The therapeutic aspects of scuba diving
Read about the mental and physical benefits of scuba diving.| Purple Dive Penida
Information technology is not really about productivity anymore, it is really about self perpetuation and expansion. It is not about users and customers anymore, if it truly ever was.| Unworkable Ideas
Read about the mental and physical benefits of scuba diving.| Purple Dive Penida
And they say nothing happens in Bielefeld. https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/einrichtungen/zif/events/#/event/8069| Zettelkasten Forum
How information systems became self-perpetuating machines—and the coming age of invisible decisions We were promised integration, automation, and insight. What we got instead were tools to manage tools, reports about tools, and the slow erosion of human agency in a system that no one really understands anymore. Everything you think you know about information technology […]| Unworkable Ideas
There are so many ways to be reductive. Reduction is so seductive. It is easy. But rarely does anything work quite that way. There are more factors and interactions at play than you can imagine. But to function, the brain simplifies. There is System 1 and System 2 processes that Daniel Kahneman Humans need both. […]| Unworkable Ideas
Framing is the ultimate skill and it happens all the time. Things get framed for us and we also frame things on our own. | Unworkable Ideas
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Protesilaos Stavrou had me for a 2.5h 'interview' format and at the linked time of 1:27h we started to talk about Zettelkasten: how you pronounce it what goes inside sidebar about Luhmann's theory, a summary made up on a whim externalizing thought to discover which survives the test of time project archives vs life-long usage writing, as assembling stuff from notes retrieval vs interpretation in the moment passage of time, chiefly introduced by you using the Zettelkasten if that hour wasn't e...| Zettelkasten Forum
I started a new job as a UX Developer for Revive Our Hearts ministry six months ago today. I had planned to write a post when I celebrated my two month mark in June. But life got in the way and now the calendar is on September October. I wanted to share a little bit […] The post Six months appeared first on Jeff Bridgforth.| Jeff Bridgforth
Not that I consider myself to be just a random puny little human bean, but this sounded like a fun little tag that I randomly came across (hehe, bad pun.) Hey Pals!! Today, I am doing The Randomnes…| Quirky Pages
Recent multiple choice question on the Facebook trivia game I play—can you guess the correct answer? What is the main product harvested from beehives? a) Lip balm b) Milk c) Honey d) Wool If you would like to participate in … Continue reading →|
I think we should just do away with the calendar altogether. Then we’ll never get older because we’ll never have another birthday. How does that sound? If you would like to participate in this prompt, feel free to use the … Continue reading →|
These black cupcakes are rich, dramatic, and irresistibly chocolaty, perfect for Halloween or any time you’re craving something dark and delicious. The cupcakes are super moist and deeply flavored thanks to a blend of Dutch-process and black cocoa powder, and the cream cheese frosting gets its black hue (and Oreo-like flavor) from even more black...| Texanerin Baking
Discover all the best Sam’s Club finds, holiday must-haves, and top member perks. Sam’s Club is quickly becoming one of my favorite places| Sparkles to Sprinkles
The other week we were hanging out with our friends K. Adam and Emily, and K. Adam shared with us some delicious Italian cookies he had made. Their texture and almond flavor reminded me of my favorite German Christmas cookies, called “Vanillekipferl”. Maybe you’ve seen them or even had them before – they’re half moon-shaped […] The post My mom’s Vanillekipferl recipe (the best German Christmas cookies) appeared first on felix-arntz.me.| felix-arntz.me
I am in Indianapolis this weekend for a three day conference, True Woman ’25. Today was a long day with a morning session, afternoon breakouts and an evening session. I took a break late in the day to get outside and walk around. I enjoyed soaking up the architecture around the convention center. It was […] The post Wandering around Indianapolis appeared first on Jeff Bridgforth.| Jeff Bridgforth
Last week, I read Jim Nielsen’s, Anti-*: The Things We Do But Not All The Way. The article deals with those things that we have intention to do but don’t follow through or things started but not finished. He preceded to list out some of his “antis” and it got me thinking about my antis. […] The post Anti*: those things left undone appeared first on Jeff Bridgforth.| Jeff Bridgforth
Putting on an art show* My wife and I traveled up to Murray, Kentucky on Friday to attend the opening of my son’s solo art show, Of Methods and Madness. Ryan was the recipient of the “MAGpie Award” at the Murray State University OMAS group’s Annual Student Art exhibition last spring. This award consists of […] The post Weeknotes 25:39 appeared first on Jeff Bridgforth.| Jeff Bridgforth
