Jim Nielsen’s Blog
A Golden Era of Blogging
Matt has an interesting post titled: “Today’s YouTubers are repeating the mistakes of yesterday’s...
10 months ago
Matt has an interesting post titled: “Today’s YouTubers are repeating the mistakes of yesterday’s bloggers”. While I’m not super into the YouTube scene, his observations sound right from where I sit.
He points out how some of the YouTube creators he loves and follows are...
Paul Graham: Essays
What We Look for in Founders
over a year ago
devonzuegel.com
Uncharted waters: what startups can learn from pirates about compensation
Pirate crews developed a surprisingly similar approach to compensation in the 17th century. Just...
over a year ago
Pirate crews developed a surprisingly similar approach to compensation in the 17th century. Just like many startups, they also balanced equity incentives with other mechanisms that would be familiar to a startup employee today, such as bonuses.
These surprising similarities...
Londonist
'Stand Against Suella' Protest Takes Place In Central London On Sunday
LGBTQ groups rally against dehumanising rhetoric.
a year ago
LGBTQ groups rally against dehumanising rhetoric.
David Perell
Lifting Alone
Gyms were once communal places. Nobody wore headphones. People helped each other out and talked...
over a year ago
Gyms were once communal places. Nobody wore headphones. People helped each other out and talked between sets. Today, things have changed. Everybody is plugged into their own virtual reality world where they craft their desired mood and intensity level, which definitely gives...
TheCollector
How Did Solomon’s Temple Influence Worship?
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2 months ago
A Smart Bear
The "errors" that mean you're doing it right
Some things appear to be mistakes, but in fact should be celebrated as the expected outcomes of...
11 months ago
Some things appear to be mistakes, but in fact should be celebrated as the expected outcomes of great decisions.
Anecdotal Evidence
'Where They Grind the Grain of Thought'
Let me sing
the praises of Miss Milly, Miss McClain, Miss Esson, Miss Shaker, Miss Martin,
Miss...
a year ago
Let me sing
the praises of Miss Milly, Miss McClain, Miss Esson, Miss Shaker, Miss Martin,
Miss Rose, Miss Whistler – my teachers, K-6, at Pearl Road Elementary School.
Most were young and pretty, more like big sisters than mothers. On the
television in Miss Shaker’s class we...
Stoic Simple
The Intersection of Stoicism and Modern Psychology
In recent years, there has been a growing interest among psychologists and mental health...
a year ago
In recent years, there has been a growing interest among psychologists and mental health professionals in the ancient philosophy of Stoicism. Despite being developed over two thousand years ago, many of the core principles of this philosophy have been found to be highly relevant...
Society's Backend
No One Should Be GPU Poor
For everyone to have access to AGI, everyone must also have access to the compute to use it
7 months ago
For everyone to have access to AGI, everyone must also have access to the compute to use it
Yazin Alirhayim
Part 1: Will greater access to capital spark Bahrain’s economy?
Today, I was on a panel discussing lending and access to capital (not a wooden panel, mind you — but...
over a year ago
Today, I was on a panel discussing lending and access to capital (not a wooden panel, mind you — but a panel of speakers. Now that I think about it, we may have been sitting on wooden panel flooring).
At any rate, the discussion covered alot of ground, all as part of the larger...
CONTEMPORIST
Steel Symphony: A Madrid Home’s Unique Design With Weathered Elegance
Borja Lomas of Voluar Arquitectura has designed a new home in Madrid, Spain, that’s covered in...
8 months ago
Borja Lomas of Voluar Arquitectura has designed a new home in Madrid, Spain, that’s covered in weathering steel and has a uniquely shaped design. The shape of the home showcases various areas that branch out in different directions, some of which are cantilevered away from the...
The Marginalian
Beautiful Bacteria: Mesmerizing Photomicroscopy of Earth’s Oldest Life-forms
For as long as humans have been alive, we have mistaken the limits of our sense-perception for the...
a month ago
For as long as humans have been alive, we have mistaken the limits of our sense-perception for the full extent of reality — thinking our galaxy the only one, because that was as far as we could see; thinking life impossible below 300 fathoms, because that was as far as we could...
NeuroLogica Blog
The Clipper Europa Mission
I wrote earlier this week about the latest successful test of Starship and the capture of the Super...
2 months ago
I wrote earlier this week about the latest successful test of Starship and the capture of the Super Heavy booster by grabbing arms of the landing tower. This was quite a feat, but it should not eclipse what was perhaps even bigger space news this week – the launch of NASAs...
fast.ai
nbdev+Quarto: A new secret weapon for productivity
Our favorite tool for software engineering productivity–nbdev, now re-written with Quarto
over a year ago
Our favorite tool for software engineering productivity–nbdev, now re-written with Quarto
Trying to Understand...
Ukraine: A Further Guide for the Perplexed.
They didn't know. But they know now.
7 months ago
They didn't know. But they know now.
The Marginalian
How We Become Ourselves: Erik Erikson’s 8 Stages of Human Development
It never ceases to stagger that some stroke of chance in the early history of the universe set into...
2 months ago
It never ceases to stagger that some stroke of chance in the early history of the universe set into motion the Rube Goldberg machine of events that turned atoms born in the first stars into you — into this temporary clump of borrowed stardust that, for the brief interlude between...
TheCollector
Who Was Ben Black Elk?
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7 months ago
TheCollector
9 Printmaking Techniques You Should Know
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2 months ago
Maps Mania
The EJAtlas: A Map for Environmental Justice
3 months ago
Saturday Morning...
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Persuade
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9 months ago
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I really don't understand the superpersuader thing. At least 1/4 of all humans would let an evil AI escape just to tell their friends.
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Inverted Passion
Getting things done by not trying
I recently finished a very short book with an intriguing title: Why Greatness Cannot be Planned....
2 months ago
I recently finished a very short book with an intriguing title: Why Greatness Cannot be Planned. It’s an unconventional self-help book disguised as a computer science research exposition (that’s why the publisher is Springer). I strongly recommend reading it. Here is a taste of...
brr
Cape Crozier
A nearby field camp, and my first helicopter flight!
over a year ago
A nearby field camp, and my first helicopter flight!
Unpacked
Apple Watch pulls blood oxygen feature, and how big a deal is the GPT Store really?
Listen now | In the second episode of this year, we peel a few layers beneath Apple's decision to...
11 months ago
Listen now | In the second episode of this year, we peel a few layers beneath Apple's decision to pull the blood oxygen feature after losing a patent battle against Massimo. We then pivot to understanding the GPT Store and our analyses / hot takes on how big a deal this really...
Contemporist...
Rough And Rugged Materials Are Combined With Modern Forms On This Home
Arno Schuurs and Paulien van Noort of design-build firm GetAway Projects BV, has shared photos of a...
10 months ago
Arno Schuurs and Paulien van Noort of design-build firm GetAway Projects BV, has shared photos of a new home they designed in Gorssel, The Netherlands.
Londonist
How Many Underground Stations Are Overground, And How Many Overground Stations Are Underground?
If you see what we mean...
11 months ago
If you see what we mean...
Saturday Morning...
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Book
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10 months ago
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Thanks for supporting this book -- it has succeeded all expectations.
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Math Is Still...
‘Species Repulsion’ Enables High Biodiversity in Tropical Trees
Because tree seedlings don’t grow as well when close to their parents, more tree species can be...
a year ago
Because tree seedlings don’t grow as well when close to their parents, more tree species can be packed into tropical forests.
The post ‘Species Repulsion’ Enables High Biodiversity in Tropical Trees first appeared on Quanta Magazine
Max Rozen
OnlineOrNot Diaries 5
In which I doubled my conversion rate without trying too hard.
a year ago
In which I doubled my conversion rate without trying too hard.
Archinect - Features
Archinect's 2023 Summer Reading List
Summer is here, and whether you're on vacation or preparing for one or looking to lay low at home, a...
a year ago
Summer is here, and whether you're on vacation or preparing for one or looking to lay low at home, a summer must is a good book. The Archinect team has curated a list of reading essentials to explore.
Below is a collection of books organized into five categories – New Releases,...
bt RSS Feed
Stop Using Custom Web Fonts
Stop Using Custom Web Fonts
2023-03-14
I recently read an excellent post by Manu Moreale titled A...
a year ago
Stop Using Custom Web Fonts
2023-03-14
I recently read an excellent post by Manu Moreale titled A rant on web font licenses. I highly recommend you give it a read (it’s relatively short) since Manu makes a solid argument against existing font licenses. After reading, I found...
Saturday Morning...
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Prayer
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a year ago
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I wonder if Satan ever gets tired of winning.
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For people who've asked: if on the kickstarter we don't have a package you like, you can do any custom add-on arrangement you like. So, for example, if you want 8,000...
The Ruffian
Rattle Bag
On a plot hole in Macbeth and much else besides
10 months ago
On a plot hole in Macbeth and much else besides
Epic Web Dev
Creating Glassmorphism Effects with Tailwind CSS (tip)
Learn how to create glassmorphism effects using the backdrop blur in Tailwind CSS and achieve...
a year ago
Learn how to create glassmorphism effects using the backdrop blur in Tailwind CSS and achieve realistic translucent credit card designs.
Cheese and Biscuits
OMA, Borough Market
Dave Carter, a big friendly giant of a man with a completely impenetrable Barbadian accent, began...
5 months ago
Dave Carter, a big friendly giant of a man with a completely impenetrable Barbadian accent, began his London restaurant journey at Smokestak, the hugely influential East London BBQ joint. Smokestak, together with a tiny handful of other brave pioneers around the same time...
