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The Birth of THE MERGE Sitting at lunch one day, the GitButler team were having our usual conversations of how awesome our...
24th May 2024
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The Birth of THE MERGE

from GitButler [alt+shift+b] in technology

24th May 2024
Sitting at lunch one day, the GitButler team were having our usual conversations of how awesome our community is, product feature ideas, and how much Kiril loves food. As we shifted toward the topic of conferences, the idea of hosting our own event emerged. Wouldn’t it be fun
Mac SE/30 odyssey I’ve always wanted an Apple Macintosh SE/30. Released in 1989, they look quite a lot like the other...
1st Oct 2021
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Mac SE/30 odyssey

from axio.ms [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st Oct 2021
I’ve always wanted an Apple Macintosh SE/30. Released in 1989, they look quite a lot like the other members of the original “compact Mac” series, but pack in a ton of interesting features that the other compact Macs don’t have. This is the story of my journey to getting to the...
What's up It’s been a while again since the last time we met mr. Blog. I’ve been busy with school and other...
22nd Apr 2011
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What's up

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

22nd Apr 2011
It’s been a while again since the last time we met mr. Blog. I’ve been busy with school and other stuff. I’ve thought about you but I just never really picked up emacs to write to you. I know it’s my fault but I beg of your mercy mr. Blog. You know that I had laid off school for...
Guide Technology GT300 Frequency Standard Teardown MathJax.Hub.Config({ jax: ["input/TeX", "output/HTML-CSS"], tex2jax: { inlineMath: [...
6th Apr 2024
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Guide Technology GT300 Frequency Standard Teardown

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

6th Apr 2024
MathJax.Hub.Config({ jax: ["input/TeX", "output/HTML-CSS"], tex2jax: { inlineMath: [ ['$', '$'], ["\\(", "\\)"] ], displayMath: [ ['$$', '$$'], ["\\[", "\\]"] ], processEscapes: true, skipTags: ['script', 'noscript', 'style', 'textarea', 'pre',...
How is duct tape like the force? I’m at Dragon*Con this weekend, my second time here now. I decided that if I was going to Dragon*Con...
5th Sep 2010
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How is duct tape like the force?

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

5th Sep 2010
I’m at Dragon*Con this weekend, my second time here now. I decided that if I was going to Dragon*Con again, I needed to do something in terms of costuming, and I wanted it to be something unique – I wasn’t going to come anywhere near as epic as some of the costumes people pull...
Ugly and Slow Progress Ludum Dare is coming along… Slowly. The rust on me is probably so brown it’s nearly black. But I...
25th Aug 2012
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Ugly and Slow Progress

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

25th Aug 2012
Ludum Dare is coming along… Slowly. The rust on me is probably so brown it’s nearly black. But I have an idea and it might be good, all I need to do is execute it. Right? Programmer graphics coming to take you away! Anyway it’s going to be a risk-like game with a twist: you can...
One Year On from the One Big Beautiful Bill: Separating Fact from Trump’s Medicaid Fictions
3rd Jul 2026
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One Year On from the One Big Beautiful Bill:

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

3rd Jul 2026
Separating Fact from Trump’s Medicaid Fictions
Repairing a Giro AEON bicycle helmet Try fixing your Giro bicycle helmet? I went through some trouble to do it! Read along to find out...
8th Jul 2020
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Repairing a Giro AEON bicycle helmet

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

8th Jul 2020
Try fixing your Giro bicycle helmet? I went through some trouble to do it! Read along to find out how.
I designed my own keyboard layout. Was it worth it? Almost two and a half years ago I embarked on the journey to change keyboard layout. At first I...
2nd Nov 2023
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I designed my own keyboard layout. Was it worth it?

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

2nd Nov 2023
Almost two and a half years ago I embarked on the journey to change keyboard layout. At first I tried out existing ones, but it didn’t take long before I figured it’s better to develop my own—and things went downhill fast from there. (Some) combos of the T-34 layout. But now...
GitOps with ArgoCD Now we’re getting to the fun stuff: GitOps. The act of pushing beautifully crafted .yaml files and...
23rd Jul 2026
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GitOps with ArgoCD

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

23rd Jul 2026
Now we’re getting to the fun stuff: GitOps. The act of pushing beautifully crafted .yaml files and seeing your Kubernetes cluster get red and stall out is surely what life’s all about. Install ArgoCD We have our Kubernetes cluster and now we’re going to bootstrap ArgoCD so it...
Thoughts on User Safety: 2 Following up from last time, let’s explore the internal and insider fronts when moving beyond...
23rd Oct 2019
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Thoughts on User Safety: 2

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

23rd Oct 2019
Following up from last time, let’s explore the internal and insider fronts when moving beyond security towards safety for our users.
Access Ring Discover and invoke UI elements near your cursor, without precise mouse targeting. A Logi Actions...
16th Apr 2026
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Access Ring

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

16th Apr 2026
Discover and invoke UI elements near your cursor, without precise mouse targeting. A Logi Actions SDK plugin for MX Creative Console and Actions Ring. Buttons, checkboxes, menus, tabs, dropdowns: tap to interact with whatever is nearby. The problem with precise clicking Every...
3D Model Viewer Improvements [Software] Unlocking the embedded gimbals
28th Nov 2023
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3D Model Viewer Improvements

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

28th Nov 2023
[Software] Unlocking the embedded gimbals
My experience at the k-space hackerspace hackathon k-space is a hackerspace in Tallinn, Estonia, and they organized a hackathon recently. Unlike in...
3rd Aug 2023
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My experience at the k-space hackerspace hackathon

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

3rd Aug 2023
k-space is a hackerspace in Tallinn, Estonia, and they organized a hackathon recently. Unlike in most hackathons, in this one you could whatever you like with no expectations about building a business or coming up with an MVP, just come on down to the space and start working on...
Learning from users faster using machine learning I had an interesting idea a few weeks ago, best explained through an example. Let's say you're...
12th Dec 2017
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Learning from users faster using machine learning

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

12th Dec 2017
I had an interesting idea a few weeks ago, best explained through an example. Let's say you're running an e-commerce site (I kind of do) and you want to optimize the number of purchases. Let's also say we try to learn as much as we can from users, both using A/B tests but also...
Breakneck I, like so many other people in the Tyler Cowen / Stripe Press extended universe, have deeply...
1st Nov 2025
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Breakneck

from Writing [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st Nov 2025
I, like so many other people in the Tyler Cowen / Stripe Press extended universe, have deeply enjoyed Dan Wang's annual letters over the past years. And I was delighted to see that he returned to writing in the form of a long-form book, largely about the same subject. In writing...
Why I’m Switching Web Hosts Recently, I’ve gotten fed up with my web host. Since I stood this site up, I’ve used MediaTemple....
5th Jul 2019
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Why I’m Switching Web Hosts

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

5th Jul 2019
Recently, I’ve gotten fed up with my web host. Since I stood this site up, I’ve used MediaTemple. This was before WP Engine was around. At the time, MediaTemple had carved out a nice niche for themselves as the premium web host. Tim Ferriss also raved about them back in the day....
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.
Game Engine Black Books I am almost done with the first volume of what I hope will become a serie called "Game Engine Black...
7th Aug 2014
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Game Engine Black Books

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

7th Aug 2014
I am almost done with the first volume of what I hope will become a serie called "Game Engine Black Book". Each book would take further what I tried to do with my articles: Explain simply, yet in great details, a legendary game engine. For the first one I decided to go with...
GitButler is joining the Open Source Pledge GitButler is joining the Open Source Pledge to help move towards a more sustainable open source...
2nd Sep 2024
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GitButler is joining the Open Source Pledge

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

2nd Sep 2024
GitButler is joining the Open Source Pledge to help move towards a more sustainable open source ecosystem.
Backup Rotation Scheme In today's digital age, safeguarding your data is paramount. Simply creating a copy of your files...
14th Dec 2023
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Backup Rotation Scheme

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

14th Dec 2023
In today's digital age, safeguarding your data is paramount. Simply creating a copy of your files may not be enough as they can get corrupted, overwritten or blocked by ransomware. Having multiple, time-rotated (and ideally, offsite) backups is a stronger defense. I created a new...
2025 in review It’s time for a yearly review again. Time flies. Nerdy things I enjoyed I read a few books this...
3rd Jan 2026
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2025 in review

