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I want to leave the internet (chupacabra's brain dump)
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I want to leave the internet. This site, reddit, my banking app, the cloud service, Youtube, my music streaming app, my email, Whatsapp, iNaturalist, pornsites, Google Maps, OSMAnd, the local DOT app. I want to forget about VPN and DNS providers. Microsoft Teams, Outlook for…

Fresh Bubbles

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

Culture

  1. The #Deathcult is a historical metaphor (Hamish Campbell)
    4

    History shows that societies can normalize destructive ideas until they become “common sense.” The tragedy of the Irish Famine illustrates how blinded dogmatic…

Food

  1. Taiwan Travelogue (Emma Goto)
    2

    ⚠️ This review contains spoilers! Book review for Taiwan Travelogue by Yang Shuang-zi. I rated it 5 stars. Taiwan Travelogue is about a Japanese woman named…

Life

  1. Feeling lost (Alex Caza)
    20

    I'm bullish on AI, but I also feel this pull to leave tech behind entirely, and I've been struggling to figure out why. This is my attempt to crystallize my…

  2. At The Community Kitchen (Richard’s Blog)
    2

    Chef: Xavier Buendia Booklet used with primary school children Walk from Brighton station towards the sea, and on your left is a…

  3. A Trampoline (DogDogFish)
    2

    I didn’t want to buy a trampoline. It wasn’t the money.

  4. Forklift at the gym (Schuetzler.net)
    2

    The idea that using AI for educational tasks is like taking a forklift to the gym has been around for at least a couple years. AI art has been compared to…

Tech

  1. Logic for Programmers is Now Available (Hillel Wayne)
    7

    I am delighted to announce that my book, Logic for Programmers, is now available! You can check out the release site here or go directly to buy the ebook or…

  2. DNS ad blocking with MikroTik RouterOS Adlist (creative chaos)
    2

    DNS Ad Blocking with MikroTik RouterOS Adlist RouterOS includes a built-in DNS Adlist feature that imports hosts-format blocklists and blocks matching DNS…

Still Bubbling

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

  1. A computer can never be held accountable (jola.dev)
    24
  2. RE: knitting the web: we need interlinkers (Olu Online)
    4
  3. Drawing Resources (Robb Knight • Posts • Atom Feed)
    6
  4. Bye, bye, Bear Blog! (Software, Simplicity, Sustainability and…)
    8
  5. Knitting the Web: We Need Interlinkers! (brennan.day)
    18
  6. There is a reason our homes have windows and doors. (shojiwax.com)
    3
  7. The foolishness of “doing more with less” (Scientist Sees Squirrel)
    5
  8. Beyond “Clean Code”: Why Your Comments Matter (Tom Moertel)
    7
  9. Goodbye WordPress, hello Pure Blog ! (Cafélog)
    5
  10. Reading books on your phone (winther blog)
    10
  11. Why I Stopped "Creating Content" (Michael Lynch)
    46

Tiny Bubbles

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