Blogs tagged "variety"

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...

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

• Rollenspielszenen: Verfluchte Zunge Feb 20, 2026

  Wie gehst du vor, wenn du eine perfekte Goblinverkleidung herbeizaubern kannst, aber kein Wort der Goblinsprache spri...

• Sonnenuntergang und Schleimpilz Feb 18, 2026

  Ein Arbeitskollege von mir hat eine Sonnenuntergangs-/aufgangssimulation programmiert. Und eine Schleimpilzsimulation.

• CSS, grau, grey und gray Feb 17, 2026

  Ist es in CSS „grey“ oder „gray“? Und wie ist es mit hellgrau und dunkelgrau?

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...

Adventures in Open Source Software

Recent content on Adventures in Open Source Software

• Happy Anniversary: Revisiting the AGPL and CLAs Feb 17, 2026

  The first post I made on this blog was on this date in 2003. Rather than engaging in my usual anniversary navel-gazin...

• Home Assistant and DNS Jan 26, 2026

  One of my New Year’s initiatives is to move even more of my services from third-party providers back under my control...

• Billie the Platypus Jan 19, 2026

  As I mentioned in my re:Invent post I got to meet Corey Quinn back in December and I follow his “Last Week in AWS” bl...

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.

• 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...

• Pure Independence May 03, 2025

  When you’re independent you feel less desire to impress strangers, which can be an enormous financial and psychologic...

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 08/2026 Feb 20, 2026

  Uma loves singing. Recently, she has been humming ಬಾನ ದಾರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸೂರ್ಯ ಜಾರಿಹೋದ. I wanted to create a karaoke version o...

• Weekly Notes 07/2026 Feb 13, 2026

  It was a busy week. I think it will be until the end of March, till we start our vacation. I managed to workout (P.T....

• My Journey Back to Being Pain-Free Feb 09, 2026

  Neck pain and shoulder pain have been part of my occupational side effects. I have made some changes in my posture an...

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 ...

BIX dot BLOG

The unsupported use case of a disordered, surplus, mediocre midlife in St. Johns, Oregon.

• The Font Of Wisdom Feb 22, 2026

  In my (coming up on) twenty-six years of blogging, I’ve had some site designs you’d have been right to call “aggressi...

• Depending Upon Feb 20, 2026

  The disability lawyers sent both email and text today to inform me that the disability examiner has mailed me a copy ...

• Reading My Mind Feb 18, 2026

  Today I resumed something I’ve done before: leaving my phone at home when I go out into the neighborhood to read a bo...

Chronicles of Miss Miseria

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

• So Farrr... Between the Last Post and the Upcoming Week Feb 21, 2026

  The satisfaction in self-destruction is what keeps me from getting out. Last night, right after I finished writing my...

• February 2026 So Farrr... Feb 17, 2026

  Wow. It has been long, yet all it has been is a lot of ruminating, longing, yearning, guilting, depressing, daydreami...

• Nobody is here. Feb 17, 2026

  Nobody is here.Nobody is touching me.Nobody is beating me.Nobody is hitting me.Nobody is engulfing my space.Nobody is...

R74n Newsletter

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

• 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...

• Sandboxels Update: Pixel Groups, Cooler (Hotter?) Fire, and 1 billion more features Jan 11, 2026

  Okay, maybe only 1 million

• 🔧 Sandboxels v1.13 - Gizmos & Gadgets OUT NOW ⚙️ Dec 17, 2025

  This massive update includes new machines (Filters!), tools, graphics, and more.

~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 ...

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...

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...

• 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...

• Does Music Help You Focus? Apr 04, 2022

  I’ve always been the sort of person who works with music in the background. Ever since I was a little kid writing cod...

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.

• Unbridled Passions: The Eight Horses of King Mu, Son of Heaven (ca. 1300) Feb 17, 2026

  Unruly steeds from King Mu’s mythology, cavorting across a silk scroll.

• Pigeons Transmogrified: Hannah Glasse’s Art of Cookery (1751 edition) Feb 17, 2026

  A bestselling 18th-century cookbook, containing the first recipe for curry in English.

• Snail Homes, Bog Bodies, and Mechanical Flies: Robert Testard’s Illustrations for Les secretz de l’histoire naturelle (ca. 1485) Feb 11, 2026

  A wondrous illuminated manuscript, which gathers and illustrates the marvels of the world and beyond.

Let’s get Person-al

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

• 🌱 the royal hotel - a movie review Oct 29, 2025

  Note: this review contains spoilers.

• 🌰 the mummy - a movie review Oct 28, 2025

  Note: This review makes it easy to avoid spoilers.

• 🌰 Sammy Keyes - a book review Oct 27, 2025

  Sammy Keyes is a middle grade mystery series centering a young girl living illegally with her grandmother. This revie...

splitbrain.org - blog

electronic brain surgery since 2001

• 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...

• Appy - An AppImage Installer Jan 20, 2026

  Appy - An AppImage Installer I nerd-sniped myself today. All I wanted to do was installing SuperSonic, a subsonic com...

• Gmail Backup and notmuch GUI Jan 09, 2026

  Gmail Backup and notmuch GUI I am still working adding services to my NAS and one thing that was on my todo list for ...

Tim Hårek

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

• 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...

• December 2025 Dec 31, 2025

  December is the slowest, fastest, and shortest month of the year. Everything has to happen this month. But I survived...

• 2025 Year in review Dec 31, 2025

  This is my fourth year in review. Looking back at those four years, a lot of things has happened. 2025 feels like a l...

The Universe of Discourse

Mark Dominus's long-running blog exploring mathematics, programming, language, and history through long-form essays with technical depth.

• Language models imply world models Feb 16, 2026

  In a recent article about John Haugeland's rejection of micro-worlds I claimed: as a “Large Language Model”, Claude n...

• Willie Singletary will you please go now? Feb 12, 2026

  (Previously: [1] [2]) Welcome to Philadelphia! We have a lot of political corruption here. I recently wrote about the...

• Proof by insufficient information Feb 12, 2026

  Content warning: rambly Given the coordinates of the three vertices of a triangle, can we find the area? Yes. If by n...

Bartosz Ciechanowski

In-depth, interactive visual explanations of scientific and technical topics like physics, astronomy, and engineering, using browser-based demonstrations and simulations.

• Moon Dec 17, 2024

  In the vastness of empty space surrounding Earth, the Moon is our closest celestial neighbor. Its face, periodically ...

• Airfoil Feb 27, 2024

  The dream of soaring in the sky like a bird has captivated the human mind for ages. Although many failed, some eventu...