Try out CSS Nesting today
CSS nesting in webkit.
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Basic introduction to Pydantic
Nice little introduction to what Pydantic offers.
Install Linux on a MacBook Air
Explainer on how to get Linux up and running on a MacBook Air. I’ve got an old “legacy” Air and this could be a good use for it.
Asks the Textualize developers anything : Python
AMA for Textual.
lofi air traffic control
lofi music with ATC mixed in. Weird but cool
Free Open-Source Weather API | Open-Meteo.com
A very comprehensive-looking free weather API; looks like the perfect sort of thing to build on top of. No API keys needed too!
Bresenham's Circle Drawing Algorithm
Description of a method of drawing a circle
LIBERATING THE MACBOOK AIR 2013 WITH LINUX
Article detailing how you can revive an end-of-lifed MacBook Air with GNU/Linux.
Arthur C. Clarke: The Nine Billion Names of God
One of my very favourite Clarke short stories.
Chicken
Chicken chicken chicken; chicken.
Sheet music for Still Alive
As the title says: it's the sheet music for the catchy Still Alive.
Substack CEO Chris Best failing on racist content
Answering a question like this should be straightforward. Actually… I’m thinking he actually did give a straightforward answer, just in a roundabout way.
Keychron K8 Key Combinations
Shortcuts built into the Keychron K8 keyboard.
Packaging a Python CLI tool for Homebrew
Handy writeup on how to make a Homebrew formula for packaging a Python-based application.
Text Editor Data Structures
Post about text editor data structures.
SideQuest HOWTO (Updated)
A handy HOWTO for setting up and using SideQuest.
How does iCloud work?
Handy wee blog all about how iCloud works; especially useful for those of us who sometimes run into problems with it not working.
Team management tips: 10 ways to kill a team
Yup, I've been on the receiving end of some of these all too often.
Render: Cloud Application Hosting for Developers
Like it says on the tin, pretty much. They seem to have a rather nice static site hosting tier that's free.
What's New in Emacs 29.1? - Mastering Emacs
Good rundown on what’s new in Emacs 29.
Writing Small CLI Programs in Common Lisp / Steve Losh
Common Lisp Nova Spec
A very clean presentation of the Common Lisp HyperSpec
The Absolute Minimum Every Software Developer Must Know About Unicode in 2023 (Still No Excuses!)
Useful article talking about unicode stuff.
Page is annoying to read though with daft gimmicks.
Common Lisp: An interactive approach
Electronic book introducing Common Lisp.
My User Experience Porting Off setup.py
There seems to be a lot of confusion around setup.py and friends; and while I’ve seen pushback against this post (mostly sniffy gatekeeper stuff rather than helpful feedback), it’s a worthwhile read if only because the confusion is real.
Migrating from LSP-Mode to Eglot · Andrey Listopadov
Useful article talking about migrating from LSP mode to eglot in Emacs.
A Journey Into Shaders
An introduction to shaders.
La Terminal in VisionOS
La Terminal is now running in VisionOS. Based on the video, it looks exactly like the sort of VR terminal experience I’ve been wanting (albeit in PCVR or Quest native)for ages now!
HTTP raccoons
HTTP status codes as raccoons as a service.
Kinda like the cat one, only with less cat and more raccoon.
Genetic Algorithms for Evolution of QWOP Gaits
QWOP is a browser-based, 2-dimensional flash game in which the player controls an Olympic sprinter competing in a simulated 100-meter race. The goal of the game is to advance the runner to the end of the 100-meter race as quickly as possible using the Q, W, O, and P keys, which control the muscles in the sprinters legs. Despite the game simple controls and straightforward goal, it is renowned for its difficulty and unintuitive gameplay. In this paper, we attempt to automatically discover effective QWOP gaits. We describe a programmatic interface developed to play the game, and we introduce several variants of a genetic algorithm tailored to solve this problem. We present experimental results on the effectiveness of various representations, initialization strategies, evolution paradigms, and parameter control mechanisms.