TheCollector
A Luta Continua! Mozambique’s Struggle for Independence
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6 months ago
TheCollector
Women in Art History: Great Female Artists Who Were Long Overlooked
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5 months ago
Computer Things
My patented Miracle Tonic would have prevented the CrowdStrike meltdown
Last Friday CrowdStrike did something really bad and it destroyed every airport in the world. I...
5 months ago
Last Friday CrowdStrike did something really bad and it destroyed every airport in the world. I didn't bother to learn anything else about it because I was too busy writing my 10k whitepaper about how all the problems were all caused by one simple mistake: not drinking my...
Rest of World -...
Apple and Foxconn lobbied India to relax its labor laws. Unions are fighting back
The business-friendly change extends factory shifts from nine to 12 hours, and allows women to work...
a year ago
The business-friendly change extends factory shifts from nine to 12 hours, and allows women to work overnight.
Liz Denys
Denim hexagonal teacups, 2024
Starlit sky on a clear night / the milky way / eternity / clarity / raindrops sticking to window...
6 months ago
Starlit sky on a clear night / the milky way / eternity / clarity / raindrops sticking to window glass
The Diff
Economic Lessons from the Last Few Singularities
Plus! Conflicts and Confluence; Bonds; Empire Building; China; The Capital and Talent Cycle
a week ago
Plus! Conflicts and Confluence; Bonds; Empire Building; China; The Capital and Talent Cycle
TheCollector
13 Surprising Facts About William Shakespeare
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4 months ago
Farza's Newsletter
just played a sick riff using a peanut as my guitar pick wow
I wanna cover one thing I did well this week and one thing I did not do well. — One thing I did well...
over a year ago
I wanna cover one thing I did well this week and one thing I did not do well. — One thing I did well this week The thing I did well this week is finally finding people I trust to handle the job of curriculum creation so that I can focus more on growth.
Fatih Arslan
Calendar types in Watches
Mechanical watches that can show a date correctly are pretty rare, and the ones that do are very...
8 months ago
Mechanical watches that can show a date correctly are pretty rare, and the ones that do are very expensive (starting at $10k). But why? Let me explain.
Vitalik Buterin's...
Ethereum has blobs. Where do we go from here?
9 months ago
TheCollector
How did Alexander the Great Untangle the Gordian Knot?
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8 months ago
Ian's Blog
What the heck is OCSP?
The online certificate status protocol, or OCSP for short, is a way for TLS clients (like your web...
over a year ago
The online certificate status protocol, or OCSP for short, is a way for TLS clients (like your web browser) to check if a certificate has been revoked or not.
Certificate Revocation?
With asymmetrical encryption, your encryption is only as good as long as your private key remains...
Max Rozen
Understanding useState's initial value
If you're used to class components and setState, the useState Hook might be confusing at first....
over a year ago
If you're used to class components and setState, the useState Hook might be confusing at first. Let's learn more about it in this article.
Hidden History
Museum Ship Destroyer USS Kidd
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a...
a month ago
The Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd was named, not after the famous British pirate, but after a Rear Admiral who was killed on board the Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Kidd served in both the Second World War and the Korean War. The destroyer USS Kidd was...
TheCollector
What Is the Symbolism in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass?
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11 months ago
swyx's site RSS Feed
Working The Reverse 9 to 5
Having weird sleeping hours is working out... very well for me.
over a year ago
Having weird sleeping hours is working out... very well for me.
TheCollector
The FBI Repatriates Looted Japan Artifacts
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9 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Platonic Love in Simple Words?
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3 weeks ago
Seth's Blog
Meaningfully informed
Community requires individuals to have the option of speaking up. If we’re in this together, we...
6 months ago
Community requires individuals to have the option of speaking up. If we’re in this together, we ought to be able to chime in. But while every member of the community can speak out, the ones that are heard also have something useful to say. Being informed is a requirement to be...
Max Countryman
High Leverage One-on-Ones
One-on-ones are an important resource for both managers and individual contributors. However, it's...
a year ago
One-on-ones are an important resource for both managers and individual contributors. However, it's easy to misuse them and squander the opportunity altogether. Let's explore how to get the most of out of these meetings by turning them into high-leverage touchpoints.
TheCollector
Monet’s Favorite French Cathedral Catches Fire
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5 months ago
Inverted Passion
Notes on how Supercell is run
Supercell, the company behind the massively popular Clash of Clans game, has one of the highest...
a year ago
Supercell, the company behind the massively popular Clash of Clans game, has one of the highest valuation per employee figures out there: they’re valued at $32mn per employee. That’s insane! How do they do it? 1/ What struck me is the sheer number of games they kill each year?...
Jonas Hietala
Fun or Frustration? Ludum Dare 33
One of my goals this year was to participate in a Ludum Dare. I have cleared up my schedule,...
over a year ago
One of my goals this year was to participate in a Ludum Dare. I have cleared up my schedule, negotiated with my better half and everything is set up for epicness.
At first the idea was to make a game in rust, even tough I basically haven’t used it in almost a year, but when I...
Contemporist...
This Sculptural Home Is Full Of Curves And Surrounded By Landscaping
Niko Architect has shared photos of a sculptural home with curves they designed that's been built...
10 months ago
Niko Architect has shared photos of a sculptural home with curves they designed that's been built into an artificially created landscape.
TheCollector
George Cassiday: Who Was the Man in the Green Hat?
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6 days ago
Alex Meub
Dealing with Dropbox Link Overages
Dropbox is a fantastic service. In addition to keeping my files synced across computers, I love the...
over a year ago
Dropbox is a fantastic service. In addition to keeping my files synced across computers, I love the fact that I can give public links to others as an easy way to send large files.
Recently though, a few links of mine were getting pretty popular and I received the following very...
TheCollector
Prometheus: The Titan Who Defied Zeus and Created Humanity
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3 weeks ago
Saturday Morning...
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Robot John Searle
Click here to go see the bonus panel!
Hovertext:
I am posting this from a train and can't make...
a year ago
Click here to go see the bonus panel!
Hovertext:
I am posting this from a train and can't make edits, so you'lll just have to dealll with the extra L.
Today's News:
Jazzed to have been read and found convincing by Tyler Cowen.
Computer Ads from...
Comics from 1982/02 Creative Computing Mag
Time for some humor
7 months ago
Seth's Blog
Jargon comes and goes
Forty years ago in engineering class, it wasn’t unusual to talk about GIGO or FUBAR. These weren’t...
a year ago
Forty years ago in engineering class, it wasn’t unusual to talk about GIGO or FUBAR. These weren’t technical terms, they were mild complaints that signaled insider status and cultural cohesion. In a closed profession, like airplane pilots, the insider jargon lasts for...
bt RSS Feed
Why I Stopped Using an External Monitor
Why I Stopped Using an External Monitor
2023-03-03
For the longest time I’ve been using a Samsung...
a year ago
Why I Stopped Using an External Monitor
2023-03-03
For the longest time I’ve been using a Samsung 27” UHD monitor as my main display. This monitor was connected to my ThinkPad X260 (in clamshell mode) through the official Lenovo dock. It wasn’t a bad setup, but I have since...
Anecdotal Evidence
'An Important Part of Anyone’s Reading'
A variation on
the question Matthew Walther reports getting in his essay “The One Hundred Pages...
3 weeks ago
A variation on
the question Matthew Walther reports getting in his essay “The One Hundred Pages Strategy” – “How do you do it?” – is the one I get when a workman or
friend visits my home office where most of my books are shelved: “You read all
these?” I can reply with one of...
Vadim Kravcenko
How much equity should a CTO ask for?
This is one of the top questions I hear from founders. Being a co-founder is great, and it’s...
over a year ago
This is one of the top questions I hear from founders. Being a co-founder is great, and it’s especially awesome […]
The post How much equity should a CTO ask for? appeared first on Vadim Kravcenko.
Aaron's Essays
Generative AI Might Just Save Venture Capital
Originally published in The Information on November 2.
For the past nine months, nearly every...
over a year ago
Originally published in The Information on November 2.
For the past nine months, nearly every investor with a Twitter account, blog or board seat has been beating a unified and constant refrain: The go-go days are done. Founders were being pushed to build 36 months of runway,...
The Modern House
How an unloved Eric Lyons house converted Shaun Betteridge from mid-century novice to modernist...
11 months ago
Mazdak
Move Your Business Abroad: A Step-by-Step Guide for Entrepreneurs
Expanding your business abroad can be a great way to reach new markets, increase revenue, and...
a year ago
Expanding your business abroad can be a great way to reach new markets, increase revenue, and diversify your portfolio. However, it's important to do your research and take the necessary steps to ensure a successful transition. Here are some practical tips for entrepreneurs...
Seth's Blog
2 + 2
Arguments about taste are more common than ever before. The long tail makes it easy to find what you...
7 months ago
Arguments about taste are more common than ever before. The long tail makes it easy to find what you like, and to talk about what you don’t. There’s no accounting for taste, and that’s a good thing. Because taste is useful. Flopping the toilet paper under or over the roll,...
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...
TheCollector
8 Historical Places to Visit in Devon
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4 months ago
Seth's Blog
This time it’s personal
My new book is urgent and it’s personal. Some readers have told me that it’s also their favorite. It...
a year ago
My new book is urgent and it’s personal. Some readers have told me that it’s also their favorite. It opens the door to a better way to work and to find meaning in how we spend our days. I’ve done dozens of podcasts talking about it, but when I talk about it, it’s not nearly […]
Grow With Less
7 Dangerous Meta Description Mistakes That Are Ruining Your CTR
I have some bad news.
