Weeklog for Week 3: January 12 to January 18
Progress
Tried out several systems for link-storing and website-archiving, none of which were very good. I'll probably settle on LinkAce as a sort-of minimum solution, because Pinboard seems to have been abandoned quite some time ago.
I'm also going to host a CryptPad for me, which is also very great.
A friend came to visit for stargazing and we did that. And also MarioKart. These two go together surprisingly well!
Articles
- Sampling at negative temperature
- What a Year of Solar and Batteries Really Saved Us in 2025
- Iran Internet Shutdown Report -- Whisper
- Don't fall into the anti-AI hype - <antirez>
- Terence Tao: "Recently, the application of A…" - Mathstodon
- Stop Digging and Start Building: Why We Need LEGO Parts, Not Deeper Type Systems: This is a hilarious rant against functional programming (of all things) by someone who has no clue what functional programming is.
- Are Two Heads Better Than One? · eieio.games
- Why NUKEMAP isn't on Google Maps anymore -- Restricted Data: Some years ago I tried to develop a GMaps integration product, but (after much digging) the only number they could quote me was "at least 8.000 € per year", which is pretty steep for "two guys trying something out", so we gave up.
- 1000 Blank White Cards - Wikipedia
- Mao (card game) - Wikipedia
- Nomic - Wikipedia
- The yaml document from hell
- CreepyLink - The URL shortener that makes your links look as suspicious as possible
- Stop using MySQL in 2026, it is not true open source
- D.I.C.E. Award for Immersive Reality Game of the Year - Wikipedia
- How can I build a simple pulse generator to demonstrate transmission lines - Electrical Engineering Stack Exchange
- pqr.sql: Generate QR Codes with Pure SQL in PostgreSQL -- Tanel Poder Blog
- Postal Arbitrage
- “Worst in Show” Returns at CES 2026, Calling Out Gadgets That Make Things Worse - iFixit
- Introducing Robotopia: A 3D, First-Person, Talking Simulator
- Cursor CEO Built a Browser using AI, but Does It Really Work?
- Pocket TTS: A high quality TTS that gives your CPU a voice
- GitHub - etinaude/Lock-Picking-Robot: Lock picking robot
- AI Plays Rollercoaster Tycoon: Like any large vibe-coded project, it's very hard to tell what works, and what doesn't.
- Lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimhypotrimmatosilphiokarabomelitokatakechymenokichlepikossyphophattoperisteralektryonoptekephalliokigklopeleiolagoiosiraiobaphetraganopterygon - Wikipedia
- Erdős Problem #281 - Discussion thread: a math problem solved by AI
- No knives, only cook knives
Libraries, programming, etc
- CompassMB/MBCompass: Modern FOSS Compass and Navigation app without Ads, IAP or Tracking
- GitHub - originalankur/maptoposter: Transform your favorite cities into beautiful, minimalist designs. MapToPoster lets you create and export visually striking map posters with code.
- GitHub - adamghill/dj-spinners: Pure SVG loading spinners for Django.
Games
- Astro Colony
Backlog
- StarRupture
Board games
- Nunatak
Recipes
- Kekse
Other media
- I'm making a game engine based on dynamic signed distance fields (SDFs) - YouTube: this is absolutely fantastic!
- The chess bot on Delta Air Lines will destroy you - YouTube
- Incredible Precision from Simple Parts - The CLEVER trick - YouTube
- Perfect One-Pot, Six-Pan, 10-Wok, 25-Baking Sheet Dinner - YouTube
- Would hexagonal city blocks be better? - YouTube
- Garaventa - Construction of the first Funifor section on the Schilthorn "Mürren–Birg" (2025) - YouTube
- Making a Ribbon Microphone - YouTube
- The Energy Storage Problem No One Explained Properly - YouTube
- Costco EVOO "Extra Virgin Olive Oil" - Which one is best? by Mass Spec Everything - YouTube
- This Gadget Exposed a Spy Camera! - YouTube
- I've Never Seen A Backpack This Good! - YouTube