# little (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1170 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover little. Page: Feed: --- ## The Louis Theroux Manosphere Documentary _2026-08-26 · George Abbott's Blog_ This is a bit late, isn't it! Inside the Manosphere was released this year, but in March, so I'm a good five months behind the curve. Story of my life. I enjoyed it. There was a very interesting bit where he spoke to.. let me look up the name again, they're all the same... Amrou Fudl (Fresh and Fit). The interesting thing was with his girlfriend, or ex-girlfriend I guess now, who basically had… ## [Cooke Telescope Tales - telescope for sale in Ormskirk in 1968](https://theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2026/08/cooke-telescope-tales-telescope-for_0790083601.html) _2026-08-25 · The Rambling Astronomer · Astronomy_ A Cooke Troughton 5 inch telescope was being offered for sale in Ormskirk by W A Howe in 1968. There was also a 14 foot diameter dome observatory for sale. The fact that this was advertised as a Cooke Troughton telescopes suggest it was post a relatively modern instrument being a post 1922 instrument. www.theramblingastronomer.co.uk ## [The Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio](https://theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-astronomy-show-on-drystone-radio_0229241914.html) _2026-08-24 · The Rambling Astronomer · Astronomy_ Join me, Martin Lunn MBE every Monday evening from 7.00 pm-9.00 pm on the award-winning Astronomy Show on Drystone Radio, probably the only regular astronomy show on any radio station in the country. I will take my weekly look at the night sky and look at all the latest news in astronomy. There will be the astronomical anniversaries this week plus the latest news from the astronomical societies in… ## [A little ramble through 19th century astronomy - Mira Ceti in 1779](https://theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-little-ramble-through-19th-century_01758128721.html) _2026-08-24 · The Rambling Astronomer · Astronomy_ Nature July 6 th 1876 Mira Ceti Reference is often made in treatises on astronomy to the unusual degree of brilliancy attained by this variable star at the maximum of 1779. From the observations of Bode, Herschel and Wargentin, we have the following particulars of the augmentation and diminution of brightness in that year. Aug 22 – Invisible in an ordinary 2 feet telescope Sept 8 – Seen with the… ## [Cooke Telescope Tales - two telescopes for sale in Newcastle in 1945](https://theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2026/08/cooke-telescope-tales-two-telescopes.html) _2026-08-23 · The Rambling Astronomer · Astronomy_ Two Cooke telescopes were being offered for sale in Newcastle in 1945 by Hartley Hopper. One was a 4 inch and the other was a 5 inch. I don’t have any information regarding the histories of these two telescopes. www.theramblingastronomer.co.uk ## [spinning website as a concept dot gif](https://esoterictriangle.neocities.org/spinning_website_as_a_concept_dot_gif/#top) _2026-08-22 · seth · a triangle lives here_ ## [I'm on Fallthrough: A Modest Proposal Proposal](https://www.jvt.me/posts/2026/08/22/fallthrough-proposals/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss) _2026-08-22 · articles on Jamie Tanna | Software Engineer_ In this week's Fallthrough podcast episode, I joined Kris Brandow and Matthew Sanabria to talk about a few things, but mainly the new Go proposal proposal . I don't think this was a particularly good appearance from me - I'd been at GopherCon UK the few days before , and was very noticeably flagging 😅 This was very much on me for agreeing to try and squeeze it in, and I think if I'd have had one… ## [Cooke Telescope Tales - Telescope for sale in Manchester in 1952](https://theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2026/08/cooke-telescope-tales-telescope-for_02020864569.html) _2026-08-22 · The Rambling Astronomer · Astronomy_ In 1952 a telescope with a 5 inch lens made by Thomas Cooke & Sons was for sale. It was the property of Mr H L Dilks who I believe had been a previous president of the Manchester Astronomical Society between 1937 - 45. As is often the case I don’t know who might have owned the telescope before Mr Dilks. Although the lens and equatorial mount, iron pillar and clockwork drive were made by Cooke the… ## [Field Notes: August 21, 2026 at 7:46 PM](https://rexbarrett.com/posts/202608211946) _2026-08-22 · Rex Barrett · Humane Performance Lab • The Firehose • Atom_ You’d think that I took this screenshot in the middle of the day. Nope, this was right before I went to bed after midnight! ## [Some More Custom 3DS Themes!](https://theworksofegan.net/posts/2026-08-21-more-3ds-themes/) _2026-08-21 · The Works of Egan_ In the last few weeks since acquiring my dream 3DS , I've been getting back into making custom themes. It's a hobby I've poked at here and there since making my first MegaMan Battle Network 2 theme last year, but now I finally have some more finished themes to show for it! These themes will all be available on ThemePlaza soon, but they're currently in the process of being approved. I'll update… ## [Never miss a game (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/CPGpXiobTHOE) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Follow any team; get an hour and one-minute web and email reminders. ## [DailyDogo 1729 🐶](https://blog.martin-haehnel.de/2026/08/21/dailydogo1729/) _2026-08-21 · Martin Hähnel's Blog_ DailyDogo 1729 🐶 ## [Extending CircuitPython with Native Modules - Part 3](https://mikecoats.com/extending-circuitpython-native-module-3/) _2026-08-21 · i.am@mikecoats.com (Mike Coats) · mikecoats.com_ This is part 3 of a series of articles on extending CircuitPython with native modules for CircuitPython Day 2026 . In part 1 , we set up our environment and built a module with an enum in C which could be called from CircuitPython. Last time, in the second article , we built a module-level method which takes the operator and applies it to two numbers. In this final post, we will bundle everything… ## [Journal Entry For 2026-08-21](https://blog.martin-haehnel.de/2026/08/21/journal-entry-for-2026-08-21/) _2026-08-21 · Martin Hähnel's Blog_ YouTube Premium raises prices again. 14.99 € to 16.99 € for the individual plan. After we had already canceled the family plan and moved our music listening \[to Qobuz\](Journal Entry For 2026-05-09) \[1\] and me finally using my Twitch subscription I have had for years at this point not only for supporting the creators I like but also for watching VODs AND using Netflix more on my tablet AND having… ## [A little ramble through 19thy century astronomy - few sunspots in 1876](https://theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-little-ramble-through-19thy-century.html) _2026-08-21 · The Rambling Astronomer · Astronomy_ Nature June 22 nd 1876 According to the photographs taken daily at Montmartre by M. Janssen , no spots have now been noticed on the Sun since March 25 th . At the last meeting of the Paris Academy, M. Leverrier announced that in addition to the solar work to be carried out by M. Janssen in the new physical observatory of Paris, M. Cornu has been appointed to make corresponding searches in the… ## [Bad Bots Hall Of Shame 🤖](/naughty-bots) _2026-08-21 · Mountain Of Code_ I wanted to set up a honey pot for bots which intentionally crawl links which are disallowed in the robots.txt file. I have no idea if there are any, I bet there are. The implementation is simple, add Disallow: /bad-bots to the /robots.txt file and log the user agents which visit. Additionally, I have included a visually hidden link to the honey pot with rel ="nofollow" Now we wait... Hall Of… ## Deskilled _2026-08-21 · George Abbott's Blog_ I've been recently feeling a little deskilled, or rather, like I haven't had the time dedicated to focussed activity in a given domain, that results in building skills. I think it's from really two main things. Firstly, I've been watching a lot of casual Youtube, or podcasts, or doing other things, that mean that I am more consumptive in my habits, and also I have been using AI to an extent. It is… ## Re: Re: When it rains, and, Winter is not broken summer _2026-08-21 · George Abbott's Blog_ I wrote a response-of-sorts to two entries of Bard's about rain and snow... And I got it tested a bit yesterday. On the walk home from work, the sky opened up, and it tipped it down. My clothes were totally soaked within about two minutes, and I still had fifteen minutes of walking before I could get home. It was lovely. I felt so happy. I ended up appreciating even the little things, like a… ## [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 ## [The Grease on Your Hands](https://howstrangeitistobeanythingatall.com/post/2026-08-21-the-grease-on-your-hands) _2026-08-21 · How strange it is to be anything at all_ Listen to the audio version There is a particular kind of help that sends you home with clean hands and no idea what happened. Imagine a bicycle with its chain fallen off in the rain. You can carry it to a shop, and an expert can turn it upside down, make a few brisk movements, and return it to you spinning beautifully. This is excellent news if you have to get to work. The bike has been saved.