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Winner, Name that Ware December 2025 The Ware for December 2025 is a Spectral Instruments Series 800 camera. I was pretty shocked at how...
31st Jan 2026
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Winner, Name that Ware December 2025

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

31st Jan 2026
The Ware for December 2025 is a Spectral Instruments Series 800 camera. I was pretty shocked at how quickly this was guessed given the very small portion of the instrument that was shown, but, then again – that’s how it goes sometimes. Congrats to johslarsen for nailing this one;...
The Kingdom Hmmmmm.
6th Jul 2021
1

The Kingdom

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

6th Jul 2021
Hmmmmm.
How To Accomplish Little And Feel Great At no time in the world will a man who is sane Over-reach himself, Over-spend himself, Over-rate...
1st Aug 2017
1

How To Accomplish Little And Feel Great

from The Tao Of Wealth [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Aug 2017
At no time in the world will a man who is sane Over-reach himself, Over-spend himself, Over-rate himself. -Lao Tzu All is vanity. What do people gain from all the toil at which they toil under the sun? -Ecclesiastes 1:2-3 Sell not yourself at little price, being so precious in...
Comment on My 7 Rules for A/B Testing That Triple Conversion Rates by nick Hey Lars, any rules you have for killing tests early, other than the 10% rule? For example, if a new...
26th Jan 2018
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Comment on My 7 Rules for A/B Testing That Triple Conversion Rates by nick

from Comments for Lars Lofgren [alt+shift+b] in technology

26th Jan 2018
Hey Lars, any rules you have for killing tests early, other than the 10% rule? For example, if a new test is showing a 40% decrease at 97% confidence after only 3 days... would you kill it, let it keep bleeding out, or at the very least allocate less traffic to the test?
FAQ about the book and our writing process What's in the book and how we wrote it
4th Oct 2024
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FAQ about the book and our writing process

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

4th Oct 2024
What's in the book and how we wrote it
Quarterly Author Update: January 2025 Book sales, Husk update, and a new podcast
2nd Jan 2025
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Quarterly Author Update: January 2025

from Nat Eliason's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Jan 2025
Book sales, Husk update, and a new podcast
Weekly Dose of Optimism #205 Terraform, Billion-Dollar Rounds, Oklo Goes Critical, Astra Math, Terafab + Extra Doses
7th Aug 2026
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Weekly Dose of Optimism #205

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

7th Aug 2026
Terraform, Billion-Dollar Rounds, Oklo Goes Critical, Astra Math, Terafab + Extra Doses
Tailwind has a scalability problem. How can we solve that? While there are many benefits to using Tailwind, it also comes with unique challenges when scaling....
29th Nov 2023
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Tailwind has a scalability problem. How can we solve that?

from ByteofDev [alt+shift+b] in programming

29th Nov 2023
While there are many benefits to using Tailwind, it also comes with unique challenges when scaling. Luckily, there are solutions to this.
1st Jan 2020
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12 Lakes to Visit Near Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota

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

1st May 2025
Generating a REST API from a database I recently published an alpha version of a code generation tool, DBCore, that reads a...
6th Jun 2020
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Generating a REST API from a database

from Notes on software development [alt+shift+b] in technology

6th Jun 2020
I recently published an alpha version of a code generation tool, DBCore, that reads a database schema from PostgreSQL or MySQL and generates an entire Go API with CRUD operations, pagination, filtering, and authentication. But more than just generating code like xo/xo or...
Feeding on Illusions The Convivial Society: Vol. 7, No. 7
8th Jul 2026
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Feeding on Illusions

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

8th Jul 2026
The Convivial Society: Vol. 7, No. 7
Summary of changes for September Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the...
3rd Sep 2022
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Summary of changes for September

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

3rd Sep 2022
Hey everyone! This is the list of all the changes we've done to our projects and apps during the month of September. We'll also be reporting in our on position in the world, and on our future plans. Summary Of Changes Uxn, updated Playdate implementation to the latest core,...
Just-in-time design photo by Tools for motivation There is a disconnect between product design and product...
12th Nov 2018
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Just-in-time design

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

12th Nov 2018
photo by Tools for motivation There is a disconnect between product design and product engineering. Three factors contribute to this disconnect: Products get shipped faster every day. DevOps teams automate huge amounts of the delivery process, enabling engineering teams to ship...
Self-driving as a case study for AGI Sparked by progress in Large Language Models (LLMs), there’s a lot of chatter recently about AGI,...
21st Jan 2024
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Self-driving as a case study for AGI

from Andrej Karpathy blog [alt+shift+b] in AI

21st Jan 2024
Sparked by progress in Large Language Models (LLMs), there’s a lot of chatter recently about AGI, its timelines, and what it might look like. Some of it is hopeful and optimistic, but a lot of it is fearful and doomy, to put it mildly. Unfortunately, a lot of it is also very...
Stephen Pyne: Fire Slow, Fire Fast, Fire Deep ### Ecological wildfire “We are uniquely fire creatures,” Pyne began, “on a uniquely fire planet.”...
10th Feb 2016
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Stephen Pyne: Fire Slow, Fire Fast, Fire Deep

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

10th Feb 2016
### Ecological wildfire “We are uniquely fire creatures,” Pyne began, “on a uniquely fire planet.” Life itself is a form of slow metabolic combustion—which eventually created oxygen and burnable vegetation that allowed fast combustion, ignited by lightning. Humans came along and...
How Dangerous is Rock Climbing? There is an adage in climbing—there are old climbers, and there are bold climbers, but there are no...
28th Nov 2022
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How Dangerous is Rock Climbing?

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

28th Nov 2022
There is an adage in climbing—there are old climbers, and there are bold climbers, but there are no old bold climbers. I plan on getting pretty old.
Creative kernels Artists can often trace entire pieces around one idea that drives everything else.
1st Jul 2024
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Creative kernels

from sbensu [alt+shift+b] in literature

1st Jul 2024
Artists can often trace entire pieces around one idea that drives everything else.
Ralph Cavanagh & Peter Schwartz: Nuclear Power, Climate Change and the Next 10,000 Years ### Climate change and nuclear prospects Given the power to decide who would go first-- anti-nuke...
14th Jan 2006
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14th Jan 2006
### Climate change and nuclear prospects Given the power to decide who would go first-- anti-nuke Ralph Cavanagh from Natural Resources Defense Counsel or pro-nuke Peter Schwartz from Global Business Network-- the large audience Friday night voted for Schwartz to make the...
Advice for Engineering Managers Who Want to Climb the Ladder We have been interviewing and hiring a pile of engineering directors at Honeycomb lately. In so...
13th Jun 2022
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Advice for Engineering Managers Who Want to Climb the Ladder

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

13th Jun 2022
We have been interviewing and hiring a pile of engineering directors at Honeycomb lately. In so doing, I’ve had some fascinating conversations with engineering managers who have been trying unsuccessfully to make the leap to director. Here is a roundup of some of the ideas and...
David Keith: Patient Geoengineering ## Practical geoengineering “Temporary, moderate, and responsive” should be the guidelines of...
18th Feb 2015
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David Keith: Patient Geoengineering

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

18th Feb 2015
## Practical geoengineering “Temporary, moderate, and responsive” should be the guidelines of responsible geoengineering, in David Keith’s view. For slowing global warming, and giving humanity time to bring greenhouse gas emissions down to zero (and eventually past zero with...
Reverse engineering the barrel shifter circuit on the Intel 386 processor die The Intel 386 processor (1985) was a large step from the 286 processor, moving x86 to a 32-bit...
6th Dec 2023
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Reverse engineering the barrel shifter circuit on the Intel 386 processor die

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

6th Dec 2023
The Intel 386 processor (1985) was a large step from the 286 processor, moving x86 to a 32-bit architecture. The 386 also dramatically improved the performance of shift and rotate operations by adding a "barrel shifter", a circuit that can shift by multiple bits in one step. The...
Happy New Year: solving the Rubik’s Cube in SQL Explain Extended New Year's post solving the Rubik's Cube in SQL The post Happy New Year: solving...
31st Dec 2022
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Happy New Year: solving the Rubik’s Cube in SQL

