# office hour (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 34 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover office hour. Page: Feed: --- ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/inside-outside-feedback-loops-circuitry-and-dimension-mus) _2026-08-21 · status_ Inside outside, feedback loops, circuitry and dimension. Music for handling machines during lunch break. https://lokier.bandcamp.com/album/back-to-life-ep #bandcamp #lokier #music\_for\_lunch\_breaks #industrial\_techno ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/harvest-%F0%9F%93%B7-365moments) _2026-08-21 · status_ Harvest. 📷 365moments #365moments #outerworld #harvest #smartphonephotography ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/kurz-vor-mittag-parallele-f%C3%A4den-und-die-herausforderungen) _2026-08-21 · status_ (Kurz vor Mittag, parallele Fäden und die Herausforderungen beginnen dort, wo aus dem Parallelen ein Knäuel wird, den man selbst mit vorsichtigen Griffen nur fester und enger werden lässt. Und manchmal hört man dann seinen Namen, schreckt auf, atmet für unheimlich stille Sekunden gegen Leere, bevor Hände und Blicke und Gedanken wieder im Einklang mit einander und der Wirklichkeit sind. Nur die… ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/%F0%9F%92%BB-closing-in-on-7am-protocol-woes-remote-connections-still) _2026-08-21 · status_ 💻 Closing in on 7am. Protocol woes, remote connections still lagging, and yet another time experiencing this distracting effect of knowing exactly what to do, waiting for systems to get ready and, in the meantime, getting lost in other tasks, forgetting what it actually was about. To the point of things being ready and not remembering where to go from here. Continuous focus. With all its side… ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/that-moving-edge-where-retreating-night-and-early-sunlight-t) _2026-08-21 · status_ That moving edge where retreating night and early sunlight touch. Music for mornings, still barely awake. https://soundcloud.com/oberwave/svetik-oberwave-mix-245 #soundcloud #music\_for\_mornings #oberwave #svetik #longform\_techno #synthwave ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/irgendwann-fand-sich-schlaf-doch-auch-diesmal-blieb-er-flac) _2026-08-21 · status_ Irgendwann fand sich Schlaf, doch auch diesmal blieb er flach, kurz, fragmentiert, auch diesmal offenbarte der Morgen viel zu schnell seine Zeit und Gestalt, auch wenn Sonnenaufgang immer noch Zukunft ist und der eigene innere Mechanismus sich darauf längst noch nicht eingeschwungen hat. Man schafft es, sich einen Weg zu bahnen durch das Halbdunkel der Räume. Sich nur wenige Zehen zu stoßen an… ## [Amargado](https://javier.computer/2026/08/20/amargado) _2026-08-20 · Javier's computer_ Haciendo todo lo posible para vivir amargado ✌️ Comentar Me gusta Newsletter Office Hours Berlín ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/evening-contemplations-second-half-of-the-week-vacations-d) _2026-08-20 · status_ Evening contemplations, second half of the week: Vacations done, mostly reconnected, then and now stumbling across all these odds and ends still hiding in the closets and under the shelves. A growing folder of drafts and ideas. A mostly clear sky above, early nocturnal darkness and a few stars. A certain kind of light, a certain kind of sounds so close to sleep. Have a soft night wherever you are. ## [Dr. Boz Office Hours #2](https://drboz.substack.com/p/dr-boz-office-hours-2) _2026-08-20 · Dr. Boz · Dr. Boz_ A recording from Dr. Boz's live video ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/guarding-the-sidewalks-%F0%9F%93%B7-365moments) _2026-08-20 · status_ Guarding the sidewalks. 