Jonas Hietala
Food vacation in Japan
Me and my friend spent 2 weeks in Japan and had a great time. I wasn’t planning on taking a lot of...
over a year ago
Me and my friend spent 2 weeks in Japan and had a great time. I wasn’t planning on taking a lot of pictures, but I ended up sending a bunch back home as a ways of keeping my family up to date. When I look back most of them are about food… So I’ll turn this into a post about the...
Open Culture
The Long Game of Creativity: If You Haven’t Created a Masterpiece at 30, You’re Not a Failure
Orson Welles directed the greatest movie ever made, Citizen Kane, at age 25, with only a limited...
4 months ago
Orson Welles directed the greatest movie ever made, Citizen Kane, at age 25, with only a limited knowledge of the medium. When Paul McCartney was 25, he, along with his fellow Beatles, released the era-defining album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. By age 29, Pablo Picasso...
TheCollector
How Fur Trade Resulted in All-Out War: The Algonquin vs. The Iroquois
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8 months ago
Seth's Blog
What’s new at purple.space?
There are now 1,000 of us in this online community that’s not a social network. Proudly a millionth...
a year ago
There are now 1,000 of us in this online community that’s not a social network. Proudly a millionth the size of some other online experiences. It includes the original Creative’s Workshop, with hundreds of people working through it, side by side. And just added, access to the...
Saturday Morning...
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6 months ago
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Old Structures...
A Very Specific Moment
I wrote before about the destruction of St. John’s Park, but I had not seen the photo below. The...
10 months ago
I wrote before about the destruction of St. John’s Park, but I had not seen the photo below. The photo shows St. John’s Chapel, an out-chapel of Trinity Church, which was constructed in 1807 and which eventually gave the park its name. This was originally an almost suburban...
99% Invisible
Chick Tracts [EPISODE]
Since Chick Publications started in the mid 1960s, it has sold more than one billion tracts. There...
a year ago
Since Chick Publications started in the mid 1960s, it has sold more than one billion tracts. There are two hundred and seventy different Chick Tracts, with titles like “The Death Cookie,” “Kidnapped!,” “Mean Momma,” “The Sissy?,” and “Satan Comes To Salem.” Many of these are...
History Today Feed
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
4 months ago
Why Do Civil Wars Happen?
JamesHoare
Thu, 08/22/2024 - 09:47
Damn Interesting
The Comforts of the Throne
In the days when hunting was a more common pursuit than it is today, those involved in the job...
over a year ago
In the days when hunting was a more common pursuit than it is today, those involved in the job cultivated a taxonomy for the various droppings they might encounter and use for tracking. Thus, rather than merely looking out for scat, those stalking deer would keep an eye peeled...
bunnie's blog
Winner, Name that Ware August 2024
Last month’s Ware was a peak programming meter driver board made by JC Broadcast, taken from an...
2 months ago
Last month’s Ware was a peak programming meter driver board made by JC Broadcast, taken from an Audix broadcast console. Thanks again to Howie M for contributing the ware! Howie hypothesized that the four mounting holes would be a dead give-away, in his words: The meters, typical...
Liz Denys
Some not-so-secrets of my kitchen
I spend a lot of time sharing the secrets of my cooking and my baking, but today, I'm sharing some...
over a year ago
I spend a lot of time sharing the secrets of my cooking and my baking, but today, I'm sharing some of the secrets of my kitchen. Actually, they're not so secret to anyone who's had a peek around my kitchen.
Oven thermometer(s)
For about five dollars, you can ensure your cookies...
Common Edge
The 2003 Metropolis Cover Story That Changed Things for Sustainability
Edward Mazria on the industry-altering impact of “Architects Pollute!”
a year ago
Edward Mazria on the industry-altering impact of “Architects Pollute!”
Old Structures...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
A few comments about today’s holiday. First, if you’re so inclined, the city Parks Department has...
11 months ago
A few comments about today’s holiday. First, if you’re so inclined, the city Parks Department has opportunities for public service: here. Otherwise, memorials and celebrations: here. Some of the permanent memorials to King in New York: here. Some of his relationship to New York...
Christopher Butler
Unscalable, Hand-Crafted Lists of Links
Or, Technology vs. Taste
The first search engine wasn’t one at all. It was a webpage with a...
7 months ago
Or, Technology vs. Taste
The first search engine wasn’t one at all. It was a webpage with a list of links on it. There were many of these, some freely accessible, and others within the first walled-gardens of America Online, Prodigy, and so on. But the most famous one is...
Old Structures...
Repetition
Back to my travelogue of the tour of Swiss and German bridges. This is an overall view of the rail...
5 months ago
Back to my travelogue of the tour of Swiss and German bridges. This is an overall view of the rail viaduct across the Thun River valley at Ossingen, Switzerland. It was completed in 1874, and is still in use, carrying trains over the valley. Most of the sources I found are very...
the singularity is...
The Elon Swing Voter
I’m getting on a plane back to America tonight, been away for over 3 months. It sort of fills me...
2 weeks ago
I’m getting on a plane back to America tonight, been away for over 3 months. It sort of fills me with dread and anxiety. I remember going to the Apple store before I was leaving, the uhhhhhhh from the sales people was awful. 0 pride. Nobody cares. So different from the sales...
AVC
Helium Mobile
USV has been an investor in the Helium network since 2019. I have always loved the idea of using...
a year ago
USV has been an investor in the Helium network since 2019. I have always loved the idea of using web3 technologies to let consumers to “peer produce” a communications network creating a people-powered network. Helium started out powering communications between low-power “Internet...
AVC
Etsy Lens
I am the Chair of the Etsy Board and have been an investor and board member at Etsy since the...
a year ago
I am the Chair of the Etsy Board and have been an investor and board member at Etsy since the mid-2000s. It is a company that I love and get great joy from being part of. Last year Etsy quietly launched a feature that has completely changed the way I use Etsy. It is called […]
Working Theorys
About Practice
Learning anything comes down to two things: practice and performance.
3 months ago
Learning anything comes down to two things: practice and performance.
Saturday Morning...
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Arts
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a year ago
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It's launch day!!!
Passing Time
The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory
Why do we forget what we want to remember and remember what we want to forget?
a year ago
Why do we forget what we want to remember and remember what we want to forget?
ntietz.com blog
You should make a new programming language
Every software engineer uses a programming language, usually multiple.
Few of us make programming...
4 months ago
Every software engineer uses a programming language, usually multiple.
Few of us make programming languages.
This makes sense, because the work we need to get done can typically be done just fine in the languages that exist.
Those already have people making them better.
Let's...
PostHog's RSS Feed
Array 1.34.0
PostHog 1.34.0 focuses on supporting collaboration. New features include a new default homepage for...
over a year ago
PostHog 1.34.0 focuses on supporting collaboration. New features include a new default homepage for projects, smart names for all insights, an entire Data Management tool as well as support for horizontal scalability!
Blog System/5
A CLI text editor? In my Windows?
It’s more likely than you think!
a year ago
It’s more likely than you think!
Handprinted - Blog
Meet the Maker: Sue Lewry
How and where did you learn to print?
A decade ago, when I first stepped into a print workshop, I...
a year ago
How and where did you learn to print?
A decade ago, when I first stepped into a print workshop, I met print technician and artist India Ritchie, who taught me various printmaking methods while studying at Arts University Plymouth.
India taught me intaglio, relief, and screen...
Londonist
The Iconic Harry Beck Map But Make It Aeroplanes
But is everything as it seems?
a year ago
But is everything as it seems?
A Beautiful Site
Swapping variables with JavaScript
Swapping the value of two variables normally takes three lines and a temporary variable. What if I...
over a year ago
Swapping the value of two variables normally takes three lines and a temporary variable. What if I told you there was an easier way to do this with JavaScript?
Traditional method #
The goal is to swap the values of a and b. The textbook method for doing this looks something like...
A Beautiful Site
Don't Do Magic
We recently had a design for an "alert" component with an actions slot. In the spec, only secondary...
over a year ago
We recently had a design for an "alert" component with an actions slot. In the spec, only secondary buttons were allowed in it.
Dev: "Design only wants secondary buttons in the actions slot, so I'm forcing it."
The developer was listening for the slotchange event and applying the...
Calculated Risk
Housing Starts Decreased to 1.289 million Annual Rate in November
Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Housing Starts Decreased to 1.289 million...
4 days ago
Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Housing Starts Decreased to 1.289 million Annual Rate in November
A brief excerpt:
Total housing starts in November were below expectations, however, starts in September and October were revised up slightly, combined.
Total...
Daniel Marino
Trying Out Eleventy
As I started to think about blogging again, I began looking at options for hosting, CMS frameworks,...
over a year ago
As I started to think about blogging again, I began looking at options for hosting, CMS frameworks, static site generators, etc. Eleventy has been in the mainstream for sometime now, and I've heard nothing but good things about it. I figured I should give it a shot.
There are no...
