BlogDB

Apr 11, 2023 from Joybuke

Virtue's Accessibility Problem

“Vice is easy, virtue is hard” is a common mantra that I don’t believe to be true. The default perception of virtue is that it’s a thing to struggle towards, while vice is very easy to pick up and ...

Apr 08, 2023 from nutcroft

A new startup lifecycle

I. The philosophy of Posthaven II. The reason startups get acquired III. Sympathy for Posthaven’s founders IV. Suggesting alternative futures for startups V. Conclusion I. The philosophy of Posthav...

Apr 07, 2023 from Mr. Money Mustache

Less Cars, More Money: My Visit to the City of the Future

In my role as Mr. Money Mustache, I do my best to be your one-stop-shop for Lifestyle Guru ideas. So over the years we’ve covered not just the Money side of life, but also the even more important s...

Apr 07, 2023 from Volution Notes

My biases when choosing open-source tools

I reflect on my preferences when it comes to choosing open-source tools I need to rely upon.

Apr 02, 2023 from Nadav Ami

Exploring and Modifying Electron Apps on macOS

In my previous job, I was building a side-car app using Electron. I occasionally found myself needing to debug a packaged production app and this post is just a few commands I that have been helpfu...

Apr 02, 2023 from Volution Notes

SSH authorization keys experiments

Experimenting with OpenSSH authorization keys resolution; from skeleton-key providing emergency access, to simple centralized key management.

Mar 28, 2023 from Tim Bachmann's Blog

Weechat Notifications with ntfy.sh

Using the weechat trigger plugin to notify yourself about new private messages and mentions through the ntfy.sh notification service.

Mar 28, 2023 from Joybuke

How to Make a Successful Cyber-Ethos

A cyber-ethos is, effectively, what most people would refer to as a community on the internet. It is a collective of people on the internet who are contributing to one, centralized internet culture...

Mar 27, 2023 from Joybuke

Machine Learning, the UBI System, and Media Incest

If any article I write is going to be worth skipping, this will be the one. Reason why: this will about a contemporary, developing topic. Most people who talk about anything of value should know th...

Mar 15, 2023 from Tim Bachmann's Blog

Fix Network Connectivity in WSL2 with Cisco AnyConnect VPN

I ran into problems using Cisco AnyConnect VPN from inside of WSL2. I'm sharing my solution as a step-by-step guide for my reference and to help anyone with the same problem.

Mar 11, 2023 from Blog by Vesa Piittinen

Can we at least modernize visually-hidden?

We have used a variety of visually-hidden or sr-only classes over the years. There is no standardization happening, but can we update the syntax?

Mar 09, 2023 from Volution Notes

Privatizing our digital identities

Trying to make the case for permanent irrevocable digital identities, which unfortunately today, by de-facto, are email addresses.

Mar 04, 2023 from Joybuke

Localism Is Extinct

Localism, at least localism in the material world, is an extinct concept. There no longer is a culture of people bound together by material necessity in industrialized nations. What little there is...

Mar 02, 2023 from Alejandro AR (kinduff)

The Cotorreo

Here's a simple idea for remote teams feeling disconnected. A great way to start the day on a positive note.

Mar 02, 2023 from nutcroft

Responding to: Advice to Aimless, Excited Programmers

This is in response to this blog post: https://prog21.dadgum.com/80.html In 2010, James Hague, a recovering programmer, gave some advice to new programmers. He said, if you are someone who would wr...

Mar 01, 2023 from Alejandro AR (kinduff)

I burnt a cake when I was 12

Discover why rushing may not always be the best approach to achieving the best result.

Mar 01, 2023 from Boris Tane

Creating an innovation engine with observability v1

How can you leverage your observability tooling to innovate faster?

Feb 28, 2023 from nutcroft

On AI taking over jobs: The world is based on gifts, not transactions

What are we going to do now that AI will take all our jobs? I. In 1930, John Maynard Keynes predicted1 that, in 2030, society would be so productive that we would barely need to work. Presumably, t...

Feb 26, 2023 from Caffeinspiration

Things that are hard to measure, things that are easy to measure

There are things that are hard to measure, and there are things that are easy to measure. I think about this duality a lot when it comes to software engineering, especially when it comes to the dif...

Feb 26, 2023 from Mr. Money Mustache

How to Build a Kitchen (and Why)

Well, looks like it has happened again.  Since the last time we spoke, I got sucked into building my 17th(?) kitchen, and I have finally emerged from its messy yet addictive grasp as I stand here a...