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

31st Dec 2022
Explain Extended New Year's post solving the Rubik's Cube in SQL The post Happy New Year: solving the Rubik’s Cube in SQL appeared first on EXPLAIN EXTENDED.
Leashed The post Leashed appeared first on The American Scholar.
1st Oct 2025
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Leashed

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

1st Oct 2025
The post Leashed appeared first on The American Scholar.
1st Dec 2023
The Boot.dev Beat. October 2023 Happy All Hallow’s Eve. I hope you enjoy this month’s cover art. It might be my favorite so far.
1st Oct 2023
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The Boot.dev Beat. October 2023

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

1st Oct 2023
Happy All Hallow’s Eve. I hope you enjoy this month’s cover art. It might be my favorite so far.
On For Grantedness Finding secular thankfulness
17th May 2022
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On For Grantedness

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

17th May 2022
Finding secular thankfulness
Using ChatGPT to implement Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawings Sol LeWitt‘s Wall Drawings aren’t actually drawings but, rather, instructions for drawings. I...
30th Jan 2023
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Using ChatGPT to implement Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawings

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

30th Jan 2023
Sol LeWitt‘s Wall Drawings aren’t actually drawings but, rather, instructions for drawings. I asked ChatGPT to implement them in p5js
DepolarizingGPT A Political Chatbot that Gives 3 Politically Diverse Answers to Every Prompt
28th Nov 2023
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DepolarizingGPT

from David Rozado Substack [alt+shift+b] in AI

28th Nov 2023
A Political Chatbot that Gives 3 Politically Diverse Answers to Every Prompt
The Reckoning So go ask your Chomsky 10 years ago, when I started comma and discovered the Professional Managerial...
2nd Apr 2026
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The Reckoning

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

2nd Apr 2026
So go ask your Chomsky 10 years ago, when I started comma and discovered the Professional Managerial Class, I used to talk about the reckoning. It was a nebulous concept, but it mostly involved the abrupt fall from grace of these people at the hands of machines. It’s kind of...
Caroline Sur La Lune (Caroline on the Moon) 1965 A nice treat today as Caroline goes to the Moon! This was a popular French fictional series but I...
4th Apr 2025
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Caroline Sur La Lune (Caroline on the Moon) 1965

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

4th Apr 2025
A nice treat today as Caroline goes to the Moon! This was a popular French fictional series but I had not been able to find the one about the Moon trip until recently. The illustrations are beautiful and full color. Well worth examining each one for its details. Pierre Probst...
[instagram] 123 months: everything is perimenopause as we're both women in our mid 40s we're inevitably entering the dreaded phase in our lives when our...
2nd Aug 2026
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[instagram] 123 months: everything is perimenopause

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

2nd Aug 2026
as we're both women in our mid 40s we're inevitably entering the dreaded phase in our lives when our hormones go out of whack and we start experiencing disturbing symptoms...these days one can search any medical symptom on google and it is definitely a possible perimenopause...
Educational Products: Month 7 Highlights Why am I making slower progress than I’d like on my book? I optimize my Asciidoctor write...
8th May 2025
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Educational Products: Month 7

from mtlynch.io [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

8th May 2025
Highlights Why am I making slower progress than I’d like on my book? I optimize my Asciidoctor write and preview workflow. I’m working on a side project to track Hacker News performance in real-time. Goal grades At the start of each month, I declare what I’d like to accomplish....
4th Nov 2024
The five types of people who produce inaccessible code There are roughly five types of people you’ll meet doing accessibility development work. They...
16th Jun 2023
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The five types of people who produce inaccessible code

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

16th Jun 2023
There are roughly five types of people you’ll meet doing accessibility development work. They are: People who create inaccessible code, but do not realize they are doing so. People who create inaccessible code and realize they are doing so, but do not know how to fix it. People...
In defense of AI mandates When you need to execute a coordinated change on a tight timeline, a mandate is the best and most...
2nd Jul 2026
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In defense of AI mandates

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

2nd Jul 2026
When you need to execute a coordinated change on a tight timeline, a mandate is the best and most honest way to fund it.
Offline Music People sometimes act suprised when I tell them about my music hobby, manually converting CD's to...
16th Jul 2022
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Offline Music

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

16th Jul 2022
People sometimes act suprised when I tell them about my music hobby, manually converting CD's to lossless audio files; there is some reason to this madness however!
Talk Notes: Third Age of JavaScript - Three Years In Slides and show notes for my updated Talk at Reactathon
7th May 2022
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Talk Notes: Third Age of JavaScript - Three Years In

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

7th May 2022
Slides and show notes for my updated Talk at Reactathon
Rib Day - 2 Year Anniversary Celebration! Two years ago, on October 17th, this happened... Long story short, I got knocked off my...
18th Oct 2020
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Rib Day - 2 Year Anniversary Celebration!

from The Forney Flyer [alt+shift+b] in travel

18th Oct 2020
Two years ago, on October 17th, this happened... Long story short, I got knocked off my motorcycle by a drunk driver, and then a different vehicle, a large Toyota Landcruiser (SUV) promptly drove over me, right across my torso. I should have died right then and there, and...
AI Roundup 052: AI, EO, DPA February 2, 2024.
2nd Feb 2024
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AI Roundup 052: AI, EO, DPA

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

2nd Feb 2024
February 2, 2024.
Slopulism is taking over America Sometimes bad populist ideas are just a mistake; sometimes they're being promoted for ideological...
2nd Aug 2026
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Slopulism is taking over America

from Noahpinion [alt+shift+b] in startups

2nd Aug 2026
Sometimes bad populist ideas are just a mistake; sometimes they're being promoted for ideological reasons.
Eye to Eye "Is This Anything?"
5th Jun 2023
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Eye to Eye

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

5th Jun 2023
"Is This Anything?"
We should seek communities anew Notes for the aspiring designer
29th Dec 2025
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We should seek communities anew

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

29th Dec 2025
Notes for the aspiring designer
Park Games As the shedding of the luck-bean tree forms coral carpets on the grass below; as the birds begin...
17th Sep 2022
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Park Games

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

17th Sep 2022
As the shedding of the luck-bean tree forms coral carpets on the grass below; as the birds begin their morning song earlier into the fourth watch of the night, calling the sun to come out to play; as new flowering greens shoot out of chronic brown branches; urban nature dances to...
VR Study Shows People Prefer Traditional Architecture Over Modernist Designs Traditional architecture has been found to contribute more to people’s well-being than modernist...
22nd Nov 2023
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VR Study Shows People Prefer Traditional Architecture Over Modernist Designs

from THE ARCHITECTURAL UPRISING [alt+shift+b] in architecture

22nd Nov 2023
Traditional architecture has been found to contribute more to people’s well-being than modernist glass and steel buildings, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) in Oslo. Using virtual reality (VR) technology, the team...
The case for comments in code When I first started programming, especially when asked for code samples, my comments lacked purpose...
7th Sep 2020
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The case for comments in code

from Notes on software development [alt+shift+b] in technology

7th Sep 2020
When I first started programming, especially when asked for code samples, my comments lacked purpose and would often duplicate in English what the code clearly indicated. I knew that "commenting is good" but as a beginner I had no further insight. Over time with the help of books...
Platform or Point Solution? A while back, I wrote a post titled “What is a Platform?”. I defined what a platform is and why tech...
8th Mar 2025
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Platform or Point Solution?

