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About the time I trashed my mother's laptop Around 2003, my mother had a laptop: the Compaq Armada 1592DT. It ran Windows Me, the worst Windows...
8th Apr 2025
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About the time I trashed my mother's laptop

from ./techtipsy [alt+shift+b] in technology

8th Apr 2025
Around 2003, my mother had a laptop: the Compaq Armada 1592DT. It ran Windows Me, the worst Windows to ever exist, whopping 96 MB of RAM, and a 3 GB hard drive. My mother used it for important stuff, and I played games on it. Given the limitations of the 3 GB hard drive,...
State drift I generally haven't written much about software architecture. People make heuristics into religion....
8th Sep 2016
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State drift

from Home on Erik Bernhardsson [alt+shift+b] in technology

8th Sep 2016
I generally haven't written much about software architecture. People make heuristics into religion. But here is something I thought about: how to build in self-correction into systems. This has been something just vaguely sitting in my head lacking a clear conceptual definition...
The Tapestry of Influence: The Inspirations That Shape Us Discover how your unique combination of influences—from art and philosophy to pop culture and...
5th Nov 2024
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The Tapestry of Influence: The Inspirations That Shape Us

from Simone Salis [alt+shift+b] in technology

5th Nov 2024
Discover how your unique combination of influences—from art and philosophy to pop culture and personal experiences—shapes your creative perspective. Explore how connecting seemingly unrelated passions and memories creates unexpected insights and original expression.
The 8-bit (MCU) manifesto Eight-bit microcontrollers aren't relics; they are a design philosophy. You might want to use them...
12th Jun 2024
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The 8-bit (MCU) manifesto

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

12th Jun 2024
Eight-bit microcontrollers aren't relics; they are a design philosophy. You might want to use them more.
An ode to my favorite mobile game I can’t stop telling my friends about Forward: Escape the Fold and now I’m telling you. I bought it...
4th Mar 2025
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An ode to my favorite mobile game

from Evan Hahn (dot com) [alt+shift+b] in technology

4th Mar 2025
I can’t stop telling my friends about Forward: Escape the Fold and now I’m telling you. I bought it more than two years ago and it’s my favorite mobile game by a mile. Forward describes itself as the “perfect bitesized roguelike dungeon crawler”. You control a character trying to...
What is your motivation? I've been trying to learn Clojure. I keep telling people I meet that I really want to learn Clojure,...
24th May 2016
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What is your motivation?

from Home on Erik Bernhardsson [alt+shift+b] in technology

24th May 2016
I've been trying to learn Clojure. I keep telling people I meet that I really want to learn Clojure, but still every night I can't get myself to spend time with it. It's unclear if I really want to learn Clojure or just want to have learned Clojure?
iPad Pro as primary computer Is the time right to use an iPad as primary development platform to get some real work done?
14th Aug 2016
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iPad Pro as primary computer

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

14th Aug 2016
Is the time right to use an iPad as primary development platform to get some real work done?
Integrate Are we building apps or infrastructure? ...Yes
25th Apr 2024
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Integrate

from Greater Still by Gaby Goldberg [alt+shift+b] in technology

25th Apr 2024
Are we building apps or infrastructure? ...Yes
No more global micro-SaaS from India Reserve Bank of India has published draft regulatory guidelines for payment aggregators1 which...
31st Jul 2024
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No more global micro-SaaS from India

from Abishek Muthian [alt+shift+b] in technology

31st Jul 2024
Reserve Bank of India has published draft regulatory guidelines for payment aggregators1 which requires payment aggregators to perform physical KYC on small & medium sized merchants, verify their bank accounts among other regulations. Stripe, sighting the aforementioned...
More Luigi! Elias Freider just talked about Luigi at PyData 2013: The presentation above is much better than one...
22nd Mar 2013
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More Luigi!

from Home on Erik Bernhardsson [alt+shift+b] in technology

22nd Mar 2013
Elias Freider just talked about Luigi at PyData 2013: The presentation above is much better than one I put together a few weeks ago. In case anyone is interested I'll include it too:
Greenland is a beautiful nightmare Greenland is a complicated topic here in Denmark. The former colony that is still treated a bit like...
27th Sep 2025
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Greenland is a beautiful nightmare

from matduggan.com [alt+shift+b] in technology

27th Sep 2025
Greenland is a complicated topic here in Denmark. The former colony that is still treated a bit like a colony is something that inspires a lot of emotions. Greenland has been subjected to a lot of unethical experiments by Denmark, from taking their kids to wild experiments in...
Geniune Love and Infatuation After a long time, I read something so meaningful on reddit. How do you distinguish genuine love for...
10th Jan 2019
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Geniune Love and Infatuation

from Himanshu Mishra | orkohunter.net RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in technology

10th Jan 2019
After a long time, I read something so meaningful on reddit. How do you distinguish genuine love for someone from infatuation? was the…
Inspiration from a child Together with my kids I love to explore the world that we think we know as adults. A kid's...
29th Sep 2021
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Inspiration from a child

from Willem L. Middelkoop [alt+shift+b] in technology

29th Sep 2021
Together with my kids I love to explore the world that we think we know as adults. A kid's perspective inspires and surprises! No need to travel half the world for an adventure: Fly planes, catch bad guys, solve problems, build and break stuff - (re)discover the adventure right...
I invent a new kind of magnet, sort of... It's SO new, it has ZERO external magnetic field!
29th Aug 2025
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I invent a new kind of magnet, sort of...

from detreville [alt+shift+b] in technology

29th Aug 2025
It's SO new, it has ZERO external magnetic field!
Notes from April Welcome to spring, bona fide and humid. Lots of writing this month:
1st May 2024
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Notes from April

from Writing [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st May 2024
Welcome to spring, bona fide and humid. Lots of writing this month:
A practical understanding of lead acid batteries Introduction The goal of this article is to give you a practical understanding Lead Acid batteries....
29th Aug 2021
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A practical understanding of lead acid batteries

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

29th Aug 2021
Introduction The goal of this article is to give you a practical understanding Lead Acid batteries. We won't address the underlying chemistry, we'll treat them as a black-box and we will discover their characteristics and how to keep them healthy. Disclaimer I'm an amateur. I...
Cowboy Bebop (2021) This was neither as bad as I thought it could be nor as good as I hoped it might be. The vast...
1st Jan 2022
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Cowboy Bebop (2021)

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

1st Jan 2022
This was neither as bad as I thought it could be nor as good as I hoped it might be. The vast majority of the blame I think has to go towards the scriptwriting, which has a Joss Whedon-esque self-referentiality to it that completely undermines the philosophy of the original and,...
Android Shmup Six months ago I released the source code of "SHMUP": a modest indie 3D shoot'em up designed for...
23rd Feb 2012
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Android Shmup

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

23rd Feb 2012
Six months ago I released the source code of "SHMUP": a modest indie 3D shoot'em up designed for iOS. Since it did honorably on the Apple Appstore I offered anyone to port it to Android Appmarket for a 50/50 revenues split. Two developers consecutively took on the challenge only...
Omoiyari Inconsequential and pleasant!
1st Mar 2021
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Omoiyari

from Writing [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st Mar 2021
Inconsequential and pleasant!
Oblast: a better Blasto game for the Commodore 64 wiring up a Gremlin Blasto arcade board, we talked at length about this 1978 arcade game's history...
6th Dec 2025
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Oblast: a better Blasto game for the Commodore 64

from Old Vintage Computing Research [alt+shift+b] in technology

6th Dec 2025
wiring up a Gremlin Blasto arcade board, we talked at length about this 1978 arcade game's history and its sole official home computer port by Milton Bradley to the Texas Instruments 99/4A. In the single player mode you run around in a maze and try to blow up all the mines, which...
Your government is breaking: EPA edition Scientists purged, imaginary gold bars for the rubes
3rd Sep 2025
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Your government is breaking: EPA edition

from Can We Still Govern? [alt+shift+b] in technology

3rd Sep 2025
Scientists purged, imaginary gold bars for the rubes
Slow Horses (Season 2) Not as great as the first season; still tremendously entertaining television, with more than a few...
7th Jan 2024
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Slow Horses (Season 2)

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

7th Jan 2024
Not as great as the first season; still tremendously entertaining television, with more than a few twists that I couldn't predict and an underlying thread of competence in set design, pacing, and acting that is hard to deny.
What’s That Coming Over The Hill? (Monsta FTP Remote Code Execution CVE-2025-34299) Happy Friday, friends and.. others. We’re glad/sorry to hear that your week has been good/bad, and...
7th Nov 2025
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7th Nov 2025
Happy Friday, friends and.. others. We’re glad/sorry to hear that your week has been good/bad, and it’s the weekend/but at least it’s almost the weekend! What’re We Doing Today, Mr Fox? Today, in a tale that seems all too
3D Printing in 2025 It turns out that I didn’t hate 3D printing, I just hated my Ender. Here were my experiments in 3D...
17th Jan 2026
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3D Printing in 2025

from Engineers Need Art [alt+shift+b] in technology

17th Jan 2026
It turns out that I didn’t hate 3D printing, I just hated my Ender. Here were my experiments in 3D printing in 2025.
The gentle obsolescence Are we expected to be keeping up?
6th Feb 2026
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The gentle obsolescence

