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Mar 17, 2026 from Improve Something Today

Remembering Christopher Alexander: love even for the smallest pebble

Two passages from the architect and writer on the fourth anniversary of his passing.

Mar 17, 2026 from Ambient Irony

Daily News Stuff 17 March 2026

Not Even We Know What DLSS Stands For Edition Top Story Nvidia held its keynote address at its annual GPU Technology Conference, where it showed off a preview of its new DLSS 5 software, two months...

Mar 17, 2026 from SoraNews24 -Japan News-

Cherry blossoms begin blooming in Japan with record-early starts for sakura season

Three cities share the status of this year’s first sakura arrivals, with a fourth joining them one day later. The moment Japan waits all year for has finally arrived, as this week multiple cities r...

Mar 17, 2026 from LBV Magazine English Edition

Archaeologists find the largest extraterrestrial iron object from the Bronze Age in China, impossible to manufacture with the technology of the time

The discovery, published in the journal Archaeological Research in Asia, presents the results of analyses carried out on a metal piece shaped like an axe or elongated tool, about 20 centimeters lon...

Mar 17, 2026 from Jordi Villar

Between jobs

Currently I’m between jobs. Nothing special, a lot of people go between jobs. After working for several years on a fast-paced startup, you might be tempted to jump back to your next role. You could...

Mar 17, 2026 from Julio Merino (jmmv.dev)

I think AI is pushing me toward the AGPL

Why agentic coding changes everything for the open-source craft and maintainership. It has been two months since I’ve been using AI coding agents “for real”. In my previous article, I reflected on ...

Mar 17, 2026 from The Universe of Discourse

Did Ahmes find the best expansions for 2/n?

A couple of years back I was discussing the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus (RMP). It includes a table expressing as a sum $$\frac1{a_1}+\frac1{a_2}+\dots+\frac1{a_k} $$ fractions with numerator 1 (“uni...

Mar 17, 2026 from BEEW

Secondhand Minds

On the theft of original thought and my fury at those who caused it. There are many times throughout the day when I purposely put my phone down, leave it in the car, keep it in my pocket. Small act...

Mar 17, 2026 from Steve Blank

Your Startup Is Probably Dead On Arrival

Your Startup Is Probably Dead On Arrival If you started a company more than two years ago, it’s likely that many of your assumptions are no longer true. You need to stop coding, building, recruitin...

Mar 17, 2026 from Daily Medieval

Heraclius in Europe

So Heraclius of Jerusalem set off for Europe to find support for the Latin kingdoms in the Holy Land and perhaps a husband for Queen Sibylla of Jerusalem. (She already had a husband, Guy of Lusigna...

Mar 17, 2026 from Your Local Epidemiologist

A win for your access to vaccines, federal accountability, and health

AAP vs. RFK vaccine lawsuit

Mar 17, 2026 from It's FOSS

Ageless Linux Emerges to Protest OS-Level Age Verification Laws

And thankfully, it's more than just a Linux distro without age verification.

Mar 17, 2026 from The New Leaf Journal

BLOB DYLAN Board in Williamsburg

I came across a new BLOB DYLAN tag in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Mar 17, 2026 from Noahie's Blog

Guardian Angel

Yesterday I got sick again and slept all day. Thankfully, I woke up this morning feeling a bit better, but I still don't feel the best. When I have these periods of sickness and I sleep for most of...

Mar 17, 2026 from Toni Notes

A tool you can leave is easier to trust

A publishing tool becomes easier to trust when leaving it is realistic. Hosting control helps, but the real test is whether your archive, structure, and working method survive the move.

Mar 17, 2026 from Michael Lynch

Refactoring English: Month 15

New here? Hi, I’m Michael. I’m a software developer and founder of small, indie tech businesses. I’m currently working on a book called Refactoring English: Effective Writing for Software Developer...

Mar 16, 2026 from Above the Law

There Goes The Tampa Office — See Also

Baker McKenzie Scales Back Even Further: Restructuring has its consequences. Jeanine Pirro Does It Live!: Catch up on her meltdown here. Judge Newman Petitions The Supreme Court: Will they affirm h...

Mar 16, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com

A Fully Public Reading

Read A Fully Public Reading One day, I went up to the second floor to pull holds, and heard someone having an extremely... unfiltered... conversation. As I walked towards the back of the second flo...

Mar 16, 2026 from The Jamestown Foundation

Moscow Calculates Benefits of Gulf Conflict, Coming Short

Pavel K. Baev

Mar 16, 2026 from The New Leaf Journal

Atlanta Hawks’ Cancelled “Magic City” Night

An NBA team planned to hold a promotional night featuring a strip club. I have thoughts even after the event was mercifully cancelled.