgeous effects & cinematography (a marked improvement from the drab darkness and excessively cool tones of Order of the Phoenix), a script with a bunch of levity (the first and I think only Harry Potter movie that...
Take Trump Seriously In his first presidency he was verbal shit-posting and looking what sticked and rotated people...
7th Mar 2025
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Take Trump Seriously

from Blog posts of Andreas Klinger [alt+shift+b] in startups

7th Mar 2025
In his first presidency he was verbal shit-posting and looking what sticked and rotated people around him until something fitted. This time he comes prepared and is very intentional about what he says and does.
Why should you learn Golang? [2026] Golang has skyrocketed in popularity year over year, making it one of the best choices for...
8th Feb 2021
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Why should you learn Golang? [2026]

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

8th Feb 2021
Golang has skyrocketed in popularity year over year, making it one of the best choices for career-conscious developers to learn. As an example, StackOverflow’s Developer survey saw it climb in popularity among developers from 10th in 2019 all the way to 5th in 2020. Additionally,...
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How to Experience Wellness in Malta Beyond the Spa

from AFAR Media - Travel Stories, News, Reviews, Tips + Guides [alt+shift+b] in travel

a week ago
Software I’m thankful for Software I’m thankful for 2021-11-25 A few of the things that come to mind, this thanksgiving. Most...
25th Nov 2021
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Software I’m thankful for

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

25th Nov 2021
Software I’m thankful for 2021-11-25 A few of the things that come to mind, this thanksgiving. Most Unix-ish APIs, from files to sockets are a bit of a mess today. Endless poorly documented sockopts, unexpected changes in write semantics across FSs and OSes, good luck trying to...
Float and integer arithmetic follow two different paradigms When working with floats, we tend to reuse the more familiar integer arithmetic patterns. More...
a week ago
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Float and integer arithmetic follow two different paradigms

from A small freedom area RSS [alt+shift+b] in programming

a week ago
When working with floats, we tend to reuse the more familiar integer arithmetic patterns. More specifically, we always try to prevent a disaster rather than reacting to it. I keep noticing this pattern over and over again, and seeing that LLMs still get it wrong most of the time...
Pableaux Johnson: Be Where Your Feet Are A New Orleanian pays a Mardi Gras tribute to the Cajun Dalai Lama.
3rd Mar 2025
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Pableaux Johnson: Be Where Your Feet Are

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

3rd Mar 2025
A New Orleanian pays a Mardi Gras tribute to the Cajun Dalai Lama.
Paul Hawken: The Long Green ### The long green The environmental movement has moved on. It has become so deep and wide that it...
16th Oct 2004
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Paul Hawken: The Long Green

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

16th Oct 2004
### The long green The environmental movement has moved on. It has become so deep and wide that it adds up to something new entirely, still unnamed. Whatever it is, it is now the largest movement in the world and the least ideological. Driven by science and patience, it is...
Defend Your Cookies with Essential Web Security Tactics Illustrated notes on the essentials of web security
8th Feb 2020
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Defend Your Cookies with Essential Web Security Tactics

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

8th Feb 2020
Illustrated notes on the essentials of web security
Jason Scott: The Web In An Eye Blink Jason Scott is an activist archiver who preserves artifacts of digital culture for the future. Users...
1st Nov 2017
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Jason Scott: The Web In An Eye Blink

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

1st Nov 2017
Jason Scott is an activist archiver who preserves artifacts of digital culture for the future. Users today have many ways to create content online, but they often lack the skills, tools or guidance to preserve the media they make. As startups fail, platforms disappear, and...
When knowledge is stupidity [Plus audio version]
3rd Jul 2026
Which countries are overrepresented in Japan's foreigner population? As a Canadian, I noticed that we were relatively overrepresented her in Japan compared to our...
2nd Jul 2021
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2nd Jul 2021
As a Canadian, I noticed that we were relatively overrepresented her in Japan compared to our American neighbours. While the US's population is about nine times of ours, their population in Japan was only five times ours. This got me curious, and so I did some number crunching,...
What Is Not Art? What Is Not Art? The quest to define "art" is a notoriously fraught endeavor, one that has occupied...
15th Jun 2017
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What Is Not Art?

from Stephen Diehl [alt+shift+b] in startups

15th Jun 2017
What Is Not Art? The quest to define "art" is a notoriously fraught endeavor, one that has occupied philosophers, artists, and critics for centuries, often culminating in throwig up one's hands in frustration and an admission of its inherent elusiveness. Nevertheless, various...
How Jamie Thingelstad uses Buttondown Jamie uses his newsletter to explore various tech topics and share his continuous technology...
1st Dec 2025
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How Jamie Thingelstad uses Buttondown

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

1st Dec 2025
Jamie uses his newsletter to explore various tech topics and share his continuous technology learning journey with readers.
Life is like high school When you’re in high school, it’s all about popularity, cliques, and being cool. Many people get...
1st Jun 2000
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Life is like high school

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

1st Jun 2000
When you’re in high school, it’s all about popularity, cliques, and being cool. Many people get out of college thinking the world will be like that — like the harder you work, the more you’ll be rewarded. But it’s not. But you can make this work in your favor. You can...
Explaining git diff to myself But try to understand Try to understand Try try try to understand Git’s a magic command. –...
14th May 2022
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Explaining git diff to myself

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

14th May 2022
But try to understand Try to understand Try try try to understand Git’s a magic command. – Heart  💕 Once upon a time, I believed git was storing diffs somewhere. But then I learned I was wrong. It’s challenging to wield git’s clunky interface when you have a broken mental...
In Defense of the New The future is being crafted out on the edge. Are you paying attention?
3rd Jun 2024
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In Defense of the New

from Greater Still by Gaby Goldberg [alt+shift+b] in technology

3rd Jun 2024
The future is being crafted out on the edge. Are you paying attention?
The Little Things in Life It’s the little things in life that makes it extra special. Sometimes it’s the luxury of coffee...
3rd Feb 2011
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The Little Things in Life

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

3rd Feb 2011
It’s the little things in life that makes it extra special. Sometimes it’s the luxury of coffee together with the morning paper and other times it’s just a small simple smile from a random stranger, kid or dog. Today when I got this bad headache I got saved by a two hour nap and...
Correct vs Good Part 2: Can we have it both ways?
26th Mar 2025
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Correct vs Good

from General Robots [alt+shift+b] in programming

26th Mar 2025
Part 2: Can we have it both ways?
2024 in review It’s time for my 15th yearly review. Nerdy things I enjoyed I read a lot of fantasy books this...
5th Jan 2025
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2024 in review

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

5th Jan 2025
It’s time for my 15th yearly review. Nerdy things I enjoyed I read a lot of fantasy books this year! My favorite new series were The Kingkiller Chronicle, Gentlemen Bastards series, and The Stormlight Archive. If you’re curious about Sanderson’s books but a little apprehensive...
THE GLOBAL CAPSLOCK KEY THE GLOBAL CAPSLOCK KEY I MADE A GLOBAL CAPS LOCK KEY SO THAT WE CAN ALL AGREE ON WHEN TO USE CAPS...
5th Feb 2025
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THE GLOBAL CAPSLOCK KEY

from eieio.games [alt+shift+b] in technology

5th Feb 2025
THE GLOBAL CAPSLOCK KEY I MADE A GLOBAL CAPS LOCK KEY SO THAT WE CAN ALL AGREE ON WHEN TO USE CAPS LOCK. You can see the status and download the client at https://globalcapslock.com. Read the full post on my blog! Here's a raw link, if you need it: ...
The failure of the land value tax Land value taxes are once again becoming a popular all-purpose solution to housing issues. But...
13th Mar 2025
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The failure of the land value tax

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

13th Mar 2025
Land value taxes are once again becoming a popular all-purpose solution to housing issues. But implementing them in early 1900s Britain destroyed the then-dominant Liberal Party.
The worst US bridges are getting fixed It’s become a common assumption that US infrastructure is in a poor state of repair; that our roads,...
2nd Aug 2023
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The worst US bridges are getting fixed

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

2nd Aug 2023
It’s become a common assumption that US infrastructure is in a poor state of repair; that our roads, bridges, pipes, and transmission lines are decaying faster than they’re being repaired or replaced. This concern goes back to the early 1980s, when the book "
FREE Obsolete Sony book for paid subscribers A DRM-free digital copy of Sony Year by Year, and a thank-you for year one.
3rd May 2026
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FREE Obsolete Sony book for paid subscribers

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

3rd May 2026
A DRM-free digital copy of Sony Year by Year, and a thank-you for year one.
Who's Threatening Who? The Trump administration says immigration enforcement are being assaulted; the details tell a...
4th Nov 2025
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Who's Threatening Who?