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

3rd Jan 2026
It’s time for a yearly review again. Time flies. Nerdy things I enjoyed I read a few books this year. The whole Dungeon Crawler Carl series was absolutely amazing and it quickly jumped up to one of my favorite series of all time. I can’t be held accountable for everything I’ve...
JSON and PowerShell Working with Object-based arrays in PowerShell can be a challenge; but here's a trick that will...
11th May 2020
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JSON and PowerShell

from Opsbros [alt+shift+b] in technology

11th May 2020
Working with Object-based arrays in PowerShell can be a challenge; but here's a trick that will allow you to manipulate these objects efficiently.
It’s not just Radio, it’s Meshtastic! My latest interest in microcontrollers has me learning all about Meshtastic mesh radio devices.The...
20th Jan 2026
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It’s not just Radio, it’s Meshtastic!

from somenice [alt+shift+b] in technology

20th Jan 2026
My latest interest in microcontrollers has me learning all about Meshtastic mesh radio devices.The Meshtastic website puts it concisely – “An open source, off-grid, decentralized, mesh network built to run on affordable, low-power devices”.A lot to unpack right there but...
Who's Threatening Who? The Trump administration says immigration enforcement are being assaulted; the details tell a...
4th Nov 2025
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Who's Threatening Who?

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

4th Nov 2025
The Trump administration says immigration enforcement are being assaulted; the details tell a different story
The Sleazy World of Reddit Marketing, Everything is Fake I’m going to show you how to cash grab as a Reddit moderator. 5 minutes of work, then thousands of...
21st Aug 2024
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The Sleazy World of Reddit Marketing, Everything is Fake

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

21st Aug 2024
I’m going to show you how to cash grab as a Reddit moderator. 5 minutes of work, then thousands of dollars per month for doing nothing. Maybe tens of thousands. With a 100% real example. I’ve edited nothing. When you’re a Reddit mod, you have a TON of power in that subreddit. You...
A blown up iPhone, not the next Mac Federico Viticci: Headless Macs and Hamstrung iPads In a funny twist of fate, Apple spent years...
2nd Jul 2026
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A blown up iPhone, not the next Mac

from Birchtree [alt+shift+b] in technology

2nd Jul 2026
Federico Viticci: Headless Macs and Hamstrung iPads In a funny twist of fate, Apple spent years trying to make iPadOS catch up to macOS on the surface, only for macOS’ underlying nature to unlock a new generation of apps that are rewriting the rules of modern software. No amount
One year of cycling One year ago I started recording all my bike rides, including commutes, short grocery trips and long...
30th Dec 2016
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One year of cycling

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

30th Dec 2016
One year ago I started recording all my bike rides, including commutes, short grocery trips and long Gran Fondos. I equipped my bicycles with Garmin Edge computers that recorded location (GPS), speed, cadence and my heart rate. I covered more than 7683 kilometers during 320 hours...
The Problem With Bitcoin A few days ago the value of a single Bitcoin briefly surpassed $100K, a milestone that seemed...
8th Dec 2024
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The Problem With Bitcoin

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

8th Dec 2024
A few days ago the value of a single Bitcoin briefly surpassed $100K, a milestone that seemed unimaginable just some years ago. I wonder how durable the ever growing love for Bitcoin is. Let's have a closer look at the mechanisms underpinning the world's most famous...
The first (worst) post Well, here it is: The opening post. What will come here? Here’s where I’ll outline what the blog...
21st Jul 2009
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The first (worst) post

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

21st Jul 2009
Well, here it is: The opening post. What will come here? Here’s where I’ll outline what the blog will be about and maybe, if I’m dedicated, it won’t die before Christmas you think. And sure, you’re right. I will run away to the corner in about two and a half months crying I never...
Elfstedentocht on Feel Last Monday I rode the Fietselfstedentocht, the hottest edition ever, on my fixed gear bike. No bike...
26th May 2026
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Elfstedentocht on Feel

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

26th May 2026
Last Monday I rode the Fietselfstedentocht, the hottest edition ever, on my fixed gear bike. No bike computer, no GPS, no heart rate on my wrist. Just a mechanical watch, a stamp card and my WHOOP quietly recording in the background. Eighteen months ago I wondered whether I could...
London Match A satisfying but non-revelatory ending to the trilogy started by Berlin Game and Mexico Set, whose...
6th Mar 2024
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London Match

from Writing [alt+shift+b] in technology

6th Mar 2024
A satisfying but non-revelatory ending to the trilogy started by Berlin Game and Mexico Set, whose lack of true satisfaction in its ending both feels earned (in the sense that one of the main messages of these books has been the lack of clean breaks and endings in the conflicts...
DSLogic U3Pro16 Review and Teardown Introduction The DSLogic U3Pro16 In the Box Probe Cables and Clips The Controller Hardware The Input...
12th Apr 2025
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DSLogic U3Pro16 Review and Teardown

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

12th Apr 2025
Introduction The DSLogic U3Pro16 In the Box Probe Cables and Clips The Controller Hardware The Input Circuit Impact of Input Circuit on Circuit Under Test Additional IOs: External Clock, Trigger In, Trigger Out Software: From Saleae Logic to PulseView to DSView Installing DSView...
Planning my Kubernetes homelab The Kubernetes iceberg. If I’d have to describe my homelab setup via analogy I guess it would be...
5th May 2026
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Planning my Kubernetes homelab

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

5th May 2026
The Kubernetes iceberg. If I’d have to describe my homelab setup via analogy I guess it would be similar to me on a unicycle carrying plates with both of my hands, or maybe a leaking barrel with water that I try to patch up with silver tape. I’ve also been Kubernetes-curious so...
GPL Clarification A quick followup on my prior conversation with Theo. During that chat, I talked briefly about a...
1st Nov 2024
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GPL Clarification

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

1st Nov 2024
A quick followup on my prior conversation with Theo. During that chat, I talked briefly about a trademark infringer that was also distributing nulled plugins. I said “Not illegal. Legal under the GPL. But they weren’t changing the names. They were selling their customers Pro...
Offline Advocate Digital hoarding as a check against the ephemeral nature of the internet ... and maybe some peace of...
19th Nov 2024
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Offline Advocate

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

19th Nov 2024
Digital hoarding as a check against the ephemeral nature of the internet ... and maybe some peace of mind.
Stacked Branches with GitButler GitButler can now manage dependent branches that are stacked, including managing stacked GitHub PRs.
4th Dec 2024
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Stacked Branches with GitButler

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

4th Dec 2024
GitButler can now manage dependent branches that are stacked, including managing stacked GitHub PRs.
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...
Writing a minimal in-memory storage engine for MySQL/MariaDB I spent a week looking at MySQL/MariaDB internals along with ~80 other devs. Although MySQL and...
9th Jan 2024
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Writing a minimal in-memory storage engine for MySQL/MariaDB

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

9th Jan 2024
I spent a week looking at MySQL/MariaDB internals along with ~80 other devs. Although MySQL and MariaDB are mostly the same (more on that later), I focused on MariaDB specifically this week. Before last week I had never built MySQL/MariaDB before. The first day of this hack week,...
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!
Notes from "The Weather Machine: A Journey Inside the Forecast" In The Weather Machine: A Journey Inside the Forecast, author Andrew Blum gives a high-level...
25th Jul 2025
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Notes from "The Weather Machine: A Journey Inside the Forecast"

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

25th Jul 2025
In The Weather Machine: A Journey Inside the Forecast, author Andrew Blum gives a high-level overview of global weather forecasting. What complexity hides behind the simple interfaces of our daily weather apps? Three main points stuck out to me: “The weather machine has to be a...
Batavus Champion bike from 1978 Almost a year ago I bought an old steel racing bike from 1978. I wanted to figure out if using a...
2nd Sep 2016
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Batavus Champion bike from 1978

