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Code · Bookmark · 2026-09-27
Spec Kit — GitHub
GitHub's open-source toolkit for spec-driven development: write the spec first, then let AI coding agents plan and build from it. The Specify CLI adds /specify, /plan and /tasks commands to Claude Code, Copilot, Gemini and others.
#ai #agents #specs
Video · Watched · 2026-09-26
Dinner for Few — Nassos Vakalis · YouTube
A wordless ten-minute animated allegory: a few feast at the table while the many beneath fight over scraps. A sharp, dark look at greed, inequality and how revolutions can repeat the old order.
Music · Listened · 2026-09-22
Who Would Follow — Iyeoka · Spotify
A soulful pop song by singer and poet Iyeoka, from her 2016 album Gold. Warm vocals with a spoken-word feel.
Video · Watched · 2026-09-21
Why is it so hard to escape poverty? - Ann-Helén Bay — TED-Ed · YouTube
A TED-Ed animation on the welfare trap: taking a job can cost you benefits worth more than the pay. It explains why this keeps families poor and how programs could be redesigned.
Video · Watched · 2026-09-21
The 21st century brain — Cambridge University · YouTube
Cambridge neuroscientist Hannah Critchlow on how technology, AI and modern life are reshaping how we think and connect. Covers brain fog, empathy, power and dealing with uncertainty.
Video · Watched · 2026-09-20
MINIMALISM: Official Netflix Documentary (Entire Film) — The Minimalists · YouTube
The full Netflix documentary by Matt D'Avella, following people who chose to live with less, from families to a former Wall Street broker. A good way to question how much stuff you actually need.
Video · Watched · 2026-09-20
We're Not Ready for Biocomputing — Clarified Mind · YouTube
A look at CL1, a computer built from lab-grown human neurons that is learning to play Doom. It asks what is actually doing the learning, and what that means.
Video · Watched · 2026-09-20
After watching this, your brain will not be the same | Lara Boyd | TEDxVancouver — TEDx Talks · YouTube
Neuroscientist Lara Boyd explains how neuroplasticity lets your brain change every time you learn something. Her main point is that practice, not passive learning, is what reshapes the brain.
Video · Watched · 2026-09-20
My philosophy for a happy life | Sam Berns | TEDxMidAtlantic — TEDx Talks · YouTube
Sam Berns, a teenager with the rare rapid-aging disease progeria, shares his four rules for a happy life. Short, funny and one of the most moving TEDx talks.
Video · Watched · 2026-09-20
How reading changes the way your brain works — BBC World Service · YouTube
A seven-minute BBC explainer on how learning to read rewired the human brain, and how different languages shape that change. It ends by asking what reading on screens does to us.
Music · Listened · 2026-09-20
Music To Watch Boys To — Lana Del Rey · Spotify
A slow, dreamy track from Lana Del Rey's 2015 album Honeymoon. Hazy, cinematic and melancholic.
Music · Listened · 2026-09-20
Noaata Beida — Cairokee, Abdelrahman Roshdy · Spotify
An Arabic rock song by the Egyptian band Cairokee with Abdelrahman Roshdy, released in 2017. The title means "white dot".
Music · Listened · 2026-09-20
Obsessed With Your Eyes — Yasin Lv · Spotify
A 2023 alternative single by Yasin Lv. A short, atmospheric love song.
Video · Watched · 2026-09-20
Âshéghânéhâ — Arash Fouladvand · YouTube
Arash Fouladvand's setting of Rumi's love poems for choir and orchestra, performed live at UNESCO in Paris in 2024. Three vocalists with the Bahar Choir and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Paris-Est.
Video · Watched · 2026-09-20
How to Trick Your Brain Into Liking Discipline — Psyphoria · YouTube
Why your brain resists effort and how your surroundings quietly work against you. It draws on Atomic Habits to argue for systems over motivation.
Video · Watched · 2026-09-19
Sargashteh — Setareh Ahmadi · YouTube
Sargashteh ("Bewildered"), an instrumental piece composed and played on the setar by Setareh Ahmadi, recorded in Istanbul in 2024. Quiet, meditative Persian music.
Video · Watched · 2026-09-19
5AM Morning Routine of a Dad, CEO & Hybrid Athlete — Nick Bare · YouTube
Nick Bare, a runner, lifter and founder of Bare Performance Nutrition, walks through his 5am routine. It shows how he fits training, family and running a company into one day.
Video · Watched · 2026-09-18
The fear of being average — Verse Creates · YouTube
A short, reflective video essay on why being "average" scares us. It argues that most of what we've been told about being ordinary is wrong.
Video · Watched · 2026-09-18
it’s time to lock out — Ottilie · YouTube
A calm pushback on the "lock in" trend and hustle culture that turns busyness into a goal. Ottilie argues that rest and recharging matter as much as the grind.
Music · Listened · 2026-09-18
The Hill — Elvett · Spotify
A 2023 pop single by Elvett. Short and melodic, good for quiet background listening.
Music · Listened · 2026-09-18
Love Is a Lonely Feeling — Resa Saffa Park · Spotify
A 2026 indie pop song by Resa Saffa Park, from the album Under The Sun. Soft and wistful, about how lonely love can feel.
Music · Listened · 2026-09-17
Take Me To The River — Kaleida · Spotify
London electronic duo Kaleida's slow, moody take on the Al Green classic. Dark, minimal electronic pop from their album Think.
Playlist (32 videos) · Bookmark · 2026-09-17
Robert Sapolsky Human Behavioral Biology lectures — Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences · YouTube
Robert Sapolsky's Stanford course on the biology behind human behaviour: genes, hormones, the brain and evolution, taught for a general audience.
From my bachelor: Human Behavioral Biology
#biology #psychology #behavior #stanford
Video · Watched · 2026-09-17
How reading books can protect and strengthen your brain — Bren Booth-Jones | Folio & Tome · YouTube
What brain research says about reading, and three book habits that help keep the brain sharp as you age.
#reading #brain #learning
Video · Bookmark · 2026-09-17
But what is a neural network? | Deep learning chapter 1 — 3Blue1Brown · YouTube
A visual intuition for what a neural network is. A good warm-up before Karpathy's lecture 1.
From my bachelor: Neural Networks: Zero to Hero
#ai #neural-networks
Code · Bookmark · 2026-09-17
micrograd — Andrej Karpathy · GitHub
The finished code from lecture 1: a tiny autograd engine (about 100 lines) plus a small neural network library on top. Worth reading after the video.
From my bachelor: Neural Networks: Zero to Hero · Lecture 1: The Spelled-Out Intro to Neural Networks and Backpropagation
#ai #backprop #python
Article · Read · ★ Pick · 2026-09-17
My approach to running a link blog — Simon Willison · Simon Willison’s Weblog
How Simon Willison has run his link blog since 2003: always add your own note and credit the people who made the thing. The model for this Library.
#writing #indieweb