Oykun
Designers, charge more $$$ to help yourself and your clients.
By charging more $$$, you are lifting up the quality of the outcome and satisfaction.
9 months ago
By charging more $$$, you are lifting up the quality of the outcome and satisfaction.
TheCollector
An Art Lovers Guide to Outdoor Exhibitions in Japan
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7 months ago
Platformer
How Google taught AI to doubt itself
Can you stop chatbots from making stuff up using search?
a year ago
Can you stop chatbots from making stuff up using search?
The Roots of...
Quote quiz: “drifting into dependence”
Quote quiz: who said this? (No fair looking it up). I have modified the original quotation slightly,...
a year ago
Quote quiz: who said this? (No fair looking it up). I have modified the original quotation slightly, by making a handful of word substitutions to bring it up to date:
It might be argued that the human race would never be foolish enough to hand over all power to AI. But we are...
Making software...
Keynote Slides with Pure CSS
Keynote Slides with Pure CSS
2020-06-22
There are a great deal of options available on the web and...
over a year ago
Keynote Slides with Pure CSS
2020-06-22
There are a great deal of options available on the web and built into most operating systems when you need to create presentation / keynote slides. You could use native software like LibremOffice Impress, Powerpoint, Apple's Keynote, etc....
UX Collective
Why is hiring software so impersonal?
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.
3 weeks ago
Weekly curated resources for designers — thinkers and makers.
Alice GG
Setting up Mikochi with Docker and Traefik
Last year, I spent a little bit of time re-learning full-stack development and built Mikochi.
The...
11 months ago
Last year, I spent a little bit of time re-learning full-stack development and built Mikochi.
The project has since grown to version 1.3.1 and reached 100 stars on GitHub.
This article aims to be a step-by-step guide on how to install it and configure it to use HTTPS with Docker...
AI Snake Oil
Starting reading the AI Snake Oil book online today
The book will be published on September 24
3 months ago
The book will be published on September 24
fast.ai
Deep Learning Foundations Signup, Open Source Scholarships, & More
Signups are now open for Practical Deep Learning for Coders Part 2, 2022. Scholarships are available...
over a year ago
Signups are now open for Practical Deep Learning for Coders Part 2, 2022. Scholarships are available for fast.ai community contributors, open source developers, and diversity scholars.
Eukaryote Writes...
Internet Harvest (2020, 3)
Repairs, number stations, the only good Twitters, a low-key infohazard about pictures of...
over a year ago
Repairs, number stations, the only good Twitters, a low-key infohazard about pictures of butterflies, and more.
Twelve Mile Circle –...
Inland Northwest, Day 6 (County-Centric)
We were now between race days again, with two races down and one more to go. So we could do pretty...
2 months ago
We were now between race days again, with two races down and one more to go. So we could do pretty much whatever we wanted now and I decided to focus on some county counting. It was all virgin territory to me and I intended to cover as much of it as I could during […]
The post...
Open Culture
The Writer Who Directed, The Director Who Wrote: Every Frame a Painting Explores the Genius of Billy...
When the acclaimed cinema video-essay channel Every Frame a Painting made its comeback this past...
2 months ago
When the acclaimed cinema video-essay channel Every Frame a Painting made its comeback this past summer, its creators Tony Zhou and Taylor Ramos took a close look at the “sustained two-shot,” which captures a stretch of dialogue between two characters without the interference of...
Identity Designed
Muzeum Narodowe w Gdańsku
Designed by Tofu, Gdańsk.
a year ago
Designed by Tofu, Gdańsk.
Lars Lofgren
CNN and USA Today Have Fake Websites, I Believe Forbes Marketplace Runs Them
What if I told you that Forbes Marketplace, the affiliate company operating on Forbes.com ALSO had...
2 months ago
What if I told you that Forbes Marketplace, the affiliate company operating on Forbes.com ALSO had agreements with CNN and USA Today? And that Forbes Marketplace was stuffing those sites full of affiliate content just like it is with Forbes? And what if Forbes Marketplace went to...
Irrational...
No Wrong Doors.
Some governmental agencies have started to adopt No Wrong Door policies, which aim to provide...
7 months ago
Some governmental agencies have started to adopt No Wrong Door policies, which aim to provide help–often health or mental health services–to individuals even if they show up to the wrong agency to request help. The core insight is that the employees at those agencies are far...
Aaron's Essays
The hot round fallacy
I originally wrote this essay for The Information, where it was published on Feb 16.
Here's a fun...
over a year ago
I originally wrote this essay for The Information, where it was published on Feb 16.
Here's a fun little paradox in fundraising: Founders and the media love to talk about how quickly funding rounds happen these days—think about the big, rapid-fire raises...
Twelve Mile Circle –...
England, Day 3 (Dorchester)
We began to explore a little further afield, still within Dorset, as we began to settle in to our...
5 months ago
We began to explore a little further afield, still within Dorset, as we began to settle in to our home for the week. That took us a little further west and a few miles inland from the English Channel. It included a lot of open countryside and then a sizeable settlement....
David Perell
Gagan Biyani: Building Silicon Valley Startups
My guest today is Gagan Biyani, the current CEO of an education startup (where I’m both an investor...
over a year ago
My guest today is Gagan Biyani, the current CEO of an education startup (where I’m both an investor and an advisor) that helps teachers run Cohort-Based Courses on the Internet and has students from around the world. Gagan also founded a multi-billion dollar online education...
AFAR Media - Travel...
Driving Across Norway, the Most Electric Car-Friendly Country in the World
a year ago
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Feedback Ladders
A post for the Netlify blog on how we did Code Reviews during my recent product rotation.
over a year ago
A post for the Netlify blog on how we did Code Reviews during my recent product rotation.
Rest of World -...
Samsung knowingly exposed workers to highly toxic chemicals, whistleblower claims
In Vietnam, a key production base, a former safety officer alleges the factory also dumped chemicals...
a year ago
In Vietnam, a key production base, a former safety officer alleges the factory also dumped chemicals into waterways.
A Weekly Dose of...
The Architecture of Suspense
The Architecture of Suspense: The Built World in the Films of Alfred Hitchcock
University of...
over a year ago
The Architecture of Suspense: The Built World in the Films of Alfred Hitchcock
University of Virginia Press, September 2022
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The Map is Mostly...
Everything I know about gardening
I have been sharing pictures of flowers growing around my house, mostly little things like poppies...
a year ago
I have been sharing pictures of flowers growing around my house, mostly little things like poppies and roses, or my fields, and several people have asked me to write about gardening, or for gardening advice. But this request encounters a ridiculous shortcoming: I know almost...
TheCollector
Operation Paperclip: What the US Did With Nazi Scientists After WWII
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a month ago
99% Invisible
Trail Mix: Track Two [EPISODE]
Welcome to our second episode of short stories all about what may be the original designed object:...
a year ago
Welcome to our second episode of short stories all about what may be the original designed object: the trail. If you haven’t heard the first episode yet you should totally go back and listen. It’s a lot of fun. Trail Mix We’re going to kick this second episode once again starting...
Saturday Morning...
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Potable
Click here to go see the bonus panel!
Hovertext:
If repetition over time has led to the veneration...
a year ago
Click here to go see the bonus panel!
Hovertext:
If repetition over time has led to the veneration of a particular alcoholic beverage in a sacred context TAKE A DRIIIIIIIINK
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Construction Physics
What Happened to the US Machine Tool Industry?
Machine tools – machines that cut or form metal – are the heart of industrial civilization....
11 months ago
Machine tools – machines that cut or form metal – are the heart of industrial civilization. Sometimes called “mother machines” (because they’re machines that make other machines), machine tools are required to make almost everything. Nearly every manufactured good is made using...
The Beauty of...
Clean Lines and Integrated Transport (Florastrasse transport hub, Adliswil, Switzerland)
The thing about Switzerland’s affordable, hyper-reliable, hyper-integrated and hyper-ubiquitous...
a year ago
The thing about Switzerland’s affordable, hyper-reliable, hyper-integrated and hyper-ubiquitous public transport system is that the regard in which its phenomenal operational expertise is held can overshadow the architectural successes it also demonstrates. Even when transport...
A Smart Bear
How much of success is luck?
"You're so lucky." That's true. There's also decades of sacrifice, emotional turmoil, long hours,...
5 months ago
"You're so lucky." That's true. There's also decades of sacrifice, emotional turmoil, long hours, perseverance. So… is it lucky?
NeuroLogica Blog
Big Ring Challenges Cosmological Principle
University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) PhD student Alexia Lopez, who two years ago discovered a...
11 months ago
University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) PhD student Alexia Lopez, who two years ago discovered a giant arc of galaxy clusters in the distant universe, has now discovered a Big Ring. This (if real) is one of the largest structures in the observable universe at 1.3 billion light...
Rest of World -...
The most important news from Apple isn’t about AI
Reuniting the world’s text messages — one app at a time.
6 months ago
Reuniting the world’s text messages — one app at a time.
The Forney Flyer
MAF Liberia
A few weeks ago I was asked to pop over to Liberia (on the west coast of Africa) to help with their...
over a year ago
A few weeks ago I was asked to pop over to Liberia (on the west coast of Africa) to help with their flying for six weeks. Our Liberia program has been short on pilots and very busy with flying, so of course I was happy to help!