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

6th Feb 2026
Are we expected to be keeping up?
Hannah and her Sisters I came in with high hopes: I like Allen's ouevre and this was supposed to be one of his best.
2nd Sep 2020
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Hannah and her Sisters

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

2nd Sep 2020
I came in with high hopes: I like Allen's ouevre and this was supposed to be one of his best.
Parquet: more than just "Turbo CSV" Quicker, but also more convenient
3rd Apr 2023
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Parquet: more than just "Turbo CSV"

from csvbase blog [alt+shift+b] in technology

3rd Apr 2023
Quicker, but also more convenient
You should repaste your MacBook (but don't) My favorite memory of my M1 Pro MacBook Pro was the whole sensation of “holy crap, you never hear...
10th Jul 2025
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You should repaste your MacBook (but don't)

from Christian Selig [alt+shift+b] in technology

10th Jul 2025
My favorite memory of my M1 Pro MacBook Pro was the whole sensation of “holy crap, you never hear the fans in this thing”, which was very novel in 2021. Four years later, this MacBook Pro is still a delight. It’s the longest I’ve ever owned a laptop, and while I’d love to pick up...
Some VORON 0 mods I recently completed my VORON 0 build and I was determined to leave it as-is for a while and to...
2nd May 2025
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Some VORON 0 mods

from Jonas Hietala [alt+shift+b] in technology

2nd May 2025
I recently completed my VORON 0 build and I was determined to leave it as-is for a while and to start modding my VORON Trident… So before embarking om my larger Trident modding journey I decided to work on the VORON 0 just a little bit more. HEPA filter With the Nevermore Micro...
Vacation Finally back from a 2 week vacation up at Övertorneå. It’s been pretty great to be taken care of and...
14th Aug 2014
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Vacation

from Jonas Hietala [alt+shift+b] in technology

14th Aug 2014
Finally back from a 2 week vacation up at Övertorneå. It’s been pretty great to be taken care of and not doing anything. Well, I did get my ass kicked in Terra Mystica and I played a bit of Minecraft, but still. We got some nice food and my in-laws and my parents were nice. I’m...
The Caldera: a sleek split and wireless keyboard I designed my own keyboard and it’s freely available! I’m calling it the Caldera, and it’s basically...
20th Jul 2024
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The Caldera: a sleek split and wireless keyboard

from Christian Selig [alt+shift+b] in technology

20th Jul 2024
I designed my own keyboard and it’s freely available! I’m calling it the Caldera, and it’s basically my dream wireless split keyboard. I’ve been using it for months, and I love it. Video overview If you’re a visual person, I made a fun little video showcasing the...
3Duino helps you rapidly create interactive 3D-printed devices Every few months, some new software comes along that promises to make some complex engineering...
3rd Dec 2025
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3Duino helps you rapidly create interactive 3D-printed devices

from Arduino Blog [alt+shift+b] in technology

3rd Dec 2025
Every few months, some new software comes along that promises to make some complex engineering discipline accessible to everyone. Such software rarely lives up to the developer’s claims, because the claims are far too ambitious. But what if the scope is more reasonable? 3Duino...
When the Ground Looks Empty Don’t you just love spring flowers? Here we are, coming up to Easter and spring flowers are blooming...
2nd Apr 2026
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When the Ground Looks Empty

from Open for Business [alt+shift+b] in technology

2nd Apr 2026
Don’t you just love spring flowers? Here we are, coming up to Easter and spring flowers are blooming outside. But the process of planting spring bulbs is really kind of strange if you think about it.
Wealth distribution in the United States Forbes recently published the Forbes 400 List for 2024, listing the 400 richest people in the United...
9th Oct 2024
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Wealth distribution in the United States

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

9th Oct 2024
Forbes recently published the Forbes 400 List for 2024, listing the 400 richest people in the United States. This inspired me to make a histogram to show the distribution of wealth in the United States. It turns out that if you put Elon Musk on the graph, almost the entire US...
Thou shalt follow these Vintage Computing Commandments Thou shalt check voltage and polarity on new-to-thee power supplies, or thy machines shall be smote...
3rd Feb 2024
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Thou shalt follow these Vintage Computing Commandments

from Old Vintage Computing Research [alt+shift+b] in technology

3rd Feb 2024
Thou shalt check voltage and polarity on new-to-thee power supplies, or thy machines shall be smote and release smoke. This is sometimes very hard to judge without a load, but they should be somewhere in the ballpark, verily, and you should get in the habit of checking any new...
Be someone who does things I wrote last month that what you want to do is one of the most useful motivations in life. I want to...
23rd Sep 2024
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Be someone who does things

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

23rd Sep 2024
I wrote last month that what you want to do is one of the most useful motivations in life. I want to follow that up by saying that the only thing more important than wanting to do something is to actually do something. The most valuable trait you can develop for yourself is to...
Repairing an HP 5370A Time Interval Counter MathJax.Hub.Config({ jax: ["input/TeX", "output/HTML-CSS"], tex2jax: { inlineMath: [...
10th Aug 2025
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Repairing an HP 5370A Time Interval Counter

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

10th Aug 2025
MathJax.Hub.Config({ jax: ["input/TeX", "output/HTML-CSS"], tex2jax: { inlineMath: [ ['$', '$'], ["\\(", "\\)"] ], displayMath: [ ['$$', '$$'], ["\\[", "\\]"] ], processEscapes: true, skipTags: ['script', 'noscript', 'style', 'textarea', 'pre',...
Final Fantasy The game certainly shows its age, I can tell you that much. (I played Dawn of Souls, which was the...
28th Dec 2007
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Final Fantasy

from Writing [alt+shift+b] in technology

28th Dec 2007
The game certainly shows its age, I can tell you that much. (I played Dawn of Souls, which was the slightly easier remake, and even then it was a bit of a slog.) It’s short, though, and it’s I think worth playing for its place in the canon.
Making RSS More Fun I wrote a browser extension to try and make finding random, independent websites more fun.
2nd Dec 2025
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Making RSS More Fun

from matduggan.com [alt+shift+b] in technology

2nd Dec 2025
I wrote a browser extension to try and make finding random, independent websites more fun.
Learning can be a waste of time Learning and studying isn’t universally a good thing. I found that saying “sometimes spending some...
13th Nov 2021
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Learning can be a waste of time

from Tiny struggles [alt+shift+b] in technology

13th Nov 2021
Learning and studying isn’t universally a good thing. I found that saying “sometimes spending some time studying and learning can be a waste of time” is very contentious. Especially in a quickly evolving tech environment. If you stop learning and become rigid in your ways, you...
Reverse engineering the barrel shifter circuit on the Intel 386 processor die The Intel 386 processor (1985) was a large step from the 286 processor, moving x86 to a 32-bit...
6th Dec 2023
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Reverse engineering the barrel shifter circuit on the Intel 386 processor die

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

6th Dec 2023
The Intel 386 processor (1985) was a large step from the 286 processor, moving x86 to a 32-bit architecture. The 386 also dramatically improved the performance of shift and rotate operations by adding a "barrel shifter", a circuit that can shift by multiple bits in one step. The...
Habits to start I haven’t been feeling quite as forward or as energetic lately. There are no set plans, habits or...
9th Mar 2017
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Habits to start

from Jonas Hietala [alt+shift+b] in technology

9th Mar 2017
I haven’t been feeling quite as forward or as energetic lately. There are no set plans, habits or goals for this spring and I don’t have a clear vision of what to do currently but it also feels… fine? Maybe I will cruise in a lower gear for a while and rev up when my mood...
Momentum and mean reversion might just be volatility bias The Economist just published an article called The best, the worst and the ugly. By looking at...
13th Jan 2013
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Momentum and mean reversion might just be volatility bias

from Home on Erik Bernhardsson [alt+shift+b] in technology

13th Jan 2013
The Economist just published an article called The best, the worst and the ugly. By looking at historical performance for mutual funds, they find strong support for momentum and mean reversion. Picking the best or the worst fund over the previous five years gives great returns...
Links #11 Here are some more links to things that I keep thinking about. I shared a bit more detail on these...
3rd Dec 2024
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Links #11

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

3rd Dec 2024
Here are some more links to things that I keep thinking about. I shared a bit more detail on these ones than I usually do—there were so many good quotes to include. Enjoy! Selfishness & Therapy Culture Earlier this year, there was a post in the New York Times called “Sometimes,...
Three tips to make a content strategy work When you write for your blog or for your company's website, there are things you can consider to...
24th Mar 2021
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Three tips to make a content strategy work

from Willem L. Middelkoop [alt+shift+b] in technology

24th Mar 2021
When you write for your blog or for your company's website, there are things you can consider to maximise the discoverability, longevity and impact of your writing. Leverage the energy you put in into your words. Today I share with you three of my lessons learned while writing...
Thinking incrementally about SaaS An overview of the key output of the growth software machine
3rd Apr 2021
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Thinking incrementally about SaaS

from Buck on Software [alt+shift+b] in technology

3rd Apr 2021
An overview of the key output of the growth software machine
All About Apache Cassandra: Snapshots The concept of a "Snapshot" In computing, a snapshot is a point-in-time copy of data or state of a...
27th Jul 2019
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All About Apache Cassandra: Snapshots

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

27th Jul 2019
The concept of a "Snapshot" In computing, a snapshot is a point-in-time copy of data or state of a machine. You ever end up doing something like this? Each one of these files is a snapshot, as it's a copy of your essay at the point-in-time when you saved it. Snapshots provide us...
Talking tablets: what makes a great tablet? Over the past few weeks I worked with Microsoft Surface Pro X to see if it is any good, can it be...
13th Apr 2020
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Talking tablets: what makes a great tablet?