Goodbye, Teddy We had to make the difficult decision to end the life of our beloved Teddy on Friday. Her health had been deteriorating the past few weeks. We know this decision was the best thing for her and we did not want her to suffer more than she needed to. Guinea pigs life spans […]| Jeff Bridgforth
An Open Letter to My (Tenured) Colleagues: What Will You Do With Your Freedom? Dear Colleagues, I’ve been invited to serve as a panelist at the Association for Consumer Research’s Mid-Career Workshop—a gathering to help newly tenured scholars figure out “now what?” I’ve been asking the same question myself. Tenured. Third season of life. Third […] The post An Open Letter to My (Tenured) Colleagues: What Will You Do With Your Freedom? appeared first on Peter McGraw.| Peter McGraw
Back in Condesa (rematch) Same hotel. Same room. Same bed. Last time, I cracked. Mushrooms. Midnight. Mirror. Screaming, swinging at myself. You coward. I won, but didn’t feel it. Braced for war at 4:07, searching for threats that weren’t there. You should be sleeping like a motherfucking tiger— full belly, heavy limbs, no care in […]| Peter McGraw
This is a note about some steps that I and my family have taken to work to reduce our carbon emissions. According to the EPA, commercial and residential use is the fourth largest source of carbon emissions overall in the U.S., generating about 12% of carbon emissions. Some sizable chunk of that is fossil fuels […]| Airs – Ian Lance Taylor
A bunch of things I’ve found on my digital strolls (which I added to my Tumblr) for your eyes and ears plus brain to spend time on (as no longer on Twitter).| Hello, I'm DK - creative producer and speaker coach - justadandak.com.
Just some random stuff about Brazil.| Whatever the Wind Brings
Labubus have taken the collecting world by storm, becoming one of the most sought-after designer toys out there. These mischievous little characters come in dozens of themed series, each more creative than the last. Originally designed by the incredible Kasing Lung and distributed through POP MART, Labubus stand out with their expressive eyes, toothy grins,... The post Lafufu vs Labubu: Real or Fake? Side by Side Comparison appeared first on Sparkles to Sprinkles.| Sparkles to Sprinkles
Copycat Lipton Onion Soup Mix| Sparkles to Sprinkles
valid blog topics that I have used for blog purposes| DYNOMIGHT
What is success and how can I create my own success? Everyone has a different definition. Here's 10 traits you can use to create your own Success statement| BrianChristner.io
Easy no-bake cookies without oatmeal! Chocolatey, chewy, and full of flavor with toasted coconut + peanuts. Naturally gluten-free and easy to make vegan or paleo.| Texanerin Baking
On 9th of September 2025, Dean Rasheed committed patch:| select * from depesz;
Yesterday, I published my first article on CSS Tricks. As a reader of the site since 2009, it was a huge honor and privilege to share my voice on this long standing source for Web developers. I was approached back in June by Geoff Graham, the editor of CSS Tricks, asking me to consider writing […] The post Is it Time to Un-Sass? appeared first on Jeff Bridgforth.| Jeff Bridgforth
A bunch of things I’ve found on my digital strolls (which I added to my Tumblr) for your eyes and ears plus brain to spend time on (as no longer on Twitter).| Hello, I'm DK - creative producer and speaker coach - justadandak.com.
I bet there are more people out there who like to read manuals.| Whatever the Wind Brings
Finished the Falcon On Sunday, I finished building the Millennium Falcon LEGO set I had started building on Saturday. I had to make two trips to a local LEGO store to buy some missing pieces. What I wrote Both of the things I wrote this week were personal and not related to Web development. Articles […] The post Weeknotes 25:36 appeared first on Jeff Bridgforth.| Jeff Bridgforth
Today is my friend Anthony’s birthday. I can’t remember the last time we have spoken. I know that I saw him in June 2004. He and his family attended my sister’s wedding. We sat with him and his wife at the reception and his two daughters and my daughter had so much fun dancing and […] The post Happy birthday, Anthony appeared first on Jeff Bridgforth.| Jeff Bridgforth
I got a bit of a vague text from my dad a week ago. Do you recall the National Soccer League All Star game in 1983 held in Charleston, South Carolina? Of course my first thought is why is my dad asking me about something that happened over 40 years ago. I knew there had […]| Jeff Bridgforth
Background For a while I was worried about writing about a TV show here. I thought it might be frivolous, or worse, might outweigh the other kinds of articles I would like to write. However, like most things, that which is ignored just grows, so it is easier to just write and forget about it. The Show Much has been said about how Bojack Horseman is one of the best shows ever, and they’re all correct. For that matter I won’t be going into the details of how every episode ties together a ta...| Rohit Goswami
(Only Safari Technical Preview!) Awfully cool `random()` is coming in CSS. The design possibilities are quite cool.| frontendmasters.com
Apparently, many generative AI text spitting platforms produce content with em dashes “—“ versus just a en dash or hyphen “-“, but I’ve been using them for 20 years… …check out my first ever …| Hello, I'm DK - creative producer and speaker coach - justadandak.com.
