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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...
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.
Your browser does not support the audio element. After a brief wait, I have finally released the first of TNT. This w...
Information is pretty overrated, isn't it? In so many ways, it feels like we're really just going around in circles, ...
I think I need to start doing less shit. Even less than what I've already been doing—can you believe that? I had to s...
Exploring the universe from the inside out
Some people’s clothes have a way of riding up in unfortunate places, in a way that seems almost willful. It’s as if t...
Twenty-four new posts to hitch your mind to
Optimize away optimizing away
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 picked up a Palo Alto Cloudgenix ION 2000 off of eBay and decided to try and stick OPNsense on it. It has a etherne...
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...
Wie schützt man sich vor Verbrennungen durch eine Miniatursonne?
Eine Yucca, die ich für eingegangen hielt, treibt wieder aus.
Zwei Ansätze, die Meinung über Gamoril kundzutun.
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After what happened to me this morning, I expect the North Carolina School of Science and Math to ask for my diploma ...
Today I am excited to announce that I have started a new job as the General Manager for MariaDB at Percona. I’ve been...
Back in November of 2024, my father (who is now 86) moved in with us. We are lucky enough to have a house with a base...
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 started Weekly Notes in 2022, with WN-29/2022. With this week’s note, we will complete four full years. Except for ...
I did SIR enumeration online. The application seems to have been written by someone who hates users and doesn’t want ...
It’s been a hectic week. Lots of work, meetings, and things to get done. I still have things on my list. I might have...
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 ...
An online diary of a lady's misadventures in two worlds
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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 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.
A poem seldom arrive clean.It comes in through the windowwith dust on its knees,carrying one cracked cup,one unpaid b...
June 29, 2026, 05:45 AMThe trip was cancelled. The tickets vanished into the digital void, but the manager approved t...
June 20, 2026, 11:55 PM - June 21, 2026, 03:50 AMThe ether is heavy tonight. Mortals call it twilight, but to me, 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.
I have an LG C5 TV. Great display, dogshit software. AirPlay often stops working mid-stream or won’t connect at all. ...
Last month, thieves tried to steal my bike before a shopkeeper shooed them off. They mangled my bike lock, so I got a...
Last month, thieves tried to steal my bike before a shopkeeper shooed them off. They mangled my bike lock, so I got a...
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.
Pompous know-it-alls were once a mainstay of mockery on the Italian stage. Arnoud Visser investigates this stock char...
Cover designs for José Carlos Mariátegui’s radical Lima-based magazine.
Selections from a peculiar British journal that focus on the peculiarities of British monarchs.
electronic brain surgery since 2001
Home Assistant Transplant I have been running Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi 4 for about five years now. A short wh...
Retractable Cable USB-C Chargers (65W PD) Like all my other modern electronics, my Framework Laptop1) charges via USB...
PSA: Bubbles.town has a widget I am a big fan of bubbles.town, a relatively new website to make it easier to discover...
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 ...