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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2026-08-03 11:52-0700",
    "url": "https://tantek.com/2026/215/t1/watched-odyssey-metreon-70mm-imax",
    "category": [
        "TheOdyssey",
        "Odyssey",
        "Odysseus",
        "IMAX",
        "70mmIMAX",
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        "Blaugust2026",
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        "2026_07_18"
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        "text": "\ud83c\udf9e watched \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d at the Metreon in 70mm IMAX on opening weekend, and mostly enjoyed it. No spoilers in this post.\n\n\nMy pal Rohit (@rohit.khare.org) had bought tickets last year, had a spare, and invited me along last minute. After an early dinner at Cha Cha Cha (@chachachasf.com) we made our way to the Metreon.\n\nThere was a line to get in. I have never before seen a line merely to get into the IMAX theater. We only missed maybe 1-2 movie trailers.\n\nOur seats were in the front row, only a few seats from the left edge. In general I would not recommend the front 3-4 rows at an IMAX theater because it requires craning your neck back, and lots of swiveling to see the entire screen. Ironically being near the corner helped minimize the latter. Despite being sold out, the seat to my left was empty so I was able to lean back kinda diagonally to take in most of the screen.\n\n\nThe film itself was excellent (as many others have said). \n\nThere were parts that felt like they dragged a bit, yet also parts that felt rushed, where a bit more build-up before resolution would have hit harder. The only negative of the experience was the seating location in the IMAX theater, and the rigidness of the seats (they\u2019re quite old, not like newer, plushier reclining seats that most theaters have upgraded to.)\n\nThe best part of The Odyssey is despite all the action, it dives into a number of philosophical and other intellectual challenges, illustrated by the situations encountered and paths taken.\n\nI recommend seeing this film with nerdy friends on the earlier side, grabbing dinner after and discussing the nature, ethics, decisions, actions of the characters, and consequences thereof.\n\nI definitely want to see it again.\n\n#TheOdyssey #Odyssey #Odysseus #IMAX #70mmIMAX #IMAX70mm #Metreon #Blaugust #Blaugust2026 #2026_199 #2026_07_18",
        "html": "\ud83c\udf9e watched \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d at the Metreon in 70mm IMAX on opening weekend, and mostly enjoyed it. No spoilers in this post.<br /><br /><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Odyssey_(2026_film)_poster.jpg\"></a><br />My pal Rohit (<a href=\"https://rohit.khare.org\">@rohit.khare.org</a>) had bought tickets last year, had a spare, and invited me along last minute. After an early dinner at Cha Cha Cha (<a href=\"https://chachachasf.com\">@chachachasf.com</a>) we made our way to the Metreon.<br /><br />There was a line to get in. I have never before seen a line merely to get into the IMAX theater. We only missed maybe 1-2 movie trailers.<br /><br />Our seats were in the front row, only a few seats from the left edge. In general I would not recommend the front 3-4 rows at an IMAX theater because it requires craning your neck back, and lots of swiveling to see the entire screen. Ironically being near the corner helped minimize the latter. Despite being sold out, the seat to my left was empty so I was able to lean back kinda diagonally to take in most of the screen.<br /><br /><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MPA_greenband_intro_card_(Toy_Story_4_greenband_trailer).png\"></a><br />The film itself was excellent (as many others have said). <br /><br />There were parts that felt like they dragged a bit, yet also parts that felt rushed, where a bit more build-up before resolution would have hit harder. The only negative of the experience was the seating location in the IMAX theater, and the rigidness of the seats (they\u2019re quite old, not like newer, plushier reclining seats that most theaters have upgraded to.)<br /><br />The best part of The Odyssey is despite all the action, it dives into a number of philosophical and other intellectual challenges, illustrated by the situations encountered and paths taken.