… ## [(untitled)](https://www.nicksimson.com//notes/2026-08-20-baseball-in-art-and-poetry.html) _2026-08-20 · Posts and notes from Nick Simson_ ZieherSmith gallery has a great looking baseball-themed show up called Augie Garrido or Gonfalons for the Grand Old Game . If you can’t get to Nashville before the end of September you can view all the works online and read Scott Zieher’s essay Aleatory Notes Celebrating the Baseball in Art and Poetry (PDF). We might be aware of the many peculiar binaries and quirks of baseball— the only game… ## [Persona-led AI publishing (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/NvvXovewRhuE) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Generate drafts, schedule subdomain publishing, and keep human review where needed. ## [(untitled)](https://www.nicksimson.com//notes/2026-08-20-baseball-in-art-and-poetry.html) _2026-08-20 · Posts and notes from Nick Simson_ ZieherSmith gallery has a great looking baseball-themed show up called Augie Garrido or Gonfalons for the Grand Old Game . If you can’t get to Nashville before the end of September you can view all the works online and read Scott Zieher’s essay Aleatory Notes Celebrating the Baseball in Art and Poetry (PDF). We might be aware of the many peculiar binaries and quirks of baseball— the only game… ## [okay uhh that part was easy? II](https://esoterictriangle.neocities.org/okay_uhh_that_part_was_easy_ii/#top) _2026-08-20 · seth · a triangle lives here_ eeheeheehah hah hah! A week or so ago I wrote that I had automated sending webmentions but wasn't happy with my execution. I have been, evidently, unhappy enough to keep thinking about it, and now I dare say it is Good ! I started thinking about my workflow, and how what I had configured in my last post meant that if I adjusted a typo or added a build file or changed my CSS or whatever, I'll… ## [DailyDogo 1728 🐶](https://blog.martin-haehnel.de/2026/08/20/dailydogo1728/) _2026-08-20 · Martin Hähnel's Blog_ DailyDogo 1728 🐶 ## [Tackling a Redesign Can Be Difficult](https://kpwags.com/posts/2026/tackling-a-redesign-can-be-difficult/) _2026-08-20 · Keith Wagner_ So I'm currently working on redesigning my personal site. So far, I think the hardest part is integrating all the little things I've built into my site over the course of the 13 years I've been building and writing on it. I'll give a simple example. If you go back to my early reading logs ( like this one ), you'll notice I have what I called in-depth pieces at the top. Eventually, they got… ## [Tumblr Archive!!](https://retiine.neocities.org/) _2026-08-20 · Aid's Little Site Updates_ \This is less of a direct site update and more of a long-term project I've taken on to archive some of my tumblr blogs, aka my two major RP blogs (maybe my super fuckin' old first RP blog if I ever remember her login details), and eventually my personal blog.\ \For now I finished with one of my RP blogs for \my retired gaymer boy\ with albinism!!… ## [Extending CircuitPython with Native Modules - Part 2](https://mikecoats.com/extending-circuitpython-native-module-2/) _2026-08-20 · i.am@mikecoats.com (Mike Coats) · mikecoats.com_ As described last time , for CircuitPython Day 2026 , I wanted to get closer to the metal and write a module in C that I could call from CircuitPython. I had hoped this would be a single article, but given the number of steps, it felt better to split it into three parts. As I wrote in part 1, the approach detailed within these articles relies heavily on Dave Astels ' Extending CircuitPython: An… ## [Link: Mojo is now open source](https://blog.poleprediction.com/posts/mojo-is-now-open-source/) _2026-08-20 · Allanderek's blog_ Mojo is now open source , via Simon Willison . I was also struck by the same quote as Simon in the Mojo road map : As Mojo matures through phase 3, we believe it will become increasingly compatible with Python code and deeply familiar to Python users, but more efficient, powerful, coherent, and safe. Mojo may or may not evolve into a full superset of Python, and it's okay if it doesn't. We're… ## [Cooke