Louwrentius
Systemd Forward Secure Sealing of system logs makes little sense
Systemd is a more modern replacement of sysvinit and its in the process of being integrated into...
over a year ago
Systemd is a more modern replacement of sysvinit and its in the process of being integrated into most mainstream Linux distributions. I'm a bit troubled by one of it's features.
I'd like to discuss the Forward Secure Sealing (FSS) feature for log files that is part of systemd....
Probably...
Density and Likelihood
It’s another installment in Data Q&A: Answering the real questions with Python. Previous...
5 months ago
It’s another installment in Data Q&A: Answering the real questions with Python. Previous installments are available from the Data Q&A landing page. If you get this post by email, the formatting might be broken — if so, you might want to read it on the site. likelihood Density and...
TheCollector
The Ahnenerbe: How the Nazis Constructed Racial Mythologies
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7 months ago
Mazdak
Four Dumb Things You're Doing That Are Making You Lose Money in the Stock Market
Navigating the stock market can be a daunting task, especially for those new to investing. While...
a year ago
Navigating the stock market can be a daunting task, especially for those new to investing. While there are many strategies that can help you achieve your financial goals, there are also some surefire ways to lose money. Here are four of the most common mistakes investors make:
Artificial Ignorance
AI Roundup 029: Hug all the faces
August 25, 2023
a year ago
Rest of World -...
Mexico’s women gig workers are making a dangerous job safer
Women delivery workers are pushing for protection from gender-based violence, creating safe meeting...
a month ago
Women delivery workers are pushing for protection from gender-based violence, creating safe meeting spots and WhatsApp support groups, and fighting for legal protections.
TheCollector
How Did a Priest’s Day at the Temple of Ra Look?
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11 months ago
davidyat.es
The many (bad) interfaces of Substack
8 months ago
The Marginalian
The Stunning Mystical Paintings of the 16th-Century Portuguese Artist Francisco de Holanda
Blake before Blake, Hilma before Hilma.
a year ago
Blake before Blake, Hilma before Hilma.
TheCollector
What Is the Legacy of Genghis Khan’s Promiscuity?
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9 months ago
Archinect - Features
NYIT School of Architecture & Design's M.Arch Graduate Studio Explores 'Designing...
Continuing with our Archinect Studio Pin-Ups series, we connect with Archinect Partner School New...
a year ago
Continuing with our Archinect Studio Pin-Ups series, we connect with Archinect Partner School New York Institute of Technology to learn more about its Fall/Spring semester M.Arch studio led by Marcella Del Signore, the school's Associate Professor and Director of the Master of...
One Useful Thing
Thinking Like an AI
A little intuition can help
2 months ago
A little intuition can help
Liz Denys
Triggering videos, thoughtful content warnings, and responsible feature release policies
Content warning: police murder of black people
We need to talk about potentially triggering videos...
over a year ago
Content warning: police murder of black people
We need to talk about potentially triggering videos and social media.
Social media is nearly unavoidable. There's a lot of upsides to using it, such as keeping up with family and friends you can't see frequently and reaching out to...
Classical Wisdom
How important are dreams?
Should we pay attention to them?
10 months ago
Should we pay attention to them?
Steve Klabnik
Some people understand REST and HTTP
over a year ago
James Vaughan's blog
The smallest (useful) HTTP responses possible
a month ago
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...
6 days 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...
Making software...
Avoiding Featurism
Avoiding Featurism
2022-10-14
I rather enjoy the term "featurism". I came across this term while...
over a year ago
Avoiding Featurism
2022-10-14
I rather enjoy the term "featurism". I came across this term while reading the wonderful article Why I don't use Netscape, which the author credits to Bernd Paysan. Although it sums up the current "digital product" industry quite well the more...
SatPost by Trung...
The Concorde Jet vs. Boeing 747
PLUS: The Matrix's 25th Anniversary.
8 months ago
PLUS: The Matrix's 25th Anniversary.
mtlynch.io
Want to Buy Is It Keto?
I’m looking for someone to take over my old content website, Is It Keto.
Is It Keto is for sale
I...
5 months ago
I’m looking for someone to take over my old content website, Is It Keto.
Is It Keto is for sale
I worked on the site on and off between 2019 and 2020, but I no longer have time for it, so it’s just been neglected for the past several years. Still, it consistently earns $1-2k/yr...
TheCollector
7 of the Most Popular Hats in History
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9 months ago
The Pragmatic...
Behind the Scenes with Two New Salary Transparency Websites
On the back of US salary transparency regulations, two new salary transparency websites have...
a year ago
On the back of US salary transparency regulations, two new salary transparency websites have launched, built by the creators of Levels.fyi and Layoffs.fyi. I talked to both teams to learn how they were developed.
Flashbak
Chris Killip and Graham Smith Photographs of England Erased (1975-1987)
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you...
8 months ago
“I wanted to record people’s lives because I valued them. I wanted them to be remembered. If you take a photograph of someone they are immortalised, they’re there forever. For me that was important, that you’re acknowledging people’s lives, and also contextualising people’s...
History Today Feed
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
12 months ago
‘Theoderic the Great’ by Hans-Ulrich Wiemer review
j.hoare
Tue, 12/26/2023 - 00:00
Flashbak
Snapshots of London Going Mad For Christmas In the 1980s
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a...
a year ago
When they unpacked the 76h Christmas tree sent to the people of London from the City of Oslo as a token of gratitude for British support to Norway during the Second World War, it looked bedraggled. So before it went up on Trafalgar Square, the decorators nailed some of the...
History Today Feed
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
11 months ago
‘Daughter of the Dragon’ by Yunte Huang review
j.hoare
Tue, 01/09/2024 - 08:37
macwright.com
Competition
For the last few jobs, I’ve kept a private are.na
board of competition. Every time I saw something...
a year ago
For the last few jobs, I’ve kept a private are.na
board of competition. Every time I saw something that looked like it was
competing with Observable, or Placemark, or val.town I’d add it to the list.
Eventually I’d have a big gallery of screenshots of all the other companies
and...
TheCollector
Who Was George Hodel?
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3 months ago
Out-of-Pocket Blog
All of the main problems with US healthcare | Out-Of-Pocket
let's get all of our problems out on the table
9 months ago
let's get all of our problems out on the table
Joel Gascoigne
How coffee shops helped my startup
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over a year ago
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Right now I’m sat in a great coffee shop in Tel Aviv writing this blog post.
It’s got a casual feel to it which is relaxing, yet there are people here with
laptops hustling away. I come here
NeuroLogica Blog
Frozen Embryos Are Not People
Amid much controversy, the Alabama State Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are children. They...
9 months ago
Amid much controversy, the Alabama State Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are children. They did not support their decision with compelling logic, with cited precedence (their decision is literally unprecedented), with practical considerations, or with sound ethical...
Diaries of Note
To Nobody, then, will I write my Journal!
Born in Norfolk in 1752, Frances Burney was fifteen when she began to keep a journal, and this...
a year ago
Born in Norfolk in 1752, Frances Burney was fifteen when she began to keep a journal, and this entry, in which she identifies her audience, was the first she ever wrote. For 72 years she continued, by which time she was a famous novelist—most notably as the author of Evelina, or...
Louwrentius
Things you should consider when building a ZFS NAS
ZFS is a modern file system designed by Sun Microsystems, targeted at enterprise environments. Many...
over a year ago
ZFS is a modern file system designed by Sun Microsystems, targeted at enterprise environments. Many features of ZFS also appeal to home NAS builders and with good reason. But not all features are relevant or necessary for home use.
I believe that most home users building their...
Math Is Still...
What Is Analog Computing?
You don’t need 0s and 1s to perform computations, and in some cases it’s better to avoid them. ...
4 months ago
You don’t need 0s and 1s to perform computations, and in some cases it’s better to avoid them.
The post What Is Analog Computing? first appeared on Quanta Magazine
Rest of World -...
Bringing the Philippines’ beloved mom-and-pop stores into the 21st century
Local startups are working to digitize sari-sari shops, or convenience stores, which are a large...
5 months ago
Local startups are working to digitize sari-sari shops, or convenience stores, which are a large part of the Philippine retail industry.
TheCollector
What is Deus Ex Machina in Film?
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8 months ago
ntietz.com blog
Lessons from implementing Hurl
I'm proud to announce that Hurl is officially released and done!
You can check out the docs on...
a year ago
I'm proud to announce that Hurl is officially released and done!
You can check out the docs on hurl.wtf.
The language itself came out of an interesting question: Python sometimes uses exceptions for control flow, so could we implement a language that eschews normal control flow...
Diaries of Note
I need solitude. I need space. I need air.
English novelist Virginia Woolf was fifteen when she began her first diary; by the time of her death...
a year ago
English novelist Virginia Woolf was fifteen when she began her first diary; by the time of her death in 1941, she had filled more than thirty handwritten volumes with reflections, observations, and personal struggles that offer a window into her complex mind. When she wrote the...