<br /><br />I recommend seeing this film with nerdy friends on the earlier side, grabbing dinner after and discussing the nature, ethics, decisions, actions of the characters, and consequences thereof.<br /><br />I definitely want to see it again.<br /><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">TheOdyssey</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Odyssey</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Odysseus</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">IMAX</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">70mmIMAX</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">IMAX70mm</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Metreon</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Blaugust</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Blaugust2026</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">2026_199</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">2026_07_18</span>"
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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2026-08-02 14:19-0700",
    "url": "https://tantek.com/2026/214/t2/watch-posts-movie-tv-emoji",
    "category": [
        "IndieWebCamp",
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        "100Posts",
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        "text": "Over the years I and others have experimented with \"watch\" posts, short notes that express having seen a movie or TV show, sometimes with a link, and brief review or other commentary, like earlier today:\n\nhttps://tantek.com/2026/214/t1/watched-spider-man-brand-new-day\n\nI was inspired by @Gregorlove.com publishing watch posts, and a few others have also done so, documented on the IndieWeb wiki page for watch posts:\n\nhttps://indieweb.org/watch\n\nI like to use a leading emoji to indicate a watch post, and perhaps what specific kind of a watch post. After some iteration and reflection, these are the emoji that I have converged on for briefly expressing and distinguishing some watch posts:\n\n\ud83c\udfa6 movie in a cinema/theater\n\u25b6\ufe0f online video whether a brief YouTube clip, an Internet Archive upload of an #IndieWebCamp session, or a movie or show on a streaming service like Netflix.\n\nIn addition, I expect to use the following emoji for more specific watch posts:\n\ud83c\udf9e analog film viewing, e.g. 70mm IMAX (like Chris Nolan\u2019s The Odyssey)\n\ud83d\udcc0 DVD/Laserdisc\n\ud83d\udcfc videocassette\n\ud83d\udcfa television, from over the air broadcast or cable like in a hotel room\n\nIn-person live performances:\n\ud83c\udfab concert or music festival\n\ud83c\udfad theater/play, perhaps stand-up comedy\n\ud83c\udf9f other ticketed performances\n\nThis seems like a good start for both recent movies I\u2019ve seen, and (likely) upcoming shows and events. I had a few thoughts for other possibilities and have added them to the Brainstorming section of that wiki page, where I expect the #indieweb community will iterate further.\n\nWho else publishes watch posts and do you use any emoji to indicate what kind of thing you watched (or where)?\n\nThis is post 10 of #100PostsOfIndieWeb. #100Posts\n#August #Blaugust #Blaugust2026\n\n\u2190 https://tantek.com/2026/213/t1/welcome-to-august-blaugust\n\u2192 https://tantek.com/2026/216/t1/hashtag-proposal-datetags",
        "html": "Over the years I and others have experimented with \"watch\" posts, short notes that express having seen a movie or TV show, sometimes with a link, and brief review or other commentary, like earlier today:<br /><br /><a href=\"https://tantek.com/2026/214/t1/watched-spider-man-brand-new-day\">https://tantek.com/2026/214/t1/watched-spider-man-brand-new-day</a><br /><br />I was inspired by <a href=\"https://Gregorlove.com\">@Gregorlove.com</a> publishing watch posts, and a few others have also done so, documented on the IndieWeb wiki page for watch posts:<br /><br /><a href=\"https://indieweb.org/watch\">https://indieweb.org/watch</a><br /><br />I like to use a leading emoji to indicate a watch post, and perhaps what specific kind of a watch post. After some iteration and reflection, these are the emoji that I have converged on for briefly expressing and distinguishing some watch posts:<br /><br />\ud83c\udfa6 movie in a cinema/theater<br />\u25b6\ufe0f online video whether a brief YouTube clip, an Internet Archive upload of an #<span class=\"p-category\">IndieWebCamp</span> session, or a movie or show on a streaming service like Netflix.