On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Gambit part 1 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/06/19/gambit-part-1.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
** growing good **
“…for the growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs.”
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FFS! Can't I just get results, accurate no BS results? No erroneous/misleading AI-Slop of a summary I've never asked for ? I get it, there is plenty of people who LOooove (if not worship) that shit, Good for them! But at least make it opt-in or add in some kind of "Do Not Slop" browser option (as if the "Do Not Track" one made a difference, but I digress). Shit's only going down-hill from here, I might as well as just spin up my own Searx instance and call it a day.
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@movq@www.uninformativ.de neither do I 😆 and I’m going full Albert Camus mode. Embracing the Absurdism of life just to cope, it’s the only choice I have left.
On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Interface https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/06/12/interface.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
@movq@www.uninformativ.de you have no idea what a soul sucking, heartbreaking SOB 2025 turned out to be. I wish you the best of luck with whatever annoyances life might have thrown your way. Power to you, my friend.
Hey cat lovers, here’s a pastel portrait I made of a beloved cat I poured my heart into this drawing, trying my best to bring her spirit back to life. Over 20 hours of work — I hope you feel the love in it. ⌘ Read more
10 Fascinating Facts About Life in Hawaii Before the U.S. Arrived
Hawaii joined the Union on August 21, 1959. Its history immediately before and after joining the United States is well known. Americans have long learned about the attack on Honolulu’s Pearl Harbor in 1941. Many recognize Hawaii’s role as a Pacific hub for logistics, trade, and transportation. The islands offer economic opportunities in commercial fishing […]
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10 Amazing Facts About the Remarkable Life of Roxelana
The courts of kings past were full of interesting people vying for power and plotting against one another. These people were, of course, often men from privileged backgrounds. But Roxelana, who rose to power in the palace of Suleiman the Magnificent, sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1520 to 1566, was neither of these things. […]
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On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Liaisons https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/06/05/liaisons.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
10 Tantalizing Stories About Money
In the early 21st century, money has become such a fundamental part of everyone’s life. Even though we’re moving more and more to electronic transactions and digital currencies, stories about money in all of its forms, including bills and coins, still thrill and fascinate us. In 1987, one of the most popular films about money, […]
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On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Descent, part 2 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/05/29/descent-2.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
South African woman sentenced to life for selling six-year-old daughter ⌘ Read more
10 Unbelievably Bizarre Blunders
Mistakes are a universal part of life. Some are harmless slip-ups we laugh off, others spiral into chaos, triggering consequences we never imagined. A missed keystroke might cost a fortune. A wrong turn could lead to marriage with the wrong bride. A simple distraction might accidentally win someone $10 million. Whether they spark panic, legal […]
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10 Surprising Truths About the Power Grid You Were Never Told
Flip a switch, and the lights come on—simple, right? Not even close. Beneath the hum of your refrigerator and the glow of your phone charger lies one of the most complex, misunderstood systems in modern life: the power grid. It’s the backbone of civilization, yet most people have no idea how fragile, chaotic, and bizarre […]
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My baby turned 12! I’m so happy with him in my life ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Season 6, TNG https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/05/22/ng-season-6.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
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Hey y'all 👋 I am told my "participation" is drastically down of ,ate So sorry 😞 Busy quite a busy few weeks at work with a reorg and lots of complex things happening in real live too 😅 -- Hope everything is doing well 🤗
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Always glad to hear from you, mate. I understand work and personal life often demand attention. Just a well-being check, that’s all. ☺️
Esoteric Vim idioms and their time-saving, real-life applications ⌘ Read more
New Life Hack: Using LLMs to Generate Constraint Solver Programs for Personal Logistics Tasks
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On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Descent, part 1 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/05/15/descent-1.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
I work hard so my cat can live their best life. ⌘ Read more
This incredible cat saved the life of another cat! ⌘ Read more
10 Times Historical Figures Got Humbled
Throughout history, even the most powerful people have had their “oops” moments when life handed them a big slice of humble pie. Whether it was a botched battle, a public failure, or simply being outsmarted by someone way less important, these historical figures learned the hard way that no one is too great to avoid […]
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i still want a tux plushie ngl. i'm gonna draft my sister (she can sew) into making me one
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@kat@yarn.girlonthemoon.xyz Tux plushie is life, Tux plushie is best friend 🤘
Sunshine, naps, and a purring heart: my little adopted window watcher living her best life ⌘ Read more
I never was a cat person but these two changed my life ⌘ Read more
10 Invisible Standards That Make the Modern World Work
Modern life feels seamless. You buy a phone charger, and it fits. You send a letter, and it gets delivered. But behind that convenience is a complex web of invisible global standards—quiet, often century-old decisions that the entire planet just agreed to follow. Without them, your printer wouldn’t know how to format a page, your […]
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Announcing Linkerd 2.18: Battlescars, lessons learned, and preliminary Windows support
We’re happy to announce the release of Linkerd 2.18. The theme of this release is battlescars: we’ve added features and updated functionality to reduce operational pain in response to real life, hard-won lessons we’ve learned with… ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Timescape https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/05/08/timescape.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