Explorations of an...
Araucaria Forests near San Pedro
February 9 - 11, 2023
The Brazilian Araucaria is a tree that seems more suited to the pages of a Dr....
a year ago
February 9 - 11, 2023
The Brazilian Araucaria is a tree that seems more suited to the pages of a Dr. Seuss book than the rolling hills of the Atlantic forests of southern Brazil and northeastern Argentina. Stands of Araucaria angustifolia are peculiar looking, with massive trunks...
Saturday Morning...
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Lit
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8 months ago
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Written after enjoying Children's Fantasy Literature, by Levy and Menlesohn.
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The rise of enterprise marketing
Building an enterprise software company used to be largely about sales, because enterprise software...
over a year ago
Building an enterprise software company used to be largely about sales, because enterprise software was sourced and purchased by high-level…
The Architectural...
6 Reasons Why Today’s Architecture Is Unsustainable
The so-called sustainable buildings of today often fall short of genuine sustainability. Instead,...
a year ago
The so-called sustainable buildings of today often fall short of genuine sustainability. Instead, the concept is reduced to mere clichés and greenwashing. In this article, we delve deeper into the underlying factors concealed behind the sometimes eco-friendly exteriors of...
PostHog's RSS Feed
PostHog teams up with Altinity
That’s right, we’re teaming up with Altinity . It’s an exciting new partnership that also marks the...
over a year ago
That’s right, we’re teaming up with Altinity . It’s an exciting new partnership that also marks the launch of the PostHog Marketplace . Double…
The American Scholar
Marlana Stoddard Hayes
Hope blooms
The post Marlana Stoddard Hayes appeared first on The American Scholar.
4 months ago
Hope blooms
The post Marlana Stoddard Hayes appeared first on The American Scholar.
Max Rozen
A Guide to Commonly Used React Component Libraries
There are a *lot* of React Component libraries to choose from. This guide attempts to put them all...
over a year ago
There are a *lot* of React Component libraries to choose from. This guide attempts to put them all on one page.
The Rational Walk
My Years with General Motors
General Motors, under the leadership of Alfred P. Sloan, capitalized on the mistakes of Henry Ford...
a year ago
General Motors, under the leadership of Alfred P. Sloan, capitalized on the mistakes of Henry Ford in the 1920s to become the dominant American automaker.
TheCollector
Women Portraitists of the Renaissance: A League of Their Own
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5 months ago
Retail Design Blog
Double Cups by Khatabgasim
Double Cups is a charming establishment that seamlessly marries the age-old traditions of Arabian...
2 weeks ago
Double Cups is a charming establishment that seamlessly marries the age-old traditions of Arabian coffee with the contemporary trends in...
Old Structures...
Probably Not What The Artist Intended
75 Broad Street, diagonally across the street from our office, was built in 1928 and almost...
3 months ago
75 Broad Street, diagonally across the street from our office, was built in 1928 and almost immediately bought by the International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation for use as the company headquarters. Like a lot of New York Telephone buildings of that era, the interior was a...
Oykun
Stop charging hourly! Start charging for the Value!
Money has always been an uncomfortable topic to talk about, especially for us creatives. We value...
over a year ago
Money has always been an uncomfortable topic to talk about, especially for us creatives. We value our creation, get satisfaction from the process and the result so much that we often do not really give the importance it deserves to this money topic.
I have been designing for many...
devonzuegel.com
My questions about Próspera, answered
I recently visited Próspera, a Honduran startup city. I had a ton of questions and figured others...
over a year ago
I recently visited Próspera, a Honduran startup city. I had a ton of questions and figured others might too, so I wrote an FAQ to share what I learned:
Próspera FAQ
This FAQ is intended as a reference, covering the basic facts and current status of the project. My hope is that...
Making software...
A Warning for New Designers: Avoid Dribbble
A Warning for New Designers: Avoid Dribbble
2022-09-08
Everyday a new designer begins their journey...
over a year ago
A Warning for New Designers: Avoid Dribbble
2022-09-08
Everyday a new designer begins their journey into the world of [insert design industry here] and it is magical! Having a fresh pair of eyes untainted from the current trends of the time can help improve design as a whole....
Saturday Morning...
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Bang
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a year ago
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Today's News:
Psst - I'm told Bea Wolf will be highly discounted on Amazon tomorrow and the next day. Stay tuned.
abdz.do - Have you...
Stellar: A new home for the best freelance creatives
Stellar: A new home for the best freelance creatives
abduzeedo0203—23
...
a year ago
Stellar: A new home for the best freelance creatives
abduzeedo0203—23
Businesses are hiring freelancers now more than ever. But in the creative freelance industry, there are no platforms to find high-end, vetted talent. Most of the popular...
Maggie Appleton
Building a Second Brain: The Illustrated Notes
over a year ago
Neil Panchal
Favorite Perfumes
A quick condensed list based on over 15 years of exploration in the world of perfumery. I didn't...
a year ago
A quick condensed list based on over 15 years of exploration in the world of perfumery. I didn't include obvious classics such as Polo Green and Aramis. If I were to pick 3 perfumes to wear for life, it would be: Hermes Bel Ami, Chanel Antaeus and Serge
Diaries of Note
We puny mortals
On 2nd November 1995, NASA released a photograph that would become one of the most iconic images of...
a year ago
On 2nd November 1995, NASA released a photograph that would become one of the most iconic images of space ever captured: the Hubble Space Telescope’s view of the gas pillars in the Eagle Nebula, known as the Pillars of Creation. One of the millions of observers that weekend was...
Jonas Hietala
Plans for Summer of Code
My first summer job is now over, and after a weekend of rest, it is now time to plan for my second...
over a year ago
My first summer job is now over, and after a weekend of rest, it is now time to plan for my second summer job: IDA Summer of Code.
I will work a month, or 4 weeks, with contributing to rust! The only issue is, I have no idea where to start. I didn’t have a strict plan or a vision...
Anecdotal Evidence
'How to Live With Ourselves As We Are'
“What’s
essential is not Montaigne’s wisdom, but his wise recognition of his
foolishness; not his...
3 months ago
“What’s
essential is not Montaigne’s wisdom, but his wise recognition of his
foolishness; not his virtue, but his good cognizance of his vices; not his ‘honesty,’
but his honesty, his complete
leveling with the reader.”
I tried a
little experiment, a variation on bibliomancy. I...
NeuroLogica Blog
Odysseus Lands on the Moon
December 11, 1972, Apollo 17 soft landed on the lunar surface, carrying astronauts Gene Cernan and...
10 months ago
December 11, 1972, Apollo 17 soft landed on the lunar surface, carrying astronauts Gene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt. This was the last time anything American soft landed on the moon, over 50 years ago. It seems amazing that it’s been that long. On February 22, 2024, the Odysseus...
TheCollector
Istanbul’s Top 7 Historic Gems
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8 months ago
Retail Design Blog
Aesop store by 0321
Next the opening of a number of standalone stores in Shanghai, and very recently, in Beijing,...
6 months ago
Next the opening of a number of standalone stores in Shanghai, and very recently, in Beijing, Aesop‘s ambitious retail roll-out...
Words and Buttons...
Using logical operators for logical operations is good
A folow up on a guessing game with C++ operators. Let's redo a few rounds. The benchmark is the...
over a year ago
A folow up on a guessing game with C++ operators. Let's redo a few rounds. The benchmark is the same, the questions are the same. The compiler is the same. The only thing that changes is the platform. This is now CHIP with ARMv7.
TheCollector
Why Did Remedios Varo Paint So Many Self-Portraits?
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a month ago
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Mise en Place Writing
How to write more, faster, and better by decoupling writing from pre-writing
over a year ago
How to write more, faster, and better by decoupling writing from pre-writing
Society's Backend
Founder Mode, How AI Impacts Education, Diffusion Models As Real-Time Game Engines, and More
Machine learning resources and updates 2024-09-03
3 months ago
Machine learning resources and updates 2024-09-03
Saturday Morning...
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Destiny
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2 weeks ago
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Written on the hilt in Latin is 'you will do okay'
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abdz.do - Have you...
Delicious brand identity and packaging design for chocolate co.
Delicious brand identity and packaging design for chocolate co.
...
a year ago
Delicious brand identity and packaging design for chocolate co.
abduzeedo0503—23
Beta, a leading design agency, has recently undertaken a packaging design project for Morella Chocolates, a brand that prides itself on offering healthy products...
TheCollector
French New Wave: Here’s What You Need to Know
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Society's Backend
AI and Software Reading List 4: State of the Job Market, Apple's Private Cloud Compute Released for...
Society's Backend Reading List 10-28-2024
a month ago
Society's Backend Reading List 10-28-2024
Old Structures...
The Grenfell Report
The “phase 2” report on the Grenfell has recently been published by the official inquiry panel:...
3 months ago
The “phase 2” report on the Grenfell has recently been published by the official inquiry panel: here. The New Civil Engineer has a good short summary here: “Grenfell disaster: ‘culmination of decades of failure by government and construction industry’” In one sense there are few...
TheCollector
Cotton & How It Changed the World
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Out-of-Pocket Blog
Thirty Madison and Condition-Specific Care | Out-Of-Pocket
I wanted to use this as an opportunity to talk a little bit about scalable telemedicine + specialist...
a year ago
I wanted to use this as an opportunity to talk a little bit about scalable telemedicine + specialist care.
