severak
9.6.2025 17:15:01
Inside the AI Factory
As the technology becomes ubiquitous, a vast tasker underclass is emerging — and not going anywhere.
severak
3.6.2025 10:33:59
How to store data on paper?
How to print my voice? How to put music on paper? How to print an executable program? All this boils down to storing digital data on paper. This is also called paper data storage. Arrived in this domain from poetry, I’ve been investigating the area for some time. Here is what I found.
severak
19.4.2025 10:12:33
Cellphone cameras have changed how you see cats (and everything else)
from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHsKYsRNQts
severak
12.12.2024 11:00:32
Certain names make ChatGPT grind to a halt, and we know why
Filter resulting from subject of settled defamation lawsuit could cause trouble down the road.
severak
27.11.2024 14:37:00
A Funny Thing Happened on The Way To Your Phone: Thinking About Bluesky
Ever since Elon Musk bought Twitter two years ago, those who despise his evolving mix of predatory trolling, stunted emotional development and right-wing extremism have been hoping for an alternative.
severak
25.11.2024 16:55:53
The Great Bluesky Migration: I Answer (Some) Of Your Questions
For the last year and a half, us Bluesky users have frequently reminded one another that we are merely posters on a niche microblogging website. It's intended as a warning about hubris. A protective against the ever-present danger of poster's madness. A nerd-ass version of the Ancient Roman custom of
severak
19.7.2024 15:20:31
PowerKit | Повербанки, ліхтарі та зарядні станції для військових
official site of NGO 'PowerKit volunteer', that was created with the purpose of providing information about the activity of organization.
severak
7.5.2024 14:01:52
How are zlib, gzip and zip related? What do they have in common and how are they different?
The compression algorithm used in zlib is essentially the same as that in gzip and zip. What are gzip and zip? How are they different and how are they same?
severak
18.4.2024 15:33:09
The invisible seafaring industry that keeps the internet afloat
How one crew risked radiation, storms, and currents to save Japan from digital isolation.
severak
12.4.2024 15:48:35
The Electrical Items Collection
Collecting and documenting electrical devices of different types from all around the world; explaining the history of electrical wiring and some of its design principles.
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
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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
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".
severak
1.10.2023 02:06:37
Why JPEG is like a photocopier (generation loss)
from https://cloudinary.com/blog/why_jpeg_is_like_a_photocopier
severak
24.9.2023 14:52:35
Usability of Old Computers
I set up a Retro PC recently. One of the reasons I did this is because I was inspired by this thread:
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