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

4th Nov 2025
The Trump administration says immigration enforcement are being assaulted; the details tell a different story
Long Distance Relationships I’ve been managing a fully remote, fully distributed team, covering timezones from UTC-8 through...
12th Oct 2024
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Long Distance Relationships

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

12th Oct 2024
I’ve been managing a fully remote, fully distributed team, covering timezones from UTC-8 through UTC+10, for the last couple of years. Through that time, I’ve learned a lot on organising work, interpersonal relationships, and ultimately how to overcome a lack of promximity to my...
our memories belong together Yesterday I checked-in on swarm (yes I still use that app) at Loft, and the app reminded me that I...
2nd Nov 2025
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our memories belong together

from Winnie Lim [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Nov 2025
Yesterday I checked-in on swarm (yes I still use that app) at Loft, and the app reminded me that I was last there in 2018 with my partner: I had zero recollection...
GIF, JPEG or PNG? Using images on the web This article aims to describe the difference between the three most popular types of images used on...
29th Apr 2007
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GIF, JPEG or PNG? Using images on the web

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

29th Apr 2007
This article aims to describe the difference between the three most popular types of images used on the Web, and how to use them effectively in your websites. JPEG # JPEG files are compressed images that maintain a balance of size versus quality. For example: More compression =...
Run Your Own Race What Bluey can teach us about machine learning
2nd Apr 2024
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Run Your Own Race

from Society's Backend: Machine Learning for Software Engineers [alt+shift+b] in AI

2nd Apr 2024
What Bluey can teach us about machine learning
freelancing: How I got clients, part 2 the uncomfortable reach out
18th Sep 2025
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freelancing: How I got clients, part 2

from Mihnea's Context [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

18th Sep 2025
the uncomfortable reach out
The Power of Expectations: Nvidia's Earnings and the Market Reaction! Last Wednesday (August 28), the market waited with bated breath for Nvidia’s earning call, scheduled...
6th Sep 2024
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The Power of Expectations: Nvidia's Earnings and the Market Reaction!

from Musings on Markets [alt+shift+b] in finance

6th Sep 2024
Last Wednesday (August 28), the market waited with bated breath for Nvidia’s earning call, scheduled for after the market closed. That call, at first sight, contained exceptionally good news, with revenues and earnings coming in at stratospheric levels, and above expectations,...
8th Aug 2011
One year on the ultimate commuter bike Answering questions from one of the most popular posts of last year, I am reviewing my commuter bike...
26th Feb 2019
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One year on the ultimate commuter bike

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

26th Feb 2019
Answering questions from one of the most popular posts of last year, I am reviewing my commuter bike after one year of extensive use through winter and summer.
How to train the best embedding model in the world one PhD later, I'm giving my secrets away for free
9th Mar 2026
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How to train the best embedding model in the world

from Token for Token [alt+shift+b] in AI

9th Mar 2026
one PhD later, I'm giving my secrets away for free
10 must-see architecture & design events to see this May in NYC, Venice, Montreal, Bilbao,... If you're in search of exciting architecture and design events to add to your calendar this May,...
1st May 2026
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1st May 2026
If you're in search of exciting architecture and design events to add to your calendar this May, check out our curated selection of exhibitions, festivals, and conferences taking place across the U.S. and abroad. From the roster of ongoing and upcoming events listed on Bustler,...
4th Jan 2026
Dec ’24 – 2024 in review And we’re off, into 2025. Before we get too far, it’s time to take stock (pardon the pun) of 2024....
7th Jan 2025
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Dec ’24 – 2024 in review

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

7th Jan 2025
And we’re off, into 2025. Before we get too far, it’s time to take stock (pardon the pun) of 2024. I’ll follow the 7 point approach I’ve used for the last few years, starting with the wider market context. Q1 How did markets do? December saw falls across most asset classes –...
Monotype with Natural Materials Like monoprint, a monotype is a print that is one of a kind but does not use a matrix like a cut...
7th Nov 2024
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Monotype with Natural Materials

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

7th Nov 2024
Like monoprint, a monotype is a print that is one of a kind but does not use a matrix like a cut block or plate. For this project we're using this simple technique to produce beautifully delicate prints using natural materials and found objects. You can also combine this with...
My Remote Desk, 2024 My desk as of 2024-04-30 Remote companies have to work harder at everything. The effort goes beyond...
1st May 2024
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My Remote Desk, 2024

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

1st May 2024
My desk as of 2024-04-30 Remote companies have to work harder at everything. The effort goes beyond “remote-friendly”—you need remote culture. But once you have a remote culture, it’s hard to imagine going back. After nine years of working remotely, the only thing I miss...
24th Nov 2025
The bad science behind expensive nuclear How a dubious theory of radiation damage based on fruit flies and a secretive weapons testing...
27th May 2025
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The bad science behind expensive nuclear

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

27th May 2025
How a dubious theory of radiation damage based on fruit flies and a secretive weapons testing program came to be – and why its time may now be up.
Meet Me at Riis There’s a particular slice of beach along the New York City shoreline, that, for the past 80 years,...
5th Nov 2024
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Meet Me at Riis

from 99% Invisible [alt+shift+b] in architecture

5th Nov 2024
There’s a particular slice of beach along the New York City shoreline, that, for the past 80 years, has been a pivotal site for queer liberation. It’s called the People’s Beach at Jacob Riis Park, also known, simply, as Riis. This history is deeply connected to an abandoned,...
Profit is Not a Value Any executive or business owner will say their company values integrity, and virtually every company...
5th Aug 2015
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Profit is Not a Value

from Josh Collinsworth [alt+shift+b] in programming

5th Aug 2015
Any executive or business owner will say their company values integrity, and virtually every company claims that they reward and value their employees exhibiting their brand values. But is that really accurate?
PWA: What it is and why you should try it The percentage of global web traffic on mobile phones has surged over the past decade. As of...
20th Jan 2023
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PWA: What it is and why you should try it

from Tinloof - Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

20th Jan 2023
The percentage of global web traffic on mobile phones has surged over the past decade. As of November 2022, 60.28 percent of all web traffic came through mobile phones. Providing a good mobile user experience is therefore crucial to attract and retain users. Mobile applications...
Fave New Podcasts in 2021 My picks of best podcasts I found in 2021, across tech, business, and creator categories. I also...
2nd Dec 2021
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Fave New Podcasts in 2021

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

2nd Dec 2021
My picks of best podcasts I found in 2021, across tech, business, and creator categories. I also pick up on best of the best from 2020.
Things I enjoyed in 2024 Things I watched, read, played, got into, enjoyed, or did and would do again, in 2024.
24th Dec 2024
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Things I enjoyed in 2024

from Josh Collinsworth [alt+shift+b] in programming

24th Dec 2024
Things I watched, read, played, got into, enjoyed, or did and would do again, in 2024.
Linking Lemmid Store with kitchens As part of the food ordering app I am building, I needed to design a reliable way to link the app to...
11th Jun 2020
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Linking Lemmid Store with kitchens

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

11th Jun 2020
As part of the food ordering app I am building, I needed to design a reliable way to link the app to external systems. These external systems are beyond my direct control and include different checkout registers, kitchen management systems and ticket printers. Read along for more...
Change The more things change, the more they stay the same. Or something like that. Sometimes change is for...
30th Jun 2014
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Change

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

30th Jun 2014
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Or something like that. Sometimes change is for the better, and sometimes its for the worse. I don’t know if there’s always a difference. Recently, Kristi and I have seen lots of change; I’d say its for the better, but it’s not...
The Machine Stops. And fiddling won't fix it.
4th Sep 2024
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The Machine Stops.

