Neat map on adventuresaroundthe.world/map/ where you can click on a pin to view blog posts from trips to that region. Hosted on Micro.blog and uses this plug-in from @vladcampos.
I gave in and reinstalled OpenClaw, but this time isolated it on its own server, with no access to anything real except its own email address. Going to experiment very slowly with it.
Kev Quirk is thinking about what will happen to his blog when he’s gone:
I’m part of the first generation that grew up online, and most of us are still very much alive. But as time marches on, more of us are going to leave behind these digital epitaphs.
Bram’s Thoughts
• Bram Cohen
Camper Vehicles
Somebody make this concept car
Great podcast interview with PSPDFKit and OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger:
What blew my mind so much was this realization that I can build everything now. Before you had to really pick which side project you built because software is hard.
I was surprised to find that nirvana.userland.com, a site that was new in 1998, is still running.
Liya Linux proves high performance doesn’t require a command line

Any Linux distribution claiming that it wants to make Linux easy and accessible to the general public, as well as
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WIRED
• Chris Haslam, Jeremy White
Building a Watch Collection on a Budget? Here’s Where to Start (2026)
Yes, it is possible to scale horological heights without breaking the bank. It’s time to seek out the latest bargains.
The New Stack | DevOps, Open Source, and Cloud Native News
• David Cassel
50 years ago, a young Bill Gates took on the ‘software pirates’

Just months after his 20th birthday, Bill Gates had already angered the programmer community. As the first home computers began
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WIRED
• Matthew S. Smith
7 Best Prepaid Phone Plans (2026)
Forget the pricey, postpaid cell plans and two-year contracts. Save with one of these WIRED-tested options from US Mobile, Boost, and Google Fi.
WIRED
• Molly Higgins
The Best Date-Night Boxes of 2026, Tested With My Hinge Dates
I tested 10 popular date-night boxes with people I met on Hinge. From writing love notes to trying out sex swings, these kits fulfilled their promise to keep dates interesting.
WIRED
• Rhett Allain
How to Use Physics to Escape an Ice Bowl
Here are three smart tricks, based on an understanding of frictional forces, to beat a slippery slope.
WIRED
• Nena Farrell
Best Valentine’s Day Gifts (2026): Legos, Karaoke, Digital Frames, and More
The holiday of romance is just around the corner. Don’t give something boring.
WIRED
• Matthew Korfhage
The Best Chocolate Boxes of 2026 for Valentine’s Delivery
We tasted dozens of chocolates to find the best-tasting delivery boxes for your true love, self-love, or your lovely mother.
WIRED
• Lisseth Boon
The Information Networks That Connect Venezuelans in Uncertain Times
The people of Venezuela have spent years learning resilience in the face of censorship, disinformation, and repression. They now rely on those tools more than ever.
Tiny Habits, Big Change (Re-Release)
The Daily
• The New York Times
Bad Bunny Takes Over America
Our free stickers went like hot cakes yesterday at #FOSDEM. The new "My friends are not for sale" ones are all gone, they were an experimental last-minute print of a new design (which is coming soon as a t-shirt, by the way!). The less stuff for us to carry back home, the better. I wish people would grab the leaflets too!
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• Dave Winer