Paul Jensen
@paulbjensen.bsky.social
“There is no big lie. There is no system. The universe is indifferent” - Donald Draper
Chris Rea - On the Beach (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Chris Rea
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Watching Pluribus, and wondering “is that Howard’s voice?” on the recorded phone message?
Well, surprise.
Well, surprise.
December 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Watching Pluribus, and wondering “is that Howard’s voice?” on the recorded phone message?
Well, surprise.
Well, surprise.
Finished the new documentation for Sarus (a Javascript library for WebSockets): sarus.anephenix.com
Really happy with Starlight as a documentation library. Will now look to setup documentation for the other open source libraries that Anephenix has.
#javascript
Really happy with Starlight as a documentation library. Will now look to setup documentation for the other open source libraries that Anephenix has.
#javascript
A JavaScript library for WebSockets
Handle reconnections, event listener bindings, and message queuing with ease.
sarus.anephenix.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Finished the new documentation for Sarus (a Javascript library for WebSockets): sarus.anephenix.com
Really happy with Starlight as a documentation library. Will now look to setup documentation for the other open source libraries that Anephenix has.
#javascript
Really happy with Starlight as a documentation library. Will now look to setup documentation for the other open source libraries that Anephenix has.
#javascript
Great talk on CSS features at CascadiaJS 2025: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW6G...
25 new & rad feature of CSS
YouTube video by CascadiaJS
www.youtube.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Great talk on CSS features at CascadiaJS 2025: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW6G...
ChatGPT, are you feeling ok?
December 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
ChatGPT, are you feeling ok?
Pluribus Episode 6 is just full of surprises - who could envisage a Turkish cover of the Doors' "When you're strange" for the end credits?
December 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Pluribus Episode 6 is just full of surprises - who could envisage a Turkish cover of the Doors' "When you're strange" for the end credits?
Starlight looks fantastic for building documentation sites:
starlight.astro.build
Currently porting Sarus' documentation to use it instead of the custom Next.js app version.
starlight.astro.build
Currently porting Sarus' documentation to use it instead of the custom Next.js app version.
Starlight 🌟 Build documentation sites with Astro
Starlight helps you build beautiful, high-performance documentation websites with Astro.
starlight.astro.build
December 14, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Starlight looks fantastic for building documentation sites:
starlight.astro.build
Currently porting Sarus' documentation to use it instead of the custom Next.js app version.
starlight.astro.build
Currently porting Sarus' documentation to use it instead of the custom Next.js app version.
Flight delayed, ground staff inspecting the right engine.
December 12, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Flight delayed, ground staff inspecting the right engine.
Dear Netflix,
Now you own HBO, I ask only for one thing…
The final season of WestWorld 🙏
Now you own HBO, I ask only for one thing…
The final season of WestWorld 🙏
December 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Dear Netflix,
Now you own HBO, I ask only for one thing…
The final season of WestWorld 🙏
Now you own HBO, I ask only for one thing…
The final season of WestWorld 🙏
This article with Chris Sawyer (the creator of Transport Tycoon and Rollercoaster Tycoon) is a great read. medium.com/atari-club/i...
Interview with RollerCoaster Tycoon’s Creator, Chris Sawyer
When and how did you first start thinking about creating a game about rollercoasters?
medium.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:56 AM
This article with Chris Sawyer (the creator of Transport Tycoon and Rollercoaster Tycoon) is a great read. medium.com/atari-club/i...
“We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one.”
- Confucius
- Confucius
November 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
“We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one.”
- Confucius
- Confucius
Mac OS’ case insensitive file system resolution strikes again.
GitHub workflow (running Ubuntu) fails, and after a quick google I find myself looking at a blog post written 6 years ago… by me.
medium.com/@paulbjensen...
GitHub workflow (running Ubuntu) fails, and after a quick google I find myself looking at a blog post written 6 years ago… by me.
medium.com/@paulbjensen...
What Mac OS’s case-insensitive filenames teaches us
I was writing some code for a Node.js project on my MacBook. I wrote the code, the tests passed, so I commited it to GitHub and the build…
medium.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Mac OS’ case insensitive file system resolution strikes again.
GitHub workflow (running Ubuntu) fails, and after a quick google I find myself looking at a blog post written 6 years ago… by me.
medium.com/@paulbjensen...
GitHub workflow (running Ubuntu) fails, and after a quick google I find myself looking at a blog post written 6 years ago… by me.
medium.com/@paulbjensen...
Today I learned about Small Language Models: www.datacamp.com/blog/small-l...
Quite appealing in terms of the ease of deployment, and more significantly the energy costs.
Quite appealing in terms of the ease of deployment, and more significantly the energy costs.
Small Language Models: A Guide With Examples
Learn about small language models (SLMs), their benefits and applications, and how they compare to large language models (LLMs).
www.datacamp.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Today I learned about Small Language Models: www.datacamp.com/blog/small-l...
Quite appealing in terms of the ease of deployment, and more significantly the energy costs.
Quite appealing in terms of the ease of deployment, and more significantly the energy costs.
I have a contract that I want to sign in Sweden, but I have none of the 16 different authentication systems available to digitally sign the document with.
16 different authentication systems? How is this possible?