Above is a shot of a bunch of Covid vaccines...
Old Structures...
Not Quite Added
I could have sworn I’d written about this building before, but I can’t find it, so here goes: when...
5 months ago
I could have sworn I’d written about this building before, but I can’t find it, so here goes: when is adding a floor not adding a floor? This is 935 Broadway/159 Fifth Avenue. The trapezoidal site is south across 22nd Street from the wide end of the Flatiron building (on the...
Benny Kuriakose
Kanadukathan - A journey Through This Hidden Gem
On a splendid morning, I got down from the bus, greeted by the enchanting allure of Nemathanpetti...
10 months ago
On a splendid morning, I got down from the bus, greeted by the enchanting allure of Nemathanpetti near Karaikudi. Gopichettan was waiting...
The Works in...
ARIA: Betting on science
An inside look at Britain's new DARPA
a year ago
An inside look at Britain's new DARPA
Steve Klabnik
_why is a role, not a person
over a year ago
computers are bad
2023-06-12 radio on the tv
Like many people in my generation, my memories of youth are heavily defined by
cable television. I...
a year ago
Like many people in my generation, my memories of youth are heavily defined by
cable television. I was fortunate enough to have a premium cable package in
my childhood home, Comcast's early digital service based on Motorola equipment.
It included a perk that fascinated me but...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, June 28, 2024
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next...
5 months ago
Fireside this week! My hope in terms of the upcoming schedule is to have my usual July 4th post next week (we’re discussing political philosophy in an election year, so I am sure everyone will be very chill; regardless let me repeat you will be civil) and then after that to dive...
Bits about Money
Why the CrowdStrike bug hit banks hard
Regulation-induced monocultures meet unfortunate but explicable engineering decisions.
4 months ago
Regulation-induced monocultures meet unfortunate but explicable engineering decisions.
Arduino Blog
An ultra-affordable DIY underwater ROV
ROVs (remotely operated vehicles) let us explore bodies of water and it is hard not to be excited by...
7 months ago
ROVs (remotely operated vehicles) let us explore bodies of water and it is hard not to be excited by the possibilities. But traditional ROVs cost a lot of money and often require serious expertise to operate and maintain. Luckily there are affordable alternatives, such as this...
Diaries of Note
All the skie was of a fiery aspect
In the early hours of 2nd September 1666, a spark transformed into a raging inferno in the heart of...
a year ago
In the early hours of 2nd September 1666, a spark transformed into a raging inferno in the heart of London, flames leaping from house to house, street to street, leaving nothing but devastation in their wake. London’s narrow lanes and tightly packed wooden buildings provided...
Dan Slimmon
Incident metrics tell you nothing about reliability
When an incident response process is created, there arise many voices calling for measurement. “As...
a year ago
When an incident response process is created, there arise many voices calling for measurement. “As long as we’re creating standards for incidents, let’s track Mean-Time-To-Recovery (MTTR) and Mean-Time-To-Detection (MTTD) and Mean-time-Between-Failures (MTBF)!” they say things...
Londonist
The Legendary India Club Is Closing Next Month
Restaurant owners are "heartbroken".
a year ago
Restaurant owners are "heartbroken".
TheCollector
Inside a Renaissance Workshop: How did it Work?
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6 months ago
General Robots
Tech Debt
When people start working on General Purpose Robots there is a tendency to try to make sure that...
a year ago
When people start working on General Purpose Robots there is a tendency to try to make sure that everything they do is Fully General Purpose And Future Proof. They have grand visions and world changing ambitions. Those make it seem like they should be building grand software, to...
Rest of World -...
You messaged your doctor on WhatsApp. Should that be billed?
Medical practitioners in Latin America say WhatsApp can be a lifesaving tool — and a costly time...
a year ago
Medical practitioners in Latin America say WhatsApp can be a lifesaving tool — and a costly time sink.
TheCollector
Indiana University’s Plan for Selling Art to Fund Dorm Renovations
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a year ago
SatPost by Trung...
YouTube: The Learning Machine
Can YouTube have a similar impact on education as the printing press did? Yes, and the explosion of...
7 months ago
Can YouTube have a similar impact on education as the printing press did? Yes, and the explosion of sports footage on the platform helps to explain why.
Retail Design Blog
Fuji Cafe by Ali Ali Abozamel
Fuji Cafe by Ali Ali Abozamel
8 months ago
Fuji Cafe by Ali Ali Abozamel
Oykun
Tackling FOMO-driven social media struggle with your new Designer Mindset
You are a designer, working on your full-time job or your freelance projects.
You go online
Open X...
a year ago
You are a designer, working on your full-time job or your freelance projects.
You go online
Open X app
You see
1. John released his Framer template
2. Fatma launches her “How To Make $100k As A Designer” course
3. Gary starts his subscription model
The Pragmatic...
Happy Leap Day!
29 February is causing problems in software systems across the globe. It’s a good reminder on how...
9 months ago
29 February is causing problems in software systems across the globe. It’s a good reminder on how few assumptions we should make about dates – and why to use a date library when you can.
Steve Klabnik
Introducing the rails-api project
over a year ago
TheCollector
Isaiah Berlin’s Two Concepts of Liberty: Negative and Positive Liberty
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a year ago
HTMHell
#23 A card pattern
Bad code
<article>
<div>
<div class="sr-only">Image</div>
<img src="/feature-teaser.png"...
over a year ago
Bad code
<article>
<div>
<div class="sr-only">Image</div>
<img src="/feature-teaser.png" alt="Feature teaser" />
</div>
</article>
<div>
<span>
<span>Exciting feature!</span>
</span>
<div> This text describes what the feature does! </div>
<a...
Old Structures...
The Main Attraction Hasn’t Changed
From one of the New York Public Library’s scrapbooks, a view north from Park Avenue and 41st Street...
a month ago
From one of the New York Public Library’s scrapbooks, a view north from Park Avenue and 41st Street in 1920: The focal point of such a view is, of course, Grand Central Terminal. The big vacant lot, protected only by an easily-hopped fence, was the former site of the 1860s Grand...
Retail Design Blog
The hinc Hair Salon by Hitotomori Architects + arinco architects
This project is the interior design of a hair salon renovated from the first floor of a Showa-era...
2 months ago
This project is the interior design of a hair salon renovated from the first floor of a Showa-era retro building...
Paul Graham: Essays
Do Things that Don't Scale
over a year ago
Blog System/5
EndBASIC 0.11 is here
Support for user-defined functions, an LCD, and a disassembler
5 months ago
Support for user-defined functions, an LCD, and a disassembler
Seth's Blog
It goes without saying
A phrase that’s been showing up recently is, “no pressure.” It usually comes in a pitch letter of...
a year ago
A phrase that’s been showing up recently is, “no pressure.” It usually comes in a pitch letter of some sort, written by someone who isn’t in a position to exert any pressure. So why say it? It’s a bit like, “while supplies last.” And “to be honest…” which is perhaps the most...
The American Scholar
This Woman’s Work
Susannah Gibson opens the parlor doors on 18th-century feminism
The post This Woman’s Work appeared...
2 months ago
Susannah Gibson opens the parlor doors on 18th-century feminism
The post This Woman’s Work appeared first on The American Scholar.
99% Invisible
Model Village [EPISODE]
For decades, society has dealt with people with dementia and other forms of cognitive decline by...
a year ago
For decades, society has dealt with people with dementia and other forms of cognitive decline by storing them away in unstimulating, medicalized environments. But around the world, a new architectural movement is starting to challenge that old paradigm. Designing environments...
Making software...
Hosting a Jekyll Site on Sourcehut
Hosting a Jekyll Site on Sourcehut
2021-12-06
I recently decided to switch my personal, static...
over a year ago
Hosting a Jekyll Site on Sourcehut
2021-12-06
I recently decided to switch my personal, static site's hosting from Netlify to sourcehut pages. The process went fairly smoothly with only a couple minor hiccups; nothing rage-inducing. After everything was up and running smoothly, I...
Eukaryote Writes...
Carl Sagan, nuking the moon, and not nuking the moon
Most of us go about our lives comforted by the thought “I would never drop a nuclear weapon on the...
8 months ago
Most of us go about our lives comforted by the thought “I would never drop a nuclear weapon on the moon.” The truth is that given a lot of power, a nuclear weapon, and a lot of extremely specific circumstances, we too might find ourselves thinking “I should nuke the moon.”
TheCollector
9 Places to Visit Between San Diego and Glacier National Park
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7 months ago
PostHog's RSS Feed
In-depth: ClickHouse vs Elasticsearch
Elasticsearch and ClickHouse are both open-source frameworks with advantages over conventional...
a year ago
Elasticsearch and ClickHouse are both open-source frameworks with advantages over conventional databases like PostgreSQL for performing tasks over…
Flashbak
At Home With Candy, Andy and the Bearandas, A Terrifying Children’s Comic From 1966
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical...
6 months ago
In 1966, Candy and Andy lived with their parents, Mr and Mrs Bearandas above a toy shop in a typical English village called Riverale, going about the place in their rainbow-striped Mini. For a year, their everyday lives were documented in 154 comic books ( ‘the comic full of fun...
