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First time in a Briefing. Two or more votes in the last 24 hours.

Culture

  1. Dunning-Kruger for Vibe Coders (Mike Bifulco)
    9

    The first thing AI teaches you about coding is confidence. The second is why that's a problem. Let's talk about the Dunning-Kruger effect.

  2. Interesting street signs (Hails and Ales)
    20

    Just wanted to share some pictures of the cool signs I’ve taken not far from where I live It always makes me smile to walk past these. I do love...

Life

  1. Why You Take Notes But Never Get Smarter (Martin Adams)
    17

    Saving information isn’t the same as learning it—that’s the Collector’s Fallacy. The shift happens when you stop collecting and start thinking, turning ideas…

  2. Your Holiday Is Someone's Home (Nikhil's Blog)
    13

    We all love to travel, especially after the advent of social media, where drone shots make us believe we could stand in that exact frame ourselves. Travel has…

  3. Who knows that you blog? (Forking Mad+)
    32

    Do you tell people you blog? I was reflecting on this recently, after I inadvertently mentioned to a colleague that I had blogged about a topic

  4. 0072 - fake hypnagogic memories (Meadow)
    5

    This is not really a wordvomit, but an old post from an old blog of mine that is no more. It was originally published on 2022-10-29. I've cleaned it up a bit…

  5. What People Get Wrong About Discipline (blog.spu.io)
    3

    Discipline isn't about doing things, it's about NOT doing things.

  6. Why I Blog Despite Valuing Privacy (Yee Chie's Corner)
    3

    I often get asked by people close to me why I started this blog, even though I really value my privacy and think it might seem a bit hypocritical. I figured…

Tech

  1. TIL that Yubikeys are convenient for Linux login (Thib's Blog)
    6

    Typing a long password when you need to log in or get sudo privileges is annoying. Yubikeys can make it easier.

  2. Awesome post discovery with Bubbles (Fraser McLean)
    7

    Bubbles is a fantastic new service which aims to help users discover fresh IndieWeb content.

  3. The Blogger’s Manifesto (Happily Imperfect)
    6

    I’ve always been quietly impressed by those who can grasp an idea, hold it deeply, and communicate it clearly to others, building the passion they have for…

  4. ruby sparked my love of programming (candyether.space)
    4

    ive been coding for QUITE a long time at this point, i was basically forced into a CS career from when i was youngbasically every coding language has some bit…

Writing

  1. Never Kill Yourself (Noahie's Blog)
    4

    Never ever kill yourself, friend. What, you think I'm just going to rehash some stupid Xitter meme from like two years ago? Shut up, man. I've been thinking…

  2. Paradise Lost by John Milton (Peter's Path)
    2

    Why read the book? John Milton wrote Paradise Lost in 1667. It is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language. The poem tells how Satan and his…

  3. 0071 - lost poem number one (Meadow)
    2

    As I mentioned at the end of my last post, I recently found a cache of quotes and poems in my old Google Keep. Among these, I was surprised to see more than…

Still Bubbling

Already featured in a Briefing before. Two or more votes in the last 24 hours.

  1. AI Summaries in your Blog Posts! (Forking Mad+)
    24
  2. i'm sorry, you can eat WHAT (drmollytov)
    12
  3. Why I’ll Take "Socialist" Healthcare Over the American "Freedom" to Go Bankrupt (The Grumpy Welshman)
    7
  4. Floating Up: An Interview with the creator of Bubbles.town, Benjamin Behnke (brennan.day)
    10
  5. Forty Years in Tech (Forking Mad+)
    14
  6. Why Doesn't PS5 Have Games? (Seer talks about games)
    8
  7. Ten bucks a month adds up... (The Reed and Pickup)
    11
  8. Cognitive Surrender (So She Writes)
    14
  9. One Month of Bubbles (Bubbles 🫧 Blog)
    29

Tiny Bubbles

Fresh posts with exactly one vote in the last 24 hours.