What Happens to Ad Blocking in Arc when Google upgrades to Manifest V3?
Ad blocking extensions using the older Manifest V2 specification will continue to function in Arc for desktop as late as June 2025
Writing
A timeline of anecdotes to spark conversations
Improving Prompt Consistency with Structured Generations
Hugging Face's recent experiments reveal that slight changes in prompt formats can drastically impact model performance, highlighting the need for consistency in evaluation. Their collaboration with Dottxt aims to improve prompt reliability through structured generation techniques
OpenAI has a new typography and a new video to Show it
OpenAI published a new video to show their new typography
Why We’re Bringing Pebble Back
After 12 years of smartwatch evolution, Pebble's founder Eric Migicovsky still misses the simple, hackable, long-lasting e-paper watch - and he's bringing it back to fill that gap in the market
OpenAI's “Operator” is Facebook's “like” button
The new operator feature by OpenAI looks to be the widespread, Trojan horse to all of our login credentials
TailwindCSS 4 is out
Tailwind CSS v4 drops the config file, revamps opacity handling, and brings a fresh new color system - a major overhaul of the beloved utility-first framework
It looks like Silksong could be a launch title for the Swtich 2 after all
Silksong's community found clues pointing to a possible April 2nd Nintendo Direct reveal, aligning with Switch 2 rumors and Team Cherry's suspicious website updates
The Nintendo Switch 2 is here
And it’s just like in the leaks. If it works, don’t touch it
Mapping different command keys to different layouts in macos
Just found out Karabiner can switch keyboard layouts natively by mapping Command keys - left for Spanish, right for English. No more awkward layout switching in macOS
Gal Schlezinger’s “Things I use” of 2024
A nice roundup of 2024 software updates by Gal Hagevers, the Vercel engineer
Line is a pixel art short by Luke Etch
A beautiful pixel art short by Luke Etch — Line
Ghostty is the new rage and I’m all in for it
After years of using iTerm2, I switched to Ghostty and was blown away by its instant startup and snappy performance. It's a native terminal emulator that delivers on both speed and features
Devolver is launching an album: Hymns of the Unholy
The six-track metal album features an impressive lineup including Matthew K. Heafy (Trivium), Howard Jones (Light The Torch, ex-Killswitch Engage), Scott LePage (Polyphia), and Sam George (Pick Up Goliath), transforming River Boy's original game soundtrack into heavy metal arrangements
“Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet” is the new IP by Naughty Dog and looks sick
Naughty Dog's new sci-fi game looks stunning with its retro-futuristic aesthetics and synth vibes, featuring a Porsche spaceship
Dead Simple Sites
I’ve recently discovered the directory and I’m loving it
Dia is the second product of The Browser Company
The Browser Company shows off Dia, it’s second product, with some very cool ideas which I think would be better left out of a browser
Apple has been working on Vision Pro since at least 2008
Apple's Vision Pro wasn't created overnight - a 2008 patent reveals they've been quietly working on this headset for 15+ years, likely influencing many other Apple innovations along the way
‘Inside the Rather Bizarre Relaunch of Jaguar’
Jaguar's new minimalist rebrand feels like a cheap mall clothing brand, completely missing the mark of what made their luxury heritage special in the first place
AI Preservation: When Technology Meets Cultural Heritage
A fascinating project using AI to create a digital twin of a Basilica from 400k images, revealing hidden details and ensuring this magnificent piece of history will be accessible for generations to come
I’ve migrated my blog to Notion
After some API problems and some features I want to handle manually, I've moved my blog to Notion for better flexibility and simpler maintenance. Here's how I made the change and why I'm glad about it
Apple Unveils Mac Minis with M4 and M4 Pro Chips
Just saw Apple's new Mac Mini with M4 chips - a compact powerhouse that's perfect for running 24/7 services. The design is still gorgeous, and those ports... chef's kiss!
マリウス
Found this amazing site .com that reminded me what the web used to be: a place to explore and share our passions. It inspired me to reshape my own site into something more personal
Try hard
"Why not try hard?" - A refreshing take on effort and success. Most folks don't even follow basic instructions, so imagine what happens when you actually put in the work
The new PS5 Pro is 800 euros
Sony's PS5 Pro drops at €800: Sure, it's pricey and you'll need a 4K TV, but hey - if gaming is your thing, who am I to judge?
Rivian CEO says CarPlay isn’t going to happen
Rivian's CEO is skipping CarPlay, and honestly? It might not be a bad call. While Apple's car interface is great for fixing bad car software, maybe we don't need it when the native system is actually good.
How I Manage My Video Games Collection in Notion
Keeping track of my gaming life with Notion: How I built a simple database to manage my growing collection of Switch and PS5 games, track completion status, and maintain a wishlist of upcoming releases
Publish often
Want to make it big on the internet? Keep putting your stuff out there! Sharing your work and knowledge consistently is the key to success - fortune favors those who aren't afraid to hit that publish button.
Where have all the websites gone?
I've been thinking about how we lost the personal web to social media algorithms and retention-focused content. Maybe it's time to go back to the calmer days of self-publishing and curating our own little corners of the internet
Resend Philosophy page
I've recently come across the Resend.com Philosophy page.\n\nSome of these ideas fit with my vision of what a product shoul...
One year of indie hacking, I've learned a lot!
\n\nDamon Chen, founder of Testimonial, on this blog post on the Testimonial blog:\n\n\n\nI want to do thi...
Insert debug-ids into sourcemaps to improve Sentry's observability
\n\nAlexey Antipov, on his very own blog:\n\n\n\nCode errors reported to an observabil...
I want to write more
There are some activities I see myself doing a lot, though I almost never do them.\n\nWriting is one of them.\n\nMost days I ima...
I've published the Collected Notes' Raycast extension
\n\nI've developed and published the Collected Notes Extension for Raycast, which you can use ...
TypeScript Origins: The Documentary
Without types you have to speculate, what could ...
20 years of the internet
At some point this summer marked 20 years since the first time I had a 56K modem at my house.\n\nEmulator sites were comm...
THE VERGE: ‘APPLE’S NEW FINEWOVEN IPHONE CASES ARE VERY BAD’
John Gruber, from Daring Fireball commenting on the verge:\n\n\n\nI’m curious what real...
Laravel Origins: A PHP Documentary
Taylor decided for that trip he was going to rent like a different supercar every single day. So he rented ...
I built NotionToCalendar.com
Notion to Calendar is an application that allows you to take your date-based databases to any calendar app you use....
Managing Noise
I find increasingly difficult to disconnect from social media and focus on tasks I need to do on my computer.\n\nA list of source o...
Hello (Again)
Every couple years I try to start writing a blog and most times I fail miserably.