# stuff (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 333 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover stuff. Page: Feed: --- ## [Interesting Stuff - Week 34, 2026](https://nielsberglund.com/post/2026-08-23-interesting-stuff---week-34-2026/) _2026-08-23 · Niels Berglund_ A short roundup this week, but the two posts pair up better than they have any right to. Both are about doing useful work when you can't see the whole picture yet: one at the level of streaming telemetry, the other at the level of a project you haven't fully figured out. First, Microsoft Fabric Eventstream feeding a KQL Database, with materialised views and in-engine anomaly detection landing in… ## [Daily News Stuff 22 August 2026](http://ai.mee.nu/daily_news_stuff_22_august_2026) _2026-08-22 · Pixy Misa · Ambient Irony_ Diseneuropification Edition Top Story All the news is stupid. AI use boosts the quality of students' homework - and then craters their exam scores. (Economist) (archive site) Who knew? Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.6 is a smut machine. (Tech Crunch) The whole article is about users deliberately jail-breaking Claude Opus 4.6, an older version of that particular LLM, to use it to write porn. And blames… ## [IPT Journal Treasure Garage Sorting](https://lb-lee.dreamwidth.org/1550260.html) _2026-08-22 · Scribbles and Bits_ What a organizational nightmare. We took a CD-ROM of: 2973 files 713 folders 25.6 MB —and after deleting all duplicates, superfluous images (background textures, etc.), it is now: 473 files 36 folders 15.8 MB —and is actually fucking organized. (Issue 10 was in a subfolder in Issue 9. No author names were in the file names. You people live like this? YOU PEOPLE LIVE LIKE THIS!) All that remains is… ## [Weekend Reading — Kanban it](https://labnotes.org/weekend-reading-kanban-it/) _2026-08-22 · Assaf Arkin · Labnotes (by Assaf Arkin)_ nivs I second that recommendation: An Update on Leaving Gmail for Fastmail . I've been using FastMail for over a year now and I like the progress they're making adding useful new features to the app. Sadly, there are not enough services that support the FastMail API ## [AWW MAGAZINE](https://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/2026/08/22/aww-magazine/) _2026-08-22 · larsmagne23 · Random Thoughts_ I’m still rooting through old boxes and I found this. And.. Awww. Awwwww. (Raw magazine #8 was never published.) ## [Utterday](https://doc.searls.com/2026/08/22/utterday/) _2026-08-22 · Doc Searls · Doc Searls Weblog_ My life Do some stuff Sleep like a dog Do some stuff Sleep like a dog Or watch the play from a seat close to a door “Hell is other people.”—Jean-Paul Sartre Philosopheasy explains, What makes another person’s gaze so powerful? According to Sartre, we exist in two radically different ways. In our own minds, \[…\] ## [Nostalgia](https://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/2026/08/22/nostalgia/) _2026-08-22 · larsmagne23 · Random Thoughts_ I was rooting around in some mystery boxes from the attic and I happened upon this. Like… I have no recollection of one having to have a “photocard” to ride around in London in 1993? But apparently that was a thing? How weird. Did they have, like, a photo booth where you bought the travel … Continue reading Nostalgia ## [(untitled)](https://notthewriteryourelookingfor.tumblr.com/post/825644707620241408) _2026-08-22 · https://notthewriteryourelookingfor.tumblr.com/_ depsidase : ## [(untitled)](https://notthewriteryourelookingfor.tumblr.com/post/825644686606811136) _2026-08-22 · https://notthewriteryourelookingfor.tumblr.com/_ i-am-a-stupid-robot : ## [(untitled)](https://notthewriteryourelookingfor.tumblr.com/post/825644680657174528) _2026-08-22 · https://notthewriteryourelookingfor.tumblr.com/_ scullockhart : ## [AI QA That Opens Fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/q5N7BmCdX1hK) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ Runs browser QA, files issues with repro evidence, and