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

2nd Sep 2016
Almost a year ago I bought an old steel racing bike from 1978. I wanted to figure out if using a bike to commute worked for me. It did! I used it to ride more than 1000KM before I decided to get a modern road bike. Now, almost a year later, I decided to put the powers of the...
Tesla Spyware I noticed my Model X was uploading ~2.6gb of something to Tesla when it parked and connected to...
1st Aug 2026
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Tesla Spyware

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

1st Aug 2026
I noticed my Model X was uploading ~2.6gb of something to Tesla when it parked and connected to WiFi. Hopefully turning all these settings off stops it; otherwise, I might need a new car. But are any good?
My first weeks as dad Last Christmas my wife gave birth to our son, a little boy that would change everything! It's an...
23rd Jan 2019
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My first weeks as dad

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

23rd Jan 2019
Last Christmas my wife gave birth to our son, a little boy that would change everything! It's an incredible experience to become a parent, especially if it is your first kid. It introduces a whole new way of living, having to deal with regular feeding, caring and sleepless...
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...
Everyone knows all the apps on your phone Until a few years ago, any app you installed on an Android device could see all other apps on your...
27th Mar 2025
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Everyone knows all the apps on your phone

from Pea Bee [alt+shift+b] in technology

27th Mar 2025
Until a few years ago, any app you installed on an Android device could see all other apps on your phone without your permission.
Juno for YouTube has been removed from the App Store For those not aware, a few months ago after reaching out to me, YouTube contacted the App Store...
1st Oct 2024
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Juno for YouTube has been removed from the App Store

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

1st Oct 2024
For those not aware, a few months ago after reaching out to me, YouTube contacted the App Store stating that Juno does not adhere to YouTube guidelines and modifies the website in a way they don’t approve of, and alludes to their trademarks and iconography. I don’t personally...
AI automatically preps a bottle when the baby cries Bottle prepping machines make life just a little bit less hectic for overwhelmed parents, but they...
2nd Jan 2026
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AI automatically preps a bottle when the baby cries

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

2nd Jan 2026
Bottle prepping machines make life just a little bit less hectic for overwhelmed parents, but they do still need to be started and that is easier said than done when you’ve got a wailing baby in your arms. That’s why Manivannan created this edge AI-powered system that...
Should US homebuilders emulate Sweden? A common sentiment I see with folks interested in improving US homebuilding is that we should try...
1st Jan 2026
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Should US homebuilders emulate Sweden?

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

1st Jan 2026
A common sentiment I see with folks interested in improving US homebuilding is that we should try and emulate Sweden.
"Republic.com 2.0" is a terrible book title we don't always need citations to justify research
6th Jan 2025
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"Republic.com 2.0" is a terrible book title

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

6th Jan 2025
we don't always need citations to justify research
Highpoint RocketRAID 2320 on Debian howto Get the 'open source' driver from www.highpoint-tech.com. (It's not open source, it uses a closed...
28th Sep 2008
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Highpoint RocketRAID 2320 on Debian howto

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

28th Sep 2008
Get the 'open source' driver from www.highpoint-tech.com. (It's not open source, it uses a closed binary driver.) http://www.highpoint-tech.com/USA/bios_rr2320.htm Install the kernel headers if you haven't already - apt-get install linux-headers-2.6.18-6-k7 - extract the...
Notes on Puzzles 1. I mostly don’t play chess anymore — it’s too addictive, and tends to take over your brain in a...
11th Jul 2023
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Notes on Puzzles

from Nabeel S. Qureshi [alt+shift+b] in technology

11th Jul 2023
1. I mostly don’t play chess anymore — it’s too addictive, and tends to take over your brain in a way I don’t like — but one habit I’ve retained is solving puzzles.
BlackHat/DEFCON 2011 talk: Breaking out of KVM I’ve posted the final slides from my talk this year at DEFCON and Black Hat, on breaking out of the...
8th Aug 2011
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BlackHat/DEFCON 2011 talk: Breaking out of KVM

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

8th Aug 2011
I’ve posted the final slides from my talk this year at DEFCON and Black Hat, on breaking out of the KVM Kernel Virtual Machine on Linux. Virtunoid: Breaking out of KVM from Nelson Elhage [Edited 2011-08-11] The code is now available. It should be fairly well-commented, and...
Apple Watch as Phone Embark on a digital detox journey as I swap my smartphone for an Apple Watch Ultra, exploring the...
9th Nov 2023
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Apple Watch as Phone

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

9th Nov 2023
Embark on a digital detox journey as I swap my smartphone for an Apple Watch Ultra, exploring the liberating yet challenging world of wearable tech.
Discwasher SpikeMaster Meet the Mighty SpikeMaster, Protector of Computers.
1st Feb 2025
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Discwasher SpikeMaster

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

1st Feb 2025
Meet the Mighty SpikeMaster, Protector of Computers.
Long Story Short Long Story Short, feels like in many ways a synthesis of everything Raphael and Lisa have been...
3rd Oct 2025
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Long Story Short

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

3rd Oct 2025
Long Story Short, feels like in many ways a synthesis of everything Raphael and Lisa have been trying to do and say, packaged in a slightly more mature and restrained way than the excesses of Bojack Horseman and their respective written fiction (everyone should read Someone Who...
I tried making artificial sunlight at home Some time ago, I saw this video by DIY Perks where they make artificial sunlight at home with a 500W...
27th Mar 2025
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I tried making artificial sunlight at home

from Victor Poughon [alt+shift+b] in technology

27th Mar 2025
Some time ago, I saw this video by DIY Perks where they make artificial sunlight at home with a 500W LED and a gigantic (1.2m) parabolic reflector. I've been fascinated by this project ever since, and I wanted my own. Over the past year or so, I finally took the time to work on a...
Pea Bee #6: Drive a train, forever, through a dreamlike land Hi all, shipping a new issue after a long time.
22nd May 2021
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Pea Bee #6: Drive a train, forever, through a dreamlike land

from Pea Bee [alt+shift+b] in technology

22nd May 2021
Hi all, shipping a new issue after a long time.
15th Jul 2011
ESP32 Cam: cropping images on device The ESP32 camera is the cheapest microcontroller with a built-in camera that you can buy. The OV2640...
23rd Feb 2021
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ESP32 Cam: cropping images on device

from Simply Explained [alt+shift+b] in technology

23rd Feb 2021
The ESP32 camera is the cheapest microcontroller with a built-in camera that you can buy. The OV2640 sensor has a max resolution of 1600x1200, but sometimes you don't need the entire image.In this post I'll show how to crop the images on the ESP32 itself, before sending it of to...
June, 2026 June, like any month in which I neither write very much nor read very much, feels already...
1st Jul 2026
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June, 2026

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

1st Jul 2026
June, like any month in which I neither write very much nor read very much, feels already cryptographic in retrospect.
DuckDB isn't just fast A whistlestop tour of the cool bits of DuckDB
30th May 2024
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DuckDB isn't just fast

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

30th May 2024
A whistlestop tour of the cool bits of DuckDB
iPad Pro next to my primary machine I wanted see if I can find something better than my old fashioned pencil and paper that I use for...
29th Jan 2017
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iPad Pro next to my primary machine

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

29th Jan 2017
I wanted see if I can find something better than my old fashioned pencil and paper that I use for designing software as professional developer. I knew iPad Pro from my test last summer, figuring out if it could replace my primary development machine. While it may not be able to...
GitButler 0.19 - "Commander Keen" GitButler 0.19 is out, now shipping with a CLI, improved diffing, improved agentic help and more!
5th Feb 2026
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GitButler 0.19 - "Commander Keen"

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

5th Feb 2026
GitButler 0.19 is out, now shipping with a CLI, improved diffing, improved agentic help and more!
Escaping LLM piping mess with nifty engineering In this post I’ll walk through how I upgraded a set of tangled Python notebooks—responsible for...
25th Jun 2025
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Escaping LLM piping mess with nifty engineering

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

25th Jun 2025
In this post I’ll walk through how I upgraded a set of tangled Python notebooks—responsible for thousands of LLM calls—into a robust content-adaptation studio powered by: an async FastAPI pipeline, a disk-first Next.js frontend, and a small suite of custom CLI...
Duane Blehm A little about Duane Blehm, an early Macintosh shareware author.
3rd Mar 2025
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Duane Blehm

