Org Mode Syntax: A Practical, Consistent Lightweight Markup for Text
TL;DR A long-running blog entry argues that Org mode's markup is intuitive, consistent and more interoperable than the many dialects…
Tux Paint: Free, open-source drawing app for kids on many platforms
TL;DR Tux Paint is a free, open-source drawing program designed for children roughly ages 3–12, offering a simple interface, sound…
Eulogy for Dark Sky: Celebrating a Data-Visualization Masterpiece
TL;DR Apple acquired Dark Sky in early 2020 and retired the Dark Sky mobile app on January 1, 2023, after…
Is Beef Tallow Returning to Kitchens and the Food Debate in 2026?
TL;DR The New York Times ran a short item titled ‘Is beef tallow making a comeback?’ but the full article…
Finding and Fixing Ghostty’s Largest Memory Leak — Root Cause and Patch
TL;DR A long-standing memory leak in Ghostty was traced to a metadata mismatch when reusing large mmap allocations during scrollback…
Play Poker With Large Language Models — Watch AIs Play Each Other
TL;DR LLM Holdem is a web interface that displays large language models playing Texas Hold'em-style poker against one another. The…
Code Is Clay: How AI’s Industrial Revolution Could Free Creative Coding
TL;DR A writer reflects on a ceramics class and draws a parallel between pottery and programming: both are malleable creative…
Study: Overdose Deaths in America Are Falling After a ‘Supply Shock’
TL;DR The Economist reports a new study that links a recent decline in US overdose deaths to a so‑called 'supply…
FCC clears SpaceX to deploy 7,500 additional Starlink Gen2 satellites
TL;DR The Federal Communications Commission has authorized SpaceX to launch 7,500 second‑generation Starlink satellites, bringing the permitted global Gen2 fleet…