TheCollector
Hacker Group Takes Credit for Christie’s Cyberattack
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6 months ago
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5 Alluring Female Portraits Painted by Gustav Klimt
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8 months ago
Anarchy Unfolds
Food Waste is Bad Actually
How we frame the problem makes all the difference
2 weeks ago
How we frame the problem makes all the difference
Dreams of Space -...
One, Two (1965)
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting...
a year ago
The next few posts are some of my favorite picture books. The 1st from 1965 is a very basic counting book about spaceflight. I hope that you find it as charming as I do.
DeCaprio, Annie and David Krieger. Illustrated by Nydorf, Seymour. One, Two. New York: Wonder Books. (24 p.)...
History Today Feed
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
7 months ago
‘The Specter of the Archive’ by Nicholas Popper review
JamesHoare
Wed, 05/15/2024 - 10:16
Seth's Blog
Transforming two-sided markets
AI agents are going to overhaul the way we think about buying and selling. Uber already did this in...
7 months ago
AI agents are going to overhaul the way we think about buying and selling. Uber already did this in a small way. They organized the drivers, and now they organize the riders. Hailing a cab was already sort of anonymous, but with competition and structure, AI will continue to get...
The Modern House
Architects Mariia Pashenko and Koen Schaballie on the radical reinvention of their Victorian home in...
a year ago
Platformer
How Facebook does (and doesn’t) shape our political views
Four long-awaited studies paint a muddy picture of social media’s impact on public opinion
a year ago
Four long-awaited studies paint a muddy picture of social media’s impact on public opinion
Paul Graham: Essays
Could VC be a Casualty of the Recession?
over a year ago
TheCollector
Is Anarchism a Bad Idea? 3 Main Objections
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Replicating Database Changes to a Message Queue is Tricky
Let's imagine we have an program that stores its state in a database, and we want other programs to...
over a year ago
Let's imagine we have an program that stores its state in a database, and we want other programs to do things when changes occur. For example, we might want to send email notifications if a bank balance drops below a threshold. This is a very common reason applications use...
TheCollector
7 Scientific Tools Archaeologists Use to Uncover the Viking World
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9 months ago
Archinect - Features
The Books You Should Read for Summer 2024, According to Leading Voices in Architecture
Is your bookshelf ready for Summer? If not, we have you covered.
Continuing a recurring tradition,...
6 months ago
Is your bookshelf ready for Summer? If not, we have you covered.
Continuing a recurring tradition, Archinect has reached out to notable figures across the architecture community who have been featured in our editorial over the past year, asking them what books they believe...
The Modern House
An artist-curator couple on their surprising choice to leave the walls of their mid-century marvel...
10 months ago
Arduino Blog
The web-based Arduino Lab for MicroPython Editor is out! With Chromebook support to code Alvik and...
We’re excited to announce the release of the web-based version of the Arduino Lab for MicroPython...
a month ago
We’re excited to announce the release of the web-based version of the Arduino Lab for MicroPython Editor. This lightweight platform makes it even easier to code with MicroPython using Arduino hardware such as Alvik, Nano ESP32, Nano RP2040 Connect, Nano 33 BLE Sense – and more!...
Diaries of Note
I’m getting more confident and angrier each time
From the age of fourteen Jack Kerouac could often be found carrying a spiral notebook in which to...
a year ago
From the age of fourteen Jack Kerouac could often be found carrying a spiral notebook in which to record his thoughts, frustrations, and aspirations. When he wrote the following journal entry in September of 1948, Kerouac was twenty-six and his first novel, The Town and the City,...
The Modern House
Inside the light-filled rural hideaway of legendary artists Langlands & Bell
6 months ago
Unfiltered by Tim...
Quiet People in Meetings Are Incredible
Knowing when not to talk is an art.
2 weeks ago
Knowing when not to talk is an art.
Drew Ex Machina
Apollo A-002: Testing the Limits of the Launch Escape System
One of the more dangerous parts of a space mission is launch which is why almost all crewed...
2 weeks ago
One of the more dangerous parts of a space mission is launch which is why almost all crewed spacecraft have had launch abort options to cover […]
TheCollector
What Is Magical Realism in Literature?
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a year ago
Diaries of Note
A veritable organ concert
It was May of 1967, and Che Guevara, the Argentine-born Marxist revolutionary, was in Bolivia,...
a year ago
It was May of 1967, and Che Guevara, the Argentine-born Marxist revolutionary, was in Bolivia, leading a small band of guerrillas in an attempt to spread socialism across Latin America. Facing harsh environmental conditions and the pressure of the Bolivian military backed by US...
TheCollector
How Can You Overcome Self-Censorship?
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2 months ago
This Space
The Lascaux Notebooks by Jean-Luc Champerret
Lascaux, a placename standing for the abyssal revelation of the cave paintings discovered there...
over a year ago
Lascaux, a placename standing for the abyssal revelation of the cave paintings discovered there after millennia in darkness, and Notebooks, suggesting a private endeavour, preparation, a work to come. While neither is secret as such, neither was meant for the light. Two intrigues...
History Today Feed
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
7 months ago
When the Swastikas Came to White Hart Lane
JamesHoare
Tue, 05/21/2024 - 08:47
Mazdak
Unlock the Power of Persuasion: The 4-Part Key to Getting What You Want
Imagine having just one skill that could propel your business to unprecedented success.
a month ago
Imagine having just one skill that could propel your business to unprecedented success.
latest projects -...
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[Hardware] A RISC-V LED matrix
a year ago
[Hardware] A RISC-V LED matrix
Londonist
Free And Cheap Things To Do This Week In London: 5-11 February 2024
Do cool stuff for under a fiver.
10 months ago
Do cool stuff for under a fiver.
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Making o(m)g:image, Part III: The HTML
This is part three of my series of posts describing how I made my quiz game o(m)g:image.
Project...
4 days ago
This is part three of my series of posts describing how I made my quiz game o(m)g:image.
Project Announcement
Pt. I: Design Iterations
Pt. II: As Little JS As Possible
Pt. III: The HTML
o(m)g:image is presented like a quiz:
You get one question at a time
When you choose an...
Old Structures...
Structural Logic In An Older Form
From an 1880s building in Tribeca: the double beam supporting the front facade (sidewalk vault on...
4 months ago
From an 1880s building in Tribeca: the double beam supporting the front facade (sidewalk vault on the left, cellar on the right) where it meets the side wall at a pier. That’s a granite block directly below the beams, which can be a little hard to tell because of the paint on all...
Retail Design Blog
Tropical Forest Restaurant by Human+ Architects
Located in the bustling metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City, the most populous city in Vietnam, this...
6 months ago
Located in the bustling metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City, the most populous city in Vietnam, this restaurant project aims...
Basta’s Notes
The rough edges of Terraform that I awkwardly stumble over
First and foremost, thanks to everyone who has subscribed recently. I know I’ve been quieter than...
a year ago
First and foremost, thanks to everyone who has subscribed recently. I know I’ve been quieter than usual. I actually have a number of nearly-complete drafts ready to go, but each is waiting on something. Two of them are posts that I think y’all will hopefully enjoy very much!
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
a year ago
What if Aristotle ran Amazon?
A Smart Bear
"Authentic" is dead. And so is "is dead."
It's lazy writing. It's boring and undifferentiated. Say something meaningful, specific, evocative,...
4 months ago
It's lazy writing. It's boring and undifferentiated. Say something meaningful, specific, evocative, so your website wins, and you can be proud of it.
TheCollector
Is Calvinism a Religion or a Philosophy?
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a year ago
Anecdotal Evidence
'An Example of Abundant Good Nature'
The Rev.
Sydney Smith writing to his friend Harriet Martineau on December 11, 1842:
“I...
a month ago
The Rev.
Sydney Smith writing to his friend Harriet Martineau on December 11, 1842:
“I am
seventy-two years of age, at which period there comes over one a shameful love
of ease and repose, common to dogs, horses, clergymen and even to Edinburgh Reviewers. Then an idea...
PostHog's RSS Feed
Introducing Phil Leggetter, our new head of Developer Relations
We’re proud to announce a new hire; Phil Leggetter will head up Developer Relations at PostHog....
over a year ago
We’re proud to announce a new hire; Phil Leggetter will head up Developer Relations at PostHog. Developer relations sits at the intersection of…
Saturday Morning...
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Born
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a year ago
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I like to imagine an old woman among the groundlings, hearing the twist in Macbeth and immediately hurling rotten tomatoes and having to be dragged out of the Globe.
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Working Theorys
Baseline Fame
When privilege becomes a pre-requisite.
7 months ago
When privilege becomes a pre-requisite.
The Modern House
The 'sculptural experience' of designer Ashley Law’s uniquely tactile cottage in Whitechapel
8 months ago
Retail Design Blog
Flora Parfums by 300bees Branding Agency
2 months ago
Vladimir Klepov as a...
Another Week with Bad Software
In the midst of my September job hop I headed to Kazan for the weekend. I don't know exactly why —...
over a year ago
In the midst of my September job hop I headed to Kazan for the weekend. I don't know exactly why — probably because I could. I had a hotel booked via booking.com, but once I arrived there the receptionist told me it was the first time he's heard of my booking, and he told me that...
cdixon.org RSS Feed
How to disrupt Wall Street
Sarah Lacy has a very interesting post on TechCrunch where she argues that the internet is finally...
over a year ago
Sarah Lacy has a very interesting post on TechCrunch where she argues that the internet is finally starting to disrupt Wall Street. I’d love…
Business Brainstorms
The Buyer’s Pyramid, Unreasonable Hospitality, Boring Stuff that Works
Hey, this is Jakob Greenfeld, author of the Business Brainstorms newsletter - every week I write...
a year ago
Hey, this is Jakob Greenfeld, author of the Business Brainstorms newsletter - every week I write this email to share the most interesting trends, frameworks, opportunities, and ideas with you. Let's dive in! 💡 Opportunities “Has anyone made a good AI tool yet where I can load in...