Writing great content, building quality backlinks and having catchy blog post...
over a year ago
I have some bad news.
Writing great content, building quality backlinks and having catchy blog post titles is not enough.
You could have all this and still get very little traffic.
Why?
Because you need people to choose your article over competing articles in the search...
A Beautiful Site
Stop trying to build the next unicorn
So, you're building the next big thing? You say you're going to make millions and have a fancy...
over a year ago
So, you're building the next big thing? You say you're going to make millions and have a fancy office building out in the valley? That's cool. By the same odds we'll both be rich, because I'm holding tonight's winning lotto ticket.
Your idea probably won't be the next big thing...
The Pragmatic...
Amazon doubling down on RTO (return to office)
The tech giant is not blinking: after the unprecedented pushback on its 3-day return to office...
a year ago
The tech giant is not blinking: after the unprecedented pushback on its 3-day return to office policy last month, Amazon just made it clear that the policy is going ahead.
Notes on software...
Surveying SQL parser libraries in a few high-level languages
This is an external post of mine. Click
here
if you are not redirected.
over a year ago
This is an external post of mine. Click
here
if you are not redirected.
nanoscale views
Nanopasta, no, really
Fig. 1 from the linked paper
Here is a light-hearted bit of research that touches on some fun...
a month ago
Fig. 1 from the linked paper
Here is a light-hearted bit of research that touches on some fun physics. As you might readily imagine, there is a good deal of interdisciplinary and industrial interest in wanting to create fine fibers out of solution-based materials. One...
TheCollector
6 Things You Should Know About Pop Art
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a month ago
Alex MacCaw
Common logical fallacies surrounding capitalism
We live in an age of extreme abundance compared to our ancestors. This fact isn’t often reflected in...
5 months ago
We live in an age of extreme abundance compared to our ancestors. This fact isn’t often reflected in Western media or online discourse. Indeed, there is a growing sentiment that ‘the system isn’t working’, ‘the system is rigged’, and that ‘
TheCollector
When Was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
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9 months ago
Anecdotal Evidence
'The World Has Always Seemed to Me So Various'
I dropped
out of university after my junior year in 1973 and didn’t return to campus to
complete my...
3 months ago
I dropped
out of university after my junior year in 1973 and didn’t return to campus to
complete my B.A. in English until 2003. The lack of a degree never got in the
way of working for almost a quarter-century as a newspaper reporter. I suspect
a degree in most non-STEM...
Drew Ex Machina
Webb’s First Glimpse of Jupiter, Its Moons & Rings
A long time ago when I was a budding amateur astronomer, one of the first targets I would observe...
over a year ago
A long time ago when I was a budding amateur astronomer, one of the first targets I would observe each evening with my new telescope was […]
./techtipsy
I've reached the self-hosting endgame
Setup
After I had a perfectly functional, quiet and performant server up and running, I fell
victim...
over a year ago
Setup
After I had a perfectly functional, quiet and performant server up and running, I fell
victim to my imagination and completely changed my self-hosting setup. Again.
Here it is, in all its glory:
Well, at least that’s what’s on the table.
This machine is a true all-in-one:...
Tony Finch's blog
Migrating to BIND9 dnssec-policy
Here are some notes on migrating a signed zone from BIND’s old
auto-dnssec to its new...
7 months ago
Here are some notes on migrating a signed zone from BIND’s old
auto-dnssec to its new dnssec-policy.
I have been procrastinating this migration for years, and I avoided
learning anything much about dnssec-policy until this month. I’m
writing this from the perspective of a DNS...
Notes on software...
Writing a minimal in-memory storage engine for MySQL/MariaDB
I spent a week
looking at MySQL/MariaDB internals along with ~80 other devs. Although
MySQL and...
12 months ago
I spent a week
looking at MySQL/MariaDB internals along with ~80 other devs. Although
MySQL and MariaDB are mostly the same (more on that later), I focused
on MariaDB specifically this week.
Before last week I had never built MySQL/MariaDB before. The first day
of this hack week,...
The American Scholar
Magic Men
The post Magic Men appeared first on The American Scholar.
4 weeks ago
The post Magic Men appeared first on The American Scholar.
Koos Looijesteijn -...
Phone is Still the Best Way to Order Pizza
"When ordering pizza for pickup, there is no easier way to do it than using a phone. On average, it...
over a year ago
"When ordering pizza for pickup, there is no easier way to do it than using a phone. On average, it takes no more than 20 seconds: There are many, many websites and apps that partner with local pizza shops. Often these apps require you to sign up or add excess information.
"
Making software...
Better Box Shadows
Better Box Shadows
2019-01-08
.message {
position: relative;
z-index: 1;
}
...
over a year ago
Better Box Shadows
2019-01-08
.message {
position: relative;
z-index: 1;
}
.box-container,
.box-container-depth {
background: white;
box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
border: 1px solid #eee;
border-radius: 10px;
margin: 2rem auto;
...
Old Structures...
A Simple Drawing For A Difficult Structure – Part 3
Following up on part 1 and part 2, I want to talk about how the caissons of the Brooklyn Bridge were...
a year ago
Following up on part 1 and part 2, I want to talk about how the caissons of the Brooklyn Bridge were built, installed, and used. Unlike the 1883 image from part 1 (below), the image above is from 1870, while the work was still going on. I’ve played with the contrast to make the...
The Rational Walk
New Articles Moving to Newsletter
Effective today, I will no longer post new articles to this website, rationalwalk.com. All new...
a year ago
Effective today, I will no longer post new articles to this website, rationalwalk.com. All new articles will be posted on my Substack at newsletter.rationalwalk.com.
journal – Winnie Lim
practicing creativity while in recovery
Prior to getting covid I revolved my life around getting healthier: exercising, recovering from...
a year ago
Prior to getting covid I revolved my life around getting healthier: exercising, recovering from exercise, cooking. Now I am just focused on getting back to my baseline, which till now I am...
Out-of-Pocket Blog
Let’s Talk About Obesity Drugs | Out-Of-Pocket
we're entering a new era for these treatments
a year ago
we're entering a new era for these treatments
The Wandering...
Constructing Bourgoin’s Figure 171 – Part 1
Just veering off into geometry here…. In November I was watching Eric Broug, an Islamic geometric...
over a year ago
Just veering off into geometry here…. In November I was watching Eric Broug, an Islamic geometric design guru, give a talk online at an Islamic art conference, and I noticed that behind him they were projecting an interesting pattern on the scrim. I froze the video and grabbed a...
The personal website...
Taking credit for success
Failure sucks. From its economic realities to its ego-deflating self-esteem sap, failure slows you...
over a year ago
Failure sucks. From its economic realities to its ego-deflating self-esteem sap, failure slows you down and holds you back. And while it would be nice to live in a world where failure rarely happens, our reality is the opposite; success is the exception. Success is hard to come...
A Beautiful Site
Web Components Are Not the Future — They’re the Present
It’s disappointing that some of the most outspoken individuals against Web Components are framework...
3 months ago
It’s disappointing that some of the most outspoken individuals against Web Components are framework maintainers. These individuals are, after all, in some of the best positions to provide valuable feedback. They have a lot of great ideas!
Alas, there’s little incentive for them...
TheCollector
7 Most Impressive Villas and Palaces to Visit in Rome
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11 months ago
TheCollector
5 Fascinating Tales of Baba Yaga, the Slavic Witch
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2 months ago
TheCollector
Who are the Pioneers of the Beat Generation?
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7 months ago
Posts on Made of...
Property-Based Testing Is Fuzzing
“Property-based testing” refers to the idea of writing statements that should be true of your code...
over a year ago
“Property-based testing” refers to the idea of writing statements that should be true of your code (“properties”), and then using automated tooling to generate test inputs (typically, randomly-generated inputs of an appropriate type), and observe whether the properties hold for...
Louwrentius
Is there an easy and secure way to transfer files?
Many organisations just assume that the local physical network is trusted. That their network...
over a year ago
Many organisations just assume that the local physical network is trusted. That their network equipment is physically secure and that it is impossible for an attacker to get on the wire and start eavesdropping on network traffic.
Many organisations do not seem too concerned about...
Rest of World -...
Portraits of gig workers in rare moments off the clock
Rest of World shadowed workers in São Paulo, Lagos, Dhaka, and Jakarta to get an intimate look at...
9 months ago
Rest of World shadowed workers in São Paulo, Lagos, Dhaka, and Jakarta to get an intimate look at how they spend their breaks between orders.
Julia Evans
Introducing "Implement DNS in a Weekend"
Hello! I’m excited to announce a project I’ve been working on for a long time:
a free guide to...
a year ago
Hello! I’m excited to announce a project I’ve been working on for a long time:
a free guide to implementing your own DNS resolver in a weekend.
The whole thing is about 200 lines of Python, including implementing all of the
binary DNS parsing from scratch. Here’s the...
Last Place Comics
Painted Tunnel
The post Painted Tunnel appeared first on Last Place Comics.
3 months ago
The post Painted Tunnel appeared first on Last Place Comics.
TheCollector
Great or the Greatest? F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby
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TheCollector
What Is a Film Auteur?
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7 months ago
Old Structures...
Specialization
From 2018, a photo by Carol Highsmith taken from the Empire State Building and showing the variety...
6 months ago
From 2018, a photo by Carol Highsmith taken from the Empire State Building and showing the variety of buildings on the east side of midtown south. I think most people will agree that this is a very New Yorky view of New York. The discussion at the “Office To Residential Summit”...
