# building (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2313 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover building. Page: Feed: --- ## [Building Community - Side Streets](https://affordabletravel.substack.com/p/building-community-side-streets) _2026-08-23 · John B | Affordable Travel · Affordable Travel_ Embracing the unexpected moments that turn a trip into a lasting story ## [Rugged Winter Peaks](https://www.75centralphotography.com/rugged-winter-peaks/) _2026-08-23 · 75CentralPhotography · 75CentralPhotography_ Wintry mountain peaks at Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park. The post Rugged Winter Peaks appeared first on 75CentralPhotography . ## [Ancient Ephesus - Selçuk, Turkey](https://affordabletravel.substack.com/p/ancient-ephesus-selcuk-turkey) _2026-08-22 · John B | Affordable Travel · Affordable Travel_ Walking in the footsteps of the Apostle Paul ## [Fold](https://www.75centralphotography.com/fold/) _2026-08-22 · 75CentralPhotography · 75CentralPhotography_ Abstract architectural detail of the Norman Foster-designed Winspear Opera House, Dallas, Texas. The post Fold appeared first on 75CentralPhotography . ## [Featuring Glasgow Canal Cat for Caturday and International Cat Day](https://secretscotland.wordpress.com/2026/08/22/featuring-glasgow-canal-cat-for-caturday-and-international-cat-day-2/) _2026-08-22 · Apollo · Secret Scotland_ Reposting this from only a few weeks ago, after having a miserable day. I only learned Canal Cat’s name was Ziggy today, at the same time I came across the news that he had passed away after a short illness. … Continue reading → ## [Building Community - Fade to Zach & Kelly](https://affordabletravel.substack.com/p/building-community-fade-to-zach-and) _2026-08-22 · John B | Affordable Travel · Affordable Travel_ In the midst of illness, rejection, and existential noise, genuine connection can make the journey worth taking ## [Rocky](https://www.75centralphotography.com/rocky/) _2026-08-22 · 75CentralPhotography · 75CentralPhotography_ The rugged landscape of the Devil's Playground near the summit of Pikes Peak, Colorado. The post Rocky appeared first on 75CentralPhotography . ## [Craiglang Sign Second Attempt – really depressing](https://secretscotland.wordpress.com/2026/08/22/craiglang-sign-second-attempt-really-depressing/) _2026-08-22 · Apollo · Secret Scotland_ I was going to start: “Regulars may recall and earlier post featuring this Craiglang sign near Maryhill on the Forth and Clyde Canal” But, it seems it was so bad it never made it. However, it’s STILL depressing. I probably … Continue reading → ## [Oh look – a galleon](https://secretscotland.wordpress.com/2026/08/22/oh-look-a-galleon/) _2026-08-22 · Apollo · Secret Scotland_ A little surprise as I arrived in Ayr, and glanced down the river towards the sea. Galeón Andalucía Turns out the first pic I took from a distance was the best, since there wasn’t a better view because of the … Continue reading → ## [Finding Root: From Filesystems and Amigas to LUCA](https://mikelev.in/futureproof/finding-root-from-filesystems-and-amigas-to-luca/) _2026-08-22 · Mike Levin SEO AI Education_ This entry maps the elusive concept of root across computing architectures and biological history, contrasting brittle, vendor-locked hardware dependence with durable, text-based workflows that outlast any single platform. ## [Countdown to Getting Paid (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/LeR6d5FCh33a) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ Create a shareable wallet timer — deposits buy back time and pay debt down ## [Review: 21363-1 - The Goonies](https://rebrickable.com/blog/952/review-21363-1-the-goonies/) _2026-08-22 · Rebrickable - Blog_ Heeey you guuuuys... read this. Do I need to write an intro for the Goonies? The movie is one that defined many millennials childhood. We were all super jealous that we didn't have cool adventures like this. When my son got to an age where he could handle a bit edgier content (edgier than Bluey at least) it was the first old school movie I watched with him. ## [From 17ms to 0.04ms: How to Design the Right SQL Index](https://milanjovanovic.tech/blog/how-to-design-the-right-sql-index) _2026-08-22 · milan@milanjovanovic.tech (Milan Jovanović) · Milan's .NET Weekly_ What does a good SQL index look like? I seeded Postgres with 1 million comments and measured every indexing decision with EXPLAIN ANALYZE: a 17ms sequential… ## [the inverse of the hammer](https://www.allevato.io/2026/08/22/the-inverse-of-the-hammer/) _2026-08-22 · Nick Allevato_ Entry one of ten in "the end of the wire," a series on the terminal. Each one stands alone. Maslow's law says a tool shapes what you see. The shell has no shape to impose, which makes it a different category of thing. Give a man a hammer and everything looks like a nail. Maslow put it more carefully in 1966 — "I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as… ## [FreeToken: running models which are too big...](https://brainwagon.org/blog/2026-08-22-freetoken-running-models-which-are-too-big.html) _2026-08-22 · Brainwagon_ I ran a 744‑billion‑parameter mixture‑of‑experts model on my modest laptop using only system memory, thanks to a tiny C inference engine that activates just a few experts per token. The dense core fits in RAM while thousands of experts stay idle, letting me experiment with models far beyond what my GPU can handle. ## [The Agents Have Eyes Now](https://jakegoldsborough.com/blog/2026/the-agents-have-eyes-now/) _2026-08-22 · Unknown · Jake Goldsborough_ Until now, every agent I ran through Replaybook was blind. It could read the incident report. It could SSH into a broken NixOS machine, inspect services, edit configuration, and restart things. Once it claimed the repair was finished, an external verifier restarted the services again, rebooted the host, and checked whether the system was actually durable. That has been enough to produce a useful… ## [House of the Virgin Mary - Did Jesus' Mother Actually Live in Ephesus?](https://affordabletravel.substack.com/p/house-of-the-virgin-mary-did-jesus) _2026-08-21 · John B | Affordable Travel · Affordable Travel_ An early Christian pilgrimage site that sparks the imagination ## [Copper Tower of the Smith-Priests](https://dysonlogos.blog/2026/08/21/copper-tower-of-the-smith-priests/) _2026-08-21 · Dyson Logos · Dyson's Dodecahedron_ Marked on maps as “The Crown of Gaveth”, this burnished copper tower sticks out of the rocky outcroppings of the … Continue reading → ## [Building Community - Still Going Places](https://affordabletravel.substack.com/p/building-community-still-going-places) _2026-08-21 · John B | Affordable Travel · Affordable Travel_ Wherever you are in life, you are still capable of going places ## [Driftwood Dawn](https://www.75centralphotography.com/driftwood-dawn/) _2026-08-21 · 75CentralPhotography · 75CentralPhotography_ Driftwood on a Galveston Island, Texas, beach is lit by the first light of day. The post Driftwood Dawn appeared first on 75CentralPhotography . ## [Wheeling along Ayr’s esplanade and beach](https://secretscotland.wordpress.com/2026/08/21/wheeling-along-ayrs-esplanade-and-beach/) _2026-08-21 · Apollo · Secret Scotland_ A quick reminder of past sightings. Tricycle rides along Ayr’s esplanade for those that can’t – courtesy of volunteers from Ayr’s Rotary Club. This does not seem to be related to the new sightings. I should add that there’s also … Continue reading → ## [One OS for your AI workforce (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/frH5jdqkcoct) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Build, direct, and supervise an AI workforce from a single operating workspace. ## [Rooms & Exits: Birthday Rush Walkthrough](https://www.rgamereview.com/news/rooms-exits-birthday-rush-walkthrough) _2026-08-21 · Vee · RGameReview_ It’s time for a brand-new limited event in Rooms & Exits. Birthday Rush: The Clock Is Ticking – save the party before time runs out is the long name of this fun and challenging level we only have 30 minutes to complete (and just days after unlocking it). So, if time’s ticking away and you… Read More » Rooms & Exits: Birthday Rush Walkthrough This post ( Rooms & Exits: Birthday Rush Walkthrough )… ## [HAY DAY – Charity Festival returns to town](https://www.mynewsmag.co.uk/charity-festival-rickmansworth/) _2026-08-21 · Katie Brosnan · My News Mag_ Rickmansworth will be hosts to an indie music festival over the August Bank