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

3rd Mar 2025
A little about Duane Blehm, an early Macintosh shareware author.
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
I quit my startup because of comic sans Okay, it wasn’t really caused by the Comic Sans. I had very fun 3 months of pretty fun collaboration...
14th Jul 2023
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I quit my startup because of comic sans

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

14th Jul 2023
Okay, it wasn’t really caused by the Comic Sans. I had very fun 3 months of pretty fun collaboration and intense learning, but in the end I had this very clear feeling that I would be better of on my own. It wasn’t awful, but it wasn’t great. There were many small and big things...
The Stupidity of Google’s Site Reputation Abuse Policy Site reputation abuse is when a third-party abuses the reputation of a domain to rank a bunch of...
5th Nov 2024
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The Stupidity of Google’s Site Reputation Abuse Policy

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

5th Nov 2024
Site reputation abuse is when a third-party abuses the reputation of a domain to rank a bunch of pages in Google. The SEO community refers to this type of thing as parasite SEO. Google has gone so far as to publish an official policy (documented here) on how this isn’t allowed:...
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...
Inside the tiny chip that powers Montreal subway tickets To use the Montreal subway (the Métro), you tap a paper ticket against the turnstile and it...
23rd Jun 2024
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Inside the tiny chip that powers Montreal subway tickets

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

23rd Jun 2024
To use the Montreal subway (the Métro), you tap a paper ticket against the turnstile and it opens. The ticket works through a system called NFC, but what's happening internally? How does the ticket work without a battery? How does it communicate with the turnstile? And how can it...
Figma agent vs. one button: shipping design tokens to npm I automated our design tokens release with two AI agents. It took six minutes per run. A button my...
2 weeks ago
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Figma agent vs. one button: shipping design tokens to npm

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

2 weeks ago
I automated our design tokens release with two AI agents. It took six minutes per run. A button my plugin has had for years takes seconds.
Stereographer Experimenting in stereo photography and I write an app to create old-fashioned stereoscopic cards.
5th Aug 2024
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Stereographer

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

5th Aug 2024
Experimenting in stereo photography and I write an app to create old-fashioned stereoscopic cards.
Integrate Home Assistant with Apple Reminders I recently integrated Home Assistant with Apple Reminders so that automations can create new todos....
27th Jul 2022
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Integrate Home Assistant with Apple Reminders

from Simply Explained [alt+shift+b] in technology

27th Jul 2022
I recently integrated Home Assistant with Apple Reminders so that automations can create new todos. This is trickier as it sounds, because Reminders has no API that can be accessed from Home Assistant. Here's how I worked around that problem with a script, input text helper and...
Embedding the Sky Two projects at the intersection of geospatial data and AI. First, a semantic search engine for...
27th Feb 2026
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Embedding the Sky

from John Wiseman [alt+shift+b] in technology

27th Feb 2026
Two projects at the intersection of geospatial data and AI. First, a semantic search engine for aerial imagery, fine-tuned on OpenStreetMap-tagged data. Second, WARP—a custom neural model that learns embeddings of aircraft flight trajectories, trained on roughly a million...
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...
You’re Back In The Room (Citrix NetScaler Pre-Auth RCE CVE-2026-8452(?)) Suddenly, you’re in a room. You look around - oh, you’re surrounded by other new starters at your...
14th Aug 2026
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You’re Back In The Room (Citrix NetScaler Pre-Auth RCE CVE-2026-8452(?))

from watchTowr Labs [alt+shift+b] in technology

14th Aug 2026
Suddenly, you’re in a room. You look around - oh, you’re surrounded by other new starters at your new job. Yes, it’s Monday, and you’re being onboarded. You know the drill - it’s the typical enterprise “please don’t be
2023-10-03 overheard overhead Let's talk about overhead paging. The concept goes by various names: paging, public address, even...
3rd Oct 2023
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2023-10-03 overheard overhead

from computers are bad [alt+shift+b] in technology

3rd Oct 2023
Let's talk about overhead paging. The concept goes by various names: paging, public address, even intercom, although the accuracy of the latter term can be questionable. It's probably one of the aspects of business telephone systems that gets the most public attention, on account...
2023-08-07 STIRred AND SHAKEN In a couple of days, I pack up my bags to head for DEFCON. In a rare moment of pre-planning, perhaps...
7th Aug 2023
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2023-08-07 STIRred AND SHAKEN

from computers are bad [alt+shift+b] in technology

7th Aug 2023
In a couple of days, I pack up my bags to head for DEFCON. In a rare moment of pre-planning, perhaps spurred by boredom, I looked through the schedule to see what's in store in the world of telephony. There is a workshop on SS7, of course [1], plenty of content on cellular, but...
Finding a good blu-ray player for Mac OS X I find playing a Blu-ray movie on my Mac cumbersome. I've been using Plex, XBMC and VLC but these...
22nd Sep 2013
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Finding a good blu-ray player for Mac OS X

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

22nd Sep 2013
I find playing a Blu-ray movie on my Mac cumbersome. I've been using Plex, XBMC and VLC but these free open-source products are all a usability nightmare. To play a Blu-ray movie, you have to perform these steps: right-click on the BDMV file choose 'show packet contents' go to...
24th Nov 2016
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मसान (Masaan)

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

24th Nov 2016
No Filter A pleasant and uncontroversial read; it is not the exciting tell-all that Bad Blood or to a lesser...
3rd Oct 2020
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No Filter

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

3rd Oct 2020
A pleasant and uncontroversial read; it is not the exciting tell-all that Bad Blood or to a lesser extent Super Pumped was, but I think its lack of emphasis on drama gave it a more sober lens with which to view Instagram's transformation. Some scattered thoughts:
Analyzing Link Rot in My Newsletter (After 31 Editions) I've been writing a monthly newsletter for the past 2.5 years. In every edition, I link to...
2nd Sep 2023
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Analyzing Link Rot in My Newsletter (After 31 Editions)

from Simply Explained [alt+shift+b] in technology

2nd Sep 2023
I've been writing a monthly newsletter for the past 2.5 years. In every edition, I link to interesting articles related to science and technology. I thought it would be interesting to analyze how many of those links are still accessible, and how many have succumbed to link rot....
The Tandy Corporation, Part 2 Trash-80s get Colorful, and Trash-80s get into your pockets
2nd Jun 2025
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The Tandy Corporation, Part 2

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

2nd Jun 2025
Trash-80s get Colorful, and Trash-80s get into your pockets
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,...
Reading List 11/01/2025 A new semiconductor lithography startup, how to make batteries more like bombs, AI and real estate...
1st Nov 2025
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Reading List 11/01/2025

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

1st Nov 2025
A new semiconductor lithography startup, how to make batteries more like bombs, AI and real estate listings, a monastery being built in Wyoming, and more.
Setting Up a Symmetricom SyncServer S200 Network Time Protocol Server Introduction What was the SyncServer S200 Supposed to be Used For? IMPORTANT: Use the Right GPS...
14th Jul 2024
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Setting Up a Symmetricom SyncServer S200 Network Time Protocol Server

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

14th Jul 2024
Introduction What was the SyncServer S200 Supposed to be Used For? IMPORTANT: Use the Right GPS Antenna! The SyncServer S200 Outside and Inside Installing the Missing BNC Connectors Setting Up a SyncServer S200 from Scratch Opening up the SyncServer S200 The SyncServer File...
One Million Chessboards One Million Chessboards I made a website. It's called One Million Chessboards. It has a million...
28th Apr 2025
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One Million Chessboards

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

28th Apr 2025
One Million Chessboards I made a website. It's called One Million Chessboards. It has a million chessboards on it. Moving a piece moves it for everyone, instantly. There are no turns. Read the full post on my blog! Here's a raw link, if you need it: ...
Inside the mechanical Bendix Air Data Computer, part 3: pressure transducers MathJax = { tex: { inlineMath: [['$', '$'], ['\\(', '\\)']] }, svg: { fontCache:...
16th Jan 2024
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Inside the mechanical Bendix Air Data Computer, part 3: pressure transducers

