# finally (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 374 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover finally. Page: Feed: --- ## [(untitled)](https://fedi.aeracode.org/@andrew/117137891485246764) _2026-08-22 · Andrew Godwin_ The winter weather pendulum swung back today - lots of drizzle/rain moved in, so I did a couple of short hikes and called it (but fortunately, this was my planned "rest day" in Hokitika anyway). So have three photos from yesterday, as I forgot to post some, plus a very cloudy Arthur's Pass! ## [(untitled)](https://miraz.me/2026/08/22/there-were-a-couple-of.html) _2026-08-21 · Miraz Jordan_ There were a couple of horses, with riders, on the beach today. Although I've occasionally seen hoof prints, that was the first time I've seen horses themselves. The sea was really calm, the sun warm on our backs and the sky blue. It's a lovely day. ## [A colorful little project for your craft room 🌈](https://onceuponacheerio.substack.com/p/a-colorful-little-project-for-your) _2026-08-21 · Juli Anne · The Cheerio Club_ Looking for a fun and colorful way to decorate your craft room, classroom, or creative space? ## [Enshrouded: Fell Dragon Youngling - 1.0 Update](https://aywren.com/2026/08/21/enshrouded-fell-dragon-youngling-update) _2026-08-21 · Aywren's Nook - Gaming and Geek Blog_ One of the biggest boss fights in Enshrouded is the Fell Dragon Youngling. I wrote about this battle almost a year ago when we first beat it, and what it took to actually finish the fight so that we could move on in the story. ## [(untitled)](https://fedi.aeracode.org/@andrew/117131927586396881) _2026-08-21 · Andrew Godwin_ Also I am one of only two people at the motel tonight, which is one step up from yesterday. It's funny, though, Hokitika feels like a big town compared to the tiny places I've been in for a few days now. There are two supermarkets! Two! ## [(untitled)](https://fedi.aeracode.org/@andrew/117131893703695827) _2026-08-21 · Andrew Godwin_ Big fan of my hotel owner in Hokitika, Phil, who has informed me which is the best fish and chippy (the one that serves shark) and that the Thatcher & Small restaurant is "not named after that one". ## [I don't use mainstream social media...](https://aubreysambor.com/i-dont-use-mainstream-social-media/) _2026-08-21 · Aubrey Sambor_ ...and I feel weird about it sometimes. I deleted my Facebook account (for, like, the third or fourth time) a couple years ago, deleted my Twitter account, have never even watched anything on Tiktok, and while I still have an Instagram account, I don't use it and don't have the app on my phone. I'm 100% happy with my choices and am super happy with Mastodon as essentially the only social media I… ## [This Guy Made an ASCII Cyberpunk City Using HTML and JavaScript](https://kaigulliksen.com/blog/this-guy-made-an-ascii-cyberpunk-city-using-html-and-javascript/) _2026-08-21 · Kai Gulliksen Blog_ This is absolutely amazing. A Walkable ASCII Cyberpunk City in One HTML File ## [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. ## [Sabbatical Diary: Week 46](https://mort.io/blog/sabbatical-diary-w46/) _2026-08-21 · Richard Mortier · mort’s mythopœia_ Another one of those weeks that did not feel productive but actually several things did get done and I shouldn’t ignore them. Made some progress on some external bits of work that were (and are) interesting, particular where it involved reading up a bit on attacks against LLMs. 1 Several bits of what the academic career usually refers to as “service”. In this case, not particularly pleasant but at… ## [Every Channel. One Login. (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/3FWtOJSfJdkT) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ 17,000+ live channels, movies and sports on any device. Free trial, no IP lock. ## [(untitled)](https://miraz.me/2026/08/21/an-excellent-local-counterpoint-whatever.html) _2026-08-20 · Miraz Jordan_ An excellent local counterpoint (whatever the topic) to our government's ongoing erosion of democracy as they increasingly use Urgency and the Fast Track Legislation to steamroll things through - Aucklanders getting paid to share views on various topics with council : about forty Aucklanders attended a Deliberative Democracy forum on pest plants. The group debated what steps the Auckland Council… ## [Your Beta Blocker Might Be Making Things Worse... Here Is Why.](https://dysautonomiadecoded.substack.com/p/your-beta-blocker-might-be-making) _2026-08-20 · Dysautonomia Decoded · Dysautonomia Decoded_ Beta blockers are the most prescribed PoTS treatment. The evidence on when they help and when they don't is more nuanced than most clinicians communicate. ## [Home theatre upgrades for gaming](https://blog.jsweeting.me/home-theatre-upgrades-for-gaming) _2026-08-20 · What's up with James?