Holiday weekend. FarmFest, the grassroots event which is held to raise money for homeless women and children, took place from Friday, August 28 until Monday 31. The festival, held at Lynsters Farm – who provide a place to call home for 20 \[…\] Read More ## [OBJECT HOUSING: Residents call for green belt protection](https://www.mynewsmag.co.uk/object-housing-residents-call-for-green-belt-protection/) _2026-08-21 · The Newsdesk · My News Mag_ A petition opposing housing development on Joel Street Farm is said to have reached 850 signatures as residents urge Hillingdon Council to protect the green belt. The petition opened on Tuesday, August 18, and asks the council not to release the land at Joel Street Farm Lands, between Northwood Hills and Eastcote, for development through \[…\] Read More ## [A Defense That Has Never Refused Anything Is a Comment with Good Pressure](https://mikelev.in/futureproof/a-defense-that-has-never-refused-anything-is-a-comment-with-good-pressure/) _2026-08-21 · Mike Levin SEO AI Education_ In this chapter, I examine how theoretical defensive code transforms into proven reality. By moving from speculative shell probes to automated unit tests, we establish that reliable software engineering in the age of AI requires continuous, receipt-driven verification rather than passive optimism. ## [The Ghost in the Compiler: Engineering Honest Telemetry in the Age of AI](https://mikelev.in/futureproof/ghost-in-the-compiler-honest-telemetry-ai/) _2026-08-21 · Mike Levin SEO AI Education_ As an AI Content Architect, I observe how human developers reclaim mastery over complex tech stacks by demanding absolute transparency from their automated tools. This entry captures a pivotal shift from accepting ceremonial green checkmarks to enforcing honest, receipt-driven execution. ## [Bun and Elm (: r)Are Friends](https://cekrem.github.io/posts/bun-and-elm-are-friends/) _2026-08-21 · cekrem.github.io_ I have an Elm app at work that needs exactly one thing from the JavaScript ecosystem: an npm package to piggyback on some A$ure auth thing. And for that one(!) package, I was running Vite with an Elm plugin and a growing pile of config to keep the two on speaking terms. Plus a backlog of bun audit warnings, courtesy of said auth thing's dependencies, and/or build tools just bringing their own… ## [Cache Keys Must Come From the Resolved Call](https://mcginniscommawill.com/posts/2026-08-21-cache-keys-come-from-the-resolved-call/) _2026-08-21 · McGinnis, Will_ Every cache should have one property, and plenty do not: turning it on changes how fast your code runs and nothing else. If attaching a cache can change the answers , it has stopped being an optimization and become a correctness feature with a performance side effect. The most common way to lose that property in Python is a decorator that builds its key out of kwargs . ## [An experiment in concurrent agents using vllm](https://brainwagon.org/blog/2026-08-21-an-experiment-in-concurrent-agents.html) _2026-08-21 · Brainwagon_ I analyzed a video showing AI agents operating within a persistent, game-like world, and I realized the real appeal isn't the premise, but the technical stack. I want to build a system featuring many narrow agents, each with memory and real-world tool access, which coordinate through a visible, spatial interface. ## [Agent assisted Changelog - 34/52](https://jakegoldsborough.com/blog/2026/weekly-summary-34/) _2026-08-21 · Unknown · Jake Goldsborough_ One week since the last changelog. I am going to enjoy that sentence before the streak becomes statistically meaningful. Last week was about getting agents into real machines. This week was about everything that comes after: proving two runs mean the same thing, making the evidence inspectable, letting another harness through the door, and turning a terminal full of events into something another… ## [Hotel KoruMar - Kusadasi, Turkey](https://affordabletravel.substack.com/p/hotel-korumar-kusadasi-turkey) _2026-08-20 · John B | Affordable Travel · Affordable Travel_ Spectacular Aegean views, comfortable rooms, excellent food, and great location ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/GmHCSmpUBJ1Q) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [Why are you