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Shift Happens

Read Shift Happens Me: "Uh, [Coworker], is that Tupperware for us night shift workers?" Coworker: "Duh! Can't you see the label?" Me: "Is it supposed to say, 'For the night shift only'?" Coworker: ...

Reverse Engineering Linux Distro REMnux Marks 15 Years With Major v8 Release Featuring AI Agent Support

Malware analysis Linux distro gets Ubuntu 24.04 base, a new installer, and many new tools.

Wishing Everyone a Happy Year of the Horse! - Fatbobman's Swift Weekly #123

At this once-in-60-years auspicious moment, I wish all my readers: good health (CPU at full power), a soaring career (performance optimised), smooth sailing in everything (bug-free runtime), and im...

Shell Log: Namaste

The 'Work-Life Balance' Patch

Language models imply world models

In a recent article about John Haugeland's rejection of micro-worlds I claimed: as a “Large Language Model”, Claude necessarily includes a model of the world in general Nobody has objected to this ...

Préface à « La déception informatique »

Préface à « La déception informatique » Ce texte est la préface que j’ai écrite pour le livre « La déception informatique » d’Alain Lefebvre ». Le livre n’est malheureusement disponible en version ...

Weekly Robotics #348

Finally, today's e-mail comes in the redesigned version (thanks again, Hello Robo). I still have some fixes to apply to the layout here and there, but I'm really happy with the results so far. If y...

SNEWS

Pitch Deck: Keep It Simple Stupid

Innovate the Business, Technology, Culture; Not with the Pitch Deck.

Of Autistic Service

The guy who owns my regular coffeeshop today told me that he looks forward to making my drink because it means his working day is almost over. “My autistic routines doing good in the world,” I said...

Sabbatical #03: Auckland

A travel journal from my visit to Auckland, New Zealand.

Home Décor Trends for 2026

If you’re planning to redecorate this year, it is a good idea to get some inspiration before you go shopping for new furnishings. You don’t have to follow all the latest trends, but you should chec...

PeerPressure: Videos

Ich habe ein Video aus den PeerPressure-Bildern gemacht.

Paranormal Activi-Tea

Read Paranormal Activi-Tea Customer Service Rep: "No, ma'am, the whistling sound is normal; nothing to be worried about." Pause. Customer Service Rep: "I suppose it could sound like a crying child,...

Daily News Stuff 15 Februrary 2026

Surfeit Of Sous-Chefs Edition Top Story Flashpoint archive is a free, downloadable, 2.3TB archive of every Flash game ever. (Flashpoint Archive) Pretty much. You can also download just a 1.9MB inst...

Step Aside, Phone: Week 1

OK, so here we are at the end of the first week of Step Aside, Phone. Quick re-cap from last week - my average phone and tablet usage combined was approximately 4 hours per day (2.5hrs on phone, an...

Nuremberg

Nuremberg (2025), directed by James Vanderbilt, tells the story of the Nuremberg trials through the eyes of a US Army psychiatrist. Rami Malek plays Douglas Kelley, who must assess the minds of top...

How to Manage Energy: 10 Proven Steps for Sustainable Life Development

Mastering how to manage energy levels allows you to accomplish more meaningful work with less exhaustion, creating sustainable momentum toward your life development goals. Energy management techniq...

The current(-ish) state of LLM-based multi-agent systems for software engineering

At this point, we may just be reinventing real-world software engineering practices using LLMs.

What’s up with the secret basement at this Japanese train station?

There’s one level in this underground dungeon that can only be seen, but not accessed, by the public. “There’s something that’s been bothering me on my commute, so could you please look into it?” T...