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

16th Jan 2024
MathJax = { tex: { inlineMath: [['$', '$'], ['\\(', '\\)']] }, svg: { fontCache: 'global' }, chtml: { displayAlign: 'left' } }; MathJax.Hub.Config({ "HTML-CSS": { scale: 175} }); .MathJax {font-size: 1em !important} The Bendix Central Air...
Robotics Hackathon in Bimanual Manipulation in Munich How a LinkedIn Post Led Me to a Munich Basement with Millions of Euros Worth of Robotics...
5th Oct 2025
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Robotics Hackathon in Bimanual Manipulation in Munich

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

5th Oct 2025
How a LinkedIn Post Led Me to a Munich Basement with Millions of Euros Worth of Robotics Equipment My LinkedIn feed has become a stream of robotics content over the past few months. As someone diving deep into AI robotics after years in ML/AI/RL, I’ve been deliberately connecting...
Most Technical debt is just bullshit Introduction I made an offhand remark about technical debt to a friend and he interrupted me,...
25th Sep 2020
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Most Technical debt is just bullshit

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

25th Sep 2020
Introduction I made an offhand remark about technical debt to a friend and he interrupted me, saying: "technical debt is just bullshit". In his experience, people talking about technical debt were mostly trying to: cover up bad code cover up unfinished work source1 Calling...
A 12.48 inch (1304x984) three-color e-paper display by Waveshare Introduction Update September 2023: A small horizontal and large vertical row of pixels died. Demo...
22nd Dec 2020
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A 12.48 inch (1304x984) three-color e-paper display by Waveshare

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

22nd Dec 2020
Introduction Update September 2023: A small horizontal and large vertical row of pixels died. Demo of defective display here. I'm running a solar-powered blog and I wanted to add a low-power display to show the daily solar 'harvest'1 and maybe some additional information. So I...
Looper In retrospect, almost a proto-Blade Runner 2049. I thought the acting and general plot was kinda...
3rd Aug 2020
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Looper

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

3rd Aug 2020
In retrospect, almost a proto-Blade Runner 2049. I thought the acting and general plot was kinda milquetoast but the underlying setting was a hair above neat, and the depiction of an unevenly distributed future is probably one of the best realizations of science fiction I’ve ever...
Mob Psycho 100 (Season 1) It took me a little time to get keyed into the idiosyncratic humor & ethos of this show, but once I...
1st Oct 2022
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Mob Psycho 100 (Season 1)

from Writing [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st Oct 2022
It took me a little time to get keyed into the idiosyncratic humor & ethos of this show, but once I did I really did. It's very much a shonen, but a shonen in a way that feels more committed to deconstructing stereotypes than Ousama Ranking and with characters that are at least...
Scalable application design without magic As part of the online food ordering app I'm building, I needed to design a scalable backend...
10th May 2020
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Scalable application design without magic

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

10th May 2020
As part of the online food ordering app I'm building, I needed to design a scalable backend infrastructure that could handle lots of concurrent users. Scalability is considered a hard problem to tackle. Often it's presented like it's something magical, done by million dollar...
Two kinds of testing While talking about thinking about tests and testing in software engineering recently, I’ve come to...
24th Dec 2019
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Two kinds of testing

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

24th Dec 2019
While talking about thinking about tests and testing in software engineering recently, I’ve come to the conclusion that there are (at least) two major ideas and goals that people have when they test or talk about testing. This post aims to outline what I see as these two schools,...
Compiling dynamic programming languages It can be difficult to disassociate the idea that dynamically typed programming languages are tied...
2nd Sep 2018
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Compiling dynamic programming languages

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

2nd Sep 2018
It can be difficult to disassociate the idea that dynamically typed programming languages are tied to byte-code interpreters (e.g. YARV Ruby, CPython, V8, Zend Engine, etc.). But for many languages, a compiled implementation also exists. Cython, Chicken Scheme and SBCL are good...
The immediate threat is AR and not AI Disclaimer: This is an attempt at trolling and satire. Don’t just tag me under technology fear...
8th Sep 2017
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The immediate threat is AR and not AI

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

8th Sep 2017
Disclaimer: This is an attempt at trolling and satire. Don’t just tag me under technology fear mongerer, I’m going to present an acute scenario in which AR could be misused to inflict significant damage to a large population. As a technology evangelist, I’am very excited to see...
Designing a multi dimensional capacity queue Dealing with a capacity queue is challenging, but if you take the time to model it right it is...
1st Dec 2020
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Designing a multi dimensional capacity queue

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

1st Dec 2020
Dealing with a capacity queue is challenging, but if you take the time to model it right it is possible to create a performant and reliable system.
Offline command line translation with TranslateGemma + Ollama I wrote a simple script that translates text at the command line, completely offline. Here’s an...
1st May 2026
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Offline command line translation with TranslateGemma + Ollama

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

1st May 2026
I wrote a simple script that translates text at the command line, completely offline. Here’s an example of how it works on my computer: echo '¿Cómo estás?' | translate # => How are you? It combines a few tools: TranslateGemma, a special-purpose language model for...
Everybody Wants Some!! The single most pleasurable movie of all time is Soderbergh's Ocean's Eleven, and it achieves that...
3 weeks ago
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Everybody Wants Some!!

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

3 weeks ago
The single most pleasurable movie of all time is Soderbergh's Ocean's Eleven, and it achieves that status in order to try to convey what makes filmmaking uniquely magical: a sense of shared enchantment between the audience and the director, and the ecstasy of the latter pulling a...
Git Worktrees and GitButler How do git worktrees help you work on more than one branch at the same time, and how does that...
4th Mar 2024
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Git Worktrees and GitButler

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

4th Mar 2024
How do git worktrees help you work on more than one branch at the same time, and how does that differ from virtual branches in GitButler?
Camera Genealogica (Part 1) I’m very much into genealogy. I came to realize that my interest was more specifically as a kind of...
30th Jul 2025
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Camera Genealogica (Part 1)

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

30th Jul 2025
I’m very much into genealogy. I came to realize that my interest was more specifically as a kind of photograph genealogist.
Clickhouse is winning the Observability Wars For roughly the last ten years, a meaningful percentage of my working hours have been spent thinking...
1st Jul 2026
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Clickhouse is winning the Observability Wars

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

1st Jul 2026
For roughly the last ten years, a meaningful percentage of my working hours have been spent thinking about observability. If you're not familiar with the term, "observability" is what we call it now that "monitoring" doesn't sound expensive enough. The actual work
What’s the Purpose of Information Architecture? It’s been fifty years since information architecture’s coming out party in Philadelphia. Alas, the...
7th Aug 2026
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What’s the Purpose of Information Architecture?

from Jorge Arango [alt+shift+b] in technology

7th Aug 2026
It’s been fifty years since information architecture’s coming out party in Philadelphia. Alas, the discipline is still widely misunderstood. The main obstacle? The very thing that brought it to many people’s attention: the World Wide Web. I’d venture most people who’ve heard the...
Values One of the most important things that a company needs to agree on is values. Values are a strange...
11th Feb 2016
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Values

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

11th Feb 2016
One of the most important things that a company needs to agree on is values. Values are a strange being though — they are defined even when no one has explicitly taken the task of putting them on a powerpoint deck.
Ultrasound-based pacemaker noninvasively steadies the heart The new design could offer a surgery-free alternative to traditional cardiac implants.
2nd Jun 2026
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Ultrasound-based pacemaker noninvasively steadies the heart

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

2nd Jun 2026
The new design could offer a surgery-free alternative to traditional cardiac implants.
HP Laptop 17 RAM Upgrade Introduction Selecting the RAM Opening up Replacing the RAM Reassembly References Introduction I do...
12th Mar 2025
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HP Laptop 17 RAM Upgrade