TheCollector
Arachne: What Is the Real Meaning of the Myth?
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8 months ago
somenice
Russet Lake Early Summer
An early canvas of Fissile mountain reflected in Russet Lake. This time early summer when there was...
3 months ago
An early canvas of Fissile mountain reflected in Russet Lake. This time early summer when there was still a bit of ice on the lake and the mountain tops are covered with snow. The painting is framed in western red cedar. Russet Lake Early Summer by Andrew SmithAcrylic on canvas10...
Open Culture
Download 1,000+ Digitized Tapes of Sounds from Classic Hollywood Films & TV, Courtesy of the...
Watch enough classic movies — especially classic movies from slightly downmarket studios — and...
3 months ago
Watch enough classic movies — especially classic movies from slightly downmarket studios — and you’ll swear you’ve been hearing the very same sound effects over and over again. That’s because you have been hearing the very same sound effects over and over again: once recorded or...
The Honest Broker
How I Stopped Hating Steely Dan
I thought I was immune, but still became a Dan stan—this is my story
a year ago
I thought I was immune, but still became a Dan stan—this is my story
computers are bad
2024-09-14 the national warning system
Previously on Deep Space Nine, we discussed the extensive and variable products
that AT&T and...
3 months ago
Previously on Deep Space Nine, we discussed the extensive and variable products
that AT&T and telephone operating companies sold as private
lines. One of the
interesting properties of private line systems is that they can be ordered as
four-wire. Internally, the telephone network...
Moneyness
Where now FedNow?
Earlier this month the Federal Reserve introduced its new instant retail payments system, FedNow....
a year ago
Earlier this month the Federal Reserve introduced its new instant retail payments system, FedNow. This is actually the U.S.'s second real-time retail settlement system. The first, The Clearing House's Real Time Payments Network, or RTP, opened for business back in 2017.
As FedNow...
Unpacked
The EU's war on behavioral advertising
Meta recently conceded that in-app behavioral advertising in the EU can no longer be opt-in by...
a year ago
Meta recently conceded that in-app behavioral advertising in the EU can no longer be opt-in by default, marking the end of an era. The regulators won, at least for now.
Noahpinion
America needs a bigger, better bureaucracy
They're from the government, and they really are here to help.
a year ago
They're from the government, and they really are here to help.
The Marginalian
In the Dark: A Lyrical Illustrated Invitation to Find the Light Behind the Fear
The mind is a camera obscura constantly trying to render an image of reality on the back wall of...
a year ago
The mind is a camera obscura constantly trying to render an image of reality on the back wall of consciousness through the pinhole of awareness, its aperture narrowed by our selective attention, honed on our hopes and fears. In consequence, the projection we see inside the dark...
Londonist
Is This The Oldest Surviving Poster On The Tube Network?
The Otrivine gnome is not to be sniffed at.
10 months ago
The Otrivine gnome is not to be sniffed at.
swyx's site RSS Feed
Collapsing Layers
As Moore's Law ends, devices multiply, and software becomes critical to life, we must take another...
over a year ago
As Moore's Law ends, devices multiply, and software becomes critical to life, we must take another look at our full stack for continued gains in efficiency, reliability and security.
A Beautiful Site
How to delete a tag on GitHub
In the world of Git, tags are very useful for keeping track of your project's version history. A lot...
over a year ago
In the world of Git, tags are very useful for keeping track of your project's version history. A lot of folks will argue that you shouldn't delete tags, but there are real-world examples in which tags need to be deleted. That said, it's both a good and a bad thing that GitHub...
Daniel Miessler
The UL Boost Protocol
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over a year ago
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Artificial Ignorance
AI Roundup 087: DevDay SF
October 4, 2024.
2 months ago
AFAR Media - Travel...
In-Depth Review of Buahan, a Banyan Tree Escape, a hotel in Bali, Indonesia
a year ago
Londonist
Fancy A Crack At The Crystal Maze? This Mind-Blowing Immersive Experience Lets You Do Just That!
Start! The! Fans!
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The Full English Breakfast: History of a British Tradition
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3 days ago
Londonist
Last Chance To See The Horniman Museum Walrus Until 2026
You won't be able to visit it while a refurb project takes place.
11 months ago
You won't be able to visit it while a refurb project takes place.
TheCollector
What Are the Top 9 Historical Sites in Budapest?
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a year ago
TheCollector
What Was Aristotle’s Opinion on Metaphysics?
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a year ago
diamond geezer
Horizon 22
These are great times for going up very tall buildings. Last month 8 Bishopsgate opened its rooftop...
a year ago
These are great times for going up very tall buildings. Last month 8 Bishopsgate opened its rooftop viewing platform to the public, free of charge, and on Wednesday 22 Bishopsgate followed suit. Its viewing platform is called Horizon 22, and at 254m above ground level it's two...
Seth's Blog
Little dents
Deciding to fix a big dent in a car isn’t perplexing. It’s an easy choice. There’s a huge dent, get...
2 months ago
Deciding to fix a big dent in a car isn’t perplexing. It’s an easy choice. There’s a huge dent, get it fixed. It’s the little dents that are a dilemma. But not fixing little dents means that pretty soon, we’re driving a car that we’re not happy with. Either that, or we define...
Posts on Made of...
DEF CON
I’m sitting in the airport in Las Vegas on the way back from DEF CON 15. It’s the first time I’ve...
over a year ago
I’m sitting in the airport in Las Vegas on the way back from DEF CON 15. It’s the first time I’ve been at the con, and it wasn’t really what I expected. Frankly, I walked away feeling kinda underwhelmed.
Very few of the talks were as technical as I was hoping – they were almost...
TheCollector
Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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5 Female Canadian Authors You Should Read
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The Diff
Longreads + Open Thread
Trading, Money, Homemakers, Taxes, AI, Passive
2 weeks ago
Trading, Money, Homemakers, Taxes, AI, Passive
Quantum Frontiers
The Noncommuting-Charges World Tour (Part 1 of 4)
Introduction: “Once Upon a Time”…with a twist Thermodynamics problems have surprisingly many...
10 months ago
Introduction: “Once Upon a Time”…with a twist Thermodynamics problems have surprisingly many similarities with fairy tales. For example, most of them begin with a familiar opening. In thermodynamics, the phrase “Consider an isolated box of particles” serves a similar purpose …...
bunnie's blog
Winner, Name that Ware December 2023
The Ware from December 2023 is a 20-watt laser diode used for engraving. It’s used in products like...
10 months ago
The Ware from December 2023 is a 20-watt laser diode used for engraving. It’s used in products like the ATOMSTACK Laser Engraver (link without affiliate code), and the module itself is produced by Shenzhen Xinghan Laser Technology Co, Ltd.. I don’t have an exact part number for...
Platformer
Ten strategies for replacing Twitter from people who used to work there
Announcing 'Extremely Hardcore,' Zoë Schiffer’s book on Musk’s Twitter takeover
a year ago
Announcing 'Extremely Hardcore,' Zoë Schiffer’s book on Musk’s Twitter takeover
TheCollector
What Was the Celtic “Cult of the Head”?
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10 months ago
Words and Buttons...
[Renovated] Challenge your performance intuition with C++ magic squares
Let's play a game. There will be twelve rounds, each round is a match between two solutions. Or...
over a year ago
Let's play a game. There will be twelve rounds, each round is a match between two solutions. Or rather between their execution times. Using your intuition and best judgment, please estimate their relative performance.
CONTEMPORIST
A Rusty Exterior For A Home In A Rustic Setting
CLB Architects has shared photos of the ‘Paintbrush Residence’, a modern home they designed in...
a year ago
CLB Architects has shared photos of the ‘Paintbrush Residence’, a modern home they designed in Jackson, Wyoming, that has a weathered steel exterior. Located in a dappled Aspen grove, the home incorporates slow-weathering materials such as oxidized steel and cedar, allowing it to...
Rest of World -...
How RRR’s success brought a wave of Telugu-language movies to Netflix
Netflix in the U.S. now has more content in Telugu than in German, Russian, or any dialect of...
8 months ago
Netflix in the U.S. now has more content in Telugu than in German, Russian, or any dialect of Chinese.
Anecdotal Evidence
'The Dead in Their Silences Keep Me in Memory'
Edwin Muir (1887-1959)
I first knew as the translator with his wife Willa of Kafka’s novels...
a year ago
Edwin Muir (1887-1959)
I first knew as the translator with his wife Willa of Kafka’s novels and
stories. I remember chancing on The
Castle at the public library in the mid-sixties, knowing nothing about
Kafka. Only now do I appreciate the debts incurred – to Kafka, to the Muirs....
Passing Time
The Consciousness Box
Sorry for the inconvenience.
a year ago
Sorry for the inconvenience.
TheCollector
A Christmas Carol in Context: Dickens’ Beloved Festive Fable
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yesterday
Max Countryman
Grow In Public
There's a secret when it comes optimizing growth: it's about doing our work in public. But there are...
a year ago
There's a secret when it comes optimizing growth: it's about doing our work in public. But there are barriers that can make this difficult or even impossible. Here's how we build a culture that enables building in public.