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

4th Sep 2024
And fiddling won't fix it.
Attention Traps Can we find needles of signal in the Web's infinite haystack of noise?
4th Apr 2023
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Attention Traps

from Varun's Notes [alt+shift+b] in startups

4th Apr 2023
Can we find needles of signal in the Web's infinite haystack of noise?
What I Love about Scrum for Data Science Initially, I didn't like it. But over time, it grew on me. Here's why.
7th Jun 2020
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What I Love about Scrum for Data Science

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

7th Jun 2020
Initially, I didn't like it. But over time, it grew on me. Here's why.
Getting Closure on React Hooks Learn React Hooks by building a clone of React - in 30 minutes!
11th Mar 2019
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Getting Closure on React Hooks

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

11th Mar 2019
Learn React Hooks by building a clone of React - in 30 minutes!
How Core Git Developers Configure Git What `git config` settings should be defaults by now? Here are some settings that even the core...
22nd Feb 2025
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How Core Git Developers Configure Git

from GitButler [alt+shift+b] in technology

22nd Feb 2025
What `git config` settings should be defaults by now? Here are some settings that even the core developers change.
What is Worth Replicating? - SIPS 2020 Unconference session Given that most research is original and we have limited resources available for replication, we...
30th Jun 2020
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What is Worth Replicating? - SIPS 2020 Unconference session

from Peder M. Isager [alt+shift+b] in science

30th Jun 2020
Given that most research is original and we have limited resources available for replication, we need guidelines for study selection in replication research. But what makes a study worth replicating? In our unconference session at SIPS this year, we had the pleasure of discussing...
A Nihilist's Guide to Meaning I've never been plagued by the big existential questions. You know, like What's my purpose? or What...
11th Jul 2016
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A Nihilist's Guide to Meaning

from Melting Asphalt [alt+shift+b] in science

11th Jul 2016
I've never been plagued by the big existential questions. You know, like What's my purpose? or What does it all mean? Growing up I was a very science-minded kid — still am — and from an early age I learned… Read more ›
Varieties of Disturbance My review of Break it Down, a much earlier entry in Lydia Davis' ouevre, last year was a bit of...
1st Mar 2023
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Varieties of Disturbance

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

1st Mar 2023
My review of Break it Down, a much earlier entry in Lydia Davis' ouevre, last year was a bit of damning with faint praise:
How Unix Spell Ran in 64kB RAM How do you fit a dictionary in 64kb RAM? Unix engineers solved it with clever data structures and...
12th Jan 2025
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How Unix Spell Ran in 64kB RAM

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

12th Jan 2025
How do you fit a dictionary in 64kb RAM? Unix engineers solved it with clever data structures and compression tricks. Here's the fascinating story behind it.
Brian Fagan: We Are Not the First to Suffer Through Climate Change ### Catastrophic drought is coming back There are two kinds of historians, Brian Fagan says,...
10th Mar 2007
1
10th Mar 2007
### Catastrophic drought is coming back There are two kinds of historians, Brian Fagan says, parachutists and truffle hunters. Parachutists command an overview of the landscape, while truffle hunters dig deeply to uncover marvelous treasures. Fagan is a parachutist. In his talk...
XL Flex Arms, posable mounting for cameras and lighting. Making a few custom mounts for cameras and camera accessories.
4th Nov 2019
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XL Flex Arms, posable mounting for cameras and lighting.

from Blog - Mac Pierce [alt+shift+b] in creative

4th Nov 2019
Making a few custom mounts for cameras and camera accessories.
6th Oct 2025
2nd Nov 2018
The Players on the Eve of Destruction The insanity of war has returned to our world.
2nd Jan 2025
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The Players on the Eve of Destruction

from Noahpinion [alt+shift+b] in startups

2nd Jan 2025
The insanity of war has returned to our world.
17th Jan 2022
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
How to Remove Virtual Desktop’s Leftover macOS Audio Devices Uninstalling Virtual Desktop Streamer can leave Virtual Desktop Mic and Virtual Desktop Speakers...
1st Sep 2026
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How to Remove Virtual Desktop’s Leftover macOS Audio Devices

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

1st Sep 2026
Uninstalling Virtual Desktop Streamer can leave Virtual Desktop Mic and Virtual Desktop Speakers behind in macOS Sound settings. Copy-paste this prompt to your AI agent Prompt: Remove the leftover Virtual Desktop Streamer audio components from my Mac. Move these exact items to...
Care in Design Care in design is ultimately about feeling rather than seeing. It is about being thoughtful of...
1st Sep 2022
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Care in Design

from Carl Barenbrug RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Sep 2022
Care in design is ultimately about feeling rather than seeing. It is about being thoughtful of users—of humans. It is designing product details that you might randomly discover (sometimes even years later) rather than only designing what should be seen. Care in design is worrying...
17th Dec 2014
The Lazy Developer's Dark Mode The Lazy Developer’s Dark Mode 2021-04-12 After recently jumping back to Jekyll for my personal...
12th Apr 2021
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The Lazy Developer's Dark Mode

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

12th Apr 2021
The Lazy Developer’s Dark Mode 2021-04-12 After recently jumping back to Jekyll for my personal blog, I decided to take a closer look at how I was supporting dark mode for my visitors. I was using the proper CSS query to target those who had system-wide dark mode enabled, but I...
Generative art Open Graph preview images I like writing and sharing essays on twitter. I especially like the way the link previews look when...
29th Oct 2022
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Generative art Open Graph preview images

from The personal website of Matthew Ström [alt+shift+b] in design

29th Oct 2022
I like writing and sharing essays on twitter. I especially like the way the link previews look when they have images that stand out in the timeline. In the past, I’ve created illustrations for each of my posts. But I have two problems: 1. Creating illustrations takes time, and 2....
New Map of Meaning in the Brain Changes Ideas About Memory Researchers have mapped hundreds of semantic categories to the tiny bits of the cortex that...
11th May 2022
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New Map of Meaning in the Brain Changes Ideas About Memory

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

11th May 2022
Researchers have mapped hundreds of semantic categories to the tiny bits of the cortex that represent them in our thoughts and perceptions. What they discovered might change our view of memory. The post New Map of Meaning in the Brain Changes Ideas About Memory first...
Realtime service uptime monitoring Downtime happens and it is nothing to be ashamed of, just make sure that you set yourself up to...
1st Feb 2021
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Realtime service uptime monitoring

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

1st Feb 2021
Downtime happens and it is nothing to be ashamed of, just make sure that you set yourself up to discover problems as soon as possible! You can use realtime uptime monitoring to automatically keep an eye on your servers and services. Read along to find out how. Uptime, downtime...
Careful technology Dear friends, There is a commonplace opinion that technology and the natural world, or that...
21st May 2024
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Careful technology

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

21st May 2024
Dear friends, There is a commonplace opinion that technology and the natural world, or that technological pursuits and natural pursuits, are at odds. An example: I think this is a false position. But if this kind of sentiment is so often repeated, its worth thinking about why it...
how not to run a saas company Founder mode, somewhere someone said something and a meme was born. Join me as we explore what it...
13th Oct 2024
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how not to run a saas company

