Blogs tagged "variety"

The Linkfest

The opposite of doomscrolling: Every two weeks (roughly) I send you a collection of the best Internet reading I've found -- links to culture, technology, art and science that fascinated me. Full, free archives here. I'm Clive Thompson, a longtime science and tech reporter (Wired, New York Times ...

• Linkfest #43: Archaeoacoustics, "Nocotourism", and the 8-bit Backrooms Mar 18, 2026

  Hello there! It’s time for "the opposite of doomscrolling” — a new Linkfest, in which I sort through the planet-wide ...

• Linkfest #42: Phytomining, Adversarial Poetry, and Popping A Wheelie for 93 Miles Dec 02, 2025

  Hello! It’s time for "the opposite of doomscrolling” — my next Linkfest, a collection of the most interesting items i...

• Linkfest #41: The "Chthulucene", Doom on a Satellite, and The Ethics of Selling a Haunted House Nov 12, 2025

  Hello! It’s time for "the opposite of doomscrolling” — my next Linkfest, in which I offer up the finest nuggets of sc...

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.

Noahie's Blog

Welcome! This is where you can find my most up-to-date writings.

• Revelation Apr 03, 2026

  Yesterday was quite tiring. I was asleep for practically the entire day. That kind of thing happens whenever I take m...

• Superpower Apr 01, 2026

  I was listening to Ye's newest album Bully earlier this morning, and it was good. The standout track for me was "Mama...

• Getting Slower Mar 31, 2026

  There's been a certain gloominess I can't shake, but despite that, I feel calm. I don't know exactly where it's comin...

The Autodidacts

Exploring the universe from the inside out

• 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

• Bothering to understand Mar 15, 2026

  First it makes you slow, then it makes you fast (maybe)

• Curation and its side effects Mar 13, 2026

  Some fundamentals about how it works, and what to do when it doesn't

Chuck Carroll's RSS Feed

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

• 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...

• Owning a Domain Increases Digital Self-Reliance Dec 25, 2025

  Other than looking cool to your friends, owning your own domain increases your digital self-reliance. It's kind of li...

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

Stranger Than Usual

• Aprilscherz: wackeln Apr 01, 2026

  Heute hat mein Blog als Aprilscherz gewackelt.

• Alltagsmenschen Mar 31, 2026

  In Witten stehen „Alltagsmenschen“-Plastiken: Betongiguren von alltäglichen Menschen.

• Skådis Mar 31, 2026

  Ich möchte eigentlich keine Werbung machen, aber das Skådis-System von Ikea gefällt mir.

Adventures in Open Source Software

Recent content on Adventures in Open Source Software

• 2026 All Thiings AI Mar 28, 2026

  Directly after attending this year’s Monki Gras conference, I was home for exactly one evening before driving to Durh...

• 2026 Monki Gras Mar 26, 2026

  Hazel Weakly starts off her presentations with the words “I have thoughts, lots of thoughts”. That pretty much sums u...

• Is MySQL Due for a Renaissance? Mar 11, 2026

  Back at the turn of the century, open source was experiencing widespread adoption along with the growth of the Intern...

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 14/2026 Apr 03, 2026

  We are on holiday. The week before the holiday was mostly spent covering for things that can happen during the vacati...

• Koala Mar 31, 2026

  Uma turned three today. She walks and talks a lot now. We are in Sydney for a short trip to meet her cousin and celeb...

• 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...

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...

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 ...

Chronicles of Miss Miseria

A practising self-memoir, recorded as an inconsistent logbook.

• NaPoWriMo 2026 [3rd April] - The Cartographer Who Leaves Things Out Apr 03, 2026

  NaPoWriMo 2026 [3rd April]Day Three Happy Friday, everyone, and happy third day of National/Global Poetry Writing mon...

• NaPoWriMo 2026 [2nd April] - Left of the Courtyard Apr 02, 2026

  NaPoWriMo 2026 [2nd April]Day TwoWelcome back for the second day of Na/GloPoWriMo, everyone. We hope you feel invigor...

• NaPoWriMo 2026 [1st April] - While Everything Continues Apr 01, 2026

  NaPoWriMo 2026 [1st April]Go! Yay! April 1 is here again, and so is our yearly poetry writing adventure. Whether you’...

R74n Newsletter

Be notified when Sandboxels and other R74n projects are updated, along with ramblings from the developer!

• What's new around R74n? ProtoCog, Census, and More! Mar 30, 2026

  Train your own pseudo-baby to speak; Make your voice heard; Try our minigames.