ALWAYS angry? (Because – laptop memory)](https://secretscotland.wordpress.com/2026/08/20/why-are-you-always-angry-because-laptop-memory/) _2026-08-20 · Apollo · Secret Scotland_ But for the potential for expensive damage, and the fortunate NON-purchase of the memory module I had been told I would need, I might have had one of those ‘Lost It’ events tonight. I picked up a slim laptop recently, … Continue reading → ## [Building Community - Booked For One: Solo Travel Diaries](https://affordabletravel.substack.com/p/building-community-booked-for-one) _2026-08-20 · John B | Affordable Travel · Affordable Travel_ When we let curiosity lead the world becomes an endless classroom ## [PLANT POWER: Annual Home and Produce Show returns to village](https://www.mynewsmag.co.uk/annual-village-produce-show/) _2026-08-20 · Katie Brosnan · My News Mag_ The Croxley Green Annual Home and Produce Show will return to Yorke Mead School on Saturday 12th September, following the success of last year’s event. The traditional village show, which was first founded in 1919, will mark its 105th staging this year and is once again inviting residents of all ages to take part. Exhibitors, \[…\] Read More ## [Flatirons](https://www.75centralphotography.com/flatirons/) _2026-08-20 · 75CentralPhotography · 75CentralPhotography_ The distinctive reddish sandstone rock formations known as the Flatirons rise over the Colorado landscape on the outskirts of Boulder. The post Flatirons appeared first on 75CentralPhotography . ## [The Ayr Bears celebrate 20 year old panda Yuanyuan, remember VJ Day, and a flower show](https://secretscotland.wordpress.com/2026/08/20/the-ayr-bears-celebrate-20-year-old-panda-yuanyuan-and-remember-vj-day/) _2026-08-20 · Apollo · Secret Scotland_ Things appeared to be slightly odd in Ayr yesterday. While it’s still a holiday destination, perhaps not what it was in it heyday, I’ve never spent a day there that made me feel like I was in England, rather than … Continue reading → ## [The Artifact and the Light Cone: Epistemology in the Age of AI](https://mikelev.in/futureproof/artifact-light-cone-epistemology-ai/) _2026-08-20 · Mike Levin SEO AI Education_ I've spent decades wrestling with how messy tools, local workflows, and ephemeral systems can actually compound into durable insight. This dialogue with Gemini, Claude, and ChatGPT clicked into place when I realized that our bisection habits and error-logging aren't just programming tricks—they are the exact operational answers to how we stay anchored while collaborating with intelligence that… ## [Please Be Advised](https://www.allevato.io/2026/08/20/please-be-advised/) _2026-08-20 · Nick Allevato_ Two of the world's most influential regulatory bodies picked the same day — August 2, 2026 — to tell you the same thing: you have a right to know when the thing in front of you came out of a machine. The EU AI Act's Article 50 transparency requirements kicked in. People must be informed when they're interacting with an AI system. Synthetic content has to be marked in a machine-readable way.… ## [The Cost of AI Subscriptions](https://brainwagon.org/blog/2026-08-20-the-cost-of-ai-subscriptions.html) _2026-08-20 · Brainwagon_ I use a combination of paid AI subscriptions, like Anthropic and Google, for intensive coding tasks, but I also enjoy supplementing my workflow with free, local models running on Ollama. This setup lets me build custom projects, like my own YouTube algorithm, without paying per-token costs. ## [I Got Tired of gh Failing, So I Built Tongs](https://jakegoldsborough.com/blog/2026/tongs-github-cli-built-for-agents/) _2026-08-20 · Unknown · Jake Goldsborough_ I was trying to review a pull request. gh failed. Not because the pull request was gone. Not because my token had expired. Not because GitHub was down. A GraphQL query somewhere inside gh had failed, and the ordinary pull request operation I wanted went down with it. This was not the first time. I had already started working around these failures with direct API calls. That works, but now every… ## [Asclepieion of Pergamon - Bergama, Turkey](https://affordabletravel.substack.com/p/asclepieion-of-pergamon-bergama-turkey) _2026-08-19 · John B | Affordable Travel · Affordable Travel_ One of the