The Ruffian
Are You Charismatic Or Charming?
Time To Decide
a month ago
Computer Ads from...
Comics from 1986/06 Australian Personal Computer Mag
It’s that time of the month. This time let’s look at humor from down under. These comics are from...
8 months ago
It’s that time of the month. This time let’s look at humor from down under. These comics are from the June 1986 issue of Australian Computer magazine. Enjoy! What computer ads would you like to see in the future? Please comment below. If you enjoyed it, please share it with your...
Blog - Mac Pierce
Decreasing the F.Q. - A talk on Facial Recognition and the Opt Out Cap
Links to a talk I gave on the Opt-Out cap and the state of surveillance via
facial recognition.
over a year ago
Links to a talk I gave on the Opt-Out cap and the state of surveillance via
facial recognition.
Spoon & Tamago
Icoma Foldable Electric Bike Inspired by Japanese Transformable Toys
The moment we saw this foldable electric bike, something awakened our inner child. We couldn’t quite...
a year ago
The moment we saw this foldable electric bike, something awakened our inner child. We couldn’t quite put our finger on it bit it was a feeling akin to seeing a brand new toy in a toy shop. It turns out that the origin story of the Icoma Electric Bike is very much a part of...
Patterns in Humanity
Racial Homicide Disparities Since 1910
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the...
a year ago
Drawing from uniform crime reports since 1933 and vital statistics since 1910, I document the evolution of black-white homicide disparities in the United States since the early 20th century.
Seth's Blog
Taken for granted
A poignant definition of civilization is all the conveniences, courtesies, standards, insulation and...
3 months ago
A poignant definition of civilization is all the conveniences, courtesies, standards, insulation and tools that we hardly notice now but that we would miss if they were gone.
Retail Design Blog
Xiaoshi Restaurant by Longterm Design
Located in the bustling coastal city of Wenzhou in the southeast of China, known for its mild...
5 months ago
Located in the bustling coastal city of Wenzhou in the southeast of China, known for its mild subtropical climate, Xiaoshi...
Noahpinion
Economic losses for our allies are not wins for the U.S.
Stop comparing ourselves to countries who are on our side.
10 months ago
Stop comparing ourselves to countries who are on our side.
Sean Carroll
Johns Hopkins
As far as I remember, the first time I stepped onto a university campus was in junior high school,...
over a year ago
As far as I remember, the first time I stepped onto a university campus was in junior high school, when I visited Johns Hopkins for an awards ceremony for the Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth. (I grew up in an environment that didn’t involve spending a lot of time on...
Spoon & Tamago
The Conran Shop, A New Chapter For Hillside Terrace by Keiji Ashizawa Design
All images courtesy of Keiji Ashizawa Design Since opening its London flagship in 1973, The Conran...
a year ago
All images courtesy of Keiji Ashizawa Design Since opening its London flagship in 1973, The Conran Shop has been a go-to destination for all things contemporary design. And in their latest chapter, the curated shop welcomes you to its new space in Hillside Terrace, a relaxing...
Applied Cartography
Fathom
I'd been meaning to jot down some thoughts on Fathom for a while, and did not have a particularly...
2 weeks ago
I'd been meaning to jot down some thoughts on Fathom for a while, and did not have a particularly good reason to do so until the news broke that Paul Jarvis was selling his share of the company to Jack Ellis, the technical co-founder. [1]
Anyway, the two thoughts:
I think Fathom...
TheCollector
Rock the Vote! How Music & Pop Culture Influenced Elections
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a month ago
computers are bad
2024-10-19 land art and isolation
Prescript: I originally started writing this with the intent to send it out to
my supporter's...
2 months ago
Prescript: I originally started writing this with the intent to send it out to
my supporter's newsletter, EYES ONLY, but it
got to be long and took basically all day so I feel like it deserves wider
circulation. You will have to tolerate that it begins in the more
conversational...
The American Scholar
Indiana Absurd
Tiffany Tsao on translating a beguiling Indonesian short-story collection
The post Indiana Absurd...
7 months ago
Tiffany Tsao on translating a beguiling Indonesian short-story collection
The post Indiana Absurd appeared first on The American Scholar.
Making software...
A Warning for New Designers: Avoid Dribbble
A Warning for New Designers: Avoid Dribbble
2022-09-08
Everyday a new designer begins their journey...
over a year ago
A Warning for New Designers: Avoid Dribbble
2022-09-08
Everyday a new designer begins their journey into the world of [insert design industry here] and it is magical! Having a fresh pair of eyes untainted from the current trends of the time can help improve design as a whole....
CONTEMPORIST
A Contemporary Extension Adds New Living Spaces And Natural Light To This Brick Home
North London architects XUL Architecture have sent us photos of their latest project, where they...
a year ago
North London architects XUL Architecture have sent us photos of their latest project, where they were tasked with renovating this three-story family home to completely enlarge the rear of the house while still allowing for plenty of natural light. The architects removed the...
The Convivial...
Taking Stock of Our Technological Liturgies
Listen now | The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 15
over a year ago
Listen now | The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 15
Math Is Still...
A New Map of the Universe, Painted With Cosmic Neutrinos
Physicists finally know where at least some of these high-energy particles come from, which helps...
a year ago
Physicists finally know where at least some of these high-energy particles come from, which helps make the neutrinos useful for exploring fundamental physics.
The post A New Map of the Universe, Painted With Cosmic Neutrinos first appeared on Quanta Magazine
Both Are True
Babe wake up we’re sharing our fears
Genuine thoughts I've had that have nothing to do with the election !!!
a month ago
Genuine thoughts I've had that have nothing to do with the election !!!
Classical Wisdom
What is the Soul?
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
9 months ago
Putting the Psyche back in Psychology...
Platformer
Why I'm having trouble covering AI
If you believe that the most serious risks from AI are real, should you write about anything else?
a year ago
If you believe that the most serious risks from AI are real, should you write about anything else?
Nadia Asparouhova
Mapping out the tribes of climate
Climate is a gravity well for talent, but why don’t other, equally impactful topics attract talent...
over a year ago
Climate is a gravity well for talent, but why don’t other, equally impactful topics attract talent in the same way? Why isn’t everyone dropping everything to work on homelessness, or global poverty, or curing cancer? With many peers in tech now working on climate issues, I tried...
Joel Gascoigne
For the first few people, hire from your network
* Tweet [https://twitter.com/share]
*
* Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add]
*
We’re lucky...
over a year ago
* Tweet [https://twitter.com/share]
*
* Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add]
*
We’re lucky enough to have reached the stage with Buffer [http://bufferapp.com]
where we have had to start to think about growing the team. For the first 10
months the team consisted of just...
Seth's Blog
Books and more, winter 2024
They’re a gift that lasts forever, because your friend will remember what they learned and how they...
3 weeks ago
They’re a gift that lasts forever, because your friend will remember what they learned and how they felt… and they can keep it on their bookshelf or hard drive as a reminder in case they forget… Amazon chose This is Strategy for a Kindle deal today. It’s only $4. Also, the...
Maps Mania
The 2024 UK General Election Map
5 months ago
diamond geezer
Unblogged April
30 unblogged things I did in April
Mon 1: Three highlights of a day spent at my Dad's in Norfolk: i)...
7 months ago
30 unblogged things I did in April
Mon 1: Three highlights of a day spent at my Dad's in Norfolk: i) going to the local art exhibition and having tea and cake with a sheep farmer. ii) watching a wren repeatedly bringing nest material into the birdbox beside my bedroom window....
blag
Introducing CaskDB – a project to teach you writing a key-value store
CaskDB is an educational project which aims to guide you in writing a persistent, embeddable...
over a year ago
CaskDB is an educational project which aims to guide you in writing a persistent, embeddable database from scratch.
TheCollector
What Five Philosophers Have to Say About Physical Exercise
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7 months ago
Ink & Switch
OS of the future and universal version control
In this dispatch we're spotlighting Alexander Obenauer's work on the future of personal computing...
9 months ago
In this dispatch we're spotlighting Alexander Obenauer's work on the future of personal computing and introducing our new research project.
Rest of World -...
An Indian edtech that helps students live out their study-abroad dreams
Leverage Edu, which has raised $70 million, is among the few profitable edtech companies in the...
a year ago
Leverage Edu, which has raised $70 million, is among the few profitable edtech companies in the country.
diamond geezer
Hog Hill and Dog Kennel Hill
Things on Hills: Hog Hill and Dog Kennel Hill
Where the heck are we? The far side of Redbridge,...
a month ago
Things on Hills: Hog Hill and Dog Kennel Hill
Where the heck are we? The far side of Redbridge, almost in Havering
Be more precise: On the southern edge of Hainault Country Park
Nearest tube station: Fairlop, but 1½ miles away so hardly near
Nearest bus routes: both the 247 and...
elementary Blog
The System Settings Redesign Has Landed
This month the biggest story is System Settings, but we also have some great progress on the new...
8 months ago
This month the biggest story is System Settings, but we also have some great progress on the new Dock and Wayland. Plus a small change to default keyboard shortcuts that you might appreciate. Read ahead to find out the new developments you have to look forward to in the upcoming...