CONTEMPORIST
Before And After – A Respectful Remodel For A Mid-Century Modern Home
Interior design firm Wise Design, together with General Contractor and Architect Owen Gabbert...
a year ago
Interior design firm Wise Design, together with General Contractor and Architect Owen Gabbert (formerly Clarkbuilt), has transformed a dated 1954 mid-century modern home in Portland, Oregon. Before – The ExteriorThe original home has a brown exterior with original windows and...
Rest of World -...
Domestic work in Vietnam: The 5-star butler who naps on the steps
She cooks, cleans, and has a key. But she also naps in stairwells and eats in hallways.
a year ago
She cooks, cleans, and has a key. But she also naps in stairwells and eats in hallways.
The personal website...
Breaking looms
Let’s talk about Luddites. The actual, real, historical Luddites.
“Luddite” was the label given to a...
over a year ago
Let’s talk about Luddites. The actual, real, historical Luddites.
“Luddite” was the label given to a group of English workers’ rights activists in the early 19th century. They owe their name to a man who may never have existed — Ned Ludd. The Luddites were working-class people...
Applied Cartography
Meta's two assets
(Epistemic disclaimer: there are few Extremely Big Tech Companies to whom I feel apathy more vividly...
2 months ago
(Epistemic disclaimer: there are few Extremely Big Tech Companies to whom I feel apathy more vividly than Meta. I had a Facebook account in high school and college and got rid of it at some point post-graduation, though I'd be hard-pressed to tell you when exactly that was.)
It...
./techtipsy
You can use almost anything as a key file for your encrypted storage device
Imagine that you have an unencrypted drive containing your private data and one day it starts...
a month ago
Imagine that you have an unencrypted drive containing your private data and one day it starts throwing a bunch of
errors. You have backups of the data so you’ve got that part covered, but would you feel comfortable sending the drive
in to be warrantied? You have no control over...
Vitalik Buterin's...
The different types of ZK-EVMs
over a year ago
TheCollector
Christie’s to Auction $30 Million Basquiat Stretcher-Bar Painting
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Adrian Hanft, III:...
How to Tell if Your Job is Real
After quitting his job, a friend made an odd comment. He said, "It’s weird when you realize that...
over a year ago
After quitting his job, a friend made an odd comment. He said, "It’s weird when you realize that none of it is real." His observation stuck me as both profoundly true and maddeningly confusing.
Artificial Ignorance
What AI models really think about politics
Exploring the political biases of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok.
2 months ago
Exploring the political biases of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok.
TheCollector
What Did Adorno Think of Beckett’s Endgame?
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a year ago
Jonas Hietala
A friendly game of Twilight Imperium
A few weeks ago I played my first game of Twilight Imperium (Fourth Edition). It was fantastic.
We...
over a year ago
A few weeks ago I played my first game of Twilight Imperium (Fourth Edition). It was fantastic.
We were six players, most had played the third edition before. As I was quite hyped before the game, I had read up on the rules, watched a let’s play or two and listened to a podcast...
History Today Feed
In Defence of Boring Books
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
9 months ago
In Defence of Boring Books
JamesHoare
Thu, 04/04/2024 - 00:00
Open Culture
The Longest Drivable Distance in the World: Discover the Ultimate Road Trip
No matter what country we live in, we’ve all fantasized about taking our own great American road...
3 months ago
No matter what country we live in, we’ve all fantasized about taking our own great American road trip, considering a variety of the infinitely many possible routes. The most obvious would be driving between Los Angeles and New York, a distance of 2,800 miles that would take a bit...
Londonist
Where (And When) To See Cherry Blossom In London
The best spots for snapping sakura.
10 months ago
The best spots for snapping sakura.
Londonist
Londonist: Time Machine Opens Its Archive For Easter
"It's so damned good!"
9 months ago
Saturday Morning...
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Wish
Click here to go see the bonus panel!
Hovertext:
It's time. It's time for a resurgence of T Rex...
a year ago
Click here to go see the bonus panel!
Hovertext:
It's time. It's time for a resurgence of T Rex arms-related humor.
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Londonist
Mesmerising Shots Of London From Above At Christmas
Ding dong merrily on (very) high.
a year ago
Ding dong merrily on (very) high.
Tech and Tea
Remote work and sick days
a double-edged sword
a year ago
TheCollector
The Stranger by Albert Camus: The Life of an Absurd Man
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TheCollector
Was Saint Augustine the First Philosopher of History?
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a year ago
Anarchy Unfolds
Is Sexual Orientation Obsolete?
Not yet, but maybe it can (and should) be soon
5 months ago
Not yet, but maybe it can (and should) be soon
Data Boutique
Should Websites Open Access to Data?
Looking at web data from the website perspective
a year ago
Looking at web data from the website perspective
Seth's Blog
Brighten up a room
(just by leaving it) Moving into your kid’s college dorm isn’t going to make the experience better...
4 months ago
(just by leaving it) Moving into your kid’s college dorm isn’t going to make the experience better for anyone. A smart founder leaves her company in a moment when it actually does better without her. The expectation that secession is failure causes a lot of damage. If you really...
A Smart Bear
Jason Cohen: About the author
Thanks for visiting. As a four-time entrepreneur, both bootstrapped and fundraised, resulting in two...
a year ago
Thanks for visiting. As a four-time entrepreneur, both bootstrapped and fundraised, resulting in two exits and two unicorns, I’ve been writing about startups for 16 years. I hope you’ll find it useful!
As founder # Currently I’m the Chief Innovation Officer of WP Engine, which I...
cdixon.org RSS Feed
Gordon Moore on self-driving cars
“I never thought I’d see autonomous automobiles driving on the freeways. It wasn’t many years ago...
over a year ago
“I never thought I’d see autonomous automobiles driving on the freeways. It wasn’t many years ago they put out a request to see who could…
Old Structures...
An IStructE Talk
I’m giving an in-person and online talk on March 7 for the UK Institution of Structural Engineers on...
11 months ago
I’m giving an in-person and online talk on March 7 for the UK Institution of Structural Engineers on the connections between the development of fire-resistant construction technology, New York social history, and the origins of skyscrapers. More information here: New York’s...
Noahpinion
California needs real math education, not gimmicks
A guest post by Armand Domalewski.
a year ago
A guest post by Armand Domalewski.
blag
Flashing Asus-WRT Merlin by XVortex on NetGear NightHawk R7000
This tutorial will explain you how to flash Asus-WRT Merlin by XVortex on NetGear NightHawk R7000.
over a year ago
This tutorial will explain you how to flash Asus-WRT Merlin by XVortex on NetGear NightHawk R7000.
Trying to Understand...
Tune Out, Turn Off, Delete.
You don't need to know that.
9 months ago
You don't need to know that.
Home on Erik...
Some more font links
My blog post about fonts generated lots of traffic – it landed on Hacker News, took down my site...
over a year ago
My blog post about fonts generated lots of traffic – it landed on Hacker News, took down my site while I was sleeping, and then obviously vanished from HN before I woke up. But it also got retweeted by a ton of people.
nanoscale views
Things I learned at the Packard Foundation meeting
Early in my career, I was incredibly fortunate to be awarded a David and Lucille Packard Foundation...
a year ago
Early in my career, I was incredibly fortunate to be awarded a David and Lucille Packard Foundation fellowship, and this week I attended the meeting in honor of the 35th anniversary of the fellowship program. Packard fellowships are amazing, with awardees spanning the sciences...
Posts on Made of...
Getting carried away with hack value
Recently, I’ve been working on some BarnOwl branches that move more of the core functionality of...
over a year ago
Recently, I’ve been working on some BarnOwl branches that move more of the core functionality of BarnOwl into perl code, instead of C (BarnOwl is written in an unholy mix of C and perl code that call each other back and forth obsessively).
Moving code into perl has many...
Rest of World -...
Apple manufacturers moved from China to Vietnam. Now they’re desperate for workers
Recruiters are wooing new workers with bonuses and gifts.
3 months ago
Recruiters are wooing new workers with bonuses and gifts.
swyx's site RSS Feed
The Coronavirus Recession and What it Means for Developers
The US is probably going into recession - here's why I'm talking about it now, what it could look...
over a year ago
The US is probably going into recession - here's why I'm talking about it now, what it could look like, what Devs can do to prepare, and why it's not the End of the World.
African History...
The pyramids of ancient Nubia and Meroe: death on the Nile and the mortuary architecture of Kush
a complete history of an African monument
a year ago
a complete history of an African monument
cdixon.org RSS Feed
Why did Skype succeed and Joost fail?
Skype and Joost are interesting companies to compare – they are about as close as you can get to one...
over a year ago
Skype and Joost are interesting companies to compare – they are about as close as you can get to one of those sociological studies that…
Tech and Tea
Do you keep your wishes secret?
Have you ever hoped that someone would notice your good work and give you more opportunities? Would...
a year ago
Have you ever hoped that someone would notice your good work and give you more opportunities? Would that have been even more meaningful than if you asked for what you wanted, and got it?
Rest of World -...
A preacher who moonlights as a cab driver is suing Uber and Bolt in Kenya
Zakaria Johana believes ride-hailing apps have been playing dirty, and is among a growing group...
a year ago
Zakaria Johana believes ride-hailing apps have been playing dirty, and is among a growing group taking them to court to prove it.
lcamtuf’s thing
A 15-minute intro to involute gears
Involute gears are everywhere: toys, kitchen appliances, cars. But what's so special about their...
a month ago
Involute gears are everywhere: toys, kitchen appliances, cars. But what's so special about their shape?