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

12th Mar 2025
Introduction Selecting the RAM Opening up Replacing the RAM Reassembly References Introduction I do virtually all of my hobby and home computing on Linux and MacOS. The MacOS stuff on a laptop and almost all Linux work a desktop PC. The desktop PC has Windows on it installed as...
from hookswitch to grave Through decades of consolidation, reorganization, and divestiture, AT&T left a famously complicated...
14th Jun 2026
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from hookswitch to grave

from computers are bad [alt+shift+b] in technology

14th Jun 2026
Through decades of consolidation, reorganization, and divestiture, AT&T left a famously complicated corporate history. One of the greatest enterprises in American history, arguably the greatest enterprise, AT&T has often rivaled the federal government in the size of its budget...
Competition Feedback The voting is over and I got a few ratings I want to comment on. You can view all ratings and...
18th May 2010
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Competition Feedback

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

18th May 2010
The voting is over and I got a few ratings I want to comment on. You can view all ratings and comments here. They’re all from 1 to 5. Innovation: 3.75 Fun: 3.29 Theme: 3.17 Graphics: 2.54 Audio: 2.14 Humor: 2.54 that ugly. Overall: 3.13 something playable out of this. Community:...
Writing an x86 emulator from scratch in JavaScript: 2. system calls Previously in emulator basics: 1. a stack and register machine In this post we'll extend x86e...
20th Jul 2019
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Writing an x86 emulator from scratch in JavaScript: 2. system calls

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

20th Jul 2019
Previously in emulator basics: 1. a stack and register machine In this post we'll extend x86e to support the exit and write Linux system calls, or syscalls. A syscall is a function handled by the kernel that allows the process to interact with data outside of its memory....
Cake Hole Whistler Mountain Often inviting. This terrain just off the Whistler peak road can be an enticing sun-swept run of...
1st Dec 2024
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Cake Hole Whistler Mountain

from somenice [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st Dec 2024
Often inviting. This terrain just off the Whistler peak road can be an enticing sun-swept run of untouched powder.Understanding that you need to come back up the same way you go down, can make you question if it’s really worth it.Know before you go. Cake Hole by Andrew...
Vertical Aggregation I’ve written in the past that I think returns for SaaS won’t be as attractive over the next decade.
12th Oct 2021
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Vertical Aggregation

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

12th Oct 2021
I’ve written in the past that I think returns for SaaS won’t be as attractive over the next decade.
Wearing Grand Seiko Sadness could be seen in my eyes when my custom made watch got damaged earlier this month, while...
4th Jun 2021
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Wearing Grand Seiko

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

4th Jun 2021
Sadness could be seen in my eyes when my custom made watch got damaged earlier this month, while awaiting repairs I was fortunate to wear a Grand Seiko. Its unique mix of craftsmanship, innovation and practicality is worth sharing with you. As a friend of my blog, you might know...
My favorite software subreddits Originally published on December 5, 2021. If you are an experienced software developer whose only...
16th May 2023
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My favorite software subreddits

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

16th May 2023
Originally published on December 5, 2021. If you are an experienced software developer whose only exposure to reddit is dank memes, proggit or even language-specific subreddits like /r/python, you're missing out. What follows are my favorite subreddits in tech. My criteria is...
The Kimwolf Botnet is Stalking Your Local Network The story you are reading is a series of scoops nestled inside a far more urgent Internet-wide...
2nd Jan 2026
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The Kimwolf Botnet is Stalking Your Local Network

from Krebs on Security [alt+shift+b] in technology

2nd Jan 2026
The story you are reading is a series of scoops nestled inside a far more urgent Internet-wide security advisory. The vulnerability at issue has been exploited for months already, and it’s time for a broader awareness of the threat. The short version is that everything you...
Is it worth writing about? You acquire a skill or experience through time and effort, then downplay the impact of writing and...
1st Dec 2022
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Is it worth writing about?

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

1st Dec 2022
You acquire a skill or experience through time and effort, then downplay the impact of writing and sharing the learning process. Professionals seem naturally to imagine a high bar for what is worth writing about. I think that's misguided. This article is not criticism of folks...
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.
Automattic Alignment Winston Churchill said, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” Since I last blogged here, WP Engine...
4th Oct 2024
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Automattic Alignment

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

4th Oct 2024
Winston Churchill said, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” Since I last blogged here, WP Engine filed a meritless lawsuit and Automattic responded, and there’s been a hurricane of public activity and press. Inside of Automattic, there’s been a parallel debate and process....
Github scam investigation: Thousands of "mods" and "cracks" stealing your data While looking through the articles on a "social engineering" themed forum I discovered a relatively...
27th Feb 2025
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27th Feb 2025
While looking through the articles on a "social engineering" themed forum I discovered a relatively new scam scheme that shocked me. People create thousands of GitHub repositories with all sorts of things - from Roblox and Fortnite mods to "cracked" FL Studio and Photoshop. As...
For-Profit Academic Publishers Love LLM Garbage Springer Nature CEOs say: Hooray for Open Access!!
8th Nov 2024
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For-Profit Academic Publishers Love LLM Garbage

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

8th Nov 2024
Springer Nature CEOs say: Hooray for Open Access!!
Building the blog... in style! One must be a bit crazy to come up with the idea to build a blog (as in: actual programming) on an...
22nd Jun 2016
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Building the blog... in style!

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

22nd Jun 2016
One must be a bit crazy to come up with the idea to build a blog (as in: actual programming) on an old 486 laptop with just 16MB RAM. I happen to be that crazy: I took my very first laptop from the 90s and decided to find out if it was possible to turn it into a development...
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...
A minimal REST API in Java There's a style of Java that is a joy to write. This post will cover how to set up a basic...
1st Feb 2020
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A minimal REST API in Java

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

1st Feb 2020
There's a style of Java that is a joy to write. This post will cover how to set up a basic PostgreSQL-integrated REST API using Jersey and JOOQ in a style not dissimilar to Flask and SQLAlchemy in Python. In particular, we'll try to avoid as much runtime reflection/class-loading...
How Rick and Morty fans helped McDonald’s SzeChuan sauce scarcity marketing McDonald's Szechaun Sauce announcement The #SzechuanSauce fiasco with McDonald’s is a very...
9th Oct 2017
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9th Oct 2017
McDonald's Szechaun Sauce announcement The #SzechuanSauce fiasco with McDonald’s is a very interesting (successful ?) example of scarcity marketing and targeting intellectuals for generating bandwagon effect. Some BG : Rick and MortyBuy, a science fiction animated show with the...
Be A Donor This is probably the proudest moment of my Computer Science career so far: On April 17th, 2012 the...
22nd Apr 2012
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Be A Donor

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

22nd Apr 2012
This is probably the proudest moment of my Computer Science career so far: On April 17th, 2012 the Government of Ontario released the Mobile Website I designed and implemented for the major part of 2011. Beadonor.ca allows you reinforce your decision to be an organ donor. I feel...
Achieving 2.3 GB/s with 16 x 4 TB drives I'm in the process of building a new storage server to replace my 18 TB NAS. The server is almost...
12th Jul 2014
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Achieving 2.3 GB/s with 16 x 4 TB drives

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

12th Jul 2014
I'm in the process of building a new storage server to replace my 18 TB NAS. The server is almost finished, it's now down to adding disk drives. I'm using the HGST 4 TB 7200 RPM drive for this build (SKU 0S03356) (review). I have not bought all drives at once, but slowly adding...
Embodiment Since I was small, I’d lived my life through screens, one way or another. For the last...
15th May 2025
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Embodiment

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

15th May 2025
Since I was small, I’d lived my life through screens, one way or another. For the last quarter-century or so, I had been piloting the machine of flesh and sinew to keep my mind going, rarely engaging with the machine itself. This was a mistake.
How to reverse engineer an analog chip: the TDA7000 FM radio receiver Have you ever wanted to reverse engineer an analog chip from a die photo? Wanted to understand...
2nd Aug 2025
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How to reverse engineer an analog chip: the TDA7000 FM radio receiver

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

2nd Aug 2025
Have you ever wanted to reverse engineer an analog chip from a die photo? Wanted to understand what's inside the "black box" of an integrated circuit? In this article, I explain my reverse engineering process, using the Philips TDA7000 FM radio receiver chip as an example. This...
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,...
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...
Attention is All You Need Reading Expands Our Context Windows
7th Jul 2025
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Attention is All You Need

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

7th Jul 2025
Reading Expands Our Context Windows
What working on Pebble taught me about building hardware Building hardware is fun but tough. We worked on Pebble for a full four years before we launched on...
19th Sep 2017
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What working on Pebble taught me about building hardware