Bits about Money
BAM is now reader-supported
Bits about Money now offers paid memberships. (Plus, a bonus essay on newsletter financial...
a year ago
Bits about Money now offers paid memberships. (Plus, a bonus essay on newsletter financial infrastructure.)
Old Structures...
An Unfortunate Comparison
I’m not a big fan of mid-twentieth-century modernism, and I still agree that Bertrand Goldberg’s...
6 months ago
I’m not a big fan of mid-twentieth-century modernism, and I still agree that Bertrand Goldberg’s Marina City is remarkable architecture. From the north: From the south: There’s just one little detail that got stuck in my head that partially ruins looking at it for me. Every...
TheCollector
What Was the Sturmabteilung?
undefined
10 months ago
diamond geezer
The Brockley Three Peaks
A Nice Walk: The Brockley Three Peaks (5 miles)
Sometimes you just want to go for a nice walk,...
6 months ago
A Nice Walk: The Brockley Three Peaks (5 miles)
Sometimes you just want to go for a nice walk, triple-summited, great views, waterside stretches, plenty of up and down, easily reached, all-weather surfaces, a bit of history, occasional dead people, refreshment opportunities, two...
swyx's site RSS Feed
How to change custom domain on Substack
Since September, I've been running my AI newsletter on https://lspace.swyx.io
a year ago
Since September, I've been running my AI newsletter on https://lspace.swyx.io
Saturday Morning...
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Last Wishes
Click here to go see the bonus panel!
Hovertext:
This. This shall be my immortality.
Today's...
a year ago
Click here to go see the bonus panel!
Hovertext:
This. This shall be my immortality.
Today's News:
Wanna rant about space settlement (pro or con) in a way that is substantially MORE ACCURATE and includes notes on legal/culinary matters pertaining to space cannibalism? A City on...
Koos Looijesteijn -...
Quarantine
Until this week, we have been lucky with our daycare. Apart from the occasional positive tests, I’m...
over a year ago
Until this week, we have been lucky with our daycare. Apart from the occasional positive tests, I’m not aware of...
NeuroLogica Blog
Localizing Hidden Consciousness
What’s going on in the minds of people who appear to be comatose? This has been an enduring...
a year ago
What’s going on in the minds of people who appear to be comatose? This has been an enduring neurological question from the beginning of neurology as a discipline. Recent technological advances have completely changed the game in terms of evaluating comatose patients, and now a...
Dr Alun Withey
Are Beards Over? A Historical Perspective.
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing...
over a year ago
Recently I spoke with the Guardian journalist Tim Dowling for an excellent article he was writing (published last week) about whether beards are finally ‘over’, and I thought it would be interesting to reflect on some of this. Since re-emerging around 2014, gaining popularity...
Londonist
Things To Do This Weekend In London: 23-24 December 2023
Events in the capital on Christmas Eve, and Christmas Eve Eve.
a year ago
Events in the capital on Christmas Eve, and Christmas Eve Eve.
Construction Physics
What Progress Has There Been In Industrial Robots?
Long-term, I’m optimistic about robots and automation solving construction’s stagnant cost and...
11 months ago
Long-term, I’m optimistic about robots and automation solving construction’s stagnant cost and productivity problem. Even if nothing else works, if you can build a cheap machine capable of doing everything a human can do, that would greatly reduce labor costs, which are a large...
Trying to Understand...
China And Russia Walk Into A Room.
And don't say a word about Europe.
6 months ago
And don't say a word about Europe.
Essays - Benedict...
Notes on newsletters
Email newsletters unlocked a new way to pay for content, but is this a tool
or a network? You can...
over a year ago
Email newsletters unlocked a new way to pay for content, but is this a tool
or a network? You can write all you like, but how do you get readers? And
is the take rate 10% or 90%?
diamond geezer
Blogged September
30 blogged things I did in September
Fri 1: I've now been publishing my 'unblogged' posts for 5...
a year ago
30 blogged things I did in September
Fri 1: I've now been publishing my 'unblogged' posts for 5 years, i.e. I've done 60 of them, so to still be getting 50 comments on the latest one is quite something, thanks.
Sat 2: I broke the news that tube platform tickets were being...
Old Structures...
Still Developing
The caption on this 1882 picture is obviously wrong. Jacob Ruppert’s house was at the corner of...
a week ago
The caption on this 1882 picture is obviously wrong. Jacob Ruppert’s house was at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 93rd Street, and the big avenue to the right is Park (Fourth) Avenue. You can tell because of those little bridges and the wide center mall: this is the north end of...
TheCollector
Friedrich Nietzsche: The 13+1 Best Books Of His Philosophical Career
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11 months ago
computers are bad
2024-05-06 matrix
For those of you who are members of the Matrix project, I wanted to let you
know that I am running...
7 months ago
For those of you who are members of the Matrix project, I wanted to let you
know that I am running for the Governing Board, and a bit about why. For those
of you who are not, I hope you will forgive the intrusion. Maybe you'll find my
opinions on the topic interesting anyway.
I...
TheCollector
Iakim Volkov’s Wedding: An Illustration of a Complicated History
undefined
10 months ago
The Great Discontent...
Carly Ayres
Emergence Issue: TGD’s fifth issue features a dynamic group of 15 creators who are deeply committed...
over a year ago
Emergence Issue: TGD’s fifth issue features a dynamic group of 15 creators who are deeply committed to addressing systematic challenges in their communities through creativity and emerging ideologies. Buy Now According to your website, “Carly Ayres is a writer using language and...
Blog posts of...
How i make investment decisions 🏝
The goal of this article is to break down how i make investment decisions in the hope that it helps...
over a year ago
The goal of this article is to break down how i make investment decisions in the hope that it helps founders to see their fundraising effort from the “other side”.
Luxagraf:...
Photo Shoot
After shining up the bus in Rocky Bayou we headed back over to Fort Pickens where we were scheduled...
a year ago
After shining up the bus in Rocky Bayou we headed back over to Fort Pickens where we were scheduled to meet up with a photographer who was shooting the bus for an article I wrote for Wired magazine. Both Wired and I wanted us to be out west for the photo shoot, but that didn't...
A Beautiful Site
There's a reason that Bootstrap 3 has ugly buttons
It's true. Everyone loves Bootstrap's buttons...at least they did until 3.0 came out.
But before you...
over a year ago
It's true. Everyone loves Bootstrap's buttons...at least they did until 3.0 came out.
But before you get upset at @mdo and @fat for what many mistake to be a move towards the anti-skeuomorphic design trend, you should realize there's more than meets the eye behind the decision to...
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Celebrate Cicero!
11 months ago
TheCollector
Cronus: The Titan Leader in Greek Mythology
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a year ago
TheCollector
Who Was Gabriele D’Annunzio?
undefined
11 months ago
Artificial Ignorance
Looking a gift llama in the mouth
How Llama 3.1 uniquely leverages Meta's business model (and why we should be a little bit cynical...
5 months ago
How Llama 3.1 uniquely leverages Meta's business model (and why we should be a little bit cynical about it)
David Gerrells
thinking around a pen
Codepen is a delightful app that I used over the years to practice my frontend skill. One thing that...
over a year ago
Codepen is a delightful app that I used over the years to practice my frontend skill. One thing that has annoyed me was that over time they have limited features more and more behind a pay wall for a pro account...
TheCollector
The Arts & Crafts Movement: A Response to the Industrial Revolution
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4 months ago
The Modern House
Field Work: A guided architectural tour of the Thames – 'a pukka example' of a team away day
Earlier this month, The Modern House team had the pleasure of Benedict O’Looney’s company. For a...
6 months ago
Earlier this month, The Modern House team had the pleasure of Benedict O’Looney’s company. For a full three hours, the architect, historian and former punk musician stood at the prow of a riverboat in the Thames and narrated the rich, complex history of the buildings […]
The Ruffian
27 Takes On What It Means To Be a Serious Person
Plus a rattle bag of goodies
8 months ago
Plus a rattle bag of goodies
nanoscale views
Materials characterization techniques – a brief glossary
Suppose someone has synthesized or found what they think is a new material. How do people studying...
11 months ago
Suppose someone has synthesized or found what they think is a new material. How do people studying materials (condensed matter physicists, materials scientists, materials chemists) figure out what they have and understand its properties? That's the puzzle-solving aspect of...
CONTEMPORIST
A Black Kitchen Is A Bold Design Choice For This Home
Photography by Aaron Pocock sense of space [SOS Architects] has sent us photos of a contemporary...
a year ago
Photography by Aaron Pocock sense of space [SOS Architects] has sent us photos of a contemporary home they recently completed, that includes an unexpected all-black kitchen. Photography by Mike Baker The striking black kitchen facilitates the owners’ love for cooking and...
The Solarchitecture...
Circadian rhythm and solar home design
If our body is not tuned to our circadian rhythm, we can hardly be in flow with Life.
over a year ago
If our body is not tuned to our circadian rhythm, we can hardly be in flow with Life.
TheCollector
Spice Wars: The European Fight for the Spice Trade
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5 months ago
Old Structures...
Fame, Compressed
From 2018, a Carol Highsmith photo titled “View of the Manhattan skyline from the Empire State...