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

8th Mar 2025
A while back, I wrote a post titled “What is a Platform?”. I defined what a platform is and why tech companies are so determined to become labeled as one. My definition of a platform is a tool that allows users to define and build their own things, which can be used by other...
People I Want to Work With This is an evolved thought of my post about my favourite designers ever. Since I opened my creative...
5th Aug 2025
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People I Want to Work With

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

5th Aug 2025
This is an evolved thought of my post about my favourite designers ever. Since I opened my creative lab FormFeelingFunction®, I’ve also opened my mind to connecting with more creative people. The reason is simple: to make unexpected objects in both digital and analogue form...
Verizon's I'm A Teapot Error And Other Technology Fails This is not my week for using technology. None of these problems was my fault, other than my...
6th Oct 2025
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Verizon's I'm A Teapot Error And Other Technology Fails

from The Codist [alt+shift+b] in programming

6th Oct 2025
This is not my week for using technology. None of these problems was my fault, other than my existing in the universe and the attraction that brought. Today, I wanted to review my Verizon mobile account, and I noticed that the website had changed since my last visit. I clicked
Proper UI Hierarchy Proper UI Hierarchy 2019-02-05 I often feel like an old man when I complain about flat design and...
5th Feb 2019
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Proper UI Hierarchy

from Making software better without sacrificing user experience. [alt+shift+b] in programming

5th Feb 2019
Proper UI Hierarchy 2019-02-05 I often feel like an old man when I complain about flat design and how designers these days have lost (or willfully forgotten) the skill to create accessible UIs with proper visual hierarchy. A skill which at it's core seems so simple - yet is...
Y’all are over-complicating these AI-risk arguments Say an alien spaceship is headed for Earth. It has 30 aliens on it. The aliens are weak and small....
2nd Oct 2025
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Y’all are over-complicating these AI-risk arguments

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Oct 2025
Say an alien spaceship is headed for Earth. It has 30 aliens on it. The aliens are weak and small. They have no weapons and carry no diseases. They breed at rates similar to humans. They are bringing no new technology. No other ships are coming. There’s no trick—except that they...
What’s Not Stated This newspaper clipping in one of the New York Public Library’s scrapbooks has no explanation, but...
1st Nov 2024
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What’s Not Stated

from Old Structures Engineering [alt+shift+b] in architecture

1st Nov 2024
This newspaper clipping in one of the New York Public Library’s scrapbooks has no explanation, but I’m pretty sure I know what it’s about. The somewhat ominous caption “Park Avenue Tunnel Choked With the Debris” is probably describing the aftermath of the January 1902 crash...
I did a Q/A with the Reactiflux community Read the transcript of a live Q/A I did about Webamp and Nuclide.
18th May 2018
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I did a Q/A with the Reactiflux community

from Jordan Eldredge's Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

18th May 2018
Read the transcript of a live Q/A I did about Webamp and Nuclide.
Winner, Name that Ware, November 2024 The Ware for November 2024 is the NLP-16A by cherry-takuan. It’s a bespoke 16-bit CPU made entirely...
31st Dec 2024
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Winner, Name that Ware, November 2024

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

31st Dec 2024
The Ware for November 2024 is the NLP-16A by cherry-takuan. It’s a bespoke 16-bit CPU made entirely from 74HC00 NAND gates. Even the D-flip flops are made from NAND gates: Lots and lots of NAND gates… I got to meet the maker, who goes by Cherry Takuan, at the Chiba Institute of...
Winamp in Your Pocket: 63 artist depictions of physical Winamp players A massive dump of every 3D rending and artist concept of physical versions of Winamp
10th Oct 2025
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Winamp in Your Pocket: 63 artist depictions of physical Winamp players

from Jordan Eldredge's Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

10th Oct 2025
A massive dump of every 3D rending and artist concept of physical versions of Winamp
My Response to Will Smith Slapping Chris Rock Last weekend, Will Smith walked on stage at the Oscars and slapped Chris Rock for making a joke...
1st Apr 2022
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My Response to Will Smith Slapping Chris Rock

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

1st Apr 2022
Last weekend, Will Smith walked on stage at the Oscars and slapped Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife. Since that moment, my phone and inbox have been inundated non-stop with people (friends, family, readers, journalists) wanting my “take” on the situation. After all, I...
Writing Skills for Engineering Managers Managers at every level are prisoners of the notion that a simple style reflects a simple mind....
31st Oct 2021
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Writing Skills for Engineering Managers

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

31st Oct 2021
Managers at every level are prisoners of the notion that a simple style reflects a simple mind. Actually a simple style is the result of hard work and hard thinking – William Zinsser, On Writing Well Every software engineering manager’s most precious resource is time. But you...
How to Recursively Traverse JSON Objects I’ve found that it’s pretty rare that I need recursion in application code, but every once in a...
22nd Sep 2019
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How to Recursively Traverse JSON Objects

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

22nd Sep 2019
I’ve found that it’s pretty rare that I need recursion in application code, but every once in a while I need to write a function that operates on a tree of unknown depth, such as a JSON object, and that’s often best solved recursively. Even though recursion is rare, it is...
I Am a Stranger in This Country: An Outsider Photographs Britain and Ireland’s Travellers In I Am a Stranger in This Country Berlin-based photograph Frederik Rüegger shows us pictures from...
1st Aug 2025
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1st Aug 2025
In I Am a Stranger in This Country Berlin-based photograph Frederik Rüegger shows us pictures from the two years he spent visiting the Roma and Traveller communities in Britain and Ireland. The book’s title is a nod to his reflects his status as a foreigner abroad and the...
Static analysis with semgrep: practical examples using Docker In this post we'll get a basic semgrep environment set up in Docker running some custom rules...
20th Dec 2020
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Static analysis with semgrep: practical examples using Docker

from Notes on software development [alt+shift+b] in technology

20th Dec 2020
In this post we'll get a basic semgrep environment set up in Docker running some custom rules against our code. Existing linters Linters like pylint for Python or eslint for JavaScript are great for general, broad language standards. But what about common nits in code review like...
The Most Useful Feedback Hurts Plus a sci-fi novel update
14th Aug 2024
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The Most Useful Feedback Hurts

from Nat Eliason's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

14th Aug 2024
Plus a sci-fi novel update
1st Jul 2026
Bootstrapping to €600k MRR and getting killed by Shopify. The story of Checkout X. Historically, Shopify has always had a checkout problem.
10th Mar 2023
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10th Mar 2023
Historically, Shopify has always had a checkout problem.
Internal Group Actions as Enriched Functors Earlier today this month on the Category Theory Zulip, Bernd Losert asked an extremely natural...
18th Feb 2024
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Internal Group Actions as Enriched Functors

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

18th Feb 2024
Earlier today this month on the Category Theory Zulip, Bernd Losert asked an extremely natural question about how we might study topological group actions via the functorial approach beloved by category theorists. The usual story is to treat a group $G$ as a one-object...
Feb ’26: Before Iran So, for the avoidance of doubt, the end of the month is the last trading day of the month. Which for...
16th Mar 2026
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Feb ’26: Before Iran

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

16th Mar 2026
So, for the avoidance of doubt, the end of the month is the last trading day of the month. Which for February, meant Friday February 27th. The fact that the Israelis and the Americans invaded Iran on February 28th is going to impact March, not February. Which is just as well...
Send your RSS digest on any day of the month Monthly RSS-to-email sends can now land on any day of the month, not just the first, last, or a...
1st Aug 2026
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Send your RSS digest on any day of the month

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

1st Aug 2026
Monthly RSS-to-email sends can now land on any day of the month, not just the first, last, or a given weekday.
Annual Review 2024 Last year I was grateful to write my review whilst sitting outside a cafe in Dali, embracing the...
4th Jan 2025
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Annual Review 2024

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

4th Jan 2025
Last year I was grateful to write my review whilst sitting outside a cafe in Dali, embracing the cool 15 degree climate. This year, I’m in freezing cold Sapporo drinking a carton of the delicious local milk. For simplicity, I’m largely sticking to the format from my 2023 annual...
Hello world... 8 July 2019 Hello world! I've been blogging for what seems like a very very very long time. However,...
8th Jul 2019
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Hello world...