• Sandboxels Update: Pushers, Text Display, Draggable Humans + 100 Mar 07, 2026

  Our first update since the transition to Neal.fun! And it's a big one.

• Sandboxels on Neal.fun - A New Home Feb 09, 2026

  We’re excited to share some surprising news — Sandboxels is joining Neal.fun, the home of popular online games such a...

Nicolas Bouliane's blog posts

A wide-ranging blog with technical tutorials on Django, Python, and web development alongside travel guides and reflections on life abroad in Germany.

• Lessons learned from making art Dec 26, 2025

  My resolution for 2025 was to make more art, and I had fun keeping it. I took acrylic painting lessons, got into wate...

• Lessons learned from making art Dec 26, 2025

  My resolution for 2025 was to make more art, and I had fun keeping it. I took acrylic painting lessons, got into wate...

• What's new for Berliners in 2026 Dec 14, 2025

  Every year, on the first of January, prices change and new laws come into effect. Mostly, life gets a little more exp...

~hedy

A digital garden exploring web development, the small/indie web, Gemini protocol, book reviews, and personal reflections.

• Separating dark mode and night shift on a Mac Jan 21, 2025

  On iOS, it’s possible to use a custom schedule to turn on the night shift (slightly tinted yellow-orange) mode separa...

• 📚 The Anthropocene Reviewed Jan 11, 2025

  This would have been a great opportunity to use “The Anthropocene Reviewed, reviewed” if not for the sake of my confo...

• Blog questions challenge Jan 06, 2025

  Kev Quirk started a personal blog challenge where you answer a few questions and “tag” a few people of your choosing ...

Chaotican Writer

A blog about worldbuilding, TTRPGs, and fantasy/sci-fi!

• 7 New TTRPG Experiences from GameHole Con 2025 Oct 30, 2025

  Showcasing the latest tabletop roleplaying games from: Ghostfire Gaming, Splattered Ink Games, Wet Ink Games, Bright ...

• Daggerheart Rewind: 7 Takeaways from Running 20 Demos in 20 Hours Aug 17, 2025

  I ran twenty 45-minute demos of Daggerheart at Gen Con 2025. Here is a list of big takeaways I have for game masters ...

• July 2025’s RPG Blog Carnival – The Roundup! Jul 31, 2025

  Its that time, friends! The festivities of July 2025 has come to an end. Its been a fantastic opportunity to host the...

Randall Degges

A long-running blog mixing practical programming guides on Django, Node.js, and PostgreSQL with essays on developer careers, productivity, and personal growth.

• I'm Writing Again Aug 03, 2024

  I can’t believe it’s been over two years since I last published an article here! Time really flies. The crazy part is...

• I'm Writing Again Aug 03, 2024

  I can’t believe it’s been over two years since I last published an article here! Time really flies. The crazy part is...

• Real Estate vs Stocks Apr 04, 2022

  As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a bit of a personal finance nerd. I’ve been carefully tracking my spending and investin...

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.

• The Great Majority: Body Snatching and Burial Reform in 19th-Century Britain Apr 02, 2026

  As populations flocked to city centres in the 19th century, church cemeteries began to overflow with the dead. Roger ...

• Elizabeth I’s Manuscript Copy of Pierre Boaistuau’s Histoires Prodigieuses (1559) Apr 01, 2026

  Marvels, wonders, and monstrosities: something between a medieval bestiary and a scientific treatise on birth defects.

• “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.

Let’s get Person-al

A personal blog with posts spanning book and movie reviews, technology projects, and commentary on social and political topics.

• 🌰 what is your unicorn hair Mar 30, 2026

  But if Mandy was a fairy, why was Mother dead? “You’re not a fairy.” “Why not?” “If you were, you would have saved he...

• 🌰 three holidays and a wedding - a book review Mar 24, 2026

  On the one hand: I was up until 3am devouring this book. I wanted to feel the feels that a romance book is designed t...

• 🌰 I’m glad my mom died - a book review Mar 24, 2026

  harrowing interesting how she stayed in present tense and present-mind the whole time. It kept the book fresh, in a w...

splitbrain.org - blog

electronic brain surgery since 2001

• Auto-Delete old Mails from GMail Mar 08, 2026

  Auto-Delete old Mails from GMail My inbox is a mess. While I manage to maintain a somewhat close to “Inbox Zero” at w...

• Old Game, New Clothes Mar 02, 2026

  Old Game, New Clothes Back in university in 2003 we had to do a group project. I don't remember which course it was, ...

• LAN Overview 2026 Feb 07, 2026

  LAN Overview 2026 The last time that I blogged about my personal LAN setup was more than a decade ago. Meanwhile we m...