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Fighting global warming and investing in clean tech is more important than funding ClosedAI and friends and making hyperteers and enshittificationers even richer than they already are.


let-go doesn't seem to be maintained anymore. The page mentions it's not ready for prime time.


This is awesome and inspiring. Thanks for the write up.

I like the look and style of the game art and making it interactive, somewhat makes me think of the game 'The last night' (still in development).

Your post made me curious about Janet. Will explore it more and how it can be used for graphics and art.


This is a great explanation. You should write more HTMX tips and tricks and how to do UI with it.


I like your post and the length you went to cut off distractions and your desire to explore things deeply. And yes it’s about the journey.

And hats off for wanting to stop causing unnecessary suffering, i.e. stop eating animals. It takes deep introspection to realize that we are … in the words of ex special forces guy Damian Mander … ‘full of sh!t’ with our flexible morality when it comes to other sentient beings[0].

I like this channel for recipe ideas

Derek Sarno https://youtube.com/@dereksarnochef?si=TwYnSN4ULZS8QgYs

[0] Game Changers https://gamechangersmovie.com/


I've unsubscribed from Amazon Prime and Audible.

I don't mind waiting an extra for my stuff to arrive.

It's important to support other smaller retailers.

Amazon already started with enshittyfying some of their services.


What audible alternative are you using?


I have found a lot of great content available in Libby and Hoopla. I use my local library card, but am also able to get a card from a nearby larger city library, and between the two I have access to a lot of content and very soon in a lot of cases.


Libro.fm is basically bookshop.org but for audiobooks. Supports local bookshops, has roughly the same 1 credit per month price.

There are some audible-only titles, which is frustrating.


I think Tesla and SpaceX are successful despite his involvement. It seems the competent folks at Tesla / SpaceX know how to manage him.

He's a good marketer and created a cult of personality.

If he's so great at building businesses then just look at Twitter where there was no one who managed him.


I get that people don't like Elon because he's a bit autistic and espouses political views that are unpopular on this platform, but if you can't acknowledge Elon's business acumen and technical vision, I feel like you aren't a serious person. He co-founded Paypal, SpaceX, and OpenAI (3 of the most influential companies of our time), has been the CEO of Tesla (the world's leading EV company) since before they were shipping product, and has arguably made Twitter exactly what he set out to -- an uncensored social media platform. I haven't had any problems with it, and he's substantially reduced its net operating less at the cost of lower revenue, mostly as a result of politics.

3 of his companies are HARD technology companies and basically the 3 most influential companies in the world today. Founded or co-founded 4 of the most significant organizations in the country. There is no one else in recent history who even comes close to his level of accomplishment. And you're telling me Elon's only notable skill is marketing and getting lucky with his executive hiring. Come on.


Thanks for that summary. Was difficult to follow.

Sacks (and his mentor / former boss Thiel) seem to be a net negative for humanity.

Why on Earth would they support a convicted felon, sexual predator and worse to become POTUS?

Him as POTUS would further erode our rights. But extreme wealthy folks like Thiel, Sacks don’t care because it won’t impact them.

The rest of the besties (apart from the scientist guy) are full of themselves too.


How do you define socialism? I think it’s one of those terms that people define differently for themselves.


This sounds like actual socialism. The kind of socialism that seeks to abolish private property and the concept of ownership. Only personal property remains, and workers controlling the companies they work in as a natural extension. It may not be intended to be socialism, but it would lead to socialism if universally adopted.

On the average, when someone says "socialism", it's intended to be an insult. It also serves as an indicator that the person is not interested in having a real discussion. But this is not it. This is real socialism. The kind of socialism that died as a mainstream option in Europe with the USSR, but which is still somewhat popular in the US.


That sounds like concentrated power in a hands of a few people, government officials who decide what's what. This leads to oppression. And central planning for everything is definitely bad. Plenty of examples from China and former Soviet block.

Our current system (which is not true capitalism in my view) also has concentrated power in the hands of a few people.

So what do you call a system where the majority of people can't be exploited by the 1%?

I like Carl Sagan's answer to this topic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDK2chgNPZM


I wouldn’t call Figma a prototype tool. It’s pretty bad at prototyping sophisticated interactions.

They are canvas based clickable mock-ups with fancy transitions and a few more things.

But it can’t generate / export to HTML which comes in handy when you need to use it offline.


Figma puts codegen on plugins and partners. These either generate generic html or, more commonly, platform specific code.


I’ve not checked recently, but can you export an entire project retaining all interactions and run it offline like you would with a HTML based prototype?


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