We put a lot of ourselves into our work, and it occurs to us that you, dear reader, might not know much about us.
So we’re continuing our Q&A column...
Takeaways from The Economist's style guide book
3 months ago
from Evan Hahn's blog
in technology
I’ve been trying to improve my writing so I read Writing with Style, the Economist’s style guide book.
Here were my main takeaways:
Use short...
Vibe Coding
3 months ago
from Willem's Blog
in technology
What can we learn from successful vibe coding examples? Is programming with AI the new standard? What are its limitations?
A few recent examples of beautiful, distinct TV cinematography
3 months ago
from Birchtree
in technology
Instead of posting collections of interesting videos every once in a while, I'm going to try treating them like regular old link posts: here's a...
COMPUTE!'s Gazette revived for July 2025
3 months ago
from Old Vintage Computing Research
in technology
COMPUTE!'s Gazette was for many years the leading Commodore-specific managzine. I liked Ahoy! and RUN, and I subscribed to Loadstar too, but Gazette...
Pulling myself out of the pit
3 months ago
from Birchtree
in technology
I'll be honest, I wasn't an iOS veteran engineer when I started work on Quick Reviews at the start of this year. I'm really proud of what I made, I'm...
A tale of two theme parks
3 months ago
from Odds and Ends of History
in technology
Plus why British Steel turned into a crisis, and how to level up... but do it properly
Why I support privacy
3 months ago
from Vitalik Buterin's website
in technology
Real MLCCs (and inductors) have curves
3 months ago
from lcamtuf’s thing
in technology
Linear components are pretty nonlinear -- and parasitics don't tell the whole story.
A tricky Commodore PET repair: tracking down 6 1/2 bad chips
In week 15 of the humanities crash course, we started making our way out of classical antiquity and into the Middle Ages. The reading for this week...
Australian Air Force
3 months ago
from Computer Ads from the Past
in technology
If You're Switched On, This is Paradise.
DSLogic U3Pro16 Review and Teardown
3 months ago
from Electronics etc…
in technology
Introduction
The DSLogic U3Pro16
In the Box
Probe Cables and Clips
The Controller Hardware
The Input Circuit
Impact of Input Circuit on Circuit Under...
Spring Mailbag - Questions Wanted!
3 months ago
from Odds and Ends of History
in technology
Ask me stuff!
Book Notes: “Masters of Uncertainty”
3 months ago
from Jorge Arango
in technology
Masters of Uncertainty: The Navy SEAL Way to Turn Stress into Success for You and Your Team
By Rich Diviney
Amplify Publishing, 2025
We’re dealing...
Say hello to another Quick Stuff app
3 months ago
from Birchtree
in technology
Another day, another little app on Quick Stuff: Markdown Converter. This one also solves a personal need I have, which is that I write the show notes...
Solar upgrades the Nebulophone synthesizer to enhance playability
4 months ago
from Arduino Blog
in technology
Woodwinds and brass are so 19th century. We’re living in the future and now it is synthesizers all the way down. There are many to choose from and the...
Nothing in your workflow is permenent
4 months ago
from Birchtree
in technology
My friend and podcast co-host Chris Lawley just posted a video about how his relationship with the iPad has changed over time. I linked to this on...
China-based SMS Phishing Triad Pivots to Banks
4 months ago
from Krebs on Security
in technology
China-based purveyors of SMS phishing kits are enjoying remarkable success converting phished payment card data into mobile wallets from Apple and...
A project to smooth relations with devs
4 months ago
from Birchtree
in technology
Theo in a video about some recent Visual Studio Code drama:
We have to remember the role of VS Code. VS Code was never, ever, ever meant to make...
This road is broken – and nobody can fix it
4 months ago
from Odds and Ends of History
in technology
The spiders aren't the only thing stopping Ebbsfleet's development
Tariffs, integrity, and chaos
4 months ago
from Birchtree
in technology
Ben Thompson: American Disruption (emphasis mine):
[T]he most important components for executing a fundamental shift in trade are those that go into...
AI Site Builder
4 months ago
from Matt Mullenweg
in technology
The long-anticipated “Big Sky” AI site builder on WordPress.com went live today. It combines several models and can create logos, site designs,...
Patch Tuesday, April 2025 Edition
4 months ago
from Krebs on Security
in technology
Microsoft today released updates to plug at least 121 security holes in its Windows operating systems and software, including one vulnerability that...
Using a racing sim rig with a real RC car
4 months ago
from Arduino Blog
in technology
Most of us will never get a chance to drive a Ferrari F50 around the Nürburgring in real life, but we can all do so in a racing sim. To get the most...
About the time I trashed my mother's laptop
4 months ago
from ./techtipsy
in technology
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...