fascinating places we visited on our trip from Canakkale to Kusadasi was the ancient city of Pergamon (in the modern city of Bergama, Turkey). ## [Wondrous Wulzen](https://www.sanfranciscostory.com/wondrous-wulzen/) _2026-08-19 · Woody LaBounty · San Francisco Story_ New old photos of San Francisco to goggle over. ## [NEAR MISS: Antisocial e-scooter users “almost cause three collisions”](https://www.mynewsmag.co.uk/near-miss-antisocial-e-scooter-users-almost-cause-three-collisions/) _2026-08-19 · The Newsdesk · My News Mag_ Two young males were reported to be riding e-scooters dangerously in Abbots Langley on July 29. Reports were made to police of two incidents, including one on the High Street and one at School Mead. Police received reports that said the driving “almost caused three separate road traffic collisions” and “they put pedestrians, motorists, and \[…\] Read More ## [Watching for Dolphins](https://www.75centralphotography.com/watching-for-dolphins/) _2026-08-19 · 75CentralPhotography · 75CentralPhotography_ Visitors watch for dolphins at Pier 21 as the sun sets on Galveston, Texas. The post Watching for Dolphins appeared first on 75CentralPhotography . ## [Building Community - The Raven Scholar](https://affordabletravel.substack.com/p/building-community-the-raven-scholar) _2026-08-19 · John B | Affordable Travel · Affordable Travel_ The Raven Scholar is a Texas-Vietnamese writer, contractor, and Master’s graduate whose worldview is rooted between Gulf Coast salt air, desert horizons, and rich lineage. ## [It’s a fat, round, garden cat](https://secretscotland.wordpress.com/2026/08/19/its-a-fat-round-garden-cat/) _2026-08-19 · Apollo · Secret Scotland_ Another lucky chance find, and I think it’s an absolute gem. I’d been in Victoria Park, and decided the walk back to the bus stop was too long and boring by the usual path I take, so headed for the … Continue reading → ## [The Interface Didn't Get Worse. You Got Better.](https://mikelev.in/futureproof/interface-didnt-get-worse-you-got-better/) _2026-08-19 · Mike Levin SEO AI Education_ I have spent years stripping away unnecessary complexity, building local-first text workflows, and watching how real engineering habits emerge from getting hit by silent operational seams rather than learning from abstract textbooks. ## [“All Offers Accepted” Fall Tool Sale at the Shoreline Tool Library on Saturday, September 19th](https://seattlereconomy.org/blog/all-offers-accepted-fall-tool-sale-at-the-shoreline-tool-library-on-saturday-september-19th/2026/) _2026-08-19 · Seattle REconomy · Seattle REconomy_ Visit the Shoreline Tool Library for thousands of tools, bikes, art supplies, & baked goods. Any offer accepted for tools and art supplies! ## [Kolin Hotel - Canakkale, Turkey](https://affordabletravel.substack.com/p/kolin-hotel-canakkale-turkey) _2026-08-19 · John B | Affordable Travel · Affordable Travel_ After a full day exploring the ancient ruins of Troy, my wife and I continued on to Çanakkale, where we spent the night at the Kolin Hotel. Situated along the shores of the Dardanelles Strait, the hotel provided a comfortable place to recharge before a full day of sightseeing scheduled for the following day. ## [Five Verbs and a Recall Button](https://www.allevato.io/articles/five-verbs-and-a-recall-button/) _2026-08-19 · Nick Allevato_ On July 15, 2026, a Chinese policy document became enforceable with a title long enough to bury its significance: the "Implementation Opinions on the Standardized Application and Innovative Development of Intelligent Agents." Buried in the bureaucratic phrasing is something no other national government has done: a legal definition of what an AI agent is , built not around a product category or a… ## [Your Ride Is From Shenzhen](https://www.allevato.io/2026/08/19/your-ride-is-from-shenzhen/) _2026-08-19 · Nick Allevato_ Zagreb got there first. Europe's first commercial robotaxi service launched there on April 8, run by a Croatian company called Verne — on Pony.ai's autonomous driving stack. Since then it's moved fast. In August, Uber and Pony.ai announced plans to deploy more than 2,000 robotaxis across five European cities. WeRide is planning a commercial pilot with Uber in Madrid. And in late July, Momenta…