Out-of-Pocket Blog
Canvas: A Bet On New EMRs | Out-Of-Pocket
what if EMRs didn't totally suck?
a year ago
what if EMRs didn't totally suck?
diamond geezer
Why are people wrong?
Why are people wrong?
There's no need to be wrong these days, all the facts are there. All you...
4 months ago
Why are people wrong?
There's no need to be wrong these days, all the facts are there. All you need to do is look.
It's not clear where all this wrongness comes from. Nobody's born with wrong opinions but many accrue them later in life. Could be nature, could be nurture,...
Construction Physics
How the Car Came to LA
Since at least the 1960s, urbanists have bemoaned the car-centric nature of US transportation. In...
a year ago
Since at least the 1960s, urbanists have bemoaned the car-centric nature of US transportation. In her 1961 “The Death and Life of Great American Cities," Jane Jacobs notes that “everyone who values cities is disturbed by automobiles”: Traffic arteries, along with parking lots,...
seangoedecke.com RSS...
Why some engineers get trusted with high-impact work
It’s fun and rewarding to work on critical tasks. But there’s only so much important work to go...
15 hours ago
It’s fun and rewarding to work on critical tasks. But there’s only so much important work to go around. Worse still, the chances to work on…
Inverted Passion
Notes on how Facebook ads work
I was studying Facebook ads system for Nintee, made some notes that you might find useful. Resources...
a year ago
I was studying Facebook ads system for Nintee, made some notes that you might find useful. Resources Facebook Doesn’t Make as Much Money as It Could—On Purpose How to Save Millions With Marketability Testing Facebook Bid Strategies
The post Notes on how Facebook ads work appeared...
TheCollector
Constantine Replica Statue Lands in Rome
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10 months ago
Posts on Made of...
A week with the iPhone
I’ve had a new iPhone for about a week now, so I figure it’s time to write up some thoughts about...
over a year ago
I’ve had a new iPhone for about a week now, so I figure it’s time to write up some thoughts about it.
First, the little things. It is, in typical Apple fashion, an incredibly slick piece of work. Scrolling and zooming images or webpages is simple, easy, and, well, just fun to do...
The Ruffian
Notes on Succession
Life is not a story
a year ago
High Signal
Making $10k a month from a French learning app
Most founders dream of making $10,000 in monthly revenue. One founder who has made that dream a...
a year ago
Most founders dream of making $10,000 in monthly revenue. One founder who has made that dream a reality is Benjamin Houy
Common Edge
Jane Jacobs, Cyclist
We should have known the famed urbanist loved the bike.
7 months ago
We should have known the famed urbanist loved the bike.
alexwlchan
Making the fish shell more forgetful
For quite a few years, I’ve been using fish (https://fishshell.com/) as my shell.
One of the cool...
a year ago
For quite a few years, I’ve been using fish (https://fishshell.com/) as my shell.
One of the cool things it does is autosuggestions from my shell history.
As I’m typing, it suggests (in light grey) a command I’ve run before.
I can press the right arrow to accept the suggestion,...
Koos Looijesteijn -...
The future of blogging
I still frequently post things on social media, even if I prefer blogging. Publishing a blog post...
over a year ago
I still frequently post things on social media, even if I prefer blogging. Publishing a blog post with preview images,...
The DESK Magazine
It's live! Introducing the new HOVS website
The new HOVS (House of van Schneider) aka my personal (studio) website, is finally LIVE!
6 months ago
The new HOVS (House of van Schneider) aka my personal (studio) website, is finally LIVE!
Elad Blog
Clubhouse: Most Interesting Consumer Startups of 2021 (Part 1)
This post is the first in a small series on the new wave of hyperinteresting consumer tech products...
over a year ago
This post is the first in a small series on the new wave of hyperinteresting consumer tech products that are most likely to have had society-level impact in 5 years. My first two posts are on Clubhouse and Substack [1]. Both are social network and media platforms of different...
Classical Wisdom
What makes a good friend?
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
a year ago
'Birds of a feather’? Or 'the proverbial potters'?
Retail Design Blog
Gundari hotel by block722
Idyllic getaway redefined. We’re talking Gundari, a luxury property tucked away in the rugged...
3 months ago
Idyllic getaway redefined. We’re talking Gundari, a luxury property tucked away in the rugged landscape of Folegandros, a tiny island...
PostHog's RSS Feed
In-depth: PostHog vs Amplitude
Contents: How is PostHog different to Amplitude? PostHog vs Amplitude feature comparison...
over a year ago
Contents: How is PostHog different to Amplitude? PostHog vs Amplitude feature comparison Integrations and data sources Strengths of PostHog Strengths…
Artificial Ignorance
AI Roundup 033: DALL·E 3
September 22, 2023.
a year ago
Res Obscura
Simulating History with Multimodal AI: an Update
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history....
a year ago
Generative AI offers a new, more engaging (and, hopefully, more empathetic) way of teaching history. But how to use it?
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...
3 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...
Vadim Kravcenko
Product Owner vs Project Managers
During my career as a software developer, I’ve met many different managers. Some were the kind of “I...
a year ago
During my career as a software developer, I’ve met many different managers. Some were the kind of “I tell — […]
The post Product Owner vs Project Managers appeared first on Vadim Kravcenko.
Blog System/5
Picking glibc versions at runtime
Using a glibc version that is different from the system-provided one shouldn't require the use of...
4 months ago
Using a glibc version that is different from the system-provided one shouldn't require the use of containers, as I recently heard someone claim. Let's take a look at how dynamic linking works and what the options are.
TheCollector
Nixtamalization: How Ancient Americans Bio-Engineered Corn
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10 months ago
Trying to Understand...
A Postcard From The Far Side of Despair.
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
10 months ago
Or, a meditation on bloody-mindedness for Ash Wednesday.
TheCollector
6 Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age You Should Know
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7 months ago
Saturday Morning...
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Moat
Click here to go see the bonus panel!
Hovertext:
For any problem there's a set of solutions that...
a year ago
Click here to go see the bonus panel!
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For any problem there's a set of solutions that would actually work but would be too weird to be accepted.
Today's News:
The Rational Walk
Progressive is Firing on All Cylinders
Progressive resumed aggressive growth in the first quarter of 2024 while reporting a strong combined...
8 months ago
Progressive resumed aggressive growth in the first quarter of 2024 while reporting a strong combined ratio.
Londonist
The Funniest Things You've Heard Tube Drivers Say - Vol. 4
"Anyone know where the brakes are on this thing?"
a year ago
"Anyone know where the brakes are on this thing?"
Seeking Wisdom
Few thoughts on Learning
I was learning how to program during the mid to late 90s. Finding learning material in a world...
a year ago
I was learning how to program during the mid to late 90s. Finding learning material in a world without the Internet, Google, and YouTube was incredibly challenging. I struggled to understand how pointers in C worked. Yashavant Kanetkar’s Understanding Pointers in C book helped me...
Seth's Blog
Captives of memetic desire
How much of what we want, really want, is due to the ideas that culture has given us, and how much...
a year ago
How much of what we want, really want, is due to the ideas that culture has given us, and how much is truly what we need? If memetic desire isn’t making us happy, perhaps we can find some new ideas.
Rest of World -...
India’s electric rickshaws are leaving EVs in the dust
Little-known e-rickshaw companies like YC Electric are at the forefront of the country’s EV...
8 months ago
Little-known e-rickshaw companies like YC Electric are at the forefront of the country’s EV revolution.
TheCollector
Sequoyah: The Man Who Created the Cherokee Written Language
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4 months ago
devonzuegel.com
Independence for whom?
I recently spent a day at Sea Ranch, a strange and beautiful place. Sea Ranch is a planned community...
over a year ago
I recently spent a day at Sea Ranch, a strange and beautiful place. Sea Ranch is a planned community with a distinctive architectural style: simple timber-frame structures clad in wooden siding, and gardens all planted with native flora. The Sea Ranch Design Committee enforces...
diamond geezer
SL2
Route SL2: Walthamstow Central - North Woolwich Ferry
Length of journey: 12 miles, 60...
9 months ago
Route SL2: Walthamstow Central - North Woolwich Ferry
Length of journey: 12 miles, 60 minutes
Headline: The new express route that completes the loop.
Subtext: This time last year the Superloop hadn't even been announced. It now circles outer London.
Caveat: It's not a loop, the...
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Networking Essentials: Architecture and Principles
Discussing the architecture of the Internet and its the principles that guided its original design.
over a year ago
Discussing the architecture of the Internet and its the principles that guided its original design.
Math Is Still...
How Math Has Changed the Shape of Gerrymandering
New tools make it possible to detect hidden manipulation of maps.
The post How Math Has...
a year ago
New tools make it possible to detect hidden manipulation of maps.
The post How Math Has Changed the Shape of Gerrymandering first appeared on Quanta Magazine
The Elysian
Will you explain anarchism to me?
Letters to an anarchist, part one.
a month ago
Letters to an anarchist, part one.
The Honest Broker
"This Is a Hell of a Statement I'm About to Make—But He Superseded Miles"
More on the mystery of Dupree Bolton, and updates on other recent articles.
