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Beating ChatGPT and Gemini at Brick Figures

This post is not only be written by a real person but also hopefull short and to the point! The what Last year I blogged about img2lego, now renamed brickportraits to remove all connection to LEGO....

Electric Vehicles

Humble Spirit

CHECK OUT SOMNIA, A NOVEL | NEW CHAPTERS (ALMOST) DAILY I've finally gotten the ball rolling on Somnia. It's a project I've been stewing on for a while, and I finally feel like, after a period of m...

Weekly Robotics #350

Over the last couple of weeks, I've been receiving lots of feedback about the redesign of this newsletter. I greatly appreciate all these insights, and I'm hoping to have some time to implement thi...

Underrated reasons to dislike AI

The big arguments for and against AI have been endlessly discussed, and I don’t feel I have much to add. AGI and existential risk; human obsolescence; power use; cybersecurity; safety + censorship;...

Chief Justice Roberts Stares Into The Abyss — See Generally

Chief Justice Roberts Relishes Role As President's Favorite Doormat: John Roberts traded his credibility so Trump could hold press conferences calling the Chief "very unpatriotic." But Don't Call I...

Digital Independence Day: Wero?

Heute ist wieder Digital Independence day und ich mache… nichts? Warum?

Daily News Stuff 1 March 2026

Preying Mantis Edition Top Story OpenAI has announced a deal with the Department of War with - apparently - the same limitations that Anthropic was demanding. (Tech Crunch) Guess Dario Amodei, the ...

On Bombing Iran

THUS WE BOMB Iran. The administration does not give consistent reasons for the attack on Iran: some say we war to change the behavior of the Iranian regime; others say the aim of the war is to end ...

The best Hobonichi diaries, covers and stationery for 2026

It’s not too late to get organised with One Piece, Tomie, Mother, and Tamagotchi at your fingertips. If you’re looking for a diary at the beginning of the year, or the beginning of the school and f...

Hello World

This is the start of HavenApps. I build apps for Apple platforms. Each one does a clear job, does it well, and respects the person using it. No ads. No tracking. No accounts you did not ask for. Th...

E2EE Backend part 3: Passkeys with the PRF Extension

This is the third post in a series on building a truly privacy-preserving, end-to-end encrypted backend and client. The goal of this part is user-friendly key management. We do that by using Passke...

New to Linux? These 4 systemd Tools Help You Fix Common Issues

Stop guessing, start investigating. Here are 4 systemd tools that make Linux troubleshooting easy.

Weeknotes 2026-03-01

It is a new month! Time marches forward. The World Israel and the US (via the "president of peace") have started a new conflict with Iran. Ayatollah Khomenei has reportedly been killed. TIL that hi...

The Low-Altitude Economy’s Great Leap Upward

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Baldwin and the Second Crusade

After the defeat and embarrassment of the Bosra incident, Queen Melisende tried to keep her son and co-ruler, King Baldwin III of Jerusalem, out of the spotlight. Charters issued from the throne af...

Today in Supreme Court History: March 1, 1880

3/1/1880: Strauder v. West Virginia decided.   The post Today in Supreme Court History: March 1, 1880 appeared first on Reason.com.

Weekly Recap: 1 March 2026

It is March now, and today being March 1 also means it is Zero Discrimination Day. Returning to School After Lunar New Year Break Permalink to section 'Returning to School After Lunar New Year Brea...

Big Loop Ride in a Day

We wanted to check whether we can ride for long hours if required. Also, just check our physical condition. To check this, we had to do a loop around Bangalore, covering various types of roads and ...

The Quiet Catastrophe: AI's Compounding Errors Undermining Everything

As AI outpaces human grasp, minor errors compound into chaos, eroding trust and operations. Experts urge kill switches and oversight to avert disaster.