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Toni Notes

Toni Notes is for writers, creators, and indie builders who want better ways to publish and run their online work.

• Your workflow is part of your mind Mar 28, 2026

  A trustworthy workflow does more than save material. Drafts, comments, next actions, and other external artifacts can...

• A draft is not just text, it is stored decision-making Mar 25, 2026

  A usable draft preserves more than sentences. It keeps scope, structure, emphasis, and live uncertainty visible so th...

• Distribution should not begin with panic Mar 24, 2026

  Small-blog distribution works better when it is designed before publication. A post should have a public shape, a res...

Volution Notes

• Designing a single-file mmap-backed read-only hashed multi-table database Mar 28, 2026

  For some time I wanted to design a CDB (Constant DataBase) alternative that fits better my use-case for Kawipiko (hig...

• Individual URL compression experiment initial thoughts Aug 19, 2025

  I've made some experiments with compressing individual URLs, and I describe my initial observations (while comparing ...

• EU-based cloud alternatives affordability for small projects and companies Aug 12, 2025

  My personal experience in finding affordable EU-based cloud providers for a small personal project. And my pessimisti...

A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry

A look at history and popular culture

• Gap Week, March 27, 2026 (Society for Military History Annual Meeting) Mar 27, 2026

  Hey folks! Another gap week because, as mentioned last week, I am at the annual meeting for the Society for Military ...

• Miscellanea: The War in Iran Mar 25, 2026

  This post is a set of my observations on the current war in Iran and my thoughts on the broader strategic implication...

• Gap Week: March 20, 2026 Mar 20, 2026

  Hey folks! I was traveling this week to give an invited talk at Western Michigan University, so I don’t have a blog p...

Thejesh GN

A container for all my views with excerpts from technology, travel, films, books, kannada, friends and other interests. I am Thejesh GN, friends call me Thej.

• Weekly Notes 13/2026 Mar 27, 2026

  We had a long weekend due to Yugadhi and Eid. I didn’t do much. Mostly spent time at home, sleeping. I feel rested af...

• Weekly Notes 12/2026 Mar 21, 2026

  It’s been another hectic week, but towards the end, it was a bit relaxing because of Ugadhi and Id breaks. Wish you a...

• Review: Rynox Navigator Hydration Backpack Mar 18, 2026

  One thing you should know is that I love bags, and I have quite a few of them, in different kinds. In my head, there ...

Jasco's Website

Personal blog exploring open-source software, Linux customization, and minimalist computing, alongside travel stories and reflective essays.

• American English Spelling Mistakes Mar 27, 2026

  A very serious critique of American spellings of English words.

• The Redesign Mar 23, 2026

  I talk about rewriting Notex and integrating it more deeply into my website pipeline.

• Burnout Feb 23, 2026

  I talk about feelings of burnout

Your Local Epidemiologist

Providing a direct line of "translated" public health science to you, so you can take action for your community's health

• Your questions answered: How to use AI to optimize health Mar 27, 2026

  YLE webinar follow-up

• Glyphosate: A story of science, risk, and nuance Mar 25, 2026

  In the summer of 2014, a California groundskeeper named Dewayne Johnson started noticing patches of raw, weeping skin...

• Goodbye flu season, hello Spring bugs, like norovirus, polio travel headlines, and breakthrough measles cases. Mar 24, 2026

  The Dose (March 24)

Chris Short

Recent content on Chris Short

• TOML to YAML Converter Mar 27, 2026

  Convert TOML configuration files to YAML format directly in your browser. No data is sent to any server.

• OSPO Notes: How to find your community Mar 25, 2026

  How to find your open source community beyond git commits using repo data, GitHub Insights, GrimoireLab, and social l...

• Desk Setup, January 2026 Jan 27, 2026

  There’s a metaphor out there that you should write about something if you are asked about it more than three times. I...

BattlePenguin

BattlePenguin Dot Com

• When was the last time RAM was this expensive? Mar 27, 2026

  Memory has become insanely expensive over just the past few months. Micron cut production of Crucial, their consumer ...

• 80 TB of RAIDZ Storage Mar 20, 2026

  4x 30TB Seagate Hard Drives Over the course of my life, hard drives have continued to get denser as far as their data...

• Search the Past Mar 15, 2026

  In today’s world of content generated by the Weighted Random Word Generators (also known as Large Language Models (LL...

xkcd.com

• Satellite Pollution Mar 27, 2026
• Centimeter Wavelengths Mar 25, 2026
• Inflation Timeline Mar 23, 2026

EmailShot Blog

Tips, guides, and insights about email sharing, email security, and productivity from the EmailShot team.

• What Are VCF Files and How to Open Them Mar 27, 2026

  Everything you need to know about VCF files — what they are, how to open them, how they work with contact sharing, an...

• What Are ICS Files and How to Open Them Mar 19, 2026

  Everything you need to know about ICS files — what they are, how to open them, how they work with email invitations, ...

• What Are EML Files and How to Open Them Mar 12, 2026

  Everything you need to know about EML files — what they are, how to open them, how they differ from MBOX and MSG file...

The Jamestown Foundation

Jamestown provides primary-source analysis on global developments of strategic importance to the United States and its allies. We primarily cover Russia, the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.

• Azerbaijan–Israel Relations Represent Middle Power Consolidation Mar 26, 2026

  Aybaniz Ismayilova

• Caspian Sea is Dying and Current Prospects for Saving It are Poor Mar 26, 2026

  Paul Goble

• Russia’s Influence Continues to Decline in Azerbaijan and Armenia Mar 26, 2026

  Sertaç Canalp Korkmaz

Refereeing and Reflection

Tangled Thoughts On RPGs and Related Hobbies

• Thoughts On Concluding a One Ring Campaign Mar 26, 2026

  For the last year and a bit, I’ve been running the second edition of The One Ring for my Wednesday evening group. It’...

• Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle o’ Borg! Feb 26, 2026

  One of the signs that a tabletop RPG system has really made it once people start selling reskins of it. D&D hacks hav...

• Supplement Supplemental! (Cults, Forests, Creatures, Screens, and Catalogues) Feb 15, 2026

  Time for another article where I give quick breakdowns of supplements I’ve looked at lately. This time, it’s mostly B...

ℤ→ℤ

The mapping of integers to integers is a fair summary of the work of programming. A blog about computer science, history of computing, engineering, game theory, and other things that attract my interest.

• Fibonacci's Composed Fractions Mar 26, 2026

  Leonardo of Pisa (c1170-1241+), better known as Fibonacci, wrote Liber Abaci to introduce and advocate the adoption o...

• The Life and Work of George Boole (Review) Feb 19, 2026

  George Boole (1815-1864) was a mathematician best known as the progenitor of the Boolean algebra, the system of logic...

• OREGON (Trail): BASIC Game Design from the Teletype Era Jan 20, 2026

  In 1971, three college roommates developed an educational computer game. Titled OREGON, it was a simulation of westwa...

The Public Domain Review

An online journal exploring curious and obscure works that have entered the public domain, featuring essays, collections, and cultural commentary on historical art, literature, and media.

• “Wretches, Speak Evil of Me”: Goethe and Schiller’s Xenions (1896 edition) Mar 26, 2026

  One of the most elaborate works of literary insult ever written.

• Doing Impressions: Monet’s Early Caricatures (ca. late 1850s) Mar 25, 2026

  Moneymaking caricatures by a teenage Monet, before he turned to Impressionism.

• Fear and Fragility: The Glass Delusion and Its History Mar 19, 2026

  In early modern Europe, around the time when lenses began to bring the world (and heavens) into newfound focus, patie...

kmcd.dev

I'm Kevin McDonald. I am a backend software engineer from Texas, living and working in Copenhagen, Denmark. Let's learn together.

• Faking protobuf data in Go Mar 26, 2026

  Stop hand-writing test fixtures

• Y'all are Sleeping on Mise-en-Place Mar 19, 2026

  Why I default to this tool for every project

• IRC Log: Standup 2 Mar 16, 2026

  The team attempts another text-based standup, this time with management present. It goes significantly worse than the...

Ploum.net

le blog de Lionel Dricot

• Le logiciel, un nouveau pétrole ? Mar 26, 2026

  Le logiciel, un nouveau pétrole ? Extrait de mon journal du 24 septembre 2025 Nous sommes fiers de nous passer de pét...

• Scène de salle d’attente Mar 23, 2026

  Scène de salle d’attente Extrait de mon journal du 6 mars, dans la salle d’attente du docteur X. Le couple entre, asp...

• The Social Smolnet Mar 20, 2026

  The Social Smolnet It might have been an email thread. Or a lobste.rs comment. It was a discussion about yet another ...

Peter's Path

Peter's Path is my personal endeavour to live a life of purpose through hiking, reading, and embracing the beauty of nature, faith, and ideas.

• Swift 6.3 Released Mar 25, 2026

  Swift 6.3 makes these benefits more accessible across the stack. This release expands Swift into new domains and impr...

• Going Postal by Terry Pratchett Mar 18, 2026

  Why read the book? Terry Pratchett wrote Going Postal. It forms part of his Discworld series. The main character is M...

• Pelgrims Path part 02 Mar 14, 2026

  Hiked part 2/27 of the Pelgrims Path, 12.9 kilometres from Amsterdamse Bos to De Kwakel. You leave Amsterdam and see ...

LifeDev.net

Empowering creative people

• How to Track Personal Progress (So You Don’t Lose Momentum): 7 Ways Mar 25, 2026

  Knowing how to track personal progress has recently become the difference between drifting and deliberately moving fo...

• 11 Quick Tips on How to Stop Mental Overload and Anxiety Mar 16, 2026

  There is nothing more dangerous than unrecognized mental overload, and here is why. It’s 10 p.m., and your brain feel...

• 10 Ways to Sharpen Your Strategic Thinking Skills (And Make Better Decisions Every Day) Mar 10, 2026

  Strategic thinking skills have become one of the most valuable assets you can bring to any job, project, or life deci...

The Jaxson

Urbanism and Culture on Florida's First Coast.

• Rethinking the Skyway: What’s Next for DT Transit? Mar 25, 2026

  As Jacksonville revisits the future of its Skyway system, the choices made today will shape how people move through D...

• Saints of Jacksonville: A History of the Mormon Church Mar 16, 2026

  Andrew Nicholas shares the deep history of the Latter-day Saints in Jacksonville. - The story of how Latter-day Saint...

• 7 riverfront dining experiences that no longer exist Mar 11, 2026

  Today, the average person will struggle to find a restaurant to dine along the river in downtown that is not located ...

Tim Hårek

Personal blog of a Norwegian technologist writing about privacy-focused technology, web development, and monthly recaps.

• Hudd review Mar 25, 2026

  Lately, there has been a lot of talk about moving away from US-based services, and social media platforms in general....

• February 2026 Mar 03, 2026

  The year’s shortest month is finally over, and I’m three days late to posting this because I’ve been too busy to sit ...

• January 2026 Jan 29, 2026

  1/12 of 2026 is almost at an end, and I’m certain that I won’t be able to write this post at any date later in Januar...