10 months ago
More on the mystery of Dupree Bolton, and updates on other recent articles.
Diaries of Note
We simply dread the moon
Hallie Eustace Miles was a writer and restaurateur who, along with her sportsman husband Eustace...
a year ago
Hallie Eustace Miles was a writer and restaurateur who, along with her sportsman husband Eustace Hamilton Miles, opened a vegetarian restaurant in 1906, shortly after their marriage. The Eustace Miles Restaurant became an iconic meeting place in Edwardian London, drawing a wide...
A Smart Bear
The mid-market briar patch
Mid-sized companies: Small enough to have small budgets, big enough for bureaucratic nightmares.
4 months ago
Mid-sized companies: Small enough to have small budgets, big enough for bureaucratic nightmares.
Christopher Butler
object – WIRED Magazine, Issue 1
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
WIRED Magazine published its first issue...
a year ago
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
WIRED Magazine published its first issue in March/April of 1993 — thirty years ago.
It was almost immediately considered an index of the zeitgeist of the 1990s. In hindsight, that was a stretch of a claim to have been...
Contemporist...
Reclaimed Weathered Wood Siding Covers This Home Inspired By Farm Buildings
Architecture and building company BIRDSEYE has shared photos of a home they completed in Sagaponack,...
a year ago
Architecture and building company BIRDSEYE has shared photos of a home they completed in Sagaponack, New York, that features an exterior clad in reclaimed weathered wood siding.
Data Boutique
Problems When Disclosing How Data Is Collected
Recent news highlights how in-house data collection might not be taken well by users.
a year ago
Recent news highlights how in-house data collection might not be taken well by users.
Computer Ads from...
Two Interviews with Ken Kaplan, One of the Creators of OS-9
Two interview from two different time periods
3 months ago
Two interview from two different time periods
A Weekly Dose of...
On Guidebooks
A portion of the paperback wrapper of A Guide to the Architecture of Washington, D.C., published by...
a year ago
A portion of the paperback wrapper of A Guide to the Architecture of Washington, D.C., published by the Washington Metropolitan Chapter of the American Institute of Architects in 1965.
Are guidebooks still a valid and useful subgenre of architecture books? Do architects...
The Convivial...
What Is To Be Done? Audio Version
Listen now (20 min) | The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 14 (supplement)
over a year ago
Listen now (20 min) | The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 14 (supplement)
Christopher Butler
Periodical 21 – Working Spaces
Working Spaces
dezeen recently featured Nineteen Taiwanese architecture studios photographed by...
a month ago
Working Spaces
dezeen recently featured Nineteen Taiwanese architecture studios photographed by Marc Goodwin.
My favorite images are the ones that highlight the working nature of the spaces. And the spaces I am most interested in being in are those which embrace the...
Build In Public...
How I Built This In Public: Louis Pereira
Lessons from building AudioPen to 600+ paid users to clinching #1 on Product Hunt
a year ago
Lessons from building AudioPen to 600+ paid users to clinching #1 on Product Hunt
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Linux Mint MacBook Air Setup
Linux Mint MacBook Air Setup
2020-08-16
I don’t like the idea of throwing away old or outdated tech...
over a year ago
Linux Mint MacBook Air Setup
2020-08-16
I don’t like the idea of throwing away old or outdated tech (within reason), so I try to find a new purpose for some of my “retired” devices. This article will cover how to switch over a mid-2011 model MacBook Air to utilize Linux...
TheCollector
The Getty Museum Returns a Bronze Head to Turkey
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7 months ago
TheCollector
What Are the 5 Longest Rivers in the World?
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a year ago
Construction Physics
Contribute to the US Megaprojects Database!
The US Megaprojects Database Very large construction or technology development projects are...
a year ago
The US Megaprojects Database Very large construction or technology development projects are sometimes called “megaprojects." By directing thousands of workers and billions of dollars towards the achievement of a single goal, great things can be achieved. The output of...
Arduino Blog
Clone your IoT projects with Arduino Cloud Custom Templates
Whether you are an IoT enthusiast, an enterprise developer or a high school teacher, we all know the...
4 months ago
Whether you are an IoT enthusiast, an enterprise developer or a high school teacher, we all know the thrill of bringing a new IoT project to life. But we also understand the frustration of repetitive setup processes and the time sink of configuring the same elements over and over...
Spoon & Tamago
The Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum is Keeping the Spirit of Wooden Architecture Alive
Roughly seventy per cent of Japan is forested and therefore wood has been historically tied to...
a year ago
Roughly seventy per cent of Japan is forested and therefore wood has been historically tied to architecture and design since ancient times. In fact, the world’s oldest surviving wooden structure is the Horyu-ji temple that was built in the early seventh century. From the...
AVC
Software That You Can’t Shut Down
The term “censorship resistant” is used a lot in the decentralized computing/web3/crypto space to...
a year ago
The term “censorship resistant” is used a lot in the decentralized computing/web3/crypto space to talk about a core feature of these systems. I don’t love the term censorship resistant because it is a wonky term. Software that is encoded in smart contracts (and other ways) on...
Escaping Flatland
Self-help for cocoons
and what's on my mind
9 months ago
nanoscale views
Condensed matter on the public stage, and not in a good way
This week, condensed matter physics has been getting far more broad public attention than usual, and...
a year ago
This week, condensed matter physics has been getting far more broad public attention than usual, and while in the abstract I like our discipline getting noticed, this is definitely not how I’d have preferred it to happen.
First, more fun re Ranga Dias. Fresh off renewed...
Alex Meub
Set Up Remote Desktop in Windows
Here’s a quick guide to setting up Remote Desktop on Windows:
1. Allow Remote Connections
Right...
over a year ago
Here’s a quick guide to setting up Remote Desktop on Windows:
1. Allow Remote Connections
Right click on the My Computer icon > Click Properties > Click on the Remote tab
Check the box that says “Allow Users to Connect Remotely to this Computer”
Add your username to the list of...
Londonist
Searching For A Sixth Form? Come And See What City Of London Freemen's School Has To Offer!
There's an open evening on 12 September.
a year ago
There's an open evening on 12 September.
Christopher Butler
sketchbook – 2024 March 24 - March 30
If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance much less.
9 months ago
If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance much less.
The Modern House
Harriet Verney on her camp interiors and life within a converted Bible factory in Dalston
a year ago
The DESK Magazine
Is the folder dead?
Think about a real folder made of paper.
Back in the day...
We invented paper folders because we...
over a year ago
Think about a real folder made of paper.
Back in the day...
We invented paper folders because we had limited space in the physical world to organize ourselves. We needed a way to group and sort our letters, documents and papers. If we had stacked up our files anywhere on
Maggie Appleton
The Eponymous Laws of Programming
over a year ago
Saturday Morning...
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Weeee!
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a year ago
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re: yesterday's comic - I have never gotten more hatemail than the time I insulted wild blueberries. Deal with it, bros.
Today's News:
Twelve Mile Circle –...
Great American Beer Festival (and More)
I hinted at ulterior motives in the last article about my long weekend in Denver. I didn’t travel...
a month ago
I hinted at ulterior motives in the last article about my long weekend in Denver. I didn’t travel all the way out there just to casually tour around. Indeed, I had a very specific purpose in mind — checking off a bucket list item in fact — attending the Great American Beer...
McMansion Hell
Hi everyone: I’ve written a long deep-dive on the present state of the McMansion, from...
The McMansion as Harbinger of the American Apocalypse
Hi everyone: I’ve written a long deep-dive on...
a year ago
The McMansion as Harbinger of the American Apocalypse
Hi everyone: I’ve written a long deep-dive on the present state of the McMansion, from farmhouse chic to imminent environmental collapse. If you’ve been seeing an inordinate number of big ugly houses pop up in your...
Christian Selig
Announcing Juno 2.0
Juno’s been a really fun project to build, and it’s been so great hearing how other people have been...
7 months ago
Juno’s been a really fun project to build, and it’s been so great hearing how other people have been enjoying Juno since its launch, as well as providing awesome feedback and input to improve it.
Today I’m releasing Juno 2.0, which incorporates a ton of that community feedback,...
TokyoDev
Generating social images with static site generators
With TokyoDev, this site, my goal is to help international software developers start and grow their...
over a year ago
With TokyoDev, this site, my goal is to help international software developers start and grow their career in Japan. Being a developer myself, it's been tempting to come up with technical solutions to do this. But I've realized that rather than writing code, my time is better...
macwright.com
Focus
For fun, I wrote a raytracer in Zig
yesterday. It’s a port of a project I did in 2013,
in...
over a year ago
For fun, I wrote a raytracer in Zig
yesterday. It’s a port of a project I did in 2013,
in JavaScript. It’s the first time in a while I’ve made
a project just for kicks. If you look at the number of
GitHub repositories I’ve committed to since 2013, the
number is decreasing. Same...