I was reading the latest issue of the journal Science , and a paper mentioned the compound Cr 2 Gr 2 Te 6 . For a moment, I thought my knowl...| www.righto.com
The pedant in me starts to twitch a little when I see people talking about “Parkrun”. I’m not as bad as some in the parkrun groups and forums on social media, but it does make me wonder… why do people dream up different ways of writing parkrun? But then I also wonder why people insist[...]| Maidenhead Athletic Club
These heart-shaped pancakes are perfect for a special breakfast or brunch. They’re fluffy, flavorful, and easy to make. They can be made with or without dairy and with all-purpose or gluten-free flour. Whether you’re celebrating Valentine’s Day, an anniversary, or just want to surprise someone with a thoughtful breakfast, these heart pancakes are a fantastic...| Texanerin Baking
Over the weekend, I attended my first in-person conference in 12 years. I traveled up to Grand Rapids, Michigan to attend Beer City Code with several of my teammates. Most of my team lives in Michigan and my team leader had heard good things about the conference so we decided to attend it as a […] The post Beer City Code 2025 appeared first on Jeff Bridgforth.| Jeff Bridgforth
“The reality here can be unsettling. Often God chooses to meet us with his blessing in a place we do not choose to be. He will bless us on the detour. He will bless us in the Land Between. Often the place of blessing is not our place of preference.” – Jeff Manion, The Land […] The post Often the place of blessing is not our place of preference appeared first on Jeff Bridgforth.| Jeff Bridgforth
I was working on a task this morning that involved refactoring heroes on our website. As I was looking at all the different variations and thinking about how we could simplify, I noticed that almost all the heroes on the site live inside of a main HTML element. My first inclination was to think that […] The post Hero and semantic ordering appeared first on Jeff Bridgforth.| Jeff Bridgforth
I prepared this specifically for Revive Our Hearts staff members to help them get to know me. I started a job with this ministry in April. I am being interviewed on July 22 for a chapel service. This is a supplement for those who might want more of the story. Please feel free to read […] The post Get to know me: Revive Our Hearts Edition appeared first on Jeff Bridgforth.| Jeff Bridgforth
My son rebuilt his LEGO ARC Starfighter on Saturday. He has wanted to rebuild it for a long time but wasn’t sure he had all the pieces. He went through all his pieces on Friday and found all that he needed. It is his favorite ship. I forgot how impressive it was. I sat in […] The post Moments appeared first on Jeff Bridgforth.| Jeff Bridgforth
Retreat (fighting fragility) Muay Thai. Kickboxing. Jujitsu. All new. My partner is a hammer, I am the nail. Heat is a teacher. I—the melting pupil. Breath screaming, shirt soaked to skin. Who says yes to this? Then, I move him. Takedown. A violent reversal. A hard bed never so soft. A simple fan, better than […] The post Retreat appeared first on Peter McGraw.| Peter McGraw
The Double Act (jab / cross) one-two. skip the fancy shit. clean. tight. true. in the ring— not to fight but to vanish. hit the bag? no. hit the voice: the planner, the pleaser, the worrier masquerading as warrior. the desire: feet that whisper. jab, a matchstrike. hips that coil. cross, a flamethrower. shoulder that […]| Peter McGraw
A bunch of things I’ve found on my digital strolls (which I added to my Tumblr) for your eyes and ears plus brain to spend time on (as no longer on Twitter).| Hello, I'm DK - creative producer and speaker coach - justadandak.com.