Atoms vs Bits
The Hand-Squeegee Philosophy
After showering, many people "hand-squeegee" some of the water off themselves before using a towel.
11 months ago
After showering, many people "hand-squeegee" some of the water off themselves before using a towel.
TheCollector
5 Royals Who Behaved Badly
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6 months ago
The Marginalian
How to Have Enough: Wendell Berry on Creativity and Love
“Enough is so vast a sweetness, I suppose it never occurs, only pathetic counterfeits,” Emily...
2 weeks ago
“Enough is so vast a sweetness, I suppose it never occurs, only pathetic counterfeits,” Emily Dickinson sighed in one of her love letters to Susan an epoch before Kurt Vonnegut, in a short and lovely poem, distilled happiness to the knowledge that you have enough. It is not an...
Londonist
Valentine's Day 2024 In London: Events For Dates, Mates And Flying Solo
Romance-themed things to do on and around 14 February.
11 months ago
Romance-themed things to do on and around 14 February.
Noahpinion
At least five interesting things to start your week (#37)
The U.S. as trade war leader; Russia/China infowar; Biden and inflation; Yglesias on industrial...
7 months ago
The U.S. as trade war leader; Russia/China infowar; Biden and inflation; Yglesias on industrial policy; How to get immigrants to the Rust Belt; How to lose money
Flashbak
Manhattan Noir: John Fensten’s Photographs of New York City in the 1980s
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio...
3 months ago
John Fensten (American, New York, 1936-2001) studied acting with the world-renowned Actor’s Studio with Lee and Susan Strasberg in the late 1950s, early 1960s. He appeared on the critically acclaimed CBS television anthology drama series Playhouse 90. And was a longtime resident...
latest projects -...
Badge
[Hardware] A RISC-V LED matrix
a year ago
[Hardware] A RISC-V LED matrix
Open Culture
How the 18th-Century French Media Stoked a Werewolf Panic
If you’ve studied French (or, indeed, been French) in the past couple of decades, you may well have...
6 months ago
If you’ve studied French (or, indeed, been French) in the past couple of decades, you may well have played the card game Les Loups-garous de Thiercelieux. Known in English as The Werewolves of Millers Hollow, it casts its players as hunters, thieves, seers, and other types of...
TheCollector
First Major Survey of Georgia O’Keeffe Cityscapes Opens June 2
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7 months ago
Basta’s Notes
What have I been up to lately?
Just a little update, because I've been quiet
a year ago
Just a little update, because I've been quiet
Londonist
A Map Of Women's History In London
From Boudicca to Rachel Whiteread.
10 months ago
From Boudicca to Rachel Whiteread.
99% Invisible
The Wilderness Tool [EPISODE]
Imagine one of those old-timey lumberjack photos. The kind where two men in plaid are working away...
a year ago
Imagine one of those old-timey lumberjack photos. The kind where two men in plaid are working away at a tree, holding opposite ends of a huge, human-length saw. That is a vintage crosscut saw. Some avid crosscut seekers spend hours mining websites like eBay and Craigslist. But...
Saturday Morning...
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Algo
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Meet Algo, the Boss-Guilt Absolver
Today's...
a year ago
Click here to go see the bonus panel!
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Maps Mania
Mapping Marine Light and Noise Pollution
3 weeks ago
Rest of World -...
How Prime Video failed so spectacularly in Africa
Filmmakers, critics, and users blame the platform’s struggle in Africa on poor user experience, a...
9 months ago
Filmmakers, critics, and users blame the platform’s struggle in Africa on poor user experience, a lack of local content, and mediocre publicity.
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...
Trying to Understand...
The Diversity Paradox.
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
10 months ago
It's about dignity, efficiency, and things like that.
Liz Denys
Why is it easier to teach girls to code than to teach ourselves to treat women well?
When we ask ourselves "why aren't there more women in tech?", we're quick to discuss how the...
over a year ago
When we ask ourselves "why aren't there more women in tech?", we're quick to discuss how the pipeline fails young women. I would be lying if I didn't think there's room for improvement here - I've written about my own negative experiences as a young programmer - and it's exciting...
Map of the Week
Terrain Representations from the Atlas of Design
In last week’s post I reviewed Volume 7 of the Atlas of Design. As an occasional cartographer I have...
2 months ago
In last week’s post I reviewed Volume 7 of the Atlas of Design. As an occasional cartographer I have been interested in how topography is represented in maps for a long time. This atlas volume provides many contrasting examples. From the “cartographic realism” of Tom Patterson’s...
Retail Design Blog
Li-Ning Group Offices by Shapers
The renovation of Shenzhen office building by Shapers for Li-Ning Group integrates bright colors and...
4 months ago
The renovation of Shenzhen office building by Shapers for Li-Ning Group integrates bright colors and local textures, focusing on employee...
The Marginalian
Between Psyche and Cyborg: Carl Jung’s Legacy and the Countercultural Courage to Reclaim the Deeply...
"A reanimated world is one in which spirit and matter are not just equally regarded but recognized...
9 months ago
"A reanimated world is one in which spirit and matter are not just equally regarded but recognized as mutually dependent."
TokyoDev
The Remarkable Decline in Home Burglary Rates in Japan
I stumbled across an amazing fact. From 2003 to 2022, the number of home burglaries in Japan...
a year ago
I stumbled across an amazing fact. From 2003 to 2022, the number of home burglaries in Japan decreased by a factor of 12! Home burglaries in Japan peaked in 2003, with 190,473 cases in Japan. But as of 2022, where the most recent data is available, they have dropped to a mere...
Matt Mullenweg
Those Other Lawsuits
It’s a heavy day, and I’m sad to write this. Not sure where to start. In 2022, a lawyer recruited...
2 months ago
It’s a heavy day, and I’m sad to write this. Not sure where to start. In 2022, a lawyer recruited two people who took care of my Mom—an assistant and one of her dozen nurses—to resign and demand a million dollars each, or they would publish horrible things about her in a lawsuit....
A Beautiful Site
When To Create CSS Parts
I was recently asked a really good question on Twitter: when shouldn't an element be a CSS...
over a year ago
I was recently asked a really good question on Twitter: when shouldn't an element be a CSS Part?
I've spent a lot of time building web components, most of which are intended for design systems, and my answer is pretty straight-forward.
Every part you expose is an API that you're...
Daniel Bourke
The same feeling
Starting something new.
A business, a relationship, an adventure, a creation.
Hell, it doesn’t even...
a year ago
Starting something new.
A business, a relationship, an adventure, a creation.
Hell, it doesn’t even have to be new.
Or even the start.
Still, the feelings creep in.
Am I going to make it?
Does she like me?
What does he think?
Goodness what if I go broke?
TheCollector
Who Was Origen of Alexandria?
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8 months ago
Val Sopi
Quitting is for the naive
<p>Pop culture glorifies quitting. I have done it. There's nothing glorious about it. Having your...
over a year ago
<p>Pop culture glorifies quitting. I have done it. There's nothing glorious about it. Having your savings dwindle fast is no fun. Time is relative. You have no idea how fast it flies when you need it the most. Especially when you have no contacts in the industry nor an audience....
Cremieux Recueil
Rich Country, Poor Country
Growth is our most precious resource and small amounts of it make a big difference
4 months ago
Growth is our most precious resource and small amounts of it make a big difference
Noahpinion
All futurism is Afrofuturism
A repost, with some optimistic updates.
12 months ago
A repost, with some optimistic updates.
Product Identity
#6 Twitter: What's My *Name* Again?
Your beloved Twitter might suffer from an X identity crisis
9 months ago
Your beloved Twitter might suffer from an X identity crisis
Saturday Morning...
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Flawed
Click here to go see the bonus panel!
Hovertext:
This could be the greatest school play of all time...
2 months ago
Click here to go see the bonus panel!
Hovertext:
This could be the greatest school play of all time if anyone out there had the guts to do it.
Today's News:
TheCollector
Walt Disney: The American Dream Personified (Bio & Facts)
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a month ago
TheCollector
Who Won the Battle of Atlanta?
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10 months ago
Fonts In Use: Blog...
The Exorcist movie titles
Contributed by Nick Sherman
License: All Rights Reserved.
License: All Rights Reserved....
over a year ago
Contributed by Nick Sherman
License: All Rights Reserved.
License: All Rights Reserved.
License: All Rights Reserved.
The Exorcist is a 1973 horror film directed by William Friedkin based on William Peter Blatty’s 1971 novel of the same name. The story focuses...
ntietz.com blog
Building Molecule Reader in one day
Reading on screens is very difficult for me.
I just cannot focus on the articles, especially when...
over a year ago
Reading on screens is very difficult for me.
I just cannot focus on the articles, especially when there are notifications coming in or even just other content on the screen1.
I have a reMarkable tablet (RM), which I love dearly2 and much prefer to read on.
But it's annoying...
Stephen Diehl
The Twilight of the Securities Act
over a year ago
Noahpinion
You're not going to like what comes after Pax Americana
Welcome to the jungle.
a year ago
The Works in...
Notes on Progress: An Englishman in New York
Reflections on the revolution in Manhattan
over a year ago
Reflections on the revolution in Manhattan
macwright.com
Masked email is a killer feature for Fastmail
I last sang the praises of Fastmail in 2018, writing about how it’s pretty easy to avoid Google now...
a year ago
I last sang the praises of Fastmail in 2018, writing about how it’s pretty easy to avoid Google now that Google’s products are relatively middling. I’ve been using Fastmail exclusively since then and have only good things to say about it. The user interface is rock-solid and...