📷 365moments #365moments #outerworld #smartphonephotography #urban\_gardening #escapism ## [Countdown to Getting Paid (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Hx3lwAObAMbu) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Create a shareable wallet timer — deposits buy back time and pay debt down ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/wieder-sp%C3%A4ter-und-wieder-im-unterholz-berichte-einholen-vo) _2026-08-20 · status_ Wieder später und wieder im Unterholz. Berichte einholen, von Waschbären, Mardern, Füchsen. Und Obst ernten: Brombeeren, Himbeeren, ein Dutzend Pflaumen. Die Arme zerkratzt, die Finger bunt. Schwülwarmer Schatten und kalter Wind und sehr viel Müdigkeit. ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/closing-in-on-4pm-conversations-paused-bad-requests-odd-r) _2026-08-20 · status_ Closing in on 4pm: Conversations paused. Bad requests, odd responses, generally poor performance. There' something down the line to disturb all regular flows, but finding out where and what is difficult. Again. It always is. Also, model is no help but at least here and there does a bit of distraction to help the mind forcing itself back to focus. Exercises in continuity. ## [I Took ChatGPT on My Honeymoon. It Became Our Travel Operating System.](https://avihacker.substack.com/p/i-took-chatgpt-on-my-honeymoon-it) _2026-08-20 · Avi Hacker, J.D. · AI Tactical Toolbox_ From operating a boat in Santorini to investigating a delayed aircraft at 1 a.m., ChatGPT became our real-life travel operating system. ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/vor%C3%BCberziehen-am-park-ein-duft-von-wald-und-nadeln-und-f%C3%BCr) _2026-08-20 · status_ (Vorüberziehen am Park, ein Duft von Wald und Nadeln und für kurz verliert man sich in Bildern von Bergwiesen und Stein unter den Sohlen. Frühe Bürobewohner unterwegs von Parkplatz zur Treppe, man sucht Bewegung, man trägt seine Eile vor sich her. Anmeldeprozeduren, viele Abfragen weiter ist man sich seiner Identität nicht mehr sicher und ab diesem Punkt wechselt die Rolle und der Takt ist wieder… ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/6-30am-and-on-sunrise-rainclouds-and-the-neighborhood-still) _2026-08-20 · status_ 6:30am and on, sunrise rainclouds and the neighborhood still trying to find itself in today. Crows on antennas, motionless shadows against the early light. Too, the sublty unpleasant moment of seeing one run out of certain breakfast basics. Same list of tasks, different context. And then rolling on into the morning. ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/anderer-tag-andere-anspannungen-und-die-nacht-ein-d%C3%BCnnes-net) _2026-08-20 · status_ Anderer Tag andere Anspannungen und die Nacht ein dünnes Netz, in dessen Maschen man sich immer wieder verfängt, ohne davon loszukommen, ohne davon loszukommen wollen. Die wenigen dunklen Lücken tragen dunkle Träume, die Morgenstunden sind nicht weniger frei von Licht. Hausrotschwanz auf dem Vordach, der Kühlschrank hustet, über alte Rauhfasertapete wandern Obstfliegen und eigentlich möchte man… ## [Office Hours: Reader Questions](https://ilyastrebulaev.substack.com/p/office-hours-reader-questions) _2026-08-19 · Ilya Strebulaev · Stanford GSB Professor on Startups & Investors_ This is the first open Q&A I have run on this Substack. ## [Office Hours Part Two](https://athenawalker.substack.com/p/office-hours-part-two) _2026-08-19 · Athena Walker · Eye of the Storm_ With Professor Joseph Newman... ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/finally-evening-falls-back-inside-calming-down-one-of-th) _2026-08-19 · status_ Finally, evening falls. Back inside, calming down, one of these days that make it hard to remember how exactly the morning started except for the fact that it included certain routines but that's hardly a surprise or some real insight. Mind's dancing, inner monkeys trying to get hold of some obscure topics that might better be untouched for today. Not sure which of these forces is likely to win.