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I had my first catastrophic failure with my B&T APC 556, specifically an out-of-battery ignition. When I pulled the trigger I heard two distinct discharges in rapid succession, my magazine burst apart and the rifle started smoking out of every hole. The bolt carrier group was stuck halfway.

Luckily, I was not injured. I did feel something hit my face. I think it was plastic from the magazine window. I am glad I was wearing safety glasses. So this is also your regularly scheduled reminder to wear proper eye protection when shooting firearms.

I finally created my first "cyberdeck".

It is basically just a 3D-printed case that holds my phone and a few essential electronics. It is going to be really useful at events.

The big problem with AI is the context in which we speak about it. Everybody treats it as something with the potential to be smarter than humans. There is almost the expectation that in the future we will be ruled by "Artificial Intelligence".

I think this context should be shifted so we talk about these AIs serving humans in achieving our goals. I think we should rename them. Let's lift the term "Ancilla" from the Halo lore as its meaning ("an aid to achieving or mastering something difficult") much better describes what AI is and should be.

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To calm myself I like to "draw" maps. This is one of them. Try exploring it.

View it in the terminal

curl -s https://glow.li/map | less -RS

I took this picture of the Port of Barcelona from Montjuïc Castle while visiting in 2023.

I converted all Pokémon sprites to ANSI, so you can view them in you terminal (or browser).

Get a random Pokémon in your terminal

curl pkmn.li

You can also view it in the browser: pkmn.li

You will need true color support in your terminal.

Saw this cool graffiti in Antwerp. I took the picture to google it, to see if it is a song lyric or something. Can't find anything. But I really like this picture, especially the color composition.