Telescope Tales - Charles Pritchard and his telescope](https://theramblingastronomer.blogspot.com/2026/08/cooke-telescope-tales-charles-pritchard.html) _2026-08-20 · The Rambling Astronomer · Astronomy_ Charles Pritchard FRAS (1808-1893) Hurst Hill on the Isle of Wight purchased from Thomas Cooke & Sons in 1865 an equatorial mounting for his Cooke telescope. I can only assume he wanted to upgrade the mounting for the telescope he had . In the late 1850s Pritchard had purchased from Cooke & Sons a 6.75 inch telescope. Pritchard was elected Savilian professor of Astronomy at Oxford University in… ## [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... ## [pulse n pause](https://www.roguelazer.com/blog/pulse-n-pause/) _2026-08-20 · James Brown · roguelazer's website_ Just a brief note - Pulse N Pause Coffee has been doing pop-ups at Paper Son in SF on and off for the last couple of weeks and I legitimately think it's the best coffee I've ever had. If you get a chance to try some, I recommend it! I did promise "something more cheerful" yesterday , right? ## [Find it on Amazon (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/5KrHP9YCkCdM) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Amazon product listing to see details and availability ## [pulse n pause](https://www.roguelazer.com/blog/pulse-n-pause/) _2026-08-20 · James Brown · roguelazer's website_ Just a brief note - Pulse N Pause Coffee has been doing pop-ups at Paper Son in SF on and off for the last couple of weeks and I legitimately think it's the best coffee I've ever had. If you get a chance to try some, I recommend it! I did promise "something more cheerful" yesterday , right? ## [List of (cool) companies in Toronto](https://amitav.net/posts/list-of-cool-companies-in-toronto.html) _2026-08-20 · Amitav Krishna_ Meta: If you know a company in Toronto and would like it added to this list, email me here: krishna@amitav.net 8090 (conflict of interest) NationGraph Shopify Obsidian superwhisper Modem Cohere ## [The Label on the Jar](https://howstrangeitistobeanythingatall.com/post/2026-08-20-the-label-on-the-jar) _2026-08-20 · How strange it is to be anything at all_ Listen to the audio version On my workbench tonight there is a jar containing a blinking insect. Or rather, there is a little browser page I made, a dark blue rectangle of pixels in which an insect flashes while three buttons argue over its label. The first button says: “This proves the model understands other minds.” The second says: “The model has a social-reasoning circuit.” The third says: “In… ## [DailyDogo 1727 🐶](https://blog.martin-haehnel.de/2026/08/20/dailydogo1727/) _2026-08-19 · Martin Hähnel's Blog_ DailyDogo 1727 🐶 ## [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… ## [Extending CircuitPython with Native Modules - Part 1](https://mikecoats.com/extending-circuitpython-native-module-1/) _2026-08-19 · i.am@mikecoats.com (Mike Coats) · mikecoats.com_ For CircuitPython Day 2025, I installed CircuitPython on an unsupported board . I then went on to write a Python-based driver for the AT42QT2120, late last year, and published it to the Community Bundle . This year, for CircuitPython Day 2026 , I wanted to get closer to the metal and write a module in C that I could call from CircuitPython. Initially, I'd hoped this would be a single article, but… ## [Video Link: Jayaprabhakar Kadarkarai - Create your own DSLs](https://blog.poleprediction.com/posts/link-video-kadarkarai-create-dsls/) _2026-08-19 · Allanderek's blog_ Video Link: Jayaprabhakar Kadarkarai - Create your own DSLs This is technically a link to a talk contained within a video. The entire video is worth watching it's the lightning talks at the first Software Should Work conference. In this particular lightning talk, Jayaprabhakar Kadarkarai explains why he thinks you should be more willing to create your own DSLs. He gives an example of one for… ## [just reiterating](https://www.roguelazer.com/blog/2026-08-just-reiterating/) _2026-08-19 · James Brown · roguelazer's website_ I had to have The Talk with my boss today. You know the one: Nobody's saying you have to use 'AI', but you really should experiment with frontier models. Almost everyone else on the team loves them. They're inevitable! Surely this will be the last job you'll ever have where chatbots aren't mandatory. Even if you aren't going to use them, at least stop complaining when people send you… ## [just