severak
6.12.2023 17:53:27
Document: The Symbolism Survey - The Paris Review
In 1963, a sixteen-year-old San Diego high school student named Bruce McAllister sent a four-question mimeographed survey to 150 well-known authors of literary, commercial, and science fiction. Did they consciously plant symbols in their work? he asked. Who noticed symbols appearing from their subconscious, and who saw them arrive in their text, unbidden, created in …
severak
1.12.2023 17:36:09
Žena z Novojičínska poslala statisíce údajnému agentovi OSN. Navzdory varování banky - Novinky
„Tentokrát měl být zadržen celníky na letišti v Jemenu, a to z důvodu nelegální přepravy sloního klu. Aby byl propuštěn, bylo nutné poslat 12 tisíc eur (292 tisíc korun). To už ale ženě přišlo podivné a vydala se na policii s dotazem, zda se nemůže jednat o podvod. To jí bylo policisty potvrzeno, a tak žena zjistila, že přišla o 350 tisíc korun,“ dodala Procházková.
severak
22.11.2023 14:12:08
google webfonts helper
A Hassle-Free Way to Self-Host Google Fonts. Get eot, ttf, svg, woff and woff2 files + CSS snippets!
severak
21.11.2023 14:33:42
The messy, secretive reality behind OpenAI’s bid to save the world
The AI moonshot was founded in the spirit of transparency. This is the inside story of how competitive pressure eroded that idealism.
severak
16.11.2023 11:35:08
Lessons from METAFONT
YLD is a digital consultancy in London. We specialise in software engineering, design, training and open-source development. Contact us today for more info.
severak
7.11.2023 15:24:47
Stewart Brand’s Dubious Futurism
What did the creator of the Whole Earth Catalog stand for?
severak
7.11.2023 11:26:52
DAK and the Golden Age of Gadget Catalogs
from https://cabel.com/2023/11/06/dak-and-the-golden-age-of-gadget-catalogs/
severak
2.11.2023 16:47:04
Databáze źelezničních tratí / Atlas Drah Polska, Česka, Slovenska a Podkarpatské Rusi
Atlas Kolejowy Polski, Czech i Słowacji / Atlas Drah Polska, Česka a Slovenska - Historia Linii Kolejowych / Historie Železničních Tratí
severak
31.10.2023 11:55:04
The World’s Most Popular Painter Sent His Followers After Me Because He Didn’t Like a Review of His Work. Here’s What I Learned | Artnet News
from https://news.artnet.com/opinion/devon-rodriguez-parasocial-aesthetics-2380960
severak
30.10.2023 01:20:13
The Coming Software Apocalypse
A small group of programmers wants to change how we code—before catastrophe strikes.
severak
30.10.2023 01:19:34
The Coming Software Apocalypse
A small group of programmers wants to change how we code—before catastrophe strikes.
severak
29.10.2023 14:12:12
Recipes For An Off-Grid 'Internet'
How to make an off-grid micro 'internet' that can run off solar power (or any power) for emergencies, camping, protests, or building community autonomy and dual power.
severak
27.10.2023 12:19:58
The Frink is Good, the Unit is Evil
One day Alan Eliasen read a fart joke and got so mad he invented a programming language. 20 years later Frink is one of the best special purpose languages for dealing with units. “But why do we need a language just for dealing with units?” Glad you asked! Intro to Units A unit is the physical property a number represents, like distance or time. We almost always are talking about SI units, or Système international.
severak
27.10.2023 12:19:20
Computer Things
from https://buttondown.email/hillelwayne/archive/raku-is-surprisingly-good-for-clis/
severak
26.10.2023 13:41:17
Whole Earth Index
Here lies a nearly-complete archive of Whole Earth publications, a series of journals and magazines descended from the Whole Earth Catalog, published by Stewart Brand and the POINT Foundation between 1970 and 2002.
severak
16.10.2023 10:51:10
Co se to děje v Izraeli? :: Nihilista
Na počátku 90. let se řada lidí domnívala, že s koncem studené války dojde postupně k úplnému globálnímu vítězství demokracie a ekonomického liberalismu, čímž dějiny v podstatě skončí a ve světě už se vlastně nebude nic moc zásadního dít. Budoucí historici se unudí k smrti a senzacechtiví novináři nebudou mít co žrát. V té době to tak totiž opravdu...
severak
13.10.2023 12:41:27
The Interface of Kai Krause's Software @mprove
mprove ideas + interaction + design
severak
10.10.2023 16:39:27
The fraud was in the code
The jury got a taste of code review as they examined a falsified "insurance fund" and the infamous FTX → Alameda Research "backdoor".
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