Announcing Casual Image
A new major mode for Emacs that allows for easy image editing.
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Common colds: Research summaries – Does vitamin C prevent colds?
It's such a common trope that if you take vitamins, you'll be far less likely to catch colds, etc. Far too many folk seem ready to hand out this advice, but never cite their sources for this "fact".
I wonder why...
Maxima
Maxima, on the web, in the browser.
VTOL VR Info Dump
Comprehensive fan-written manual for VTOL VR.
ShadeMap
Pretty clever webapp that shows a map and simulates what the shadows in that location would look like at a given date and time.
I'm not convinced it's 100% accurate -- I've tested it for where I live and it's showing me shadow where there wouldn't be any -- but it's close enough that I could see it actually being useful.
braindrop - A terminal-based client for raindrop.io.
New version of Textual adds CSS support
Announcement of Textual 0.2.0 on reddit.
Asks the Textualize developers anything : Python
AMA for Textual.
Master the Art of the Product Manager 'No'
Site that generates different ways of saying "no" in meetings.
Fixing error -54 with Emacs on macOS
On my older Intel MacBook Pro I ran into permission errors when trying to run Emacs, as installed via emacs-plus via Homebrew. This is the workaround.
DC Thomson plans to cut 35 jobs and close four magazines
News about my employer.
The Dark Secrets Behind the Neil Gaiman Abuse Accusations
Archived version of the story that has even more details of the allegations against Neil Gaiman.
Lumon Industries
For when work is getting too much and I need to remind myself that it's all the same shit really...
Doom in Blender VSE · Aras' website
DooM. In Blender. In Python.
Also a side-discussion about performance and Python.
HOW TO BUILD TWITTER CLONE PROJECT WITH REACT JS FOR BEGINNERS
I can't actually decide if this is humour or not, but it's hilarious, for sure.
Our Position On Blocking Threads
Position statement from the admins of Fosstodon, in regard to Threads, as of January 2025.
I think this is the right approach.
I voted "no site block, leave to the individual".
WordPress is in trouble
I've not really kept up with the WordPress drama, but I'm aware that it's ongoing and bizarre. This blog post seems to do a reasonable job of helping catch up on what's what.
ShitGit
Stupid site that will roast your (or anyone else's) GitHub profile.
Stupid, but in a daft way. I approve.
Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.2: A Deep Dive into Working with Siri and ChatGPT, Together
Comprehensive article covering all the things that iOS 18.2 brings to Apple Intelligence (even more useful to me given that 18.2 is the first time AI turns up on iOS in the UK).
Remove the "Authority" from Packaging - Packaging - Discussions on Python.org
Turns out the A in PyPA, meaning "authority", was originally intended as a joke. TIL.
Hitting OKRs vs Doing Your Job
Interesting article talking about how, often, OKRs don't work so well in an engineering situation.
Ratchet effects determine engineer reputation at large companies
Article discussing the issues of progression within a bigger software development/engineering environment.
All clocks are 30 seconds late
Kinda silly, kinda fun, kinda has a point too.
Atlas of Space
Really nice atlas of the solar system, done in the browser. Pretty easy to navigate and even pretty good on mobile too.
[trane]
Really interesting Lisp-based music live-coding tool.
The Open Source Foundation for Application Security
All things software security.
That time that Buell had other ideas...
That time that Buell became a legend on my RDR2 stream
The Terminal Directory
A handy website that aims to be a source of all known terminal emulators and similar tools.
Inappropriate Text in Cessna C208B Grand Caravan
Forum post detailing some pretty hilarious text included in the console and controls of the Cessna 208 B Grand Caravan in MSFS2024.
the art of giving a shit
Interesting and readable account of one person's experience of approaching leadership as a service to those you are leading.