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

13th Oct 2024
Founder mode, somewhere someone said something and a meme was born. Join me as we explore what it means to founder mode.
Keeping Silence Saturday afternoon. Revisiting Merton, Newman, and this from Madeleine Delbrêl…
11th May 2024
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Keeping Silence

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

11th May 2024
Saturday afternoon. Revisiting Merton, Newman, and this from Madeleine Delbrêl…
Maplands Maplands is a long-form generative art project I released on fxhash on 5th Jan 2022. It sold out...
13th Jan 2022
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Maplands

from Blog - Amy Goodchild [alt+shift+b] in creative

13th Jan 2022
Maplands is a long-form generative art project I released on fxhash on 5th Jan 2022. It sold out 256 pieces in exactly 2 minutes.
Some relationships deepen when you tell the truth and some end I asked people to send me stories about situations where they had done what felt right to them, even...
11th Mar 2026
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Some relationships deepen when you tell the truth and some end

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

11th Mar 2026
I asked people to send me stories about situations where they had done what felt right to them, even though they feared social pushback.
Privacy Policy The legal terms mentioned here covers abishekmuthian.com and products which explicitly link to this...
1st Mar 2025
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Privacy Policy

from Abishek Muthian [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st Mar 2025
The legal terms mentioned here covers abishekmuthian.com and products which explicitly link to this legal page. For legal terms of my individual products please refer to the legal section on their respective websites. Privacy Policy What personal data are collected and why its...
Kanadukathan - A journey Through This Hidden Gem On a splendid morning, I got down from the bus, greeted by the enchanting allure of Nemathanpetti...
30th Jan 2024
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Kanadukathan - A journey Through This Hidden Gem

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

30th Jan 2024
On a splendid morning, I got down from the bus, greeted by the enchanting allure of Nemathanpetti near Karaikudi. Gopichettan was waiting...
Querying through shadow roots Let's say I have a web component with an open shadow root, like this one from...
4th Aug 2021
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Querying through shadow roots

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

4th Aug 2021
Let's say I have a web component with an open shadow root, like this one from Shoelace. <sl-button>Click me</sl-button> Inside the shadow root is a <button> that I want to target with JavaScript.* Alas, Element.querySelector() doesn't offer a shortcut for traversing shadow roots...
If I Were A NIMBY What the devil on my shoulder whispers to me
1st Apr 2026
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If I Were A NIMBY

from The Deleted Scenes [alt+shift+b] in architecture

1st Apr 2026
What the devil on my shoulder whispers to me
Maxell's MF 2-DD Floppies The Gold Standard
1st Dec 2024
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Maxell's MF 2-DD Floppies

from Computer Ads from the Past [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st Dec 2024
The Gold Standard
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 Greatest Jedi Mind Trick of All Time What percentage of your visible world would you say you can see? Yes, you read that correctly. The...
3rd Nov 2018
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The Greatest Jedi Mind Trick of All Time

from Adrian Hanft, III: RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Nov 2018
What percentage of your visible world would you say you can see? Yes, you read that correctly. The obvious answer is "all of it." But stick with me.
Towards Digital Sovereignty Over the years I have experimented with different digital tools, platforms and apps to get my work...
1st Aug 2025
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Towards Digital Sovereignty

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

1st Aug 2025
Over the years I have experimented with different digital tools, platforms and apps to get my work done. From easy-to-use but locked down commercial systems to free/libre solutions that are powerful but more challenging to setup. I learned a lot along the way. Now I offer that...
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Can audio engineering ideas help us deal with life in the city?s
8th May 2024
129

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

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

8th May 2024
Can audio engineering ideas help us deal with life in the city?s
4th Nov 2025
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Readers from Canada, Australia and the EU can now subscribe to Works in Progress

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

4th Nov 2025
Our first print edition ships in two weeks.
2023 Book Roundup My goal for 2023 was to read 24 books. I read 21, just shy of 22. I don't get particularly hung up...
1st Jan 2024
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2023 Book Roundup

from The Web Witch's Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Jan 2024
My goal for 2023 was to read 24 books. I read 21, just shy of 22. I don't get particularly hung up on whether or not I met my goal unless it's really abysmally off target. I ended up reading many 700+ page fantasy books this year so when I average that out, that's nearly 3...
How Philosophers Think Philosophers are the most rigorous thinkers I know. Like intellectual boxers; they come to...
1st Jun 2021
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How Philosophers Think

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

1st Jun 2021
Philosophers are the most rigorous thinkers I know. Like intellectual boxers; they come to understand ideas by making them fight with each other. Their style of analysis is effective because it’s so bloody. One friend calls his style “violent thinking.” He talks about thinking...
Words and Buttons Online: current hiatus and future plans Hello! I’m Oleksandr Kaleniuk. I do Words and Buttons Online. Just not too often lately. Last night...
2nd Jul 2026
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Words and Buttons Online: current hiatus and future plans

from Words and Buttons Online [alt+shift+b] in programming

2nd Jul 2026
Hello! I’m Oleksandr Kaleniuk. I do Words and Buttons Online. Just not too often lately. Last night reminded me that I probably owe my subscribers a “still alive” message. Literally still alive. So here it is. I’m still alive. As for the site, I haven’t written a new piece for...
How to conduct a system design interview The system design interview is a great way to assess the seniority of a candidate in an interview....
18th Aug 2020
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How to conduct a system design interview

from Roberto Vitillo's Blog [alt+shift+b] in startups

18th Aug 2020
The system design interview is a great way to assess the seniority of a candidate in an interview. You can find a lot on the Internet on how…
$F_2 \times F_2$ is Incoherent -- A Polite Spectral Sequence Computation Yesterday I watched my friend Jialin Wang defend her thesis, and as part of her background section...
3rd Sep 2025
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$F_2 \times F_2$ is Incoherent -- A Polite Spectral Sequence Computation

from Chris Grossack's Blog [alt+shift+b] in science

3rd Sep 2025
Yesterday I watched my friend Jialin Wang defend her thesis, and as part of her background section she mentioned that the group $F_2 \times F_2$ is incoherent in the sense that it has a subgroup that’s finitely generated and not finitely presented. I was curious how one might...
The Coddling of the Tech Mind We built daycares for adults
22nd May 2026
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The Coddling of the Tech Mind

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

22nd May 2026
We built daycares for adults
GitButler 0.15 - "Quirky Quinceañera" GitButler 0.15 is out, featuring a brand new user interface, stability improvements, line based...
2nd Jul 2025
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GitButler 0.15 - "Quirky Quinceañera"

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

2nd Jul 2025
GitButler 0.15 is out, featuring a brand new user interface, stability improvements, line based commits and more!
Artist The post Artist appeared first on The Perry Bible Fellowship.
21st Jan 2026
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Artist

from The Perry Bible Fellowship [alt+shift+b] in literature

21st Jan 2026
The post Artist appeared first on The Perry Bible Fellowship.
When Do Viewers Get Hooked on a TV Show? A Statistical Analysis When do TV viewers become committed fans?
3rd Apr 2025
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When Do Viewers Get Hooked on a TV Show? A Statistical Analysis

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

3rd Apr 2025
When do TV viewers become committed fans?
Fighting subscription fatigue with vibe-coding Most people solve their subscription fatigue by canceling Netflix. I solved it by vibe-coding my own...
16th Aug 2025
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Fighting subscription fatigue with vibe-coding

from Eliran Turgeman [alt+shift+b] in programming

16th Aug 2025
Most people solve their subscription fatigue by canceling Netflix. I solved it by vibe-coding my own workout app instead of paying another SaaS. Two weeks ago, I decided to get serious about my workouts again and start logging them. I looked for an existing solution that has the...
099 + Framer 099 Supply is a collaborative project that builds tools for creators. We began with a catalogue of...
2nd May 2024
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099 + Framer

from Carl Barenbrug RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd May 2024
099 Supply is a collaborative project that builds tools for creators. We began with a catalogue of photorealistic product mockups made for Photoshop. And we're continuing to grow this collection slowly, but we recognised that we need to diversify. So we're building out a new...
Cloud Gate, Chicago’s “Bean” This futuristic sculpture in Millennium Park has become an icon of Chicago. In 1997, the city of...
4th Feb 2025
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Cloud Gate, Chicago’s “Bean”

