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Don’t worry, once LLMs poison the well enough by disincentivizing sharing content online, technical books will thrive again.

Reminds me of Succession when the next CEO of Waystar Royco was described as a “pain sponge.”

Another option I like: organic.

A lot of what appeals to people about the past isn’t so much about returning to a golden age but recapturing authenticity. We rarely get the real thing nowadays.

Fixed it for you.

It was a great time. Social media’s reached beyond that though. Grandma wasn’t online back then.

Every blog is a niche blog because blogging is a niche. It never was and never will be mainstream. Social media began as an attempt to make the spirit of blogging a low lift for th…

Another way to describe it is mystique. There is an absence of mystique when everything is explained and optimized to the nth degree. Websites used to be delightfully weird. Now, t…

This is the best explanation I’ve come across. I enjoy dithering as a playful way to compress file size when it makes sense.

BSDs are known for a simple, monolithic OS design, a commitment to long-term stability, and permissive licensing.

Thank you. I will try again soon. BSD is too compelling from a philosophical standpoint to set aside completely.

I recently looked into the BSDs for a desktop project before going back to Debian. I love the philosophy but they’re for the initiated. The onboarding rails just aren’t there these…