29-Dec, 2024 - morning links, etc.

links, etc

cleaning out some reading backlog. stuff worth pointing at more broadly.

• Liberating Wi-Fi on the ESP32 - media.ccc.de

  open WiFi implmentation and some interesting learnings.

• The Walmart Effect - The Atlantic

  well, at least there’s the math now.

• 77 Facts That Blew Our Minds in 2024

  one of the best lists i’ve seen in a bit, there are some bangers in here.

• What All of the Markings on SD microSD and microSDXC Cards Mean

  keeping this for future reference, because i never seem to get the “right” SD card.

• Tolkkinen: Satanist display in the Minnesota Capitol doesn’t offend this Christian

  i love how this got the x-tians in a twist.

• Building effective agents

  a really solid read, the associated notebooks are worth a gander.

• Making Route Servers Aware of Data Link Failures at IXPs

  from the department of … let’s shove it in BGP. really not sure how i feel about this.

• Kill weasel words, avoid the passive, eliminate duplicates

  you have literally been replaced by a shell script. seriously though, a great argument for keeping your vale config up to date and fully integrated into your workflow everywhere. oh and dialing your LLM feedback settings to something more active on the voice front.

• API, ChatGPT & Sora Facing Issues

  in summary: DNS.

• Cloudflare 2024 Year in Review

  solid year end recap.

• Americans Have Lost the Plot on Cooking Oil - The Atlantic

  cut the saturated fats, seed oils are fine. suck it xitter.

• How odd Christian beliefs about sex shape the world

  a really great read. there’s a lot to unpack in here.