_ After my OLED TV was returned after being repaired (LG should have just given me a new one as it would have been cheaper for them - it was still under the 5 year warranty) I decided it was time to invest in some better speakers. The TV speakers aren't terrible, despite what some will say about those on flat screens, but with so many films mastered for surround sound systems, dialogue is… ## [FFXIV: Roleplay Tips from Sojourner Circle](https://aywren.com/2026/08/20/ffxiv-roleplay-tips-from-sojourner-circle) _2026-08-20 · Aywren's Nook - Gaming and Geek Blog_ In a previous video, I talked about role play in FFXIV and what you can do to get started. I also touched on what causes people anxiety when considering RP, especially from a shy or new player perspective. In the comments of that video, I asked other folks for their RP tips, and boy did I get them! ## [Post 256 - Modern Retro Station at CRT TV xD](https://ransei.neocities.org/pages/posts-daily#post256) _2026-08-20 · Blog Posts by Ransei_ Modern Retro Station at CRT TV xD - Something I wanted to do for a long time, but I didn't have enough time and courage to do. 😆 ~ As the title says I managed to connect my 2016 Dell OptiPlex mini PC, I was recently using as a Wi-Fi access point, to an old CRT TV! xD... ## [Rewiring the State Is Not About Structures, It’s About Trust](https://mikebarker2.substack.com/p/rewiring-the-state-is-not-about-structures) _2026-08-20 · Mike Barker · Inside the System_ For most of my career, I’ve sat in rooms discussing how to make public services work better. ## [(untitled)](https://fedi.aeracode.org/@andrew/117125847395445616) _2026-08-20 · Andrew Godwin_ Also, tonight I am staying in Haast, population 100. According to the motel owner, I am apparently the only overnight guest in the entire town tonight. It's lovely here though. ## [(untitled)](https://fedi.aeracode.org/@andrew/117125801995358812) _2026-08-20 · Andrew Godwin_ Mostly a travel day today, heading back down and then around from Aoraki to the West Coast. But that doesn't mean there wasn't anything to see, including a short hike to the Blue Pools! ## [Version 5.1.3](https://melankorin.net/museum/history) _2026-08-20 · melankorin.net_ New blog post! And another question answered. ## [(untitled)](https://miraz.me/2026/08/20/i-enjoyed-the-read-fear.html) _2026-08-20 · Miraz Jordan_ I enjoyed the read - Fear in the New Forest (New Forest Murder Mysteries Book 2) by Linda Mather. 📚 On a lonely stretch of shingle, where the Solent laps the forest’s edge, something terrible is about to wash ashore. The bloated body of a young man. Several days dead. ## [profullstack on Ko‑fi (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/f5RW0i4tYGVJ) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Open the creator's Ko‑fi page. ## [(untitled)](https://miraz.me/2026/08/20/finished-reading-home-town-crime.html) _2026-08-20 · Miraz Jordan_ Finished reading Home Town Crime and Superhero Suspect by Anne Shillolo . 📚 Both are fairly frothy and feature a poodle in a cozy mystery. I was happy to read these on my Xteink X3. ## [(untitled)](https://miraz.me/2026/08/20/blame-avoidance-framework-why-is.html) _2026-08-20 · Miraz Jordan_ "Blame avoidance framework" - Why is NZ spending far more on responding to climate disasters than on reducing future risk? | RNZ Researchers have developed a blame avoidance framework to explain how politicians weigh up visibility (how much attention an issue attracts) against avoidability (who will be blamed for failure) before deciding on a course of action. ## [New York, New York](https://aubreysambor.com/new-york-new-york/) _2026-08-20 · Aubrey Sambor_ Short post today because I haven't had time to write anything, so here's a picture of the New York City skyline from a hotel in New Jersey back in 2024. Such a good view. I'll be back tomorrow with a longer post! ## [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. ## [(untitled)](https://miraz.me/2026/08/20/i-find-it-amusing-that.html) _2026-08-19 · Miraz Jordan_ I find it amusing that while they prepare the bog behind our house for a housing development, one minute they're scooping and pumping out water, and the next they're sprinkling water on the area they've been filling and compacting, presumably for a road. ## [(untitled)](https://miraz.me/2026/08/20/in-a-country-like-aotearoa.html) _2026-08-19 · Miraz Jordan_ In a country like Aotearoa the government should do what's needed to ensure no one is homeless. But given some are homeless, this is an excellent thing for Rotary to do - Watch: Shelter bags for homeless 'the starting block' to cope with frigid nights : Rotary Clubs across the country have responded to increasing homelessness with a special fundraiser - they've imported a container of 1000 shelter… ## [Guest on Over/Under](https://blog.jsweeting.me/guest-on-over-under) _2026-08-19 · What's up with James?