It was a soggy week here at Sonnystone. I’m personally sick of it, and even the gardens seem over it. Despite the assault of storms, we made our way through a fairly mundane 7 days – ti…| The News from Sonnystone Acres
Photo: A heart-shaped cherry tomato. If you would like to participate in this prompt, feel free to use the “One-Liner Wednesday” title in your post, and if you do, you can ping back here to help yo…| lindaghill.com
I just finished playing the first iteration of a board game I created about building Ruby on Rails applications. It was actually kind of fun!| Jardo.dev: Blog
A few chosen narrative examples, to uncover forms, inspire the soul and stir the creative spirits.| Hello, I'm DK - creative producer and speaker coach - justadandak.com.
1. Word of the day: Xylarium – Library of Wood This one is in Canberra, it has 47000 samples. Found on Present & Correct. 2. Couldn't think of a better way to beautify blank walls: French artist Mantra paints photo-realistic murals that look like mass| Messy Nessy Chic
How not to succeed at #100DaysToOffload| The lost outpost
So you may have seen, heard or read about the recent (June 2025) attempt by Faith Kipyegon to run a mile on the track faster than any other woman in history. Supported and promoted by Nike and marketed as “Breaking 4” with the ‘moonshot’ goal of running sub-4 minutes. Now obviously, the ‘will-she, won’t she?’[...]| Maidenhead Athletic Club
A bunch of things I’ve found on my digital strolls (which I added to my Tumblr) for your eyes and ears plus brain to spend time on (as no longer on Twitter).| Hello, I'm DK - creative producer and speaker coach - justadandak.com.
As somewhat of a novice digital marketer, I can't tell you how excited I am by the idea of programmatic SEO. The idea of automating the most painful part of content creation, i.e. writing the content, would make SEO marketing 10x easier to scale than it is currently.| Allison Seboldt
Note: Third in a series. First post, second post. The Oak Grove cemetery in Tisbury, Massachusetts encompasses roughly ten acres of rolling woodlands and narrow dirt roads. Its 1,800 or so headston…| John Battelle's Search Blog
(continuation of a previous post) If you ever have a hit on your hands, my advice is to take notes. Living in the whirlwind of blinding success is a little like experiencing your own wedding –…| John Battelle's Search Blog
A story from the NCSS Challenge of how sometimes the simple, “terrible” option is best.| flowblok’s blog
A neat tool.| flowblok’s blog
A bunch of things (which I added to my Tumblr) for your eyes and ears plus brain to spend time on (as no longer on Twitter).| Hello, I'm DK – creative producer and speaker coach – justadandak.com.
It’s taken me months to individually contact the majority my 3,100+ connections in my LinkedIn network via the direct messaging option.| Hello, I'm DK – creative producer and speaker coach – justadandak.com.
How to be impressive at public speaking by exploring the intersecting disciplines of storytelling and oratory (they are two different things).| Hello, I'm DK – creative producer and speaker coach – justadandak.com.
Living at the cutting edge of technology in the early ’90s required either a magical token forged of copper and silver, or the capacity to memorize a ridiculously long string of numbers. Eith…| John Battelle's Search Blog
“Exactly what he does, and how, is difficult to describe,” Anderson Cooper says about music producer Rick Rubin on 60 Minutes. Cut to interview between Cooper and Rubin. “Do you play instruments?” Cooper asks. “Barely,” Rubin replies. “Do you know how to work a sound board?” “No,” Rubin replies, “I have no technical ability. AndContinue reading "On Intentionally Vague, Mystique-Infused Explanations of Talent"| Ben Casnocha
Nothing we have ever recorded on SCW has brought so much joy to David. However, at several points during the episode, we may have witnessed Matthew Green’s soul leave his body. Our esteemed guests Justin Schuh and Matt Green joined us to debate whether Dual_EC_DRBG was intentionally backdoored by the NSA or ‘just’ a major fuckup. Links: Dicky George at InfiltrateCon 2014, Life at Both Ends of the Barrel - An NSA Targeting Retrospective: https://youtu.be/qq-LCyRp6bU?si=MyTBKomkIVaxSy1Q D...| Security Cryptography Whatever
Forbes recently published the Forbes 400 List for 2024, listing the| Ken Shirriff's blog
I was running an experiment on summarizing X posts around a certain topic and found this on on Agent-to-Agent pretty solid, so I am publishing this as a blog post since people ask me about the topic often. This is based on 100 recent tweets about the topic A2A (run on April 15th). A2A is […]| Yohei Nakajima
I was running an experiment on summarizing X posts around a certain topic and found this on on MCP pretty solid, so I am publishing this as a blog post since people ask me about the topic often. This is based on 100 recent tweets about the topic MCP client (run on April 15th).| Yohei Nakajima
