
Why I Maintain a 17 Year Old Thinkpad
If a book has been in print for forty years, I can expect it to be in print for another forty years. But, and that is the main difference, if it survives another decade, then it …
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If a book has been in print for forty years, I can expect it to be in print for another forty years. But, and that is the main difference, if it survives another decade, then it …
Tags: Technology | Essay
Large Language Models (LLMs) are rapidly changing how we interact with information, offering impressive capabilities from brainstorming to summarization. But behind this …
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Stop Bringing Your Phone Everywhere! The sheer amount of sensor data modern smartphones collect is staggering. They continuously log your precise GPS location—even when apps …
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What my social media cards looks like for my article on Tolstoy when shared on different platforms. Have you ever shared one of your blog posts on social media only to see a …
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Ladybird is an early-stage browser project that stands out due to its use of a custom engine, independent from major frameworks like Chromium (Google’s engine for Chrome), …
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In the 19th century, many historians embraced the Great Man Theory, which claims that a handful of extraordinary leaders dictate the course of events through their intellect, …
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Ranger file manager inside a tmux window, with image preview shown in the right. What Is Ranger. Why Use it to Preview Images?: Ranger is a terminal-based file browser that uses …
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I use nginx as my webserver. It’s fast and has a tone of features. However, for me it’s been a process to learn how to set up properly redirecting, caching, secure, and …
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Daily & General Notes Script: Previously I was using the Obsidian Application as my Journaling and “To Do List” software. Obsidian has vim integration and a button …
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What is SearXNG? SearXNG is a fork of the original SearX project, actively maintained to provide a modernized and efficient meta-search experience. It functions by aggregating …
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Bottom line up front: For my hardware I use an Apple laptop with third-party peripherals that can be easily transported. I try to use open-source software when possible because …
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Bottom line up front: A lot of the tedious work of linking together webpages, maintaining consistency across pages, implementing RSS, etc. can by automated by using a static site …
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Bottom line up front: Wealth is rarely held as cash or physical currency; instead, it is tied to commercial capabilities represented by stocks, assets, and equity. There exists no …
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§ 0 Leisure in Classical Antiquity: The Foundation of Intellectual Life Men must be able to engage in business and go to war, but leisure and peace are better; they must do what …
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Poem Aye Sir Running Marching Yes Sir Pushing Screaming No Sir Eating Sleeping Picture of me at the 'confidence course' courtesy of MCRD April 2024
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1 This is a bash script to generate a full RSS feed from a directory containing simple webpages. The script works by pulling out the text between a few html tags to fill the needed …
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Poem free–speech & free(d)–men pro–union & pro–unions shake–hands & shake–downs frontier-man & gangster-man … lost–boys & lost–men Illustration of …
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I’ve asked my Priest about the frequent usage of domes in Orthodox architecture. I was told the domes have to with how the Orthodox view divinity. With a dome the walls come …
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1 The proper use of language can be found through but never prescribed by editors, lawyers, judges, or other authorities under English common law. Under this tradition, there is a …
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1 Part of human agency ― and the human experience ― is the ability to choose to do bad acts and them having to deal with the pain and consequences caused by doing them. Not letting …
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1 Many journalists (especially the social media ‘independent’ variety) intentionally produce content to emotionally agitate their watchers/readers/listeners. Often this …
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Unlocking Unicode Symbol Input on MacOS If you’re using MacOS, enabling Unicode symbol input is straightforward. Here’s a step-by-step guide to set it up: Open System …
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Poem Four boys and two men A van filled with supplies Driving west across the plains Towards A beautiful fading sun Ready for an adventure! Nebraska, 2018
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§0 A Black Box 0.0 When anything happens there is a tendency to immediately give the occurrence an explanation and then to say “it was obvious wasn’t it, we should of …
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Poem Petal to the metal Windows open Radio blasting A telescope in the back A book to the side Not to be back until morning Illinois, 2020
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1 Loyalty is bedrock. Knowing that a person (or a people) will protect you gives peace of mind that thugs can’t come in and take everything you have built without trouble, or …
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Poetry Not affection nor expression But invasion and infection Acts of war and will Alive Dancing to Music Breaking at a smile Watching a sunrise Shine Not how long but how bright …
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