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

13th Apr 2020
Over the past few weeks I worked with Microsoft Surface Pro X to see if it is any good, can it be your main computer?
Syncing files seamlessly between smartphone and tablet In order to optimise my workflow, I was looking for a way to seamlessly access the same files on...
15th Sep 2020
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Syncing files seamlessly between smartphone and tablet

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

15th Sep 2020
In order to optimise my workflow, I was looking for a way to seamlessly access the same files on both my computer and smartphone. Read along to find out how I did it.
An affordable server platform based on server-grade hardware Updated post (June 2014) found HERE There are some reasons why you should consider buying true...
13th Dec 2013
27

An affordable server platform based on server-grade hardware

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

13th Dec 2013
Updated post (June 2014) found HERE There are some reasons why you should consider buying true server-grade harware when building a server, wether it's for home or business use. This is why I want to introduce you to the Supermicro X9SCM-F motherboard. This motherboard costs...
No, I Won't Build That! Discover how saying 'no' can lead to more innovative and meaningful work in this blog post: "No, I...
4th Mar 2024
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No, I Won't Build That!

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

4th Mar 2024
Discover how saying 'no' can lead to more innovative and meaningful work in this blog post: "No, I Won't Build That!"
'Linux: show graphical layout of disk temperatures' graphic, representation To get a visual representation of hard drive temperatures, I wrote a...
3rd Jan 2010
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'Linux: show graphical layout of disk temperatures'

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

3rd Jan 2010
graphic, representation To get a visual representation of hard drive temperatures, I wrote a small script. The output of this script looks like this: This output is tailored to the exact disk lay-out of my storage server. However, it is also usable for other servers. You have to...
Make your own way Over the years, I have repeatedly felt like I missed the timing for a meetup or an IRC group or...
27th Dec 2023
22

Make your own way

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

27th Dec 2023
Over the years, I have repeatedly felt like I missed the timing for a meetup or an IRC group or social media in general. I'd go to a meetup every so often but I'd never make a meaningful connection with people, whereas everyone else knew each other. I'd join an IRC group and...
Point and Call It’s 2AM. You’re paged to respond to a failing set of components that you are the Subject Matter...
14th Sep 2021
25

Point and Call

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

14th Sep 2021
It’s 2AM. You’re paged to respond to a failing set of components that you are the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for. Sleepy, you load up the playbook for when the SplineReticulatorBlocked alert has gone off, and start executing. The Incident Commander (IC) is vaguely aware of what...
btrbk is awesome I like having a safety net whenever I’m doing something potentially destructive, which is why I use...
9th Jul 2022
94

btrbk is awesome

from ./techtipsy [alt+shift+b] in technology

9th Jul 2022
I like having a safety net whenever I’m doing something potentially destructive, which is why I use the btrfs file system for my operating system and my data. Snapshots are one half of my “whoops, there goes all my work” strategy (backups are the other half). I’ve written about...
Standard ML in 2020 Incredibly, Standard ML implementations are still actively developed. MLton, Poly/ML, MLKit, SML#...
25th Oct 2020
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Standard ML in 2020

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

25th Oct 2020
Incredibly, Standard ML implementations are still actively developed. MLton, Poly/ML, MLKit, SML# and SML/NJ are the most prominent. Discussion on the future direction of Standard ML remains healthy as well. And somehow OCaml's lesser known cousin still beats out OCaml...
A newer, better, ElevationDock Today we launched an update to our iPhone dock. It's wider to fit a bigger generation of phones,...
1st Jun 2015
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A newer, better, ElevationDock

from Elevation Lab - Blog [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st Jun 2015
Today we launched an update to our iPhone dock. It's wider to fit a bigger generation of phones, ships with an Apple-certified Lightning connector (that you can assemble in seconds with the new tool-free back plate), and we've added some new lateral supports for added...
4th Mar 2017
21

धुआं (Dhuaan)

from Himanshu Mishra | orkohunter.net RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in technology

4th Mar 2017
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Are We All Forced Meme Stock Investors Now? Let's be honest, the financial landscape feels… weird lately. For years, the mantra for most...
14th Apr 2025
1

Are We All Forced Meme Stock Investors Now?

from Software and Tech stories from an Insider - iDiallo.com [alt+shift+b] in technology

14th Apr 2025
Let's be honest, the financial landscape feels… weird lately. For years, the mantra for most investors has been clear: diversify, buy stable index funds, and let time work its magic. It wasn't the most thrilling advice, but it was generally sound. The idea was that the underlying...
Programming on Apple Watch Over the past years I have been no stranger to crazy experiments, but this time I really wanted to...
15th Feb 2017
1

Programming on Apple Watch

from Willem L. Middelkoop [alt+shift+b] in technology

15th Feb 2017
Over the past years I have been no stranger to crazy experiments, but this time I really wanted to push it into the extreme: programming on an Apple Watch. Would it be possible to actually write code on such a tiny device? Why even bother? This post is about the case for crazy...
Master of the Senate I’m going to dispense with the usual reverence for Caro — not because I don’t think this book merits...
1st May 2022
1

Master of the Senate

from Writing [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st May 2022
I’m going to dispense with the usual reverence for Caro — not because I don’t think this book merits it, but because I think I’ve covered that enough in my postscripts to Path to Power and Means of Ascent.
Hour 10: Updating the website We're back! Instead of working on something brand new, I'll be updating the existing website hosted...
25th Nov 2025
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Hour 10: Updating the website

from Yazin Alirhayim [alt+shift+b] in technology

25th Nov 2025
We're back! Instead of working on something brand new, I'll be updating the existing website hosted at eyadquaibi.com
Godzilla Minus One I wrote a bit in Everybody's in L.A. about the constraint of evaluating the merit of something...
4th Jun 2024
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Godzilla Minus One

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

4th Jun 2024
I wrote a bit in Everybody's in L.A. about the constraint of evaluating the merit of something that's in conversation with a genre you don't really care for in the first place; I don't care much for late night shows, and I care even less for kaiju movies, even with my knowledge...
Player Trading Cards were the original Blind-Box Life is like a pack of hockey cards – You never know what you’re gonna get. Chocolates on the other...
3 weeks ago
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Player Trading Cards were the original Blind-Box

from somenice [alt+shift+b] in technology

3 weeks ago
Life is like a pack of hockey cards – You never know what you’re gonna get. Chocolates on the other hand have that little map that tells you what each one has inside. So you can avoid the orange ones, anyway… When I came across a couple bags of old hockey cards at a thrift […]
Outside the comfort zone: amateur acting This month I made my debut as amateur actor. I am no Hollywood star, nor do I envy to become one....
17th Apr 2018
1

Outside the comfort zone: amateur acting

from Willem L. Middelkoop [alt+shift+b] in technology

17th Apr 2018
This month I made my debut as amateur actor. I am no Hollywood star, nor do I envy to become one. But I do like crazy experiments and operating outside of my comfort zone often leads to new and refreshing insights. I took part in an amateur drama play and - in the name of science...
There are 665 open licences, most are pretty rubbish you are in a maze of twisty licences, all alike
19th Sep 2024
33

There are 665 open licences, most are pretty rubbish

from csvbase blog [alt+shift+b] in technology

19th Sep 2024
you are in a maze of twisty licences, all alike
Claude found me an error in the ANES A quick one this week, hopefully something that will save some grad student from mistakenly thinking...
3rd Feb 2026
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Claude found me an error in the ANES

from Never Met a Science [alt+shift+b] in technology

3rd Feb 2026
A quick one this week, hopefully something that will save some grad student from mistakenly thinking that they’ve discovered a major reversal in political polarization…
You can’t fix a problem you don’t understand A few weeks ago, I was building a server-side API client. I had written the code and tested it in...
17th Feb 2025
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You can’t fix a problem you don’t understand

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

17th Feb 2025
A few weeks ago, I was building a server-side API client. I had written the code and tested it in isolation. Everything looked good. Unfortunately, when I included it in the main service, I started seeing errors. I decided to try asking an AI tool for suggestions. I gave it the...
Lion's Disk Utility not compatible with CoreStorage and Filevault My 1 TB hard drive of my 2011 27" iMac was partitioned with: A bootable partition with Mac OS X...
2nd Aug 2011
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Lion's Disk Utility not compatible with CoreStorage and Filevault

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

2nd Aug 2011
My 1 TB hard drive of my 2011 27" iMac was partitioned with: A bootable partition with Mac OS X Lion Time machine partition (I use an external SSD as my main OS) Bootcamp partition with windows A data partition containg... data. The problem is that CoreStorage is too new. Disk...
Monolithic vs Microservices software architecture This week I flew to Gothenburg to talk about enterprise software architecture, read along to learn...
2nd Mar 2020
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Monolithic vs Microservices software architecture