<br /><br />In addition, I expect to use the following emoji for more specific watch posts:<br />\ud83c\udf9e analog film viewing, e.g. 70mm IMAX (like Chris Nolan\u2019s The Odyssey)<br />\ud83d\udcc0 DVD/Laserdisc<br />\ud83d\udcfc videocassette<br />\ud83d\udcfa television, from over the air broadcast or cable like in a hotel room<br /><br />In-person live performances:<br />\ud83c\udfab concert or music festival<br />\ud83c\udfad theater/play, perhaps stand-up comedy<br />\ud83c\udf9f other ticketed performances<br /><br />This seems like a good start for both recent movies I\u2019ve seen, and (likely) upcoming shows and events. I had a few thoughts for other possibilities and have added them to the Brainstorming section of that wiki page, where I expect the #<span class=\"p-category\">indieweb</span> community will iterate further.<br /><br />Who else publishes watch posts and do you use any emoji to indicate what kind of thing you watched (or where)?<br /><br />This is post 10 of #<span class=\"p-category\">100PostsOfIndieWeb</span>. #<span class=\"p-category\">100Posts</span><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">August</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Blaugust</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Blaugust2026</span><br /><br />\u2190 <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2026/213/t1/welcome-to-august-blaugust\">https://tantek.com/2026/213/t1/welcome-to-august-blaugust</a><br />\u2192 <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2026/216/t1/hashtag-proposal-datetags\">https://tantek.com/2026/216/t1/hashtag-proposal-datetags</a>"
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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2026-08-02 09:51-0700",
    "url": "https://tantek.com/2026/214/t1/watched-spider-man-brand-new-day",
    "category": [
        "SpiderMan",
        "BrandNewDay",
        "SpiderManBrandNewDay",
        "Blaugust",
        "Blaugust2026",
        "2026_212",
        "2026_07_31"
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        "text": "\ud83c\udfa6 watched \u201cSpider-Man: Brand New Day\u201d in the Metreon Dolby Cinema this past Friday and really enjoyed it.\n\nTook a half day off to recover from a long week & last weekend, and decided to see the new Spider-Man movie. The theater was packed except for the front row. Lots of fans wearing Spider-Man gear.\n\nIf you haven\u2019t seen the previous Tom Holland Spider-Man movies, you could watch only those three then this film and still have a great time. No significant dependence on other MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) stories in Brand New Day.\n\nOptionally, you could watch the Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield Spider-Man movies before watching the third Tom Holland one, \u201cNo Way Home\u201d, for character development and additional narratives.\n\n#SpiderMan #BrandNewDay #SpiderManBrandNewDay #Blaugust #Blaugust2026 #2026_212 #2026_07_31",
        "html": "\ud83c\udfa6 watched \u201cSpider-Man: Brand New Day\u201d in the Metreon Dolby Cinema this past Friday and really enjoyed it.<br /><br />Took a half day off to recover from a long week &amp; last weekend, and decided to see the new Spider-Man movie. The theater was packed except for the front row. Lots of fans wearing Spider-Man gear.<br /><br />If you haven\u2019t seen the previous Tom Holland Spider-Man movies, you could watch only those three then this film and still have a great time. No significant dependence on other MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) stories in Brand New Day.<br /><br />Optionally, you could watch the Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield Spider-Man movies before watching the third Tom Holland one, \u201cNo Way Home\u201d, for character development and additional narratives.<br /><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">SpiderMan</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">BrandNewDay</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">SpiderManBrandNewDay</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Blaugust</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Blaugust2026</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">2026_212</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">2026_07_31</span>"
    },