Arduino Blog
Controlling a drum machine with the Arduino Opta
Makers have long asked the question “why bother with an expensive PLC when I can just use an...
6 months ago
Makers have long asked the question “why bother with an expensive PLC when I can just use an Arduino?” The answer comes down to the priorities and needs of industrial clients. In a factory automation setting, the client will prioritize durability, reliability, and serviceability...
Platformer
How TikTok failed to make the case for itself
After a rocky appearance before Congress, the company has reason to reflect
a year ago
After a rocky appearance before Congress, the company has reason to reflect
Retail Design Blog
Conexus Studio Offices
Conexus Studio‘s Singapore office showcases a vibrant and efficient design, blending practicality...
4 months ago
Conexus Studio‘s Singapore office showcases a vibrant and efficient design, blending practicality with sophistication to foster creativity and collaboration, featuring...
Oykun
Unlock higher $$$ income with this approach as a Designer
Happy Sunday mate,
So, you want higher-value clients who pay higher $$$ dollars.
I'm with you. We...
10 months ago
Happy Sunday mate,
So, you want higher-value clients who pay higher $$$ dollars.
I'm with you. We all do (in a way).
However, if you keep the $$$ income as the primary goal in your conversations with clients, it will completely affect your attitude, vibe...
You are going
diamond geezer
Fenchurch Street
FENCHURCH
STREET
STATION
🚂
£200
London's Monopoly Streets
FENCHURCH STREET STATION
Group:...
4 months ago
FENCHURCH
STREET
STATION
🚂
£200
London's Monopoly Streets
FENCHURCH STREET STATION
Group: British Railways
Purchase price: £200
Rent: £25
Annual passengers: 10 million
Borough: City of London
Postcode: EC3
Fenchurch Street was between 1923 and 1948. It's a small and mostly...
Liz Denys
Trashy Holidays from [the rats of] New York City!
This year, my household's holiday card will celebrate ("celebrate") one of New York City's most...
over a year ago
This year, my household's holiday card will celebrate ("celebrate") one of New York City's most iconic images:
The back of the card explains why this problem is so commonplace on NYC's streets and says how we could fix it:
Piles of trash blocking sidewalks and bike lanes are as...
AFAR Media - Travel...
What is a Dahabiya? A Guide to This Nile Cruise Option
a year ago
Daniel Marino
Why I Still Prefer to Prototype Using Code
There are several design apps available at a product designers disposal, and I’ve used several of...
8 months ago
There are several design apps available at a product designers disposal, and I’ve used several of them over the years. I think these days, most everyone is using Figma, but whatever app you’re using—most of them typically have some sort of prototyping feature. Typically they have...
Maps Mania
The Interactive Turbulence Map
11 months ago
Drew Ex Machina
First Pictures: Earthrise from Apollo 8 – December 24, 1968
The year 1968 was a tumultuous one in the US with many political and cultural changes punctuated by...
a year ago
The year 1968 was a tumultuous one in the US with many political and cultural changes punctuated by the assassination of prominent public figures, violent protests […]
Classical Wisdom
Nature in Greek Myth
Magical and Medicinal
10 months ago
TheCollector
Exploring Open Primaries: How They Work and Which States Use Them
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2 months ago
Josh Thompson
A little bit of slope makes up for a lot of y-intercept
The following is recounted on
Quora, from a lecture by Stanford
professor John Ousterhout (he’s in...
over a year ago
The following is recounted on
Quora, from a lecture by Stanford
professor John Ousterhout (he’s in the Computer Science department):
Here’s today’s thought for the weekend. A little bit of slope makes up for a lot of Y-intercept.
[Laughter]
So at a mathematical level this is...
Old Structures...
Skyscraperiness
As I’ve said many times, in many venues, there really isn’t an objective description of...
9 months ago
As I’ve said many times, in many venues, there really isn’t an objective description of “skyscraper.” That said, nearly everyone’s subjective definition contains a version of the idea that a skyscraper is tall for its context. Here’s an Irving Underhill photo centered on the...
African History...
a brief note on Africa's Scientific Manuscripts
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
a year ago
plus; the history of Medicine in Africa.
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Faster Connectivity !== Faster Websites
This post from Dan Luu discussing how web bloat impacts users with slow devices caused me to reflect...
8 months ago
This post from Dan Luu discussing how web bloat impacts users with slow devices caused me to reflect on the supposition that faster connectivity means faster websites.
I grew up in an era when slow internet was the primary limiting factor to a great experience on the web. I was...
High Signal
The best no-code newsletters for founders to read
Want to find the best no-code newsletters for learning about what you can build without coding? You...
a year ago
Want to find the best no-code newsletters for learning about what you can build without coding? You came to the right place!
bt RSS Feed
Animated Radio Tab Toggles
Animated Radio Tab Toggles
2021-01-05
In this demo tutorial, we are making the assumption that we...
over a year ago
Animated Radio Tab Toggles
2021-01-05
In this demo tutorial, we are making the assumption that we need to create a radio slide toggle for our made-up payment options. For this we want to display 3 simple payment choices to the user:
One-time payment
Recurring payment
Free tier...
alexwlchan
What is psephology?
Yesterday there were local elections in the UK, and this morning I’ve been catching up on the...
8 months ago
Yesterday there were local elections in the UK, and this morning I’ve been catching up on the news.
As I was reading Yohannes Lowe’s live coverage in the Guardian, I spotted a word I didn’t recognise (emphasis mine):
Labour and the Conservatives are each defending about 1,000...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
A Job Interview Trap Designers Might Avoid
I was caught off guard during a job interview after I told the story of my Ghost-O-Meter app. My...
over a year ago
I was caught off guard during a job interview after I told the story of my Ghost-O-Meter app. My audience was several designers and one developer who sat quietly on the edge of the group eying me skeptically.
Open Culture
Google Creates a Career Certificate That Prepares Students for Cybersecurity Jobs in 6 Months
In 2023, Google launched several online certificate programs designed to help students land an...
a month ago
In 2023, Google launched several online certificate programs designed to help students land an entry-level job, without necessarily having a college degree. This includes a certificate program focused on Cybersecurity, a field that stands poised to grow as companies become more...
Wuthering...
Thanks and praise to celebrate the happiness of this great event – the end of the Greek play...
I am quoting the end of Alcestis by Euripides, his early whatever it is, not a tragedy, not a satyr...
over a year ago
I am quoting the end of Alcestis by Euripides, his early whatever it is, not a tragedy, not a satyr play, not a comedy. Admetos has won back his wife and the play is at its end, so he declares “a feast of thanks and praise” (tr. Arrowsmith), which is what I want to do. If we...
NeuroLogica Blog
Passive Solar Water Desalination
I know we are supposed to be worried about the world supply of fresh water. I have been hearing that...
a year ago
I know we are supposed to be worried about the world supply of fresh water. I have been hearing that at least for the last 40 years, and the statistics are alarming. According to the Global Commission on the Economics of Water: “We are seeing the consequences not of freak events,...
Probably...
Ears Are Weird
In a previous article, I looked at 93 measurements from the ANSUR-II dataset and found that ear...
3 months ago
In a previous article, I looked at 93 measurements from the ANSUR-II dataset and found that ear protrusion is not correlated with any other measurement. In a followup article, I used principle component analysis to explore the correlation structure of the measurements, and found...
Retail Design Blog
Lynk & Co Club by Masquespacio
Madrid, May 21, 2024 – Automotive brand Lynk & Co has opened its second Club in Madrid, located on...
7 months ago
Madrid, May 21, 2024 – Automotive brand Lynk & Co has opened its second Club in Madrid, located on the...
Rest of World -...
What is this thing? Guess Temu’s weirdest gadgets
Chinese e-commerce site Temu uses its most bizarre products in online ads. Rest of World tested them...
a year ago
Chinese e-commerce site Temu uses its most bizarre products in online ads. Rest of World tested them so you don’t have to.
Jonas Hietala
A type checking error in Elixir 1.18
Although I’m a big Elixir fan, the lack of static typing has always been my biggest annoyance (and...
4 days ago
Although I’m a big Elixir fan, the lack of static typing has always been my biggest annoyance (and why I think Gleam is so cool).
I think static typing helps catch bugs earlier and in an automated way, leading to less buggy software and saves time in the long run.
To my great joy...
Christopher Butler
object – Game Boy
It’s boxy, but it’s good.
On Christmas in 1990, I received a Game Boy! Though I was never much...
a year ago
It’s boxy, but it’s good.
On Christmas in 1990, I received a Game Boy! Though I was never much of a video game player, I was very excited about this little, handheld system. There was something about it that felt magical to me — so much more so than the Nintendo system we...
Seth's Blog
Putting up the big numbers
Some people go to the gym for health and energy. Some go to lift more weight than they did yesterday...
9 months ago
Some people go to the gym for health and energy. Some go to lift more weight than they did yesterday (or more than the person next to them). You can start a company to make an impact and surround yourself with people on a similar journey, or you can seek to maximize the stock...
Koos Looijesteijn -...
Making semantic sidenotes without JavaScript
One of the first things I learned about professional writing is that it’s best to remove all...
over a year ago
One of the first things I learned about professional writing is that it’s best to remove all unnecessary words. Problem...
TheCollector
Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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a month ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Functional Depletion and the Pitfalls of Stress Transcendence
Last weekend I took time off from writing to run a race. This week as I limped around reflecting on...
over a year ago
Last weekend I took time off from writing to run a race. This week as I limped around reflecting on the training that lead up to the marathon I wondered if we are wrong about stress.
