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Better Laptop

This post is a quick rundown of assembling my new Framework 13 laptop, why I chose this brand and what's next.

3 weeks ago 15 votes
Podcast Downloader

Tired of being constantly nudged toward "more relevant content", I built a script to break free from commercial or closed-source podcast apps.

a month ago 65 votes
Champions League of Webdesign

This blog post highlights often-unseen details behind the high performance website of Escape Club Amsterdam, blending cutting-edge technology with design and commerce.

a month ago 22 votes
Master of Change

In this post I discuss the brilliant book Master of Change by Brad Stulberg, providing a thought-provoking guide to thrive in a changing world.

a month ago 38 votes

More in technology

The new GOV.UK login system is the first step in a radical transformation of the British state

A British "DOGE" (of sorts) is rearchitecting the government

20 hours ago 2 votes
The releases keep on coming! New MacBook Air and Mac Studio

Man, the releases recently are coming in fast and furious, today with Apple announcing new MacBook Airs and Mac Studios. My MacBook Air predictions The Air will likely get a bump to the M4 chip and I’m not totally sure what will happen to the $999 model. as

12 hours ago 2 votes
Some spoiler free thoughts about the first episode of “Jet Lag: The Game” season 13

Tom Scott is playing to win. The intro music made me wonder if the Wendover team watch c90dventures. At one point in the episode, Adam breaks out some Scatman. This is going to be a great season.

4 hours ago 2 votes
So much time and money for a minor vibe shift

Gary Marcus: Hot Take: GPT 4.5 Is a Nothing Burger Half a trillion dollars later, there is still no viable business model, profits are modest at best for everyone except Nvidia and some consulting forms, there’s still basically no moat, and still no GPT-5. Any reasonable person

2 days ago 3 votes