# couple years (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 20 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover couple years. Page: Feed: --- ## [2026-08-19](https://nali.org/updates/2026-08-19) _2026-08-19 · Nick Ali_ I heard this song for the first time listening to the soundtrack of the Natural Born Killers movie. I was in this Trent Reznor phase in high school and he produced the soundtrack. This Cowboy Junkies version of Sweet Jane is a cover of a live version of The Velvet Underground’s Sweet Jane, which itself is pretty good with Lou Reed singing. ▶ ## [ask our AI ass—i cannot overemphasize how much i will not be doing that](https://fozmeadows.tumblr.com/post/825230529262764032) _2026-08-17 · What Happens Next: A Gallimaufry_ classhattery : biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist : ask our AI ass— i cannot overemphasize how much i will not be doing that I have this saved on my phone permanently ## [\[112\] Silence.](https://soulaccompaniment.substack.com/p/112-silence) _2026-08-16 · Tommy Airey · Something Else_ \*Scroll all the way down for the audio version. When I was in elementary school, my dad drove me and my brother down the hill to Sport Chalet to buy some new basketball shoes. ## [\[111\] Extremist.](https://soulaccompaniment.substack.com/p/111) _2026-08-09 · Tommy Airey · Something Else_ \*For the audio version, scroll to the bottom of this post. Last Tuesday, Lindsay and I traveled back to Michigan. ## [2026-08-09](https://nali.org/updates/2026-08-09) _2026-08-09 · Nick Ali_ For the sake of accountability, I added a blog activity chart (like on Github). The thought is that the chart will shame me into publishing more in public. We’ll see how it goes. ## [My new micro-fiction book is available for purchase](https://news.onbrn.com/my-new-micro-fiction-book-is-available-for-purchase/) _2026-08-08 · Software Engineering News from Bruno Bernardino_ 2026 marks the seventh anniversary of publishing my micro-fiction stories as Mini Stories . The old book from 2022 (3 years of Mini Stories) is no longer available, and the new book can be purchased here , now with 51 stories instead of 36, including one that was never published online (and likely won't be). The stories are also no longer published online, and are now only available in this new… ## [AI will take over the World...Maybe](https://nali.org/blog/2026/ai-taking-over-the-world) _2026-08-07 · Nick Ali_ AI has its uses and benefits. ## [as ever:](https://fozmeadows.tumblr.com/post/824086807420502017) _2026-08-05 · What Happens Next: A Gallimaufry_ insomaniackills : aristocrating : its 2026 i cannot handle any more fucking “author A obviously ripped off author B” discourse by people Who Have Only Seen the work of author B and admit themselves that they have no further knowledge of the literary landscape they are moving in. like. Folks really need to reacquaint themselves with this concept as ever: ## [\[110\] Red Flag Conditions.](https://soulaccompaniment.substack.com/p/110-reorientation) _2026-08-02 · Tommy Airey · Something Else_ \*Due to technical difficulties, there is no audio version available. ## [Bring back the maker inside you](https://dragob.com/bring-back-the-maker-inside-you) _2026-07-30 · Bring back the maker inside you · dragob_ Every Tuesday and Thursday I used to carry around with me a twice-my-size A1 portfolio bag to primary school. I was always asking my homeroom teacher to keep it behind her table, i.e., the safest spot in the whole school. Inside this bag I had a couple painting canvases and drawing papers, along with my brushes, specialized Koh-i-Noor graphite pencils, and a certain type of aquarelle recommended… ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/9zdLrmDjy0Qd) _2026-07-30 · **Sponsored**_ Connect your repo and deploy instantly — Railway handles config, scaling, and monitoring. ## [this is stunning!](https://fozmeadows.tumblr.com/post/823557048208949248) _2026-07-30 · What Happens Next: A Gallimaufry_ villiedoom : Stylized and surreal illustrations for my fantasy world. this is stunning! ## [The Tithenai Chronicles by @fozmeadows are my perfect books.](https://fozmeadows.tumblr.com/post/823334772600406016) _2026-07-27 · What Happens Next: A Gallimaufry_ hkamenar : The Tithenai Chronicles by @fozmeadows are my perfect books. Secondary-world fantasy, dual POV, and a romance that earns every beat instead of manufacturing conflict to fill pages. The worldbuilding is lush, the prose is mature and elegant, and both leads are finely drawn, likeable, and flawed. Do mind the content warnings — they’re deeply integrated in the story, not incidental.