Daniel Marino
Daily Inspirational Word
Over the past couple of years I’ve gotten into journaling. Recently I’ve been
using a method where...
6 months ago
Over the past couple of years I’ve gotten into journaling. Recently I’ve been
using a method where you’re given a single inspirational word as a prompt, and
go from there. Unfortunately, the process of finding, saving, and accessing
inspirational words was a bit of a chore:
1....
Nat Eliason's...
On Writing Better: 43 Things I Learned from My Insane 2 Years of Study
You'll wanna save this one
5 months ago
You'll wanna save this one
Maggie Appleton
Pink, Soft, Glittering Developers
over a year ago
Handprinted - Blog
Using Hawthorn Process Colours
We've been stocking Hawthorn Stay Open Inks for 6 years now! These inks are oil based inks and work...
a year ago
We've been stocking Hawthorn Stay Open Inks for 6 years now! These inks are oil based inks and work beautifully for relief printing. We have a fantastic range of colours including the process range. Process colours are inks specially formulated to create a full spectrum of...
Out-of-Pocket Blog
Redox and The Future Of Integrations | Out-Of-Pocket
Actually...what is an integration lol
a year ago
Actually...what is an integration lol
Moneyness
Why my favorite coinage is Byzantine coinage
What do I like about Byzantine coinage?
Most people probably admire the Byzantine solidus, a gold...
9 months ago
What do I like about Byzantine coinage?
Most people probably admire the Byzantine solidus, a gold coin that maintained its weight and purity for over 600 years, which is quite remarkable for a coin. The solidus was exported all over the world, including to Europe, which lacked...
The Elysian
Hint #2
I'm publishing a new print collection in two weeks.
4 months ago
I'm publishing a new print collection in two weeks.
Moneyness
Bitcoin as a tool of U.S. economic statecraft
Riot Platform's Rockdale, Texas facility, North America’s largest Bitcoin mining farm by developed...
4 months ago
Riot Platform's Rockdale, Texas facility, North America’s largest Bitcoin mining farm by developed capacity [source]
Can a network that has been marketed as being resistant to government power be harnessed by the U.S. administrative state in order to attain its foreign policy...
The Honest Broker
I Revisit My Doom-and Gloom Forecasts
What did I get right? What did I get wrong? And what will happen next?
a year ago
What did I get right? What did I get wrong? And what will happen next?
Electronics etc…
Measuring the HP 11720A Pulse Modulator and Coax Cables
Introduction
What is a pulse modulator and what are they used for?
The HP 11720A Pulse...
a year ago
Introduction
What is a pulse modulator and what are they used for?
The HP 11720A Pulse Modulator
Inside the HP 11720A
Measurement Setup for a Quick Testing Session
Pin Modulator Power Measurements with HP 432A
Cable Loss Measurements with HP 432A
Cable Power Measurements with...
Dan Cowell
Deadlines Work
If you had told me that I'm capable of cycling 50km non-stop, soaked to the skin in torrential rain,...
9 months ago
If you had told me that I'm capable of cycling 50km non-stop, soaked to the skin in torrential rain, eyes burning with sunblock, sweat and ocean spray, in sub-10°C conditions, I would have called you a filthy liar.
Then yesterday happened.
It was meant to be
Steve Blank
The Semiconductor Ecosystem – Explained
The last year has seen a ton written about the semiconductor industry: chip shortages, the CHIPS...
over a year ago
The last year has seen a ton written about the semiconductor industry: chip shortages, the CHIPS Act, our dependence on Taiwan and TSMC, China, etc. But despite all this talk about chips and semiconductors, few understand how the industry is structured. I’ve found the best way to...
Londonist
David Attenborough Waxwork Comes To Madame Tussauds
It's the second time he's been honoured here.
a year ago
It's the second time he's been honoured here.
Seán Barry
Understanding TypeScript Generics
TypeScript generics can be confusing for beginners. This article explains why they are useful and...
over a year ago
TypeScript generics can be confusing for beginners. This article explains why they are useful and when to use them.
PostHog's RSS Feed
HogMail #20: Why do startups fail?
Welcome to HogMail, our newsletter featuring the best of the PostHog blog, tutorials, product...
a year ago
Welcome to HogMail, our newsletter featuring the best of the PostHog blog, tutorials, product guides, and curated articles on building great products…
A Beautiful Site
JSON Feed
JSON Feed is a lot like RSS, except instead of XML it's formatted with JSON. It's a rather new spec,...
over a year ago
JSON Feed is a lot like RSS, except instead of XML it's formatted with JSON. It's a rather new spec, introduced just last week, but it's been getting some major coverage and a number of applications have already started supporting it.
Since Postleaf was built for the modern...
Seth's Blog
Hiding the ‘aha’
The most effective persuasion happens when we persuade ourselves. The purpose of the memo or the...
9 months ago
The most effective persuasion happens when we persuade ourselves. The purpose of the memo or the table or the graph or the presentation is to create the conditions for someone to make up their own minds. Because it’s almost impossible to make up their mind for them. The aha is...
Londonist
When London Had No Sea Gulls
"Astonishing" sight as two gulls seen near London Bridge.
11 months ago
"Astonishing" sight as two gulls seen near London Bridge.
Mazdak
Elon Musk: All In
He's the richest man in the world, a tech titan, and now...
a month ago
He's the richest man in the world, a tech titan, and now...
Platformer
The AI is eating itself
Early notes on how generative AI is affecting the internet
a year ago
Early notes on how generative AI is affecting the internet
TheCollector
Polyphemus: Who Was the Cyclops That Was Tricked by Odysseus?
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11 months ago
TheCollector
Catholicism: The 10 Most Unusual Patron Saints
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4 months ago
A Beautiful Site
Link to a specific page in a PDF file
Both Chrome and Firefox render PDF files in the browser, making them easier for users to view. Today...
over a year ago
Both Chrome and Firefox render PDF files in the browser, making them easier for users to view. Today I wanted to send someone a link to a certain page in a PDF user's manual. Here's how I did it.
In HTML, you can link to a specific part of the page this using anchors. For...
Explorations of an...
Borneo, October 2022
Borneo, the third largest island in the world behind Greenland and New Guinea, is home to some of...
a year ago
Borneo, the third largest island in the world behind Greenland and New Guinea, is home to some of the planet’s oldest rainforests, containing a stunning array of biodiversity. The conditions in Borneo forests have stimulated the evolution of many different organisms that are...
Working Theorys
3 Hours or Nothing
Musing #14 | The merits of being binary with your time
8 months ago
Musing #14 | The merits of being binary with your time
Rest of World -...
The Northeast Indian YouTubers challenging cultural stereotypes through mukbang
Tribes in Northeast India have long been isolated from the rest of the country. Creators are using...
5 months ago
Tribes in Northeast India have long been isolated from the rest of the country. Creators are using YouTube to challenge the cliches that isolate them.
Bits about Money
Working title (insurance)
Title insurance is grossly overpriced relative to actual risks involved. Why is that?
5 months ago
Title insurance is grossly overpriced relative to actual risks involved. Why is that?
cdixon.org RSS Feed
Search and the social graph
Google has created a multibillion-dollar economy based on keywords. We use keywords to find things...
over a year ago
Google has created a multibillion-dollar economy based on keywords. We use keywords to find things and advertisers use keywords to find…
swyx's site RSS Feed
Mocking and Using CRUD APIs with MirageJS and React-Query
This is how to pair two newcomers on the React scene for mocking and using CRUD APIs, for a great...
over a year ago
This is how to pair two newcomers on the React scene for mocking and using CRUD APIs, for a great developer experience.
The Honest Broker
AI Is Defeated in Hollywood—But What About Music?
I describe a legit pathway to victory, but we need a general to lead the battle
a year ago
I describe a legit pathway to victory, but we need a general to lead the battle
alexwlchan
Fare-Wellcome Collection
I still remember the first time I visited Wellcome Collection – just over seven years ago.
I was...
a year ago
I still remember the first time I visited Wellcome Collection – just over seven years ago.
I was living and working in the Cambridge at the time, and I’d come into London for the day to hang out with a friend who lived near King’s Cross.
We wandered up the Euston Road, popped...
TheCollector
What Is Alice in Wonderland Syndrome?
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a year ago
Londonist
A Fantastically Festive Walk Through London's Christmas Lights And Decorations
A self-guided tour through lights, shop window displays, ice rinks and more.
a year ago
A self-guided tour through lights, shop window displays, ice rinks and more.
TheCollector
The Darien Scheme: Scotland’s Unsuccessful Settlement in the Americas
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10 months ago
diamond geezer
Unblogged 1984
31 unblogged things I did in December 1984
They didn't have blogs or the internet forty years ago,...
3 days ago
31 unblogged things I did in December 1984
They didn't have blogs or the internet forty years ago, indeed my Sinclair ZX81 wasn't capable of much, but here are 31 things I didn't digitally publish at the time. To help you get your bearings I was 19 and December featured one week...
Saturday Morning...
