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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 ...
Hello there! Time for "the opposite of doomscrolling” — my latest “Linkfest”, in which I scroll through the endless B...
Hello there! Time for "the opposite of doomscrolling” — my latest “Linkfest”, in which I scroll through the endless B...
Hello there! It’s time again for "the opposite of doomscrolling” — my latest Linkfest, for which I have sifted throug...
Interviews take a lot of energy. In general but this one in particular. And getting through it also deserves a little...
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Glass walls of comp day, “Tough times” reflected on mouth, Spoils go to victor machine.
Welcome! This is where you can find my most up-to-date writings.
Yesterday afternoon, I finally got back into the gym after several weeks off. With the car crash happening and whatno...
I've finally added back skincare to my morning routine. A good facial cleanser and SPF moisturizer really does go a l...
Actually achieving your dreams is kind of whack, honestly. I usually don't write here on Sundays since I already have...
Exploring the universe from the inside out
Save several milliseconds with two lines of JavaScript
Portrait of a gumption trap
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Thoughts on software development, AI, and technology
In Which I Describe why some AI Skeptics need to Experiment
In Which I Learn that our Body Temperature is Lower than Commonly Believed
In Which I Vent my Frustrations about Using LLMs for Coding
Chuck Carroll's RSS Feed: A place where I complain about technology or dive into quasi-philsophical subjects.
I was recently handed down a D-Link DNS-323 NAS which I thought would be great for my brother to use. Although the st...
A few months back, Ars Technica published Password managers' promise that they can't see your vaults isn't always tru...
This post is not about electric vehicle hesitations like range anxiety and more complicated trip planning. No, this p...
Siobhans Eintrag in ihr Journal: „Heute werde ich nicht das System stürzen, und das ist ok.“
Wie kann man Tabellenzeilen in HTML mit der Maus klickbar oder mit der Tastatur auswählbar machen, ohne die Barrieref...
In der Wand ist ein Glitzerding. Nini will es haben.
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Wow. I really didn’t expect my post about being fired from AWS to get as much traction as it did, but verklempt doesn...
I have just returned home from a two week work trip. As part of that trip I spent two nights at the Grand Hyatt in Se...
Today marks four years since I joined AWS. My last day will be Friday. I have to say being fired from AWS is actually...
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.
I have added several long conversational youtube videos into a playlist, hoping I’ll come back to the them some day, ...
I quite liked this metaphoric view of the morning ritual from Herbert Lui: A good morning ritual needs to be flexible...
I started using Claude Code in July last year. I was a Cursor user looking for something better, and I was skeptical ...
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.
I have proposed BoF (Birds of Feather) session and discussion at IndiaFOSS/2026. The proposal is yet to be approved a...
This Saturday, we drove to Palakkad to meet Pradeep and Dhanya. It was a short morning walk and breakfast meet. We me...
I was in Chennai for the first half of the week. I couldn’t get a confirmed 1st or 2nd class train ticket. So I had t...
An online diary of a lady's misadventures in two worlds
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Special Edition — Take Two TL;DR:If I had another chance, I would have started this blog earlier. This blog post has ...
A practising self-memoir, recorded as an inconsistent logbook.
This Is Not a Walkafter Chagall’s La promenadeMarc Chagall, La promenade (The Promenade) (1918), oil on canvasThis is...
safety through uglinessthe phone cover shedsits tired skinwhile I eata sandwich late.hunger sits beside me,loyal as a...
19th May 2026. 00:35 AM.today, as i made a sandwich which i was supposed to make on sunday night, but monday night it...
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A wide-ranging blog with technical tutorials on Django, Python, and web development alongside travel guides and reflections on life abroad in Germany.
This is the traffic to All About Berlin, the website that I run since 2017, and live from since 2020. After 7 years o...
My resolution for 2025 was to make more art, and I had fun keeping it. I took acrylic painting lessons, got into wate...
My resolution for 2025 was to make more art, and I had fun keeping it. I took acrylic painting lessons, got into wate...
A digital garden exploring web development, the small/indie web, Gemini protocol, book reviews, and personal reflections.
On iOS, it’s possible to use a custom schedule to turn on the night shift (slightly tinted yellow-orange) mode separa...
This would have been a great opportunity to use “The Anthropocene Reviewed, reviewed” if not for the sake of my confo...
Kev Quirk started a personal blog challenge where you answer a few questions and “tag” a few people of your choosing ...
A long-running blog mixing practical programming guides on Django, Node.js, and PostgreSQL with essays on developer careers, productivity, and personal growth.
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 can’t believe it’s been over two years since I last published an article here! Time really flies. The crazy part is...
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a bit of a personal finance nerd. I’ve been carefully tracking my spending and investin...
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.
Legal infographics that reflect a Turkish nation in flux.
In the Middle Ages, rumours spread across Europe of a strange hybrid creature, half-animal, half-plant, known as the ...
Photographs of flowers by an advocate of California’s beauty.
A personal blog with posts spanning book and movie reviews, technology projects, and commentary on social and political topics.
Note: this review contains spoilers What Worked the themes the curse of fame, the complicity of the public in that cu...
“Focus on the work, not your attachment to it.”
Note: This review contains spoilers What Worked Brandon Sanderson is known for his inventive world building and this ...
electronic brain surgery since 2001
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 Back in university in 2003 we had to do a group project. I don't remember which course it was, ...
LAN Overview 2026 The last time that I blogged about my personal LAN setup was more than a decade ago. Meanwhile we m...