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Spielen zu Hause3 min read
Ein Regentag, ein Teppich und keine Lust auf Bastelglitzer
Drei einfache Spielbereiche für eine kleine Wohnung, in der Kinder sich bewegen dürfen und Erwachsene nicht alles anleiten müssen.
Software3 min read
Fire the juniors and enjoy your imaginary senior pipeline
Somebody has found a wonderful way to save on training: hire people after someone else has already trained them. Add AI to the slide, remove the junior roles from the budget and call the missing
Software3 min read
Another internal tool won’t cure your fear of talking to customers
I can spend an entire afternoon improving a tool for a conversation I am avoiding. The tool will have good spacing, a thoughtful empty state and absolutely no opinion about why I have not picked
Retatrutide4 min read
Retatrutide in 2026: what the phase 3 numbers mean
Why TRIUMPH-1 reports both 25.0% and 28.3% weight loss, what its safety findings show, and how those results differ from FDA approval.
Social media5 min read
Social networks keep building walls. We can still leave a gate open.
Social networks are becoming walled gardens. What that means for a customer's journey—and how alternatives such as Moot can help us keep conversations moving across networks.
Paper5 min read
The Manufacturing History Inside a Blank Page
Rag preparation, mould marks, and conservation lighting make historical paper readable even where nobody has written a word.
Unicode5 min read
Counting characters: four rulers for the same text
An accented letter and an emoji expose the choices hidden inside a character limit. A worked example separates bytes, code units, code points, and grapheme clusters.
Password managers7 min read
5 password managers for five very different kinds of login chaos
Authier, Bitwarden, 1Password, Proton Pass and KeePassXC compared by five practical needs: device approval, cross-device access, household sharing, email aliases and control of your vault file.
Venus5 min read
How radar tests the case for active volcanoes on Venus
Magellan’s images support a remarkable search for volcanic change. A continuing dispute shows why geometry, shape, and topography must travel with the headline.
Praha s dětmi2 min read
Stromovka s batoletem: jeden cíl a právo otočit se
Krátký plán pro pražskou Stromovku, který počítá se svačinou, starším sourozencem i tím, že se někdy vrátíte dřív.
AI3 min read
Stop telling juniors their career is dead. You haven’t proved it.
The prediction arrives wearing the expression of an accomplished fact: developers are finished, juniors are especially finished, and anyone still learning is rearranging deckchairs. It is an excellent sentence for a feed. It is a
phenology5 min read
Spring Is a Network of Clocks
An earlier season can create extra generations, missed resources, or new exposure to weather. Timing needs an ecological outcome.