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π Category: Weekly updates
π Newsletter 2022-02-20; Small projects
Opensource contributions, book report, improvements, published blogposts and generally progress in my life and work.
π Newsletter 2021-10-29; Monster post
Some of the more important points in my year, and also general update regarding the tinySelf, objWiki and other projects of mine. Expect a lot of text.
π Newsletter 2021-01-08; Defragmentation in progress
Opensource contributions, book report, improvements, published blogposts and generally progress in my life and work.
& 24 more blogposts
π Category: Programming
π How to run your own LLM (GPT)
Some context about GPT & LLM (Large Language Models), how to run them on your own computer, and some examples how I use GPT4.
π Tools I use
In this category, I showcase tools of my craft, that I either created, or in general use and can recommend to others.
π objWiki
Disorganized category for the notes about my concept of personal wiki.
π tinySelf
tinySelf is an experimental programming language inspired by the Self lang, with the emphasis on the word experimental.
π My Greenspun's counter
Every time I find Greenspun's tenth rule in the wild, I add a link to the project and update a counter.
π Python
Tips and tricks about and related to the Python programming language.
π Programmer's critique of missing structure of operating systems
Patterns and structures of current operating systems and some thoughts about how that could be improved, with lessons learnt from Self, Smalltalk and other "structured" systems.
π Moldable tools; a book and a movement
Review of the book about developers, approaches to development and debugging and creation of domain abstractions.
π Series about Self
Series of four articles about the Self language, environment, history, philosophy, and what could be, but isn't. A lot of screenshots included.
π Category: Hardware
π SolarPi experiment 1: The PiJuice Fiasco
I wanted to create a home server that was capable of running on solar power. I failed. Mostly because I was too naive and believed that a specific product would solve this problem for me, and it didnβt. At least I can share the experience with you, so you donβt need to repeat my mistake.
π I used to be a phone card cracker
The story of how I tried to crack phone cards and how it all turned out. Subarticles contain a lot of pictures.
π Robots I've played with
Pictures of the robot manipulators I've played with in the past.
π Cyberdecks
Article about the philosophy of custom made computers without displays, usually known as decks.
π Apple keyboard and Linux Mint 13
Two days ago I finally received my "new" wireless Apple keyboard I bought on Aukro. Czech Post took its time - 6 days for a distance of 200 kilometers. But hey, what can you expect from a state-owned company. But this blogpost isn't about Czech Post, it is about the Apple keyboard and Linux Mint 13.
π SolarPi experiment 2: Finally something that works
After more than a year, I finally got to the point where I have more or less 24/7 solar-powered Raspberry Pi microserver.
π Category: Explorations
π List of notion.so python API libraries 2022-04
I've looked into various opensource libraries for notion.so API.
π Trying Ansible alternatives in python
My VPS will soon expire, so I've decided to try to automate its deployment. After spending evening by studying Ansible alternatives, I've decided to use pyinfra, and I am quite happy with it.
π Python p2p libraries and frameworks
I've explored the scene of the Python libraries and frameworks for peer to peer networking.
π Category: Philosophy
π Creating spaces by opening dimensions
Essay about opening new dimensions and creating spaces which others can fill with creativity.
π Joscha Bach; Artificial Consciousness and the Nature of Reality
Pointer to excellent podcast with Joscha Bach & Lex Friedman (podcast episode 101).
π Reply to; The Recovering Rationalist 01; A Path Forward
Reply to the blogpost `The Recovering Rationalist 01; A Path Forward`.
π Sam Harris & Jordan Peterson - what just happened?
I have watched all four hours of debate between Sam Harris and Jordan Peterson in Vancouver, and I don't understand what the hell did I just witnessed.
π Category: Stories
π War stories: Romanian Infocenter aka the pontaj story
Story about one deployment into the production, and also musing on the devops trends.
π HireRight experience (spoiler; it was bad)
Story about HireRight, and "unparalleled experiences for you and your candidates" they provided for me and my friends.
π Category: Technological marvels
π Microtron under the VΓtkov Hill
Introduction to rare particle accelerator in Prague.
π LVR-15 research reactor near Prague
Notes from my visit of Czechoslovakian LVR-15 research nuclear reactor in ΕeΕΎ near Prague.