TheCollector
May’s Marquee Art Auctions Kick Off in New York
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7 months ago
Cheese and Biscuits
The Fat Crab, Clapham
One of the best things about being a food blogger in London, and especially as one that has been...
a year ago
One of the best things about being a food blogger in London, and especially as one that has been going as bloody long as I have, is that you generally get to see each of the great global cuisines, or at least global restaurant styles, tackled increasingly successfully. There's...
The Modern House
Pure 1970s glamour at an iconic modernist house, from sunken sofas to an indoor pool
a year ago
Artificial Ignorance
Tutorial: How to make and share custom GPTs
They're not going to disrupt everything (yet), but they're a ton of fun.
a year ago
They're not going to disrupt everything (yet), but they're a ton of fun.
On the Arts
From Gothic Invaders to Mall Goths
How an ancient Germanic tribe gave its name to a modern subculture.
a year ago
How an ancient Germanic tribe gave its name to a modern subculture.
Uncharted...
GeoHistory News | Q3 2024
Longshoremen strike, Mexico – Spain conflict, how Islam propelled Europe more than Protestantism,...
2 months ago
Longshoremen strike, Mexico – Spain conflict, how Islam propelled Europe more than Protestantism, and more
CONTEMPORIST
A New Home With Twin Gables Connected By A Glazed Breezeway
Wheeler Kearns Architects has shared photos of a new home they have completed in Illinois, which is...
10 months ago
Wheeler Kearns Architects has shared photos of a new home they have completed in Illinois, which is located on a one-acre wooded ravine site north of Chicago. The home, situated upward and slightly angled away from the street, includes twin-gabled volumes, one for sleeping and...
Saturday Morning...
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Hi
Click here to go see the bonus panel!
Hovertext:
The weird shit is a new tiny book explaining...
a year ago
Click here to go see the bonus panel!
Hovertext:
The weird shit is a new tiny book explaining something.
Today's News:
Londonist
25 Cheap Ways For Young People To See Culture In London
All the best discounts.
9 months ago
Handprinted - Blog
Meet the Maker: Moïra Swann
Bonjour everyone! Moïra Swann is an English and Proustian adaptation from my real name Anne-Marie:...
over a year ago
Bonjour everyone! Moïra Swann is an English and Proustian adaptation from my real name Anne-Marie: while Anne-Marie lives in France and works full-time in a wonderful museum dedicated to the French painter Anne-Louis Girodet, Moïra Swann does lino printing whenever she can, as an...
TheCollector
The Statue of Athena Parthenos: Everything You Need to Know
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10 months ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The Best Lawn in the Entire Post-Apocalypse
What kind of an idiot am I that I would be doing lawn maintenance during the zombie apocalypse? Let...
over a year ago
What kind of an idiot am I that I would be doing lawn maintenance during the zombie apocalypse? Let me tell you.
Krzysztof Kowalczyk...
Man vs. AI: optimizing JavaScript (Claude, Cursor)
How AI beat me at code optimization game.
When I started writing this article I did not...
4 months ago
How AI beat me at code optimization game.
When I started writing this article I did not expect AI to beat me at optimizing JavaScript code. But it did.
I’m really passionate about optimizing JavaScript. Some say it’s a mental illness but I like my code to go balls to...
Anecdotal Evidence
'Favourable Enough for a Writer'
Jules Renard
writing in his journal on November 22, 1906:
“I am in no
great hurry to see the...
a year ago
Jules Renard
writing in his journal on November 22, 1906:
“I am in no
great hurry to see the society of the future – our own favourable enough for a
writer. By its absurdities, its injustices, its vices, its stupidities, it
nourishes a writer’s observations. The more men...
IEEE Spectrum
How Amazon Is Changing the Future of Robotics and Logistics
This is a sponsored article brought to you by Amazon.
“Innovation doesn’t just happen because you...
2 weeks ago
This is a sponsored article brought to you by Amazon.
“Innovation doesn’t just happen because you have a good idea,” said Valerie Samzun, a leader in Amazon’s Fulfillment Technologies and Robotics (FTR) division. “It happens because you have the right team, the right...
TheCollector
Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
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4 months ago
Astral Codex Ten
Highlights From The Comments On Prison
...
3 weeks ago
The Ruffian
My Ten Favourite Books of the Year
Plus a Rattle Bag of Goodies (and a special Christmas offer)
2 weeks ago
Plus a Rattle Bag of Goodies (and a special Christmas offer)
Dr Alun Withey
Beard Fashions and Class
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid...
over a year ago
Over the past few centuries, fashions in facial hair have changed substantially. In the mid seventeenth century many men wore the ‘Van Dyke’ style of a small, pointy beard and moustaches. By the end of the 1600s, beards were in decline, leaving many men with just moustaches. The...
99% Invisible
Anything’s Pastable: Eat Sauté Love [EPISODE]
This week we’re featuring an episode from The Sporkful’s series on the creation of “Anything’s...
8 months ago
This week we’re featuring an episode from The Sporkful’s series on the creation of “Anything’s Pastable,” Dan Pashman’s new pasta cookbook. In part two of “Anything’s Pastable,” Dan embarks on an epic trip across Italy in search of lesser-known pasta dishes — and to learn about...
Tikalon Blog by Dev...
Diophantine Equations
Piebald is an unusual word that appears in the Archimedes' cattle problem, a Diophantine problem...
5 months ago
Piebald is an unusual word that appears in the Archimedes' cattle problem, a Diophantine problem supposedly communicated by Archimedes to his friend, Eratosthenes. It's a Diophantine equation system of seven equations in eight unknowns, but it can be solved with the requirement...
The American Scholar
“The Peace of Wild Things” by Wendell Berry
Poems read aloud, beautifully
The post “The Peace of Wild Things” by Wendell Berry appeared first on...
6 months ago
Poems read aloud, beautifully
The post “The Peace of Wild Things” by Wendell Berry appeared first on The American Scholar.
Musings on Markets
Beat your Bot: Building your moat against AI
It seems like a lifetime has passed since artificial intelligence (AI) became the market's biggest...
4 months ago
It seems like a lifetime has passed since artificial intelligence (AI) became the market's biggest mover, but Open AI introduced the world to ChatGPT on November 30, 2022. While ChatGPT itself represented a low-tech variation of AI, it opened the door to AI not only as a business...
Oykun
Design Process is Messy! as it should be.
Meticulously structured design courses are valuable. Study them, learn them, but if you ever get...
over a year ago
Meticulously structured design courses are valuable. Study them, learn them, but if you ever get overwhelmed (and you will), bear in mind that the real work environments are not that strict, you will have room to break the rules you learned, explore and make your own rules.
Seeking Wisdom
Attention is all you need – Part 1
This is the 10th post in my series on building a toy GPT. Read my earlier posts first for better...
a year ago
This is the 10th post in my series on building a toy GPT. Read my earlier posts first for better understanding. I asked ChatGPT to complete the sentence given the phrase: “I chose that bank for”. It completed the sentences sensibly. Here are the four sentences it generated: In...
Josh Thompson
Why I Eat Bacon Every Day (And You Should Too)
note: as of late 2017, I’ve rolled over to a mostly vegetarian diet. I still love meat, but don’t...
over a year ago
note: as of late 2017, I’ve rolled over to a mostly vegetarian diet. I still love meat, but don’t feel comfortable eating it, for ethical reasons. I still believe that, on a whole, bacon is good for you, and I still eat veggies and many eggs every day. I just don’t eat bacon or...
Saturday Morning...
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Evolution
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a month ago
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HP 8656A Signal Generator Schematics
Agilent has made the 8656A Signal Generator Operating & Service Manual
available as a PDF, but the...
10 months ago
Agilent has made the 8656A Signal Generator Operating & Service Manual
available as a PDF, but the schematics of chapter 8 are all spread over 3 or 4 pages, which makes
them hard to follow.
I spent a good evening extracting the schematics pages, cutting-and-pasting
them together...
Daniel Marino
My First Sketch Plugin and What I Learned
I’ve been Adobe Illustrator free for almost six months now, and what I miss most about it are some...
over a year ago
I’ve been Adobe Illustrator free for almost six months now, and what I miss most about it are some of the nice effects it ships with. I love Sketch, but I don’t think these effects will ever make their way into Sketch. Sketch does have the ability to add plugins, and I’ve always...
Lighthouse Blog
Overview of the reading view
7 months ago
Joel Gascoigne
I have no idea what I am doing
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over a year ago
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I want to give a special thanks to my co-founder Leo [http://leostartsup.com]
who listened to and discussed some of these thoughts with me before I turned
them into a blog post.
In the last few...
Good Enough
Good Enough, A Serious Business
Hello reader, my name is Shawn, and I'm one of the co-founders of Good Enough. I'd like to tell you...
a year ago
Hello reader, my name is Shawn, and I'm one of the co-founders of Good Enough. I'd like to tell you a bit about how Good Enough came to be and what we plan on doing here.
Barry and I started working together again in early 2022. By “work,” I mean that I’d show up on Slack for a...
TheCollector
What Are the Earliest Manuscripts of the New Testament?
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10 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Sparta and… Scotland?
Laconic wit through the centuries
a year ago
Laconic wit through the centuries
Londonist
Expect To Hear Lots More Buskers In Tube Stations Over The Next 2 Weeks
It's the X Factor of the London Underground.
10 months ago
It's the X Factor of the London Underground.