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

2nd Mar 2020
This week I flew to Gothenburg to talk about enterprise software architecture, read along to learn about choosing the right architecture for your app development
Virtual Branches Alpha GitButler is introducing an entirely new way to work on branches in Git. Join the alpha!
1st Sep 2023
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Virtual Branches Alpha

from Butler's Log [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st Sep 2023
GitButler is introducing an entirely new way to work on branches in Git. Join the alpha!
The best keyboard for iPad The tablet is at the frontier of mobile computing and its hardware form factor is evolving. This...
10th Aug 2020
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The best keyboard for iPad

from Willem L. Middelkoop [alt+shift+b] in technology

10th Aug 2020
The tablet is at the frontier of mobile computing and its hardware form factor is evolving. This year Apple introduced a new Magic Keyboard for iPad that includes a trackpad. Everybody is raving about it, yet I think there is something to be said for the "mouse-less" Smart...
A Cursed Bug In my day job at Anthropic, we run relatively large distributed systems to train large language...
23rd Feb 2022
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A Cursed Bug

from Posts on Made of Bugs [alt+shift+b] in technology

23rd Feb 2022
In my day job at Anthropic, we run relatively large distributed systems to train large language models. One of the joys of using a lot of computing resources, especially on somewhat niche software stacks, is that you spend a lot of time running into the long-tail of bugs which...
The day I killed my LAN Today I called my provider to quit my office's ADSL internet subscription, I don't need it anymore....
30th Jul 2017
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The day I killed my LAN

from Willem L. Middelkoop [alt+shift+b] in technology

30th Jul 2017
Today I called my provider to quit my office's ADSL internet subscription, I don't need it anymore. I have turned off my local area network and switched my workflow onto mobile internet only. The simplicity and savings actually surprised me so much, that I made blog post for it....
Benchmarks from M2 Pro to M4 Pro Long story short, I picked up a new MacBook Pro this week. I got the M4 Pro version with the higher...
1st Apr 2025
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Benchmarks from M2 Pro to M4 Pro

from Birchtree [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st Apr 2025
Long story short, I picked up a new MacBook Pro this week. I got the M4 Pro version with the higher core count and 1TB of internal storage. It's the exact same model in the lineup as the M2 Pro I've been using for the last
Running SQL Server in a container on Github Actions This is an external post of mine. Click here if you are not redirected.
16th Dec 2021
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Running SQL Server in a container on Github Actions

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

16th Dec 2021
This is an external post of mine. Click here if you are not redirected.
Introducing TagVault Strap for AirTag Having DSLR cameras stolen, having gear bags stolen, we wanted a hard-core AirTag mount to mount to...
8th Sep 2022
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Introducing TagVault Strap for AirTag

from Elevation Lab - Blog [alt+shift+b] in technology

8th Sep 2022
Having DSLR cameras stolen, having gear bags stolen, we wanted a hard-core AirTag mount to mount to them and to be discreet. So we took our much loved TagVault Pet waterproof AirTag case, over engineered to take abuse from large dogs, and gave it all matte black hardware so it...
The eigenvector of "Why we moved from language X to language Y" I was reading yet another blog post titled “Why our team moved from <language X> to <language Y>” (I...
15th Mar 2017
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The eigenvector of "Why we moved from language X to language Y"

from Home on Erik Bernhardsson [alt+shift+b] in technology

15th Mar 2017
I was reading yet another blog post titled “Why our team moved from <language X> to <language Y>” (I forgot which one) and I started wondering if you can generalize it a bit. Is it possible to generate a N * N contingency table of moving from language X to language Y?
New trend: extreme hours at AI startups Pulling 80+ hour work weeks – including weekends – is becoming the norm across AI startups, and is...
14th Aug 2025
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New trend: extreme hours at AI startups

from The Pragmatic Engineer [alt+shift+b] in technology

14th Aug 2025
Pulling 80+ hour work weeks – including weekends – is becoming the norm across AI startups, and is unlikely to stop while AI is so hot.
The Most Important Micros That is, for what they represent
28th Feb 2026
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The Most Important Micros

from Abort Retry Fail [alt+shift+b] in technology

28th Feb 2026
That is, for what they represent
Introducing TagVault Pet for AirTag Having pets that went missing before, AirTags are the perfect companion. We wanted a case that could...
22nd May 2021
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Introducing TagVault Pet for AirTag

from Elevation Lab - Blog [alt+shift+b] in technology

22nd May 2021
Having pets that went missing before, AirTags are the perfect companion. We wanted a case that could take the abuse of an active full-size dog, fit nice on a cat, work with all pet collars, and be durable. So we designed Tagvault Pet. It's waterproof, fits every collar, and is...
'Linux RAID level and chunk size: the benchmarks' Introduction When configuring a Linux RAID array, the chunk size needs to get chosen. But what is...
23rd May 2010
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'Linux RAID level and chunk size: the benchmarks'

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

23rd May 2010
Introduction When configuring a Linux RAID array, the chunk size needs to get chosen. But what is the chunk size? When you write data to a RAID array that implements striping (level 0, 5, 6, 10 and so on), the chunk of data sent to the array is broken down in to pieces, each part...
Git Merge 2026 Git Merge is coming to Lisbon this September, and GitButler is once again helping host two days of...
8th May 2026
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Git Merge 2026

from Butler's Log [alt+shift+b] in technology

8th May 2026
Git Merge is coming to Lisbon this September, and GitButler is once again helping host two days of Git talks, community, and deep technical nerdery.
You can now use Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® LE simultaneously on Arduino NINA-based boards! Here’s how If you like IoT, you’ll love this update! Starting today, if you own a board powered by the...
2nd Mar 2026
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2nd Mar 2026
If you like IoT, you’ll love this update! Starting today, if you own a board powered by the NINA-W102 module – like the Arduino® MKR™ WiFi 1010, Arduino® Nano™ RP2040 Connect, or Nano 33 IoT – you can now use Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) at the same time, in the...
Refurbishing a Tektronix TDS7104 Oscilloscope Introduction The TDS7104 Common Failures Make an Image of the Hard Drive CR2032 Backup Battery...
23rd Aug 2026
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Refurbishing a Tektronix TDS7104 Oscilloscope

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

23rd Aug 2026
Introduction The TDS7104 Common Failures Make an Image of the Hard Drive CR2032 Backup Battery Replacement and Display Brightness Do NOT Remove the Front Panel Scope Disassembly A Failed Attempt at Switching over to an SSD Reinstalling from Scratch: Windows 2000 Pro or Windows...
Trials and Tribulations of Making an Interruptable Custom View Controller Transition on iOS I think it’s safe to say while the iOS custom view controller transition API is a very powerful one,...
19th Feb 2021
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19th Feb 2021
I think it’s safe to say while the iOS custom view controller transition API is a very powerful one, with that power comes a great deal of complexity. It can be tricky, and I’m having one of those days where it’s getting the better of me and I just cannot get it to do what I want...
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Final post on the inPulse blog

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

2nd Feb 2012
Scam alert : mail from IPTI Mail from IPTI This is a physical scam mail alert yeah because we don’t get enough of cyber...
22nd Dec 2016
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Scam alert : mail from IPTI

from Abishek Muthian [alt+shift+b] in technology

22nd Dec 2016
Mail from IPTI This is a physical scam mail alert yeah because we don’t get enough of cyber phishing; right! Those who have filed international patents, keep an eye out for mails such as the above. I received a professional looking mail from IPTI & from what it looks like on the...
Robot Slide Whistle Orchestrion [Hardware] Army of Robot Slide Whistles
1st Apr 2024
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Robot Slide Whistle Orchestrion

from latest projects - mitxela.com [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st Apr 2024
[Hardware] Army of Robot Slide Whistles
SSD reboot your thinking How SDD drives took my breath away...
17th Mar 2012
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SSD reboot your thinking

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

17th Mar 2012
How SDD drives took my breath away...
Introducing BatteryPro BatteryPro is designed to keep anyone with an iPhone and Apple Watch powered, it's comfortable to...
2nd May 2017
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Introducing BatteryPro

from Elevation Lab - Blog [alt+shift+b] in technology

2nd May 2017
BatteryPro is designed to keep anyone with an iPhone and Apple Watch powered, it's comfortable to carry, charges fast, and lessens cord clutter when you travel. It sports an integrated MFi-certified Apple Watch Magnetic Charger, high-speed USB-out that charges iPhone at max rate,...
15th Dec 2022
Bagging as a regularizer One thing I encountered today was a trick using bagging as a way to go beyond a point estimate and...
6th Dec 2013
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Bagging as a regularizer

from Home on Erik Bernhardsson [alt+shift+b] in technology

6th Dec 2013
One thing I encountered today was a trick using bagging as a way to go beyond a point estimate and get an approximation for the full distribution. This can then be used to penalize predictions with larger uncertainty, which helps reducing false positives.
Improving my focus by giving up my big monitor Keeping my focus has been challenging. It’s not a new phenomenon, and I suspect that there are...
1st Apr 2026
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Improving my focus by giving up my big monitor

from ./techtipsy [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st Apr 2026
Keeping my focus has been challenging. It’s not a new phenomenon, and I suspect that there are contributing factors that have lead to the unfocused state dominating. For example, I’ve been that guy who wants to be on top of things, to be in the loop, to respond to urgent issues....
Composite and hard reset mods for the Tandyvision One I still have my literal first home computer (the Tomy Tutor), and it so happens I also have my...
8th Dec 2024
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Composite and hard reset mods for the Tandyvision One