A Beautiful Site
Superpowers
I stumbled upon a short post that intrigued me. In it, the author claims that the cure for boredom...
over a year ago
I stumbled upon a short post that intrigued me. In it, the author claims that the cure for boredom is superpowers. Not superpowers in the Superman sense, but ones that we can teach ourselves.
Learn Photoshop, and you’ll have a superpower. You’ll be able to see what your bedroom...
Ralph Ammer
J.J. Gibson—The meaning of the world
A quick introduction for beginners to J.J. Gibson's ecological approach to visual perception. Gibson...
over a year ago
A quick introduction for beginners to J.J. Gibson's ecological approach to visual perception. Gibson was an American pragmatist and psychologist.
The post J.J. Gibson—The meaning of the world appeared first on Ralph Ammer.
Seán Barry
A Realisation About Fitness
No matter how much I run, or how much I lift weights, it never gets easier. There's always a part of...
a year ago
No matter how much I run, or how much I lift weights, it never gets easier. There's always a part of me that wants to stop, and there's always another part of me fighting to push through. This is how I deal with that internal battle.
Seth's Blog
“Won’t get fooled again”
Alas, we probably will. Recurring scams, hustles and deceptions work because we’re eager to be...
a month ago
Alas, we probably will. Recurring scams, hustles and deceptions work because we’re eager to be fooled by them. Vaporware, false deadlines, fake budgets, unrealistic promises and straight out con jobs persist because at some level, we demand them. Divisive arguments, mob...
diamond geezer
Your Social Media Calendar for November
Your Social Media Calendar for November
Hurrah it's November which can mean only one thing.......
a year ago
Your Social Media Calendar for November
Hurrah it's November which can mean only one thing.... Christmas is here! It's time once again to pimp up your feeds, boost the brands and push the festive content. But have you remembered all the important marketing angles and have you...
TheCollector
Stonehenge Central Altar Stone Came From Scotland, Not Wales
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4 months ago
Noahpinion
All futurism is Afrofuturism
A repost, with some optimistic updates.
11 months ago
A repost, with some optimistic updates.
History Today Feed
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
7 months ago
‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review
JamesHoare
Mon, 05/20/2024 - 12:54
A Smart Bear
Your non-linear problem of 90% utilization
Is everyone is working very hard, all the time, and yet accomplishing 1/10th of what it seems they...
a year ago
Is everyone is working very hard, all the time, and yet accomplishing 1/10th of what it seems they should? Maybe this is why.
AFAR Media - Travel...
Grand Hotel Timeo Launches Pop-Up Treehouse Suites by Dior
a year ago
Classical Wisdom
Plato On Knowledge
What is True?
8 months ago
TheCollector
What Is Friluftsliv, The Norwegian Way of Life in Harmony with Nature?
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8 months ago
Both Are True
Being an idiot and writing your newsletter - an interview I did for Creator Spotlight
+ my brand deal with an indie shoe company called ADIDAS
a month ago
+ my brand deal with an indie shoe company called ADIDAS
Old Structures...
An Avatar Of Steel
Another short trip: I was in Philadelphia last week, and I walked the not-quite two miles from my...
4 days ago
Another short trip: I was in Philadelphia last week, and I walked the not-quite two miles from my meeting to the train station on my way home. I took the two unimpressive pictures below on the way: That’s the rear, Arch Street side, of the Reading Terminal Market, which is, as...
TheCollector
Does Nietzsche Believe in Free Will?
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a year ago
elementary Blog
Happy Holidays! We Come Bringing Gifts!
It’s only been a little over 2 weeks since we released elementary OS 8, but we’re already back with...
a week ago
It’s only been a little over 2 weeks since we released elementary OS 8, but we’re already back with updates just in time for the holidays!
Terminal
The headliner this month is Terminal which comes with a bunch of fixes and new features thanks to Jeremy. It now uses the more...
The Modern House
Good as New: the best contemporary homes for sale
Historically speaking, period houses are seen as the ones with personality – and while we won’t...
a year ago
Historically speaking, period houses are seen as the ones with personality – and while we won’t argue with the fact they’ve got charisma (who doesn’t love pleasing Victorian details or grand Georgian proportions?), we will also make a strong case for those created in recent […]
Saturday Morning...
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Epic Web Dev
What does “Full Stack” mean for Epic Web
a year ago
Vitalik Buterin's...
Possible futures of the Ethereum protocol, part 2: The Surge
2 months ago
Steve Klabnik
Are out parameters idiomatic in Rust?
over a year ago
Ian Betteridge
Ten Blue Links, “I’m sorry about the politics” edition
1. The Reach saga rumbles on I’ve banged on about the parlous strategy of Reach plc before, but the...
a month ago
1. The Reach saga rumbles on I’ve banged on about the parlous strategy of Reach plc before, but the departures from its senior editorial ranks will continue to make a bad strategy worse. What makes this situation more difficult for the company is its board, which is free of any...
Old Structures...
It Looked Familiar: Pre-1968
Batman climbs a skyscraper: Apparently, the Singer Building. Here’s a view of its top circa 1920:...
2 months ago
Batman climbs a skyscraper: Apparently, the Singer Building. Here’s a view of its top circa 1920: And in 1967, with some scaffolding in place to begin its demolition:
TheCollector
Who Were the Twelve Disciples & What Happened to Them?
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5 months ago
Archinect - Features
Storytelling, Bias, and Exploitation in Digital Realms; A Conversation with Miriam Hillawi...
For Miriam Hillawi Abraham, the digital realm is one fraught with both opportunities and dangers....
a year ago
For Miriam Hillawi Abraham, the digital realm is one fraught with both opportunities and dangers. The Ethiopian designer and researcher sees digital media as an impactful, playful, and unrestrained way of shaping immersive stories that challenge Western narratives and power...
Math Is Still...
What a Contest of Consciousness Theories Really Proved
A five-year “adversarial collaboration” of consciousness theorists led to a stagy showdown in front...
a year ago
A five-year “adversarial collaboration” of consciousness theorists led to a stagy showdown in front of an audience. It crowned no winners — but it can still claim progress.
The post What a Contest of Consciousness Theories Really Proved first appeared on Quanta...
Applied Cartography
Applied Cartography × People & Blogs
There are few pleasures greater than getting to be profiled for an interview series that you've been...
2 months ago
There are few pleasures greater than getting to be profiled for an interview series that you've been reading for months, and last week I got to do exactly that.
To browse Manu's site — not just this interview series — feels a bit like walking on a quiet beach in autumn: there's a...
Abstruse Goose
The Most Powerful Person in the World - part 2
over a year ago
Julia Evans
How HEAD works in git
Hello! The other day I ran a Mastodon poll asking people how confident they
were that they...
9 months ago
Hello! The other day I ran a Mastodon poll asking people how confident they
were that they understood how HEAD works in Git. The results (out of 1700
votes) were a little surprising to me:
10% “100%”
36% “pretty confident”
39% “somewhat confident?”
15% “literally no idea”
I was...
TheCollector
7 of the Biggest Palaces Ever Built
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4 months ago
Anecdotal Evidence
'Not At All Abashed Before the Fact'
“We do not
go to cowards for tender dealing; there is nothing so cruel as panic; the man
who has...
a year ago
“We do not
go to cowards for tender dealing; there is nothing so cruel as panic; the man
who has least fear for his own carcass, has most time to consider others.”
What a
remarkable sentence, one I would never have the guts to write. It’s not the
sentiment but the form that’s so...
Posts on Made of...
Iron Blogger: Blogging for Beer
So, you may have noticed that I suddenly started updating this blog for the first time in a while....
over a year ago
So, you may have noticed that I suddenly started updating this blog for the first time in a while. The reason is that I’ve recently started an ongoing event with a whole bunch of friends around here to encourage us to blog more.
Like so many good ideas, it all started with a...
History Today Feed
Death of a Turkey Legend
Death of a Turkey Legend
JamesHoare
Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
2 weeks ago
Death of a Turkey Legend
JamesHoare
Sun, 12/08/2024 - 00:00
Flashbak
Art of the Avant-Garde in Soviet Russia : Highlights from the George Costakis Collection
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.”...
a year ago
“I was dazzled by the flaming colors in this unknown work, so unlike anything I had seen before.” – George Costakis These abstract and spellbinding images are from Art of the Avant-Garde in Russia : Selections from the George Costakis Collection, as described in a catalogue of...
Tom Blomfield
Growth
“When eating an elephant, take one bite at a time.”
- Creighton Abrams
I was chatting with an...
over a year ago
“When eating an elephant, take one bite at a time.”
- Creighton Abrams
I was chatting with an investor a year or two ago, shortly after our Series A, and the subject of revenue goals came up.
At the time, our revenue was pretty low - less than 10% of monthly costs. We estimated...
Tinloof - Blog
Figma for developers: all you need to know
If you're a frontend developer, you are probably spending as much time on VS Code as on Figma.
This...
a year ago
If you're a frontend developer, you are probably spending as much time on VS Code as on Figma.