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    "_id": "49386633",
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{
    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2026-08-01 15:08-0700",
    "url": "https://tantek.com/2026/213/t1/welcome-to-august-blaugust",
    "category": [
        "100PostsOfIndieWeb",
        "100Posts",
        "IndieWeb",
        "August",
        "Blaugust",
        "Blaugust2026"
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        "text": "Welcome to August which means once again it is time for the Blaugust Festival of Blogging!\n\nIn its simplest form, Blaugust is a blogging challenge \u201cto post 31 times during the month of August\u201d, typically once a day, however, doubling up (etc.) is allowed and provides the nice forgiving flexibility of catching up in case you miss a day.\n\nStarted in 2014, the challenge has been officially announced and organized every year since except 2017. However in 2020 there were two! The organizer first moved it up to April, renaming it \u201cBlapril\u201d, then held another in August 2020 with the usual name and routine.\n\nSee the IndieWeb wiki page for more details and history:\n* https://indieweb.org/Blaugust\nAnd this year\u2019s Blaugust announcement post:\n* https://nerdgirlthoughts.game.blog/2026/07/15/blaugust-2026-is-coming/\n\nIf you\u2019ve been looking for an excuse to start posting again to your blog or personal site, join the challenge and do it with friends.\n\nYou may post about any topic, and simple note posts (like this one) are fine. \n\nI am going to use this as an opportunity to resume my 100 Posts of IndieWeb effort for the year.\n\nThis is post 9 of #100PostsOfIndieWeb. #100Posts #IndieWeb \n#August #Blaugust #Blaugust2026\n\n\u2190 https://tantek.com/2026/055/t1/happy-twin-peaks-day\n\u2192 https://tantek.com/2026/214/t2/watch-posts-movie-tv-emoji",
        "html": "Welcome to August which means once again it is time for the Blaugust Festival of Blogging!<br /><br />In its simplest form, Blaugust is a blogging challenge \u201cto post 31 times during the month of August\u201d, typically once a day, however, doubling up (etc.) is allowed and provides the nice forgiving flexibility of catching up in case you miss a day.<br /><br />Started in 2014, the challenge has been officially announced and organized every year since except 2017. However in 2020 there were two! The organizer first moved it up to April, renaming it \u201cBlapril\u201d, then held another in August 2020 with the usual name and routine.<br /><br />See the IndieWeb wiki page for more details and history:<br />* <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/Blaugust\">https://indieweb.org/Blaugust</a><br />And this year\u2019s Blaugust announcement post:<br />* <a href=\"https://nerdgirlthoughts.game.blog/2026/07/15/blaugust-2026-is-coming/\">https://nerdgirlthoughts.game.blog/2026/07/15/blaugust-2026-is-coming/</a><br /><br />If you\u2019ve been looking for an excuse to start posting again to your blog or personal site, join the challenge and do it with friends.<br /><br />You may post about any topic, and simple note posts (like this one) are fine. <br /><br />I am going to use this as an opportunity to resume my 100 Posts of IndieWeb effort for the year.<br /><br />This is post 9 of #<span class=\"p-category\">100PostsOfIndieWeb</span>. #<span class=\"p-category\">100Posts</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">IndieWeb</span> <br />#<span class=\"p-category\">August</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Blaugust</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Blaugust2026</span><br /><br />\u2190 <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2026/055/t1/happy-twin-peaks-day\">https://tantek.com/2026/055/t1/happy-twin-peaks-day</a><br />\u2192 <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2026/214/t2/watch-posts-movie-tv-emoji\">https://tantek.com/2026/214/t2/watch-posts-movie-tv-emoji</a>"
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{
    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2026-07-01 09:21-0700",
    "url": "https://tantek.com/2026/182/t1/my-first-homebrew-website-club-nuremberg",
    "category": [
        "indieweb",
        "hwc",
        "hwcnue",
        "NUEDIGITAL",
        "Nuremberg"
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    "content": {
