Minimal
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La fin du monde est un concept sans avenir - Paul Virilio
L'homme mesure le temps, le temps mesure l'homme.
photo: Ezra Stoller
L'homme mesure le temps, le temps mesure l'homme.
photo: Ezra Stoller
rate: 39 bits per second
www.science.org/content/arti...
No matter how quickly you speak, you still share the same amount of information
#linguistics #neuroscience #informationTheory
www.science.org/content/arti...
No matter how quickly you speak, you still share the same amount of information
#linguistics #neuroscience #informationTheory
Human speech may have a universal transmission rate: 39 bits per second
No matter how quickly you speak, you still share the same amount of information
www.science.org
January 24, 2026 at 10:43 PM
rate: 39 bits per second
www.science.org/content/arti...
No matter how quickly you speak, you still share the same amount of information
#linguistics #neuroscience #informationTheory
www.science.org/content/arti...
No matter how quickly you speak, you still share the same amount of information
#linguistics #neuroscience #informationTheory
how does linux nat a ping?
devnonsense.com/posts/how-do...
But a command like #ping doesn’t use TCP or UDP; it uses #ICMP, and those packets do not have a #portField. So how does #NAT work for ICMP packets?
#Linux #routing
devnonsense.com/posts/how-do...
But a command like #ping doesn’t use TCP or UDP; it uses #ICMP, and those packets do not have a #portField. So how does #NAT work for ICMP packets?
#Linux #routing
how does linux nat a ping?
A few months ago, I found myself wondering how a command like ping 1.1.1.1 works from within a private network.
In most private networks, multiple hosts connect to the Internet through a router. For I...
devnonsense.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:39 PM
how does linux nat a ping?
devnonsense.com/posts/how-do...
But a command like #ping doesn’t use TCP or UDP; it uses #ICMP, and those packets do not have a #portField. So how does #NAT work for ICMP packets?
#Linux #routing
devnonsense.com/posts/how-do...
But a command like #ping doesn’t use TCP or UDP; it uses #ICMP, and those packets do not have a #portField. So how does #NAT work for ICMP packets?
#Linux #routing
Peter Naur's legacy: Mental models in the age of AI coding
www.nutrient.io/blog/peter-n...
In 1985, #PeterNaur argued that the essence of #programming isn’t in writing #code but in building #mentalModels of both problems and their solutions. This seems almost prophetic in today’s #AI landscape.
www.nutrient.io/blog/peter-n...
In 1985, #PeterNaur argued that the essence of #programming isn’t in writing #code but in building #mentalModels of both problems and their solutions. This seems almost prophetic in today’s #AI landscape.
Peter Naur's legacy: Mental models in the age of AI coding
Peter Naur's concept of programming as theory building becomes even more crucial in the age of AI coding assistants, and this blog post argues that maintaining robust mental models is essential when w...
www.nutrient.io
January 24, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Peter Naur's legacy: Mental models in the age of AI coding
www.nutrient.io/blog/peter-n...
In 1985, #PeterNaur argued that the essence of #programming isn’t in writing #code but in building #mentalModels of both problems and their solutions. This seems almost prophetic in today’s #AI landscape.
www.nutrient.io/blog/peter-n...
In 1985, #PeterNaur argued that the essence of #programming isn’t in writing #code but in building #mentalModels of both problems and their solutions. This seems almost prophetic in today’s #AI landscape.
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Potentially bright ‘sungrazing’ comet discovered. Looks an intriguing prospect. Image Credit Alan Hale. 🔭 🧪 astronomynow.com/2026/01/16/p...
January 24, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Potentially bright ‘sungrazing’ comet discovered. Looks an intriguing prospect. Image Credit Alan Hale. 🔭 🧪 astronomynow.com/2026/01/16/p...
The Duality of Design: Timeless Forms and Urban Flux in Architecture
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Architecture bridges the gap between our inner world of ideas and the physical reality we inhabit. Few have articulated this connection as eloquently as Lebbeus Woods.
#design #architecture
oenggun.vivaldi.net/2024/07/18/t...
Architecture bridges the gap between our inner world of ideas and the physical reality we inhabit. Few have articulated this connection as eloquently as Lebbeus Woods.