This quick read highlights some of the goodies that I personally use to speed up my workflow.
A word of caution
There are two types...
A Short Discussion of Residential Building Heights in New York City
NOTE: The following was written for the Tenth Anniversary Edition of Street Design, The Secret To...
a year ago
NOTE: The following was written for the Tenth Anniversary Edition of Street Design, The Secret To Great Cities and Towns, where it will appear in a shorter version. This version still needs a little editing for its new context. Part … Continue reading →
The post A Short...
Seth's Blog
Jargon comes and goes
Forty years ago in engineering class, it wasn’t unusual to talk about GIGO or FUBAR. These weren’t...
a year ago
Forty years ago in engineering class, it wasn’t unusual to talk about GIGO or FUBAR. These weren’t technical terms, they were mild complaints that signaled insider status and cultural cohesion. In a closed profession, like airplane pilots, the insider jargon lasts for...
Noahpinion
Yes, we still have to work
The automated luxury paradise is still just science fiction.
5 months ago
The automated luxury paradise is still just science fiction.
Maps Mania
Memorial Day Weekend Helicopter Flights
4 months ago
Archinect - Features
Exploring Coffee and Architecture With These Ten Mesmerizing Cafes
October 1st marks International Coffee Day, and to celebrate, we explore exceptional projects that...
a year ago
October 1st marks International Coffee Day, and to celebrate, we explore exceptional projects that exemplify the distinctive attributes and meticulous design considerations behind a diverse array of cafes across the globe.
CONTEMPORIST
An Extended Sloped Roof Runs The Length Of This Modern Home
RHAW architecture’s Rolf Reichardt, in partnership with the villa’s residents Marieke Jansen and...
6 months ago
RHAW architecture’s Rolf Reichardt, in partnership with the villa’s residents Marieke Jansen and Jaap Maashas, has designed a home in Sint-Oedenrode, The Netherlands, that has a sloped roof, and is made of timber, glass, and concrete. The home is a country house with a...
diamond geezer
Stratford & Bow election roundup
Stratford & Bow election roundup
my constituency?
Leaflets yes
• Uma Kumaran (Labour) A letter...
5 months ago
Stratford & Bow election roundup
my constituency?
Leaflets yes
• Uma Kumaran (Labour) A letter from Keir with his six pledges, minimal promises. Looks like they sent out millions of these.
• Halima Khan (Workers Party) Roughly-folded and left sticking out of all our...
Chris Grossack's...
Proving Another "Real Theorem" with Topos Theory
Another day, another post that starts with “So I was on mse…”, lol.
Somebody asked whether...
9 months ago
Another day, another post that starts with “So I was on mse…”, lol.
Somebody asked whether maximizing over a compact set is a continuous thing
to do. That is, given a continuous function $f : K \times X \to \mathbb{R}$ is the
function $x \mapsto \max_{k \in K} f(k,x)$...
Seán Barry
Quitting the Rat Race
I'm leaving a comfortable job in a big city because there's more to life than whatever this is.
a year ago
I'm leaving a comfortable job in a big city because there's more to life than whatever this is.
Steve Klabnik
Rust is surprisingly expressive
over a year ago
Old Structures...
Residential Conversion and a Mirror
Office-to-residential conversion is a hot topic lately, the result of a tight housing market and the...
a year ago
Office-to-residential conversion is a hot topic lately, the result of a tight housing market and the remote-work depression in commercial office space. The following is, at best, anecdata but gives a minor sense of that process for older buildings. I recently stayed in the Rand...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
Blog Posts vs. Social Posts
From Emil Kowalski’s newsletter (my Feedbin cache for your convenience):
I started writing more blog...
4 months ago
From Emil Kowalski’s newsletter (my Feedbin cache for your convenience):
I started writing more blog posts recently. I like it because it's different than X. You get a spike of views when you share something on X, but that dies off quickly. If you provide great value with your...
Moneyness
The intensifying effort to isolate Russia's banks
Last week the U.S. government expanded the coverage of its secondary sanctions to encompass most of...
6 months ago
Last week the U.S. government expanded the coverage of its secondary sanctions to encompass most of Russia's banks. It's a very big step, one that has been long-awaited by sanctions watchers, and will likely have significant repercussions for Russia and its trading partners....
Seth's Blog
Unaware
If you don’t realize that you have power, you might not be able to exercise it. The power to speak...
11 months ago
If you don’t realize that you have power, you might not be able to exercise it. The power to speak up, to participate, to invent, to lead, to encourage, to vote, to connect, to organize, to march, to write, to say ‘no’ or to say ‘yes’. It’s tempting to imagine we have less power...
cdixon.org RSS Feed
"I've come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technologies"
"I've come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technologies: 1. Anything that is...
over a year ago
"I've come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technologies: 1. Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal…
SOCKS
Claude Bragdon: Drawings of the Fourth Dimension (1913-1915)
American architect Claude Fayette Bragdon (1866-1946) was also an artist, writer and stage designer....
over a year ago
American architect Claude Fayette Bragdon (1866-1946) was also an artist, writer and stage designer. He was based in Rochester, NY where he built his masterpiece, the New York Central Railroad Station in 1909. His design work and philosophy were influenced mainly by theosophy, a...
Anecdotal Evidence
'An Ordinary Life Where Things Make Sense'
An old
friend back in upstate New York and I were texting. We worked years ago as
reporters for the...
a year ago
An old
friend back in upstate New York and I were texting. We worked years ago as
reporters for the same newspaper. She was married then to her second husband,
who had multiple sclerosis and died slowly and horribly. When she had to go out of town, I would stay with him...
Saturday Morning...
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Dying
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8 months ago
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Who is kind - he that kicketh a man in the balls for no reason, or he that doeth not?
Today's News:
Jonas Hietala
August theme: Bare Minimum
This time I’ll be following my inspiring site and declare Bare Minimum as the theme for my next...
over a year ago
This time I’ll be following my inspiring site and declare Bare Minimum as the theme for my next game. This could really be anything, from graphics to user interaction… But I’ve got an idea. It’ll be a real challange for me to make but hopefully I’ll have a game in a few weeks...
Jim Nielsen’s Blog
A Few Details About My Notes Website
A little while back I created notes.jim-nielsen.com and wrote about why I made it. I want to write a...
a year ago
A little while back I created notes.jim-nielsen.com and wrote about why I made it. I want to write a little more about some of my favorite parts of the site.
First: It’s Really a Page, Not a Site
I’m not sure I should call it a “website”, as I think of a website as a collection...
Liz Denys
Liz rides the subway on September 19, 2016: Monday morning in New York and an emergency alert
Liz rides the subway is a series containing thoughts I have on the subway. On the 2 train to work,...
over a year ago
Liz rides the subway is a series containing thoughts I have on the subway. On the 2 train to work, after watching two men of color have their bags searched at Grand Army Plaza:
I woke up today to my phone beeping in a pattern that wasn't my alarm:
WANTED: Ahmad Khan Rahami,...
Old Structures...
The Name Lost Meaning
From the great archive of her photographs that Carol Highsmith donated to the Library of Congress,...
3 months ago
From the great archive of her photographs that Carol Highsmith donated to the Library of Congress, “View of a Manhattan street from New York City’s High Line, a 1.45-mile-long elevated linear park, greenway and rail trail.” Except that you can’t see the High Line because she was...
TokyoDev
Not setting up Find My bricked my MacBook
At the beginning of the year, I bought a new M2 MacBook Air for ¥220,800 (about 1,500 USD) on Apple...
a year ago
At the beginning of the year, I bought a new M2 MacBook Air for ¥220,800 (about 1,500 USD) on Apple Japan’s online store. Thanks to me not bothering to set up Find My, it’s now a worthless brick. To add insult to injury, I had paid ¥77,619 (500 USD) to have said brick returned to...
Home on Erik...
Giving more tools to software engineers: the reorganization of the factory
It's a popular attitude among developers to rant about our tools and how broken things are. Maybe...
over a year ago
It's a popular attitude among developers to rant about our tools and how broken things are. Maybe I'm an optimistic person, because my viewpoint is the complete opposite! I had my first job as a software engineer in 1999, and in the last two decades I've seen software engineering...
diamond geezer
Southwark 25
Silver Jubilee: Southwark
Southwark station opened 25 years old today on 20th November 1999.
The...
a month ago
Silver Jubilee: Southwark
Southwark station opened 25 years old today on 20th November 1999.
The platforms are much like many of the others on the Jubilee line extension, but the concourse between them is unique. Step through and you enter a long cylindrical space on two...
Londonist
Named: The First Person To Witness The Great Fire Of London
New Museum of London research reveals who first discovered the blaze.
a year ago
New Museum of London research reveals who first discovered the blaze.
Global Inequality...
Devant la guerre
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
2 weeks ago
On E. H. Carr's "The twenty years' crisis 1919-39"
Saturday Morning...
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Take it Off
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a year ago
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Today's News:
Hey geeks! A few of you have requested signed copies of the new book, Bea Wolf, and they are available here.
Anecdotal Evidence
'Relief, Joy, or Nostalgia'
“Of course,
no one simply reads, or rereads, a given book. One reads a certain edition at a
specific...
7 months ago
“Of course,
no one simply reads, or rereads, a given book. One reads a certain edition at a
specific time in one’s life, and the particular book’s smell, typeface, and
paper can be as much a part of the experience as one’s physical and emotional
circumstances.”
I used to think...