        "text": "at my first Homebrew Website Club Nuremberg meetup!\n\nThank you Tilman for hosting!\n\n#indieweb #hwc #hwcnue #NUEDIGITAL #Nuremberg",
        "html": "at my first Homebrew Website Club Nuremberg meetup!<br /><br />Thank you Tilman for hosting!<br /><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">indieweb</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">hwc</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">hwcnue</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">NUEDIGITAL</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Nuremberg</span>"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Tantek \u00c7elik",
        "url": "https://tantek.com/",
        "photo": "https://tantek.com/photo.jpg"
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    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49386636",
    "_source": "2460"
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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2026-06-27 08:07-0700",
    "url": "https://tantek.com/2026/178/t1/first-day-indiewebcamp-nuremberg",
    "category": [
        "IndieWeb",
        "IndieWebCamp",
        "IWCNUR",
        "IWCNUR2026",
        "hackathon",
        "hackDay",
        "createDay"
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    "content": {
        "text": "Delightful first day at IndieWebCamp Nuremberg, great sessions, more than half led by first time IndieWebCamp participants!\n\nhttps://events.indieweb.org/2026/06/-indiewebcamp-nuremberg-7EIKg0lqfg93\n\nSession notes have been archived! Recordings coming soon.\n\nWant to join us for the IndieWeb Create Day tomorrow?\n\nhttps://indieweb.org/Create_Day\n\nIf you\u2019re in Germany, hop on a train and join us in-person.\n\nOr join us with the Zoom remote participation option! \n\nOptionally add yourself here:\n* https://indieweb.org/2026/Nuremberg#Remote_Participants\n\nWe\u2019ll publish the Zoom link Sunday morning (CEST). Until then, feel free to join us in the chat for updates: https://chat.indieweb.org/\n\n#IndieWeb #IndieWebCamp #IWCNUR #IWCNUR2026 #hackathon #hackDay #createDay",
        "html": "Delightful first day at IndieWebCamp Nuremberg, great sessions, more than half led by first time IndieWebCamp participants!<br /><br /><a href=\"https://events.indieweb.org/2026/06/-indiewebcamp-nuremberg-7EIKg0lqfg93\">https://events.indieweb.org/2026/06/-indiewebcamp-nuremberg-7EIKg0lqfg93</a><br /><br />Session notes have been archived! Recordings coming soon.<br /><br />Want to join us for the IndieWeb Create Day tomorrow?<br /><br /><a href=\"https://indieweb.org/Create_Day\">https://indieweb.org/Create_Day</a><br /><br />If you\u2019re in Germany, hop on a train and join us in-person.<br /><br />Or join us with the Zoom remote participation option! <br /><br />Optionally add yourself here:<br />* <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/2026/Nuremberg#Remote_Participants\">https://indieweb.org/2026/Nuremberg#Remote_Participants</a><br /><br />We\u2019ll publish the Zoom link Sunday morning (CEST). Until then, feel free to join us in the chat for updates: <a href=\"https://chat.indieweb.org/\">https://chat.indieweb.org/</a><br /><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">IndieWeb</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">IndieWebCamp</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">IWCNUR</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">IWCNUR2026</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">hackathon</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">hackDay</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">createDay</span>"
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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2026-06-22 15:43-0700",
    "url": "https://tantek.com/2026/173/t1/broken-arrow-skyrace-23k-hardest",
    "category": [
        "BrokenArrowSkyrace",
        "skyRace",
        "trailRace",
        "mountainRunning"
    ],
    "content": {