#design #architecture
The Duality of Design: Timeless Forms and Urban Flux in Architecture
Architecture, at its core, is a profound expression of the human experience. It bridges the gap between our inner world of ideas and the physical reality we inhabit. Few have articulated this…
oenggun.vivaldi.net
January 24, 2026 at 10:18 PM
The Duality of Design: Timeless Forms and Urban Flux in Architecture
oenggun.vivaldi.net/2024/07/18/t...
Architecture bridges the gap between our inner world of ideas and the physical reality we inhabit. Few have articulated this connection as eloquently as Lebbeus Woods.
#design #architecture
oenggun.vivaldi.net/2024/07/18/t...
Architecture bridges the gap between our inner world of ideas and the physical reality we inhabit. Few have articulated this connection as eloquently as Lebbeus Woods.
#design #architecture
Histoire et théorie du design I
www.articule.net/histoire-et-...
..en séparant l’histoire du design et l’histoire (bien plus ancienne) des objets, on sépare aussi les évènements de l’histoire qui les a précédés, asséchant ainsi les composantes anthropologiques et les traditions
#design #history
www.articule.net/histoire-et-...
..en séparant l’histoire du design et l’histoire (bien plus ancienne) des objets, on sépare aussi les évènements de l’histoire qui les a précédés, asséchant ainsi les composantes anthropologiques et les traditions
#design #history
Histoire et théorie du design I – Articule.net
www.articule.net
January 24, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Histoire et théorie du design I
www.articule.net/histoire-et-...
..en séparant l’histoire du design et l’histoire (bien plus ancienne) des objets, on sépare aussi les évènements de l’histoire qui les a précédés, asséchant ainsi les composantes anthropologiques et les traditions
#design #history
www.articule.net/histoire-et-...
..en séparant l’histoire du design et l’histoire (bien plus ancienne) des objets, on sépare aussi les évènements de l’histoire qui les a précédés, asséchant ainsi les composantes anthropologiques et les traditions
#design #history
Receiving From LoRa High Altitude Balloons
www.daveakerman.com?p=2828
Many high altitude balloons these days use LoRa, because it’s simple and inexpensive to use in the balloon and in the receiver
(me: It's an old article but you get a good introduction.)
#radio #LoRa #balloons #receiver
www.daveakerman.com?p=2828
Many high altitude balloons these days use LoRa, because it’s simple and inexpensive to use in the balloon and in the receiver
(me: It's an old article but you get a good introduction.)
#radio #LoRa #balloons #receiver
Receiving From LoRa High Altitude Balloons – Dave Akerman
www.daveakerman.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Receiving From LoRa High Altitude Balloons
www.daveakerman.com?p=2828
Many high altitude balloons these days use LoRa, because it’s simple and inexpensive to use in the balloon and in the receiver
(me: It's an old article but you get a good introduction.)
#radio #LoRa #balloons #receiver
www.daveakerman.com?p=2828
Many high altitude balloons these days use LoRa, because it’s simple and inexpensive to use in the balloon and in the receiver
(me: It's an old article but you get a good introduction.)
#radio #LoRa #balloons #receiver
Wasserzeichen in mittelalterliche
wzma.at
Watermarks of the Middle Ages
#watermarks #medieval #database
wzma.at
Watermarks of the Middle Ages
#watermarks #medieval #database
WZMA
Wasserzeichen in mittelalterliche Handschriften in Bibliotheken Österreichs, Sloweniens, Südtirols und Ungarns
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January 24, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Wasserzeichen in mittelalterliche
wzma.at
Watermarks of the Middle Ages
#watermarks #medieval #database
wzma.at
Watermarks of the Middle Ages
#watermarks #medieval #database
I love calculator
karpathy.ai/blog/calcula...
Let's put this in perspective to the technology we increasingly accept as normal. The #calculator requires no internet connection to set up. It won't ask for bluetooth permissions. It doesn't want to know your precise location..
(me: It just works)
karpathy.ai/blog/calcula...
Let's put this in perspective to the technology we increasingly accept as normal. The #calculator requires no internet connection to set up. It won't ask for bluetooth permissions. It doesn't want to know your precise location..