3 months ago
From 2018, a Carol Highsmith photo titled “View of the Manhattan skyline from the Empire State Building in New York, New York.” We’re looking northeast across part of midtown to the Queensboro Bridge, Queens and the Bronx, and suburban Long Island and Westchester beyond. What’s...
History Today Feed
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
7 months ago
Petticoat Alley: London’s Forgotten Women’s Clubs
JamesHoare
Thu, 05/02/2024 - 11:09
Seth's Blog
After the meteorite
When it slams into your house and destroys it, we’re likely to pursue one of two lines of thinking:...
a year ago
When it slams into your house and destroys it, we’re likely to pursue one of two lines of thinking: –How did I cause this? What choices did I make, what mistakes did I permit, why did I deserve to have this damage, or who can I blame? –Well, that happened, now what should I do?...
Londonist
St Paul's Lorrimore Square: London's Magnificent Modernist Church
Now THAT's a roof.
a year ago
TheCollector
Animal Rights vs Animal Welfare: What’s the Difference?
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a year ago
Transit Maps
Submission – Official Map: TRAM d’Alacant Fare Zones, 2023
Submitted by Roberto, who says: I would like to share the TRAM d’Alacant fare zone map. It describes...
a year ago
Submitted by Roberto, who says: I would like to share the TRAM d’Alacant fare zone map. It describes the different zones and stops of this tramway/narrow gauge train in the Spanish province of Alacant (Alicante). It’s been reopened recently after six years of renovation works....
elementary Blog
New Features For Mail, A More Personal Lock Screen, And System Settings Improvements
This should be the last monthly update before OS 7.1 and it’s a good one! We have new releases of...
a year ago
This should be the last monthly update before OS 7.1 and it’s a good one! We have new releases of our office productivity apps, including several new features in Mail, a much more personal Login & Lock Screen experience with improved accessibility, and a couple of large redesigns...
The Rational Walk
The Digest #203
American Scripture, Prometheus Bound, Herodotus on wealth, Apple intelligence, NetJets, Value...
6 months ago
American Scripture, Prometheus Bound, Herodotus on wealth, Apple intelligence, NetJets, Value Investor's Club, Nietzsche's world view, Are wrist watches effeminate?, Seinfeld on writing
Arduino Blog
How to customize your Arduino Cloud IoT dashboards on the go
The Arduino Cloud has long been a trusted platform for makers, engineers, and developers to manage...
2 months ago
The Arduino Cloud has long been a trusted platform for makers, engineers, and developers to manage their IoT projects with ease. From tracking sensor data to automating smart devices, the cloud enables seamless connectivity. Complementing this, the Arduino IoT Remote mobile app...
The Honest Broker
How to Read Greek Tragedy in a Netflix World
If you dare
3 months ago
Coffee with an...
Design explained using venn diagrams
Design is hard. If only the process could be explained using simple venn diagrams. Unfortunately,...
8 months ago
Design is hard. If only the process could be explained using simple venn diagrams. Unfortunately, this isn’t that: More Design in charts – HERE, and HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE
Business Brainstorms
Cubicles, boring first ideas, luck surface math, and spirituality has to go somewhere
Hey, this is Jakob Greenfeld, author of the Business Brainstorms newsletter - every week I write...
a year ago
Hey, this is Jakob Greenfeld, author of the Business Brainstorms newsletter - every week I write this email to share the most interesting trends, frameworks, opportunities, and ideas with you. Let's dive in! 💡 Opportunities “Is there anything a corp can do to break out of a...
abdz.do - Have you...
Personal 3D Explorations by Marterium
Personal 3D Explorations by Marterium
AoiroStudio0206—23
...
a year ago
Personal 3D Explorations by Marterium
AoiroStudio0206—23
Munich-based artist Marterium is a talented 3D artist who is constantly pushing the boundaries of creativity and exploring new dimensions in his art. His art series titled "Mentis...
The Honest Broker
Doctors Raise a Patient from a Deathlike State with Electronic Music
Is ultrasound the healing song of the 21st century?
4 months ago
Is ultrasound the healing song of the 21st century?
Articles - Chris...
Moved to tears
20 years ago, on January 15 2004, a little before 2 AM Pacific time, was
the payoff.
It was...
10 months ago
20 years ago, on January 15 2004, a little before 2 AM Pacific time, was
the payoff.
It was cause for celebration. But first, I wept.
AFAR Media - Travel...
Asheville Restaurants Refining Appalachian Culinary Traditions
11 months ago
SatPost by Trung...
OpenAI Saga: The Best Links and Memes
PLUS: Ridley Scott's directing secret sauce.
a year ago
PLUS: Ridley Scott's directing secret sauce.
Open Culture
Bruce Springsteen Endorses Kamala Harris & Makes the Case Against Donald Trump
The Boss speaks the truth in a dinner. Find it on Instagram.
2 months ago
The Boss speaks the truth in a dinner. Find it on Instagram.
diamond geezer
The London Overground line names post
The phased introduction of six new Overground line names has begun.
Before we get into all that,...
a month ago
The phased introduction of six new Overground line names has begun.
Before we get into all that, let's get the new names out of the way.
we did all that back then.
First important thing: If anyone posts any line name comments on any future post, I will shift them back to...
Math Is Still...
How Do Merging Supermassive Black Holes Pass the Final Parsec?
The giant holes in galaxies’ centers shouldn’t be able to merge, yet merge they do. Scientists...
2 months ago
The giant holes in galaxies’ centers shouldn’t be able to merge, yet merge they do. Scientists suggest that an unusual form of dark matter may be the solution.
The post How Do Merging Supermassive Black Holes Pass the Final Parsec? first appeared on Quanta Magazine
TheCollector
Is Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman the Greatest Film of All Time?
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10 months ago
Working Theorys
Second Encounters
Firsts are overrated
9 months ago
Anecdotal Evidence
'It's on the Russian Level'
“I’m not a
great reader of fiction. I read through all of Jane Austen with pleasure. I
read through...
5 months ago
“I’m not a
great reader of fiction. I read through all of Jane Austen with pleasure. I
read through George Eliot at school, but I was too young to appreciate her
then. But about a year ago I read Middlemarch.
Most marvellous book. Best
thing in nineteenth-century English fiction,...
Identity Designed
Atypical
Designed by Behalf, Saigon.
over a year ago
Designed by Behalf, Saigon.
Applied Cartography
Buttondown Analytics 3.0
Working on a new analytics engine — a scant eleven months after the previous 'new analytics...
10 months ago
Working on a new analytics engine — a scant eleven months after the previous 'new analytics engine'.
Calling this 3.0 is a bit of a misnomer: most of the code, design, and plumbing from the 2023 redesign is sticking around, just in a more modular format. The goal here is to...
Spoon & Tamago
Hida Takayama Distillery is Making Whiskey in an Abandoned School, Aging it in a Local Dam
Takane Elementary School and Takane No.2 Dam | images courtesy Hida Takayama A key strategy to...
a year ago
Takane Elementary School and Takane No.2 Dam | images courtesy Hida Takayama A key strategy to reducing our environmental impact involves integrating principles of a circular economy that prioritizes reuse, recovery, and refurbishment of existing infrastructure and resources. The...
Irrational...
Thoughts on writing and publishing Primer.
I’m materially finished writing my 3rd book, The Engineering Executive’s Primer. There’s one last...
a year ago
I’m materially finished writing my 3rd book, The Engineering Executive’s Primer. There’s one last chapter to go through tech review, and a fine line editing pass, but the hard stuff is largely done. Of course, that’s an author’s perspective, there is other hard stuff still to be...
History Today Feed
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
a month ago
The Conservative Party Popularity Contest
JamesHoare
Thu, 10/24/2024 - 09:21
Daniel Immke's Blog...
Making noisy SVGs
Addendum Dec 7, 2023 One of my ongoing fixations with the web is how improvements in technology...
a year ago
Addendum Dec 7, 2023 One of my ongoing fixations with the web is how improvements in technology inform web design. In an earlier post this…
PostHog's RSS Feed
10 things we've learned about pricing for SaaS startups
Originally published in our Substack newsletter, Product for Engineers . It's all about helping...
a year ago
Originally published in our Substack newsletter, Product for Engineers . It's all about helping engineers and founders build better products, and…
Out-of-Pocket Blog
How MainStreet gets you government $ | Out-Of-Pocket
Get government tax credits for your health startup
a year ago
Get government tax credits for your health startup
Seth's Blog
Comfort and convenience
For the last thirty years, the easiest shortcut has been convenience. If a marketer or a politician...
7 months ago
For the last thirty years, the easiest shortcut has been convenience. If a marketer or a politician or an institution wants to gain acceptance, make it convenient. Tim Wu has pointed out that we’ll trade almost anything to save a few moments of hassle or thought. But that doesn’t...
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Machine Learning Infrastructure: The Bridge Between Software Engineering and AI
What makes machine learning infra so important and why I find it so interesting
a year ago
What makes machine learning infra so important and why I find it so interesting
Seán Barry
Useful reusable functions I use in (almost) every Meteor application
Some core functions I find myself reusing in almost every Meteor.js application I build.
over a year ago
Some core functions I find myself reusing in almost every Meteor.js application I build.
Oxide Computer...