        "text": "Yesterday was the hottest Broken Arrow Skyrace 23k of the four I have run. And the hardest. Sometimes you give it your all and your all is not quite enough. Made it much farther than last year, under worse (hotter, dryer, dustier) conditions.\n\nIt was already in the mid-70s Fahrenheit at the race start, spiked into the 80s and 85+ from mile 4 onward, hitting highs in the low 90s. I had somewhat prepared for the heat, with a hydration plan & practice, and a cooling outfit including an ice-bandana. \n\nI made it up almost 4000 feet of elevation gain from the start to the picturesque \u201cStairway to Heaven\u201d ladder (newly replaced this year!) up to Washeshu Peak (~2700m above sea level, 8868' according to my Garmin) and across the plateau at the top.\n\nAfter the crux of the race I hiked / slow-ran down the steep descent, making it to about mile 7.8 (more than halfway!) at the Siberia aid station. Missed the cutoff by a few minutes and got pulled. From the start I pushed perhaps the hardest I have ever pushed at Broken Arrow, found new limits, and felt like I left it all on the mountain.\n\nI have some ideas for what to improve, given similar conditions. Still reflecting on lessons learned. This was my fourth overall attempt, and 2nd DNF at Broken Arrow.\n\nBroken Arrow Skyrace 23k results so far:\n* 2026: DNF at ~7.8mi Siberia Aid\n* 2025: DNF at ~4.6mi Snow King Aid\n* 2024: 6:52 finish! https://tantek.com/2024/176/t1/finished-broken-arrow-skyrace-23k\n* 2023: 5:22 finished adjusted 23k course (due to high winds): 2 loops of 11k \u00a0https://tantek.com/2023/178/t1/june-trailrunner-ultrarunner\n\nI will return for the 2027 Broken Arrow Skyrace.\n\n#BrokenArrowSkyrace #skyRace #trailRace #mountainRunning\n\nBefore the race: https://tantek.com/2026/171/t1/once-more-brokenarrowskyrace-23k",
        "html": "Yesterday was the hottest Broken Arrow Skyrace 23k of the four I have run. And the hardest. Sometimes you give it your all and your all is not quite enough. Made it much farther than last year, under worse (hotter, dryer, dustier) conditions.<br /><br />It was already in the mid-70s Fahrenheit at the race start, spiked into the 80s and 85+ from mile 4 onward, hitting highs in the low 90s. I had somewhat prepared for the heat, with a hydration plan &amp; practice, and a cooling outfit including an ice-bandana. <br /><br />I made it up almost 4000 feet of elevation gain from the start to the picturesque \u201cStairway to Heaven\u201d ladder (newly replaced this year!) up to Washeshu Peak (~2700m above sea level, 8868' according to my Garmin) and across the plateau at the top.<br /><br />After the crux of the race I hiked / slow-ran down the steep descent, making it to about mile 7.8 (more than halfway!) at the Siberia aid station. Missed the cutoff by a few minutes and got pulled. From the start I pushed perhaps the hardest I have ever pushed at Broken Arrow, found new limits, and felt like I left it all on the mountain.<br /><br />I have some ideas for what to improve, given similar conditions. Still reflecting on lessons learned. This was my fourth overall attempt, and 2nd DNF at Broken Arrow.<br /><br />Broken Arrow Skyrace 23k results so far:<br />* 2026: DNF at ~7.8mi Siberia Aid<br />* 2025: DNF at ~4.6mi Snow King Aid<br />* 2024: 6:52 finish! <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2024/176/t1/finished-broken-arrow-skyrace-23k\">https://tantek.com/2024/176/t1/finished-broken-arrow-skyrace-23k</a><br />* 2023: 5:22 finished adjusted 23k course (due to high winds): 2 loops of 11k \u00a0<a href=\"https://tantek.com/2023/178/t1/june-trailrunner-ultrarunner\">https://tantek.com/2023/178/t1/june-trailrunner-ultrarunner</a><br /><br />I will return for the 2027 Broken Arrow Skyrace.<br /><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">BrokenArrowSkyrace</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">skyRace</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">trailRace</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">mountainRunning</span><br /><br />Before the race: <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2026/171/t1/once-more-brokenarrowskyrace-23k\">https://tantek.com/2026/171/t1/once-more-brokenarrowskyrace-23k</a>"
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    "type": "entry",
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        "text": "Tomorrow morning\nonce more into the woods\nup the rocks, onto the ridges\n@brokenarrowskyrace.com\nGoal: finish 23k\n\nLive stream: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeYQprW-4u4\n\n#BrokenArrowSkyrace #skyRace #trailRace #mountainRunning",
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How to add Google News, Google Books, and Google Scholar search directly in your browser, to search those sites with fewer steps, and less chance of being distracted.

