I’ve spent a fair bit of time on the receiving end of webmentions, from adding support for them in the first place through to fetching them at build time and rendering them server-side so the discussion section doesn’t flicker in over JS. What I’d never actually done was send the other half. Every link I’ve ever made out to another IndieWeb site has just sat there, silently not telling anyone I’d linked to them. Read more ›
Bookshelf Porn, hardcore images of bookshelves that have given over 6 million people a sudden urge to read since 2009. Bookshelf Porn is a blog created to allow people to indulge their love of books, libraries, bookstores and bookcases by showcasing the best bookshelf photos from around the world. Read more ›
Valve's Steam Deck opened up the existing PC gaming handheld market to the mainstream and, in so doing, arguably created a whole new class of PC gaming devices. The Steam Machine probably isn't going to have the same impact on the market, but it nevertheless looks like a cool device. If you're aching to grab a Gabecube, the latest information Read more ›
HyperSnatch v1.6.11 is the public launch build for the Proof Foundry-branded release line. HyperSnatch is a local-first Windows tool for decoding, organizing, signing, verifying, and sealing invest... Read more ›
# Deep Work Plan — structured execution for AI coding agents > Context matters more than models. Deep Work Plan turns any repository into a structured environment where any coding agent finishes long-horizon work. Language: en Canonical: Last Updated: 2026-06-03 --- ## Models matter. Context matters more. Deep Work Plan turns any repository into a structured environment — context, guardrails, and a durable plan — where any coding agent executes with precision and finishes long-horizon w... Read more ›
New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Thank You For Your Application - 2026-06-20 Edition
Between 2026-06-13 and 2026-06-20 we selected 6 newly released games that are rated as Verified or Playable on the Steam Deck, and meeting specific criteria in terms of user ratings. Not a lot of new titles worth mentioning in this past week, but there’s a new candidate to give you some Papers, Please nostalgia: Thank You for your Application, putting you in the role of a junior interviewer. Here’s our selection below! Read more ›
Big tech companies design their products to maximize user attention, often without regard to whether the content is beneficial, especially for children. Beeban Kidron, author of 'Users,' joins Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini the need for government intervention to regulate product design, parental responsibility in managing usage, and consumer awareness to make informed choices in the attention economy. (Source: Bloomberg) Read more ›
A tutorial and walkthrough of how I implemented webmentions on my site, from setup to display, including webmention.io integration, Eleventy filters, CSS styling, and Bridgy for sending. Read more ›
Celebrate Pride with these heartfelt romances starring characters with later-in-life coming out journeys. Read more ›
<img src=" announces it’s expanding its digital wellbeing fund. Read more ›
Researchers precisely measured the proton’s size, resolving the proton radius puzzle and strengthening confidence in the Standard Model of particle physics. Hydrogen is the simplest element in the universe and the first entry on the periodic table. Each hydrogen atom contains just one proton in its nucleus and one electron orbiting around it. Because of [...] Read more ›
The case for an offline-first appliance, simple enough for a mere mortal. Read more ›
Pi FM Kitchen Radio Station is a Raspberry Pi Zero project that creates a self-updating 24/7 FM radio station for passive listening. It was built as part of an attempt at digital minimalism / reducing screen time / having overseas content on the radio dial. It pulls podcasts and news from RSS feeds, mixes them with […] Read more ›
Explore biodiverse rainforests, protected coastlines and the Nicoya Peninsula Blue Zone in a meaningful way – rooted in conservation, cultural connection and intentional living Read more ›
The tales of King Arthur and Merlin have been told for centuries, mythologized and rewritten into a legend that has influenced the way we tell stories. Now, one of the earliest surviving manuscripts is up for auction at Christie’s in July 2026, and the sale is likely to reach a whopping $2 million. The manuscript, […] READ: Read more ›
Valve released the latest update to Proton Experimental on June 19th to get more Windows games working well on Linux / SteamOS.Read the full article on <a href=" Read more ›
Conflict-free Replicated Data Types (CRDTs) ensure Strong Eventual Consistency without coordination, but typically assume benign participants and rely on validation or exclusion to handle Byzantine behavior. We address this problem through deterministic state reconstruction: rather than deciding which updates are admissible, all accepted updates are incorporated, while only a subset contributes to the reconstructed state. We instantiate this app... Read more ›
This is a running roundup that I'll add to as I get submissions. There'll be a final roundup that adds a handful of my thoughts at the end of the month to give closure to this theme. Read more ›
Paul Chan examines the concept of “content” as it has come to dominate contemporary cultural production, tracing its implications for art, expression, and human flourishing in the age of generative AI and the attention economy. Chan begins by observing the flattening effect of the term “content,” which collapses distinctions between artistic forms and privileges scalability and immediacy over quality and meaning. Drawing on traditional understandings of the distinction between form and conten... Read more ›