π The beauty of a fusion reactor
Introduction of interesting research fusion reactor built in Germany. Contains a lot of pictures.
π SLAM
In the 1950s, the first autonomous atomic monster almost came into existence. Autonomous, because no one was controlling it β once sent to criss-cross the world, it would destroy everything it flew over. Atomic, because its engine was a ramjet powered by an unshielded 600MW atomic reactor. Monster, because it was supposed to carry 26 hydrogen bombs and also kill just by flying over thanks to the unshielded reactor. If it was ever released, there would probably be no tomorrow for mankind.
π Category: 3D printing
π 3D printing exhibit 2; Window shield for portable air conditioner
Short log of how I've built a shield into the window for the portable air conditioner.
π How to set Blender for 3D printing
How to set Blender for 3D printing.
π 3D printing exhibit 1; Headphone holder
Design and experience of creating custom 3D pritned headphone holder.
π Prusa MK3S+ 3D printer - assembly and first prints
Assembly of the printer and first impressions.
π Category: 3D modeling
π Antenna from my dreams (3D render)
I've had a dream and then I've modelled it using Blender.
π Geometric center of Prague
How to look for geometric center of Prague using Blender.
π Microtron model progress 2020/12; Texturing of the microtron
Short writeup about texturing the microtron body.
π Microtron model progress 2020/12; Case for the crystal
Short writeup about modeling of the microtron crystal case component.
π 3D Starship in the Prague cityscape
In scale SpaceX's Starship in the Prague cityscape. Writeup about all kinds of difficulties with Blender and how to overcome them.
π 3D ePUB icon for my articles about Self
Lowpoly 3D modeling I did for fun. Description of wrong turns I've taken and time I've wasted on that.
π First lowpoly fox
My first lowpoly 3D fox model (blend file for download).
π Microtron model progress 2020/07
So, one of the top todo points on my todo list is to "finish microtron model", for my article about microtron visit (microtron is a kind of non-linear particle accelerator). At the moment, the geometry is mostly done, and I've struggled with my inability to use textures, that don't look horrible.
π Category: Improvements
π The Most Personal Device experiment
I have this idea of a 'Most Personal Device', which is this little computer you always have with you, never leave it out of your sight, and use it as an authenticator and recovery seed for everything else.
π Vitamins, nootropics and other boosters
Small database of stimulants and other substances I've tried.
π List of improvements directions
It is some time since I've decided to compile list of the possible improvements I can think of. List is personal and by no means complete.
π Report: Monkey occupiers
In one of my older Czech blog-posts (FΓ‘rΓ‘nΓ do myΕ‘lenkovΓ©ho dolu Ne-ΓΊplnΔ OddΔlenΓ© Opice, Going down into the though-mine of Not-entirely Separated Monkey), I proposed a theory, that in order to do something intellectual, you have to calm your inner monkey (see Neuralink and the Brainβs Magical Future for the theory of the inner-monkey).
π the Software
At the beginning, you are an animal. Advanced monkey. You have hands and legs. You can see, hear, smell and taste. You learn by interacting with the world, and with other advanced monkeys.
π Category: Organization of information
π How I use personal wiki
Tour over my personal wiki layout.
π Microblog: Stephen Wolfram's infrastructure
I've come across interesting post from Stephen Wolfram 'Seeking the Productive Life: Some Details of My Personal Infrastructure'. As the title says, it is about his infrastructure and habits around storing and organizing information.
π Category: Books
π Book generators
Over the years, I've felt many times the need to create an ebook from something that wasn't meant to be ebook, or maybe it was released only in HTML format, instead of an epub. Here is a list to all such projects.
π Books that changed my point of view
There are many great books. I've read thousands of them, but only a few changed my life, and only few of them were universally good. Here is my list of six books that I think everyone should read.
π Category: About this blog
π Write Twitter summaries
Some guy summed my blog and posted it on Twitter, together with the link to the blogpost, and boosted page views significantly. Here is short analysis why.
π What do I mean by node?
I often talk about the 'nodes' in the blog. What do I mean by that?
π Unicode font subset
How to use subset of the unicode font (Google Noto Emoji) to reduce size and solve problems with incosistent look of Unicode.
