2024

links, etc An Insider’s View of the Love Affair Between Hungary and the American Right - TPM – Talking Points Memo much has been made of the conservative love with orban and hungary. none of that is encouraging. what’s less covered in much of the reporting on this that you see in the US is the environment that this was allowed to take place in, within hungary. there are a number of interesting things to take away from in this article which looks at this from the perspective of an actual hungarian with some context....

links, etc Managing Your Mac Menu Bar: A Roundup of My Favorite Bartender Alternatives - MacStories this is for future reference. i too, am freaked out by some of the permissions required by some of these apps. also, i need to install tailscale on my personal laptop. it’s likely best to keep the number of things in the menubar to a minimum and cut the spacing down as far as makes sense....

blindsight (peter watts) i don’t know how i ran across this. likely on some recommended reading list that i’ve long forgotten about. an entertaining read, i’m pretty sure that i’ll forget all about the plot of this book within the next week. 2 notable plot elements here. there’s a vampire in the mix. this is apparently set in some world where vampires co-evolved with humans. ok, that’s a fun twist. there’s an amusing “academic presentation” on some of the backstory here within the accompanying web site....

links, etc I improved my iPhone’s battery life by changing these 10 settings | ZDNET mumble grumble, a solid refresher on some options, that i need to periodically check, and avail myself of.

links, etc No More Blue Fridays TIL: eBPF for windows. it’s gonna be a thing.