10 Mind-Blowing Discoveries for Life on Mars
The discovery of extraterrestrial life would be the greatest scientific achievement in history. While lots of science and technology exist that’s crazier in technical terms, finding life has the grandest existential implications. Right now, the best place to find it is Mars. In fact, there are plenty of intriguing life signs and promising environments for […]
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From moldy bread, to life saving medicine ⌘ Read more
10 Worst Political Marriages in History
Most royals today are free to marry whomever they please (at least, up to a certain point). But for most of history, marriage was about securing power and wealth, not love. If you hated your husband from the day you met him, well, too bad! You’re stuck with him for the rest of your life […]
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How to live an intellectually rich life
Article URL: https://utsavmamoria.substack.com/p/how-to-live-an-intellectually-rich
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43868192
Points: 500
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On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Second Chances https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/05/01/second-chances.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
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Finally I propose that we increase the Twt Hash length from
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7 to 12 and use the first 12 characters of the base32 encoded blake2b hash. This will solve two problems, the fact that all hashes today either end in q or a (oops) 😅 And increasing the Twt Hash size will ensure that we never run into the chance of collision for ions to come. Chances of a 50% collision with 64 bits / 12 characters is roughly ~12.44B Twts. That ought to be enough! -- I also propose that we modify all our clients and make this change from the 1st July 2025, which will be Yarn.social's 5th birthday and 5 years since I started this whole project and endeavour! 😱 #Twtxt #Update
I’m with @andros@twtxt.andros.dev and @eapl.me@eapl.me on this one. But I have also lost interest in twtxt lately and currently rethinking what digital tools truly add value to my life. So I will not spending my time on adding more complexity to Timeline. Still a big thanks to you @prologic@twtxt.net for all the great work you have done and all the nice conversations both here and on our video calls.
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Finally I propose that we increase the Twt Hash length from
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7 to 12 and use the first 12 characters of the base32 encoded blake2b hash. This will solve two problems, the fact that all hashes today either end in q or a (oops) 😅 And increasing the Twt Hash size will ensure that we never run into the chance of collision for ions to come. Chances of a 50% collision with 64 bits / 12 characters is roughly ~12.44B Twts. That ought to be enough! -- I also propose that we modify all our clients and make this change from the 1st July 2025, which will be Yarn.social's 5th birthday and 5 years since I started this whole project and endeavour! 😱 #Twtxt #Update
@eapl.me@eapl.me I honestly believe you are overreacting here a little bit 🤣 I completely emphasize with you, it can be pretty tough to feel part of a community at times and run a project with a kind of “democracy” or “vote by committee”. But one thing that life has taught me about open source projects and especially decentralised ecosystems is that this doesn’t really work.
It isn’t that I’ve not considered all the other options on the table (which can still be), it’s just that I’ve made a decision as the project lead that largely helped trigger a rebirth of the use of Twtxt back in July 1 2020. There are good reasons not to change the threading model right now, as the changes being proposed are quite disruptive and don’t consider all the possible things that could go wrong.
Did We Find Alien Life on Another Planet? ⌘ Read more
9front “CLAUSE 15 COMMON ELEMENTS OF MAUS AND STAR TYPE” released
Few things in life make me happier than a new 9front release. This new release, 9front “CLAUSE 15 COMMON ELEMENTS OF MAUS AND STAR TYPE”, comes with a variety of fixes and new features, such as temperature sensor support for Ryzen processors, a new Intel i225 2.5 GbE driver, a number of low-level kernel improvements, and so, so many more small fixes and changes. If you use 9front, you already know all o … ⌘ Read more
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Also, I should cut down on coffee. Seriously, I've nearly had a ... I honestly don't know what it was; A Panic attack? A heart attack? I dunno, I just felt like my heart and lungs were so about to burst I had to go for a run to cope.
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@prologic@twtxt.net @movq@www.uninformativ.de The side effects ARE what got me into drinking coffee in the first place, now it feels like I’m fighting them back for my life 😅
love4eva is gradually becoming more functional, with the power of wildcard certs, memcached, and various quality of life improvements! :D
On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Rightful Heir https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/04/24/rightful-heir.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
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10 Conceptions of What Extraterrestrial Could Look Like
The demands of everyday life, in the form of natural stimuli, prompt the development of the various behavioral traits and physical structures of plants and animals. In trying to envision the appearance of extraterrestrial beings, scientists once turned to Earth’s fossil record. After all, it provided evidence as to how organisms had already evolved on […]
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Zsa Zsa when we first found her vs two years later living her best life as a store cat ⌘ Read more
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@aelaraji oh nooo i've been there. i have to balance out my abnormal coffee consumption with my anxiety medication which can't be good lol
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@kat@yarn.girlonthemoon.xyz my rule of thumb is try not to drink any caffeine past midday. This is basically based on experience and the half-life of caffeine in your system.
My 18 yo bestie is in her end of Life stage.. and I am heartbroken ⌘ Read more
10 Pop Culture Figures Who Actually Existed
From Darth Vader to Mary Poppins, pop culture icons can excite, enrage, or inspire us. And though most characters tend to be wholly fictional in nature, some famous ones are actually based on real-life people. Here’s our list of 10 pop culture figures who existed IRL. Related: Top 10 Underrated Minor Characters from Pop Culture […]
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