from Old Vintage Computing Research [alt+shift+b] in technology

8th Dec 2024
I still have my literal first home computer (the Tomy Tutor), and it so happens I also have my literal first game console: the Tandyvision One, Tandy Radio Shack's label variant of the Mattel Intellivision Master Component. The Mattel Intellivision proper originally hails...
Git Merge 2024 GitButler is organizing the 2024 Git Merge conference, Sep 19/20 in Berlin!
22nd Jul 2024
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Git Merge 2024

from Butler's Log [alt+shift+b] in technology

22nd Jul 2024
GitButler is organizing the 2024 Git Merge conference, Sep 19/20 in Berlin!
Train Simulator Controller: CAN Controller, Part 2 I’m building a physical cab dashboard to control Train Simulator, and to tie it all together as...
4th Jan 2024
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Train Simulator Controller: CAN Controller, Part 2

from Project Blog on Christopher Mitchell, Ph.D. [alt+shift+b] in technology

4th Jan 2024
I’m building a physical cab dashboard to control Train Simulator, and to tie it all together as robustly as possible, I am use CAN. This protocol is designed to rapidly share small updates around a network in an electrically noise environment, and in a previous post, I detailed...
The Rehearsal As many people have mentioned, this show owes a lot to Synecdoche; New York (a film that I have very...
3rd Sep 2022
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The Rehearsal

from Writing [alt+shift+b] in technology

3rd Sep 2022
As many people have mentioned, this show owes a lot to Synecdoche; New York (a film that I have very strong memories of and for despite having only seen once, in a haze, ten years ago.) It's also a show in the discourse, which I think belies a little just how deeply weird it...
Markus Buehler receives 2025 Washington Award Materials scientist is honored for his academic leadership and innovative research that bridge...
3rd Mar 2025
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Markus Buehler receives 2025 Washington Award

from MIT News - Civil and environmental engineering [alt+shift+b] in technology

3rd Mar 2025
Materials scientist is honored for his academic leadership and innovative research that bridge engineering and nature.
Reading List 08/01/26 Pepper-spray drones, China’s chip Manhattan Project, Commonwealth Fusion’s fundraise, and a proposed...
1st Aug 2026
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Reading List 08/01/26

from Construction Physics [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st Aug 2026
Pepper-spray drones, China’s chip Manhattan Project, Commonwealth Fusion’s fundraise, and a proposed Dulles Airport renovation.
Queueing Requests Queues Your Capacity Problems, Too On queues, capacity, and why your dashboard is lying to you
23rd Mar 2026
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Queueing Requests Queues Your Capacity Problems, Too

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

23rd Mar 2026
On queues, capacity, and why your dashboard is lying to you
I beat FTL on Hard with all ships in the game For 2023 I wanted to do something different than usual—I wanted to start playing computer games...
16th Jun 2023
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I beat FTL on Hard with all ships in the game

from Jonas Hietala [alt+shift+b] in technology

16th Jun 2023
For 2023 I wanted to do something different than usual—I wanted to start playing computer games again. So I gave myself a late Christmas gift and bought a Steam Deck (and like any self-serving gentleman I took care to pitch it as being for my kids) and I started loading it up...
Tech rants: PC-s use way too much power in 2021 Welcome to 2021. We have: supply chain issues no reasonably priced GPU-s consumer-grade CPU-s with...
3rd Nov 2021
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Tech rants: PC-s use way too much power in 2021

from ./techtipsy [alt+shift+b] in technology

3rd Nov 2021
Welcome to 2021. We have: supply chain issues no reasonably priced GPU-s consumer-grade CPU-s with peak power consumption at 296W GPU-s that consume 350-400W of power under normal use At the same time, we have made great leaps in CPU/GPU architectures and chip manufacturing...
Rolex DateJust 36 Celebrating a major milestone, I treated myself to a Rolex DateJust 36. Want to know what it's like?...
21st Dec 2022
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Rolex DateJust 36

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

21st Dec 2022
Celebrating a major milestone, I treated myself to a Rolex DateJust 36. Want to know what it's like? Keep reading!
Resurrection Aah what a nice summer! It was nice to be back in Övertorneå, doing nothing in particular. Just not...
18th Aug 2011
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Resurrection

from Jonas Hietala [alt+shift+b] in technology

18th Aug 2011
Aah what a nice summer! It was nice to be back in Övertorneå, doing nothing in particular. Just not having to make lunch and dinner every day is such a relief, and if you do slip up food with grandma or Veronica’s parents is only a phone call away. I watched TV, played...
Protocol Politics Metascience is my bag.
4th Jun 2026
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Protocol Politics

from Never Met a Science [alt+shift+b] in technology

4th Jun 2026
Metascience is my bag.
Train Simulator Controller: TPWS Control Panel TPWS is a key safety system in UK trains, so my Class 80x cab needed a precisely replicated TPWS...
16th Nov 2025
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Train Simulator Controller: TPWS Control Panel

from Project Blog on Christopher Mitchell, Ph.D. [alt+shift+b] in technology

16th Nov 2025
TPWS is a key safety system in UK trains, so my Class 80x cab needed a precisely replicated TPWS control panel.
digital consumption keeps me from getting better at my job know thyself There is a new lifestyle imposed on almost the entire world, willingly or unwillingly,...
31st Jul 2024
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digital consumption keeps me from getting better at my job

from sibervepunk [alt+shift+b] in technology

31st Jul 2024
know thyself There is a new lifestyle imposed on almost the entire world, willingly or unwillingly, perhaps by powerful people or by many small people that want to be powerful, which somehow affects all ordinary people: a consumption-oriented life. Fast consumption, constant...
Will AI Pet My Dog for Me? Will AI Pet My Dog for Me? Sometimes I don't want to outsource work - especially when it comes to...
19th Jan 2026
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Will AI Pet My Dog for Me?

from eieio.games [alt+shift+b] in technology

19th Jan 2026
Will AI Pet My Dog for Me? Sometimes I don't want to outsource work - especially when it comes to understanding a system. Where should I draw the line? Read the full post on my blog! Here's a raw link, if you need it: https://eieio.games/blog/will-ai-pet-my-dog-for-me
The unreasonable effectiveness of the pancake rule Being chronically late to meetings sucks. Not only is it very rude, but you’re signalling that you...
8th Sep 2025
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The unreasonable effectiveness of the pancake rule

from ./techtipsy [alt+shift+b] in technology

8th Sep 2025
Being chronically late to meetings sucks. Not only is it very rude, but you’re signalling that you don’t value your coworkers’ time. However, I’ve picked up a technique that works unreasonably well within a team.1 If you are late to the first meeting of the day three times within...
Legibility of Effort Legibility of Effort LLMs have broken legibility of effort - our ability to tell, at a glance,...
22nd Jun 2026
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Legibility of Effort

from eieio.games [alt+shift+b] in technology

22nd Jun 2026
Legibility of Effort LLMs have broken legibility of effort - our ability to tell, at a glance, whether something took a human real work. What happens next? Read the full post on my blog! Here's a raw link, if you need it: https://eieio.games/blog/legibility-of-effort
Pattern Recognition It was funny to read 2002-era reviews of this book, which universally bemoaned the "tres hip"-ness...
5th Apr 2023
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Pattern Recognition

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

5th Apr 2023
It was funny to read 2002-era reviews of this book, which universally bemoaned the "tres hip"-ness of Gibson's brand deployments (iBooks! MUJI!) as a flaw that would instantly date its relevance — and nary a mention of how grounded the book was in the September 11th attacks,...
My 7 Rules for A/B Testing That Triple Conversion Rates I really don’t care how any given A/B test turns out. That’s right. Not one bit. But wait, how do I...
11th Sep 2015
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My 7 Rules for A/B Testing That Triple Conversion Rates

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

11th Sep 2015
I really don’t care how any given A/B test turns out. That’s right. Not one bit. But wait, how do I double or triple conversion rates without caring how a test performs? I actually care about the whole SYSTEM of testing. All the pieces need to fit together just right. If not,...
14th Feb 2025
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How FM Radio Works

from Niklas Oberhuber’s Blog [alt+shift+b] in technology

14th Feb 2025
Hamilton I was not a Hamilton hater exactly (I, like many other snoots, didn’t hate Hamilton so much as I...
28th Oct 2019
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Hamilton

from Writing [alt+shift+b] in technology

28th Oct 2019
I was not a Hamilton hater exactly (I, like many other snoots, didn’t hate Hamilton so much as I hated the people who, for a brief but painful time, were really, really into Hamilton) but I certainly was not a huge fan until Haley roped me into listening to the soundtrack. I...
Micro app 15: Railway Dashboard for iOS I use Railway to host a few of my projects, and while they have a nice desktop interface in the...
1st May 2026
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Micro app 15: Railway Dashboard for iOS

from Birchtree [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st May 2026
I use Railway to host a few of my projects, and while they have a nice desktop interface in the browser, their mobile UI isn't so hot, and I wanted to make something t help me monitor things like my cost and deployments on my phone with ease.
Using WordPress is risky It’s been a couple of weeks since I last wrote about WordPress. Stuff’s been happening in the...
1st Nov 2024
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Using WordPress is risky

from anderegg.ca [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st Nov 2024
It’s been a couple of weeks since I last wrote about WordPress. Stuff’s been happening in the background, but I’ve been trying to ignore it. This morning I read a story that bothered me enough to require another round of therapy-by-blog-post. First up, a couple of things that...
Candid experiences starting a hardware startup 2025 Note - I gave this talk at the Hacker Dojo in Mountain View about 6 months before we launched...
4th Oct 2011
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Candid experiences starting a hardware startup