This Space
"Every day I have to invoke the absent god again"*
I really enjoy this YouTube channel despite my general lack of interest in films. The presenter’s...
over a year ago
I really enjoy this YouTube channel despite my general lack of interest in films. The presenter’s restrained voice-over is ideal for one approaching its concerns; imagine a lullaby sung by Werner Herzog. I envy him the medium for its music, its visuals, even its potential for...
The Modern House
Introducing our Hackney team
9 months ago
The Pragmatic...
The Scoop: Tech Layoffs in 2022
I get a lot of scoop sent by readers (thank you!). Sadly, in 2022, a good part of the scoop is about...
over a year ago
I get a lot of scoop sent by readers (thank you!). Sadly, in 2022, a good part of the scoop is about companies laying off people. Some of this scoop has not been reported before.
I don't want to broadcast layoffs on Twitter or LinkedIn continuously, but also
Louwrentius
WFS - WAN Failover Script now available
Since I could not find a WAN failover script for Linux to my likening, I wrote
one myself. If you...
over a year ago
Since I could not find a WAN failover script for Linux to my likening, I wrote
one myself. If you have any use for it: I put it on a Google code project.
WFS tests the availability of your primary WAN connection and switches to your
secondary / backup connection when a failure is...
Twelve Mile Circle –...
Costa Rica, Part 1 (Intentions and Observations)
This was supposed to be the younger kid’s trip. It was his turn to select a destination — anywhere...
a year ago
This was supposed to be the younger kid’s trip. It was his turn to select a destination — anywhere in the world — as a present for his upcoming high school graduation next year. The older one chose Australia back in 2018 and we expanded it to include New Zealand too. England...
Hixie's Natural Log
The Spectrum of Openness
"Open Source" is a broad spectrum, with various axes. The following is an attempt to describe...
a year ago
"Open Source" is a broad spectrum, with various axes. The following is an attempt to describe various ways to look at openness to aid project leaders in determining what they want their project to look like. I originally wrote this for my colleagues at Google, but the concepts...
Arduino Blog
Venderoo is an Arduino Mega-powered DIY vending machine
For now-college student Joel Grayson, making something that combined his interests in mechanics,...
3 months ago
For now-college student Joel Grayson, making something that combined his interests in mechanics, electronics, and programming while being simultaneously useful to those around him was a longtime goal. His recent Venderoo project is exactly that, as the creatively named vending...
The American Scholar
For Want of Touch
The astonishing breadth of our passions
The post For Want of Touch appeared first on The American...
4 months ago
The astonishing breadth of our passions
The post For Want of Touch appeared first on The American Scholar.
Saturday Morning...
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Perhaps
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9 months ago
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TheCollector
Noumenal and Phenomenal: What Were Kant’s ‘Two Worlds’?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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2 months ago
Old Structures...
An Exotic Foreign Land
From the New York Public Library scrapbooks, what appears to be a page of illustrations from a...
4 weeks ago
From the New York Public Library scrapbooks, what appears to be a page of illustrations from a European tourist guide to New York: Let’s start with the non-controversial item in the lower left: That is a decent engraving of Das Stadhaus / The City Hall / La maison de Ville as...
computers are bad
2023-07-15 underwater ears everywhere
Programming note: the subscribe link was broken for a while because I am
bad at computers (yet...
a year ago
Programming note: the subscribe link was broken for a while because I am
bad at computers (yet another case of "forgot to enable the systemd unit").
It's fixed now. The unsubscribe link was also broken and is now fixed but,
you know, maybe that was a feature. Did wonders for...
Handprinted - Blog
Meet the Maker: Caroline Fearn
Hello, I’m Caroline. I live in London. Two years ago I picked up a carving tool and a block of lino....
a year ago
Hello, I’m Caroline. I live in London. Two years ago I picked up a carving tool and a block of lino. I quite liked it.
Describe your printmaking process
My process is an intuitive one, so I typically just start, and I will see what develops through doing. Experimenting with...
TheCollector
What Are Salvador Dalí’s Composition Techniques?
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3 weeks ago
Seth's Blog
The 500 ways
There are thousands of ways to express encouragement and enthusiasm and support. Few of them require...
a year ago
There are thousands of ways to express encouragement and enthusiasm and support. Few of them require a blood oath or even much inconvenience. “I’m thrilled that you’re contributing.” “Can’t wait to see how this turns out.” “I know someone who really needs to hear about this.” “Go...
Math Is Still...
Cells Across the Tree of Life Exchange ‘Text Messages’ Using RNA
Cells across the tree of life can swap short-lived messages encoded by RNA — missives that resemble...
3 months ago
Cells across the tree of life can swap short-lived messages encoded by RNA — missives that resemble a quick text rather than a formal memo on letterhead.
The post Cells Across the Tree of Life Exchange ‘Text Messages’ Using RNA first appeared on Quanta Magazine
Engineers Need Art
Casady & Greene
Remembering Casady & Greene and the excitement (and closing) of an era of Macintosh software...
3 months ago
Remembering Casady & Greene and the excitement (and closing) of an era of Macintosh software publishing.
Koos Looijesteijn -...
Why is open source software so badly designed?
“It could have been so great, but why is it so ugly and difficult to use?” people trying open...
over a year ago
“It could have been so great, but why is it so ugly and difficult to use?” people trying open source...
Mazdak
The ChatGPT Revolution: A Year Later
On November 30, 2022, OpenAI released ChatGPT, a large language model (LLM) that quickly captured...
a year ago
On November 30, 2022, OpenAI released ChatGPT, a large language model (LLM) that quickly captured the attention of the world. ChatGPT's ability to generate human-quality text, translate languages, write different kinds of creative content, and answer questions in an informative...
Seth's Blog
Portfolio theory
One show can make Netflix’s year. One stock can make the numbers for an investor. One player can...
a year ago
One show can make Netflix’s year. One stock can make the numbers for an investor. One player can drive a team to victory. The key is, “I’m not sure which one it’s going to be, but it’s going to be one of these.” The challenge with falling in love with the potential of just one...
A Beautiful Site
What happens if IE8 "breaks" my website?
Last year all of the hype was about IE8 and Microsoft's decision to default the browsers version...
over a year ago
Last year all of the hype was about IE8 and Microsoft's decision to default the browsers version targeting to "quirks mode" rather than standards mode. This essentially meant that developers would have to opt-in to IE8's standards mode using a proprietary <meta> tag that tells...
David Heinemeier...
Merchants of complexity
It's hard to sell simple, because simple looks easy, and who wants to pay for that? Of course,...
4 months ago
It's hard to sell simple, because simple looks easy, and who wants to pay for that? Of course, everyone says they want something simple, but the way they buy reveals that they usually don't.
This is the secret that the merchants of complexity have long since figured out. That...
Seth's Blog
With the sound off
If you’re watching a YouTube clip or a talking head, you can probably tell whether or not you...
a year ago
If you’re watching a YouTube clip or a talking head, you can probably tell whether or not you disagree with someone even with the sound off. And we judge a book or an article on the layout and appearance long before we’ve read all the words. Human beings invented symbolic logic...
Anecdotal Evidence
'A Book You Know You Don’t Understand'
Some thirty
years ago, at his request, I met with an author in upstate New York who wanted
me to...
a year ago
Some thirty
years ago, at his request, I met with an author in upstate New York who wanted
me to write a feature story for my newspaper about him and the small-press book he had
written. Frank had been lobbying me for weeks by telephone. He was middle-aged
but carried himself...
Seth's Blog
The first draft of your first non-fiction book
Writing a book is good for you. It clarifies your thinking and it’s generous as well. You might not...
2 weeks ago
Writing a book is good for you. It clarifies your thinking and it’s generous as well. You might not publish it professionally, but sharing it with people you want to teach and lead is a useful practice. The first draft can be challenging. We’re facing a blank page, trying to find...
TheCollector
The Liberation of Paris in World War II: Did the City Burn?
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10 months ago
99% Invisible
Backfired: The Vaping Wars [EPISODE]
For decades, people have been trying to figure out how to create a cigarette without many of the...
6 months ago
For decades, people have been trying to figure out how to create a cigarette without many of the downsides. Cigarettes sans the things that make smoking the biggest cause of preventable death in America like tar, carcinogens, etc. Cigarette companies tried to create “safe,”...
Beautiful Public...
Government Comic Books
Government comics have taught Americans how to prevent forest fires, survive a nuclear blast, and...
a year ago
Government comics have taught Americans how to prevent forest fires, survive a nuclear blast, and how soldiers should handle homosexuality in the military.
Moneyness
Thoughts on Privacy Pools and the law
Here's my quick first-pass take on Privacy Pools, the heir apparent to privacy tool Tornado Cash. My...
a year ago
Here's my quick first-pass take on Privacy Pools, the heir apparent to privacy tool Tornado Cash. My comments are on the legal side, and less so the technical side, although the two aren't mutually exclusive.
I've already written a bunch of times about Tornado Cash on this blog....
devonzuegel.com
The Hard Parts of Open Source, by Evan Czaplicki
Speaker: Evan Czaplicki
Meeting: Strange Loop 2018 - September 2018
Video:...
over a year ago
Speaker: Evan Czaplicki
Meeting: Strange Loop 2018 - September 2018
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_4EX4dPppA
Slides: https://prezi.com/oowcpzsnwp-8/the-hard-parts-of-open-source/?webgl=0
[ References to videos, books, and articles mentioned in this...
Noahpinion
Stop saying "there is no decoupling". There is!
Decoupling will take time, and it won't look like the Iron Curtain, but it's happening.
a year ago
Decoupling will take time, and it won't look like the Iron Curtain, but it's happening.
Nela Dunato Art &...