Compensation as a Reflection of Values
Compensation: the word alone is enough to trigger a fight-or-flight reaction in
many. But we in...
over a year ago
Compensation: the word alone is enough to trigger a fight-or-flight reaction in
many. But we in technology have the good fortune of being in a well-compensated
domain, so why does this issue induce such anxiety when our basic needs are
clearly covered? If it needs to be said,...
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32do Younghee Café and Restaurant by stof. + FFFAAARRR
A new multi-dining space has opened in Seminyak, one of the most vibrant areas in Bali, Indonesia....
4 months ago
A new multi-dining space has opened in Seminyak, one of the most vibrant areas in Bali, Indonesia. Under the planning...
James Cheshire
Atlas des Unsichtbaren
Thrilled to announce the publication of German edition of Atlas of the Invisible: Atlas des...
over a year ago
Thrilled to announce the publication of German edition of Atlas of the Invisible: Atlas des Unsichtbaren. It is published by Hanser, who also did an amazing job with our previous book Die Wege der Tiere, and available in all good bookshops across the German speaking world. Click...
Twelve Mile Circle –...
England, Day 10 (More Typical London)
Unlike the previous day, we focused our final full London day on places more regularly associated...
4 months ago
Unlike the previous day, we focused our final full London day on places more regularly associated with typical tourists. Sometimes we do that. Occasionally I displayed my normal geo-oddity proclivities but mostly it was about cramming as much as possible into the hours before...
Londonist
Things To Do This Weekend In London: 2-3 March 2024
Foodie events, live music, and last chance to see a flower festival before it closes.
10 months ago
Foodie events, live music, and last chance to see a flower festival before it closes.
Beautiful Public...
Special Database 18: 3,248 Mugshots Used for Training Image Recognition Systems
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has maintained a dataset of mugshot photos...
a year ago
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has maintained a dataset of mugshot photos of 1,573 people for decades, including 175 minors, until we asked about them.
TheCollector
Night Witches: The Female Russian Combat Unions of the Sky
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Get to Know Alma Mahler: Composer, Muse, and Scandalous Woman
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African History...
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State and society on a cosmopolitan island
TheCollector
Do Genetic Studies Refute the Etruscans’ Anatolian Origin?
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Liz Denys
Hold back on some of the sweet tooth: citrus almond poundcake
When I had come across an article on "sneaking" citrus almond poundcake out of a food processor in...
over a year ago
When I had come across an article on "sneaking" citrus almond poundcake out of a food processor in Mark Bittman's column, I realized that it had been too long since I had even eaten poundcake. Further, this one was flavored like oranges and marzipan - two of my favorite flavors -...
TheCollector
Wieland: How Religious Extremism Shaped the 1st American Gothic Novel
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TheCollector
5 Horrific Stories from the Old Testament
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HTMHell
#6 link with void operator as href value
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Issues and how...
over a year ago
Bad code
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The Modern House
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a year ago
Math Is Still...
Dogged Dark Matter Hunters Find New Hiding Places to Check
Perhaps dark matter is made of an entirely different kind of particle than the ones physicists have...
7 months ago
Perhaps dark matter is made of an entirely different kind of particle than the ones physicists have been searching for. New experiments are springing up to look for these ultra-lightweight phantoms.
The post Dogged Dark Matter Hunters Find New Hiding Places to Check...
Josh Comeau's blog
Common Beginner Mistakes with React
I used to teach React at a local coding bootcamp, and I noticed that students kept getting tripped...
a year ago
I used to teach React at a local coding bootcamp, and I noticed that students kept getting tripped up by the same handful of things. In this article, we're going to go through 9 of the most dastardly gotchas. I'll show you how to solve these common problems, so you can avoid a...
Seth's Blog
Foibles
Our habits, preferences and idiosyncrasies make perfect sense. We each know that we have great...
a year ago
Our habits, preferences and idiosyncrasies make perfect sense. We each know that we have great reasons to embrace our ways and stick with them. Other people’s habits, though, show that they are simply picky, weird or too sensitive. The difference between a preference and a foible...
Nela Dunato Art &...
How to tactfully answer awkward client questions
The first time you get a challenging question will always feel uncomfortable, and you’ll probably...
over a year ago
The first time you get a challenging question will always feel uncomfortable, and you’ll probably say something you’ll regret later. But that interaction is a valuable lesson, and the trick is to get prepared for the next time someone asks you the same question—because there will...
Open Culture
Get Unlimited Access to Courses & Certificates: Coursera Is Offering 40% (or $159) Off of Coursera...
A heads-up on a deal: Between today and December 2, 2024, Coursera is offering a 40% discount on its...
a month ago
A heads-up on a deal: Between today and December 2, 2024, Coursera is offering a 40% discount on its annual subscription plan called “Coursera Plus.” Normally priced at $399, Coursera Plus (now available for $239.40) gives you access to 7,000+ courses for one all-inclusive...
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Array 1.15.0
Hey there! It's been a while... With our last release being over a month ago, this new release has...
over a year ago
Hey there! It's been a while... With our last release being over a month ago, this new release has the largest changelog to date, with 175 PRs merged…
Tony Dinh's...
Jan 2022 updates: 4K MRR, new release, new features, new learnings
Hello everyone, this is Tony! 👋 In January 2022, I released a new DevUtils version, added a lot of...
over a year ago
Hello everyone, this is Tony! 👋 In January 2022, I released a new DevUtils version, added a lot of features for Black Magic, reached $4K MRR, and learned a ton! Here comes the monthly update! Hope you like it! 🧩 New DevUtils release: 1.13 The latest release of DevUtils comes...
Seth's Blog
The leaping curve
The learning curve is familiar to many people. It might be steep, but it’s continuous. Organizations...
a year ago
The learning curve is familiar to many people. It might be steep, but it’s continuous. Organizations (and people) work their way up it, one step at a time (it’s the black line in the graph below). But there’s rarely a continuous learning curve. Instead, it’s often interrupted by...
julian.digital
Multi-layered calendars
Traveling through time in three dimensions 01 Intro Time is a curious thing. It’s a constantly...
a year ago
Traveling through time in three dimensions 01 Intro Time is a curious thing. It’s a constantly flowing stream that can’t be paused, stopped, or repeated. We experience it, but we can’t control it. We can’t even touch or feel it. To get a better grasp of this weird, intangible...
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Listening
My friend Dave Infante has been busy – he launched his own
beer-centric podcast, Taplines, and guest-starred on the enormous
Chapo Trap House podcast.
Reading
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Things nobody taught me about money
When I was growing up, I was one of the first generations of students to have a strikingly different...
a year ago
When I was growing up, I was one of the first generations of students to have a strikingly different education from previous generations. I grew up under the Bush administration’s No Child Left Behind policies. Classes teaching important life skills like home economics and...
Dreams of Space -...
Bozo and His Rocket Ship -Capitol Record-Reader (1947)
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called...
9 months ago
Here an old piece of "rocket" ephemera. Back when there were these big black round things called "records," there were children's record-readers. My mom had some of these from here childhood so I actually read some of them. You would put a stack of records on (this one had 4...
Common Edge
Building Emissions Are Falling, Now the Real Work Begins
There has been a significant drop this year. The path toward net-zero intensifies.
a year ago
There has been a significant drop this year. The path toward net-zero intensifies.
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Writing for developers
As a founder, one of the most surprisingly important skills I've realized I have is hitting the...
over a year ago
As a founder, one of the most surprisingly important skills I've realized I have is hitting the front page of Hacker News . Out of five posts that I…
TheCollector
What Are the Six Labors of Theseus?
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9 months ago
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Hedge Words Affirm Creative, Imaginative Thinking
Mandy’s note piqued my interest so much, I started reading Being Wrong by Kathryn Schulz. So far, I...
6 months ago
Mandy’s note piqued my interest so much, I started reading Being Wrong by Kathryn Schulz. So far, I love it! (I hope to write more about it once I’ve finished, but I’m afraid I won’t because the whole book is underlined in red pencil and I wouldn’t know where to start.)
As...
TheCollector
Scottish Independence Movements Through the Ages
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Ink & Switch
Ink & Switch Unconference [2022 / Berlin]
Ink & Switch invited a few folks out for a day of conversations in Berlin. Here are some notes and...
over a year ago
Ink & Switch invited a few folks out for a day of conversations in Berlin. Here are some notes and pictures from that event.
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Scaling Coding Communities
People who can scale coding communities are 🔥 🔥 🔥
over a year ago
People who can scale coding communities are 🔥 🔥 🔥
Charles Chen
A Conceptual Model of State in Vue 3.4
A guide to understanding how to think about state and components in Vue with the game changing...
11 months ago
A guide to understanding how to think about state and components in Vue with the game changing defineModel
TheCollector
A Historical Overview: What Was Japan’s Tokaido Road?
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Willem's Blog
Cyber security: 5 easy tips to protect your server against hackers
These 5 practical cyber security measures will improve the safety of server, website and data.
over a year ago
These 5 practical cyber security measures will improve the safety of server, website and data.
somenice
Cloth Simulation with Procedural Plaid
This was fun, because how can you have too much plaid?Thanks to Ryan King Art on Youtube for the...
a year ago
This was fun, because how can you have too much plaid?Thanks to Ryan King Art on Youtube for the Blender tutorial series on material nodes. His tutorials are great and I appreciate the effort in his editing. Support him if you can. I often joke that I’ve learned Blender 3D every...