Introducing the Image Map widget: A smarter way to visualize your data
4 months ago
from Arduino Blog
in technology
We’re excited to introduce the new Image Map Widget in Arduino Cloud! This powerful feature allows you to overlay live data onto an image, creating...
Meta got tricky with LLM benchmarks
4 months ago
from Birchtree
in technology
Oh boy, Meta released their latest llama models this weekend (I guess because they leaked, hence the rushed weekend release?), and it benchmarked...
VUCA Revisited: Acting Skillfully in Uncertain Times
4 months ago
from Jorge Arango
in technology
Alas, it’s time once again to revisit VUCA.
Early in the pandemic, I gave two presentations about dealing with uncertainty. Institutions were...
Odds and Ends #65: Economic growth is core to a progressive agenda
4 months ago
from Odds and Ends of History
in technology
Plus the terrifying story of what actually happened to Boeing's Starliner capsule, and a terrible Star Trek opinion.
Notes from "Life in Code: A Personal History of Technology"
4 months ago
from Evan Hahn's blog
in technology
Life in Code: A Personal History of Technology
is a book of essays by Ellen Ullman.
In the book, Ullman laments the bad parts of computers and the...
All the Switch 2 pricing questions I had last week are answered
4 months ago
from Birchtree
in technology
Last week I wrote 2 main posts in reaction to the Nintendo Switch 2 announcement, and today we have new info on some of the open questions that...
A homemade launchpad for compressed air-powered rockets
4 months ago
from Arduino Blog
in technology
A conventional model rocket engine is simple combustible solid fuel (black powder or more advanced composites) molded into a cylinder that uses...
20 years of Git. Still weird, still wonderful.
4 months ago
from GitButler
in technology
Twenty years ago, Git was born. How did this unlikely "information manager" take over the world?
+ Power users need love too
4 months ago
from Birchtree
in technology
Traction Heroes Ep. 7: Better Questions
4 months ago
from Jorge Arango
in technology
Conversations on the Traction Heroes podcast are proving highly relevant. To wit, episode 7 delves into how the questions we ask ourselves influence...
Why we love Luton Airport, and a terrible plan for changing the London Mayoralty
4 months ago
from Odds and Ends of History
in technology
Plus the exciting launch of the Centre for British Progress
Intel: Winning and Losing
4 months ago
from Abort Retry Fail
in technology
Idling at a Zenith
Noteworthy Updates to The New Oil
4 months ago
from The New Oil
in technology
Humanities Crash Course Week 14: Roman Decadence
4 months ago
from Jorge Arango
in technology
During week 14 of the humanities crash course, I explored foundational myths of Western Culture — written during the Roman Empire when decadence was...
MacLynx beta 6: back to the Power Mac
4 months ago
from Old Vintage Computing Research
in technology
prior articles for more of the history, but MacLynx is a throwback port of the venerable Lynx 2.7.1 to the classic Mac OS last updated in 1997 which I...
2025-04-06 Airfone
4 months ago
from computers are bad
in technology
We've talked before about
carphones,
and certainly one of the only ways to make phones even more interesting is to
put them in modes of...
Why do lemon batteries work?
4 months ago
from lcamtuf’s thing
in technology
And chemistry, I guess
Remember when the Switch 2 was *only* going to cost $449?
4 months ago
from Birchtree
in technology
Nintendo Life: Nintendo Delays Switch 2 Pre-Orders in the US Amidst New Trump Tariffs
Nintendo has delayed pre-orders for the Switch 2 in the US while...
Skylight and the AT Protocol
4 months ago
from anderegg.ca
in technology
Since my last piece about Bluesky, I’ve been using the service a lot more. Just about everyone I followed on other services is there now, and it’s way...
Cyber Forensic Expert in 2,000+ Cases Faces FBI Probe
4 months ago
from Krebs on Security
in technology
A Minnesota cybersecurity and computer forensics expert whose testimony has featured in thousands of courtroom trials over the past 30 years is facing...
Is The Sofistication In The Room With Us? - X-Forwarded-For and Ivanti Connect Secure (CVE-2025-22457)
4 months ago
from watchTowr Labs
in technology
What's that Skippy? Another Ivanti Connect Secure vulnerability?
At this point, regular readers will know all about Ivanti (and a handful of other...
Let's move on from post-credits scenes
4 months ago
from Birchtree
in technology
Director James Mangold: talking about whether he'd want to put a post-credit scenes in one of this movies back in 2018
The idea of making a movie that...
The Rapture
4 months ago
from lcamtuf’s thing
in technology
It’s fascinating how these vascular bundles, containing xylem and phloem, are arranged in a ring located beneath the skin (periderm) and the cortex.