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Remember
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2 weeks ago
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On the other hand, lately I have a real fondness for conspiracy theories that don't involve politics.
Today's News:
The Marginalian
Between the Infinite and the Infinitesimal: A Scientist’s Search for the Fulcrum of Faith
"The universe is not a place where evolution happens, it is the evolution happening. It is not a...
10 months ago
"The universe is not a place where evolution happens, it is the evolution happening. It is not a stage on which drama unfolds, it is the unfolding drama itself."
AVC
The Annual Computer Science Fair
Ten years ago, a small group of folks in the K12 Computer Science Education community in NYC decided...
a year ago
Ten years ago, a small group of folks in the K12 Computer Science Education community in NYC decided to put on a “mock job fair” for high school students who were taking computer science classes in the NYC public schools. That was the start of an annual day of engagement and...
Common Edge
Rice University Builds an Opera Theater
It’s time to appreciate one of Allan Greenberg’s best works of architecture.
a year ago
It’s time to appreciate one of Allan Greenberg’s best works of architecture.
Anecdotal Evidence
'He Learned to Love Books'
“Though most
of the teachers followed Erasmus in seeking to make learning palatable,
Montaigne...
3 months ago
“Though most
of the teachers followed Erasmus in seeking to make learning palatable,
Montaigne considers himself fortunate to have avoided getting 'nothing out of
school but a hatred of books, as do nearly all our noblemen,’” writes Donald
Frame in his 1965 biography of the...
Artificial Ignorance
Bridging AI and human creativity
A conversation with Harrison Telyan, co-founder of NUMI.
10 months ago
A conversation with Harrison Telyan, co-founder of NUMI.
ntietz.com blog
A systematic approach to debugging
I've got a reputation at work as being a skilled debugger.
It's a frequent occurrence that the weird...
a year ago
I've got a reputation at work as being a skilled debugger.
It's a frequent occurrence that the weird stuff lands on my desk1 after it goes through another skilled engineer or two.
To say my job is substantially "debug the weird shit" would not be an understatement and I'm here...
A Smart Bear
What makes a strategy great
Most so-called "strategies" are vague, wishful thinking, written once and never seen again. Don't do...
a year ago
Most so-called "strategies" are vague, wishful thinking, written once and never seen again. Don't do that. These are the characteristics of great strategy.
TheCollector
When Henry VIII Met Francis I: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
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6 months ago
Retail Design Blog
Parkway Clinic by AsNow
The interior design of the Parkway office project with a small area 85 square meters and an...
6 months ago
The interior design of the Parkway office project with a small area 85 square meters and an amorphous geometry was...
Saturday Morning...
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Wolf
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Fortunately they didn't have quantitative finance...
10 months ago
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Fortunately they didn't have quantitative finance yet, so he was just a serial killer.
Today's News:
Old Structures...
Not Saved
I vaguely know Fort Tilden – a former army base near the west end of the Rockaway peninsula – but...
3 months ago
I vaguely know Fort Tilden – a former army base near the west end of the Rockaway peninsula – but its remote location and the lack of anything there that really interests me mean that I don’t know it particularly well. So the headline “Time to pay last respects to the abandoned...
The Honest Broker
Were the First Laws Sung?
I make some radical claims in this extract from my new book 'Music to Raise the Dead'
a year ago
I make some radical claims in this extract from my new book 'Music to Raise the Dead'
Stoic Simple
Stoic Advice on Caring for Aging & Elderly Parents: Ask Marcus Aurelius
Previous Next Using Marcus Aurelius's writing in his Meditations and experiences inferred from...
a year ago
Previous Next Using Marcus Aurelius's writing in his Meditations and experiences inferred from historical records, we created an AI digital personality that spoke with us about how to practice Stoicism in our modern world. This AI persona literally thinks that it's Marcus...
Seth's Blog
Long form AI
The new version of Claude can read a document of up to 400 pages in about three minutes. You can...
a year ago
The new version of Claude can read a document of up to 400 pages in about three minutes. You can then ask it for criticism, summaries or other insights. I wouldn’t use it on a piece of literature, but if you’re reading for work (aren’t we all), it will dramatically increase how...
TheCollector
Line in the Sand: 5 Defenders of the Alamo
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3 weeks ago
Ink & Switch
Local-first software: You own your data, in spite of the cloud
A new generation of collaborative software that allows users to retain ownership of their data.
over a year ago
A new generation of collaborative software that allows users to retain ownership of their data.
Joel Gascoigne
Work and rest in a startup
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over a year ago
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. I arrived here a couple of days...
Londonist
Where To Go Pumpkin Picking Near London This Autumn
Oh. My. GOURD.
a year ago
Old Structures...
Raking Sunlight
Pro tip, as computer manuals said back when (a) everyone was not yet comfortable using a computer...
a year ago
Pro tip, as computer manuals said back when (a) everyone was not yet comfortable using a computer and (b) computer manuals still existed: environmental conditions can help in building investigation. For example, I like conducting facade inspections on very cold days because you...
One Useful Thing
The Best Available Human Standard
What are the imperatives of the upside?
a year ago
What are the imperatives of the upside?
The Forney Flyer
Nineteen Years of Joy, and Counting!
Nineteen years ago today, I married my best friend, Joy.
One year later our first child was...
over a year ago
Nineteen years ago today, I married my best friend, Joy.
One year later our first child was born...
... and well before his first birthday, we were commissioned by our church to head to the mission field. That was 17 years ago, and we've spent the vast majority of our...
swyx's site RSS Feed
The End of Localhost
> This post was originally published on my new dedicated DX site:...
over a year ago
> This post was originally published on my new dedicated DX site: https://dx.tips/the-end-of-localhost
Kevin Chen
Real estate is one of the hardest open problems in scaled self driving
I’ve had a minor obsession with Waymo’s autonomous vehicle depots recently.
Over the past few...
3 months ago
I’ve had a minor obsession with Waymo’s autonomous vehicle depots recently.
Over the past few months, I’ve flown a drone as part of a stakeout to understand how they work. And I’ve taken a deep dive into an apparent Waymo outage to find the company charging its electric vehicles...
CONTEMPORIST
A Dark Exterior Helps To Hide This Modern Home In The Forest
Robert Young Architects has shared photos of a modern home they designed in Virginia, that’s...
a year ago
Robert Young Architects has shared photos of a modern home they designed in Virginia, that’s surrounded by a forest and features a dark exterior. The multi-storey home was designed from the inside out, with the architects allowing the function of the house to determine its form....
A Beautiful Site
Anchoring Software to Major Versions
In a SemVer world, major releases are those which contain incompatible API changes. We often see...
7 months ago
In a SemVer world, major releases are those which contain incompatible API changes. We often see software projects anchor themselves to major versions for long periods of time, usually with the promise of stability.
We all know how frustrating it is to upgrade a package and run...
Archinect - Features
Upcoming Architecture School Admission Deadlines You Shouldn’t Miss
As 2024 winds down, there’s still time to apply to architecture programs! Many schools are accepting...
5 days ago
As 2024 winds down, there’s still time to apply to architecture programs! Many schools are accepting undergraduate and graduate applications through January and February 2025 (and some even beyond that).
If you’re planning to start your architecture journey in Fall '25, check...
Identity Designed
The Bond
Designed by Common Curiosity, Birmingham, London.
a year ago
Designed by Common Curiosity, Birmingham, London.
TheCollector
Interview with Margaret Iversen: What Was Freud’s Impact on Surrealism?
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The Changelog
Recovering Our Lost Free Will Online: Tools and Techniques That Are Available Now
Note: This post is also available on my webiste, where it will be periodically updated. As I’ve been...
over a year ago
Note: This post is also available on my webiste, where it will be periodically updated. As I’ve been thinking and writing about privacy and decentralization lately, I had a conversation with a colleague this week, and he commented about how loss of privacy is related to loss of...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Family Tree Wisdom
Chris:
My grandpa used to say that if you climb a rope every day, you’ll never not be able to do...
a year ago
Chris:
My grandpa used to say that if you climb a rope every day, you’ll never not be able to do it.
Ha, I love it!
It got me thinking: I’d love to hear more folks’ “wisdom from the family tree”. Stuff like Chris shared, “My grandpa used to say…”
I immediately had a few family...
Daniel Immke's Blog...
How I write blog posts every month
Back in September of last year I started this blog and seeded it with a few posts. I wrote in my...
over a year ago
Back in September of last year I started this blog and seeded it with a few posts. I wrote in my first post that my goal was to write one…
Twelve Mile Circle –...
England, Day 7 (Tankfest)
Finally the single event that justified our entire trip to England arrived, the renowned Tankfest....
4 months ago
Finally the single event that justified our entire trip to England arrived, the renowned Tankfest. It’s everything the name implies, a festival of military tanks, and it happens only once a year on the grounds of the Tank Museum in Bovington (map). This is what the younger kid...
The American Scholar
“Tristan da Cunha” by Roy Campbell
Poems read aloud, beautifully
The post “Tristan da Cunha” by Roy Campbell appeared first on The...