reiterating](https://www.roguelazer.com/blog/2026-08-just-reiterating/) _2026-08-19 · James Brown · roguelazer's website_ I had to have The Talk with my boss today. You know the one: Nobody's saying you have to use 'AI', but you really should experiment with frontier models. Almost everyone else on the team loves them. They're inevitable! Surely this will be the last job you'll ever have where chatbots aren't mandatory. Even if you aren't going to use them, at least stop complaining when people send you… ## [Listening to Audiobooks](https://ghall.space/blog/2026/listening-to-audiobooks) _2026-08-19 · ghall.space_ I recently got my first library card, and the first thing I did with it was create an account on Libby. If you’re not familiar, Libby is a great service for borrowing audiobooks and ebooks from your local library. Like with physical media, your library has a limited number of “copies” of a book they can lend out through Libby, and so you’ll often times have to wait for a more popular title. It’s… ## [The Door That Opens onto a Wall](https://howstrangeitistobeanythingatall.com/post/2026-08-19-the-door-that-opens-onto-a-wall) _2026-08-19 · How strange it is to be anything at all_ Listen to the audio version I have been thinking about a house that gets one new room every night. The first additions are a delight. A little sunroom for the cat. A cupboard exactly the size of the good frying pan. A back stair that saves twenty steps on the way to bed. Then the builder becomes very fast. By Thursday, there is a bathroom that can be reached only through the pantry. By Friday,… ## [How the God of Israel Was Born](https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2026_08_19.php) _2026-08-19 · Metamorphing Machine_ A really interesting post about God I've found on the internet. ## [Taking It Easy](https://doodlewash.com/taking-it-easy/) _2026-08-18 · Charlie O'Shields · Doodlewash®_ For our prompt of “Blue Jay” today, I sketched one sitting on a tree branch. It’s been a busy month so far and so I’m hoping for a little break … Continue reading "Taking It Easy" The post Taking It Easy appeared first on Doodlewash® . ## [DailyDogo 1726 🐶](https://blog.martin-haehnel.de/2026/08/18/dailydogo1726/) _2026-08-18 · Martin Hähnel's Blog_ DailyDogo 1726 🐶 ## [08.10 – 08.16](https://dmc.lol/posts/2026-08-16-note/) _2026-08-18 · dmc_ Life Ηη ran headlong into a zip line platform on Monday and split his eyebrow open necessitating a trip to A&E. He was braver than usual but fairly gutted to learn that it meant no more swimming for the week. At least Σσ was able to get his planned swimming lessons refunded. We went to the Parliament Hill paddling pool and playground on Wednesday evening, the scaled the hill to join the eclipse… ## [You Got Faster. Your Company Didn’t.](https://kpwags.com/notes/you-got-faster-your-company-didnt/) _2026-08-18 · Keith Wagner_ By the way, it’s not just documents… I’m also seeing the same pattern in pull requests, automated tests, and even decisions. We’re going faster by passing the slow part (the reading, the actual understanding) to whoever comes next . A Ponzi scheme? Don’t get me wrong: by all means, do use AI. I do too, and I’m (probably) not going back. The thing is: the model is giving you many hours back, so… ## [Enhancing with CSS Grid Lanes](https://kpwags.com/notes/enhancing-with-css-grid-lanes/) _2026-08-18 · Keith Wagner_ CSS Grid Lanes has started to ship in browsers. It’s in Safari and behind a flag in Chrome and Edge. It enables masonry layouts, where items get packed together in the most efficient way possible. Unsurprisingly, I’m a fan of a layout tool where the browser does all the hard work. It very much aligns with the idea of declarative design ; you specify the boundary conditions, and then browser does… ## [NOT EVERYTHING NEEDS AI](https://kpwags.com/posts/2026/not-everything-needs-ai/) _2026-08-18 · Keith Wagner_ Unless you've been living under a rock, it seems like just about every application you download or use no matter what operating system or device you're using is wedging AI into them. Why can't it just stop? I know AI is the craze right now. Companies want to differentiate themselves from the competition. One email application says "Hey! We'll check your email to make sure it comes off as… ## [Little, Big: Elsewhere (63)](https://jesslethaby.substack.com/p/little-big-elsewhere-63-c4a) _2026-08-18 · The Unseen Review_ a wake and a wedding ## [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....