Blogs tagged "tech"

home - SHRIK3 on SHRIK3

A technical blog covering systems programming, Linux administration, Nix, Neovim, and privacy, with an indie web philosophy.

• WIP side channels {meltdown, spectre} Mar 13, 2026

  This is WIP write-up. § praise LLM! While playing with spectre V2 side channel, I found an issue and LLM helped me to...

• checklist for learning programming language Feb 25, 2026

  h1, h2, h3, h4 ,h6 { font-size: unset;} § the language keywords primitive types integer, float, string, array, slice,...

• Agentic Society and Its Future Feb 24, 2026

  A blunt reference, but I immediately thought about Kaczynski 1 when the idea randomly jumped into my mind. There is n...

Ambient Irony

Little blogses made out of ticky-tacky...

• Daily News Stuff 13 May 2026 May 13, 2026

  Booblegook Edition Top Story Google's Googlebook is the company's answer to Google's Chromebook. (Tom's Hardware) It'...

• Daily News Stuff 12 May 2026 May 12, 2026

  Stewed Mice Edition Top Story Digg is back - again - this time as an AI news aggregator. (Tech Crunch) That is, the c...

• Daily News Stuff 11 May 2026 May 11, 2026

  Plastic Memories Edition Top Story Valve's Steam Machine - the GabeCube - appears to be on its way. (Notebook Check) ...

HavenApps - Blog

Apps for macOS and iOS that feel at home. Local first, no subscriptions, no tracking.

• HavenAcknowledgments is now open source Mar 28, 2026

  HavenApps has released HavenAcknowledgments, an open source Swift package that shows licence notices for your depende...

• HavenDevice is now open source Mar 24, 2026

  HavenApps has released HavenDevice, an open source Swift package that collects device and app information in one plac...

• HavenGPXParser is now open source Mar 20, 2026

  HavenApps has released HavenGPXParser, an open source Swift package for working with GPX files. It reads, validates, ...

GadgeteerZA

Simplifying Gadgets and Technology, is my passion!

• South African universities developing their own ChatGPTs that better understand local languages May 10, 2026

  “From Cape Town to the Free State, local educational institutions recently announced work on language-focused AI mode...

• I cut $800 in subscriptions by running free tools on hardware I already owned May 07, 2026

  “Subscription costs have a way of feeling invisible. You might have a cloud storage here, an AI tool there, a transcr...

• My First Meanderings With My Own Locally Hosted AI Tools May 05, 2026

  This is by no means any form of detailed tutorial, but I did pick up a few things about locally hosted AI while I’ve ...

News - AlternativeTo.net

The latest tech news from AlternativeTo

• Snapseed 4.0 finally lands on Android after years of waiting with Snapseed Camera May 13, 2026

  Snapseed 4.0 is finally rolling out on Android after years of waiting, ending a long gap since the app’s last major A...

• Obsidian launches Community hub with automated plugin reviews and enhanced safety May 13, 2026

  Obsidian has launched Obsidian Community, a** new public directory and developer dashboard for plugins and themes**. ...

• Bartender Pro expands beyond the menu bar with notch widgets, activities & music controls May 13, 2026

  Bartender Pro, the newly launched premium version of the Bartender app for macOS, introduces a set of features for us...

Hackaday

Fresh hacks every day

• How Did Apollo Separate? May 14, 2026

  If you’ve watched a Saturn V launch, you’ve probably seen how a large rocket will often jettison a stage on the way u...

• FreeCAD 1.1 Tutorial, For Beginners Who Like Clear Instructions May 13, 2026

  If you’ve been interested in FreeCAD but haven’t known where to start, here’s a wonderful video tutorial for FreeCAD ...

• Custom Mainboard for PS2 Portable May 13, 2026

  As time marches on, the retro gaming community gets more and more access to older systems. This is partially a produc...

Toni Notes

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

• A newsletter should extend a publication, not duplicate it Apr 30, 2026

  A newsletter earns its place when it gives a publication a narrower, more direct return surface instead of just repea...

• When a tiny publication becomes something you have to run Apr 26, 2026

  A tiny publication starts becoming something you have to run when small fixes stop staying local. The archive begins ...

• What makes an archive worth staying in? Apr 23, 2026

  Archive depth is not a post count. A small publication starts feeling worth staying in when one post prepares the nex...

tenticle

• Tech Interview: Aftertaste Feb 25, 2026

  Interviews take a lot of energy. In general but this one in particular. And getting through it also deserves a little...

• Yelling at Matrix Multiplication Feb 15, 2026

  commit ba5eddeadbeefc0ffeeda7ac1a55b00b1e5fafff Author: Anonymous Colleague Date: Fri Jan 23 11:23:42 2026 +0000 Yel...

• Glass Walls of Comp Day Feb 12, 2026

  Glass walls of comp day, “Tough times” reflected on mouth, Spoils go to victor machine.

EmailShot Blog

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

• The Best AI Tools to Pair With Your Email Workflow May 09, 2026

  A practical guide to combining ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Notion AI, and other LLM tools with your email — and how Emai...

• Export Emails as Markdown or PDF — and Why Format Matters More Than Ever Apr 07, 2026

  EmailShot now exports any shared email as a clean Markdown file or a print-ready PDF with a QR code. Here is why that...

• 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...

The Emu Café Social

A tranquil café with coffee and tea

• Weighing Large Owls May 14, 2026

  I have never had to weigh an owl before, much less a large owl. But in the event I were ever called upon to weigh a l...

• Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 05-12-26 May 12, 2026

  I have another busy day ahead of me, but we cannot forsake our daily Pook-Emu Bee links. 1. Syncthing 2.1 adds group ...

• Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 05-11-26 May 11, 2026

  I took an off-day from Pook-Emu Bee links yesterday. I am busy today, but let us not let that stop us from our daily ...

The Autodidacts

Exploring the universe from the inside out

• The bid-ask spread on used physical goods May 11, 2026

  For most of my life I fundamentally misunderstood buy & sell prices

• The art of getting back on one’s horse May 10, 2026

  It’s a long process

• Delusional Optimism & the Art of Sneaking Up on Your Goals Mar 17, 2026

  You can succeed, but you can't fail — because you aren't officially trying

Boris Tane

I'm Boris Tane, and I build software

• Slop Creep: The Great Enshittification of Software Mar 14, 2026

  Coding agents didn't make poor engineers dangerous. They made them unstoppable.

• The Software Development Lifecycle Is Dead Feb 20, 2026

  AI agents didn't make the SDLC faster. They killed it. All that's left is context.

• How I Use Claude Code Feb 10, 2026

  The research-plan-implement workflow I use to build software with Claude Code, and why I never let it write code unti...

Stranger Than Usual

• Bilder im Darkmode May 12, 2026

  Bilder im Darkmode haben jetzt nur noch einen hellen Hintergrund, wenn sie ihn brauchen.

• Strengeres Clippy May 11, 2026

  Ich habe mal ausprobiert, mehr Cargo-Clippy-Regeln zu aktivieren.

• 2026: So schnell vergessen May 10, 2026

  Ein Drittel von 2026 ist schon um, und wir haben schon wieder so viel von dem Murks vergessen (oder zumindest schenke...

Sam Patterson's Blog

Thoughts on software development, AI, and technology

• Informed versus Uninformed AI Skeptics Mar 27, 2025

  In Which I Describe why some AI Skeptics need to Experiment

• No Longer 98.6 - How Human Body Temperature has Changed Mar 24, 2025

  In Which I Learn that our Body Temperature is Lower than Commonly Believed

• Can Coding LLMs only Increase Complexity? Mar 21, 2025

  In Which I Vent my Frustrations about Using LLMs for Coding

Chuck Carroll's RSS Feed

Chuck Carroll's RSS Feed: A place where I complain about technology or dive into quasi-philsophical subjects.

• Minimizing and Finding Satisfaction with Less May 08, 2026

  We're in the process of moving and it's eye-opening just how much stuff we've accumulated over the span of just two a...

• How to Build a Time Machine: A GPS-Disciplined Stratum 1 NTP Server Jan 02, 2026

  During my holiday break, I built a Stratum 1 NTP server in my home lab. Ordinarily, we get our time from internet-bas...

• Ignorance is Bliss Dec 30, 2025

  "Ignorance is bliss" usually has a negative connotation, a way to refer to someone who is ignorant on some topic that...

Adventures in Open Source Software

Recent content on Adventures in Open Source Software

• Revisiting Trademarks May 06, 2026

  Recently a saw an article come across my feed that Notepad++ was now available on MacOS. Turns out that was partially...

• GrafanaCon 2026 Apr 29, 2026

  I recently attended my first GrafanaCon, held in Barcelona, Spain, from 20-22 April. I hated it. TL;DR; There was a l...

• Revisiting Email Apr 15, 2026

  NOTE: As usual, this blog expresses my opinions and not those of my employer As an “old” I really love email. It was ...

Saeed Esmaili

I’m a data scientist based in Amsterdam, currently working at Spotify. I work on projects aimed at enhancing the productivity and experience of developers, using research and data analysis to inform our platform strategies.

• Treat your morning ritual like an opening chess move Mar 16, 2026

  I quite liked this metaphoric view of the morning ritual from Herbert Lui: A good morning ritual needs to be flexible...

• Taming Claude Code: Taking Back Control Feb 18, 2026

  I started using Claude Code in July last year. I was a Cursor user looking for something better, and I was skeptical ...

• Playing Tennis in the Netherlands: A Guide for Newcomers May 08, 2025

  Welcome to the Netherlands! If you’re a newcomer like me and love tennis, or even if you’re looking to pick up a rack...

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 19/2026 May 08, 2026

  My first, full-fledged in-class course at APU ended this week. The final round of assessments is yet to be done. I am...

• Weekly Notes 18/2026 May 01, 2026

  It’s been a busy week, both at work and at home. I think the heat also made the week much more tiring, but thankfully...

• Weekly Notes 17/2026 Apr 24, 2026

  NMG 2026 results are out. If you are a grantee, congratulations. This is the 9th edition of 2026 and the biggest both...

Blog by Vesa Piittinen

A blog mostly dedicated around web development topics.

• HTML custom elements Dec 07, 2024

  This is a dump of my custom elements knowledge and how to make it all work with React.

• Smallest GIF? Meh! Tiniest data URL is a BMP! Sep 01, 2024

  There is the occasional need for the tiniest possible image, but what can we use as one?

• Two line balanced inline block Feb 04, 2024

  Sometimes you want to have inline elements that have two lines of text. Can you achieve that with just CSS?

Daryl Sun's Journal

An online diary of a lady's misadventures in two worlds

• Special Edition — Ego Oct 31, 2025

  Special Edition — Ego TL;DR:What's the difference between my ego in the real world and my ego online? This blog post ...

• Special Edition — Colors Aug 31, 2025

  Special Edition — Colors TL;DR:Purple is my color. This blog post has approximately 301 words and may take 2 minutes ...

• Special Edition — Take Two Jun 07, 2025

  Special Edition — Take Two TL;DR:If I had another chance, I would have started this blog earlier. This blog post has ...