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

8th Jul 2019
8 July 2019 Hello world! I've been blogging for what seems like a very very very long time. However, all that blogging over the years has been focused on fashion, lifestyle and travel over on another URL and lately, I've been wanting to dig into more design and front-end focused...
RECIPE: The Cucumber Shark Harvey Rosen's gift to the world
11th Jan 2024
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RECIPE: The Cucumber Shark

from Haterade [alt+shift+b] in creative

11th Jan 2024
Harvey Rosen's gift to the world
Crop rotation in the 14th century The Year of the Plague, part 4
1st Mar 2025
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Crop rotation in the 14th century

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

1st Mar 2025
The Year of the Plague, part 4
Camino de Santiago sketch maps Back in October in Montréal I finished my term on the NACIS board of directors at the annual...
8th Jan 2018
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Camino de Santiago sketch maps

from Cartogrammar [alt+shift+b] in architecture

8th Jan 2018
Back in October in Montréal I finished my term on the NACIS board of directors at the annual conference. (Side note: see video of the conference talks!) Tanya Buckingham (recent NACIS executive director, current candidate for local office) has always kindly handed out thank-you...
O, Sunlight! “O, Sunlight! The most precious gold to be found on Earth.” – Roman Payne There is much beauty in...
23rd Dec 2020
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O, Sunlight!

from The Changelog [alt+shift+b] in programming

23rd Dec 2020
“O, Sunlight! The most precious gold to be found on Earth.” – Roman Payne There is much beauty in this world, much hope, much life. All we need to do is pause, breathe, and take a moment to see it. It might be as simple as the gift of sunlight. I hope you all have … Continue...
Paper Paper is good. Somehow, a blank page and a pen makes the universe open up before you. Why paper has...
10th Apr 2025
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Paper

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

10th Apr 2025
Paper is good. Somehow, a blank page and a pen makes the universe open up before you. Why paper has this unique power is a mystery to me, but I think we should all stop trying to resist this reality and just accept it. Also, the world needs way more mundane blogging. So let me...
Ranking medieval plague cures Number 4 may surprise you!
4th Jul 2026
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Ranking medieval plague cures

from weird medieval guys [alt+shift+b] in history

4th Jul 2026
Number 4 may surprise you!
Apple is killing off the optical drive just like the floppy disk With the release of the new MacBook Air we are one step closer to killing off the cd-rom and the...
23rd Oct 2010
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Apple is killing off the optical drive just like the floppy disk

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

23rd Oct 2010
With the release of the new MacBook Air we are one step closer to killing off the cd-rom and the dvd. As with the previous MacBook Air, this device has no optical drive. And that is a good thing. People do not need an optical drive. You have the network and you have USB disks....
SFSU Chamber Singers sing for ACDA A video of my choir singing at St. Boniface Church in Anaheim, California.
2nd Mar 2008
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SFSU Chamber Singers sing for ACDA

from Jordan Eldredge's Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

2nd Mar 2008
A video of my choir singing at St. Boniface Church in Anaheim, California.
We are Survivors. We are Stardust. STARLIGHT AND AN AEROSPACE ENGINEER This map wouldn’t exist without an igniting spark from an...
25th Aug 2020
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We are Survivors. We are Stardust.

from Blog - Guerrilla Cartography [alt+shift+b] in architecture

25th Aug 2020
STARLIGHT AND AN AEROSPACE ENGINEER This map wouldn’t exist without an igniting spark from an aerospace engineer. I was visiting with a friend (said engineer) when the theme for the Atlas in a Day Challenge was announced. Upon hearing the theme of Community, she shared that the...
Power Cut A week ago, analyst TD Cowen revealed that Microsoft had canceled leases "totalling a couple hundred...
3rd Mar 2025
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Power Cut

from Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At [alt+shift+b] in startups

3rd Mar 2025
A week ago, analyst TD Cowen revealed that Microsoft had canceled leases "totalling a couple hundred MWs," with "at least two private data center operators across multiple US markets." The report also details how Microsoft "pulled back on converting negotiated and signed...
Product Categorization API Part 3: Creating an API Or how to put machine learning models into production.
13th Feb 2017
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Product Categorization API Part 3: Creating an API

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

13th Feb 2017
Or how to put machine learning models into production.
Mistakes engineers make in large established codebases Working in large established codebases is one of the hardest things to learn as a software engineer....
2nd Jan 2025
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Mistakes engineers make in large established codebases

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

2nd Jan 2025
Working in large established codebases is one of the hardest things to learn as a software engineer. You can’t practice it beforehand (no…
Pursuing a Business I'll Love Highlights Zestful had its biggest month ever, with $3,936 in revenue. Is It Keto also had its best...
6th Jan 2020
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Pursuing a Business I'll Love

from mtlynch.io [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

6th Jan 2020
Highlights Zestful had its biggest month ever, with $3,936 in revenue. Is It Keto also had its best month ever, at $393 in revenue. After lots of research and customer interviews, I gave up on my idea for creating sheet metal software. I published my first version of an app for...
Tracing the Hidden Hand of Magnetism in the Galaxy Susan Clark is helping to unravel the mysterious workings of the Milky Way’s magnetic field, a...
1st Jul 2024
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Tracing the Hidden Hand of Magnetism in the Galaxy

from Quanta Magazine [alt+shift+b] in science

1st Jul 2024
Susan Clark is helping to unravel the mysterious workings of the Milky Way’s magnetic field, a critical missing piece of the galactic puzzle. The post Tracing the Hidden Hand of Magnetism in the Galaxy first appeared on Quanta Magazine
The Early Stages From Lewis Hine, “Plumbing up a column” at the Empire State Building: First, as with nearly all of...
30th Oct 2025
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The Early Stages

from Old Structures Engineering [alt+shift+b] in architecture

30th Oct 2025
From Lewis Hine, “Plumbing up a column” at the Empire State Building: First, as with nearly all of Hine’s photos, what a work of art. Second, I’m not sure if that’s a beret as a particularly stylish way to not have a hard hat, or if it’s a flat cap worn backwards. Nothing that...
BazelCon 2025 recap It has been just over two years since I started Blog System/5, and that means it’s time for the...
24th Nov 2025
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BazelCon 2025 recap

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

24th Nov 2025
It has been just over two years since I started Blog System/5, and that means it’s time for the now-usual(?) BazelCon 2025 trip report!
The Future of No Code is Low Code Or why we should write more programming languages instead of trying to build virtual legos.
4th Aug 2022
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The Future of No Code is Low Code

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

4th Aug 2022
Or why we should write more programming languages instead of trying to build virtual legos.
Mathematical Simplicity May Drive Evolution’s Speed Some researchers are using a complexity framework thought to be purely theoretical to understand...
31st Oct 2019
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Mathematical Simplicity May Drive Evolution’s Speed

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

31st Oct 2019
Some researchers are using a complexity framework thought to be purely theoretical to understand evolutionary dynamics in biological and computational systems. The post Mathematical Simplicity May Drive Evolution’s Speed first appeared on Quanta Magazine
The banality of surveillance Do our dull lives become worth watching?
6th Mar 2026
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The banality of surveillance

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

6th Mar 2026
Do our dull lives become worth watching?
Before and after Almost Perfect At the beginning of this year, I spent a couple of weeks at the Almost Perfect creative residence in...
8th Jul 2024
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Before and after Almost Perfect

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

8th Jul 2024
At the beginning of this year, I spent a couple of weeks at the Almost Perfect creative residence in Tokyo, run by Luis and Yuka. This week Luis and Yuka published a podcast we recorded during my residence. The first half was recorded on the first day of my stay,
✏️ Boy Meets Girl At the request of my much loyal readership (I’m looking at you Lacey), the story of how I came to be...
26th Oct 2004
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✏️ Boy Meets Girl

from Naz Hamid — Journal + Links [alt+shift+b] in literature

26th Oct 2004
At the request of my much loyal readership (I’m looking at you Lacey), the story of how I came to be with girl seems to be of interest. I know, I know. I disappear for a bit from writing and then I return smitten, enamoured and very much exploring a journey I’m quite glad to be...
The Making of an Elite: Japanese Christians Why are Japanese elites so likely to be Christian when Japan is a 99% non-Christian country?
7th Nov 2025
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The Making of an Elite: Japanese Christians

from Cremieux Recueil [alt+shift+b] in science

7th Nov 2025
Why are Japanese elites so likely to be Christian when Japan is a 99% non-Christian country?
Introducing Whisper, A New Way To Write For The Web Today I want to tell you about a writing tool called Whisper that I created for authors who don't...
10th Feb 2018
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Introducing Whisper, A New Way To Write For The Web

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

10th Feb 2018
Today I want to tell you about a writing tool called Whisper that I created for authors who don't want to let their art touch the gunk. But before I get to that, I need to describe my writing process.
SLS is still a national disgrace Four years ago, unable to find a comprehensive summary of the ongoing abject failure known as the...
2nd Oct 2024
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SLS is still a national disgrace

from Casey Handmer's blog [alt+shift+b] in science

2nd Oct 2024
Four years ago, unable to find a comprehensive summary of the ongoing abject failure known as the NASA SLS (Space Launch System), I wrote one. If you’re unfamiliar with the topic, you should read it first.  It is hard to …
Rudimentary 3D on the 2D HTML Canvas I’ve been working on a graphical web project that requires an interactive roll of a pair of dice....
29th Sep 2024
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Rudimentary 3D on the 2D HTML Canvas