4 months ago
Poems read aloud, beautifully
The post “Tristan da Cunha” by Roy Campbell appeared first on The American Scholar.
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Using Web Components on My Icon Galleries Websites
I recently redesigned my icon gallery sites.
The goal: create a layout that allows you to customize...
a year ago
I recently redesigned my icon gallery sites.
The goal: create a layout that allows you to customize the view around the collection of icons you’re looking at by changing the size and spacing of the grid — sort of like the thumbnail view on macOS finder.
I’m happy with how it...
Classical Wisdom
The Fall of a Republic
Cato and Caesar
a year ago
Anecdotal Evidence
'Bright Books! the Perspectives to Our Weak Sights'
April is the
kindest and cruelest month.
Think of the
births: George Herbert (April 3, 1593),...
8 months ago
April is the
kindest and cruelest month.
Think of the
births: George Herbert (April 3, 1593), Shakespeare (April 23, 1564), Henry
Vaughan (April 17, 1621), Daniel Defoe (April 24, 1731), Edward Gibbon (April
27, 1737), William Hazlitt (April 10, 1778), Anthony Trollope (April...
Society's Backend
Run Your Own Race
What Bluey can teach us about machine learning
8 months ago
What Bluey can teach us about machine learning
Diaries of Note
The days are full of anxious expectation
Nina Kosterina was born to the world of revolution and upheaval on her mother’s birthday, 8th April...
a year ago
Nina Kosterina was born to the world of revolution and upheaval on her mother’s birthday, 8th April 1921, at a revolutionary camp by the Caspian Sea. Her life unfolded alongside the formative years of the Soviet Union—from the passing of Lenin to the ruthless ascent of Stalin. It...
TheCollector
10 Essential Works of Greek Philosophy
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a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Hades
The God of the Dead
a year ago
TheCollector
Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso: 6 Notes on Friendship and Rivalry
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a year ago
The Marginalian
The Double Flame: Octavio Paz on Love
“Love is a bet, a wild one, placed on freedom. Not my own; the freedom of the Other… A knot made of...
a year ago
“Love is a bet, a wild one, placed on freedom. Not my own; the freedom of the Other… A knot made of two intertwined freedoms.” We love to forget ourselves, but also to remember what we are: mortal creatures lustful of meaning, radiant with life, eternally alone and eternally...
Christopher Butler
visual journal – 2024 March 24 - March 30
If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance much less.
9 months ago
If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance much less.
TheCollector
How Did Henri Matisse Evolve as an Artist?
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5 months ago
Electronics etc…
Setting Up a Symmetricom SyncServer S200 Network Time Protocol Server
Introduction
What was the SyncServer S200 Supposed to be Used For?
IMPORTANT: Use the Right GPS...
5 months ago
Introduction
What was the SyncServer S200 Supposed to be Used For?
IMPORTANT: Use the Right GPS Antenna!
The SyncServer S200 Outside and Inside
Installing the Missing BNC Connectors
Setting Up a SyncServer S200 from Scratch
Opening up the SyncServer S200
The SyncServer File...
Steve Blank
Mapping the Unknown – The Ten Steps to Map Any Industry
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step Lǎozi 老子 I just had lunch with Shenwei, one...
over a year ago
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step Lǎozi 老子 I just had lunch with Shenwei, one of my ex-students who had just taken a job in a mid-sized consulting firm. After a bit of catching up I offered he was looking a bit lost. “I just got handed a project to […]
Internal Tech Emails
The Tech Emails Library
The ultimate index of internal tech industry emails 🔍
a year ago
The ultimate index of internal tech industry emails 🔍
The American Scholar
Agent 37
The post Agent 37 appeared first on The American Scholar.
6 months ago
The post Agent 37 appeared first on The American Scholar.
TheCollector
Hungary in WWII: A Lesser Axis Power
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TheCollector
When the Portuguese Met the Chinese: Rediscover the “Age of Discovery”
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Paul Graham: Essays
What We Look for in Founders
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HTMHell
Test-driven HTML and accessibility
by David Luhr
When I started writing unit tests and following a test-driven development (TDD)...
a year ago
by David Luhr
When I started writing unit tests and following a test-driven development (TDD) workflow, I was stoked with the immediate feedback and confidence I gained in every line of JavaScript I wrote.
TDD improved my software design with simpler, more predictable code. It...
Retail Design Blog
24 Festival calendar box by TOP BLUE PACKAGING
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Flashbak
Waiting For A Miracle: Kiev in 1998
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of...
7 months ago
In 1998, Juri Nesterov was in Kiev, the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It was a city of hope. In 1991, After 57 years as the capital of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union, the city became the capital of independent Ukraine. In the picture...
A Smart Bear
Individual efficiency vs administrative efficiency
When to prioritize individual autonomy, and when to standardize for global optimization.
4 months ago
When to prioritize individual autonomy, and when to standardize for global optimization.
Open Culture
Why You Do Your Best Thinking In The Shower: Creativity & the “Incubation Period”
Image via Wikimedia Commons “The great Tao fades away.” So begins one translation of the Tao Te...
5 months ago
Image via Wikimedia Commons “The great Tao fades away.” So begins one translation of the Tao Te Ching’s 18th Chapter. The sentence captures the frustration that comes with a lost epiphany. Whether it’s a profound realization when you just wake up, or moment of clarity in the...
TheCollector
Plovdiv: Europe’s Oldest Continuously Inhabited City
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5 months ago
CONTEMPORIST
A Tree House That Feels Like It’s Floating Inside The Forest
INTEGRA STUDIO ARQUITETURA has shared photos of a modern Tree House project they completed for the...
a year ago
INTEGRA STUDIO ARQUITETURA has shared photos of a modern Tree House project they completed for the NaCarapina accommodation complex, that’s located in Brazil. The Tree House which has the feeling of ‘floating inside the forest’, is fully integrated with the imposing Araucaria...
The Rational Walk
Apple’s Dystopian iPad Video
When Steve Jobs spoke about the intersection of liberal arts and technology, he did not envision...
7 months ago
When Steve Jobs spoke about the intersection of liberal arts and technology, he did not envision crushing symbols of art and culture.
cdixon.org RSS Feed
Facebook’s response to Yahoo’s patent lawsuit
Like many in tech, I believe all software patents should be abolished. That said, I think Facebook...
over a year ago
Like many in tech, I believe all software patents should be abolished. That said, I think Facebook made the right move by filing a lawsuit…
alexwlchan
Changing the macOS accent colour without System Preferences
In System Preferences, you can change the accent colour of your Mac:
This affects...
over a year ago
In System Preferences, you can change the accent colour of your Mac:
This affects colours throughout your Mac’s user interface, including buttons, menus, and tickboxes.
When you pick a new colour, it updates everywhere, immediately.
I want to write some automations...
Out-of-Pocket Blog
Personalized Health Insurance and the Payer Stack | Out-Of-Pocket
Stacks on stacks on stacks
a year ago
Stacks on stacks on stacks
Blog - Guerrilla...
How Guerrilla Cartography’s Atlases Promote Diverse Perspectives
Guerrilla Cartography aims to promote the understanding that there are many views of the world, that...
a year ago
Guerrilla Cartography aims to promote the understanding that there are many views of the world, that how we understand space and place can vary, and that we should think critically about the maps and the graphics we make and consume. Our organization has designed processes for...
Matt Mullenweg
State of the Word Tokyo
It’s a dream come true being here in Tokyo for State of the Word 2024. We’re going to be in an...
6 days ago
It’s a dream come true being here in Tokyo for State of the Word 2024. We’re going to be in an amazing venue that looks over the city. Most of WordPress and Automattic’s senior leadership is here, and we’ll also have several hundred folks from the local community and press. We’ve...
devonzuegel.com
Chautauqua: an idea embedded in a place
I want to tell you about the place I spent summers growing up. It's called Chautauqua Institution,...
over a year ago
I want to tell you about the place I spent summers growing up. It's called Chautauqua Institution, and it's one of the most special places in the world — and not just because I spent my childhood there. Chautauqua is special because it is an idea embedded in a place.
The place...
The Modern House
Textile designer Pauline Caulfield’s art-filled home and studio in Primrose Hill
a year ago
The Ruffian
How Did Politics Get So Weird?
James Kanagasooriam Explains Everything
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James Kanagasooriam Explains Everything
Transit Maps
Submission – Official Map: Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Map at Bergenline Avenue Station
Submitted by Kara, who says: At the (extremely cool) Bergenline Avenue station, [my partner and I]...
a year ago
Submitted by Kara, who says: At the (extremely cool) Bergenline Avenue station, [my partner and I] stumbled across this official map that I’d never seen before, depicting both the HBLR and the PATH! It was actually all over that station, and it’s definitely a relatively old map,...
Maps Mania
The Right-Wing Terrorism Map
10 months ago
Patterns in Humanity
Why controlling for variables is insufficient
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what...
