Blog Archive for May 2025

• Possibly a serious possibility ^HN

• reservoir sampling ^HN
• north korean fake developers

is powerlifting (and weightlifting) safe?

TL;DR: yes, it is. it's safe compared to other sports and it's especially safe compared to doing nothing.

• Spaced Repetition Systems Have Gotten Way Better ^HN This is mostly about FSRS, which is a much improvement scheduling algorithm.
• Andy's Notes: Spaced repetition memory system ^HN

• Plain Vanilla Web ^HN

  An explainer for doing web development using only vanilla techniques. No tools, no frameworks — just HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

random find of the day: bartkira! (file under comics)

• Highlights from the Claude 4 system prompt by Simon_Willison, ^HN
  this text also contains a link to Considerations in constructing Claude’s character.
• Jetpack Compose: Custom Views: create custom views by drawing on a canvas.
• The Zombie Preacher of Somerset