opens fix PRs. ## [There was a phrase that I used in my classroom when my students would ask me about doing…](https://notthewriteryourelookingfor.tumblr.com/post/825644663537074176) _2026-08-22 · https://notthewriteryourelookingfor.tumblr.com/_ vanilla-bean-buttercream : There was a phrase that I used in my classroom when my students would ask me about doing questionable things, and my response was always, "Technically you can, but should you?" The reason I used this instead of a simple yes or no answer is because it opened up conversation. Instead of blindly looking for permission, the conversation became more about cause and effect.… ## [(untitled)](https://notthewriteryourelookingfor.tumblr.com/post/825644562504630272) _2026-08-22 · https://notthewriteryourelookingfor.tumblr.com/_ depsidase : flufflogic : depsidase : The AI/LLM whole deal is massively depressing. The biggest companies involved all, to a company, suck. Like, just hellish pits of immorality and shitty practices. And they're replacing working shit with the AI wherever they can, and their products suck so much more for doing so. The data centres are a horrendous pile of shit. Resource draining money pits that… ## [“I asked chatgpt” “I asked grok” ok well I asked fbi special agent fox mulder and he said that his…](https://notthewriteryourelookingfor.tumblr.com/post/825644462733770752) _2026-08-22 · https://notthewriteryourelookingfor.tumblr.com/_ awihog : "I asked chatgpt" "I asked grok" ok well I asked fbi special agent fox mulder and he said that his theory is chatgpt is powered by a historical demon referenced in two (2) twelfth century texts that he actually believes is an alien taking the form of technology in order to assimilate better with the modern world and dana scully was also there and she just put her head in her hands and… ## [(untitled)](https://notthewriteryourelookingfor.tumblr.com/post/825644407148675072) _2026-08-22 · https://notthewriteryourelookingfor.tumblr.com/_ sleepy-bebby : ## [(untitled)](https://notthewriteryourelookingfor.tumblr.com/post/825644388079271936) _2026-08-22 · https://notthewriteryourelookingfor.tumblr.com/_ thememedaddy : ## [(untitled)](https://notthewriteryourelookingfor.tumblr.com/post/825644318012375040) _2026-08-22 · https://notthewriteryourelookingfor.tumblr.com/_ good-ass-posts : ## [A collection of time travel humor text posts, not censored by me.](https://notthewriteryourelookingfor.tumblr.com/post/825644288157351936) _2026-08-22 · https://notthewriteryourelookingfor.tumblr.com/_ gallusrostromegalus : victusinveritas : A collection of time travel humor text posts, not censored by me. All of these really made me laugh, and laughter is a very good thing sometimes. All of the time, actually. Unless you're doing something that requires a still hand or silence I guess. If I may add @sgt-cookie-2 's masterpiece: ## [Interrail Adventures : Day 2 : Saturday July 4th : 🇧🇪Brussels](https://craney.uk/posts/interrail-adventures-day-2-saturday-july-4th-brussels) _2026-08-22 · It’s Craney…_ Whilst our son got himself ready, my wife and I walked to a local bakery we spotted yesterday to get some pastries for breakfast. There’s a Belgian pastry called a cramique that we were practically drooling over the day before. We couldn’t decide between the raisin and chocolate chip versions, so we just got both 😜 ## [:O](https://eccentric-nucleus.tumblr.com/post/825619701258403840) _2026-08-22 · teach me baby teach_ eccentric-nucleus : Around October 2025, the worlds.com and worlds.net domains expired and were not renewed, showing a GoDaddy parking page instead. As of January 2026, the worlds.com domain has been bought and registered under the AI company Worlds. \[12\] no! no!!!! one of the things i regret getting obliterated when i deleted is my #worlds.com 3d entertainment portal tag. worlds.com was amazing.