… ## [\[109\] Democracy?](https://soulaccompaniment.substack.com/p/109-democracy) _2026-07-26 · Tommy Airey · Something Else_ Three months ago, Lindsay and I volunteered for Shareef Akeel’s campaign at the Michigan Democratic Party Convention in downtown Detroit. ## [elodieunderglass: ovenroastedtwerkey: masterofbirds:cantnotknope: joanws: jennytrout: legit-wri...](https://fozmeadows.tumblr.com/post/823102324610301952) _2026-07-25 · What Happens Next: A Gallimaufry_ elodieunderglass : ovenroastedtwerkey : masterofbirds : cantnotknope : joanws : jennytrout : legit-writing-tips : fozmeadows : Watching my toddler figure out how to language is fascinating. Yesterday we were stumped when he kept insisting there was a “Lego winner” behind his bookshelf - it turned out to be a little Lego trophy cup. Not knowing the word for “trophy”, he’d extrapolated a word for… ## [\[108\] Yes.](https://soulaccompaniment.substack.com/p/108) _2026-07-19 · Tommy Airey · Something Else_ A couple months ago, I helped facilitate a small, intimate weekend retreat for white men breaking rank with supremacy stories. ## [Postmortem of Gender Under the Qun](https://fozmeadows.tumblr.com/post/822363114502815744) _2026-07-17 · What Happens Next: A Gallimaufry_ coriphallus : I. Introduction: A Question of Language Now that the Qunari have been thoroughly butchered, I wanted to compile my thoughts on gender under the Qun into a more comprehensive ‘essay.’ This is not primarily an essay about politics, identity, or even gender in the contemporary Western sense. It is an essay about language. More specifically, it is about what happens when we… ## [(untitled)](http://blog.circuitsofimagination.com/2026/07/15/observations-on-the-status-of-consumer-technology-in-syria.html) _2026-07-15 · Circuits Of Imagination_ Starting Points These observations were made over the course of two weeks as a tourist in Syria. None of these observations are absolute. I hope these observations can form a starting point for a conversation that helps us all get a more accurate vision of the status of tech in Syria. General Observations Consumer technology in Syria is relatively advanced considering the overall situation,… ## [\[107\] Interfaith Action.](https://soulaccompaniment.substack.com/p/107) _2026-07-12 · Tommy Airey · Something Else_ Lindsay and I flew to Washington DC on the Fourth of July. ## [Source](https://fozmeadows.tumblr.com/post/821913992448655360) _2026-07-12 · What Happens Next: A Gallimaufry_ Source ## [Kindle cover](https://blog.perpetualdraft.com/kindle-cover/) _2026-07-10 · perpetualdraft · Perpetual draft_ Hey there, Remember when I said I started learning how to crochet? Well, after 10 days of practice I can proudly say I finished my first project: a Kindle cover! (Side note: I originally wrote that post on July 10, but I'm only editing/finishing it now.) It's imperfect; a bit wonky, a bit too tight and missing the finishing touch but after 2h30 of crochet last night, there it was. My Kindle fits… ## [Ship everywhere from one CLI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yVcY6U2ungHe) _2026-07-10 · **Sponsored**_ One codebase, hosted runners, encrypted credentials, and automated submissions across stores ## [Kindle cover](https://blog.perpetualdraft.com/kindle-cover/) _2026-07-10 · perpetualdraft · Perpetual draft_ Hey there, Remember when I said I started learning how to crochet? Well, after 10 days of practice I can proudly say I finished my first project: a Kindle cover! (Side note: I originally wrote that post on July 10, but I'm only editing/finishing it now.) It's imperfect; a bit wonky, a bit too tight and missing the finishing touch but after 2h30 of crochet last night, there it was. My Kindle fits… ## [yep, pretty much](https://fozmeadows.tumblr.com/post/821363934984601600) _2026-07-06 · What Happens Next: A Gallimaufry_ beaswellgirl : yep, pretty much ## [\[106\] Conjure.](https://soulaccompaniment.substack.com/p/106-conjure) _2026-07-05 · Tommy Airey · Something Else_ “In the face of unremitting political evil and despite overwhelming odds, African people in America fought for freedom with the conviction that every problem has a solution, that willingness and work can change the world, that collective co-creation can make a way out of no way, and that disadvantage can be turned into advantage, poison into medicine, and humiliation into honor.” – Johari Jabir, ## [Everyone is alive, everything is well](https://dragob.com/everyone-is-alive-everything-is-well) _2026-07-04 · Everyone is alive, everything is well · dragob_ “ There is a brief moment in your life where everyone important around you is alive and, hopefully, doing well. Cherish this moment.” I read this once in an article several years ago, but I was too young to understand and realize what this truly means. I guess it’s time I acknowledge that I find myself in this situation now, and I am beyond grateful for it. In the last couple of years I found… ## [The fantasy of colonizing a new planet is the fantasy of a blank slate: imagine what we could do if…](https://fozmeadows.tumblr.com/post/821068077212024832) _2026-07-02 · What Happens Next: A Gallimaufry_ samiholloway : notalittleatall : quasi-normalcy : quasi-normalcy : quasi-normalcy : quasi-normalcy : I actually think that science fiction has done everyone a disservice by presenting escaping to another planet as a remotely feasible near-term solution to problems on Earth. Like, I’m sorry, but if terraforming Mars is an option then why can’t we just terraform the Earth? (I mean, this last bit… ## [2026-07-01](https://nali.org/updates/2026-07-01) _2026-07-01 · Nick Ali_ I’ve been meaning to write How to Work with Me page for a long time. I mean for the page to be a living document that gets updated over time. The main purpose for the page is shortcut a lot of conversations related to culture and leadership. Agree with it? Great, let’s talk. Don’t agree with it? 