A Visual Introduction to Machine Learning (2015) https://r2d3.us/visual-intro-to-machine-learning-part-1/
r2d3.us
A Visual Introduction to Machine Learning
What is machine learning? See how it works with our animated data visualization.
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Lies I was told about collaborative editing, Part 2: Why we don't use Yjs https://www.moment.dev/blog/lies-i-was-told-pt-2
Lies I was Told About Collaborative Editing, Part 2: Why we don't use Yjs / Moment devlog
Why I love FreeBSD https://it-notes.dragas.net/2026/03/16/why-i-love-freebsd/
IT Notes
Why I Love FreeBSD
A personal reflection on my first encounter with FreeBSD in 2002, how it shaped the way I design and run systems, and why its philosophy, stability, and community still matter to me more than twenty years later.
My Journey to a reliable and enjoyable locally hosted voice assistant (2025) https://community.home-assistant.io/t/my-journey-to-a-reliable-and-enjoyable-locally-hosted-voice-assistant/944860
Home Assistant Community
My Journey to a reliable and enjoyable locally hosted voice assistant
I have been watching HomeAssistant’s progress with assist for some time. We previously used Google Home via Nest Minis, and have switched to using fully local assist backed by local first + llama.cpp (previously Ollama). In this post I will share the steps…
The “small web” is bigger than you might think https://kevinboone.me/small_web_is_big.html
kevinboone.me
Kevin Boone: The “small web” is
bigger than you might think
bigger than you might think
The small web is growing, and getting more active. Good news.
Meta’s renewed commitment to jemalloc https://engineering.fb.com/2026/03/02/data-infrastructure/investing-in-infrastructure-metas-renewed-commitment-to-jemalloc/
Engineering at Meta
Investing in Infrastructure: Meta’s Renewed Commitment to jemalloc
Meta recognizes the long-term benefits of jemalloc, a high-performance memory allocator, in its software infrastructure. We are renewing focus on jemalloc, aiming to reduce maintenance needs and mo…
Ryugu asteroid samples contain all DNA and RNA building blocks https://phys.org/news/2026-03-ryugu-asteroid-samples-dna-rna.html
phys.org
Ryugu asteroid samples contain all DNA and RNA building blocks, bolstering origin-of-life theories
All the essential ingredients to make the DNA and RNA underpinning life on Earth have been discovered in samples collected from the asteroid Ryugu, scientists said Monday.
Rob Pike’s Rules of Programming (1989) https://www.cs.unc.edu/~stotts/COMP590-059-f24/robsrules.html
OpenAI Has New Focus (on the IPO) https://om.co/2026/03/17/openai-has-new-focus-on-the-ipo/
On my Om
OpenAI Has New Focus (on the IPO)
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that leadership wants OpenAI, the company, to focus. Seems like a plain old business strategy story. Nope! First, in more prosaic terms, the all-hands and …
ArXiv declares independence from Cornell https://www.science.org/content/article/arxiv-pioneering-preprint-server-declares-independence-cornell
Science
ArXiv, the pioneering preprint server, declares independence from Cornell
As an independent nonprofit, it hopes to raise funds to cope with exploding submissions and “AI slop”
Entso-E final report on Iberian 2025 blackout https://www.entsoe.eu/publications/blackout/28-april-2025-iberian-blackout/
www.entsoe.eu
28 April 2025 Blackout
The Los Angeles Aqueduct Is Wild https://practical.engineering/blog/2026/3/17/the-los-angeles-aqueduct-is-wild
Practical Engineering
The Los Angeles Aqueduct is Wild — Practical Engineering
[Note that this article is a transcript of the video embedded above.] On the northern edge of Los Angeles, fresh water spills down two stark concrete chutes perched on the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, a place simply called The Cascades. It’s…
France's aircraft carrier located in real time by Le Monde through fitness app https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/03/20/stravaleaks-france-s-aircraft-carrier-located-in-real-time-by-le-monde-through-fitness-app_6751640_4.html
OpenCode – Open source AI coding agent https://opencode.ai/
opencode.ai
OpenCode | The open source AI coding agent
OpenCode - The open source coding agent.
A Japanese glossary of chopsticks faux pas (2022) https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h01362/
nippon.com
A Japanese Glossary of Chopsticks Faux Pas
An overview of chopsticks gaffes that are best avoided when eating in Japan.
Ubuntu 26.04 Ends 46 Years of Silent sudo Passwords https://pbxscience.com/ubuntu-26-04-ends-46-years-of-silent-sudo-passwords/
PBX Science
Ubuntu 26.04 Ends 46 Years of Silent sudo Passwords
Ubuntu 26.04 Ends 46 Years of Silent sudo Passwords. Starting with the upcoming LTS release, every keystroke at a sudo password prompt will echo an asterisk — a small UX fix that has ignited one of Linux's fiercest debates in years.