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

4th Oct 2011
2025 Note - I gave this talk at the Hacker Dojo in Mountain View about 6 months before we launched Pebble on Kickstarter. I was 4 years into…
Real Estate Idea This isn't a particular idea, but a possibility. I've had very little experience with real estate,...
2nd Jul 2017
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Real Estate Idea

from Yazin Alirhayim [alt+shift+b] in technology

2nd Jul 2017
This isn't a particular idea, but a possibility. I've had very little experience with real estate, but I'm sure there's a way to make it at least 10x better, either for the buyer or for the agents themselves.
Across the Spiderverse It is very gratifying for me to see all the praise for this movie, some of it feeling overdue from...
7th Jun 2023
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Across the Spiderverse

from Writing [alt+shift+b] in technology

7th Jun 2023
It is very gratifying for me to see all the praise for this movie, some of it feeling overdue from the somehow-underappreciated Into the Spiderverse. And, to be sure, the praise is earned: this is "what if the first movie, but more" in the best way possible. I thought the former,...
HP Proliant Microserver Gen10 as router or NAS Introduction In the summer of 2017, HP released the Proliant Microserver Gen10. This machine...
14th Sep 2017
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HP Proliant Microserver Gen10 as router or NAS

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

14th Sep 2017
Introduction In the summer of 2017, HP released the Proliant Microserver Gen10. This machine replaces the older Gen8 model. For hobbyists, the Microserver always has been an interesting device for a custom home NAS build or as a router. Let's find out if this is still the case....
I didn't write any Javascript, and other shortcuts Getting it done by not doing a lot of it
22nd Aug 2023
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I didn't write any Javascript, and other shortcuts

from csvbase blog [alt+shift+b] in technology

22nd Aug 2023
Getting it done by not doing a lot of it
Studying foreign languages with inbox zero The only time I've been able to seriously, rapidly improve my ability to speak a foreign language...
4th Apr 2020
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Studying foreign languages with inbox zero

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

4th Apr 2020
The only time I've been able to seriously, rapidly improve my ability to speak a foreign language was through intensive language courses in college. I was forced to actively speak, read, and write Chinese for 6-8 hours a week (1-2 hours every day). Then study another 5-10 hours a...
GitButler 0.12 - "Stingy Baker" New GitButler release is out! Undo anything, modify your commits with ease, new AI stuff and more!
3rd Jun 2024
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GitButler 0.12 - "Stingy Baker"

from GitButler [alt+shift+b] in technology

3rd Jun 2024
New GitButler release is out! Undo anything, modify your commits with ease, new AI stuff and more!
Clip control on the Apple GPU Neverball rendered on the Apple M1 GPU with an open source OpenGL driver After a year in...
22nd Aug 2022
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Clip control on the Apple GPU

from On Life and Lisp [alt+shift+b] in technology

22nd Aug 2022
Neverball rendered on the Apple M1 GPU with an open source OpenGL driver After a year in development, the open source “Asahi” driver for the Apple GPU is running real games. There’s more to do, but Neverball is already playable (and a lot of fun!). Neverball uses legacy “fixed...
Berkshire Hathaway Meeting I’ve checked off a bucket list item: I’m attending a Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting. It’s...
2nd May 2025
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Berkshire Hathaway Meeting

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

2nd May 2025
I’ve checked off a bucket list item: I’m attending a Berkshire Hathaway shareholder meeting. It’s really an event! Thousands flock to Omaha, Nebraska, for the legendary Q&A sessions with Warren Buffett and shareholder deals. They’ve made it quite the circus, with every Berkshire...
Shop vac becomes a Roomba on steroids A robotic vacuum, such as a Roomba, offers a lot of convenience. Instead of having to vacuum and...
29th Apr 2024
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Shop vac becomes a Roomba on steroids

from Arduino Blog [alt+shift+b] in technology

29th Apr 2024
A robotic vacuum, such as a Roomba, offers a lot of convenience. Instead of having to vacuum and sweep your own floors, you have a little maid robot to do the job for you. But these devices have very little power and capacity, which makes them useless for anything other than...
The History of Acer A Shy Kid Builds the Taiwanese Tech Industry
7th Jul 2025
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The History of Acer

from Abort Retry Fail [alt+shift+b] in technology

7th Jul 2025
A Shy Kid Builds the Taiwanese Tech Industry
Being John Malkovich I had held off on watching Being John Malkovich for a while, mostly because I think I had a pretty...
1st Feb 2025
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Being John Malkovich

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

1st Feb 2025
I had held off on watching Being John Malkovich for a while, mostly because I think I had a pretty good idea of what it was and, while I wanted to watch it at some point, it never felt particularly urgent. (The vision in my head was a sort of Bosch painting filled with John...
$2m laundered: the YouTube crypto tutorials’ huge scam (investigation) How 1 youtube video turned out to be a part of a million dollar scam scheme
10th Jan 2025
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10th Jan 2025
How 1 youtube video turned out to be a part of a million dollar scam scheme
Shunn The Shunn manuscript format is a set of guidelines for writers to follow when submitting manuscripts...
31st May 2024
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Shunn

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

31st May 2024
The Shunn manuscript format is a set of guidelines for writers to follow when submitting manuscripts to publishers. It was created by author William Shunn and is widely used in the publishing industry. Here is a brief demonstration of a tool I wrote to facilitate generating...
Klara and the gift of curiosity In October, a new movie will be released based on one of my favorite books, Klara and the Sun. This...
26th Aug 2026
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Klara and the gift of curiosity

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

26th Aug 2026
In October, a new movie will be released based on one of my favorite books, Klara and the Sun. This has happened a lot for me recently (see The Three Body Problem, The Martian, Project Hail Mary, and Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow). I know it’s cliché to say that the book is...
Phil Eaton on Technical Blogging This is an external post of mine. Click here if you are not redirected.
25th Mar 2025
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Phil Eaton on Technical Blogging

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

25th Mar 2025
This is an external post of mine. Click here if you are not redirected.
Here's how AI can REDUCE health misinformation How the government can build a bullshit detector
22nd Oct 2024
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Here's how AI can REDUCE health misinformation

from Odds and Ends of History [alt+shift+b] in technology

22nd Oct 2024
How the government can build a bullshit detector
Deploying FreeBSD on Linode unattended in minutes I became a FreeBSD user over 2 years ago when I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. I swapped...
11th Mar 2017
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Deploying FreeBSD on Linode unattended in minutes

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

11th Mar 2017
I became a FreeBSD user over 2 years ago when I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. I swapped my y410p dual-booting Windows / Ubuntu with FreeBSD running Gnome 3. I learned a lot during the transition and came to appreciate FreeBSD as a user. I soon began running...
Fathom I'd been meaning to jot down some thoughts on Fathom for a while, and did not have a particularly...
1st Dec 2024
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Fathom

from Writing [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st Dec 2024
I'd been meaning to jot down some thoughts on Fathom for a while, and did not have a particularly good reason to do so until the news broke that Paul Jarvis was selling his share of the company to Jack Ellis, the technical co-founder. 1The blog post itself is a great example of...
TIL: Rails, CloundFront CDN, and imgproxy In September, I worked on improving Pika’s image performance. I’ve had a long career now (25 years...
14th Oct 2025
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TIL: Rails, CloundFront CDN, and imgproxy

from Good Enough [alt+shift+b] in technology

14th Oct 2025
In September, I worked on improving Pika’s image performance. I’ve had a long career now (25 years 😭) doing mostly web-programming tasks, yet somehow I’ve never set up a CDN myself. I suppose the “management years” right as my prior organization was getting bigger contributed to...
All about the fillrate I bought "Blade infinity" yesterday. The game is a lot of fun and has the ability to satisfy both...
11th Dec 2010
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All about the fillrate

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

11th Dec 2010
I bought "Blade infinity" yesterday. The game is a lot of fun and has the ability to satisfy both people looking for instant fun and people wishing for a long game while collecting powerful items. At $5.99 it is a bargain, a must have not only for the gameplay but also for its...
Book review: The Joy of Cryptography Mike Rosulek, Oregon State University. Draft of January 3, 2021. Online: The Joy of Cryptography....
16th Feb 2023
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Book review: The Joy of Cryptography

