Debugging a nuclear reaction (Issue #188)
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Hello and welcome to my newsletter!
Another season 2 instalment…
This is just an emergency placeholder intro, because somehow in all the confusion that has been this week I thought today was Friday but it’s actually Saturday. 🕊☮️✌️
Maybe I’ll get a chance to update it, maybe not.
The reason for this week’s issue title is that my Github build minutes reset this week so I’ve been able to get back to some dev work on the static site generator and website. The world of course is going mental around me, as it escalates and escalates as usual. Well debugging a nuclear reaction is what it feels like!
First it starts slowly, one thing after another, the escalations pile on, one person checks if they are offended, then the people checking the person checking if they are offended get offended, then it rapidly goes insane, the checkers get replaced, but they get offended almost immediately, in fact it’s likely they were offended before they even got here. And on and on until the wheels fly off and everyone is maximumly offended by everything.
I actually ended up writing quite a few blog posts. Kind of surprised at myself. For some reason it didn’t feel like I’d written many:
The future of court cases and the legal system https://markjgsmith.com/blog/2024/10/25/the-future-of-court-cases-and-the-legal-system
A delightful quiet morning listening to Duncan Trussell https://markjgsmith.com/blog/2024/10/27/a-delightful-quiet-morning-listening-to-duncan-trussell
Matt Odell and Marty Bent on zero taxes https://markjgsmith.com/blog/2024/10/27/matt-odell-and-marty-bent-on-zero-taxes
Freedom tech and the tax system https://markjgsmith.com/blog/2024/10/27/freedom-tech-and-the-tax-system
Redirect to title heredocs https://markjgsmith.com/blog/2024/10/30/redirect-to-title-heredocs
The ever changing EU https://markjgsmith.com/blog/2024/11/01/the-ever-changing-eu
Quite happy about those.
If you’re feeling like life is a giant nuclear reaction debugger, you are not alone :) A great way to step through the insanity is by donating, it will definitely make me smile, and once I get to my target of buying a new laptop, it really will make a big difference to the newsletter :)
https://markjgsmith.com/donate
And of course this week’s podcast selection…
Podcasts
The confusing state of Apple intelligence (Vergecast Podcast) https://podcastindex.org/podcast/415434?episode=29589743136
Solooo (Duncan Trussell Podcast) https://www.duncantrussell.com/episodes/2024/10/25/solooo
Will Microsoft Buy Bitcoin? (Rabbit Hole Recap Podcast) https://podcastindex.org/podcast/5436375?episode=29601153917
Donald Trump (Joe Rogan Experience Podcast) https://podcastindex.org/podcast/550168?episode=29607777530
Adrian Edmondson (Desert Island Discs) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0023qbc
Trump vs Kamala with Mike Brock (Mr Obnoxious Podcast) https://www.mrobnoxious.com/episodes/trump-vs-kamala-mike-brock
CrabStrike - Delta Sues Crowdstrike, Hospital AI, Surge Pricing (This Week in Tech Podcast) https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1003
The Prison Industrial Complex with Jarrett Adams (Mr Obnoxious Podcast) https://www.mrobnoxious.com/episodes/the-prison-industrial-complex-jarrett-adams
The AI Bubble is COLLAPSING in South Korea, The World Next… (Eurodollar University Podcast) https://podcastindex.org/podcast/276832?episode=29668079370
That’s all from me…
Best regards,
Mark
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