Paul Graham: Essays
Five Questions about Language Design
over a year ago
A Smart Bear
Discount gambit
Discounting is the typical sales technique, but refusing to discount can lead to a much better...
a year ago
Discounting is the typical sales technique, but refusing to discount can lead to a much better business, even in the Enterprise.
Saturday Morning...
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Chicken Noodle Soup
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a year ago
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Honestly, soup matters a lot more to my life than love or bravery.
Today's News:
Behold! (slightly NSFW)
Noahpinion
Feeling strangely optimistic about Egypt
It has many of the building blocks for a successful industrialization story.
a year ago
It has many of the building blocks for a successful industrialization story.
Construction Physics
Why the U.S. Can’t Build Icebreaking Ships
I want to say thank you to all the people who sent condolences following last week’s post,...
2 months ago
I want to say thank you to all the people who sent condolences following last week’s post, especially those who shared their own stories of loss.
History Today Feed
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
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Robert Fergusson: Scotia’s Bard
JamesHoare
Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:14
The American Scholar
The Patron Subjects
Who were the Wertheimers, the family that sat for a dozen of John Singer Sargent’s paintings?
The...
a month ago
Who were the Wertheimers, the family that sat for a dozen of John Singer Sargent’s paintings?
The post The Patron Subjects appeared first on The American Scholar.
PostHog's RSS Feed
"How come your website is so nice?"
I've been asked this three times today, so I thought I'd explain it from a founder's perspective....
over a year ago
I've been asked this three times today, so I thought I'd explain it from a founder's perspective. This is what I've learned so far. Figure out if…
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Animated Card Tiles
Animated Card Tiles
2019-02-27
The design trend of using “cards” or “tiles” to display interactive...
over a year ago
Animated Card Tiles
2019-02-27
The design trend of using “cards” or “tiles” to display interactive sections/article headings in an app or website remains a popular choice among designers. So, let’s build a set of animated cards with only HTML & CSS.
What we will be building (live...
TheCollector
5 Famous Cartographers You Need to Know About
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TheCollector
British Museum Recovers More Missing Artifacts
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7 months ago
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Breakfast tour
Like all of you, I got a little stir crazy over the last year. I made it outside plenty, but I still...
over a year ago
Like all of you, I got a little stir crazy over the last year. I made it outside plenty, but I still felt cooped up now and then, and I dearly missed going new places and seeing new things. On another note, I really, really like breakfast. Like, a lot. So naturally, I put these...
Saturday Morning...
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Frank
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Tony Finch's blog
C is Turing complete
Yesterday there was some discussion on the Orange Site about whether
or not C is Turing...
4 months ago
Yesterday there was some discussion on the Orange Site about whether
or not C is Turing complete.
The consensus in the StackOverflow question is,
no, because the C abstract machine is a (large) finite state
machine,
or maybe yes, if you believe that unaddressable local...
The Marginalian
Magnolias and the Meaning of Life: Science, Poetry, Existentialism
On cruelty, kindness, and the song of life.
a year ago
On cruelty, kindness, and the song of life.
The Honest Broker
Why Is Music Getting Sadder?
Songs are a cultural indicator—so what are they telling us right now?
a year ago
Songs are a cultural indicator—so what are they telling us right now?
TheCollector
The Harrowing History of the Trail of Tears
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TheCollector
The Banana Wars: How the US Plundered Central America
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7 months ago
Seth's Blog
Anonymity and Bugs Bunny
I came across this (ironically) anonymous quote recently: “The offline world is full of sticks, but...
4 months ago
I came across this (ironically) anonymous quote recently: “The offline world is full of sticks, but the internet only has carrots.” When we come together in groups, it can bring out the best in people. When those groups are anonymous, porous and transient, though, the opposite...
Aaron's Essays
Fundraising isn't predictable
I recently had a conversation with a founder who'd just finished a number of unsatisfying...
over a year ago
I recently had a conversation with a founder who'd just finished a number of unsatisfying conversations with investors. The founder's company was growing well, had crossed $1mm ARR, but still couldn't raise money. According to conventional wisdom, that should have been enough to...
Build In Public...
Build In Public - Community Edition (Sep 2021)
Hey everyone 👋 Let’s open this edition with a powerful quote: On that note, get ready for...
over a year ago
Hey everyone 👋 Let’s open this edition with a powerful quote: On that note, get ready for September’s round-up highlighting key launches and wins from founders, makers, and creators in the #buildinpublic community. Without further ado, let’s get rolling.
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Question from a reader
I’ve gotten some emails recently from readers of this blog with questions about early stage...
over a year ago
I’ve gotten some emails recently from readers of this blog with questions about early stage startups. I’m sorry if I haven’t responded to…
TheCollector
Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War: Power and Proliferation
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a year ago
Old Structures...
A First Attempt
If you’re familiar with a final product, looking at the early ideas can be disconcerting. Things...
10 months ago
If you’re familiar with a final product, looking at the early ideas can be disconcerting. Things seem familiar but wrong, as can be seen in this 1870s map with a proposal for Morningside Park. The Upper West Side was pretty sparsely populated at that time because of the...
Rest of World -...
Fake Russian influencers are going viral on Chinese social media
They are bolstered by growing pro-Russia, nationalist sentiment on the Chinese internet.
a year ago
They are bolstered by growing pro-Russia, nationalist sentiment on the Chinese internet.
Diaries of Note
To pay up would constitute a precedent
Kenneth Tynan was a towering figure in the British theatre scene, known for his sharp criticism and...
a year ago
Kenneth Tynan was a towering figure in the British theatre scene, known for his sharp criticism and a remarkable ability to discern the pulse of contemporary drama. Born in Birmingham, England, in 1927, he began documenting his life and thoughts in diaries from the age of six, a...
TheCollector
The Soldier with a Secret: Who Was Sarah Emma Edmonds?
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5 Good Evergreen Podcasts
Baller topics include food, explorers, record labels, Vietnam War films and iconic sounds.
a year ago
Baller topics include food, explorers, record labels, Vietnam War films and iconic sounds.
GeoCurrents
Changing Correlations Between Income and Voting in U.S. Presidential Elections, 2016-2020
In 2009, Andrew Gelman published a fascinating and informative book called Red State Blue State Rich...
2 months ago
In 2009, Andrew Gelman published a fascinating and informative book called Red State Blue State Rich State Poor State: Why Americans Vote the Way They Do. Gelman’s main thesis was nicely summarized by Leo Carey in The New Yorker: “Andrew Gelman persuasively argues that the poor...
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Why we're removing the sessions page
This blog post explains why we're removing the "Sessions" page in PostHog. This page used to contain...
over a year ago
This blog post explains why we're removing the "Sessions" page in PostHog. This page used to contain a daily list of all sessions by your users…
Remains of the Day
Invisible asymptotes
"It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred...
over a year ago
"It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if you do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will win one and lose one; if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperiled in every single...
Artificial Ignorance
The hidden side of Apple Intelligence
More than just another keynote recap.
6 months ago
More than just another keynote recap.
TheCollector
What Were the Religious Beliefs of Hans Holbein the Younger?
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5 months ago
Flashbak
Found Photos: Mid-Century Soviets Standing By Their TVs
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV...
10 months ago
In case of fire, 82% of 20th Century Americans surveyed in the pre-Internet era would rescue the TV set. In the Soviet Union, the figure could well have been higher. When we shared found photos of Americans by their TVs (here and here). And now thanks to collectors Anna Pilipyuk...
99% Invisible
De Fiets is Niets [EPISODE]
Today the Netherlands has a reputation as a kind of bicycling paradise. Dutch people own more...
a year ago
Today the Netherlands has a reputation as a kind of bicycling paradise. Dutch people own more bicycles per capita than any other place in the world. The country has more than 20,000 miles of dedicated cycling paths. International policymakers make pilgrimages to the Netherlands...
Willem's Blog
Three tips to make a content strategy work
Consider these three things to maximise the effect of the words you write for your website, blog or...
over a year ago
Consider these three things to maximise the effect of the words you write for your website, blog or company.
Frank’s Ramblings
Vision Transformers are Overrated
Vision transformers (ViTs) have seen an incredible rise in the past four years. They have an obvious...
11 months ago
Vision transformers (ViTs) have seen an incredible rise in the past four years. They have an obvious upside: in a visual recognition setting, the receptive field of a pure ViT is effectively the entire image 1. In particular, vanilla ViTs maintain the quadratic time complexity...
Seth's Blog
Avoid false proxies
They’re toxic, wasteful and a tempting trap. It’s one of the most important topics in my new book....
a year ago
They’re toxic, wasteful and a tempting trap. It’s one of the most important topics in my new book. (And here’s a new podcast on it). We need proxies. You’re not allowed to read the book before you buy it or taste the ketchup before you leave the store. We rely on labels and...
fast.ai
Masks for COVID: Updating the evidence
Notes taken whilst preparing a paper on mask efficacy from Nov to Jan 2022. My previous paper on...
over a year ago
Notes taken whilst preparing a paper on mask efficacy from Nov to Jan 2022. My previous paper on this was written in April 2020 and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science
Notes on software...
Exploring a Postgres query plan
I learned this week that you can intercept and redirect Postgres query
execution. You can hook into...
a year ago
I learned this week that you can intercept and redirect Postgres query
execution. You can hook into the execution layer so you're given a
query plan and you get to decide what to do with it. What rows to
return, if any, and where they come from.
That's very interesting. So I...
