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A small update for my latest project.

Today is September 22, and on this day in the year 2968 of the Third Age Frodo Baggins was born.

On September 22, in the year 2968 of the Third Age the hobbit Frodo Baggins was born.

A small web app that puts into perspective the major events of modern history.

Polls suggest widespread support from Canadians.

This is the Mako Runtime, a part of the Algoma Project.

If you have been waiting since last year for the launch of the Steam Frame I would suggest that you consider just moving on.

I tried to use AI in my work, but was it actually useful?

Today I implemented anonymous functions for Alogma.

Here’s a small piece of syntactic sugar from C++20.

Why modern Youtube is offensive, and how you can improve your experience of the site.

Here’s yet another idea I had for a C++ type.

Here’s an idea I had for a useful C++ class that adds a little syntactic sugar to null pointer checking.

I wrote my own version of the very useful ‘result type’ pattern for C++.

Here’s a few good Youtube channels that you may find interesting.

Here’s an interesting little hack I discovered for the Zola static site generator.

This is what I’ve been working on recently for lzon.ca.

Today I’m grateful for the open Android operating system.

I just discovered a neat trick for enforcing a single instance of a C++ program.

A method for making passwords that you won’t hate to use.

Today I ran an experiment to see if I could find a real use-case for a local LLM.

I’ve just finished a sidequest in which I built a bunch of feeds for the site.

My thoughts on the first 100 days of lzon.ca

I’d like to tell the story of job I just completed for a customer, so that I can make a point about how I feel Microsoft and other large technology companies are actively hostile to their users.

Tonight I cancelled my Claude Pro subscription.

A previously popular purveyor of pictograms was paused by police.

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I have a very consistent routine.

Here are my accumulated thoughts and ideas about AI since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022.

In response to concerns regarding affordability of essential goods and services, Statistics Canada has announced changes to its CPI inflation calculation.

In a new study, it has been discovered that gnomes are the cause of most consumer technology defects and failures.

The decades-old Windows-based text editor will soon include new age verification checks to ensure user safety and security.

A local LLM has been reported to be experiencing burnout, including feelings of being overwhelmed at work.

Google has big plans for the future of user safety on its flagship mobile operating system, Android.

Jensen Huang explains his vision for a “Nation of Gamers in the Datacenter”

Elon Musk announces ClipX, his new paperclip production venture.

Here’s a technique I often use for organizing my files, as well as some useful scripts for generating filenames.

A new tex-mex recipe that I’ve come up with.

How I manage my personal to-do list, including 3 things you can do to make your own list better.

The mantras that I remind myself of every day.

Today I’m grateful for Christine’s Homestyle Bakery.

An easy and tasty tex-mex appetizer.

tmux might break when you try to use it over SSH in Ghostty.

My recommended property values for newly created ZFS datasets under linux.

Some of the software packages that I use, and why I use them.

How an timid, introverted recluse learned to enjoy talking to people.