(me: It just works)
I love calculator
karpathy.ai
January 24, 2026 at 9:25 PM
I love calculator
karpathy.ai/blog/calcula...
Let's put this in perspective to the technology we increasingly accept as normal. The #calculator requires no internet connection to set up. It won't ask for bluetooth permissions. It doesn't want to know your precise location..
(me: It just works)
karpathy.ai/blog/calcula...
Let's put this in perspective to the technology we increasingly accept as normal. The #calculator requires no internet connection to set up. It won't ask for bluetooth permissions. It doesn't want to know your precise location..
(me: It just works)
2001: A Space Odyssey
typesetinthefuture.com/2014/01/31/2...
Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 sci-fi masterpiece – seems an appropriate place to start a blog about typography in sci-fi...
Right from the opening scene, we’re treated to Kubrick’s love of bold, clean, sans-serif typography.
#typography #sciFi
typesetinthefuture.com/2014/01/31/2...
Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 sci-fi masterpiece – seems an appropriate place to start a blog about typography in sci-fi...
Right from the opening scene, we’re treated to Kubrick’s love of bold, clean, sans-serif typography.
#typography #sciFi
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey – Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 sci-fi masterpiece – seems an appropriate place to start a blog about typography in sci-fi. Amongst other delights, it offers a zero-gravity toi…
typesetinthefuture.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:24 PM
2001: A Space Odyssey
typesetinthefuture.com/2014/01/31/2...
Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 sci-fi masterpiece – seems an appropriate place to start a blog about typography in sci-fi...
Right from the opening scene, we’re treated to Kubrick’s love of bold, clean, sans-serif typography.
#typography #sciFi
typesetinthefuture.com/2014/01/31/2...
Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 sci-fi masterpiece – seems an appropriate place to start a blog about typography in sci-fi...
Right from the opening scene, we’re treated to Kubrick’s love of bold, clean, sans-serif typography.
#typography #sciFi
What is a newspaper typeface?
typedrawers.com/discussion/1...
Besides the obvious functional characteristics (serif, sturdy, spatially efficient), newspaper text faces tend to be fairly "conservative" in personality.
#typography #typeface #newspaper
typedrawers.com/discussion/1...
Besides the obvious functional characteristics (serif, sturdy, spatially efficient), newspaper text faces tend to be fairly "conservative" in personality.
#typography #typeface #newspaper
What is a newspaper typeface?
Hi there, I am interested in reading / researching about what is currently understood as a 'newspaper typeface'.
typedrawers.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:14 PM
What is a newspaper typeface?
typedrawers.com/discussion/1...
Besides the obvious functional characteristics (serif, sturdy, spatially efficient), newspaper text faces tend to be fairly "conservative" in personality.
#typography #typeface #newspaper
typedrawers.com/discussion/1...
Besides the obvious functional characteristics (serif, sturdy, spatially efficient), newspaper text faces tend to be fairly "conservative" in personality.
#typography #typeface #newspaper
Typewriter / Typeface: The Legacy of the Writing Machine in Type Design
typographica.org/on-typograph...
..referred to the typeface used for writing in a personal printing machine || Currently used to define the appearance of faces that remind us of those that were used in typewriters.
#typeface
typographica.org/on-typograph...
..referred to the typeface used for writing in a personal printing machine || Currently used to define the appearance of faces that remind us of those that were used in typewriters.
#typeface
Typewriter / Typeface: The Legacy of the Writing Machine in Type Design
Typewriter typeface: once referred to the typeface used for writing in a personal printing machine || Currently used to define the appearance of faces that remind us of those that were used in typewr...
typographica.org
January 24, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Typewriter / Typeface: The Legacy of the Writing Machine in Type Design
typographica.org/on-typograph...
..referred to the typeface used for writing in a personal printing machine || Currently used to define the appearance of faces that remind us of those that were used in typewriters.
#typeface
typographica.org/on-typograph...
..referred to the typeface used for writing in a personal printing machine || Currently used to define the appearance of faces that remind us of those that were used in typewriters.
#typeface
La morale des objets
www.persee.fr/doc/comm_058...
Une analyse de la logique sociale qui règle la pratique des objets selon les diverses classes ou catégories ne peut qu'être en même temps une analyse critique de l'idéologie de la « consommation », ...