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

29th Sep 2024
I’ve been working on a graphical web project that requires an interactive roll of a pair of dice. Dice are cubes and would be most convincingly rendered with 3D graphics. But because these dice are only a tiny part of this project, I was reluctant to call out the big guns. I...
Enhancements to the Kagi search experience We are pleased to announce newly enhanced search results across various search features.
3rd May 2023
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Enhancements to the Kagi search experience

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

3rd May 2023
We are pleased to announce newly enhanced search results across various search features.
Proxmox officially supports Arm, with some caveats Proxmox today announced their Proxmox Virtual Environment is now available for 64-bit ARM. I tested...
5th Aug 2026
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Proxmox officially supports Arm, with some caveats

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

5th Aug 2026
Proxmox today announced their Proxmox Virtual Environment is now available for 64-bit ARM. I tested it on my Ampere Altra Dev Platform—the same machine on which I've booted Windows on Arm the first time, messed with multiple GPUs, and most recently tested Houdini's native arm64...
how fast is java? Teaching an old dog new tricks Java, the language everyone loves to hate. Long has it garnered the reputation of a stagnant,...
23rd Oct 2025
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how fast is java? Teaching an old dog new tricks

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

23rd Oct 2025
Java, the language everyone loves to hate. Long has it garnered the reputation of a stagnant, obtuse, bloated beast only used by those who have no other choice because some enterprise corporate believed the hype train of the 90s. But is that all still true today?
Getting Started with Anchor Positioning For decades, one of the most notoriously-challenging problems on the web has been sticking one...
6th Jul 2026
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Getting Started with Anchor Positioning

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

6th Jul 2026
For decades, one of the most notoriously-challenging problems on the web has been sticking one element to another element, for things like tooltips and nested menus. The CSSWG has decided to provide a first-class solution to this problem, and it’s pretty friggin’ cool! In this...
Announcing Progress Studies for Young Scholars Excited to announce that I’m launching an online high school summer program in the history of...
19th May 2020
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Announcing Progress Studies for Young Scholars

from Jason Crawford [alt+shift+b] in life

19th May 2020
Excited to announce that I’m launching an online high school summer program in the history of technology: Progress Studies for Young Scholars. Daily online content, plus a speaker series featuring Tyler Cowen, Patrick Collison, Max Roser, Joel Mokyr, Deirdre McCloskey, and more....
Discernment in the Digital Age How elimination, curation, and optimization can help us see through the technological...
8th Apr 2025
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Discernment in the Digital Age

from Christopher Butler [alt+shift+b] in design

8th Apr 2025
How elimination, curation, and optimization can help us see through the technological mirror. Technology functions as both mirror and lens — reflecting our self-image while simultaneously shaping how we see everything else. This metaphor of recursion, while perhaps obvious...
Splitting a class into balanced groups Earlier this week, my mum sent me an interesting problem. She’s got a class of 12 students, who are...
2nd Mar 2023
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Splitting a class into balanced groups

from alexwlchan [alt+shift+b] in programming

2nd Mar 2023
Earlier this week, my mum sent me an interesting problem. She’s got a class of 12 students, who are going to meet over 7 sessions. In each session, they’re going to split into 3 or 4 groups, and she wants to find an even distribution of groups – each person gets to work with...
Literary Fiction As Niche Hobby We might be better off this way
2nd Jun 2025
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Literary Fiction As Niche Hobby

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

2nd Jun 2025
We might be better off this way
The teaser trailer for my Exploding Kittens Netflix series just dropped! After four years of work, I am finally sharing one minute of glorious footage! View on my website
13th Aug 2023
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The teaser trailer for my Exploding Kittens Netflix series just dropped!

from The Oatmeal - Comics by Matthew Inman [alt+shift+b] in comics

13th Aug 2023
After four years of work, I am finally sharing one minute of glorious footage! View on my website
Infinite procedurally generated city with the Wave Function Collapse algorithm This is a game where you walk through an infinite city that is procedurally generated as you...
6th Jan 2019
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6th Jan 2019
This is a game where you walk through an infinite city that is procedurally generated as you walk. It is generated from a set of blocks with the Wave Function Collapse algorithm. You can download a playable build of the game on itch.io and you can get the source code on...
Comprehension of Concurrency is a Lifelong Journey Accept that your understanding is imperfect. There is comfort in letting go.
23rd Jul 2024
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Comprehension of Concurrency is a Lifelong Journey

from Push to Prod [alt+shift+b] in technology

23rd Jul 2024
Accept that your understanding is imperfect. There is comfort in letting go.
8th Apr 2026
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Human Error

from Hall of Impossible Dreams [alt+shift+b] in creative

8th Apr 2026
on inner expectations I am not sure when it started, but I tend to feel like I am wasting my life if I am not doing...
1st Jun 2025
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on inner expectations

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

1st Jun 2025
I am not sure when it started, but I tend to feel like I am wasting my life if I am not doing something creative or enriching. Hence it has been difficult...
If You Can't Be Replaced You Can't Be Promoted. Career Growth Through Succession Planning. Career growth, delegation, and succession planning are all siblings.
6th Jul 2026
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6th Jul 2026
Career growth, delegation, and succession planning are all siblings.
Recently June was a big month: I went to Porto & Lisbon, and had a lot of life stuff happen. I'll get into...
1st Jul 2026
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Recently

from Tom MacWright [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Jul 2026
June was a big month: I went to Porto & Lisbon, and had a lot of life stuff happen. I'll get into the trip once I get my rolls of film developed. Three rolls at a new photo developing place: fingers crossed! Reading I finished reading Intermezzo (of the bag) and it was fantastic....
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Suffering Click here to go see the bonus panel! Hovertext: Please consult yesterday's comments (we have...
1st Apr 2023
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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Suffering

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

1st Apr 2023
Click here to go see the bonus panel! Hovertext: Please consult yesterday's comments (we have comments now) for the excellent post by Hans Rickheit. Today's News: We have them, like it's the 90s again! Please don't be a dick - I would like to keep moderation light. Also, if you...
Thoughts on User Safety: 2 Following up from last time, let’s explore the internal and insider fronts when moving beyond...
23rd Oct 2019
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Thoughts on User Safety: 2

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

23rd Oct 2019
Following up from last time, let’s explore the internal and insider fronts when moving beyond security towards safety for our users.
Issue 24: How smashing the NIMBYs created modern capitalism Works in Progress Issue 24 is out today.
1st Jul 2026
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Issue 24: How smashing the NIMBYs created modern capitalism

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

1st Jul 2026
Works in Progress Issue 24 is out today.
Website Themes and Color Schemes Getting into the mode Before we begin, I'd like to preface this article with the following resources...
1st Feb 2022
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Website Themes and Color Schemes

from Ryan Mulligan [alt+shift+b] in design

1st Feb 2022
Getting into the mode Before we begin, I'd like to preface this article with the following resources that were helpful guides on my theming quest. They explain a lot of the intricacies of setting up dark mode and I recommend reading them before my own. A Complete Guide to Dark...
Do the weirdest thing that feels right. From "what to write" to "how to live"
9th May 2023
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Do the weirdest thing that feels right.

