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