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

4th Feb 2025
This futuristic sculpture in Millennium Park has become an icon of Chicago. In 1997, the city of Chicago was making plans for a patch of land near Grant Park on the shore of Lake Michigan that had previously been a parking lot and a railroad yard. At first, there was talk of...
Lisp: Icing or Cake? The Spring Lisp Game Jam 2024 ended one week ago. 48 games were submitted, a new record for the...
1st Jun 2024
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Lisp: Icing or Cake?

from dthompson [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Jun 2024
The Spring Lisp Game Jam 2024 ended one week ago. 48 games were submitted, a new record for the jam! This past week has been a time for participants to play and rate each other’s games. As I explored the entries, I noticed two distinct meta-patterns in how people approached...
whippet in guile hacklog: evacuation Good evening, hackfolk. A quick note this evening to record a waypoint in my efforts to improve...
11th Jun 2025
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whippet in guile hacklog: evacuation

from wingolog [alt+shift+b] in programming

11th Jun 2025
Good evening, hackfolk. A quick note this evening to record a waypoint in my efforts to improve Guile’s memory manager. So, I got Guile running on top of the API. This API can be implemented by a number of concrete garbage collector implementations. The implementation backed...
Design for the People: The US Web Design System and the Public Sans Typeface The United States has an official web design system and a custom typeface that belongs to the...
2nd Jul 2024
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Design for the People: The US Web Design System and the Public Sans Typeface

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

2nd Jul 2024
The United States has an official web design system and a custom typeface that belongs to the people. This thoughtful public design system aims to make government websites not only look good, but to make them accessible and functional for all.
Low Power Mode for Mac laptops: making the case again In light of today’s rumor that a Pro Mode may be coming that seems to offer benefits in the opposite...
14th Jan 2020
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Low Power Mode for Mac laptops: making the case again

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

14th Jan 2020
In light of today’s rumor that a Pro Mode may be coming that seems to offer benefits in the opposite direction,1 I wanted to re-make the case for a Low Power Mode on macOS — and explain why now is the time. Modern hardware constantly pushes thermal and power limits, trying to...
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...
Riding the Risk Railway When building and operating a user-facing system, especially one that is open to the public, it is...
9th Mar 2020
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Riding the Risk Railway

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

9th Mar 2020
When building and operating a user-facing system, especially one that is open to the public, it is important to consider the riskiness of a user, which can also be characterised as trustworthiness. These will typically be negatively correlated, with low trust indicating high risk...
Bandits for Recommender Systems Industry examples, exploration strategies, warm-starting, off-policy evaluation, and more.
8th May 2022
1

Bandits for Recommender Systems

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

8th May 2022
Industry examples, exploration strategies, warm-starting, off-policy evaluation, and more.
Prevent white noise from appearing in images after fading The first time I ever saw this alleged bug was in Internet Explorer 7 yesterday. Images were...
10th Jan 2009
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Prevent white noise from appearing in images after fading

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

10th Jan 2009
The first time I ever saw this alleged bug was in Internet Explorer 7 yesterday. Images were rotating on a page in the form of a slideshow, fading in and out for a nice, smooth transition. One problem, though: in Internet Explorer 7 (and 6, as it turned out), one of the images...
Gil Duran Faked A Quote For the New Republic Then they stealth edited the piece. They knew they'd committed libel.
1st May 2024
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Gil Duran Faked A Quote For the New Republic

from balajis.com [alt+shift+b] in finance

1st May 2024
Then they stealth edited the piece. They knew they'd committed libel.
UX Roundup: Long-Running AI | Consistency | What AI to Use | AI Anxiety | AI Helps Blind Users | NPS UX for long-running AI tasks | Consistent user interface design | What are the best AI models to use...
3rd Nov 2025
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3rd Nov 2025
UX for long-running AI tasks | Consistent user interface design | What are the best AI models to use now | AI anxiety in the workplace | AI helps blind users, but a study found that accessibility challenges remain in current AI UI | NPS scored
Introducing TagVault Magnetic for AirTag Wanting to easily, securely, and discretely keep an AirTag on our car, we designed...
28th Nov 2023
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Introducing TagVault Magnetic for AirTag

from Elevation Lab - Blog [alt+shift+b] in technology

28th Nov 2023
Wanting to easily, securely, and discretely keep an AirTag on our car, we designed the TagVault Magnetic Mount. Testing many designs, we did not want to settle with anything that couldn't stand extreme vibration. So we gave our mount has an huge, thick Neodymium rare earth...
Low Power Mode on the Mac Laptop battery life is decreasingly relevant to me as more airplanes offer power outlets. But...
31st Jul 2018
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Low Power Mode on the Mac

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

31st Jul 2018
Laptop battery life is decreasingly relevant to me as more airplanes offer power outlets. But sometimes you lose that lottery, as I did on my latest 8-hour daytime flight. Apple’s “Up to 10 hours” claim doesn’t apply to my work,1 which is usually a mix of Xcode, web browsing, and...
Game Engine Black Books I am almost done with the first volume of what I hope will become a serie called "Game Engine Black...
7th Aug 2014
1

Game Engine Black Books

from Fabien Sanglard [alt+shift+b] in technology

7th Aug 2014
I am almost done with the first volume of what I hope will become a serie called "Game Engine Black Book". Each book would take further what I tried to do with my articles: Explain simply, yet in great details, a legendary game engine. For the first one I decided to go with...
Nov 2022 updates: learning new skills Indie updates, B2B vs B2C, Black Friday, surfing, skimboarding, hardware.
3rd Dec 2022
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Nov 2022 updates: learning new skills

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

3rd Dec 2022
Indie updates, B2B vs B2C, Black Friday, surfing, skimboarding, hardware.
The sorry state of CoW file systems I'd like to argue that both ZFS and BTRFS both are incomplete file systems with their own drawbacks...
1st Mar 2015
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The sorry state of CoW file systems

from Louwrentius - Solar [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st Mar 2015
I'd like to argue that both ZFS and BTRFS both are incomplete file systems with their own drawbacks and that it may still be a long way off before we have something truly great. Both ZFS and BTRFS are two heroic feats of engineering, created by people who are probably ten times...
6th Mar 2020
⚖️ Copyright Law and Generative AI Generative AI is revolutionizing the way we create, but it's also raising complex legal questions...
1st Dec 2023
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⚖️ Copyright Law and Generative AI

from Mazdak [alt+shift+b] in finance

1st Dec 2023
Generative AI is revolutionizing the way we create, but it's also raising complex legal questions about copyright law. 🤯 What's the Issue? 🤔 Copyright law protects original works created by humans. But what about AI-generated content? Is it protected by copyright? 🤔
The Boot.dev Beat. December 2023 Hope you had a splendid Turkey month. My wife, two kids, and I spent Thanksgiving in southern Utah....
1st Dec 2023
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The Boot.dev Beat. December 2023

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

1st Dec 2023
Hope you had a splendid Turkey month. My wife, two kids, and I spent Thanksgiving in southern Utah. The fresh air was nice, AQI here in Northern Utah is 100+ right now… wouldn’t recommend. Anyway, back to coding.
Agents as scaffolding for recurring tasks. One of my gifts/curses is an endless fixation with how processes can be optimized. For a brief...
12th Apr 2026
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Agents as scaffolding for recurring tasks.