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

19th Sep 2017
Building hardware is fun but tough. We worked on Pebble for a full four years before we launched on Kickstarter in 2012. We went on to sell…
Zimaboard: the closest thing to my dream home server setup I stumbled upon this Hardware Haven video about the Zimaboard recently. I liked it a lot. I finally...
9th Oct 2023
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Zimaboard: the closest thing to my dream home server setup

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

9th Oct 2023
I stumbled upon this Hardware Haven video about the Zimaboard recently. I liked it a lot. I finally bought one. In short, Zimaboard is a small single-board computer that is relatively affordable and comes with an interesting selection of ports, which includes an exposed PCI...
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...
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
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,...
Prince Of Persia Code Review On Apr 17, 2012 Jordan Mechner released the source code of Prince of Persia. I immediately took at...
14th Jun 2013
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Prince Of Persia Code Review

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

14th Jun 2013
On Apr 17, 2012 Jordan Mechner released the source code of Prince of Persia. I immediately took at look at 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
A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers I liked the book. I found it charming and winsome and funny. There were no elements, of, like,...
1st Jul 2020
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A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers

from Writing [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st Jul 2020
I liked the book. I found it charming and winsome and funny. There were no elements, of, like, transformative exultation: so many of the books in this genre, the woman’s bildungsroman, the Dept. of Speculations and the Bluets of the world, have a couple moments that totally and...
Doom iPhone code review I took some time away from programming something I hope will become a really good shmup and read the...
1st Feb 2010
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Doom iPhone code review

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

1st Feb 2010
I took some time away from programming something I hope will become a really good shmup and read the source code of Doom for iPhone. I was very interested in finding out how a pixel oriented engine made the transition to openGL. Here are my notes, as usual I got a bit carried...
Precision Clock Acrylic Case [Hardware] Smoked acrylic upgrade for the Precision Clock Mk IV
29th Oct 2025
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Precision Clock Acrylic Case

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

29th Oct 2025
[Hardware] Smoked acrylic upgrade for the Precision Clock Mk IV
7th Oct 2013
App Clip Local Experiences have consumed my day Okay, I have to be doing something astronomically stupid, right? This should be working? I’m playing...
8th Sep 2025
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App Clip Local Experiences have consumed my day

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

8th Sep 2025
Okay, I have to be doing something astronomically stupid, right? This should be working? I’m playing around with an App Clip and want to just run it on the device as a test, but no matter how I set things up nothing ever works. If you see what I’m doing wrong let me know and I’ll...
Identifying Counterfeit AirPods Pro 2 Turns out buying Air Pods from eBay is risky, who knew? Well, clearly I didn't because I totally...
14th May 2025
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Identifying Counterfeit AirPods Pro 2

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

14th May 2025
Turns out buying Air Pods from eBay is risky, who knew? Well, clearly I didn't because I totally fell for one. I was looking to pick up some used AirPods Pro 2 to use while out on walks or whenever my usual over-ears wouldn't be comfortable. I found a decent-enough looking...
Digital Minimalism I find myself weirdly torn on this book.
3rd Dec 2020
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Digital Minimalism

from Writing [alt+shift+b] in technology

3rd Dec 2020
I find myself weirdly torn on this book.
2011 in Review It’s time to wrap up the year that’s been. Be warned for slight ego boosting here. 2011 Geek...
4th Jan 2012
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2011 in Review

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

4th Jan 2012
It’s time to wrap up the year that’s been. Be warned for slight ego boosting here. 2011 Geek Achievements Wrote three games this year: My Minions Grand Thief Arto Sat-E Bought a new computer! Bought a mechanical keyboard. Bought custom Starcraft 2 keycaps for the...
A controversial opinion about REST API design I was just reading yet another article on REST API design guidelines. Some of it is good advice,...
2nd Nov 2023
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A controversial opinion about REST API design

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

2nd Nov 2023
I was just reading yet another article on REST API design guidelines. Some of it is good advice, some of it I could quibble with. But several of the rules are about how to design the path hierarchy of your API: use plural nouns, don’t use nested sub-paths unnecessarily, etc. In...
With PowerPC, Windows CE and the WiiN-PAD slate, everyone's a WiiN-er (except Data General) Telemedicine (and mobile health generally) accumulated a hunk of public mindshare during the...
5th May 2024
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With PowerPC, Windows CE and the WiiN-PAD slate, everyone's a WiiN-er (except Data General)

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

5th May 2024
Telemedicine (and mobile health generally) accumulated a hunk of public mindshare during the pandemic emergency, but speaking as someone with a day job in public health for almost two decades, it's always been a buzzword in certain corners of IT with enough money sloshing around...
Polyphase Channelizers with Frequency Offset - a Bluetooth LE Example Introduction A Bluetooth LE Trace as Example Input Complex Heterodyne Derivation of Post-Decimation...
5th Mar 2026
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Polyphase Channelizers with Frequency Offset - a Bluetooth LE Example

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

5th Mar 2026
Introduction A Bluetooth LE Trace as Example Input Complex Heterodyne Derivation of Post-Decimation Offset Correction Simplifying for the Half-Bin Offset Case The Odd Case of an Odd Number of Channels Reducing the Number of Phase Adjustment...
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...
Monitoring energy usage with smart plugs, Prometheus and Grafana This post isn’t a detailed line-by-line tutorial on how to set up each individual piece of the setup...
2nd May 2024
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Monitoring energy usage with smart plugs, Prometheus and Grafana

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

2nd May 2024
This post isn’t a detailed line-by-line tutorial on how to set up each individual piece of the setup as those types of guides tend to get out of date really easily, but if you know your way around Linux and the command line, then you can definitely replicate this setup on your...
Recent forays into developer productivity I've written before about my posture around LLMs being mostly summarizable as design your systems...
1st Feb 2026
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Recent forays into developer productivity

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

1st Feb 2026
I've written before about my posture around LLMs being mostly summarizable as design your systems and abstractions to accommodate an infinite number of junior engineers.
AI and software security: the slop is now signal No matter how you feel about AI, it’s changing the world of software. The “T” in ChatGPT was...
10th May 2026
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AI and software security: the slop is now signal

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

10th May 2026
No matter how you feel about AI, it’s changing the world of software. The “T” in ChatGPT was invented to improve language translation, and large language models (LLMs) are very good at this. Interestingly, translating between French and Japanese is effectively the same as...
Ori and the Blind Forest It is incorrect to describe this game as a melange of celeste and gris because of course this game...
5th May 2023
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Ori and the Blind Forest

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

5th May 2023
It is incorrect to describe this game as a melange of celeste and gris because of course this game predates both of them. But that is where my mind went — this sort of "emotional platformer" — and this game is terrific, ten hours of beauty and challenge and fun and very sweet...
10th Aug 2025
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The Story of Creative Technology

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

10th Aug 2025
The Sound Blaster
One year of cycling GPS recording an entire year of bike rides using Garmin and Strava.
30th Dec 2016
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One year of cycling

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

30th Dec 2016
GPS recording an entire year of bike rides using Garmin and Strava.
Wearing WHOOP 4.0 How often do you look in the mirror? Probably more than a few times a week! I have been thinking...
13th Jan 2022
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Wearing WHOOP 4.0

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

13th Jan 2022
How often do you look in the mirror? Probably more than a few times a week! I have been thinking about this ever since I received my newest WHOOP 4.0 biometric sensor. It's great. But, why do I wear it? What value does it provide? Why should you wear it? What is WHOOP? First...
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...
The half-life of code & the ship of Theseus As a project evolves, does the new code just add on top of the old code? Or does it replace the old...
5th Dec 2016
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The half-life of code & the ship of Theseus

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

5th Dec 2016
As a project evolves, does the new code just add on top of the old code? Or does it replace the old code slowly over time? In order to understand this, I built a little thing to analyze Git projects, with help from the formidable GitPython project.
Complex Heterodynes Explained Introduction Some Common DSP Notations Sampling with 1 ADC Creates a Real Signal Heterodyning the...
7th Feb 2026
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Complex Heterodynes Explained

