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VisiCalc Spreadsheets rule the world for almost half of a century. I strongly believe that it’s one of the best UXs ever created. Being fairly minimal and easy to learn, it allows users to quickly manipulate data, describe logic, visualise results, or even create art and run GameBoy games. It all started in 1979 when Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston created VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet software. With a few thousand lines of hand-written 65..
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Is SOT666 Really Standard? Spoiler: Not Really I’ve been investigating some quality assurance failures on my ESP32 rainbow boards and tracked a few issues down to a USBLC6 ESD protection IC in a SOT666 package. Under the microscope, it looked like the footprint didn’t quite match the package — like it had missed alignment and hadn’t soldered on properly. I fixed the immediate problem by reflowing the solder and pushing the device into p....
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Building a Heart Rate Monitor with an ESP32-C3 and MAX30102 You know how it is. You buy one cute little module from AliExpress and then think “it looks lonely, I’ll get another”. Before you know it, you’ve got a drawer full of cute little modules. So it’s time to put one of them to work. The ESP32-C3 Board I’ve got a bunch of these tiny ESP32-C3 boards kicking around. Let’s take a look at one under the microscope. The brains of the op....
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I like to travel intentionally light. I also like to make sure I bring enough of the right gadgets. Economical clothing and toiletry decisions aside, I tend to overpack technical items as well as downtime gadgets. Sadly, I have to remind myself that I'm not a toddler that needs all his toys. I'm also not the type of person that needs constant stimulation or screen time. Overpacking tech for me is partly preparing for a worst case scenar....
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Sam Henri Gold: There is a certain kind of computer review that is really a permission slip. It tells you what you’re allowed to want. It locates you in a taxonomy — student, creative, professional,...
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New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Turbo Dismount 2 and Timberborn - 2026-03-14 Edition
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boilingsteam.com
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2 months ago
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Between 2026-03-07 and 2026-03-14 we selected 17 newly released games that are rated as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck, and meeting specific criteria in terms of user ratings. One of the most popular titles this week is a sequel of a mobile game, Turbo Dismount 2 - a crazy racing sandbox game. Let’s not forget Timberborn, which came out of Early Access last week, and that we reviewed a little while ago. Here’s the whole list below.
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New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Turbo Dismount 2 and Timberborn - 2026-03-14 Edition
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boilingsteam.com
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2 months ago
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Between 2026-03-07 and 2026-03-14 we selected 17 newly released games that are rated as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck, and meeting specific criteria in terms of user ratings. One of the most popular titles this week is a sequel of a mobile game, Turbo Dismount 2 - a crazy racing sandbox game. Let’s not forget Timberborn, which came out of Early Access last week, and that we reviewed a little while ago. Here’s the whole list below.
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It’s been a few months now since our last update and as you’ve seen from the headline, this is a huge milestone. CachyOS has taken over the 1st spot on ProtonDB for desktop distros, dethroning Arch Linux which was in the first spot, flawlessly since late 2021. This kind of change has never happened before, and CachyOS’s progression is impressive, gaining share month after month without sign of stagnation. We had already seen signs that it w..
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It’s been a few months now since our last update and as you’ve seen from the headline, this is a huge milestone. CachyOS has taken over the 1st spot on ProtonDB for desktop distros, dethroning Arch Linux which was in the first spot, flawlessly since late 2021. This kind of change has never happened before, and CachyOS’s progression is impressive, gaining share month after month without sign of stagnation. We had already seen signs that it w..
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Robert Birming: Not knowing what to write about is probably one of the most common blogging struggles. Believing you have nothing interesting to say. This is a great post. It serves as a reminder that...
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Collective Intelligence and PKM: Why Your Notes Are Smarter Than You Think
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www.dsebastien.net
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2 months ago
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What do ant colonies, Wikipedia, and your personal knowledge graph have in common? More than you'd expect. Your notes are a collective intelligence system — and when you compose them as context for AI, they become something far more powerful.
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Collective Intelligence and PKM: Why Your Notes Are Smarter Than You Think
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www.dsebastien.net
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2 months ago
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What do ant colonies, Wikipedia, and your personal knowledge graph have in common? More than you'd expect. Your notes are a collective intelligence system — and when you compose them as context for AI, they become something far more powerful.
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Collective Intelligence and PKM: Why Your Notes Are Smarter Than You Think
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www.dsebastien.net
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2 months ago
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What do ant colonies, Wikipedia, and your personal knowledge graph have in common? More than you'd expect. Your notes are a collective intelligence system — and when you compose them as context for AI, they become something far more powerful.