… ## [Zeiss-Großplanetarium](https://javier.computer/2026/08/19/zeiss-grossplanetarium) _2026-08-19 · Javier's computer_ Zeiss-Großplanetarium Berlín. Cámara: Olympus Mju-1. Comentar Me gusta Newsletter Office Hours ## [Find it on Amazon (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/HBLE543P6Du0) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Amazon product listing to see details and availability ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/roadside-%F0%9F%93%B7-365moments) _2026-08-19 · status_ Roadside. 📷 365moments #365moments #outerworld #escapism #transit\_and\_travel #on\_the\_road ## [Answering Your Questions about Structure](https://meghanorourke.substack.com/p/answering-your-questions-about-structure) _2026-08-19 · Meghan O'Rourke · Meghan O'Rourke's Substack_ In which I answer the questions you asked about structure...plus a new anthology of poems of illness. ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/irgendwo-spaeter-ungeplant-und-trotzdem-zur-richtige) _2026-08-19 · status_ (Irgendwo später, ungeplant und trotzdem zur richtigen Zeit am richtigen Ort. Der Vorabendverkehr brandet durch Haupt- und Nebenstraßen, Asphalt scheint unter den Rädern zu zittern. Grüne Welle. Einige wenige freie Parkbuchten. Wer hier wohnt, versucht, nach Hause zu kommen. Wer nicht hier wohnt, versucht sich irgendwie einzuordnen in den knappen Raum. Schließt die blecherne Tür hinter sich. Und… ## [1970s/1980s Mr. Steak Episodes as TRP Backstory Series](https://therepublicanprofessor.substack.com/p/1970s1980s-mr-steak-episodes-as-trp) _2026-08-19 · Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. · The Republican Professor_ Turns Out Grandpa Mather, Mr. Steak's Founder/CEO, Was a Podcaster Before I Was ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/%F0%9F%92%BB-this-afternoon-is-about-outlines-or-the-challenges-of-ke) _2026-08-19 · status_ 💻 This afternoon is about outlines. Or: The challenges of keeping up mental and actual structures when attention is repeatedly pushed, pulled elsewhere. Still about to find a lightweight approach to capture whatever floats by in between. Still tied to that behavioural pattern of collecting things. Because one never knows. ## [Good Morning, Abingdon](https://akma.disseminary.org/2026/08/good-morning-abingdon/) _2026-08-19 · AKMA · AKMA’s Random Thoughts_ Woke up at 5:30 — the power of routine being what it is — and went for a gentle run-walk, easing myself back to real exercise. It’s just as well I did; various bones, joints, and muscles let me know that they doubted the value of this so-called ‘exercise’, and pouted when I persisted in… ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/dem-tag-bleiben-wolken-und-nebel-auf-verschiedenen-ebenen) _2026-08-19 · status_ Dem Tag bleiben Wolken und Nebel, auf verschiedenen Ebenen; Prioritäten kommen und gehen und überlagern und dauern in manchen Fällen länger an, als das Zeitkontingent vorgesehen hatte. Und plötzlich steht man wieder auf der Terrasse und atmet Bürostadtluft, während im Haus gegenüber die wenigen wirklichen Anwohner Mahlzeiten in spärlich eingerichteten Zimmern zu sich nehmen, auf ihren Balkonen… ## [🦀 Rust for Production AI Engineers](https://theneuralmaze.substack.com/p/rust-for-production-ai-engineers) _2026-08-19 · Miguel Otero Pedrido · The Neural Maze_ Lesson 4 / 6: From Blocked Event Loops to a Zero-GC Gateway in Front of vLLM ## [Field notes: Creative adaptability](https://tammylenski.substack.com/p/field-notes-creative-adaptability) _2026-08-19 · Tammy Lenski · Disagree Better_ On navigating stigmas and resistance. ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/waking-support-electronics-to-focus-on-music-for-mornings) _2026-08-19 · status_ Waking support. Electronics to focus on. Music for mornings. https://soundcloud.com/fleurs-records/fleurs-sessions-07-effyevans #music\_for\_mornings #soundcloud #dark\_techno #ebm #effy\_evans #fleurs\_records ## [Generate Viral Hot Takes (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QzxpwwkVdNsO) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Get platform-optimized hot takes and rebuttals to spark debate and engagement ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/7am-and-on-different-moments-different-modes-of-morning-ope) _2026-08-19 · status_ 7am and on, different moments different modes of morning operation. Like, there's this commuting and deviating through a waking city, and there's that short, focused trip surrounded by a blurred tunnel displaying only colours but lacking any real shapes or structures to perceive, only defined by a starting point, a destination and mere mechanics of getting from one to the other. (Odd… ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/still-waking-%F0%9F%93%B7-lost-in-moments) _2026-08-19 · status_ Still waking. 