🤷🏽‍♂️ ## [I started learning crochet](https://blog.perpetualdraft.com/i-started-learning-crochet/) _2026-06-30 · perpetualdraft · Perpetual draft_ Hello cubs ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ, The title says it all: I started learning crochet yesterday. After thinking about it all weekend, looking at tutorials and dozens of aesthetic Instagram accounts, I thought "Why not try?". Yesterday afternoon, I went to buy a few crochet hooks of different sizes and 2 balls of yarn. Unfortunately I don't think I chose them very well, as they're both acrylic, and I find it to be a… ## [\[105\] An Unwavering Presence.](https://soulaccompaniment.substack.com/p/105-an-unwavering-presence) _2026-06-28 · Tommy Airey · Something Else_ Today marks two years of Something Else. ## [\[104\] The Game.](https://soulaccompaniment.substack.com/p/104-the-game) _2026-06-21 · Tommy Airey · Something Else_ “You are allowed to think about the worst possible scenario. ## [Photo](https://fozmeadows.tumblr.com/post/819906259870498816) _2026-06-20 · What Happens Next: A Gallimaufry_ ## [AI News Summaries & Audio (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/kfCa9SeYJclU) _2026-06-20 · **Sponsored**_ Tap an article for an AI summary and an audio briefing. ## [Life lately](https://blog.perpetualdraft.com/life-lately/) _2026-06-20 · perpetualdraft · Perpetual draft_ Hello beautiful people, I hope you are all doing well. Felt compelled to write a little bit tonight, so let's see where my fingers take us. As usual, I like to write intuitively and not over-edit or think it through too much. You probably noticed if you've read a few of my posts. Anyway, lately I've been feeling lost. Which is funny, in an ironic way, because 10 years ago I was feeling the exact… ## [Life lately](https://blog.perpetualdraft.com/life-lately/) _2026-06-20 · perpetualdraft · Perpetual draft_ Hello beautiful people, I hope you are all doing well. Felt compelled to write a little bit tonight, so let's see where my fingers take us. As usual, I like to write intuitively and not over-edit or think it through too much. You probably noticed if you've read a few of my posts. Anyway, lately I've been feeling lost. Which is funny, in an ironic way, because 10 years ago I was feeling the exact… ## [\[103\] post-evangelical.](https://soulaccompaniment.substack.com/p/103-post-evangelical) _2026-06-14 · Tommy Airey · Something Else_ Charles Cha and I joke that we were evangelical Christians before it was cool. ## [Do you think it’s immoral to use chatgpt for college assignments? I think it’s unfortunately unavoidable.](https://fozmeadows.tumblr.com/post/819356295897481216) _2026-06-14 · What Happens Next: A Gallimaufry_ It is absolutely immoral, completely counterproductive to the goal of learning things, and turns out incredibly subpar work. As for unavoidable….you understand that the vast majority of people who have ever graduated college throughout history did so without ever once using AI, right? You understand that? wenevergotusedtoegypt : You understand that the point of writing papers isn’t just to have a… ## [My journey across the slavic languages](https://dragob.com/my-journey-across-the-slavic-languages) _2026-06-13 · My journey across the slavic languages · dragob_ What if I told you that I can speak all the slavic languages? Okay… I actually don’t. But I have a really good understanding of them that makes me feel like I almost do. It’s such a great feeling when traveling - understanding locals, making your way around with ease, and let’s admit it - better prices (at least I like to think so). What’s my superpower , you may ask? Honestly, it’s all thanks to… ## [Gotta tell you guys something wild in the Chinese fan sphere](https://fozmeadows.tumblr.com/post/819169420575424512) _2026-06-11 · What Happens Next: A Gallimaufry_ flagellant : tlbodine : soundoftheirwings : Gotta tell you guys something wild in the Chinese fan sphere So some fanartist drew a “sexy” (read: booby) version of a (cartoon) character who is traditionally very non-sexualised. Fans of the character got mad about it because it’s kind of groundbreaking how that character is written and portrayed and this art totally ignores the entire point of the… ## [10 years of being vegan](https://blog.perpetualdraft.com/10-years-of-being-vegan/) _2026-06-11 · perpetualdraft · Perpetual draft_ Hello dear reader, I wanted to reflect on the fact that this month, June, marks the 10-years anniversary of a choice that has changed a lot in my life. 10 years ago, after hosting a vegetarian guy (through Couchsurfing) for a few days in May, I decided to dive a little bit into the ethics and behind-the-scene of animal products production. One hour-long video was enough for me to say goodbye… ## [(untitled)](https://fozmeadows.tumblr.com/post/819076967610646528) _2026-06-10 · What Happens Next: A Gallimaufry_ enbaluka-tokyo-drift : ## [CV Dazzle](https://gregr.org/cv-dazzle/) _2026-06-08 · claviseloadelverplet · Greg.Randall_ In 2010, artist Adam Harvey published a masters thesis proposing that hair and makeup could break computer vision. The idea was that bold geometric patterns could confuse face detection algorithms while leaving the wearer visible to people. He called it CV Dazzle, after the WWI ship camouflage. The original designs worked. They blocked the face \[ \] ## [(untitled)](https://fozmeadows.tumblr.com/post/818557129447325696) _2026-06-05 · What Happens Next: A Gallimaufry_ depsidase : ## [2026-06-05](https://nali.org/updates/2026-06-05) _2026-06-05 · Nick Ali_ It’s only 100 hours long… ▶ ## [excerpts from erin in the morning’s article on the ioc’s ban on transgender women and sex testing…](https://fozmeadows.tumblr.com/post/818462892745768960) _2026-06-04 · What Happens Next: A Gallimaufry_ bsaka7 : excerpts from erin in the morning’s article on the ioc’s ban on transgender women and sex testing policy ## [ahhh, these are so gorgeous!!](https://fozmeadows.tumblr.com/post/818086129393958912) _2026-05-31 · What Happens Next: A Gallimaufry_ hiseumingo : ALT ALT Finally my sketches of Cae and Vel—the first being the image of them in my mind as I read and second after consulting refs and potential face claims~ :) Cae and Vel belong to @fozmeadows ahhh, these are so gorgeous!! \<3 ## [I Finally Built It: Bookpile](https://bitboxer.de/2026/05/29/bookpile/) _2026-05-28 · Bitboxer - hacking_ About five years ago I had an idea for a small tool. Whenever I wanted to share a book with a friend, I had no good way to point them to a place to actually get it. I wanted something simple: give it an ISBN, get back a list of independent bookshops nearby where they could buy it, libraries where they could borrow it, and sites where they could track it. I bought the domain, created a repository… ## [Going analog](https://blog.perpetualdraft.com/going-analog/) _2026-05-27 · perpetualdraft · Perpetual draft_ Every now and then, I fantasize about going analog. Unfortunately, this choice is not an easy one to make. Mostly because I have an emotional attachment to social media platforms and some SaaS (they hold memories, help me stay in touch with my friends and family as an immigrant/expat, they make my life convenient etc). But also because it's been so many years of compounded use, that it ties into… ## [Going analog](https://blog.perpetualdraft.com/going-analog/) _2026-05-27 · perpetualdraft · Perpetual draft_ Every now and then, I fantasize about going analog. Unfortunately, this choice is not an easy one to make. Mostly because I have an emotional attachment to social media platforms and some SaaS (they hold memories, help me stay in touch with my friends and family as an immigrant/expat, they make my life convenient etc). But also because it's been so many years of compounded use, that it ties into… ## [Living waiting for that moment](https://dragob.com/living-waiting-for-that-moment) _2026-05-26 · Living waiting for that moment · dragob_ You’ve been living in the same city for the last couple of years. Or maybe since you were born. You like your environment and the things happening around you: friends, family, social events, civic movements, etc. The day comes when you have to choose your educational path after school: are you going to stay, or pursue a degree abroad? This is a choice that many are faced with. “ Opportunities… ## [Butterflies of Canada puzzle](https://www.emilydamstra.com/butterflies-of-canada-puzzle/) _2026-05-26 · Emily · Emily S. Damstra_ I m exciting to share that I ve created a new puzzle design... Read more ## [Butterflies of Canada puzzle](https://www.emilydamstra.com/butterflies-of-canada-puzzle/) _2026-05-26 · Emily · Emily S. Damstra_ I m exciting to share that I ve created a new puzzle design... Read more ## [Migrating from GitHub Actions to SourceHut Builds](https://news.onbrn.com/migrating-from-github-actions-to-sourcehut-builds/) _2026-05-25 · Software Engineering News from Bruno Bernardino_ After a couple of years running Gitea and Forgejo , I moved my private repos back to GitHub, because my instance was DDoS'd a couple of times and I found myself spending more time than I had wanted upgrading and maintaining it. I didn't like it, and soon after they started pushing hard for Copilot and AI everywhere, I started looking for alternatives again. Codeberg became the obvious choice for…