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Dec 02, 2025 from Michael Lynch

My First Impressions of MeshCore Off-Grid Messaging

When my wife saw me playing with my new encrypted radio, she asked what it was for. “Imagine,” I said, “if I could type a message on my phone and send it to you, and the message would appear on you...

Dec 01, 2025 from LifeDev.net

What Is a Someday Shelf? (5 Mistakes to Avoid)

A someday shelf is more than just a storage concept—it’s a mental permission slip that frees you from the obligation to act on every good idea immediately. Think of it as a dedicated space—physical...

Dec 01, 2025 from Luke Salamone's Blog

How well can Stockfish Estimate Itself?

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Dec 01, 2025 from unixdigest.com

Why is your open source project still hosted on GitHub?

Perhaps the younger generation don't know anything about the past "evils" of Microsoft and naively believe that Microsoft is now the good friend to open source, but the truth is that all Microsoft ...

Dec 01, 2025 from Weekly Robotics Newsletter | Go, Robots!

Weekly Robotics #338

Today is the last day to submit your proposal to our FOSDEM 2026 Robotics and Simulation DevRoom. It's going to be glorious. If you can, I highly recommend being there! In other news, on December 1...

Nov 30, 2025 from Alejandro AR (kinduff)

The Doorman

Carding the CEO is the ultimate unit test.

Nov 30, 2025 from The Newsletter Leaf Journal

Newsletter Leaf Journal CCLVI 〜 Thankful Bulls

Prefatory Note Note: I am sending the newsletter late because I ran into a technical issue when I was preparing to send it this afternoon. (I had an extraneous tag in the header which was messting ...

Nov 30, 2025 from Tim Hårek

November 2025

This month felt like two months, I don’t know why. 🍀 Life age++ this month, I have less than a year left in my twenties, not that I worry about that. But friends and family always like to point tha...

Nov 29, 2025 from Matthew Brunelle's Blog

Installing Jellyfin Tizen On Your Inlaw's Samsung TV In Just N Simple Steps

No. It was not simple. I like to self host Jellyfin. I like to use it when I travel. How hard could it be to install Jellyfin on a Samsung TV?

Nov 27, 2025 from Refereeing and Reflection

Supplement Supplemental! (Cubicle 7 Catchup)

Time for another entry in my occasional series profiling RPG supplements I’ve been looking over. This time around, I’m finally getting around to giving a good look at some Cubicle 7-published stuff...

Nov 27, 2025 from The Jaxson

The first Thanksgivings on the First Coast

Five decades before the Pilgrims celebrated their feast at Plymouth, Massachusetts, French and Spanish colonists held celebrations of Thanksgiving on Florida’s First Coast. Here are the stories of ...

Nov 27, 2025 from Heitor's log

Benchmarking checksum tools

There are plenty of CLI tools to calculate the checksum of files. But, which one is the fastest?

Nov 27, 2025 from Ishan Das Sharma

How to Handle "Bracket" Array Query Parameters (key[]=val) in FastAPI

FastAPI expects array parameters in the standard key=v1&key=v2 format. However, many frontend client generators like my favourite, Orval, default to key[]=v1&key[]=v2. If you cannot change the clie...

Nov 26, 2025 from Previous Magazine

When You Should Hire an Employment Attorney

Many people are unaware of their employment rights and aren’t sure when to seek legal advice. If you’re concerned about something at work, it may be time to reach out a lawyer. Here are a few situa...

Nov 26, 2025 from briancmoses.com

DIY NAS: 2026 Edition

An 8-bay DIY NAS with 10GbE networking, TrueNAS 25.10.0.1, an Intel N355 CPU, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and a smallish form factor that occupies less than 20 liters of your office space.

Nov 26, 2025 from Ishan Das Sharma

How to Force Google Calendar Account Picker When Adding ICS Subscriptions

If you share a link that lets people subscribe to an .ics feed in Google Calendar, you’ve probably seen this pattern: 1 https://calendar.google.com/calendar/render?cid=webcal://your-feed.ics It wor...

Nov 25, 2025 from Bobby Hiltz

The Press Has Entered The Chat

A post about an alternative Android ROM

Nov 25, 2025 from Bobby Hiltz

The Press Has Entered The Chat

A post about an alternative Android ROM

Nov 25, 2025 from The Public Domain Review

“Quaint Dessert Dishes” in American Homes and Gardens (1911)

Bizarre sweet treats that resemble human and animal forms.

Nov 25, 2025 from Previous Magazine

The Benefits of Swimming Lessons for Kids

Swimming is an essential life skill that everyone should learn. Some parents may be apprehensive about enrolling their child in swimming lessons, but the sooner they learn, the safer they’ll be. Fo...