TheCollector
How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
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a month ago
Daniel Miessler
UL NO. 354 | THE NEWS & ANALYSIS SERIES
SECURITY NEWS The US has implemented a number of aggressive export controls to stop China from...
over a year ago
SECURITY NEWS The US has implemented a number of aggressive export controls to stop China from attaining advanced semiconductors. And now it looks like the bans will be expanded to quantum computing and AI as well. NYTIMES | MY ANALYSIS BELOW It appears Bytedance had a plan to...
The Roots of...
What I’ve been reading, October 2023
A ~monthly feature. Last month was busy for me with a lot of travel and a lot of focus on The Roots...
a year ago
A ~monthly feature. Last month was busy for me with a lot of travel and a lot of focus on The Roots of Progress as a nonprofit organization, so I haven’t had as much time as I prefer for research and writing. Recent blog posts and news stories are generally omitted; you can find...
Left To Write
Why? and Why Not?
Thoughts on behaviour change, risk, faith and love.
a year ago
Thoughts on behaviour change, risk, faith and love.
Cheese and Biscuits
Nord, Liverpool
In a town that already plays host to wonderful places like Wreckfish and Manifest, you'd think that...
a year ago
In a town that already plays host to wonderful places like Wreckfish and Manifest, you'd think that the opening of another reasonably-priced, seasonal modern British restaurant in the centre of Liverpool would be a shoo-in for success. With demand already proven for this kind of...
davidyat.es
Syntax highlighting with render hooks
2 months ago
Vladimir Klepov as a...
Ditch google analytics now: 7 open-source alternatives
I love writing, and I also love data. When starting my blog, I integrated Google Analytics — it's...
a year ago
I love writing, and I also love data. When starting my blog, I integrated Google Analytics — it's free, easy to set up (just drop a few tags on the page), and that's what I knew back then. I did not enjoy it being run by a big corporation, but I was too lazy to research the...
abdz.do - Have you...
Minimalist Weave Pattern artwork for your wall
Minimalist Weave Pattern artwork for your wall
abduzeedo0124—23
...
a year ago
Minimalist Weave Pattern artwork for your wall
abduzeedo0124—23
I’ve been making some of the artwork we created on the site available as limited digital art for purchase on Etsy (only 100). There’s something about printed work that is...
Tom Blomfield
When to join a startup
Something has changed in the last few years which has made an increasing number of people want to...
over a year ago
Something has changed in the last few years which has made an increasing number of people want to join startups. It seemed to start around the time the Social Network movie came out - perhaps it’s just a coincidence, but part of me imagines a group of MBAs sitting around watching...
Old Structures...
Different Conceptions of Structure
I somehow missed this 1937 photo when I was working my way through Berenice Abbott’s “Changing New...
11 months ago
I somehow missed this 1937 photo when I was working my way through Berenice Abbott’s “Changing New York” project last year. It shows the short and isolated stretch of Twelfth Avenue below the Riverside Drive viaduct, between 125th Street and 135th Street. (Because the west end of...
Open Culture
Frank Lloyd Wright Thought About Making the Guggenheim Museum Pink
Image via The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives Seen today, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum,...
3 months ago
Image via The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives Seen today, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, seems to occupy several time periods at once, looking both modern and somehow ancient. The latter quality surely has to do with its bright white...
Prolost
New Photography Shortcuts Using ToolBox Pro
My love affair with Apple’s Shortcuts took a bit of a hit during the transition to iOS 13, but my...
over a year ago
My love affair with Apple’s Shortcuts took a bit of a hit during the transition to iOS 13, but my fascination with this on-device development environment has been rekindled thanks to a new app called ToolBox Pro.
ToolBox Pro is a free iOS/iPadOS app that adds powerful new actions...
Commoncog
When Action Beats Prediction
One of the great paradoxes of business is that management is prediction, but entrepreneurship ......
a year ago
One of the great paradoxes of business is that management is prediction, but entrepreneurship ... isn't. What a theory of expertise in entrepreneurship tells us about creating new things in business.
Archinect - Features
A Conversation with Bjarke Ingels on AI, 3D Printing, and the Future of the Architectural...
It has been almost ten years since Archinect last spoke with Bjarke Ingels. Back then, the topic of...
9 months ago
It has been almost ten years since Archinect last spoke with Bjarke Ingels. Back then, the topic of conversation was BIG's 'Hot to Cold' exhibition at the National Building Museum. Today, after a decade that has included award-winning Manhattan skyscrapers, floating cities, a...
Confessions of a...
Let’s argue against the Shark Cull with science
There’s been a lot in the news recently about the implementation of the Shark Cull (or, as the...
over a year ago
There’s been a lot in the news recently about the implementation of the Shark Cull (or, as the Government put it, the “shark protection measures”) here in Western Australia. Just as I am not a climate scientist, I am not a shark biologist, and cannot claim to be a shark expert....
The Marginalian
The Consolations of Chronodiversity: Geologist Turned Psychologist Ruth Allen on the 12 Kinds of...
“I prefer the time of insects to the time of stars,” Nobel laureate Wisława Szymborska wrote in her...
3 months ago
“I prefer the time of insects to the time of stars,” Nobel laureate Wisława Szymborska wrote in her lovely poem “Possibilities.” Our preferences, of course, hardly matter to time — we live here suspended between the time of insects and the time of stars, our transient lives...
Noahpinion
Europe's fate is in Germany's hands now
That's a scary thought, but not for the reason it used to be.
5 months ago
That's a scary thought, but not for the reason it used to be.
Paolo Amoroso's...
The first three months since my return to Linux
<![CDATA[This is the year of my Linux desktop.
Three months ago today I moved back to Linux for...
2 months ago
<![CDATA[This is the year of my Linux desktop.
Three months ago today I moved back to Linux for good after almost a decade with ChromeOS. That day I installed Linux Mint Cinnamon on a freshly delivered System76 Merkaat.
I was growing increasingly dissatisfied with ChromeOS and...
Seth's Blog
What spoiled wrecks
There’s nothing wrong with abundance and joy. But being spoiled causes two real problems: As a...
6 months ago
There’s nothing wrong with abundance and joy. But being spoiled causes two real problems: As a community increases in wealth, the number of spoiled citizens increases as well. It’s often the acid that corrodes the magic that created the wealth in the first place. Whining is a...
This Space
At home he’s a tourist: The Moment by Peter Holm Jensen
Such a modest, self-effacing title, barely relieved by the blanched map on the cover. In everyday...
over a year ago
Such a modest, self-effacing title, barely relieved by the blanched map on the cover. In everyday speech, a word or two is usually added to supplement the weedy noun: people say “At this moment in time”, which is when I ask: can a moment be in anything else; a moment in lampposts...
Castles in the Sky
Castles in the Sky 26
The Power of Meeting Weirdos
a year ago
The Power of Meeting Weirdos
TheCollector
6 Must-See English Castles
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4 months ago
computers are bad
2023-11-25 the curse of docker
I'm heading to Las Vegas for re:invent soon, perhaps the most boring type of
industry extravaganza...
a year ago
I'm heading to Las Vegas for re:invent soon, perhaps the most boring type of
industry extravaganza there could be. In that spirit, I thought I would write
something quick and oddly professional: I'm going to complain about Docker.
Packaging software is one of those fundamental...
Londonist
High Rocks: Stunning Views, Steam Trains And 18th Century Graffiti
Oh, and a top-notch pub right across the road.
a year ago
Oh, and a top-notch pub right across the road.
Saturday Morning...
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - Cosmo
Click here to go see the bonus panel!
Hovertext:
Also, in this model, everything is flat and it's...
a year ago
Click here to go see the bonus panel!
Hovertext:
Also, in this model, everything is flat and it's the same everywhere and eventually all the stars are dead!
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Classical Wisdom
The Best Eclipses of the Ancient World
War Stoppers and God Makers
8 months ago
War Stoppers and God Makers
CONTEMPORIST
A Round House Design Inspired By A Tree Trunk
Mobius Architekci has sent us photos of a home they designed in Izabelin, Poland, that has a round...
a year ago
Mobius Architekci has sent us photos of a home they designed in Izabelin, Poland, that has a round design. The vast, sandy plot densely covered with a pine forest created a unique setting for the house, with the architect drawing inspiration from a tree trunk. The home has been...
TheCollector
Middle Kingdom Pyramids: The Lesser Known Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
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2 months ago
Damn Interesting
Breaking a Bit
It’s been a busy summer, and the large shortfall in donations last month has been demoralizing, so...
a year ago
It’s been a busy summer, and the large shortfall in donations last month has been demoralizing, so we’re taking a week off to rest and recuperate. The curated links section will be (mostly) silent, and behind the scenes we’ll be taking a brief break from our usual researching,...
Vladimir Klepov as a...
The complete guide to safe type narrowing in TypeScript
Say I'm building a TODO app with two tabs: done and pending tasks. To make the app routable, I put...
a year ago
Say I'm building a TODO app with two tabs: done and pending tasks. To make the app routable, I put the active tab into the ?tab query parameter, so that mytodo.io?tab=done takes me directly to the done tasks. I implement routing like this (pardon my hand-coded querystring...
The Rational Walk
Real Estate Adventures
Buying real estate can be intimidating and complicated. This article describes two experiences with...
9 months ago
Buying real estate can be intimidating and complicated. This article describes two experiences with realtors, one positive and one negative.