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

12th Apr 2026
One of my gifts/curses is an endless fixation with how processes can be optimized. For a brief moment early in my career, that was focused on improving how humans collaborate, but that quickly switched to figuring out how we can minimize human involvement, and...
Zone of Genius Aligning the right people with jobs to be done is an age-old problem in company building. And on a...
12th Jun 2019
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Zone of Genius

from Alex MacCaw [alt+shift+b] in programming

12th Jun 2019
Aligning the right people with jobs to be done is an age-old problem in company building. And on a micro level, aligning yourself with the right role is also challenging. What should you delegate? Where should you focus your efforts? I've found the Zone of Genius framework to
Winner, Name that Ware, November 2024 The Ware for November 2024 is the NLP-16A by cherry-takuan. It’s a bespoke 16-bit CPU made entirely...
31st Dec 2024
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Winner, Name that Ware, November 2024

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

31st Dec 2024
The Ware for November 2024 is the NLP-16A by cherry-takuan. It’s a bespoke 16-bit CPU made entirely from 74HC00 NAND gates. Even the D-flip flops are made from NAND gates: Lots and lots of NAND gates… I got to meet the maker, who goes by Cherry Takuan, at the Chiba Institute of...
Biotech companies I wish existed While one off companies may exist, I am surprised there is not more biotech activity in these areas
20th May 2025
1

Biotech companies I wish existed

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

20th May 2025
While one off companies may exist, I am surprised there is not more biotech activity in these areas
AI Story AI Story: The Song of Broken Wings Claude did this a while ago in one session. It’s not entirely...
10th Aug 2025
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AI Story

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

10th Aug 2025
AI Story: The Song of Broken Wings Claude did this a while ago in one session. It’s not entirely bad. The Song of Broken Wings Part One: Autumn Harmonics Chapter 1: The Boy Who Fell The first time Eliot Waugh saw him, the boy was bleeding music. Not blood—though there was that...
My morning routine as a remote CEO and why it’s always changing Note: this was originally posted on the Buffer blog. Working remotely and having the opportunity to...
21st May 2018
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My morning routine as a remote CEO and why it’s always changing

from Joel Gascoigne [alt+shift+b] in programming

21st May 2018
Note: this was originally posted on the Buffer blog. Working remotely and having the opportunity to work from home, coffee shops, coworking spaces, or wherever else I might feel the most productive, means that I can design my own mornings because they don’t necessarily need to be...
2nd Feb 2024
OnlineOrNot Diaries 20 Dipping my toe in enterprise sales
12th Apr 2024
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OnlineOrNot Diaries 20

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

12th Apr 2024
Dipping my toe in enterprise sales
things will have to change Social Science in the age of AI
15th Jan 2026
1

things will have to change

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

15th Jan 2026
Social Science in the age of AI
30th Oct 2024
I'm building a new email client And other updates from me in November 2025
27th Nov 2025
2

I'm building a new email client

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

27th Nov 2025
And other updates from me in November 2025
100% Functional == Beautiful If something is 100% functional, it is always beautiful. There is no such thing as an ugly nail or...
6th Oct 2022
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100% Functional == Beautiful

from Carl Barenbrug RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

6th Oct 2022
If something is 100% functional, it is always beautiful. There is no such thing as an ugly nail or an ugly hammer, but there's lots of ugly cars, because not everything in a car is functional. Sometimes it's very beautiful, if the person who designed it has very good taste, but...
Quality vs quantity in the age of AI Over the last four months I’ve increased my use of AI for web dev work pretty dramatically. I use it...
27th Apr 2026
1

Quality vs quantity in the age of AI

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

27th Apr 2026
Over the last four months I’ve increased my use of AI for web dev work pretty dramatically. I use it every day at work, as do most of my coworkers. I don’t think it’s disputed anymore that AI-assisted development can save a lot of time and effort. The question is, what do we do...
How I implemented Oembed Proxy for GitHub Why Oembed Proxy for GitHub I’m writing a programming book Essential Go in Notion and I...
13th Oct 2018
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How I implemented Oembed Proxy for GitHub

from Krzysztof Kowalczyk blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

13th Oct 2018
Why Oembed Proxy for GitHub I’m writing a programming book Essential Go in Notion and I need to include code snippets. Notion has support for code blocks but it’s not good enough for my use case. I want to make sure the code compiles so I write small programs and...
Building a data team at a mid-stage startup: a short story I guess I should really call this a parable. The backdrop is: you have been brought in to grow a...
7th Jul 2021
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Building a data team at a mid-stage startup: a short story

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

7th Jul 2021
I guess I should really call this a parable. The backdrop is: you have been brought in to grow a tiny data team (~4 people) at a mid-stage startup (~$10M annual revenue), although this story could take place at many different types of companies.
Foundations of Agent Friendly Codebases A look at 10 foundational pillars that enable agents to operate more competently and more...
4 weeks ago
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Foundations of Agent Friendly Codebases

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

4 weeks ago
A look at 10 foundational pillars that enable agents to operate more competently and more efficiently in any codebase.
Seasonal relief Just a map for fun, made without writing any code, which is a nice change of pace. I finally spent a...
16th Feb 2018
43

Seasonal relief

from Cartogrammar [alt+shift+b] in architecture

16th Feb 2018
Just a map for fun, made without writing any code, which is a nice change of pace. I finally spent a bit of time catching up with the great Daniel Huffman’s excellent tutorial on creating shaded relief maps with Blender. Do try it out if you haven’t; he’s written it up thoroughly...
A Commentary on Defining Observability 2024/03/19 A Commentary on Defining Observability Recently, Hazel Weakly has published a great...
19th Mar 2024
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A Commentary on Defining Observability

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

19th Mar 2024
2024/03/19 A Commentary on Defining Observability Recently, Hazel Weakly has published a great article titled Redefining Observability. In it, she covers competing classical definitions observability, weaknesses they have, and offers a practical reframing of the concept in the...
The Campaign: Running, p02 The post The Campaign: Running, p02 appeared first on Ctrl+Alt+Del Comic.
2nd Feb 2026
1

The Campaign: Running, p02

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

2nd Feb 2026
The post The Campaign: Running, p02 appeared first on Ctrl+Alt+Del Comic.
Getting Started With GitButler Agents GitButler built a new way to integrate AI-powered code generation directly into your version control...
9th Jan 2026
1

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.
Courage and Moonshots On Nikolai Fedorov's impossible dream and the ordinary courage of taking crazy ideas seriously
16th Dec 2024
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Courage and Moonshots

from Charlie Becker [alt+shift+b] in life

16th Dec 2024
On Nikolai Fedorov's impossible dream and the ordinary courage of taking crazy ideas seriously
DATAx - A Production ML system for SEA's Biggest Hospital Group How we built an ML system to predict hospitalization costs at admission; sharing at DATAx...
6th Mar 2019
1
6th Mar 2019
How we built an ML system to predict hospitalization costs at admission; sharing at DATAx Conference.
An Interstate Highway Program — but for Sidewalks? What if communities had more control over their transportation priorities?
2nd Sep 2026
2

An Interstate Highway Program — but for Sidewalks?