Makes me appreciate the Estonian e-residency system even more.
16 different authentication systems? How is this possible?
Makes me appreciate the Estonian e-residency system even more.
November 14, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I have a contract that I want to sign in Sweden, but I have none of the 16 different authentication systems available to digitally sign the document with.
16 different authentication systems? How is this possible?
Makes me appreciate the Estonian e-residency system even more.
16 different authentication systems? How is this possible?
Makes me appreciate the Estonian e-residency system even more.
Duolingo giving off psychopath vibes in their email copy.
November 9, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Duolingo giving off psychopath vibes in their email copy.
Written by Vince Gilligan, starring the brilliant Rhea Seehorn, and funded by Apple’s giant money cannon.
It’s happening.
It’s happening.
November 7, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Written by Vince Gilligan, starring the brilliant Rhea Seehorn, and funded by Apple’s giant money cannon.
It’s happening.
It’s happening.
What a hero. I hope he gets an award for his bravery. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Train hero who saved passengers during attack named
The rail worker credited with saving multiple lives is named as Samir Zitouni.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 11:47 AM
What a hero. I hope he gets an award for his bravery. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Apparently X now preloads links in tweets in the background in a webview.
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4580...
What a great way to juke the stats on traffic referral.
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4580...
What a great way to juke the stats on traffic referral.
Tell HN: X is opening any tweet link in a webview whether you press it or not | Hacker News
news.ycombinator.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Apparently X now preloads links in tweets in the background in a webview.
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4580...
What a great way to juke the stats on traffic referral.
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4580...
What a great way to juke the stats on traffic referral.
October 24, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Over 1/3 of the market cap of the entire S&P 500 is in just 6 companies.
Their combined market cap of $19.163tn is 34.6% of the $55.379tn market cap of the S&P 500:
- NVidia ($4.461tn)
- Microsoft ($3.818tn)
- Apple ($3.744tn)
- Alphabet ($3.067tn)
- Amazon ($2.272tn)
- Meta ($1.801tn)
Bonkers.
Their combined market cap of $19.163tn is 34.6% of the $55.379tn market cap of the S&P 500:
- NVidia ($4.461tn)
- Microsoft ($3.818tn)
- Apple ($3.744tn)
- Alphabet ($3.067tn)
- Amazon ($2.272tn)
- Meta ($1.801tn)
Bonkers.
October 18, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Over 1/3 of the market cap of the entire S&P 500 is in just 6 companies.
Their combined market cap of $19.163tn is 34.6% of the $55.379tn market cap of the S&P 500:
- NVidia ($4.461tn)
- Microsoft ($3.818tn)
- Apple ($3.744tn)
- Alphabet ($3.067tn)
- Amazon ($2.272tn)
- Meta ($1.801tn)
Bonkers.
Their combined market cap of $19.163tn is 34.6% of the $55.379tn market cap of the S&P 500:
- NVidia ($4.461tn)
- Microsoft ($3.818tn)
- Apple ($3.744tn)
- Alphabet ($3.067tn)
- Amazon ($2.272tn)
- Meta ($1.801tn)
Bonkers.
TIL about Weather derivatives: financial products that pay out based on weather conditions.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather...
I am rather tempted to introduce the concept into Babsland - it adds an element of needing to think about extreme weather scenarios and how to mitigate them.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather...
I am rather tempted to introduce the concept into Babsland - it adds an element of needing to think about extreme weather scenarios and how to mitigate them.
Weather derivative - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
October 13, 2025 at 8:53 AM
TIL about Weather derivatives: financial products that pay out based on weather conditions.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather...
I am rather tempted to introduce the concept into Babsland - it adds an element of needing to think about extreme weather scenarios and how to mitigate them.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather...
I am rather tempted to introduce the concept into Babsland - it adds an element of needing to think about extreme weather scenarios and how to mitigate them.
Even on a cloudy Sunday in Essex, a set of solar panels plus a 5kWh battery and hybrid inverter mean that I’m exporting to the grid right now.
The daylight is enough to meet the house’s electricity needs and send the excess up.
The daylight is enough to meet the house’s electricity needs and send the excess up.
October 12, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Even on a cloudy Sunday in Essex, a set of solar panels plus a 5kWh battery and hybrid inverter mean that I’m exporting to the grid right now.
The daylight is enough to meet the house’s electricity needs and send the excess up.
The daylight is enough to meet the house’s electricity needs and send the excess up.
This long-read article on geoengineering is worth sitting down and reading.
Also, who knew that seaweed absorbs CO2 more effectively than trees?
www.governance.fyi/p/all-natura...
Also, who knew that seaweed absorbs CO2 more effectively than trees?
www.governance.fyi/p/all-natura...
All-Natural Geoengineering with Frank Herbert's Dune
Can We Terraform the Earth Using Life Itself?
www.governance.fyi
October 11, 2025 at 7:49 AM
This long-read article on geoengineering is worth sitting down and reading.
Also, who knew that seaweed absorbs CO2 more effectively than trees?
www.governance.fyi/p/all-natura...
Also, who knew that seaweed absorbs CO2 more effectively than trees?
www.governance.fyi/p/all-natura...