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

9th May 2023
From "what to write" to "how to live"
The Creation of a Skilled Tycoon What it looks like when an Asian tycoon gets good at the game of business.
8th Dec 2025
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The Creation of a Skilled Tycoon

from Commoncog [alt+shift+b] in finance

8th Dec 2025
What it looks like when an Asian tycoon gets good at the game of business.
The Ancient Empires of Africa: Imperial Governments and “Native” Rulers. Ancient state structures in Africa included Empires, which carried with them all the complexity,...
3 weeks ago
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The Ancient Empires of Africa: Imperial Governments and “Native” Rulers.

from African History Extra [alt+shift+b] in history

3 weeks ago
Ancient state structures in Africa included Empires, which carried with them all the complexity, inequalities, and political baggage inherent in such systems.
Burst Damage Soundtrack: Masters of Reality - High Noon Amsterdam I have said almost everything in this piece in...
5th Aug 2024
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Burst Damage

from Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At [alt+shift+b] in startups

5th Aug 2024
Soundtrack: Masters of Reality - High Noon Amsterdam I have said almost everything in this piece in every one of these articles for months. I am not upset, but just stating an obvious truth. The current state of affairs effectively pushes against the boundaries of good sense,...
Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019 Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I...
5th Dec 2019
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Res Obscura Newsletter: December, 2019

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

5th Dec 2019
Note: this was exported from Mailchimp. That's a 1909 painting called "Altar." It's by someone I learned about just this month: the Lithuanian composer and artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911). His paintings and music evoke a mysterious feeling that has stuck with...
My Ceph test cluster based on Raspberry Pi's and HP MicroServers Introduction To learn more about Ceph, I've build myself a Ceph Cluster based on actual hardware. In...
26th Jan 2019
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My Ceph test cluster based on Raspberry Pi's and HP MicroServers

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

26th Jan 2019
Introduction To learn more about Ceph, I've build myself a Ceph Cluster based on actual hardware. In this blogpost I'll discus the cluster in more detail and I've also included (fio) benchmark results. This is my test Ceph cluster: The cluster consists of the following...
Imagining lots of tedious steps? Or one fun step? If we hate doing something, we think of it as hard. We picture it having many annoying steps. If...
12th Sep 2009
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Imagining lots of tedious steps? Or one fun step?

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

12th Sep 2009
If we hate doing something, we think of it as hard. We picture it having many annoying steps. If you ask someone who hates running how to do it, they’ll say, “Ugh… First you put on running clothes. Then you have to stretch. Then you put on your shoes. Then you go...
HP 8656A Signal Generator Schematics Agilent has made the 8656A Signal Generator Operating & Service Manual available as a PDF, but the...
22nd Feb 2024
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HP 8656A Signal Generator Schematics

from Electronics etc… [alt+shift+b] in technology

22nd Feb 2024
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...
No More Excuses: Trading Blame for Action. Practical Steps Towards Ownership Instead of Whining. I'll admit a lack of patience for people who prefer to make excuses when they're given advice. It's...
3rd Sep 2024
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3rd Sep 2024
I'll admit a lack of patience for people who prefer to make excuses when they're given advice. It's easier to make excuses rather than do the hard work.
Feeling Less Lonely I'm reflecting on a lot of really interesting responses I got last month to my article about feeling...
7th Oct 2025
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Feeling Less Lonely

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

7th Oct 2025
I'm reflecting on a lot of really interesting responses I got last month to my article about feeling lonely on the web. And maybe now, I'm feeling a bit less so. So thank you to everyone who responded. The post Feeling Less Lonely appeared first on The History of the Web.
What makes the perfect creative brief? And how to write a brief for yourself
7th Oct 2023
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What makes the perfect creative brief?

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

7th Oct 2023
And how to write a brief for yourself
Care doesn't scale Care Doesn’t Scale I met a social worker whose job was to look after four orphaned children. She’d...
24th Oct 2024
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Care doesn't scale

from Steven Scrawls [alt+shift+b] in literature

24th Oct 2024
Care Doesn’t Scale I met a social worker whose job was to look after four orphaned children. She’d alternate with her coworkers spending 24 hours at a time living with the kids, effectively acting as their parent. The children, unsurprisingly, had a lot of trauma and so her job...
A Web Component Story Gather 'round, it's story time. A number of years ago, I was hired by a company to rebuild a...
30th Sep 2022
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A Web Component Story

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

30th Sep 2022
Gather 'round, it's story time. A number of years ago, I was hired by a company to rebuild a component library for their design system. The one they were replacing was built with AngularJS, but AngularJS was old and rickety and nobody wanted to use it anymore. Plus, many teams...
Functional reactive user interfaces with propagators I’ve been interested in functional reactive programming (FRP) for about a decade now. I even wrote...
8th Jul 2024
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Functional reactive user interfaces with propagators

from dthompson [alt+shift+b] in programming

8th Jul 2024
I’ve been interested in functional reactive programming (FRP) for about a decade now. I even wrote a couple of blog posts back in 2014 describing my experiments. My initial source of inspiration was Elm, the Haskell-like language for the web that once had FRP as a core part of...
A Tour of Winamp2-js Features Demo videos of Winamp2-js' more interesting features with notes on how they are implemented.
8th Mar 2018
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A Tour of Winamp2-js Features

from Jordan Eldredge's Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

8th Mar 2018
Demo videos of Winamp2-js' more interesting features with notes on how they are implemented.
2025-05-12 Lua Carousel now comes with a comprehensive system of online help you can run on computer or...
12th May 2025
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2025-05-12

from Freewheeling Apps [alt+shift+b] in technology

12th May 2025
Lua Carousel now comes with a comprehensive system of online help you can run on computer or phone: A tutorial for using it tailored towards programmers Exercises for learning programming Lots of example programs you can run right from within it, clone and remix Reference...
Doom3 Source Code Review On November 23, 2011 id Software maintained the tradition and released the source code of their...
8th Jun 2012
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Doom3 Source Code Review

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

8th Jun 2012
On November 23, 2011 id Software maintained the tradition and released the source code of their previous engine. This time is was the turn of idTech4 which powered Prey, Quake 4 and of course Doom 3. Within hours the GitHub repository was forked more than 400 times and...
Boiling Your Kermit Drop a frog in boiling water and it jumps out in shock. Place him in room-temperature water and he...
5th May 2018
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Boiling Your Kermit

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

5th May 2018
Drop a frog in boiling water and it jumps out in shock. Place him in room-temperature water and he won’t mind if you slowly crank up the heat. He’ll look you square in the eye, absorbing the heat until it all goes black. Sorry, Kermit.
AI is polytheistic, not monotheistic And ten more thoughts on AI.
3rd Aug 2025
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AI is polytheistic, not monotheistic

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

3rd Aug 2025
And ten more thoughts on AI.
How Value-Based Care Contracting Works with Accorded | Out-Of-Pocket With calculators and contracts you can see yourself
19th Sep 2023
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How Value-Based Care Contracting Works with Accorded | Out-Of-Pocket

from Out-of-Pocket Blog [alt+shift+b] in science

19th Sep 2023
With calculators and contracts you can see yourself
What I'm up to - June 2026 My monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I did in...
1st Jun 2026
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What I'm up to - June 2026

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

1st Jun 2026
My monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I did in May - Went to Oaxaca for vacation, which was a culturally rich and walkable place. I enjoyed a lot of ...
Ollama: all aboard open models Serving 8.9 million developers, Ollama has raised $88M from Benchmark, Theory Ventures, 8VC, and...
9th Jul 2026
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Ollama: all aboard open models

from Ollama [alt+shift+b] in AI

9th Jul 2026
Serving 8.9 million developers, Ollama has raised $88M from Benchmark, Theory Ventures, 8VC, and many incredible angel investors.
Happy New Year: the Sultan’s Riddle in SQL Here is a riddle I read a long time ago in Nauka i Zhizn, a popular Russian science magazine. The...
31st Dec 2016
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Happy New Year: the Sultan’s Riddle in SQL

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

31st Dec 2016
Here is a riddle I read a long time ago in Nauka i Zhizn, a popular Russian science magazine. The Sultan's Riddle Once upon a time there was a Sultan who was looking for a vizier to help him rule his country. It became known to him that among the multitudes of his loyal subjects...
The Pentium as a Navajo weaving Hurrying through the National Gallery of Art five minutes before closing, I passed a Navajo weaving...
1st Sep 2024
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The Pentium as a Navajo weaving

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

1st Sep 2024
Hurrying through the National Gallery of Art five minutes before closing, I passed a Navajo weaving with a complex abstract pattern. Suddenly, I realized the pattern was strangely familiar, so I stopped and looked closely. The design turned out to be an image of Intel's Pentium...
The TWA Hotel The core concepts are simple. The implementation is borderline excessive. The post The TWA Hotel...
2nd Sep 2022
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The TWA Hotel

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

2nd Sep 2022
The core concepts are simple. The implementation is borderline excessive. The post The TWA Hotel appeared first on David Perell.
How TV learned to sell itself Sports solved a problem that nearly killed television.
11th Mar 2026
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How TV learned to sell itself