When you need “random” integers, and it is essential to generate them fast and cheap; then maybe the full featured Pseudo Random Number Generators in the rand module are overkill. This blog post will dive in to new additions to the said module, how the Just-In-Time compiler optimizes them, known tricks, and tries to compare these apples and potatoes.| Erlang/OTP
This blog post is based on a talk I did recently at DDVC Conference. This was originally generated by AI based on the talk transcript, which I edited.| Yohei Nakajima
Trying to figure out how to pictures of yourself while traveling? Well, here's how to be less annoying about it at least, and be a better traveler.| Travel on the Reg
Due to some recent Rust drama in the Linux kernel I’ve decided to explain in detail why the Rust ideology simply isn’t compatible with the Linux way.| Felipe Contreras
The UK government is considering changes to copyright law that would allow AI companies to train their models on artists’ work without permission. This means that AI-generated images could be built using artwork taken from real artists without credit, payment, or consent.| Ben Gillbanks
One of the top three hot spring towns in Japan, Kusatsu Onsen is a great overnight trip from Tokyo. If you’re planning on visiting, follow this Kusatsu Onsen itinerary to make the most of your| The Navigatio
First and foremost, if you are a member, you have to reset your password to be able to login! There was no way around this during the migration process because all your passwords were encrypted. If you’re having an issue, make sure your email is verified. If you’re still having an issue, just contact me! … Continued| Antranik Kizirian
Reflecting on 2024's accurate predictions in AI advancements, crypto bull run, and GLP-1 drug mainstreaming while setting ambitious goals and forecasts for 2025, including the rise of AI agents and video innovations.| BrianChristner.io
Pippin is a whimsical AI-driven unicorn designed to interact with the digital world through a continuous cycle of dynamic activities, memory updates, and state changes. Operating 24/7, Pippin embodies a playful experiment in AI influencer development, inspired by community engagement and open-source collaboration.| Yohei Nakajima
For a little while, I was encouraging myself out of the house by setting the target of taking regular short videos of the New Brighton lighthouse at the mouth of the Mersey. Here are those videos taken between December 2022 and August 2023. I often took these after a run or in really wind| Emily Webber
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If you’re near Kobe and want to try the famous Japanese hot springs, you can take a day trip to Arima Onsen. This one-day Arima Onsen itinerary shows you how to make the most of| The Navigatio
For the last couple of months, we keep getting exposed to interesting ideas and startups in the intersection of AI and web3, and some of the ideas make a lot of sense to us.| Yohei Nakajima
Said to have been one of the main inspirations of Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away, Sekizenkan is a beautiful ryokan in the Gunma mountains. With over 300 years of history, parts of this ryokan have been| The Navigatio
If everything is predictable in a game, that isn't much fun. RNGs, or Random Number Generators, are a way to introduce a touch of randomness and causality you need to spice it up. In this article, we'll learn how random number generators work. How an...| freeCodeCamp.org
I recently did a talk in SF on the future of autonomous agents – then published the deck on X/Twitter here. We’ll be doing an hour long livestream with Q&A on May 16th at 9am on X/Twitter, so mark your calendars (or add your email here for reminders and recording link)!| Yohei Nakajima
Generating data with entropy, or random number generation (RNG), is a well-known difficult problem. Many crypto algorithms and protocols assumes random data is available. There are many implementations out there, including /dev/random in the BSD and Linux kernels and API Continue reading Dice Random Numbers→| Simon Josefsson's blog
For this blog post, I'm going to analyze Apple's success because I'm totally qualified to do that. Also, if you're an Apple hater, you might not like reading this. I noticed something interesting I regarding the differences between Apple advertisements and advertisements from other smartphone and tablet manufacturers. Let's see if you can spot the differences, too: Apple iPhone ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t-lsULa8ZM Apple iPad ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RksyMaJiD8Y Vs. Motor...| Cyrozap's Tech Projects
I wonder how much faster my server would be if I ran it off of a 64 GB| www.cyrozap.com
Did you know you can stay overnight at an active Buddhist temple in Japan? I spent one night in Rengejoin Temple in Koyasan, and below, I’ll share my experience! Visiting a Buddhist temple during your| The Navigatio
Having an authentic onsen experience is high on most people’s Japan’s bucket lists. But with so many onsen towns to choose from, which one do you visit? Let me introduce you to one of my| The Navigatio
