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Just a Few Keystrokes - Fatbobman's Swift Weekly #151

Last weekend, I attended an App Accelerator event hosted by Apple in Beijing. The event focused primarily on app development, operations, and business models in the age of AI. Most of the attendees...

Creepy crawlies

That’s how Konstantin Ryabitsev titles his post creepy crawlies, where he explains the scale of the problem of the “AI crawlers” in the kernel.org git repositories website. I have discussed it here...

Tether Brings the Apple Continuity Experience to Linux

The open source offering syncs iMessage, SMS, and OTP codes between iPhone and Linux without needing a Mac device.

The Gothic Wars

Whatever the catalyst was—murder of his friend Amalasuintha, or just a desire to avenge Rome and Romans against the Goths—Byzantine Emperor Justinian I decided it was time to re-assert control over...

Warehouses of history: Jacksonville then and now

Jacksonville’s historic warehouses and industrial buildings tell the story of a city shaped by railroads, shipping, manufacturing and commerce. From coffee roasting plants and wholesale grocery war...

Carl's Doomsday Scenario

Carl's Doomsday ScenarioAuthor: Matt DinnimanGenre: Fantasy, Sci-fiReleased: 2021Rating: ★★★★★"The training levels have concluded. Now the games may truly begin." The ratings and views are off the ...

You Can't "Vibe Code" Love

About six months ago, I was offered a presentation slot at the WeAreDevelopers World Congress in Berlin. I rarely take speaking engagements, especially international ones, but this one arrived at j...

How to get a free .arpa domain

It only takes a few minutes to set up.

Geology Class

August 2026

Back to work, back to kindergarten, back to routine, and back to writing my monthly recently post! 🍀 Life Going back to work was quieter than expected, some projects had been moved to a later date,...

Jumped

You know that rhetorical question parents like to use? The one about the friend jumping off the bridge, right? I'm the friend who jumped. It's a lot better to be good than smart. I think of that El...

De Optimization Techniques

While it seems to be a thing for most people to optimize every part of their life, to make every part of their life easier, faster, better, I’ve found that it’s often best to go in the other direct...

As If It’s Not Hard Enough To Make Partner — See Generally

A Change Of Heart: Matthew Cali says Troutman Pepper Locke told him "the goalposts to make Partner" had moved after he survived a devastating heart attack. Emergency Contact: The conservative major...

Hackaday Links: August 30, 2026

The big news today is, of course, the successful launch and deployment of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope earlier this morning. The space agency’s latest observatory lifted off at …read more

If It Was ‘Worf, Son Of Mogh’, They’d Better Have Prune Juice!

Read If It Was ‘Worf, Son Of Mogh’, They’d Better Have Prune Juice! During San Diego Comic-Con, I work at a Starbucks inside the convention center. People can wait in line for a very long time, mos...

Weekly Robotics #374

Weekly Robotics 374: an insanely cheap robot duck, a guide to autodocking, highlights from the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games, Claude driving an R/C car, and more!

New York Times Recycles Same Old Story About Northern District of Texas

Yet the article inexplicably makes no mention of judge shopping in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

Die Siedler

Ich habe einen Artikel entdeckt, der jetzt, im Jahr 2026, ein Spiel aus meiner Kindheit (aus 1998) lobt.

Daily News Stuff 30 August 2026

Oxidation Edition Top Story Positive reception of the Grand Theft Auto VI preview suggests positive reception of Grand Theft Auto VI, say analysts. (CNBC) Where would we be without analysts? I mean...

Family Mart joins forces with legendary sumo wrestler Chiyonofuji for new Convenience Wear collection

Step into the sumo world with this exclusive convenience store range. Family Mart’s Convenience Wear is a popular way to put an outfit together on a budget, and it’ll soon be getting a distinctly J...