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.| Frontend Masters Boost RSS Feed
T-Mobile’s latest Tuesdays free perk is perhaps one of the most useful: a water bottle! The post Oops…You Might Not Want To Leave Your Free T-Mobile Water Bottle In A Hot Car appeared first on The Mobile Report.| The Mobile Report
Holy shit, this guy is modding Morrowind into Elden Ring!| Whatever the Wind Brings
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
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
Fifteen years ago today, I listened to Ethan Marcotte talk about this idea of “responsive web design” on The Big Web Show. I had read Ethan’s article on A List Apart a month earlier. But it did not make that big an impression on me at first. There was something about hearing him talk about […] The post RWD on The Big Web Show 15 years ago appeared first on Jeff Bridgforth.| Jeff Bridgforth
There are probably other things I would like to learn but trying to keep the list short and doable. The post Things I would like to learn (Q3 2025) appeared first on Jeff Bridgforth.| Jeff Bridgforth
I learned about the if() function that landed in Chrome 137 yesterday. From what I understand, an article about this new feature is coming from the Chrome team soon. I am interested to find out more and determine how it might be helpful in my workflow. Una also mentioned reading-flow and I did a bit […] The post TIL – if() and reading-flow 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
They don't make cellphones like that anymore.| Whatever the Wind Brings
How not to succeed at #100DaysToOffload| The lost outpost
Man, Becoming (Warsaw at 55) Before. I lit a candle. The flame didn’t speak. It witnessed. Tears came—not as weakness, but as breath I’d held for far too long. A quiet celebration. Now. Unbuckled past. I travel light— gloves, pens, a few good books, and a hunger for change. Not an escape. A vow. Next. […] The post Man, Becoming appeared first on Peter McGraw.| Peter McGraw
The Purge (from a fevered prophet) It began with a virus. The voice cracked— then the illusions. Illness wasn’t a curse. It was interruption. A reset. Goals, amputated. Then the spores. A mirror. Staring into my site like it might confess. Saw my soul pop-up. Selling myself— my gift— cheaply. Embarrassingly. Vomited—violently. Not from nausea, […]| Peter McGraw
If you’re looking for a traditional Japanese townscape without the crowds, Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter in Okayama may be the perfect spot for your itinerary. Travellers along the Golden Route often skip Okayama, but I| The Navigatio
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.
My brain is more active, and I can focus more, when working at night.| Whatever the Wind Brings
Confused about image sizes in WordPress? Learn how WordPress handles images, the best image dimensions to use, how to change default sizes, and tips to optimize them for faster loading.| PowerPack Addons for Elementor
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 headstones date back two centuries, making Oak Grove a relative newcomer as New England graveyards go. I’ve been visiting this sacred, spectral spot on … Continue reading "The Standard, Part 1 – The End and The Beginning"| 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
What if scuba diving could also help rebuild and reinforce a relationship? Here are 6 reasons why 'couples who dive together stay together'| Purple Dive Penida
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.
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.
Exploring my own public speaking journey and how that has evolved into my coaching practice.| Hello, I'm DK – creative producer and speaker coach – justadandak.com.
Looking for a simple way to display upsell products on WooCommerce product page? Showcasing related products is a powerful strategy to increase your e-commerce store’s average order value, and with the help of Elementor and the PowerPack Woo-Product Upsell widget, you can do it beautifully without writing a single line of code. In this guide, ... Read more The post How to Display Upsell Products on WooCommerce Product Page Using Elementor appeared first on PowerPack Addons for Elementor.| PowerPack Addons for Elementor
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
1. The House that Madness Built In the tidy Westphalian town of Lemgo, Germany, where the gabled houses wear their history with restrained Protestant pride, there stands a house that seems to have wandered in from another reality. It is a house made of wood, and also of something more difficult to name—delirium, perhaps, or…| Messy Nessy Chic
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
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
If you’ve ever splattered your face, shirt, counter, and ceiling with coffee and grounds when trying to operate an Aeropress coffee maker, this is how to prevent it. Blowouts happen when it takes so much force to push the water through the coffee grounds that the seal around| The Autodidacts
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
Want to drive a new car without draining your wallet? These five budget-friendly lease deals for 2024 might surprise you.| AIBlogPostWriter
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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
Discover how Trump and Harris leveraged digital ads on Google and Facebook in the 2024 presidential race. Explore strategies, budgets, and insights in this detailed analysis.| BrianChristner.io
Sent from my Olympia SM9| x over it
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
Got “recognised” by two different people on reddit yesterday as “that blogger” and god, if it hasn’t made me miss the olden days of blogging. Write any old crap that comes to mind, publish, receive immediate feedback and support from peers and friends. Do it all again a few days later. I’m not sure at […]| Jem – UK blogger
The grandfather paradox is a famous thought experiment that explores the consequences of time travel. The paradox poses the question: “If you could go back in time and kill your grandfather before he had children, would you still exist?”| Nomad’s Blog
At Untapped, we pride ourselves on being early in identifying upcoming technology trends, and thought we’d share what we’ve learned recently about the intersection of knowledge graphs and LLMs. For those not familiar, knowledge graphs (Wikipedia) are a type of data representation in the forms of nodes (objects) and edges (relationships). This data structure allows for […]| Yohei Nakajima
I recently asked the following question on Twitter:| Yohei Nakajima
I recently threw out a random thought on Twitter, wondering if there might be room for something I called semi-local inference. This wouldn’t be on-device processing, but something like using a WiFi router to run powerful language models (LLMs). I was curious about the potential benefits—speed, cost, and privacy—over using APIs to power and control smart home or office devices. Here’s the tweet that started it all:| Yohei Nakajima
I really hope I am able to return one day| Becky in Portugal
BabyAGI has been cited in 42 arxiv papers (full list). The following article summarizes these 42 articles. Yohei Nakajima’s project, BabyAGI, appears to have catalyzed a wide range of innovations and research advancements across several domains of artificial intelligence, particularly in the development and application of large language models (LLMs) and agent systems. The impact […]| Yohei Nakajima
Koyasan is one of the most sacred places in Japan. Located in Wakayama prefecture, less than two hours from Osaka, Koyasan makes for a spiritual getaway. Here is everything you need to know before visiting| The Navigatio
Someone recently pointed out my post on new computer software (from 2007 😳) and going through it I realized how much things have changed in computer software. Previously, I was on Windows, and I’ve now switched to Mac, but that’s not the only difference. A lot of the tools are built into the OS, and some are entirely online.| Ben Gillbanks
Adagio Teas has released their 2023 tea advent calendar! Here is everything you need to know, plus some books that pair good with tea. The post Tea Advent Calendar – Plus 5 Book Recommendations that Pair Great with a Cup of Tea appeared first on Bookish Coffee Blog.| Bookish Coffee Blog
It has been a long year. Truth be told, it has been a long couple of years. With everything I… The post How to Use AI to Choose Your Next TBR appeared first on Bookish Coffee Blog.| Bookish Coffee Blog
2023 was a crushing year. It just slipped away, I barely managed to process all that happened. After going full offline for a very short 4-day break last week, I noticed I simply couldn’t remember most of the events that happened last year.| feaneron
This itinerary will show you how to spend one day in Beppu, a city where ancient practices and new amenities come together in perfect harmony. On the eastern coast of Oita Prefecture, nestled by the| The Navigatio