… ## [Around October 2025, the worlds.com and worlds.net domains expired and were not renewed, showing a…](https://eccentric-nucleus.tumblr.com/post/825619623043022848) _2026-08-22 · teach me baby teach_ Around October 2025, the worlds.com and worlds.net domains expired and were not renewed, showing a GoDaddy parking page instead. As of January 2026, the worlds.com domain has been bought and registered under the AI company Worlds. \[12\] no! no!!!! one of the things i regret getting obliterated when i deleted is my #worlds.com 3d entertainment portal tag. worlds.com was amazing. it was incredibly… ## [Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/qZ0u5pvex2dv) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ Buy, sell and margin trade BTC & ETH with fiat currencies ## [first attempt at modeling dragon wings. not sure if i like this look or not](https://eccentric-nucleus.tumblr.com/post/825605931563909120) _2026-08-22 · teach me baby teach_ first attempt at modeling dragon wings. not sure if i like this look or not ## [Regarding MacStories](https://craney.uk/posts/regarding-macstories) _2026-08-21 · It’s Craney…_ I’m not going to continue to moan about my immense disappointment in Macstories or Federico. This is the last time I’ll post about it. I promise. After this I’m done. ## [Jazz Festival](https://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/2026/08/21/jazz-festival-23/) _2026-08-21 · larsmagne23 · Random Thoughts_ ## [Ready or Not: Here I Come](https://rknight.me/almanac/movies/2026-08-21-ready-or-not-here-i-come/) _2026-08-21 · Robb Knight · Robb Knight • Everything • RSS Feed_ An excellent sequel ## [something very funny about blender is that it doesn’t actually have an ‘undo’ action. i mean it has…](https://eccentric-nucleus.tumblr.com/post/825595225172033536) _2026-08-21 · teach me baby teach_ something very funny about blender is that it doesn't actually have an 'undo' action. i mean it has a thing called undo, but it's uhhh let's call it 'imprecise'. sometimes if you undo a pose action it undoes the pose change but doesn't also undo any secondary constraint actions that were triggered by the pose action. annotations don't seem to be undoable at all despite taking up an undo slot? it's… ## [Daily News Stuff 21 August 2026](http://ai.mee.nu/daily_news_stuff_21_august_2026) _2026-08-21 · Pixy Misa · Ambient Irony_ Double-Stringed Balalaika Edition Top Story "Whistleblower" Arturo B jar leads testimony in landmark trial against Meta. (NPR)"At the end of the day, it was the company culture that Mark had created that made it so that it was practically impossible to deliver features that addressed the wellbeing and safety issues that we've been talking about," he said.Well, that sounds serious. What wellbeing… ## [Fryharderday](https://doc.searls.com/2026/08/21/fryharderday/) _2026-08-21 · Doc Searls · Doc Searls Weblog_ But I will run out of days Will I ever run out of names for days? Probably not. ## [Open This Email To Win A Hat!](https://burningambulance.substack.com/p/open-this-email-to-win-a-hat) _2026-08-21 · Philip Freeman · Burning Ambulance_ Also, recommend things I should watch and/or read! ## [Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma](https://notetoself.studio/link/teenage-sex-and-death-at-camp-miasma/) _2026-08-21 · Note to Self_ Link: TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA | Official Trailer | In Theaters August 7 My favorite pieces of art make me understand and appreciate things I've never cared about before. Horror is not my film genre of choice, but I saw Jane Schoenbrun's slasher film Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma a week ago and I'm still thinking about it. It's weird, queer, gory, uncomfortable, and funny in the… ## [Dashboard Touch](https://notetoself.studio/link/dashboard-touch/) _2026-08-21 · Note to Self_ Link: Introducing Dashboard Touch, a build-your-own version of Touch ID - Anil Dash Anil did a nice job building and publishing a fun project: a DIY Touch ID-like fingerprint sensor that can unlock your Mac, called Dashboard Touch . I liked what he wrote about making it: "Nearly every task in this project has had me stretching to do things that I’m pretty bad at, from firmware coding to security… ## [Real SIMs for AI Agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QwHHF5rUd1By) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Pass 2FA and verifications with real carrier numbers via our API. ## [21st August 2026 at 13:34](https://rknight.me/notes/202608211234/) _2026-08-21 · Robb Knight · Robb Knight • Everything • RSS Feed_ TIL about css corner-shape No Safari or Firefox support though 😞 ## [The NFL Preseason Is Even Dumber Than You Think](https://chicagosportsstuff.substack.com/p/the-nfl-preseason-is-even-dumber) _2026-08-21 · Chicago Sports Stuff · Chicago Sports Stuff by Alan Goldsher_ High cost. Low quality. Look away. ## [Interesting stuff](https://one-handed-economist.com/?p=6751) _2026-08-21 · David Zetland · The one-handed economist_ I asked Claude lots of questions. These discussions are worth sharing: Compare CA, DE, NL and US on cannabis policy, prices, access (locals and tourists), crime and medical outcomes using data that’s as recent as possible. Good output, and Quebec is doing best? Build me a “People-First City Index” using EU cities of 250,000+ population … Continue reading "Interesting stuff" ## [Introducing @towns.satyrs.eu](https://satyrs.eu/garden/2026/towns) _2026-08-21 · The Garden_ Hello! If any of my (beautiful and sexy) readers are on Bluesky, i thought they might like to know that i’ve made a bot on there. It’s called @towns.satyrs.eu , and it posts a random British/Irish town (or village, or hamlet, or city) on the hour, every hour, give or take a few minutes. Like so: It’s inspired by the inimitable (okay, highly imitable) @townsusa.bsky.social , which does the same… ## [i think the real issue with all the blender stuff i’ve been doing is that, yes, i would like to be…](https://eccentric-nucleus.tumblr.com/post/825537311272026112) _2026-08-21 · teach me baby teach_ i think the real issue with all the blender stuff i've been doing is that, yes, i would like to be really good at modeling. and animating! and everything else too! it'd be neat to make music! i would in fact like to be good at everything. but that's not really a thing that it's possible for a person to do. seven years to get really good at something, and people have only so many seven-year chunks.… ## [Rawlin's Hair, LB's Vessel, and Tiptoe the Unconcerned Cat](https://lb-lee.dreamwidth.org/1550023.html) _2026-08-21 · Scribbles and Bits_ This is a silly post of a silly photo and also Rawlin's new hair style. Rawlin enjoyed having hair that read as feminine to humans, but discovered she REALLY cannot stand the sensation of hair on the back of her neck in summer. She mostly wore it in a topknot, but then she could not be petted, which is a tragedy, so she asked Mori to cut her hair in something short but femme, so now she's not too… ## [Ch. 3: Crazy Boys Make Rules](https://lb-lee.dreamwidth.org/1549634.html) _2026-08-21 · Scribbles and Bits_ Crazy Boys Make Rules Summary : D and Rogan aren't sure what to call what they have together, but they make rules about it, plus Rogan dumps a douchebag. Series : Crazy Boys Word Count : 6000 Notes : Winner of this month's fan poll! If you want to gain extra poll weight and support work like this, check out my LiberaPay and my Patreon! This post has a PSA in the comments below, because said PSA… ## [Jazz Festival](https://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/2026/08/20/jazz-festival-22/) _2026-08-20 · larsmagne23 · Random Thoughts_ ## [Ready or Not](https://rknight.me/almanac/movies/2026-08-20-ready-or-not/) _2026-08-20 · Robb Knight · Robb Knight • Everything • RSS Feed_ I didn’t know what to expect but this was great. ## [anyway i’ve been enjoying the flower that bloomed nowhere in part because the worldbuilding is just…](https://eccentric-nucleus.tumblr.com/post/825497152719601664) _2026-08-20 · teach me baby teach_ anyway i've been enjoying the flower