My art studio renovation (that took 4 years to complete)
Having a dedicated office or studio is not a requirement for creating great art, but I think we can...
a year ago
Having a dedicated office or studio is not a requirement for creating great art, but I think we can all agree that it helps. After years of moving around and making the best of what I had, I embarked on a mission to turn a tiny, cluttered space into a beautiful art studio and...
Probably...
What does a confidence interval mean?
Here’s another installment in Data Q&A: Answering the real questions with Python. In general, I will...
8 months ago
Here’s another installment in Data Q&A: Answering the real questions with Python. In general, I will try to focus on practical problems, but this one is a little more philosophical. confidence What does a confidence interval mean?¶ Here’s a question from the Reddit statistics...
The Rational Walk
Buffett Continues to Avoid Long-Term Bonds
Berkshire's longstanding aversion to fixed-maturity investments has not changed in response to...
a year ago
Berkshire's longstanding aversion to fixed-maturity investments has not changed in response to higher interest rates.
A Collection of...
Collections: Ancient Greek and Phoenician Colonization
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis...
a year ago
Davis senatum consuluit a.d. III Idus Octobris apud aedem Patreontis; de colonis Graecis et Punicis verba fecit… This week we’re taking a brief look, by ACOUP Senate request, at Greek and Phoenician colonization in the ancient Mediterranean. In particular, the focus requested was...
Scott DeLong
How To Build A Profitable Newsletter In 2024
Using the same strategies I've used to build millions of subscribers across multiple newsletters,...
11 months ago
Using the same strategies I've used to build millions of subscribers across multiple newsletters, you can do it too.
The post How To Build A Profitable Newsletter In 2024 appeared first on Scott DeLong.
Arduino Blog
KiPneu makes soft robotic biomimetics accessible to STEAM students
Biomimicry, which is a method for developing new technology inspired by nature, has been one of...
5 months ago
Biomimicry, which is a method for developing new technology inspired by nature, has been one of humanity’s greatest assets. But systems reliant on soft tissue, such as an octopus’s tentacles, have been notoriously difficult to reproduce in the robotics world. To give STEAM...
Notes on software...
Why (and how) to read books
The last time I read for fun was in elementary school. Since college I
knew I must read more, but I...
over a year ago
The last time I read for fun was in elementary school. Since college I
knew I must read more, but I never forced myself to build the
habit. Then three years ago I spent time around my brother and a
coworker who were avid readers. This "peer pressure" helped me get
started.
Since...
TheCollector
The Louvre Seeks Donations to Buy Chardin’s Strawberries Work
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a year ago
CONTEMPORIST
A’ Design Awards & Competition – Call for Submissions
This article has been brought to you by A’ Design Award and Competition. A’ Design Award &...
3 months ago
This article has been brought to you by A’ Design Award and Competition. A’ Design Award & Competition is the Worlds’ leading design accolade reaching design enthusiasts around the world, and showcasing thousands of award winners from 114 different design disciplines. Red House...
TheCollector
French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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4 months ago
Escaping Flatland
On mentors
What is it that motivates someone to take on someone and help them grow? Why do some learners have...
a year ago
What is it that motivates someone to take on someone and help them grow? Why do some learners have that privilege?
macwright.com
Roll
I developed an old roll of film and the photos are pretty decent!
My Olympus XA-2 is
my default...
a year ago
I developed an old roll of film and the photos are pretty decent!
My Olympus XA-2 is
my default walking-around camera. I love it, but its age is showing
and I’m envious of the crisp photos that people get out of later-era
SLR film cameras. Thinking about getting a lightweight...
TheCollector
Queen Anne: Britain’s Tragic Queen?
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7 months ago
Tech and Tea
Space to do whatever, Part II
Insights from carving out space for creativity
a year ago
Insights from carving out space for creativity
ntietz.com blog
Solving my fun, frustrating docker-machine error
Last Saturday, I ran into a problem doing a routine backup of a web app I maintain. In fact, this...
over a year ago
Last Saturday, I ran into a problem doing a routine backup of a web app I maintain. In fact, this was the second time I ran into the exact same issue, so it's time to write it down. (Hopefully, the third time I run into this, I have the presence of mind to look up my own...
diamond geezer
Rejigging the Bow Roundabout
(this is the first post written on my new laptop)
(Windows 11 remains very unfamiliar - a lot's...
4 months ago
(this is the first post written on my new laptop)
(Windows 11 remains very unfamiliar - a lot's changed since 7!)
I'm still trying to work out what's going on with the imminent roadworks at the Bow Roundabout. I keep checking the Causeway one.network map where everything's...
Essays - Benedict...
Back to the trend line?
The Covid Rotation turns, and ecommerce penetration is back to the trend
line. But which trend...
over a year ago
The Covid Rotation turns, and ecommerce penetration is back to the trend
line. But which trend line, and which penetration?
Unpacked
IRS Direct Tax Filing: the end of Intuit's lobbying
Thirty-eight years since the launch of e-filing, the IRS will pilot its own tax filing system ending...
a year ago
Thirty-eight years since the launch of e-filing, the IRS will pilot its own tax filing system ending two decades of Intuit's regulatory capture of the tax software market
PostHog's RSS Feed
How we’re improving performance by combining persons and events
In a previous product update we announced a beta for a substantial change to the way we handle...
over a year ago
In a previous product update we announced a beta for a substantial change to the way we handle persons and events on PostHog. Today, after gathering…
TheCollector
12 Facts About Marina Abramović and Her Work
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9 months ago
The Rational Walk
The Digest #161
Feynman on knowledge, TransDigm's controversial business model, Costco's history, The Ozempic/Wegovy...
a year ago
Feynman on knowledge, TransDigm's controversial business model, Costco's history, The Ozempic/Wegovy band-aid; Plus insights from Todd Combs, Michael Burry, Joel Tillinghast, and Lee Ainslie.
Astral Codex Ten
Hidden Open Thread 355.5
...
a month ago
TokyoDev
Announcing the 2023 TokyoDev Developers Survey
The 2023 edition of the TokyoDev Developer Survey [is now...
a year ago
The 2023 edition of the TokyoDev Developer Survey [is now live](https://surveys.tokyodev.com/en-US/survey/tokyodev/2023)! If you’re a software developer living in Japan, please help us by taking it.
[Last year’s survey](https://www.tokyodev.com/insights/2022-developer-survey)...
Blog - Practical...
The Hidden Engineering of Wildlife Crossings
[Note that this article is a transcript of the video embedded above.]
This is the Wallis Annenberg...
2 weeks ago
[Note that this article is a transcript of the video embedded above.]
This is the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing under construction over the 101 just outside Los Angeles, California. When it’s finished in a few years, it will be the largest wildlife crossing (*of its kind) on...
Joel Gascoigne
Zero notifications
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A couple of...
over a year ago
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A couple of months ago, my co-founder Leo [http://twitter.com/leowid] gave me an
interesting suggestion: he said I should try disabling all notifications on my
iPhone. I find this suggestion...
Krzysztof Kowalczyk...
How I implemented wc in the browser in 3 days
Building wc in the browser
From time to time I like to run wc -l on my source code to...
a year ago
Building wc in the browser
From time to time I like to run wc -l on my source code to see how much code I wrote.
For those not in the know: wc -l shows number of lines in files.
Actually, what I have to do is more like find -name "*.go" | xargs wc -l because wc isn’t...
A Collection of...
Collections: Teaching Paradox, Imperator, Part IIa: Pops and Chains
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s...
5 months ago
This is the first half of the second part of our three part look at Paradox Interactive’s Hellenistic-era grand strategy game Imperator: Rome. I had hoped to do this part in a single post, but my book writing schedule intervened and so it became necessary to split it up. Last...
The Works in...
To change a norm
How the war on drunk driving was won
6 months ago
How the war on drunk driving was won
Applied Cartography
Weird test: internal link checking
I wrote last month about using weird tests. Here's another example: checking for broken internal...
8 months ago
I wrote last month about using weird tests. Here's another example: checking for broken internal links in our upcoming docsite redesign!
const extractInternalLinks = (content: string): string[] => {
// Check for internal links only, in the form of [text](/path).
const...
Seth's Blog
Learning, connecting, deciding (and amazing)
My new short LinkedIn class on project management just launched, and I’ll be discussing it live...
a year ago
My new short LinkedIn class on project management just launched, and I’ll be discussing it live today with Amanda Ruud … we’ll be there if you want to bring your questions. Sooner or later, all important work becomes project work. After the extraordinary feedback from her last...
Home on Erik...
Luigi talk tomorrow
At NYC Data Science meetup! Unfortunately the space is full but the talk will be livestreamed –...
over a year ago
At NYC Data Science meetup! Unfortunately the space is full but the talk will be livestreamed – check out the meetup web page for a link tomorrow.
alexwlchan
Some experiments with circle-based art
The header of this site is made of tiling squares in slightly varying shades of red.
It’s meant to...
over a year ago
The header of this site is made of tiling squares in slightly varying shades of red.
It’s meant to be subtle, but I think it still gives the site a unique look:
I think of this as the “new” header, even though my screenshot library tells me I added it in 2016 (!), as does the...
The Marginalian
Jonathan Franzen on How to Write About Nature, with a Side of Rachel Carson and Alice in Wonderland
I grew up loving Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. My grandmother read it to me before I could read....
10 months ago
I grew up loving Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. My grandmother read it to me before I could read. I read it to myself as soon as I could. I loved the strangeness of it, and the tenderness. As a child mathematician, I loved knowing that a grown mathematician had written it. But...
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