📷 lost-in-moments #CoffeeCupsOfMastodon #outerworld #still\_waking #smartphonephotography #lost\_in\_moments ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/wiederkehrende-erkenntnis-wenn-in-den-fr%C3%BChen-morgenstunden) _2026-08-19 · status_ (Wiederkehrende Erkenntnis: Wenn in den frühen Morgenstunden das Prioritätenroulette die Kontrolle übernimmt, fährt der eigene Bus zu schnell, um auf seinen Sitzen noch Ruhe oder Schlaf zu finden. Und dann steht man auf kaltem Fliesenboden, erahnt das noch erwachende Selbst im Spiegel und duckt sich über das Waschbecken, um diese Art des Austauschs kritischer Blicke nach hinten zu schieben bis zu… ## [Speed](https://javier.computer/2026/08/18/speed) _2026-08-18 · Javier's computer_ Si no publico un post al día, este blog explotará ✦ An Interview with George Meyer , Taking Humor Seriously , The complete Army Man ✦ La Jetée ♥ Comentar Me gusta Newsletter Office Hours Berlín ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/music-from-in-between-dusk-and-dawn-haven-t-been-down-that) _2026-08-18 · status_ Music from in between dusk and dawn. Haven't been down that rabbit hole or into that mood for a while but it's easy to reattach. https://mabisyo.bandcamp.com/album/seasoning-the-jazz-trilogy #music\_for\_evenings #bandcamp #vapor\_jazz #vaporwave #mabisyo ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/todays-late-hours-still-in-the-aftermath-of-task-switching) _2026-08-18 · status_ Todays late hours, still in the aftermath of task switching and caffeine. Eyes closed, motionless, trying to hear the city in its evening, and all the small details nearby that just go by too fast otherwise. Voices outside. Unsure whether from a late show or a phone call. A dog barking, an old engine taking a most likely old car towards the river. Thoughts come and go and sometimes this is not… ## [After Monday](https://akma.disseminary.org/2026/08/after-monday/) _2026-08-18 · AKMA · AKMA’s Random Thoughts_ Yesterday was the last day of our holiday in Tenby. We had our usual astoundingly sumptuous breakfast at The Townhouse (bless you forever, Huw!), got a slow start to the day, traipsed in to town where we looked in here and there, choosing after a while to enjoy chips and midday drinks while people-watching at… ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/verschiedene-prozesse-bleiben-unsynchronisiert-verschiedene) _2026-08-18 · status_ Verschiedene Prozesse bleiben unsynchronisiert. Verschiedene Systeme reagieren empfindlicher auf selbst kleine Änderungen als andere. Und immer noch verstecken Schichten von Abstraktionen das Konkrete, das es zu sehen gilt. Ferner zieht Wind durch die Räume, Katze beobachtet vom offenen Fenster aus Tauben und Passanten, gelegentlich hinterlässt frischer Niederschlag zufällige Muster auf dem… ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/flowers-on-the-razor-wire-classic-https-musiccloud-io) _2026-08-18 · status_ Flowers on the razor wire... . Classic. https://musiccloud.io/15ESyeB3 #tracks\_that\_matter #the\_sisters\_of\_mercy #non\_gothic\_rock ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/4pm-and-on-infrastructure-considerations-the-deeper-to-dig) _2026-08-18 · status_ 4pm and on. Infrastructure considerations. The deeper to dig into existing systems, the more complexity becomes obvious, and the less likely it feels to come up with any replacement without breaking everything, without