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Bluefin Linux | treb0r.net My experience with a new kind of Linux

I wrote a piece about my experience with Bluefin Linux

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Vibe physics: The AI grad student Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

This is a wonderful article that gets to the core of why we still need humans, even if they are massively enhanced by AI.

www.anthropic.com/research/vib...

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Boris Tane AI agents didn't make the SDLC faster. They killed it. All that's left is context.

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A Hitchhiker's Guide to the AI Bubble Everyone's debating whether AI is a bubble while missing the real story. Two things are true: there's a massive AGI fantasy bubble built on geopolitical panic, AND a genuine ML revolution happening at...

Fantastic article.

fluxus.io/article/a-hi...

8 months ago 1 0 0 0

Agreed. One of the best that I have seen recently. Thanks for sharing.

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Yes indeed. It was a huge wrench for me when I decided to leave the ecosystem. I used to frequent WordCamps and everything. The upside though is that I forced myself to learn new stuff which has worked out well for me in the end.

8 months ago 1 0 2 0

That's the one. Probably the single worst misstep in the history of open source.

8 months ago 1 0 1 0

I completely agree with this take. I invested over a decade learning WordPress and the Gutenberg editor drove me away. Sad really.

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About - Berlin Global GovTech Centre The global platform to share expertise and insights, facilitate collaboration, and scale best practices for making GovTech work.

If you don't like the current obsession with all things AI, prepare to see your nightmare future in the Agentic State.

Fancy having AI rule everything in your life?

They're working on it.

Details here:

www.globalgovtechcentre.org/about-whitep...

9 months ago 1 0 0 0
Electronic airport advertising stating “Talk to a helpful human on the United App” with a picture of someone holding a phone with an image of a smiling United employee.

Electronic airport advertising stating “Talk to a helpful human on the United App” with a picture of someone holding a phone with an image of a smiling United employee.

Last year, I predicted we’d see during the next 2 years promotions for AI-free experiences.

I just saw my first one.

United is now advertising their customer service app is a human, not an AI.

People don’t want to be handled by machines. Nobody likes being on the receiving end of AI.

9 months ago 308 87 14 24
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Another wonderful article. @frontenddogma.com is the best source of interesting technical news and opinion out there.

9 months ago 2 0 0 0

This is such a great article. I'm fascinated by JavaScript and the ecosystem around it. Old enough to remember it in the early days too.

9 months ago 1 0 0 0
A bookshop with bookshelves full of books and a person browsing under an ornate ceiling.

A bookshop with bookshelves full of books and a person browsing under an ornate ceiling.

One of the best bookshops in the UK. Waterstones Bradford.

10 months ago 2 0 0 0
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#WomenInPoetry

#PopeFrancis

Nessuno ora sa dire se risaliamo verso l’alba
o rotoliamo al fondo della notte
stringendo solo un pugno di parole.

#VersiPerMe Margherita Guidacci Le poesie
Le Lettere Ed.

©️ niphisi yellowcarpe•t

11 months ago 124 33 6 0
KOReader

The best tech surprise of the year by far is KOReader. A fantastic, powerful and Open Source alternative document reader that you can use on your Kindle. It's so good it has blown my mind.

koreader.rocks

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Railway bridge crossing canal with blue sky and green trees.

Railway bridge crossing canal with blue sky and green trees.

I do like this old railway bridge that crosses over the canal. It's actually the start of a viaduct. Those Victorians built to last.

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1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually transmitted disease

1 in 10 Americans think HTML is a sexually transmitted disease

Keeping it on the <dl> – another HTML gem you never use…
christianheilmann.com/2025/04/18/k...

1 year ago 20 3 3 1
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This is so useful, thanks! 🙏

1 year ago 0 0 0 0

After several months hands on with
@payloadcms.bsky.social
I can confidently attest that it is in fact the 'new' WordPress. Except it's better in every way and obviously built by passionate people who know what worked in the old paradigm (and what didn't). A breath of fresh air.

1 year ago 1 0 0 0
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After 5 years in the making, I'm very happy to finally release Anime.js v4, my dream animation library:

🧩 New modular API
⚡️ Highly performant
🖱️ Scroll-linked animations
🫵 Draggables
↔️ Responsive
✨ Additive animations
🪽 WAAPI support

And so much more!

Check out the new website animejs.com!

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Banks rat holding a I heart London placard it has been tagged by robbo

Banks rat holding a I heart London placard it has been tagged by robbo

Good morning London
#SotB2025
Cc @londonwebstandards.org

Spotted this on my way to The Barbican

1 year ago 13 1 0 0
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Astro 5.5 | Astro Astro 5.5 dives deep with better support for diagramming tools, improved Markdown compatibility, and type-safe sessions!

It’s no myth: Astro 5.5 is here

Dive deep with better diagramming tool support, typesafe sessions, and improved Markdown compatibility

astro.build/blog/astro-5...

1 year ago 87 17 0 3
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Battery breakthrough as 99.99% of lithium extracted from old cells New recycling method offers environmentally friendly way to deal with increasing e-waste from old smartphones and electric cars

www.independent.co.uk/tech/battery...

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A view of the Rochdale canal in early spring, showing reflections of bare trees.

A view of the Rochdale canal in early spring, showing reflections of bare trees.

The canal. Our 'linear park'. A nice place for a quiet walk.

1 year ago 1 0 0 0
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Daffodils in a jug on a wooden table.

Daffodils in a jug on a wooden table.

Happy first day of (meteorological) spring!

1 year ago 1 0 0 0
A view down a muddy track with a pylon in the distance. A rainbow is visible behind.

A view down a muddy track with a pylon in the distance. A rainbow is visible behind.

Calderdale, Yorkshire, UK

1 year ago 21 1 0 0
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Astro 5.4 | Astro Astro 5.4 brings remote image optimization in Markdown, enhanced security for dev and preview servers, RegExp support for Vercel ISR excludes, and more!

Astro 5.4 is a picture-perfect release

🖼️ better Markdown images
🔒 more secure dev and preview servers
▲ easier ISR config in the Vercel adapter

astro.build/blog/astro-5...

1 year ago 122 19 1 2

I'm so impressed with this new setup. I am going to call it the CAP stack: Coolify, Astro and Payload. It's like a breath of fresh air! #webdev

1 year ago 1 0 0 0
The BEST Soup Explained: Keys to a Healthy YOU Year
The BEST Soup Explained: Keys to a Healthy YOU Year YouTube video by Derek Sarno

How did I not know about Derek Sarno? I've been watching all of his videos. He is now easily my new favourite chef...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=94j6...

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