Stoic Simple
The Stoic’s Guide to Achieving Lasting Contentment
Are you tired of constantly searching for happiness? Do you find yourself feeling unsatisfied,...
a year ago
Are you tired of constantly searching for happiness? Do you find yourself feeling unsatisfied, regardless of your accomplishments and possessions? If so, you might benefit from adopting the ancient philosophy of Stoicism. In this guide, we will explore the principles of Stoicism...
Articles - Chris...
My $500M Mars Rover Mistake: A Failure Story
Some mistakes feel worse than death.
a year ago
Some mistakes feel worse than death.
alexwlchan
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...
a year ago
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...
99% Invisible
Anything’s Pastable: Eat Sauté Love [EPISODE]
This week we’re featuring an episode from The Sporkful’s series on the creation of “Anything’s...
8 months ago
This week we’re featuring an episode from The Sporkful’s series on the creation of “Anything’s Pastable,” Dan Pashman’s new pasta cookbook. In part two of “Anything’s Pastable,” Dan embarks on an epic trip across Italy in search of lesser-known pasta dishes — and to learn about...
TheCollector
How Did the Watergate Scandal Impact Presidential Elections?
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2 months ago
Epic Web Dev
Text and Image Clipping Effects (tip)
11 months ago
Classical Wisdom
Weekend Roundup
Plutarch and Pleasure
a year ago
Noahpinion
"Luxury" construction causes high rents like umbrellas cause rain
The NIMBY mindset persists in the face of evidence.
a year ago
The NIMBY mindset persists in the face of evidence.
mtlynch.io
A Simple Pre-Rendered Web App Using Vue + Nuxt
In this post, I’ll show you how to pre-render pages using Vue and Nuxt. This method combines the...
over a year ago
In this post, I’ll show you how to pre-render pages using Vue and Nuxt. This method combines the convenient development experience of Vue without forfeiting critical features like social sharing or search engine optimization.
This tutorial assumes no experience with Vue or Nuxt....
Joel Gascoigne
Like anything else, we need to practice startups
* Tweet [https://twitter.com/share]
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It is easy to...
over a year ago
* Tweet [https://twitter.com/share]
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* Buffer [http://bufferapp.com/add]
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It is easy to look at successful founders and see them as genuises, as people
who were without a doubt going to be triumphant. When we look at people in that
way, it is completely understandable...
Cheese and Biscuits
The Urchin, Hove
As soon as the sun comes out on a bank holiday, it feels like half of London heads down to the south...
7 months ago
As soon as the sun comes out on a bank holiday, it feels like half of London heads down to the south coast, and Brighton in particular. And though that town certainly has a lot going for it, not least a thriving restaurant and pub/wine scene that can show you a great time at all...
Basta’s Notes
That time I broke login at Box
and what it says about business logic and code re-use
a year ago
and what it says about business logic and code re-use
African History...
Economic growth and social transformation in 19th century Somalia.
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
a year ago
Desert caravans, coastal cities and population movements
Map of the Week
The Liverpool Overhead Railway
I found this cool strip map of the Liverpool Overhead Railway, the first elevated electric railway...
a year ago
I found this cool strip map of the Liverpool Overhead Railway, the first elevated electric railway in the world. It opened in 1893 and was dismantled in 1957 because the company could not afford to make the necessary repairs. This map is dated "c1938".
via Flickr
According...
Castles in the Sky
Dreams Over Goals in 2024
More dreams, less goals, and some commitments for the year
11 months ago
More dreams, less goals, and some commitments for the year
Identity Designed
The Grand Press
Designed by Dixon Baxi, London.
a year ago
Designed by Dixon Baxi, London.
Matt Mullenweg
CNBC on WP Engine
Ari Levy at CNBC has a great article covering the battle between WordPress and Silver Lake / WP...
2 months ago
Ari Levy at CNBC has a great article covering the battle between WordPress and Silver Lake / WP Engine: Why WordPress [co-]founder Matt Mullenweg has gone ‘nuclear’ against tech investing giant Silver Lake.
Tyler Cipriani: blog
Books I can remember
📚
The best part of reading is forgetting.
This is why I struggle with book reviews—it’s hard to...
a year ago
📚
The best part of reading is forgetting.
This is why I struggle with book reviews—it’s hard to know how
valuable a book is until later. But sometimes you find yourself
declaiming a book’s key point long after you’ve forgotten most of
it.
That’s when you know a book is...
Christopher Butler
object – Coffee Cup
The perfect coffee cup is about half the size of your average American mug.
I bought a pair of...
a year ago
The perfect coffee cup is about half the size of your average American mug.
I bought a pair of used small porcelain mugs at a thrift shop for about $1 back in 2009. I have used one of them nearly every day since. I believe them to be the perfect cup for coffee.
This mug...
A Collection of...
Fireside Friday, November 22, 2024 (Roman Naming Conventions)
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post...
a month ago
Hey, folks. Another Fireside this week! I had hoped to have the science fiction body armor post ready to go this week, but in addition to the continued work on the book project, I was asked to write a review of the now-out-in-the-USA Gladiator II and that consumed a fair bit of...
The Convivial...
On Two Ways of Relating to the World
The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 18
over a year ago
The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 18
Jonas Hietala
Ludum Dare 22 Here I Come
The time has finally come. After more than three hours of exam writing, and almost double spent on...
over a year ago
The time has finally come. After more than three hours of exam writing, and almost double spent on studying for it, I am now ready to declare my entry into Ludum Dare 22! I’ve been away far too long, with my entries for the 17th and the 20th dare being almost a century away, the...
Joel Gascoigne
The Heartbeat Podcast with Claire Lew
I recently the pleasure of being interviewed on the Heartbeat Podcast by Claire Lew. Listen above,...
over a year ago
I recently the pleasure of being interviewed on the Heartbeat Podcast by Claire Lew. Listen above, and check out the full transcript.
Data Boutique
Should Websites Open Access to Data?
Looking at web data from the website perspective
a year ago
Looking at web data from the website perspective
TheCollector
Ancient Papyrus Reveals Plato’s Final Hours
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7 months ago
Londonist
Take A Peek Inside The Royal Albert Hall's New Archive Collection
From Queen Victoria to Beyonce, this place has seen them all.
a year ago
From Queen Victoria to Beyonce, this place has seen them all.
Rozado’s Visual...
Is the Great Awokening Really Winding Down? Part I: Some Multifaceted Evidence from Twitter Content
There has been some discussion lately by Eric Kaufmann, Tyler Cowen, Balaji Srinivasan, Paul Graham...
a year ago
There has been some discussion lately by Eric Kaufmann, Tyler Cowen, Balaji Srinivasan, Paul Graham and Musa Al Gharbi as to whether The Great Awokening is winding down. I’m going to write a series of blog entries about this topic to contribute to the discussion. In order to do...
Alex Meub
Fun with IE7 and the Zoom Property
This bug threw me for a loop. A CSS optimizer thought it was doing me a favor by “fixing” any...
over a year ago
This bug threw me for a loop. A CSS optimizer thought it was doing me a favor by “fixing” any invalid numbers.
It replaces .my_class{ zoom:1; } with .my_class{ zoom:1px; }
Those two characters (“px”) on the zoom property will blow up IE7 as it tries to zoom to a value in...
Strange Loop Canon
The mystery of the garage
10 months ago
Flashbak
Windows In Time: The New York City Years, 1975 – 1980
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late...
3 months ago
We are delighted to share reader Philip Flip Collier’s photographs of New York City in the late 1970s to 1980. Upon graduating from The New England School of Photography in Boston, Massachusetts in 1974, he immediately took to the streets. Here he tell us his story of living in...
Londonist
The City Street With FOUR Names
What do you call the road between Millennium Bridge and St Paul's?
a year ago
What do you call the road between Millennium Bridge and St Paul's?
Jonas Hietala
Rewriting my blog in Rust for fun and profit
Background
I’ve used Hakyll as my static site generator for around 9 years now. Before that I think...
over a year ago
Background
I’ve used Hakyll as my static site generator for around 9 years now. Before that I think I used Jekyll and also more dynamic pages with Mojolicious in Perl and Kohana in PHP, but I can’t be completely sure as the git history doesn’t go back that far.
But all good...
TheCollector
Norman Rockwell Works Dispute Finally Over?
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a year ago
Castles in the Sky
A Pilgrimage for Book People
Reflecting on a family tradition
a year ago
Reflecting on a family tradition
CONTEMPORIST
Before & After – A Mid-Century Modern Renovation In Oregon
Originally designed by prominent Pacific Northwest architect Saul Zaik, this 1963 mid-century modern...
a week ago
Originally designed by prominent Pacific Northwest architect Saul Zaik, this 1963 mid-century modern house has been remodeled by SHED Architecture & Design for a young, minimalist family. The Mori House sits on a gently sloped, forested site off a quiet road in the west end of...
Platformer
The TikTok bans are accelerating
With a key vote scheduled for tonight, the company's options are growing limited
a year ago
With a key vote scheduled for tonight, the company's options are growing limited
Map of the Week
Bad News For Local News
Northwestern University’s Medill Local News Initiative released the latest State of Local News. It...
a month ago
Northwestern University’s Medill Local News Initiative released the latest State of Local News. It highlights the dire state of print journalism with maps to illustrate the problems. This one highlights counties that are on the watch list to become news deserts.
News deserts...
PostHog's RSS Feed
Myths (and truths) I've learned from 10 years of startup hiring
I've spent over a decade hiring for startups, especially early-stage ones. I've managed and hired...
a year ago
I've spent over a decade hiring for startups, especially early-stage ones. I've managed and hired for teams across engineering, ops, people, marketing…
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