_ Earlier this week my interview for the blog series Over/Under went live. You can find it over on Hyde's Lazybear blog . It was nice to be asked to participate in something like this for the first time. I've seen interview series on other blogs and wondered whether my blogs warrant the additional spotlight. While I hadn't heard of the Over/Under series before being asked, I immediately liked the… ## [Tinker (2008)](https://theworksofegan.net/posts/2026-08-19-tinker/) _2026-08-19 · The Works of Egan_ Michael Klamerus over at The Virtual Moose has issued a blog challenge, which he's allowed to do because it's his birthday (happy birthday, Michael), challenging everyone to write about an obscure game. I'm taking this as a sign to finally pull the trigger on writing about Tinker, a game I love and have wanted to write about for years. Tinker, also known as Microsoft Tinker, was a game that… ## [(untitled)](https://davidpeach.me/notes/345169/) _2026-08-19 · David Peach · David Peach_ I’ve started watching the code for the people mini-documentary as advertised by Automattic/Wordpress. A couple of the first interviews / voxpops were of Zuck and then the Nvidia guy. Why the fuck are we asking them about the “freedoms of the open web”. Get a grip. I’ll reserve complete judgement till I’ve watched the whole \[…\] ## [I Finally Played: Balatro](https://aywren.com/2026/08/19/i-finally-played-balatro) _2026-08-19 · Aywren's Nook - Gaming and Geek Blog_ Back when Balatro was still new, I heard a whole lot about this deck-building Poker roguelike. I mean, a lot a lot about it. It was, and still is, rated overwhelmingly positive on Steam. ## [Auto-trade Cross-Exchange Gaps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/D82Z7Z9KVYW4) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Find cross-exchange spreads, backtest strategies, and execute automatically with risk controls. ## [Is Cloudflare Pro Worth It?](https://blog.fernvenue.com/archives/is-cloudflare-pro-worth-it/) _2026-08-19 · fernvenue · fernvenue's Blog_ In the blink of an eye, I have been a Cloudflare user for nearly ten years, long enough to watch both the company and its stock price grow dramatically. However, today I'm not planning to introduce any specific Cloudflare product or feature. In my opinion, Cloudflare's technical documentation is among the most detailed and clearest in the industry, and Cloudflare also does a great job of building… ## [My first Mac... 33 years later!](https://vladcampos.com/en/blog/2026-08-19-0940-my-first-mac-33-years-later.html) _2026-08-19 · Vladimir Campos (EN)_ Back in 1992, my dad bought a Macintosh IIsi to learn and master a new technology that was becoming an increasingly big part of his daily work: the computer. Since he was already living in the United States at the time, it wasn't until a trip in 1993... ## [When you have enough](https://www.sunilshenoy.com/2026/08/19/when-you-have-enough.html) _2026-08-19 · Sunil Shenoy_ Worrying about bills is never something I want anyone to experience. I remember three years ago when I was going through a phase where every dollar I earned was allocated to a particular bill due at the end of the month, leaving me with nothing. Some months, when insurance or car payments were due, I was in the negative by thousands and had to borrow money from friends so my credit card wouldn't… ## [The View From the Other Side of Annual Leave](https://mikebarker2.substack.com/p/the-view-from-the-other-side-of-annual) _2026-08-19 · Mike Barker · Inside the System_ A few weeks ago, before heading off on annual leave, I wrote about the importance of stepping away. ## [Travelling light, doing stuff](https://html-chunder.neocities.org/posts/travelling-light-doing-stuff/) _2026-08-19 · zkbro · zkbro_ I'm travelling light at the moment. Have a laptop, phone, couple of books, running and swimming gear and a few days of clothes. I'm staying at family and friends homes. Very generous of them. Comfortable living too. Not just a couch. Spare rooms, whole floors with kitchenettes, house sitting even while the owners travel. I'm very grateful. Sometimes their kids come and wake me up, wanting to play… ## [(untitled)](https://fedi.aeracode.org/@andrew/117120880323248080) _2026-08-19 · Andrew Godwin_ No cheating today - 14km of hiking around the Aoraki National Park trail system, including some very nice swing bridges (apparently quite new!), and all the way up to the glacier lake, which I think had a calving quite recently. ## [(untitled)](https://miraz.me/2026/08/19/some-days-i-walk-along.html) _2026-08-19 · Miraz Jordan_ Some days I walk along the grass right beside the river. Other days I use the footpath beside the road. How lucky to have this so nearby. ## [WIP Wednesday: Still going strong!](https://aubreysambor.com/wip-wednesday-still-going-strong/) _2026-08-19 · Aubrey Sambor_ Welcome to Work in Progress (WIP) Wednesday, where I post progress on my crafty endeavors! I want to get back to tracking my knitting, spinning, cross-stitch, or whatever I'm making at the moment, so I'll be writing about it every Wednesday. This will be a short post due to the fact that this update isn't the most