#design
www.persee.fr/doc/comm_058...
Une analyse de la logique sociale qui règle la pratique des objets selon les diverses classes ou catégories ne peut qu'être en même temps une analyse critique de l'idéologie de la « consommation », ...
#design
La morale des objets - Persée
www.persee.fr
January 24, 2026 at 8:08 PM
La morale des objets
www.persee.fr/doc/comm_058...
Une analyse de la logique sociale qui règle la pratique des objets selon les diverses classes ou catégories ne peut qu'être en même temps une analyse critique de l'idéologie de la « consommation », ...
#design
www.persee.fr/doc/comm_058...
Une analyse de la logique sociale qui règle la pratique des objets selon les diverses classes ou catégories ne peut qu'être en même temps une analyse critique de l'idéologie de la « consommation », ...
#design
The Aesthetics of Symmetry
chappyessays.wordpress.com/2015/07/25/t...
I was walking along Commonwealth Drive one day in Boston admiring a wrought iron fence when I became introspective, curious as to why I appraised the fence as attractive.
#design #symmetry #aesthetics
chappyessays.wordpress.com/2015/07/25/t...
I was walking along Commonwealth Drive one day in Boston admiring a wrought iron fence when I became introspective, curious as to why I appraised the fence as attractive.
#design #symmetry #aesthetics
The Aesthetics of Symmetry
Preface I was walking along Commonwealth Drive one day in Boston admiring a wrought iron fence when I became introspective, curious as to why I appraised the fence as attractive. It had something t…
chappyessays.wordpress.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:04 PM
The Aesthetics of Symmetry
chappyessays.wordpress.com/2015/07/25/t...
I was walking along Commonwealth Drive one day in Boston admiring a wrought iron fence when I became introspective, curious as to why I appraised the fence as attractive.
#design #symmetry #aesthetics
chappyessays.wordpress.com/2015/07/25/t...
I was walking along Commonwealth Drive one day in Boston admiring a wrought iron fence when I became introspective, curious as to why I appraised the fence as attractive.
#design #symmetry #aesthetics
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After analyzing billions of radio signals received over fifteen years, a team of researchers has zeroed in on 100 that are most likely to have been sent by extraterrestrials 👽. Are the 100 remaining signals messages from across the universe or just a bunch of space noise? https://ow.ly/X2Ls50Y0mCY
January 24, 2026 at 1:00 PM
After analyzing billions of radio signals received over fifteen years, a team of researchers has zeroed in on 100 that are most likely to have been sent by extraterrestrials 👽. Are the 100 remaining signals messages from across the universe or just a bunch of space noise? https://ow.ly/X2Ls50Y0mCY
It's been ~2 years but I still find it fun:
Animation vs. Math
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1J6...
#animation #mathematics
Animation vs. Math
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1J6...
#animation #mathematics
Animation vs. Math
YouTube video by Alan Becker
www.youtube.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:36 PM
It's been ~2 years but I still find it fun:
Animation vs. Math
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1J6...
#animation #mathematics
Animation vs. Math
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1J6...
#animation #mathematics
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closing out a great year for palaeontology with a surprising discovery from denmark that indicates the survival of ammonites following the asteroid impact that marked the cretaceous-paleogene boundary
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Ammonite survival across the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary confirmed by new data from Denmark - Scientific Reports
We provide a reassessment of the hypothesis of ammonite survival across the Cretaceous–Paleogene (Maastrichtian–Danian) boundary, based on new data from the lower Danian Cerithium Limestone Member at ...
www.nature.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:23 PM
closing out a great year for palaeontology with a surprising discovery from denmark that indicates the survival of ammonites following the asteroid impact that marked the cretaceous-paleogene boundary
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
There have been five mass extinctions in Earth's history
ourworldindata.org/mass-extinct...
There have been five big #massExtinctions in Earth's history – these are called the "Big Five". Understanding the reasons and timelines of these events is important .. #paleontology
ourworldindata.org/mass-extinct...