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

7th Feb 2026
Introduction Some Common DSP Notations Sampling with 1 ADC Creates a Real Signal Heterodyning the Signal to Baseband the Wrong Way Complex Heterodyne to the Rescue Filtering Away the Old Negative Image Decimation Final Block Diagram Conclusion Afterthought: the Fourier Transform...
Linux Iptables Firewall Script released on Google code I have released LIFS, the Linux Iptables Firewall Script. This script allows you to setup a firewall...
8th Jan 2012
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Linux Iptables Firewall Script released on Google code

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

8th Jan 2012
I have released LIFS, the Linux Iptables Firewall Script. This script allows you to setup a firewall within minutes. It is easy to use, yet very powerful. It uses Iptables and even improves upon some limitations of Iptables. Every person who has to maintain some kind of...
When you put your brand's mascot on the enemy's platform Back in February 2024, Xbox held a short podcast where they reacted directly to swirling rumors...
28th Oct 2025
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When you put your brand's mascot on the enemy's platform

from Birchtree [alt+shift+b] in technology

28th Oct 2025
Back in February 2024, Xbox held a short podcast where they reacted directly to swirling rumors about Xbox exclusive titles that were about to go multi-platform, which was giving Xbox fans anxiety. This question from host Tina Amini was right near the start: So when you are...
Hilariously Fast Volume Computation with the Divergence Theorem (No, there won’t be jokes.) The following presents a fast algorithm for volume computation of a...
16th Feb 2018
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Hilariously Fast Volume Computation with the Divergence Theorem

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

16th Feb 2018
(No, there won’t be jokes.) The following presents a fast algorithm for volume computation of a simple, closed, triangulated 3D mesh. This assumption is a consequence of the divergence theorem. Further extensions may generalise to other meshes as well, although that is presently...
2023-03-13 the door close button This will probably be a short one, and I know I haven't written for a while, but it has always been...
13th Mar 2023
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2023-03-13 the door close button

from computers are bad [alt+shift+b] in technology

13th Mar 2023
This will probably be a short one, and I know I haven't written for a while, but it has always been the case that you get what you pay for and Computers Are Bad is nothing if not affordable. Still, this is a topic on which I am moderately passionate and so I can probably stretch...
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!
Spring, 2025 Hello! I have so much to catch up with you about. The time has flown.
1st Jun 2025
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Spring, 2025

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

1st Jun 2025
Hello! I have so much to catch up with you about. The time has flown.
Don’t Let the Drawings Distract You: AI is Not About the Output Last week, I spoke with a business leader who’s excited about AI. But as we talked, it became clear...
1st Apr 2025
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Don’t Let the Drawings Distract You: AI is Not About the Output

from Jorge Arango [alt+shift+b] in technology

1st Apr 2025
Last week, I spoke with a business leader who’s excited about AI. But as we talked, it became clear that there’s a wide gulf between enthusiasm and creating value for a particular business. Most people’s impression of AI is based on limited use and media hype. Take the recent...
On The Contrary: “Hook” Is A Great Film Hook, the absolutely star-studded film directed by Stephen Spielberg, has received mixed reviews...
7th Jan 2026
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On The Contrary: “Hook” Is A Great Film

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

7th Jan 2026
Hook, the absolutely star-studded film directed by Stephen Spielberg, has received mixed reviews from critics since its release in 1991. I still can’t figure out why. One could have given the Academy Award for Best Actor to Dustin Hoffman, and Best Supporting Actor to Robin...
Iterate or die Here's a conclusion I've made building consumer products for many years: the speed at which a...
2nd Mar 2016
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Iterate or die

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

2nd Mar 2016
Here's a conclusion I've made building consumer products for many years: the speed at which a company innovates is limited by its iteration speed. I don't even mean throughput here. I just mean the cycle time.
Mortality statistics and Sweden's "dry tinder" effect We live in a year of about 350,000 amateur epidemiologists and I have no desire to join that “club”....
23rd Sep 2020
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Mortality statistics and Sweden's "dry tinder" effect

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

23rd Sep 2020
We live in a year of about 350,000 amateur epidemiologists and I have no desire to join that “club”. But I read something about COVID-19 deaths that I thought was interesting and wanted to see if I could replicated it through data.
NYC subway math Apparently MTA (the company running the NYC subway) has a real-time API. My fascination for the...
4th Apr 2016
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NYC subway math

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

4th Apr 2016
Apparently MTA (the company running the NYC subway) has a real-time API. My fascination for the subway takes autistic proportions and so obviously I had to analyze some of the data. The documentation is somewhat terrible, but here's some relevant code for how to use the API:
Zoo elephants get a musical toy to enrich their lives Everyone loves looking at exotic animals and most of us only get to do that at zoos. But, of course,...
2nd Dec 2024
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Zoo elephants get a musical toy to enrich their lives

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

2nd Dec 2024
Everyone loves looking at exotic animals and most of us only get to do that at zoos. But, of course, there is a lot to be said about the morality of keeping those animals in captivity. So, good zoos put a lot of effort into keeping their animals healthy and happy. For more...
Hedley Davis has died A more obscure Commodore employee (where he apparently met his wife), but still quite influential...
17th Mar 2026
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Hedley Davis has died

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

17th Mar 2026
A more obscure Commodore employee (where he apparently met his wife), but still quite influential during the Amiga era. Along with more pedestrian units such as the Amiga 3000 and the monochrome Amiga 2024 monitor, my favourite device he worked on was the 1987 prototype SX-500....
Trying and returning the Eight Sleep Pod 4 I recently bought the Eight Sleep Pod 4—a smart mattress cover that tracks your heart rate, HRV,...
5th Oct 2024
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Trying and returning the Eight Sleep Pod 4

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

5th Oct 2024
I recently bought the Eight Sleep Pod 4—a smart mattress cover that tracks your heart rate, HRV, snoring, and cools or warms the mattress during the night. There’s a lot to like about the mattress but in the end I opted to return it. This post describes my experience with the Pod...
Building a data team at a mid-stage startup: a short story I guess I should really call this a parable. The backdrop is: you have been brought in to grow a...
7th Jul 2021
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Building a data team at a mid-stage startup: a short story

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

7th Jul 2021
I guess I should really call this a parable. The backdrop is: you have been brought in to grow a tiny data team (~4 people) at a mid-stage startup (~$10M annual revenue), although this story could take place at many different types of companies.
Why should one do Open Source in college? More and more students are now being involved with Open Source programming. Thanks to programs like...
19th Dec 2020
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Why should one do Open Source in college?

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

19th Dec 2020
More and more students are now being involved with Open Source programming. Thanks to programs like Google Summer of Code who have seriously…
Testing two 18 TB white label SATA hard drives from datablocks.dev This post is NOT sponsored, the products were bought with my hard-earned money. I’ve been running a...
6th Oct 2025
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Testing two 18 TB white label SATA hard drives from datablocks.dev

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

6th Oct 2025
This post is NOT sponsored, the products were bought with my hard-earned money. I’ve been running a full SSD storage setup for a few years in my home server and I’ve been happy with it, except for the storage anxiety that I get with running small pools of fast storage, which is...
Hilariously Fast Volume Computation with the Divergence Theorem (No, there won’t be jokes.) The following presents a fast algorithm for volume computation of...
16th Feb 2018
1

Hilariously Fast Volume Computation with the Divergence Theorem

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

16th Feb 2018
(No, there won’t be jokes.) The following presents a fast algorithm for volume computation of a simple, closed, triangulated 3D mesh. This assumption is a consequence of the divergence theorem. Further extensions may generalise to other meshes as well, although that is presently...
Compiling Handbrake CLI on Debian Lenny In this post I will show you how to compile Handbrake for Debian Lenny. Please note that although...
3rd Aug 2010
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Compiling Handbrake CLI on Debian Lenny

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

3rd Aug 2010
In this post I will show you how to compile Handbrake for Debian Lenny. Please note that although the Handbrake GUI version does compile on Lenny, it crashes with a segmentation fault like this: Gtk: gtk_widget_size_allocate(): attempt to allocate widget with width -5 and height...
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 Writing [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...
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