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

16th Feb 2023
Mike Rosulek, Oregon State University. Draft of January 3, 2021. Online: The Joy of Cryptography. This is a freely-available book covering introductory material on cryptography. It’s suitable for anyone with undergraduate-level computer science knowledge. As is often the case in...
Breasts and Eggs I think if I were to recommend this book to someone I would do it simply: do not read the second...
3rd Jan 2021
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Breasts and Eggs

from Writing [alt+shift+b] in technology

3rd Jan 2021
I think if I were to recommend this book to someone I would do it simply: do not read the second part. This is an amalgam of two novellas (explicitly demarcated as such in the final product), and the first book — rife with a crisper style and interesting voices — is dulled by the...
Designing a personal Pebble watchface I recently got a Pebble Time 2 as it seemed like a fun smartwatch away from Google/Apple/Samsung...
26th Jun 2026
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Designing a personal Pebble watchface

from Jonas Hietala [alt+shift+b] in technology

26th Jun 2026
I recently got a Pebble Time 2 as it seemed like a fun smartwatch away from Google/Apple/Samsung with a good 4 weeks of battery life. One thing I wanted to do is to create a custom watchface for my specific problems. It took more effort to design the watch than I had anticipated...
Best Questions and Answers to the “Terrifying Netflix Concurrency Bug” Post Why couldn't we roll back? Weren't we concerned about costs? Why is operating Netflix so...
29th Nov 2024
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29th Nov 2024
Why couldn't we roll back? Weren't we concerned about costs? Why is operating Netflix so complicated? Plus many others.
Apple iPhone Tech Talk 2009 tricks and treats Today I took a day off from work to attend the iPhone Apple Tech Talk 2009 in Toronto. I learned a...
3rd Dec 2009
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Apple iPhone Tech Talk 2009 tricks and treats

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

3rd Dec 2009
Today I took a day off from work to attend the iPhone Apple Tech Talk 2009 in Toronto. I learned a few cool things and though I should share it with the two lost developers that may stumble on this page. I haven't had time to test and verify all of this so as usual: Do your own...
Transformers for software engineers Ever since its introduction in the 2017 paper, Attention is All You Need, the Transformer model...
1st Apr 2022
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Transformers for software engineers

from Posts on Made of Bugs [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st Apr 2022
Ever since its introduction in the 2017 paper, Attention is All You Need, the Transformer model architecture has taken the deep-learning world by storm. Initially introduced for machine translation, it has become the tool of choice for a wide range of domains, including text,...
The Farmer's Hotel My first piece of work by O'Hara, shockingly, and it was a cute little three act play filled with as...
3rd May 2020
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The Farmer's Hotel

from Writing [alt+shift+b] in technology

3rd May 2020
My first piece of work by O'Hara, shockingly, and it was a cute little three act play filled with as much drinking and death as I'd been led to believe.
How much agency do we actually want? "Mr. Torres did as instructed."
13th Jun 2025
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How much agency do we actually want?

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

13th Jun 2025
"Mr. Torres did as instructed."
Understanding the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Server Autoinstaller Introduction Ubuntu Server version 18.04 LTS uses the debian-installer (d-i) for the installation...
11th Feb 2021
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Understanding the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Server Autoinstaller

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

11th Feb 2021
Introduction Ubuntu Server version 18.04 LTS uses the debian-installer (d-i) for the installation process. This includes support for 'preseeding' to create unattended (automated) installations of ubuntu. the debian installer With the introduction of Ubuntu Server 20.04 'Focal...
Fields or Hutches? When I was small, living on a small farm near a college town, my father fell for an idea proffered...
12th Nov 2025
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Fields or Hutches?

from Open for Business [alt+shift+b] in technology

12th Nov 2025
When I was small, living on a small farm near a college town, my father fell for an idea proffered by the Ralston Purina Company of Checkerboard Square in St. Louis.
So long, Z80 You can still buy 6502s from Western Design Center and others, but Zilog's getting out of Z80s...
20th Apr 2024
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So long, Z80

from Old Vintage Computing Research [alt+shift+b] in technology

20th Apr 2024
You can still buy 6502s from Western Design Center and others, but Zilog's getting out of Z80s (PDF), announcing earlier this week that after June 14th you won't be able to buy them anymore (specifically the last-part-standing Z84C00 which comes in various speeds from 6-20 MHz)...
HP 8656A Signal Generator Schematics Agilent has made the 8656A Signal Generator Operating & Service Manual available as a PDF, but the...
22nd Feb 2024
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HP 8656A Signal Generator Schematics

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

22nd Feb 2024
Agilent has made the 8656A Signal Generator Operating & Service Manual available as a PDF, but the schematics of chapter 8 are all spread over 3 or 4 pages, which makes them hard to follow. I spent a good evening extracting the schematics pages, cutting-and-pasting them together...
CKSyncEngine questions and answers I didn't know what to put as a header so here are some iClouds (interesting clouds) in Maine I’ve...
7th Jan 2026
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CKSyncEngine questions and answers

from Christian Selig [alt+shift+b] in technology

7th Jan 2026
I didn't know what to put as a header so here are some iClouds (interesting clouds) in Maine I’ve had a lot of fun working with CKSyncEngine over the last month or so. I truly think it’s one of the best APIs Apple has built, and they’ve managed to take a very complex topic...
Fixing up Git with Autosquash How can you amend a series of commits automatically to keep a clean history? Let's take a look at...
11th Mar 2024
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Fixing up Git with Autosquash

from GitButler [alt+shift+b] in technology

11th Mar 2024
How can you amend a series of commits automatically to keep a clean history? Let's take a look at git autosquash.
Plus Post: subLOGIC Flight Simulator II Put yourself in the pilot's seat of a Piper 181 Cherokee Archer for an awe-inspiring flight over...
3rd Apr 2026
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Plus Post: subLOGIC Flight Simulator II

from Computer Ads from the Past [alt+shift+b] in technology

3rd Apr 2026
Put yourself in the pilot's seat of a Piper 181 Cherokee Archer for an awe-inspiring flight over realistic scenery...
Using the Olympus XA as an everyday carry camera The Olympus XA has been my EDC camera this year and I gotta say – it’s a ton of fun. The concept of...
22nd May 2021
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Using the Olympus XA as an everyday carry camera

from Style over Substance [alt+shift+b] in technology

22nd May 2021
The Olympus XA has been my EDC camera this year and I gotta say – it’s a ton of fun. The concept of EDC – Every Day Carry – is that a piece of equipment should be light and compact enough to have with you every day, yet still versatile enough to be useful in […] The post Using...
How China Is Like the 19th Century U.S. I spend a lot of time reading about manufacturing and its evolution, which means I end up repeatedly...
1st Nov 2024
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How China Is Like the 19th Century U.S.

from Construction Physics [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st Nov 2024
I spend a lot of time reading about manufacturing and its evolution, which means I end up repeatedly reading about the times and places where radical changes in manufacturing were taking place: Britain in the late 18th century, the US in the late 19th and early 20th centuries,...
I made my blog solar-powered, then things escalated In 2020 I wondered if I could run my blog on solar power, being inspired by Low-tech Magazine, doing...
17th Apr 2023
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I made my blog solar-powered, then things escalated

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

17th Apr 2023
In 2020 I wondered if I could run my blog on solar power, being inspired by Low-tech Magazine, doing the same thing (but better)1. The answer was 'yes', but only through spring and summer. I live in an apartment complex in The Netherlands and my balcony is facing west. This...
Should they buy…Allbirds? Everyone pivots to the enterprise. Plus, Block becomes a box.
3rd Apr 2026
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Should they buy…Allbirds?

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

3rd Apr 2026
Everyone pivots to the enterprise. Plus, Block becomes a box.
The mathematical principles of management I've read about 100 management books by now but if there's something that always bothered me it's...
9th Apr 2017
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The mathematical principles of management

from Home on Erik Bernhardsson [alt+shift+b] in technology

9th Apr 2017
I've read about 100 management books by now but if there's something that always bothered me it's the lack of first principles thinking. Basically it's a ton of heuristics. And heuristics are great, but when you present heuristics as true objectives, it kind of clouds the...
Building LLVM in 90 seconds using Amazon Lambda Last week, Frederic Cambus wrote about building LLVM quickly on some very large machines,...
21st May 2021
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Building LLVM in 90 seconds using Amazon Lambda

from Posts on Made of Bugs [alt+shift+b] in technology

21st May 2021
Last week, Frederic Cambus wrote about building LLVM quickly on some very large machines, culminating in a 2m37s build on a 160-core ARM machine. I don’t have a giant ARM behemoth, but I have been working on a tool I call Llama, which lets you offload computational work –...
The day I sold my car This week I sold my car, I now no longer own one. For me, this is something of a change as over the...
12th Feb 2020
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The day I sold my car

from Willem L. Middelkoop [alt+shift+b] in technology

12th Feb 2020
This week I sold my car, I now no longer own one. For me, this is something of a change as over the years I owned various sports cars that were like a hobby to me. My discovery of cycling and the birth of my son changed this. But if you're looking for a reason to buy a sports...
What is "Theory"? Substack is clearly growing.
9th Dec 2025
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What is "Theory"?

from Never Met a Science [alt+shift+b] in technology

9th Dec 2025
Substack is clearly growing.
The joy of a simple laptop This week I tested the Surface Laptop Go with Windows 10 and quite frankly was amazed by the...
2nd Nov 2020
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The joy of a simple laptop

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

2nd Nov 2020
This week I tested the Surface Laptop Go with Windows 10 and quite frankly was amazed by the experience!
Why is Git Autocorrect too fast for Formula One drivers? Why does Git's autocorrect wait 0.1s before executing a mistyped command? Let's dig in.
13th Jan 2025
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Why is Git Autocorrect too fast for Formula One drivers?

from GitButler [alt+shift+b] in technology

13th Jan 2025
Why does Git's autocorrect wait 0.1s before executing a mistyped command? Let's dig in.
My solar-powered blog is now on Lithium Iron Phosphate In my last blog post I discussed how a small solar project - to power this blog on a Raspberry Pi -...
19th May 2023
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My solar-powered blog is now on Lithium Iron Phosphate

