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Your Second Brain Won’t Do the Work (Korin)
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Use Johnny Decimal, set up a Zettelkasten, implement the PARA method, buy a Bullet Journal... none of it matters if you never do the work. I often read about people setting up these elaborate systems to save time. It only took you 3 weeks to set up, but think about how much time…

Fresh Bubbles

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

Culture

  1. Re: AI is not “just a tool” (Michael Harley)
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    Sure, you could run a local LLM model on your computer and use it to generate some SQL to help you create a report. Or generate awful art for your D&D campaign…

  2. Speaking of names (Taiwan Quest)
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    The weird and wonderful English names adopted by people in Taiwan…

Food

  1. Roasted Vegetable Pasta (Daniel Keast)
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    This is an extremely simple meal, but it’s packed with nutrition. Lots of vegetables and good fats. The ingredients listed are for 2 portions, but it’s easy…

Life

  1. Do you use :visited on links? (Kev Quirk)
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    I've always made the :visited attribute for hyperlinks look the same as links that haven't been visited, and it seems that it's the default behaviour across…

  2. If you're ever feeling down, think about a creature called the "Tailed Tailless Bat" (quailblog)
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    Up there with animals called "lesser" or "least" but with a twist (Photo by Carlos Henrique Russi)

  3. sorry for being negative, I forgot to touch grass (raidendedo)
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    sorry for the negativity. I just went and touched grass (not literally but I went for a run outside). Life is not that bad. Sometimes I just forget to go…

  4. This Week in Whims - Sep 15-20, 2026 (Lyteforce Writes)
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    Considering I launched a podcast this past Tuesday, I figured I could use Lyteforce Writes as a platform to share the episodes published over the course of…

  5. 6th deployment. 10 km(6 miles) walks again. (Uncertainty)
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    Hey, Bear. These news just freaking suck. The announced Vivaldi offensive did such a bad thing for my direction. We hit very hard their most advanced and…

  6. The …one likes to take a longer look Flickr group is pretty great. (kevin spencer)
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    The …one likes to take a longer look Flickr group is pretty great.

  7. You’re Pre-Diabetic (Spare Notes)
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    That’s what I got told last week by the Nurse from the doctors. I initially went in for some pain in my arm and chest, thinking I was having some form of a…

Politics

  1. Feckless Dems Fold, Back Off Effort To Kill Paramount Merger (The Fine Print*)
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    Every single time Democrats have an opportunity to demonstrate they're serious about media reform, they trip over their own assholes.

Tech

  1. I will not be Notified (thega.me.uk)
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    For a year or so I have been struggling with my relationship with my phone. I am on it far too much, doing far too much of nothing. Hours have passed, and I…

  2. Browser vertical tabs are great (and they’re older than you think!) (Dan Q)
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    A conversation about the invention of browsers with (the option of) vertical tabs reminded me of how brilliant they are. I used them back in 2000, and (with a…

  3. It’s a little surreal watching Kevin recap the current CSS-Tricks situation. It’s been rollercoastery after DigitalOc... (Chris Coyier)
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    It’s a little surreal watching Kevin recap the current CSS-Tricks situation. It’s been rollercoastery after DigitalOcean’s acquisition. Thoughts: I have zero…

Still Bubbling

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

  1. Cosmic daddy (unstory)
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  2. Weeds can't grow where they can't take root (Go Make Things)
    12 ▲
  3. internet safety for kids / a love letter to the internet (ava's blog)
    13 ▲
  4. I forgot webrings exist (Joel Chrono)
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  5. One Light-Day Away: Time incomprehensible (Thoughts of Widdershins)
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  6. I received an AI email (Happily Imperfect)
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  7. Australian birds I saw from my Mum's balcony (Emma Goto)
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  8. re: I Received An AI Email (Christian Cleberg)
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  9. Creating a Blog in Gemini:// (Brennan Kenneth Brown)
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  10. Biological tape recorders (unstory)
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  11. I don't like passkeys (Ethan Hawksley)
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  12. Garbage for humans (unstory)
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Tiny Bubbles

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