There have been five big #massExtinctions in Earth's history – these are called the "Big Five". Understanding the reasons and timelines of these events is important .. #paleontology
There have been five mass extinctions in Earth's history
When did the "Big Five" mass extinctions happen, and what were their causes?
ourworldindata.org
January 23, 2026 at 9:06 PM
There have been five mass extinctions in Earth's history
ourworldindata.org/mass-extinct...
There have been five big #massExtinctions in Earth's history – these are called the "Big Five". Understanding the reasons and timelines of these events is important .. #paleontology
ourworldindata.org/mass-extinct...
There have been five big #massExtinctions in Earth's history – these are called the "Big Five". Understanding the reasons and timelines of these events is important .. #paleontology
How Babies and Young Children Learn to Understand Language
lithub.com/how-babies-a...
How children learn language has long been of interest to those concerned with its evolution. The idea that ‘ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny’ has been promoted, ...
#earlyChildhood #linguistics
lithub.com/how-babies-a...
How children learn language has long been of interest to those concerned with its evolution. The idea that ‘ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny’ has been promoted, ...
#earlyChildhood #linguistics
How Babies and Young Children Learn to Understand Language
How children learn language has long been of interest to those concerned with its evolution. The idea that ‘ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny’ has been promoted, which means the stages o…
lithub.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:57 PM
How Babies and Young Children Learn to Understand Language
lithub.com/how-babies-a...
How children learn language has long been of interest to those concerned with its evolution. The idea that ‘ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny’ has been promoted, ...
#earlyChildhood #linguistics
lithub.com/how-babies-a...
How children learn language has long been of interest to those concerned with its evolution. The idea that ‘ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny’ has been promoted, ...
#earlyChildhood #linguistics
Fonts for Complex Data
www.typography.com/blog/fonts-f...
Retail displays, packaged goods, financial reports and apps all present readers with a dizzying array of data. Here are a few ways to make quick work of their long lists, tiny annotations, and mighty stacks of numbers.
#typography #fonts
www.typography.com/blog/fonts-f...
Retail displays, packaged goods, financial reports and apps all present readers with a dizzying array of data. Here are a few ways to make quick work of their long lists, tiny annotations, and mighty stacks of numbers.
#typography #fonts
Fonts by Hoefler&Co.
H&Co designs fonts for print, web, and mobile environments.
www.typography.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Fonts for Complex Data
www.typography.com/blog/fonts-f...
Retail displays, packaged goods, financial reports and apps all present readers with a dizzying array of data. Here are a few ways to make quick work of their long lists, tiny annotations, and mighty stacks of numbers.
#typography #fonts
www.typography.com/blog/fonts-f...
Retail displays, packaged goods, financial reports and apps all present readers with a dizzying array of data. Here are a few ways to make quick work of their long lists, tiny annotations, and mighty stacks of numbers.
#typography #fonts
That #rotationCurves become flat at large radii is one of the most famous results in extragalactic astronomy. This had been established by #VeraRubin and her collaborators by the late 1970s. #galaxy #cosmology
tritonstation.com/2024/06/18/r...
tritonstation.com/2024/06/18/r...
Rotation curves: still flat after a million light-years
That rotation curves become flat at large radii is one of the most famous results in extragalactic astronomy. This had been established by Vera Rubin and her collaborators by the late 1970s. There …
tritonstation.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:57 PM
That #rotationCurves become flat at large radii is one of the most famous results in extragalactic astronomy. This had been established by #VeraRubin and her collaborators by the late 1970s. #galaxy #cosmology
tritonstation.com/2024/06/18/r...
tritonstation.com/2024/06/18/r...
Probably the best summary of the current state of #observability in the tech industry - a total, mass confusion. Everyone is confused. What is a #trace? What is a #span? Is #log line a span? Do I need #traces if I have logs? #metrics
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isburmistrov.substack.com/p/all-you-ne...
All you need is Wide Events, not “Metrics, Logs and Traces”
This quote from Charity Majors is probably the best summary of the current state of observability in the tech industry - a total, mass confusion.
isburmistrov.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Probably the best summary of the current state of #observability in the tech industry - a total, mass confusion. Everyone is confused. What is a #trace? What is a #span? Is #log line a span? Do I need #traces if I have logs? #metrics
isburmistrov.substack.com/p/all-you-ne...
isburmistrov.substack.com/p/all-you-ne...