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

2nd Sep 2026
What if communities had more control over their transportation priorities?
6 Reasons to Be (Cautiously) Optimistic About Movies in 2025: A Statistical Analysis Six reasons to be optimistic about the film industry.
2nd Jan 2025
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2nd Jan 2025
Six reasons to be optimistic about the film industry.
Redis Architecure Diagram (April 2015) Redis Architecture Diagram Ever wonder what Redis internals look like? They look something like the...
2nd Apr 2015
1

Redis Architecure Diagram (April 2015)

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

2nd Apr 2015
Redis Architecture Diagram Ever wonder what Redis internals look like? They look something like the diagram(s) below. The pictures on this page and all associated materials are released free to the public for inclusion in any other materials/presentations/teachings/learnings. The...
Master of Change In this post I discuss the brilliant book Master of Change by Brad Stulberg, providing a...
17th Jan 2025
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Master of Change

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

17th Jan 2025
In this post I discuss the brilliant book Master of Change by Brad Stulberg, providing a thought-provoking guide to thrive in a changing world.
5 Ways of Debugging with IPython There is a great article from Tenderlove - one of the core Ruby and Rails developers - called "I am...
23rd Dec 2019
1

5 Ways of Debugging with IPython

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

23rd Dec 2019
There is a great article from Tenderlove - one of the core Ruby and Rails developers - called "I am a puts debuggerer", that I enjoyed when I played with Ruby. The gist of it is to show you that, in many cases, you don't need a full-fledged debugger. Don't get me (or Tenderlove)...
Making energy too cheap to meter The great slowdown began when we started rationing energy. Restarting progress means getting energy...
12th Oct 2022
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Making energy too cheap to meter

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

12th Oct 2022
The great slowdown began when we started rationing energy. Restarting progress means getting energy that is so abundant that it’s almost free.
South Pole Topography The relentless accumulation (and management) of snow.
27th Jan 2023
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South Pole Topography

from brr [alt+shift+b] in science

27th Jan 2023
The relentless accumulation (and management) of snow.
26th Mar 2025
Switching away from Debian to Ubuntu LTS Over the last couple of years, Debian Linux has released new stable versions about every two years....
6th Jul 2011
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Switching away from Debian to Ubuntu LTS

from Louwrentius - Solar [alt+shift+b] in technology

6th Jul 2011
Over the last couple of years, Debian Linux has released new stable versions about every two years. This pace is great for progress, but there is a serious problem. This problem is related to their support for older Debian stable versions. If you read the quote below from the...
in which our protagonist dreams of laurels I had a dream the other evening, in which I was at a large event full of hackers—funny, that this is...
17th Dec 2025
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in which our protagonist dreams of laurels

from wingolog [alt+shift+b] in programming

17th Dec 2025
I had a dream the other evening, in which I was at a large event full of hackers—funny, that this is the extent of my dreams at the moment; as a parent of three young kids, I don’t get out much—and, there, I was to receive an award and give a speech. (I know, I am a ridiculous...
Data Engineering Low Code Tools In the data engineering space we have seen quite a few low code and no code tools pass through our...
3rd May 2023
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Data Engineering Low Code Tools

from Dan Quach Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

3rd May 2023
In the data engineering space we have seen quite a few low code and no code tools pass through our radar. Low code tools have their own nuances as you will get to operationalize quicker, but the minute you need to customize something outside of the toolbox, you may run into...
The Letters of Thomas Merton I have recently finished re-reading Merton’s The Seven Storey Mountain, one of my favourite books....
12th Jun 2020
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The Letters of Thomas Merton

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

12th Jun 2020
I have recently finished re-reading Merton’s The Seven Storey Mountain, one of my favourite books. Now, I am dipping into the multi-volume edition of his letters...
Progress can be slow We can spend a lifetime working on the same things, and that's ok
10th Jul 2024
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Progress can be slow

from Tech and Tea [alt+shift+b] in life

10th Jul 2024
We can spend a lifetime working on the same things, and that's ok
Is the wholesale marketplace Faire right for your e-commerce business or brand? My company has sold $2.6 million on Faire over the past 4.5 years. As selling on Amazon has become...
6th Feb 2026
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Is the wholesale marketplace Faire right for your e-commerce business or brand?

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

6th Feb 2026
My company has sold $2.6 million on Faire over the past 4.5 years. As selling on Amazon has become tougher and tougher, we are thankful for the growing sales Faire has brought us. That said, it's a difficult, counterintuitive marketplace to operate on, and one that is getting,...
The Pinecone DAISY-1 is a fantasy 8-bit computer that exists in reality There was a time when computers were exciting and fun. Now most of them feel like commodity...
2nd Jun 2026
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The Pinecone DAISY-1 is a fantasy 8-bit computer that exists in reality

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

2nd Jun 2026
There was a time when computers were exciting and fun. Now most of them feel like commodity appliances — no more interesting than a washing machine or a toaster. Joe longed for the good ol’ days of 8-bit personal computers, so he used a trio of Arduino development boards to...
What are Elementary Particles? What are Elementary Particles? In primary school we're taught the naive intuition of particles as...
11th Nov 2018
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What are Elementary Particles?

from Stephen Diehl [alt+shift+b] in startups

11th Nov 2018
What are Elementary Particles? In primary school we're taught the naive intuition of particles as tiny, solid spheres propagating along well-defined trajectories collapses under the weight of quantum phenomena. Then in high-school we're taught that wave–particle duality shows...
How clever and capricious you are How to take on a troll, 1950s style
14th Apr 2026
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How clever and capricious you are

from Letters of Note [alt+shift+b] in life

14th Apr 2026
How to take on a troll, 1950s style
Radioactive film lenses and Geiger counter Kit Last week marked the ten year anniversary of the Japanese earthquake and resulting tsunami that...
17th Mar 2021
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Radioactive film lenses and Geiger counter Kit

from somenice [alt+shift+b] in programming

17th Mar 2021
Last week marked the ten year anniversary of the Japanese earthquake and resulting tsunami that caused the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. In the years following that tragic event, flotsam began arriving on the Pacific West Coast. Volunteers making great effort to return...
The Internet Is Kind of a Predatory Cesspit Now The Internet Is Kind of a Predatory Cesspit Now I’m a kid of the 90s, and I still remember the early...
29th Aug 2026
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The Internet Is Kind of a Predatory Cesspit Now

from Stephen Diehl [alt+shift+b] in startups

29th Aug 2026
The Internet Is Kind of a Predatory Cesspit Now I’m a kid of the 90s, and I still remember the early internet. It was slow, ugly, unreliable, and full of cranks, a strange world of wheezing dial-up modems, Usenet flamewars, <marquee> tags, and dancing babies. It was also...
Is anyone still using Emacs? Self-answering the question posed in a recent Hacker News discussion
20th Jun 2026
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Is anyone still using Emacs?

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

20th Jun 2026
Self-answering the question posed in a recent Hacker News discussion
The life-changing magic of asking for help Strangely feel like I’m just learning this one!
9th Jul 2026
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The life-changing magic of asking for help

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

9th Jul 2026
Strangely feel like I’m just learning this one!
How to run Debian Linux on an Intel based Mac Mini The Mac Mini is just a gorgeous device. It is beautiful, small, silent, powerfull yet energy...
1st Nov 2009
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How to run Debian Linux on an Intel based Mac Mini

from Louwrentius - Solar [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st Nov 2009
The Mac Mini is just a gorgeous device. It is beautiful, small, silent, powerfull yet energy efficient. When idle, it uses around 20 watts. I'm using one of the first Intel-based Minis with an Intel Core Duo chip, running at 1.6 Ghz. I want to use this mini as an expensive router...
Mantra Gajatri po polsku Mantra Gajatri tłumaczona na polski w poetyce "Ciebie Boga Wysławiamy" - przez GPT 4.5.
9th Mar 2025
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Mantra Gajatri po polsku

from Piotr Migdał's Blog [alt+shift+b] in AI

9th Mar 2025
Mantra Gajatri tłumaczona na polski w poetyce "Ciebie Boga Wysławiamy" - przez GPT 4.5.
First Pictures: View of the Earth from NASA’s Explorer 6 – August 14, 1959 Today we take for granted that we can instantly access images of almost any part of the Earth taken...
14th Aug 2024
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14th Aug 2024
Today we take for granted that we can instantly access images of almost any part of the Earth taken from space using an ever growing collection […]
The Quantum Technology Ecosystem – Explained If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don’t understand quantum mechanics Richard...
22nd Mar 2022
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The Quantum Technology Ecosystem – Explained

from Steve Blank [alt+shift+b] in startups

22nd Mar 2022
If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don’t understand quantum mechanics Richard Feynman Tens of billions of public and private capital are being invested in Quantum technologies. Countries across the world have realized that quantum technologies can be a major...
Reasons to write design docs Sometimes I joke that as a principal engineer, my main programming language is English. It's half...
2nd Sep 2024
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Reasons to write design docs

