Google Translate is great, until it's not. The quality of translation is undeniably impressive, and the apps have some genuinely useful features. But even if you choose to ignore the fact that Google lives off our data, there is a matter of Google Translate not working offline—not on a Linux system, anyway. And even...

Today, 10 years ago, I had my first encounter with Emacs, and that day definitely changed the way I work with computers—if not my entire life. I remember that day so clearly because it was the day after the very first meeting of the "Warpzonista Coding Club." At that time, the Warpzone was my local hackerspace, and...

Just a small public service announcement: If you’re using the Gemini protocol, my webste (well, in particular the blog posts), are now also accessible via Gemini at gemini://tilde.club/~gedankenstuecke/. You can also find a web-proxied version here.

Rating: ⭐ Type: Fiction Cixin does not miss. This short graphic novel which I read in an hour hit me like a sledgehammer with its final panel. Teachers are amazing. Go thank your nearest teacher.

Hi friends, In February, Scour scoured 224,806 posts from 2,140 sources looking for great content for you. It's not the most important addition, but you can find these stats on the home page. Now, on to more useful features. Thanks everyone for your feedback and suggestions! Here's what's new this month: Recommended...

Nobody should have to ask what you’re working on. You should leave an obvious, loud trail. Encourage this pattern in others. One thing that is important to me as an engineer that I don’t think I’ve seen put in writing is something I have distilled into the term passively transparent. It should be obvious to the...

El martes 25 de febrero, recibí por mensaje en Mastodon una invitación por parte de Henry para responder a una entrevista. Aunque me he tardado en contestar debido a mis ocupaciones tanto en los estudios como en el trabajo, dejo por aquí una copia exacta de mis respuestas. ¿Qué te motivó a iniciar tu blog? Me gusta...

BEM (Block-Element-Modifier) in CSS is an industry standard in web development; I know a lot of people who use it. I learned it, mastered it and started using it in my own projects. However, like all systems and tools I've used, I started to question it. Was BEM really the prized gem that I've always thought it was?...

Robert Birming asked us to share an article by someone else that most appealed during February. This is that.