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

11th Mar 2026
Sports solved a problem that nearly killed television.
80/20 Strength Training or, weightlifting for lazy people
6th Mar 2023
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80/20 Strength Training

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

6th Mar 2023
or, weightlifting for lazy people
The Case Against Dark Matter A proposed theory of gravity does away with dark matter, even as new astrophysical findings...
8th Dec 2016
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The Case Against Dark Matter

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

8th Dec 2016
A proposed theory of gravity does away with dark matter, even as new astrophysical findings challenge the need for galaxies full of the invisible mystery particles. The post The Case Against Dark Matter first appeared on Quanta Magazine
The least wrong colors, version 2 Four years ago, I wrote “How to pick the least wrong colors.” The gist is: picking a categorical...
3 weeks ago
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The least wrong colors, version 2

from The personal website of Matt Ström-Awn [alt+shift+b] in design

3 weeks ago
Four years ago, I wrote “How to pick the least wrong colors.” The gist is: picking a categorical color palette is an optimization problem. There’s no such thing as the right colors. But if you use the right cost function, and the right kind of hill climbing, you can at least get...
February Shenzhen Trip Update It took me a few days to get back to normal after returning from my trip to Shenzhen last week....
3rd Mar 2025
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February Shenzhen Trip Update

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

3rd Mar 2025
It took me a few days to get back to normal after returning from my trip to Shenzhen last week. Overall, pretty decent trip - I met with 1…
Choosing an op-amp for your project Just say no to LM741.
3rd Jan 2025
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Choosing an op-amp for your project

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

3rd Jan 2025
Just say no to LM741.
Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work? The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
11th Jul 2023
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Do painters subconsciously paint themselves into their work?

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

11th Jul 2023
The Renaissance history of automimesis, and a proposal for research
I Come To the Garden Alone (For George Morris) I arranged and recorded the hymn 'In The Garden' on ukulele in memory of George Morris.
18th Jul 2011
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I Come To the Garden Alone (For George Morris)

from Jordan Eldredge's Blog [alt+shift+b] in programming

18th Jul 2011
I arranged and recorded the hymn 'In The Garden' on ukulele in memory of George Morris.
1st Mar 2021
New Loose Leaf Security episode: Security stories! Plus, a 2FA zine! The previous Loose Leaf Security series on safely surfing the web was pretty dense, so Geoffrey and...
5th Sep 2018
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New Loose Leaf Security episode: Security stories! Plus, a 2FA zine!

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

5th Sep 2018
The previous Loose Leaf Security series on safely surfing the web was pretty dense, so Geoffrey and I filled the latest episode of Loose Leaf Security with a bunch of our own personal security mishaps: Security stories: lost phones, a compromised computer, and an unexpected...
Benchmarking esbuild, swc, tsc, and babel for React/JSX projects This is an external post of mine. Click here if you are not redirected.
13th Nov 2021
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Benchmarking esbuild, swc, tsc, and babel for React/JSX projects

from Notes on software development [alt+shift+b] in technology

13th Nov 2021
This is an external post of mine. Click here if you are not redirected.
What I'm up to - May 2026 My monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media: What I did in...
1st May 2026
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What I'm up to - May 2026

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

1st May 2026
My monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media: What I did in April - Visited NYC briefly. Discovered a new cafe I like called WatchHouse - they even happened to be...
A Debate Over the Physics of Time According to our best theories of physics, the universe is a fixed block where time only appears to...
8th Sep 2016
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A Debate Over the Physics of Time

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

8th Sep 2016
According to our best theories of physics, the universe is a fixed block where time only appears to pass. The post A Debate Over the Physics of Time first appeared on Quanta Magazine
Gmail's "Smart Compose" feature should be considered harmful In 2005, I got my invite to get a Gmail account. It was incredible, and I loved it, although I...
27th Feb 2019
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Gmail's "Smart Compose" feature should be considered harmful

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

27th Feb 2019
In 2005, I got my invite to get a Gmail account. It was incredible, and I loved it, although I didn't really know why at the time. It was a combination of really great design so it was pleasant to use, the hype built up by the invite system, the perpetual feeling of getting...
Test <p> Some super </p> <p class="top-button"> <a href="#top">🔝</a> </p>
12th Feb 2024
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Test

from Val Sopi [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

12th Feb 2024
<p> Some super </p> <p class="top-button"> <a href="#top">🔝</a> </p>
Dynomight internet survey Hello, clever charming good-looking people. I am in need of a richer understanding of: you the...
2nd May 2024
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Dynomight internet survey

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd May 2024
Hello, clever charming good-looking people. I am in need of a richer understanding of: you the nature of reality consciousness ethics dynomight internet website and have therefore created a survey, which you can take here. (You don’t need to create an account or give your email...
Color Shifting in CSS A little while ago, I was trying to animate an element’s background color, so that it cycled through...
8th Sep 2025
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Color Shifting in CSS

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

8th Sep 2025
A little while ago, I was trying to animate an element’s background color, so that it cycled through the rainbow. Seems easy, but it turns out, browsers have a surprisingly big limitation when it comes to color processing! In this tutorial, we’ll dig into the issue, and I’ll...
March 2021 Gwern.net Newsletter 2 major new site features: 'popins' and recursive Wikipedia popups
6th Apr 2021
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March 2021 Gwern.net Newsletter

from Gwern.net Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in technology

6th Apr 2021
2 major new site features: 'popins' and recursive Wikipedia popups
From MANUALS to YOUTUBE A new section from Stewart Brand's Maintenance on Books in Progress
14th Aug 2023
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From MANUALS to YOUTUBE

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

14th Aug 2023
A new section from Stewart Brand's Maintenance on Books in Progress
What To Do If Dependency Teams Can’t Help Seeking first to understand, earning trust, and preparing for away team work.
8th Jan 2023
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What To Do If Dependency Teams Can’t Help

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

8th Jan 2023
Seeking first to understand, earning trust, and preparing for away team work.
Why you’re more likely to buy something for $4.99 than $5.00 Charm pricing has endured for centuries.
1st May 2026
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Why you’re more likely to buy something for $4.99 than $5.00

from Hustle Originals [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st May 2026
Charm pricing has endured for centuries.
Announcing the 2021 International Developers in Japan Survey The 2021 International Developers in Japan Survey is now live! By taking this survey, you'll be...
1st Nov 2021
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Announcing the 2021 International Developers in Japan Survey

from TokyoDev [alt+shift+b] in programming

1st Nov 2021
The 2021 International Developers in Japan Survey is now live! By taking this survey, you'll be helping other developers living here better understand the experience of their peers, and also help people considering making the move here understand what working here is actually...
Why I left America I was living on the beach in Santa Monica, California, and life was perfect. I was in paradise, and...
9th Mar 2022
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Why I left America

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

9th Mar 2022
I was living on the beach in Santa Monica, California, and life was perfect. I was in paradise, and deeply happy. But I always want to learn and grow. To grow intellectually, you need to be surprised. If we’re not surprised, we’re not really learning. We may add new...
Is Civility a Fantasy? Maybe - But It's One That Democracy Depends On
4th Oct 2025
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Is Civility a Fantasy?