interesting, but I'm still trucking along on my Lillesol sweater . I'm still on the… ## [One Art Please!](https://brainwagon.org/blog/2026-08-19-one-art-please.html) _2026-08-19 · Brainwagon_ I wrote a simple script to test the true cost of generating images using various AI models hosted on OpenRouter, since the listed price and the actual bill are often different. ## [”Earth Blossom” by The John Betsch Society on Strata-East SES-19748](http://www.fwrarejazzvinylcollector.com/blog/2026/8/18/earth-blossom-by-the-john-betsch-society-on-strata-east-ses-19748) _2026-08-18 · Fredrik · FW Rare Jazz Vinyl Collector_ A rare bird and gem in the Strata-East catalogue. View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize This one has been one of my most wanted Strata-East titles. Been after it for quite a while. Hard to find album. Have seen it though in a couple of record store drops online and also… ## [Agentic Engineering Lesson #3: Taste](https://joshuacalledme.com/agentic-engineering-lesson-3-taste/) _2026-08-18 · Richard Smith · Joshua Called Me_ I've often been asked what makes a junior developer into a senior developer. Often it's a junior developer asking me the question. And often my answer is system design skills. The best developers in your team are the ones you can give any task to. It ## [(untitled)](https://miraz.me/2026/08/19/good-to-read-a-bit.html) _2026-08-18 · Miraz Jordan_ Good to read a bit of clear science around biological sex - Biological sex is neither binary nor a spectrum – a biologist explains how it’s multidimensional : Many people are more typically female in some biological traits, more typically male in others, and intermediate in still others. In such cases, people can’t be placed accurately at one location along a single biological sex spectrum because… ## [A Thermodynamic Failure of the Soul](https://sightlessscribbles.com/posts/a-thermodynamic-failure-of-the-soul/) _2026-08-18 · Sightless Scribbles_ Mood: Tired. Just tired of it all. The air always tastes of exhausted ozone and venture capital these days. It's a cloying stench that's polluting the beautiful bedrock of society. Tech Bros are currently engineering the loudest, most abrasive reality possible. They have enacted Techno-fascism in my country and other countries. They are building a surveillance state so privacy will become a… ## [(untitled)](https://miraz.me/2026/08/19/im-interested-to-follow-along.html) _2026-08-18 · Miraz Jordan_ I'm interested to follow along on progress with this AI datacentre - Datagrid pledges less water, generator use at Southland AI factory | RNZ : Datagrid has unveiled a smaller footprint for its $5 billion AI factory in Southland, as machines start work preparing the Makarewa site. At a meeting in Invercargill on Tuesday, the company told business leaders it had slashed its planned water use by 70… ## [I made a TINY koi fish guitar!](https://onceuponacheerio.substack.com/p/i-made-a-tiny-koi-fish-guitar) _2026-08-18 · Juli Anne · The Cheerio Club_ I finally made the one little accessory my Wonderstruck Taylor Swift amigurumi doll was missing… her iconic koi fish guitar! ## [Vanilla Loaf Cake with Matcha Meringue](https://invitingspace.substack.com/p/vanilla-loaf-cake-with-matcha-meringue) _2026-08-18 · Laura Muthesius · Inviting Space_ Time is passing so fast this summer but today I finally have a new delicious recipe for you! ## [I Finally Played: Vampire Survivors](https://aywren.com/2026/08/18/i-finally-played-vampire-survivors) _2026-08-18 · Aywren's Nook - Gaming and Geek Blog_ In this short series, I finally pick up some games that I’ve heard about, and are highly rated, but I just have never given a shot. The first of these is Vampire Survivors. ## [Post 255 - New MeshDash at my Home Server](https://ransei.neocities.org/pages/posts-chaos#post255) _2026-08-18 · Blog Posts by Ransei_ New MeshDash at my Home Server - I wanted something to monitor Meshtastic and LoRa in general around me, for example: new messages, nodes around, GPS changes etc., so I can see what's going on around while I'm not looking.... ## [Exotic \`goto\`: generators and exceptions](https://www.lazutkin.com/blog/2026-08-18-exotic-goto) _2026-08-18 · Eugene Lazutkin (eugene.lazutkin@gmail.com) · lazutkin.com_ The last post argued that break , continue , and labeled jumps are structured goto — disciplined jumps that keep code linear. Two ordinary language features are jumps in disguise: yield , which suspends a function and later resumes it in the middle, and throw , which leaps across stack frames to a waiting handler. ## [(untitled)](https://miraz.me/2026/08/18/i-have-a-goal-to.html) _2026-08-18 · Miraz Jordan_ I have a goal to go to the beach at least a couple of times each week, but laziness and inertia almost defeated me this morning. It was lovely though, as usual in spite of the chilly Southerly, and until the last few minutes I was completely alone. For the Pacific Wave Appreciation Society. 🌊