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Weekend Reading — Little Bobby ignore all previous instructions
https://labnotes.org/weekend-reading-little-bobby-ignore-all-previous-instructions/
Published: June 7, 2026 03:34
Frechrotz_Pix 'Lego- bzw. Klemmbausteine'
Tech Stuff
pitchfork A devilishly good daemons manager: start/stop daemon, automatic restarts, health checks, file watching, cron scheduling, and many more useful features.
Greg Wilson
OH: "Their version of…
I Got $4.84 From a Class Action Settlement and They Really, Really Didn't Want Me to Have It
https://labnotes.org/i-got-4-84-from-a-class-action-settlement-and-they-really-really-didnt-want-me-to-have-it/
Published: June 2, 2026 01:42
So here's the thing. When a company loses a class action lawsuit and has to pay millions to regular people, they don't just write you a check. They go out of their way to make sure you never actually get to spend your cut. I'
Weekend Reading — How to lose 2 hours
https://labnotes.org/weekend-reading-how-to-lose-2-hours/
Published: May 30, 2026 21:49
geekysteven
Tech Stuff
Zed I really like using Cursor but it's a huge IDE (basically VS Code) which takes forever to load and eats up too much memory and sometimes I have to restart it just to fix a broken extension. I started using Zed for the occasional
Weekend Reading — I do not think, therefore I do not am
https://labnotes.org/weekend-reading-i-do-not-think-therefore-i-do-not-am/
Published: May 23, 2026 22:11
Natasha "Fragile Handle With Care" by Roman Pankoy (2020) Oil on canvas
Tech Stuff
Animata A collection of React + Tailwind animations and effects to enhance your UI. A pretty substantive collection of animated elements. You'll likely find a few for the…
Weekend Reading — Low-maintenance passive traffic calming
https://labnotes.org/weekend-reading-low-maintenance-passive-traffic-calming/
Published: May 16, 2026 23:44
Sophie Schmieg "Work moved to a new building. I didn't expect to take SAN damage from facilities."
Tech Stuff
Magic Notebook A free app, simple and elegant UI, no cloud sync, just open a folder and get working. Can handle DOCX, Markdown and text files. I
coolify-deploy — Vercel-style deploys on your own hardware
https://labnotes.org/coolify-deploy-vercel-style-deploys-on-your-own-hardware/
Published: May 14, 2026 17:00
Introducing coolify-deploy — git push to your own server with the simplicity of a platform.
I used to host everything on Vercel and honestly it was great. Connect a repo, push, your app is live — simple enough that it spoils you fast.
When I outgrew the…
Weekend Reading — Locally hosted torment nexus
https://labnotes.org/weekend-reading-locally-hosted-torment-nexus/
Published: May 10, 2026 00:21
John "Posted today by Lego on their official Instagram account. Well done, Lego, well done. 😁"
Tech Stuff
portless HTTPS for npm dev using .localhost URLs instead of port numbers:
Portless runs an HTTPS reverse proxy on port 443 by default. Each app…
Weekend Reading — The background noise of the AI bubble
https://labnotes.org/weekend-reading-the-background-noise-of-the-ai-bubble/
Published: May 3, 2026 01:25
Fake Metro Trains "Due to ongoing delays with the delivery of our new Xtrapolis 2.0 trains, we've implemented some temporary measures to keep our network running."
Tech Stuff
What's actually new in JavaScript (and what's coming next) This is a helpful
Weekend Reading — Dream of bigger things
https://labnotes.org/weekend-reading-dream-of-bigger-things/
Published: April 25, 2026 23:25
GeriAQuin
Tech Stuff
Tolaria I just added this app this to my repertoire. I didn't get a chance to use it much yet, but it looks interesting — build a knowledge you can share with your AI that's version controlled and doesn't require an
Weekend Reading — Penguin drama
https://labnotes.org/weekend-reading-penguin-drama/
Published: April 18, 2026 17:13
Niki "Most useless sign in the universe"
Tech Stuff
ShowMD The Markdown space is heating up 🔥 Today I installed a Markdown editor (Scratch), upgraded my Markdown viewer (mud), and setup this Markdown QuickLook previewer (ShowMD).
erictli/scratch…