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

4th Oct 2025
Maybe - But It's One That Democracy Depends On
Making Sense of React Server Components This year, the React team unveiled something they've been quietly researching for years: an official...
6th Sep 2023
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Making Sense of React Server Components

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

6th Sep 2023
This year, the React team unveiled something they've been quietly researching for years: an official way to run React components exclusively on the server. This is a significant paradigm shift, and it's caused a whole lot of confusion in the React community. In this tutorial,...
31

The Best Things to Do in Abu Dhabi

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

11th May 2023
No new instructions for the computer You load the program into the computer, and it begins its calculations. It’s computing. It’s...
1st Feb 2026
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No new instructions for the computer

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

1st Feb 2026
You load the program into the computer, and it begins its calculations. It’s computing. It’s working hard, and it’s going to take some time. People who tell me they are lost and running in circles have one thing in common: They say they keep listening to podcasts, reading...
The order of inequality Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
12th Apr 2024
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The order of inequality

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

12th Apr 2024
Review of Tongdong Bai’s “Against political equality: The Confucian case"
Why the OAuth mTLS spec is more interesting than you might think I was catching up on the always excellent Security. Cryptography. Whatever. podcast, and enjoyed the...
20th Jan 2022
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Why the OAuth mTLS spec is more interesting than you might think

from Neil Madden [alt+shift+b] in technology

20th Jan 2022
I was catching up on the always excellent Security. Cryptography. Whatever. podcast, and enjoyed the episode with Colm MacCárthaigh about a bunch of topics around TLS. It’s a great episode that touches a lot of subjects I’m interested in, so go ahead and listen to it if you...
Moving my Glitch apps to my own web server About six weeks ago, Glitch announced that they’re shutting down. Glitch was a platform where you...
8th Jul 2025
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Moving my Glitch apps to my own web server

from alexwlchan [alt+shift+b] in programming

8th Jul 2025
About six weeks ago, Glitch announced that they’re shutting down. Glitch was a platform where you could make websites and web apps, with a heavy emphasis on creativity and sharing. You could read the source code for any project to understand how it worked, and remix somebody...
Architects call for a crisis meeting after politicians demand more traditional architecture After enduring decades of failed modernism, the residents and politicians of Sweden’s second-largest...
17th May 2024
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Architects call for a crisis meeting after politicians demand more traditional architecture

from THE ARCHITECTURAL UPRISING [alt+shift+b] in architecture

17th May 2024
After enduring decades of failed modernism, the residents and politicians of Sweden’s second-largest city, Gothenburg, want to see more new traditional architecture. This has led architects and officials to call for a crisis meeting. During the 1960s and 1970s, Gothenburg...
Ignore advice that drains you My music career was derailed when I took some advice from an expert. I walked out of his office...
7th Sep 2000
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Ignore advice that drains you

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

7th Sep 2000
My music career was derailed when I took some advice from an expert. I walked out of his office sad, but acknowledging that he was right. That was the smartest thing to do to be a big success. So that’s what I did. I stopped putting my full attention into my own music,...
Winner, Name that Ware January 2023 The Ware for January 2023 is a front-end readout board from the KASCADE muon detector. Thanks again...
27th Feb 2023
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Winner, Name that Ware January 2023

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

27th Feb 2023
The Ware for January 2023 is a front-end readout board from the KASCADE muon detector. Thanks again to cpresser for contributing the ware, and also congratulations to AZeta for nailing it! email me for your prize.
How to select your angel investors I’ve seen a number of situations recently that are something like the following.  A VC firm signs a...
3rd Nov 2009
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How to select your angel investors

from cdixon [alt+shift+b] in startups

3rd Nov 2009
I’ve seen a number of situations recently that are something like the following.  A VC firm signs a term sheet with an early stage company…
The Virus Although I still hope things will go differently, the experts I’ve spoken to think we are likely to...
7th Mar 2020
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The Virus

from Sam Altman [alt+shift+b] in AI

7th Mar 2020
Although I still hope things will go differently, the experts I’ve spoken to think we are likely to face a global tragedy—hundreds of thousands of deaths from Covid-19. I hope that society views this as a warning for the future.  Covid-19 is bad, but only a warm-up.  I think it’s...
I'm done making <p><em><strong>UPDATE:</strong> This post got such a great response that it inspired me to start...
7th Aug 2017
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I'm done making

from Val Sopi [alt+shift+b] in indiehacker

7th Aug 2017
<p><em><strong>UPDATE:</strong> This post got such a great response that it inspired me to start playing and building <a href="https://claritask.com">Claritask</a> while documenting it out in the open</em></p> <p>—</p> <p>I'm going to let you in on a great secret.</p> <p>Do you...
The Iterative-Hypothesis customer development method A simple but effective system for generating insights about how your potential customers think, what...
17th Sep 2022
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The Iterative-Hypothesis customer development method

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

17th Sep 2022
A simple but effective system for generating insights about how your potential customers think, what they need, and what they’ll buy. This method has been used both to reject startup ideas and to validate WP Engine before it had any customers (it is now a Unicorn).
The Good Enough Trap How Technology Can Get Us Stuck In Place
4th May 2024
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The Good Enough Trap

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

4th May 2024
How Technology Can Get Us Stuck In Place
Supervised Learning: Support Vector Machines Transforming dimensions, nearest neighbors, and boosting, all in service of "drawing the best line".
1st Feb 2019
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Supervised Learning: Support Vector Machines

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

1st Feb 2019
Transforming dimensions, nearest neighbors, and boosting, all in service of "drawing the best line".
How To Build Your Own Tower And Why You Should (Plus What I've Been Reading/Watching/Listening to)
7th Mar 2026
1

How To Build Your Own Tower

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

7th Mar 2026
And Why You Should (Plus What I've Been Reading/Watching/Listening to)
From web developer to database developer in 10 years Last month I completed my first year at EnterpriseDB. I'm on the team that built and...
15th Feb 2025
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From web developer to database developer in 10 years

from Notes on software development [alt+shift+b] in technology

15th Feb 2025
Last month I completed my first year at EnterpriseDB. I'm on the team that built and maintains pglogical and who, over the years, contributed a good chunk of the logical replication functionality that exists in community Postgres. Most of my work, our work, is in C and Rust with...
The Ultimate Small Business Hiring Guide How to Find the Right Fit for Your Team
9th Oct 2024
105

The Ultimate Small Business Hiring Guide

from Mazdak [alt+shift+b] in finance

9th Oct 2024
How to Find the Right Fit for Your Team
Never Bet Against America Why the US Is Overpowered
4th Sep 2025
1

Never Bet Against America

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

4th Sep 2025
Why the US Is Overpowered
The flood of AI website builders There are so many of them. instead of markdown to enable lazy-loading --> How good...
27th Apr 2024
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The flood of AI website builders

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

27th Apr 2024
There are so many of them. instead of markdown to enable lazy-loading --> How good are these site builders? I don’t know. Are you worried about job security? I have two thoughts… 1. We’ve seen this before Wordpress, Squarespace, Shopify, Webflow… all these tools...
Decoding T cells with AI I’m studying the intersection of AI and immunology, two notoriously jargon-heavy fields – but it’s...
8th Jul 2024
1

Decoding T cells with AI

from Rachel Thomas, PhD [alt+shift+b] in AI

8th Jul 2024
I’m studying the intersection of AI and immunology, two notoriously jargon-heavy fields – but it’s important that scientists share their work with a broader audience. This 3-part series is an experiment: an accessible introduction to AI immunology concepts. This post is part 1 in...
Why transformative artificial intelligence is really, really hard to achieve A collection of the best technical, social, and economic arguments Humans have a good track record...
26th Jun 2023
50
26th Jun 2023
A collection of the best technical, social, and economic arguments Humans have a good track record of innovation. The mechanization of agriculture, steam engines, electricity, modern medicine, computers, and the internet—these technologies radically changed the world. Still, the...
22nd Jun 2021
Macron is Safe for the Moment But the future worries me.
5th Apr 2023
77

Macron is Safe for the Moment

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

5th Apr 2023
But the future worries me.
Apple's AI Strategy Explained What is Tim Cook cooking?
17th Jul 2023
38

Apple's AI Strategy Explained

from Devmoh [alt+shift+b] in startups

17th Jul 2023
What is Tim Cook cooking?
Array 1.19.0 This new release is a great mix between old and new, with significant improvements to both our newer...
15th Dec 2020
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Array 1.19.0

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

15th Dec 2020
This new release is a great mix between old and new, with significant improvements to both our newer features, as well as our core analytics stack…
I spent my morning talking to an AI chatbot A tech "late-adopter" plays around with chat-gpt and other chatbots and is blown away by some use...
1st Jul 2023
38

I spent my morning talking to an AI chatbot

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

1st Jul 2023
A tech "late-adopter" plays around with chat-gpt and other chatbots and is blown away by some use cases and underwhelmed by others.
Send teasers of premium emails Send teasers of premium emails
3rd Jun 2022
1

Send teasers of premium emails

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

3rd Jun 2022
Send teasers of premium emails
A Message Drifts This series continues my explorations of the ways meaning can emerge from randomness. Each image is...
26th Jun 2025
1

A Message Drifts

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

26th Jun 2025
This series continues my explorations of the ways meaning can emerge from randomness. Each image is created using algorithmic systems that create the elements. There is an alphabet of symbols, a message generator and several approaches to glitch aesthetics. The result could be...
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