Bookmark
Nerve-wracking or nerve-racking — what’s the difference?
https://writingexplained.org/nerve-wracking-or-nerve-racking, posted 24 Jan by peter in language
In this article, I will compare nerve-wracking vs. nerve-racking. I will outline when it is appropriate to use each spelling, and, at the end, I will give you a useful memory tool that you can use to decide whether nerve-wracking or nerve-racking is the word you want.
TL;DR: "Nerve-racking" is a lot more common so stick with that unless you are following a style guide that says otherwise.
Bookmark
Graphite: Web-based vector graphics editor and design tool
https://graphite.rs/, posted 28 Oct by peter in free graphics opensource software
Graphite is a free, open source vector and raster graphics engine, available now in alpha. Get creative with a nondestructive editing workflow that combines layer-based compositing with node-based generative design.
Bookmark
Pulumi IaC: Infrastructure as Code
https://www.pulumi.com/product/infrastructure-as-code/, posted 23 Oct by peter in deployment development hosting management opensource software
Build and ship infrastructure faster using languages you know and love. Use Pulumi’s open source SDK to provision infrastructure on any cloud.
Bookmark
A Surprisingly Simple Solution to Protect Birds From Wind Turbines Gets its Biggest Test Yet
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/surprisingly-simple-solution-protect-birds-wind-turbines-gets-its-biggest-test-yet, posted 6 Sep by peter in bird energy environment science
There’s good reason for optimism. In 2003 the National Renewable Energy Laboratory published results from a lab study of American Kestrels suggesting that painting a single blade black could protect birds by cutting down on motion smear. The report recommended that scientists test the idea in the field. A team in Norway answered that call and published a paper in 2020 showing a 72 percent reduction in avian fatalities at a small wind farm on the island of Smøla. “That really lit things on fire,” says Robb Diehl, leader of the Wyoming project’s science team and an ecologist with the U.S. Geological Survey.
Bookmark
The Great Silence
https://nautil.us/the-great-silence-237510/, posted 31 Aug by peter in bird cognition literature science scifi
The humans use Arecibo to look for extraterrestrial intelligence. Their desire to make a connection is so strong that they’ve created an ear capable of hearing across the universe.
But I and my fellow parrots are right here. Why aren’t they interested in listening to our voices?
Bookmark
Coreutils Gotchas
https://www.pixelbeat.org/docs/coreutils-gotchas.html, posted 26 Aug by peter in development documentation howto reference shell toread
We make very careful considerations about the interface and operation of the GNU coreutils, but unfortunately due to backwards compatibility reasons, some behaviours or defaults of these utilities can be confusing.
Bookmark
Russia’s retreat from Crimea makes a mockery of the West's escalation fears
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/russias-retreat-from-crimea-makes-a-mockery-of-the-wests-escalation-fears/, posted Jul '24 by peter in fascism opinion politics russia ukraine war
For almost two and a half years, Ukraine’s partners have allowed themselves to be intimidated into denying Ukraine certain categories of weapons and restricting attacks inside Russia. This is usually done while piously citing the need to prevent the current conflict from spreading any further. Western policymakers apparently prefer to ignore the overwhelming evidence from the Battle of the Black Sea, which confirms that when confronted by resolute opposition, Putin is far more likely to back down than escalate.
Bookmark
Python Practical Package Packing 2024
https://matt.sh/python-project-structure-2024, posted Jul '24 by peter in development howto python reference toread
requirements.txt
(or “requirements insetup()
call”) is not a valid way to manage dependencies — and it hasn’t been for the past 5+ years. If you are still usingrequirements.txt
it shows you need professional help. luckily, i’m a professional.Let’s go over some bad / good / example practices for living your best python life in 2024.
Bookmark
LibreChat AI
https://itsfoss.com/librechat-linux/, posted Jul '24 by peter in ai development free howto opensource software
LibreChat AI is an open-source platform that allows users to chat and interact with various AI models through a unified interface. You can use OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic and other AI models using their API. You may also use Ollama as an endpoint and use LibreChat to interact with local LLMs. It can be installed locally or deployed on a server.
Bookmark
robots.txt Validator and Testing Tool
https://technicalseo.com/tools/robots-txt/, posted Jul '24 by peter in development free online testing
Test and validate your robots.txt with this testing tool. Check if a URL is blocked, which statement is blocking it and for which user agent. You can also check if the resources for the page (CSS, JavaScript, images) are disallowed.