5 months ago
On the pervasiveness of residual confounding in the social sciences, how to think about it, and what to do
Adventures In...
Layout sandwich
Here’s how to make an ArcGIS Pro layout where certain elements of the map step over the neatline and...
a year ago
Here’s how to make an ArcGIS Pro layout where certain elements of the map step over the neatline and the graticule is relegated only to the oceans. Because that looks cool! Mapping has a long and handsome history of neatlines that are interrupted by bits of land spilling over it,...
Transit Maps
Official Map: C-TRAN Bus Network, Vancouver, Washington, October 2023
Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, Transit Maps has never taken a look at the map for Portland’s...
a year ago
Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, Transit Maps has never taken a look at the map for Portland’s northern neighbour, the (original) Vancouver. With the recent addition of their second “The Vine” BRT route along Mill Plain Boulevard, now seems like a good time. At first glance, it...
Kevin Chen
How autonomous vehicle simulation works
When autonomous vehicle developers justify the safety of their driverless vehicle deployments, they...
6 months ago
When autonomous vehicle developers justify the safety of their driverless vehicle deployments, they lean heavily on their testing in simulation. Common talking points take the form of “we made our car drive X billion miles in simulation.” From these vague statements, it’s...
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...
Internal Tech Emails
Sergey Brin: "Irate call from Steve Jobs"
so i got a call from steve jobs today who was very agitated.
a year ago
so i got a call from steve jobs today who was very agitated.
Stoic Simple
Stoic Quotes on Suffering: The Best Stoicism Sayings & Phrases
Previous Next https://youtu.be/_W0xAHnxe6o Because suffering is an unavoidable part of the human...
a year ago
Previous Next https://youtu.be/_W0xAHnxe6o Because suffering is an unavoidable part of the human experience and worries many of us, we can find many helpful quotes about it from the Stoics. Practicing Stoicism doesn't make us immune to pain, hardships and suffering . . . but it...
David Perell
Ambitious People Need Each Other
Ambitious people don’t just need peers. They need mentors. They need people who will encourage them...
a year ago
Ambitious people don’t just need peers. They need mentors. They need people who will encourage them to pursue hard and meaningful projects.
The post Ambitious People Need Each Other appeared first on David Perell.
TheCollector
Marble Head of Apollo Discovered in Greece
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8 months ago
Koos Looijesteijn -...
How to make digital business cards and share them via QR codes
A previous employer found it important that the whole team had business cards. I had to wait a few...
a year ago
A previous employer found it important that the whole team had business cards. I had to wait a few months...
TheCollector
Why Is Edward Hopper Cinema’s Favorite Painter?
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6 months ago
TheCollector
How Does Mona Hatoum Turn Ordinary Objects into Artworks?
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a year ago
Liz Denys
Butternut squash with cinnamon sage brown butter
I don't blog that much about savory food: savory food for me is even more technique-based than...
over a year ago
I don't blog that much about savory food: savory food for me is even more technique-based than recipe-based, so I find it limiting to discuss one dish because it's a particular combination of techniques on a very particular set of ingredients. But I really enjoyed this particular...
Maggie Appleton
Speculative Calendar Events
11 months ago
Ed Zitron's Where's...
We're Watching Facebook Die
In the first quarter of 2024, Meta made $36.45 billion dollars - $12.37 billion dollars of which was...
6 months ago
In the first quarter of 2024, Meta made $36.45 billion dollars - $12.37 billion dollars of which was pure profit. Though the company no longer reports daily active users, it now uses another metric: “family daily active people.” This number refers to “registered and logged-in
Commoncog
Focus Doesn't Mean Doing One Thing at a Time
Focus may be about saying no to good ideas, but it certainly doesn't mean doing one thing at a time....
over a year ago
Focus may be about saying no to good ideas, but it certainly doesn't mean doing one thing at a time. This is what focus looks like at an organisational level, told through the story of a business turnaround and the Marine Corps approach to war.
fast.ai
1st Two Lessons of From Deep Learning Foundations to Stable Diffusion
4 videos from Practical Deep Learning for Coders Part 2, 2022 have been released as a special early...
over a year ago
4 videos from Practical Deep Learning for Coders Part 2, 2022 have been released as a special early preview of the new course.
Nadia Asparouhova
Mapping digital worlds
I gave a talk at The Stoa in February about “Mapping digital worlds to understand our present and...
a year ago
I gave a talk at The Stoa in February about “Mapping digital worlds to understand our present and future.” You can watch the video here; the following is a transcript of that talk.
Peter Limberg asked me to talk about an analysis I did late last year, where I mapped out all the...
Making software...
Create a Performance-Focused WordPress Blog
Create a Performance-Focused WordPress Blog
2021-09-08
With my recent switch back to WordPress, and...
over a year ago
Create a Performance-Focused WordPress Blog
2021-09-08
With my recent switch back to WordPress, and having read Kev Quirk’s latest post about Core Web Vitals, I wanted to make sure my blog still prioritized speed and performance above all else. I’m happy to say that I have...
The Marginalian
Look Up: The Illustrated Story of Astronomer Henrietta Leavitt, Who Laid the Groundwork for...
How a brilliant woman rose against the tide of her time to fathom the mysteries of space.
a year ago
How a brilliant woman rose against the tide of her time to fathom the mysteries of space.
diamond geezer
Tube 160 Treasure Hunt
Are you at a loose end tomorrow? Do you like looking at station architecture? Would you like a...
11 months ago
Are you at a loose end tomorrow? Do you like looking at station architecture? Would you like a surprise birthday gift from TfL? If the answer to all these questions is yes then why not take part in the Tube 160 Treasure Hunt? You even get to travel round central London for...
CONTEMPORIST
Before + After – An Apartment Transformed With A New Interior
FCstudio has shared photos of an apartment renovation they completed in Sao Paulo, Brazil, that...
3 months ago
FCstudio has shared photos of an apartment renovation they completed in Sao Paulo, Brazil, that transformed the space into a contemporary and open interior. The design plan included removing walls and creating integrated spaces, like in the living room, which was once a smaller...
Mazdak
The AI Arms Race: A Billion-Dollar Battle for the Future of Intelligence
It's not just about building the next big app anymore. In the heart of Silicon Valley, a new arms...
11 months ago
It's not just about building the next big app anymore. In the heart of Silicon Valley, a new arms race is heating up, and the stakes couldn't be higher. This isn't a battle fought with tanks and missiles, but with lines of code and the raw processing power of artificial...
Strange Loop Canon
Evaluations are all we need
On analysing talent in LLMs
11 months ago
On analysing talent in LLMs
Jonas Hietala
Let's build a VORON: Toolhead
Since the last update I’ve made some good progress:
All the motors are installed
The x-axis and belt...
a year ago
Since the last update I’ve made some good progress:
All the motors are installed
The x-axis and belt are installed
Tap is installed
The toolhead with Stealthburner + Clockwork 2 is also installed
Purple means Pretty.
I’ve run into a few problems on the way that I’ll try to...
devonzuegel.com
Book notes: Against the Grain, by James C. Scott
Here are some notes and quotes that particularly stood out to me from each chapter of Against the...
over a year ago
Here are some notes and quotes that particularly stood out to me from each chapter of Against the Grain. This isn't a summary of the book. It's mostly for my future self to refer back to (and thus probably missing a lot for someone who hasn't read it), but the tidbits are so...
Rozado’s Visual...
Pessimism in News Media Headlines
In previous work, I documented the growing emotional negativity (anger, fear, sadness, etc) of...
a year ago
In previous work, I documented the growing emotional negativity (anger, fear, sadness, etc) of American news media headlines between the years 2000 and 2019. Here, I extend that work by examining the attitudinal tone (pessimism, optimism or neutrality
Wuthering...
The Assemblywomen by Aristophanes - Octopus tunnyfish dogfish and skate
The Assemblywomen by Aristophanes – or The Parliament of Women, or several other titles – was...
over a year ago
The Assemblywomen by Aristophanes – or The Parliament of Women, or several other titles – was performed in 392 BCE, thirteen years after The Frogs. In the interval many things had changed. Athens had been conquered; democracy was overthrown but restored; one endless war ended...
Classical Wisdom
The Death of Literary Fiction.... And its Resurrection?
A New -different- Event
a year ago
Making software...
My Cheapskate Commenting System
My Cheapskate Commenting System
2022-02-03
My blog now has comments! Well, kind of...
I went down a...
over a year ago
My Cheapskate Commenting System
2022-02-03
My blog now has comments! Well, kind of...
I went down a two day long rabbit-hole trying to find the best solution for implementing comments on my static website (generated via Jekyll FYI). There are a ton of options out there and many...
The Forney Flyer
Flood Relief Flying
You may remember that I mentioned in a previous blog post a few weeks ago, that there had been...
over a year ago
You may remember that I mentioned in a previous blog post a few weeks ago, that there had been severe floods in Western Uganda (and other parts of the country) in early-mid May. Well, several weeks later, we were given special permission by various authorities to fly relief...
Paolo Amoroso's...
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