immediately building everything anew. There's always that kind of debt piling up, and handling this is never fun. ## [Why Aren't People Buying Your Books and Zines at the Fair?](https://javier.computer/2026/08/17/why-arent-people-buying-your-books-and-zines-at-the-fair) _2026-08-17 · Javier's computer_ Oficialmente de vacaciones. ¿En qué invierto mi primer día libre? Pues aprovechando el mal tiempo y mi dependencia del ordenador para sentir cosas, me quedo en casa escribiendo y haciendo pruebas de maquetación para dos fanzines extra que quiero llevar al Flyleaf Festival . A pesar de que estoy muy contento con el resultado y de que tengo muchas ganas de continuar escribiendo y dibujando para… ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/entangled-%F0%9F%93%B7-365moments) _2026-08-17 · status_ Entangled. 📷 365moments #365moments #smartphonephotography #dresden #closeup #summer\_moves\_on ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/vorabend-regen-und-sonne-alternieren-auf-den-fu%C3%9Fwegen-und) _2026-08-17 · status_ (Vorabend, Regen und Sonne alternieren, auf den Fußwegen und Kastanienblättern glänzen Tropfen in den Momenten, in denen das Licht der Stunde Glanz zu spenden gewillt ist. Gespräche verhallen, die inneren Logiken sortieren Schriftstücke und Prozesse und Kontakte und vertauschen dann und wann Zuordnungen und die Ergebnisse sind in verschiedener Weise überraschend. Kinderlachen im Treppenhaus, ein… ## [STAND ON ZANZIBAR](https://junot.substack.com/p/stand-on-zanzibar) _2026-08-17 · Junot Díaz · StoryWorlds with Junot Díaz_ A CANCER TALE IN THE INNIS MODE ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/%E2%98%81%EF%B8%8F-closing-in-on-4pm-bookkeeping-documentation-tasks-the) _2026-08-17 · status_ ☁️ Closing in on 4pm. Bookkeeping, documentation tasks, the city returning to weekday afternoon mode with summer break finally and fully over. Watching clouds race by. And letting thoughts race with them, for a short moment. Random luxury along the lines. ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/reattached-to-machinery-music-for-mixed-mode-afternoons-htt) _2026-08-17 · status_ Reattached to machinery. Music for mixed mode afternoons. https://soundcloud.com/aestr/dj-set-from-fusion-festival #soundcloud #longform\_techno #ÆSTR #muic\_for\_afternoons ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/also-with-a-few-moments-of-focused-breathing-in-between-r) _2026-08-17 · status_ (Also, with a few moments of focused breathing in between: Rewinding the echofeed shutdown and what it mean for ones own writing, publishing habits. Also rewinding that dreaded POSSE idea of posting things somewhere and crossposting everywhere else. Having kept a load of smaller pages, accounts, ... out there for particular niche topics and approaches is nice but at times starts feeling… ## [(untitled)](https://status.z428.eu/mittagspausenmodus-heftiger-regen-bis-durch-die-kleidung) _2026-08-17 · status_ (Mittagspausenmodus, heftiger Regen bis durch die Kleidung, Supermarkt des geringsten Misstrauens und nicht besonders gut orientiert in Zeit, Raum und Notwendigkeit des Exkurses aus dem Heimbüro, vielleicht treiben Gewohnheiten mehr als tatsächliche Erfordernisse. Eine lange Liste von Themen abgehakt, eine lange Liste noch voraus, wenig Stabilität und jede Menge unerwarteter Bewegung seit dem… ## [After Sunday](https://akma.disseminary.org/2026/08/after-sunday/) _2026-08-17 · AKMA · AKMA’s Random Thoughts_ We went to church yesterday, about which I will withhold online comment. Had soup and sandwiches after, strolled some more, returned, rested/napped, stepped out again for a Thai dinner (we haven’t had Thai dinner in literal years), roamed homeward, and called it a day. A restful, satisfying day. ## [The hands-on guide to LLM Inference with vLLM - Office Hours](https://theneuralmaze.substack.com/p/the-hands-on-guide-to-llm-inference-979) _2026-08-17 · Miguel Otero Pedrido · The Neural Maze_ Production OCR Course · Office Hours 3 / 6