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The Spring Festival Gala, Robots, AI, and LLMs - Fatbobman's Swift Weekly #124

As a television program with over a billion viewers, the China Central Television's Spring Festival Gala is undoubtedly an exceptional showcase platform. In this year's Gala, multiple Chinese robot...

Melisende

Baldwin II, Count of Edessa, and Morphia of Melitene had four daughters. When it seemed likely that a son was not going to happen, Baldwin named his eldest daughter Melisende as his heir presumptiv...

OpenClaw Alternatives That You Can Run on Raspberry Pi Like Devices

You don't need a MacMini for running OpenClaw. These alternative projects can run on SBCs and ESP32 microcontrollers.

IRC Log: The Cloud Scale Incident

Social Cache Busting

How do you ask questions that people don’t just hippopotamus?

A walk through Walton County's Rosemary Beach

Founded in 1995 by Patrick D. Bienvenue, Rosemary Beach is a New Urbanism–inspired planned community located just west of Panama City Beach. Its design draws inspiration from the French Quarter in ...

Weeknotes 2026-02-22

This entry coming in late because I had a busy weekend! The World USPol: The US supreme court has rejected Trump's reciprocal tariffs! He was so mad! PHPol: Sara Duterte announces her candidacy for...

Weekly Robotics #349

No intro today, let's jump straight into some interesting robotics projects and write-ups! This issue is brought to you by our sponsors: Six Things I Learned Watching a Robotics Startup Die from th...

Amperage

Learning Resources for Learning Resources

How to teach the tariffs case?

Bellairs At the Crossroads

John Bellairs as an author was prolific in his lifetime, and ended up being one of those authors whose signature series get extended by other hands for well after their deaths, but there are two no...

Some People Just Want To Watch The World Burn, Part 39

Read Some People Just Want To Watch The World Burn, Part 39 Customer: "Your worker here needs to be reprimanded for speaking to me so rudely." Manager: "Not once did I hear her being anything but p...

How Do You Turn a Plain Backyard Into a Space You’ll Actually Use?

If you’re tired of looking at the same patch of lawn, then it’s time for you to redesign your backyard to make it a welcoming outdoor space. By making your backyard practical and comfortable, you’l...

‘Spitting In The Wind Comes Back At You Twice As Hard’

Sometimes blogging is serendipitous even when you initially have some sort of a plan. I’ve been wanting for the past day to find a way to mention a particular blog post by someone but didn’t feel l...

Daily News Stuff 22 February 2026

Gun Tommy Edition Top Story Wikipedia has blacklisted Archive.Today for links to references because it is run by a crazy person. (Tech Crunch) It's over allegations of running DDoS attacks and modi...

Tokyo Skytree turns pink for the cherry blossom season

Japan’s tallest tower transforms into a cherry blossom-viewing spot, complete with pink projections and themed drinks. As the cherry blossom-loving crowds prepare to descend upon Japan’s plethora o...

Sibylla in Jerusalem

When Thierry of Alsace, the Count of Flanders, made his third pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1157, he took his wife, Sibylla of Anjou. They had been married for over 15 years and had several childr...

2026W07

Hedonism and Entrepreneurship in Barcelona — A potential acquisition dies because a vegan exec unknowingly eats mayo on patatas bravas. A critical migration stalls at 69% while the engineer respons...

The Evening Writing Effect

Time for some night-owl counter-propaganda

Sixth generation 〜 Newsletter Leaf Journal CCLXVIII

Welcome to the 268th edition of The Newsletter Leaf Journal, the official newsletter of the perennially virid online writing magazine, The New Leaf Journal ("NLJ") and its short-form writing sister...