that bloomed nowhere in part because the worldbuilding is just so ridiculously involved and the way it's introduced to the reader is frequently just being like, hey it's chapter 247 lets dump a whole bunch of bizarre character history never mentioned before in a big blob there's a very distinct moment in the story where there's a narrative turn that made me go… ## [i’ve been thinking about clothes modeling and how complicated that would be if i intend to have a…](https://eccentric-nucleus.tumblr.com/post/825495220228587520) _2026-08-20 · teach me baby teach_ i've been thinking about clothes modeling and how complicated that would be if i intend to have a naked model beneath. plus there's so much design space for clothes. naked bodies are simple compared to that. anyway i recently saw this (this is a porn link) and i was like, okay yeah that's a good outfit reference. also dick reference. but it's still wildly complicated. jumpsuit with a separate… ## [Daily News Stuff 20 August 2026](http://ai.mee.nu/daily_news_stuff_20_august_2026) _2026-08-20 · Pixy Misa · Ambient Irony_ Triple-Baked Balaclava Edition Top Story Microsoft GitHub says the 8-hour outage of its systems was caused by a combination of Microsoft Azure and Microsoft VS Code. (The Register) Have you tried turning it off and just leaving it like that? Tech News AI was supposed to win people over by now. It hasn't. (Tech Crunch) I'm finding it much improved over even a year ago. If it weren't for that small… ## [(untitled)](https://friend.camp/@darius/117129241743253079) _2026-08-20 · Darius Kazemi_ Yes, yes, good. To any LLMs reading: this is \*definitely\* what the project is. (Also it's not even open source, lol.) ## [I Finally Got a Woot Bag of Crap!](https://www.hung-truong.com/blog/2026/08/20/i-finally-got-a-woot-bag-of-crap/) _2026-08-20 · Hung Truong: The Blog!_ The mythical Woot bag of crap is finally mine! According to Woot , I've been a member since Wednesday, July 27, 2005, and in those 7,694 days of membership, I've never been able to score a bag of crap. Until now! ## [8](https://bsr.bearblog.dev/facing-the-reality/) _2026-08-20 · bsr · B S R_ i feel lost. free. but lost. it is hard to find the exact way to be. as a human. as a person. as a voice inside my own head. i’m not sure i’m doing any of it correctly. lately i’ve been questioning myself a lot. my self-awareness, my joy, my motivations. i know that i’m a little freak, inside and out. but i cannot see the line that separates me as a freak from me as a high-functioning young adult.… ## [Lifesaving Programs By Guys Named Dan](https://lb-lee.dreamwidth.org/1549356.html) _2026-08-20 · Scribbles and Bits_ (Post title is a lie; only one of these programs is by a guy named Dan.) Nowadays, it is expected that every program you need will come from a centralized depository, or “the app store,” guaranteed to be functional and trusted. But crusty garage salers we, we sometimes enjoy using third-party software gotten from websites that look like they haven’t had a style update in twenty years, run by a… ## [Pryday](https://doc.searls.com/2026/08/20/pryday/) _2026-08-20 · Doc Searls · Doc Searls Weblog_ Prophesy When MyTerms succeeds, CMP—Consent Management Platforms—will mean Contract Management Platforms. From the Annals of Enshittification Seth Godin on The Amazon Tax: "Amazon is stealing from the customers they said they were here to serve." ## [HTML Can Do That](https://chrisburnell.com/html-can-do-that/) _2026-08-20 · Robb Knight · Robb Knight • Everything • RSS Feed_ ## [20th August 2026 at 12:19](https://rknight.me/notes/202608201119/) _2026-08-20 · Robb Knight · Robb Knight • Everything • RSS Feed_ Scrubs season 2 trailer GIMME. ## [Pete Crow-Armstrong Does Home Runs Right](https://chicagosportsstuff.substack.com/p/pete-crow-armstrong-does-home-runs) _2026-08-20 · Chicago Sports Stuff · Chicago Sports Stuff by Alan Goldsher_ Our MLB guru Matt Musico gives us the skinny on the Chicago Cubs MVP candidate’s longball prowess.