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

19th May 2023
In my last blog post I discussed how a small solar project - to power this blog on a Raspberry Pi - escalated into a full-blown off-grid solar setup, large enough to power the computer I use at the moment to write this update1. In this update, I want to discuss my battery...
Six months with MCADD Tomorrow it's six months since our son was born, a good moment to reflect upon the experience of...
23rd Jun 2019
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Six months with MCADD

from Willem L. Middelkoop [alt+shift+b] in technology

23rd Jun 2019
Tomorrow it's six months since our son was born, a good moment to reflect upon the experience of being a parent of a kid with MCADD. This metabolic condition demands special attention on the feeding schedule and preparation for situations when things go different. It's good to...
AAA gaming on Asahi Linux Gaming on Linux on M1 is here! We’re thrilled to release our Asahi game playing toolkit, which...
10th Oct 2024
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AAA gaming on Asahi Linux

from Alyssa Rosenzweig [alt+shift+b] in technology

10th Oct 2024
Gaming on Linux on M1 is here! We’re thrilled to release our Asahi game playing toolkit, which integrates our Vulkan 1.3 drivers with x86 emulation and Windows compatibility. Plus a bonus: conformant OpenCL 3.0. Asahi Linux now ships the only conformant OpenGL®, OpenCL™, and...
Linking Lemmid Store with kitchens As part of the food ordering app I am building, I needed to design a reliable way to link the app to...
11th Jun 2020
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Linking Lemmid Store with kitchens

from Willem L. Middelkoop [alt+shift+b] in technology

11th Jun 2020
As part of the food ordering app I am building, I needed to design a reliable way to link the app to external systems. These external systems are beyond my direct control and include different checkout registers, kitchen management systems and ticket printers. Read along for more...
Being John Malkovich I had held off on watching Being John Malkovich for a while, mostly because I think I had a pretty...
1st Feb 2025
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Being John Malkovich

from Writing [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st Feb 2025
I had held off on watching Being John Malkovich for a while, mostly because I think I had a pretty good idea of what it was and, while I wanted to watch it at some point, it never felt particularly urgent. (The vision in my head was a sort of Bosch painting filled with John...
AI and machine learning for engineering design Popular mechanical engineering course applies machine learning and AI theory to real-world...
7th Sep 2025
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AI and machine learning for engineering design

from MIT News - Civil and environmental engineering [alt+shift+b] in technology

7th Sep 2025
Popular mechanical engineering course applies machine learning and AI theory to real-world engineering design.
The day I killed my LAN I killed my office LAN and went 4G only. Saves a lot of clutter, energy and money.
30th Jul 2017
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The day I killed my LAN

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

30th Jul 2017
I killed my office LAN and went 4G only. Saves a lot of clutter, energy and money.
Prefer STRICT tables in SQLite In short: I prefer strict tables in SQLite because they avoid some datatype problems, such as...
11th Jul 2026
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Prefer STRICT tables in SQLite

from Evan Hahn (dot com) [alt+shift+b] in technology

11th Jul 2026
In short: I prefer strict tables in SQLite because they avoid some datatype problems, such as putting text in number columns. SQLite has a feature that I think is underrated: strict tables. Strict tables help enforce rigid typing, preventing mistakes like putting text into...
You can absolutely have an RSS dependent website in 2026 I write stuff here. Sometimes the stuff is good. Sometimes it reads like I wrote it at 2 AM after an...
9th Apr 2026
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You can absolutely have an RSS dependent website in 2026

from matduggan.com [alt+shift+b] in technology

9th Apr 2026
I write stuff here. Sometimes the stuff is good. Sometimes it reads like I wrote it at 2 AM after an argument with a YAML file, which is because I did. But one decision I made early on was that I didn't want to offer an email newsletter.
Advent of Code in C++ Template Metaprogramming This December, the imp of the perverse struck me, and I decided to see how many days of Advent of...
8th Dec 2023
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Advent of Code in C++ Template Metaprogramming

from Posts on Made of Bugs [alt+shift+b] in technology

8th Dec 2023
This December, the imp of the perverse struck me, and I decided to see how many days of Advent of Code I could do purely in compile-time C++ metaprogramming. As of this writing, I’ve done two days, and I’m not sure I’ll make it any further. However, that’s one more day than I...
Personal Security: erase your computer or phone before repair Computer nerds are self sufficient when it comes to fixing their computer. Non-computer experts have...
4th Nov 2012
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Personal Security: erase your computer or phone before repair

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

4th Nov 2012
Computer nerds are self sufficient when it comes to fixing their computer. Non-computer experts have to find some other person with greater computer knowledge to repair their computer or phone. That person will then be able to access all data stored on their computer or phone. By...
The TikTok Model is the Future of the Web I hate to say it, but when I wake up in the morning, the very first thing I do is check my phone....
24th Oct 2025
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The TikTok Model is the Future of the Web

from Software and Tech stories from an Insider - iDiallo.com [alt+shift+b] in technology

24th Oct 2025
I hate to say it, but when I wake up in the morning, the very first thing I do is check my phone. First I turn off my alarm, I've made it a habit to wake up before it goes off. Then I scroll through a handful of websites. Yahoo Finance first, because the market is crazy. Hacker...
Leadership at the Peak I want to start by thanking the Automattic board, and in particular General (Ret.) Ann Dunwoody, for...
10th Feb 2026
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Leadership at the Peak

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

10th Feb 2026
I want to start by thanking the Automattic board, and in particular General (Ret.) Ann Dunwoody, for encouraging me to step away from the endless work of being CEO of Automattic to focus on training and development. Ann, as one of this generation’s great leaders, did it herself...
Scripts I wrote that I use all the time In my decade-plus of maintaining my dotfiles, I’ve written a lot of little shell scripts. Here’s a...
22nd Oct 2025
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Scripts I wrote that I use all the time

from Evan Hahn (dot com) [alt+shift+b] in technology

22nd Oct 2025
In my decade-plus of maintaining my dotfiles, I’ve written a lot of little shell scripts. Here’s a big list of my personal favorites. Clipboard copy and pasta are simple wrappers around system clipboard managers, like pbcopy on macOS and xclip on Linux. I use these all the...
Can analysis ever be automated? The catch-22 of all these AI analysts. Plus, go crazy folks; go crazy.
1st Aug 2025
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Can analysis ever be automated?

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

1st Aug 2025
The catch-22 of all these AI analysts. Plus, go crazy folks; go crazy.
Train Simulator Controller: CAN-Connected Air Gauge, Part 2 In my ongoing quest to build a physical cab dashboard to control Train Simulator, an important set...
25th May 2025
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Train Simulator Controller: CAN-Connected Air Gauge, Part 2

from Project Blog on Christopher Mitchell, Ph.D. [alt+shift+b] in technology

25th May 2025
In my ongoing quest to build a physical cab dashboard to control Train Simulator, an important set of components are the gauges that tell me what’s going on with the train. As I build the dashboard into which to embed my gauges, I realized I needed to better modularize my air...
Symbolic Reference and Hardware Models in Python The Traditional Hardware Design and Verification Flow An Image Downscaler as Example Design The...
27th Dec 2024
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Symbolic Reference and Hardware Models in Python

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

27th Dec 2024
The Traditional Hardware Design and Verification Flow An Image Downscaler as Example Design The Reference Model The Micro-Architecture Model Comparing the results Conversion to Hardware Combining symbolic models with random input generation Specification changes Things to...
Network Engineering “My first job was to understand what network engineers do. Then, I had to show them complex data in...
24th May 2017
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Network Engineering

from Daniel De Laney [alt+shift+b] in technology

24th May 2017
“My first job was to understand what network engineers do. Then, I had to show them complex data in a comprehensible and usable way. Finally, I had to make it less ugly.” The Challenge When you type “google.com” into your browser and press the Enter key, what happens? How do you...
Liquid Glass updates in 26.4 Apple recently updated all their OSs to 26.4, and there were plenty of Liquid Glass updates. Most of...
29th Mar 2026
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Liquid Glass updates in 26.4

from anderegg.ca [alt+shift+b] in technology

29th Mar 2026
Apple recently updated all their OSs to 26.4, and there were plenty of Liquid Glass updates. Most of them of the better! Here are some of the changes that stood out to me, as well as a bit more grumbling about Liquid Glass in general (sorry). When I last wrote about Liquid Glass,...
The web is changing, and we are not going back Whenever I saw someone type a natural language query into Google, it made me cringe. "It's not a...
1st Jun 2026
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The web is changing, and we are not going back

from Software and Tech stories from an Insider - iDiallo.com [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st Jun 2026
Whenever I saw someone type a natural language query into Google, it made me cringe. "It's not a person," I would say. "Type like you're talking to a machine." This was especially true for programmers and it was before AI took over everything. Instead of "how do I write a...
Powering up a module from the IBM 604: an electronic calculator from 1948 1948 was an interesting time for computing. For decades, businesses had used punch card equipment...
7th Jun 2026
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Powering up a module from the IBM 604: an electronic calculator from 1948

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

7th Jun 2026
1948 was an interesting time for computing. For decades, businesses had used punch card equipment that added and sorted electromechanically. Now these electromechanical relays and counting wheels were being used to build room-filling general-purpose computers such as Harvard Mark...
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