Today I Learned

Providing search on a static website seemed impossible, but Pagefind builds a static index and queries it on the client side.

Embeding a video in a markdown post is not that easy. AVIF turns videos into lightweight animated images.

I didn't get why my container crashed, but I couldn't check from within. It turns out that Kubernetes has the tools for it.

Helix makes extensive use of Language Servers, but tinymist pushes it beyond what I thought was possible.

Everybody knows about .gitignore, but you can also ignore files locally without littering the shared .gitignore.

Helix has a system of pickers. They can get crowded, but you can filter out information.

I needed a CMS to blurt out quick thoughts on my website from my phone. Sveltia does the job.

Proxmox can spin up VMs for a Kubernetes cluster and provision Persistent Volumes, opening the door to volume snapshots and better storage management.

When open source nonprofits ask for donations, one common answer is "I only want to fund code, I don't want to fund anything else."

A colleague spotted base64-encoded JSON in a long string of gibberish without any tools. I was amazed, until he explained how anyone can do it.

Emma McAdam argues micro habits build up into depression, but can be unlearned. Here's a list of behaviors that reinforce depression, and what to do instead.

A program on my Raspberry Pi ran unusually slowly. Was it CPU-bound or I/O-bound? A colleague suggested htop to find out and it delivered.

When Signal introduced Stories, I didn't see the point. Signal is about sharing as little as possible. I started using them and now I get it.

Ditching your smartphone for a dumb phone sounds great, but it's not realistic. Smartphones can also respect your attention.

Google Docs is unbeaten for collaborative editing. But its review tool can be frustrating. There's a trick to make it more useful.

I took a few days off in Copenhagen with my wife. Being offline made me so happy I realized online pain was self-inflicted.

It is now possible to buy tickets for Paris Métro or even charge a pass from your phone, and it works surprisingly well

Notifications pull me away from focused work. Forums and email let me catch up on my own time. In 2025 they're still alive and kicking.

Whether on macOS, iOS, or linux, there are still great apps to play local music for those of us who don't want to subscribe to music streaming services.

Mobile devices are quite addictive. iOS has a downtime mode that lets you limit your screentime all while keeping you in charge.

Sometimes it's best to hide bullets with CSS and rely on the ::before pseudo element.