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I used to use Firefox as my browser, and the translation feature worked very well, but now that I’ve switched to Helium Browser, unfortunately it doesn’t have the built-in translation feature that Chrome and Firefox have. That’s why I need a translation tool for Russian, Turkish, and Japanese websites. I usually use DeepL, but I’m not very satisfied with its Turkish translations.
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Python Performance Optimization: Profiling and Tuning Guide
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andrewodendaal.com
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2 months ago
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Don’t optimize until you’ve profiled. I’ve watched teams rewrite entire modules that weren’t even the bottleneck. Weeks of work, zero measurable improvement. The code was “cleaner” I guess, but the endpoint was still slow because the actual problem was three database queries hiding inside a template tag. I learned this the hard way on a Django project a couple of years back. We had a view that took 4+ seconds to render. The team was convi..
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The Granola + WisprFlow Productivity Stack: Voice In, Meetings Out
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zackproser.com
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2 months ago
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WisprFlow handles voice input at 179 WPM. Granola captures and structures your meetings. Together they form a complete voice-native knowledge work stack.
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Field workers on Android can now dictate site reports, inspection findings, and work orders hands-free with WisprFlow — launched February 2026.
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Sales reps can now use WisprFlow on Android to dictate CRM notes, follow-up emails, and expense reports at 179 WPM — hands-free between client visits.
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WisprFlow launched on Android Feb 23, 2026. Here's what iOS power users need to know about feature parity, setup, and differences.
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WisprFlow Android vs Gboard Voice Typing: Why the Upgrade Matters
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zackproser.com
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2 months ago
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Gboard voice typing is free and built-in. WisprFlow costs money. Here's why it's worth it if you type a lot and need accuracy and speed that Gboard can't deliver.
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I’ve written before about how AI agents are just CI pipelines with an LLM plugged in . That post mapped agent concepts to infrastructure patterns you already know. But there’s a discipline forming around the infrastructure side of agents that deserves its own name. Harness engineering. It’s the practice of building everything around the LLM — the execution environment, tool definitions, safety boundaries, observability, and lifecycle man....
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New resource translation: (de) Confidence, Courage, Connection, Trust: A proposal for security culture
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I’ve written before about how AI agents are just CI pipelines with an LLM plugged in . That post mapped agent concepts to infrastructure patterns you already know. But there’s a discipline forming around the infrastructure side of agents that deserves its own name. Harness engineering. It’s the practice of building everything around the LLM — the execution environment, tool definitions, safety boundaries, observability, and lifecycle man....
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New Steam Games with Native Linux Clients, including Slay the Spire 2 and Methods: The Canada Files - 2026-03-11 Edition
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boilingsteam.com
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2 months ago
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Between 2026-03-04 and 2026-03-11 there were 82 New Steam games released with Native Linux clients. For reference, during the same time, there were 716 games released for Windows on Steam, so the Linux versions represent about 11.5 % of total released titles. The obvious pick would be Slay the Spire 2 but we already mentioned it for the recent Steam Deck releases, so let’s talk about Methods: The Canafa Files, that puts you in charge of sol..
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New Steam Games with Native Linux Clients, including Slay the Spire 2 and Methods: The Canada Files - 2026-03-11 Edition
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boilingsteam.com
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2 months ago
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eng
Between 2026-03-04 and 2026-03-11 there were 82 New Steam games released with Native Linux clients. For reference, during the same time, there were 716 games released for Windows on Steam, so the Linux versions represent about 11.5 % of total released titles. The obvious pick would be Slay the Spire 2 but we already mentioned it for the recent Steam Deck releases, so let’s talk about Methods: The Canafa Files, that puts you in charge of sol..
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Pack products in Packing Life, a capitalist hellscape puzzle sim developed and published by Aroko Game Studio. This native game runs great on PCs running Linux (tested on CachyOS) and Steam Deck, without needing Proton. You can see a video of the gameplay I captured, without commentary (but you can pinpoint the moments of internal screaming and desperation!). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxkuj9PDtv8 I went in for the cozy and relaxing at..
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Pack products in Packing Life, a capitalist hellscape puzzle sim developed and published by Aroko Game Studio. This native game runs great on PCs running Linux (tested on CachyOS) and Steam Deck, without needing Proton. You can see a video of the gameplay I captured, without commentary (but you can pinpoint the moments of internal screaming and desperation!). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxkuj9PDtv8 I went in for the cozy and relaxing at..
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