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WAR IS OVER! (If You Want It)
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over a year ago
Contributed by Nick Sherman
Source: entertainment.ha.com License: All Rights Reserved.
Original WAR IS OVER! postcard.
The War Is Over! campaign for peace was launched 50 years ago this week by Yoko Ono & John Lennon. On December 15, 1969, a series of billboards, leaflets,...
Old Structures...
The Skull Beneath The Feathers
I like birds to begin with; this hummingbird sculpture in Montreal seems designed specifically for a...
4 weeks ago
I like birds to begin with; this hummingbird sculpture in Montreal seems designed specifically for a structural engineer who likes birds.
Both Are True
can everyone kindly shut the fuck up about AI
The robots aren't coming, but the people who can't shut the fuck up about them are already here.
6 months ago
The robots aren't coming, but the people who can't shut the fuck up about them are already here.
Seth's Blog
Severe weather alert
For the last two weeks, my weather app has informed me that there’s a real risk (in this case,...
3 weeks ago
For the last two weeks, my weather app has informed me that there’s a real risk (in this case, wildfires). But, after a few days, that’s not severe weather. That’s just weather. (Metaphor alert). Patterns are easy to ignore. We pay attention when the pattern is interrupted. The...
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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Viking
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5 months ago
Click here to go see the bonus panel!
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Progress can be slow
We can spend a lifetime working on the same things, and that's ok
5 months ago
We can spend a lifetime working on the same things, and that's ok
Rest of World -...
Using AI to revive nostalgia — and preserve Hong Kong’s past
Michael Chang, CEO of Capture.HK, talks about how the company helps digitize old albums and video...
a year ago
Michael Chang, CEO of Capture.HK, talks about how the company helps digitize old albums and video tapes.
Classical Wisdom
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Something I’ve been thinking about a lot recently is the idea of simply trying
harder with everything I choose to spend my time on. It seems like an elusive
thing, the idea of optimal focus and...
The Codist
How I Defeated An MMO Game Hack Author
In the late 2000's, I worked at a niche MMO game company. We had a small team, not a lot of money,...
2 months ago
In the late 2000's, I worked at a niche MMO game company. We had a small team, not a lot of money, but a loyal audience. It was a game of skill without any of the usual powerups and unreality, and the players enjoyed the challenge.
Then, one
Daniel Immke's Blog...
Improving my productivity in 2018
2017 was a really good year for me. I did a lot of freelance work, improved my financial situation,...
over a year ago
2017 was a really good year for me. I did a lot of freelance work, improved my financial situation, built this site and started blogging…
Matt Blewitt
Riding the Risk Railway
When building and operating a user-facing system, especially one that is open to the public, it is...
over a year ago
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...
TheCollector
8 Most Divisive President Elections in US History
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Polar Night
Surreal and otherworldly.
a year ago
Surreal and otherworldly.
The Pragmatic...
Is the strategy of joining late-stage startups for the financial upside, a dead end?
The past decade, one of the best ways to maximize compensation outcomes was to join a pre-IPO...
over a year ago
The past decade, one of the best ways to maximize compensation outcomes was to join a pre-IPO company issuing generous equity, then wait for the IPO. This strategy seems to be less profitable in 2022.
TheCollector
What Was Négritude?
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Handprinted - Blog
In the Studio 2024
What a busy year in the studio! Thank you to everyone who has joined us for a workshop, event or...
3 days ago
What a busy year in the studio! Thank you to everyone who has joined us for a workshop, event or open access studio session. Let's take a look at what's being going on in the Handprinted Studio in 2024:
WORKSHOPS
2024 has been packed with workshops, taught by our team as well as...
diamond geezer
Green Link Walk 3
Let's return to London's newest official walkway, the Green Link Walk, which was launched on 1st...
9 months ago
Let's return to London's newest official walkway, the Green Link Walk, which was launched on 1st March. If you need a map try here, if you need an app try here, if you want 45 pages of walking instructions try here, and if you're reading this several months in the future try...
Old Vintage...
An Apple district manager's Macintosh Portable in 1989-91 (featuring GEIS AppleLink and a look at...
a late prototype Macintosh Portable. But it turns out it's not merely notable for what it is than...
9 months ago
a late prototype Macintosh Portable. But it turns out it's not merely notable for what it is than what it has on it: a beta version of System 6.0.6 (the doomed release that Apple pulled due to bugs), Apple sales databases, two online services — the maligned Mac Prodigy client,...
CONTEMPORIST
A Desk Designed To Hide Inside The Wall
Architectural and interior design firm Sonya Lee Architect has shared photos of a 1930s home they...
a year ago
Architectural and interior design firm Sonya Lee Architect has shared photos of a 1930s home they renovated in Queens, New York, that includes an interesting design detail. As working from home has become much more popular, especially over the last few years, the designers...
Flashbak
Evelyn Richter’s Street Photography Reveals the Reality of Life in East Germany
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the...
4 months ago
For photographer Evelyn Richter (1930–2021) East Germany was not computers being towed by the bikini-clad proletariat, Western holidaymakers, badly disguised secret police and being on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall. A self-described “documentarian and historian”, Richter...
Londonist
London's Christmas Lights 2023: Where, When And How To See Them This Year
A complete guide to London's glittering festive displays.
a year ago
A complete guide to London's glittering festive displays.
Vadim Kravcenko
Process Debt
I’m sure you’ve worked at companies where you felt that they were moving slowly and it was not even...
a year ago
I’m sure you’ve worked at companies where you felt that they were moving slowly and it was not even worth […]
The post Process Debt appeared first on Vadim Kravcenko.
AFAR Media - Travel...
9 Must-Visit Religious UNESCO Sites in Germany
7 months ago
CONTEMPORIST
Distillery-Inspired Materials Are Featured Throughout The Interior Of This Gin Bar
Architecture and experimentation office Grizzo Studio together with Rocio Martinez Serra, has sent...
11 months ago
Architecture and experimentation office Grizzo Studio together with Rocio Martinez Serra, has sent us photos of the Moretti Gin Bar that they have recently completed in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The design of the bar incorporates elements that have been inspired by the gin...
Charles Chen
Nuxt 3 with SSR on Google Cloud Firebase Functions (2023)
If you're seeking a no-cost, low-ops, low-friction solution for deploying SSR workloads then look no...
a year ago
If you're seeking a no-cost, low-ops, low-friction solution for deploying SSR workloads then look no further!
Willem's Blog
CAPTCHA Alternative
If you're looking for a user-friendly alternative for CAPTCHA's you should check this post out where...
over a year ago
If you're looking for a user-friendly alternative for CAPTCHA's you should check this post out where I outline how I protect web forms against malicious actors and spammers.
Old Structures...
The Black Tower
For all you Lord of the Rings fans, remember: Brooklyn is not Mordor. No matter what similarities...
8 months ago
For all you Lord of the Rings fans, remember: Brooklyn is not Mordor. No matter what similarities may exist.
History Today Feed
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
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The Libellous Letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
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Vadim Kravcenko
How to better handle stress in a startup?
Dear Reader, First off, let me commend you on the courage and determination you’ve already shown on...
10 months ago
Dear Reader, First off, let me commend you on the courage and determination you’ve already shown on your journey. The […]
The post How to better handle stress in a startup? appeared first on Vadim Kravcenko.
Krzysztof Kowalczyk...
Lessons learned from 15 years of SumatraPDF, an open source Windows app
I released first version of SumatraPDF in 2006. That’s 15 years ago which seems like a good time for...
over a year ago
I released first version of SumatraPDF in 2006. That’s 15 years ago which seems like a good time for a retrospective.
The app
SumatraPDF is a multi-format (PDF, ePub, Mobi, comic book, DjVu, XPS, CHM) viewer for Windows and currently looks like this:
The...
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Against Namespacing Personal Sites
I care a lot about creating Cool URIs so I have been paralyzed more than I should be about what I'm...
over a year ago
I care a lot about creating Cool URIs so I have been paralyzed more than I should be about what I'm calling "URL Architecture". In true fashion, I'm blogging about it.
The Elysian
I'm not going to have kids to save the economy
Not on my list of reasons to have children.
8 months ago
Not on my list of reasons to have children.
journal – Winnie Lim
gyeongju, the city of beautiful tombs
Spent a few days in gyeongju. I knew there were going to be tombs, but what I didn’t expect was them...
5 months ago
Spent a few days in gyeongju. I knew there were going to be tombs, but what I didn’t expect was them to be everywhere, not just concentrated in one area. I didn’t...
Saturday Morning...
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Monty
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a year ago
Click here to go see the bonus panel!
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Very Basic Form Styling
Very Basic Form Styling
2019-11-13
Web forms can be great - I'm borderline obsessed with them. I...
over a year ago
Very Basic Form Styling
2019-11-13
Web forms can be great - I'm borderline obsessed with them. I love tinkering with pre-existing logins / sign up pages and I've also open sourced a minimal CSS form-styling plugin: Normform. While simple CSS plugins like these can be helpful, I...
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