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

2nd Sep 2024
Sometimes I joke that as a principal engineer, my main programming language is English. It's half true, though, since my job is as much about people and communication as it is about technology. Probably more, actually. Writing is useful at all levels of software engineering. It's...
Caroline Sur La Lune (Caroline on the Moon) 1965 A nice treat today as Caroline goes to the Moon! This was a popular French fictional series but I...
4th Apr 2025
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Caroline Sur La Lune (Caroline on the Moon) 1965

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

4th Apr 2025
A nice treat today as Caroline goes to the Moon! This was a popular French fictional series but I had not been able to find the one about the Moon trip until recently. The illustrations are beautiful and full color. Well worth examining each one for its details. Pierre Probst...
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
Orto Artisan Pasta It's been almost 9 whole years I've been trying to dine at Orto.  Even since they opened in 2017,...
1st Jul 2026
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Orto Artisan Pasta

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

1st Jul 2026
It's been almost 9 whole years I've been trying to dine at Orto.  Even since they opened in 2017, I've received recommendations from friends about the place.  From its beautiful garden to their handmade pastas, this was apparently the new hot place to go in North Van.  Well, it...
A Cute Application of the Yoneda Lemma Every few weeks recently I’ve been putting a new fun problem on one of the whiteboards in the first...
17th Mar 2025
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A Cute Application of the Yoneda Lemma

from Chris Grossack's Blog [alt+shift+b] in science

17th Mar 2025
Every few weeks recently I’ve been putting a new fun problem on one of the whiteboards in the first year office. These are often inspired by something I saw on MSE, and I’m usually choosing problems that force you to understand something fundamental really well. Then I usually...
Video of Solving the Eng Strategy crisis. A few weeks ago, I shared my script for my latest talk, Solving the Engineering Strategy...
21st Oct 2023
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Video of Solving the Eng Strategy crisis.

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

21st Oct 2023
A few weeks ago, I shared my script for my latest talk, Solving the Engineering Strategy crisis, which I gave at QCon last week. They’ll have the conference video up in a few weeks, but I also decided to do a recording of the final version (albeit a few weeks after the talk, so...
On-the-Fly Generalization Hack for ArcGIS Pro Generalization is one of the most important tools in a map maker’s tool kit. Sometimes the...
6th Feb 2024
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On-the-Fly Generalization Hack for ArcGIS Pro

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

6th Feb 2024
Generalization is one of the most important tools in a map maker’s tool kit. Sometimes the complexity of our geometry needs to be smoothed out to best visually represent a place or appear best at various scales. Here is a way (complete hack, but surprisingly effective) to...
Understanding the AI That Drives Robots An Explanation of Vision-Language-Action Models
a week ago
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Understanding the AI That Drives Robots

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

a week ago
An Explanation of Vision-Language-Action Models
How (and Why) to Get a Bank Account in Japan You can technically get by in Japan without a Japanese bank account. For those who are here on...
11th May 2025
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How (and Why) to Get a Bank Account in Japan

from TokyoDev [alt+shift+b] in programming

11th May 2025
You can technically get by in Japan without a Japanese bank account. For those who are here on short-term visas, or who plan to move frequently from city to city, it’s perfectly possible to live and work in Japan without one. However, if you want to work a full-time job, rent an...
The Exponential Life Have you ever wondered why some people are able to achieve so much?
1st Apr 2026
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The Exponential Life

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

1st Apr 2026
Have you ever wondered why some people are able to achieve so much?
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
7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness The Netherlands has produced some of the most celebrated painters in history, from the luminous...
1st Oct 2025
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7 Famous Dutch Artists Who Achieved Greatness

from TheCollector [alt+shift+b] in history

1st Oct 2025
The Netherlands has produced some of the most celebrated painters in history, from the luminous scenes of Vermeer to the powerful portraits of Rembrandt and the bold colors of Van Gogh. Here are seven Dutch artists whose work has achieved global acclaim and continues to captivate...
Collections: What Do Historians Do? For this week, I want to take a step back (we’ll be back to our series on Rings of Power next week!)...
7th Mar 2025
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Collections: What Do Historians Do?

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

7th Mar 2025
For this week, I want to take a step back (we’ll be back to our series on Rings of Power next week!) and talk about the craft of history: we’ve talked about “How Your History Gets Made” from the perspective of the different people who do it – research historians, public...
2024-10-12 commercial HF radio According to a traditional system of classification, "high frequency" or HF refers to the radio...
12th Oct 2024
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2024-10-12 commercial HF radio

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

12th Oct 2024
According to a traditional system of classification, "high frequency" or HF refers to the radio spectrum between 3 and 30 MHz. The label now seems anachronistic, as HF is among the lowest ranges of radio frequencies that see regular use. This setting of the goalposts in the early...
Mommy bloggers react After a write-up in the New York Times, Mommy Bloggers had two options. Either lean in, or step...
2 weeks ago
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Mommy bloggers react

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

2 weeks ago
After a write-up in the New York Times, Mommy Bloggers had two options. Either lean in, or step back. Given how popular it became after that, it's not hard to guess which option they chose. The post Mommy bloggers react appeared first on The History of the Web.
What Is an Electronic Sackbut? If you, like me, think of musical synthesizers as an artifact of 1970s rock and disco, then you,...
1st Feb 2024
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What Is an Electronic Sackbut?

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

1st Feb 2024
If you, like me, think of musical synthesizers as an artifact of 1970s rock and disco, then you, like me, will be surprised to learn that the first electronic synthesizer predates those genres by several decades In 1945, Hugh Le Caine, a physicist at Canada’s National Research...
Inside the Intel 386 processor die: the clock circuit Processors are driven by a clock, which controls the timing of each step inside the chip. In this...
30th Nov 2023
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Inside the Intel 386 processor die: the clock circuit

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

30th Nov 2023
Processors are driven by a clock, which controls the timing of each step inside the chip. In this blog post, I'll examine the clock-generation circuitry inside the Intel 386 processor. Earlier processors such as the 8086 (1978) were simpler, using two clock phases internally. The...
Firehouse Five and the Cinderella Surprise My goal was to preserve some never-before-heard recordings of an incredible Dixieland jazz band made...
13th Feb 2024
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Firehouse Five and the Cinderella Surprise

from cabel.com [alt+shift+b] in creative

13th Feb 2024
My goal was to preserve some never-before-heard recordings of an incredible Dixieland jazz band made up of mostly Disney employees, the Firehouse Five Plus Two. But along the way, I accidentally discovered an incredible lost song that was cut from Walt Disney’s Cinderella. And...
Extravagantly fast rendering with React benders The other day I was working on a React-based library of huge, reusable SVG images, and I ran into...
6th Jan 2019
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Extravagantly fast rendering with React benders

from Vladimir Klepov as a Coder [alt+shift+b] in programming

6th Jan 2019
The other day I was working on a React-based library of huge, reusable SVG images, and I ran into performance problems. Just kidding, I've never had a problem I'm solving here, but I've had great fun working around it. I wanted to make components producing mostly static DOM as...
AI Site Builder The long-anticipated “Big Sky” AI site builder on WordPress.com went live today. It combines several...
9th Apr 2025
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AI Site Builder

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

9th Apr 2025
The long-anticipated “Big Sky” AI site builder on WordPress.com went live today. It combines several models and can create logos, site designs, typography, color schemes, and content. It’s an entirely new way to interact with and edit a brand-new or existing WordPress site. This...
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