One of my hobbies is contributing to Wikipedia, and more so, creating new Wikipedia articles. Citations of reliable sources are key to both good contributions, and new articles, especially in making them stick (not get reverted/deleted).

I use Google News to search for citations, and depending on the topic, sometimes Google Books and Google Scholar.

Unfortunately, to search Google News, you have to first go to Google News (news.google .com - deliberately unlinked here), upon which you are immediately shown distracting (if not dire) news photos, headlines etc. which present a non-trivial challenge to staying focused.

If only there was a way to directly search Google News from your browser search box / address bar (like you can search Wikipedia from your browser).

Unfortunately, there is no site-specific search option for Google News (like there is for YouTube, e.g. see https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-or-remove-search-engine-firefox#w_add-search-engines) that you can select an add to your browser in one click (enabled by OpenSearch support, link in footer).

This is another technology I use for category 2 (defending focus) that I mentioned in my previous post on focus.

Steps to add a Google News search option to Firefox:

1. open Firefox Preferences ("Firefox" menu, "Preferences" item)
2. select "🔍 Search" from the left column
3. scroll down to "Search Shortcuts"
4. click the "Add" button under the list of search engines which opens a dialog
5. enter "Google News" into the Search engine name field (without quotes)
6. enter "https://news.google.com/search?q=%s" into the URL field (without quotes)
7. enter "gn" into the Keyword field (without quotes)

The dialog should now look like this:


8. click (Add Engine)

Now you can go to your address bar, type in "gn " (without the quotes), your news search term or phrase, e.g. "Broken Arrow Skyrace", and press return to directly see search results.

Similarly for Google Books, follow the same steps except:
5. enter "Google Books" into the Search engine name field (without quotes)
6. enter "https://books.google.com/books?q=%s" into the URL field (without quotes)
7. enter "gb" into the Keyword field (without quotes)

And similarly for Google Scholar:
5. enter "Google Scholar" into the Search engine name field (without quotes)
6. enter "https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%s" into the URL field (without quotes)
7. enter "gs" into the Keyword field (without quotes)

Thanks to folks in the #indieweb informal chat who reminded me (when I complained about the distracting Google News home page) of this way to add new site-specific search capabilities to the browser even for sites (or subsites) without explicit OpenSearch support.

Looking forward to using these capabilities to more quickly find citations for updating and creating new Wikipedia articles.

Previously:
* https://tantek.com/2026/158/t2/three-insights-improving-focus
* https://tantek.com/2024/287/t2/setup-search-shortcuts-firefox

OpenSearch FYI:
* https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/XML/Guides/OpenSearch

#focus #Wikipedia #Firefox #GoogleNews #GoogleBooks #GoogleScholar #search #siteSearch #AddSearchEngine #searchEngine #searchEngines #OpenSearch #webSearch #SearchShortcuts #browserTip #FirefoxTip #searchTip

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        "text": "How to add Google News, Google Books, and Google Scholar search directly in your browser, to search those sites with fewer steps, and less chance of being distracted.\n\nOne of my hobbies is contributing to Wikipedia, and more so, creating new Wikipedia articles. Citations of reliable sources are key to both good contributions, and new articles, especially in making them stick (not get reverted/deleted).\n\nI use Google News to search for citations, and depending on the topic, sometimes Google Books and Google Scholar.\n\nUnfortunately, to search Google News, you have to first go to Google News (news.google .com - deliberately unlinked here), upon which you are immediately shown distracting (if not dire) news photos, headlines etc. which present a non-trivial challenge to staying focused.\n\nIf only there was a way to directly search Google News from your browser search box / address bar (like you can search Wikipedia from your browser).\n\nUnfortunately, there is no site-specific search option for Google News (like there is for YouTube, e.g. see https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-or-remove-search-engine-firefox#w_add-search-engines) that you can select an add to your browser in one click (enabled by OpenSearch support, link in footer).\n\nThis is another technology I use for category 2 (defending focus) that I mentioned in my previous post on focus.\n\nSteps to add a Google News search option to Firefox:\n\n1. open Firefox Preferences (\"Firefox\" menu, \"Preferences\" item)\n2. select \"\ud83d\udd0d Search\" from the left column\n3. scroll down to \"Search Shortcuts\"\n4. click the \"Add\" button under the list of search engines which opens a dialog\n5. enter \"Google News\" into the Search engine name field (without quotes)\n6. enter \"https://news.google.com/search?q=%s\" into the URL field (without quotes)\n7. enter \"gn\" into the Keyword field (without quotes)\n\nThe dialog should now look like this:\n\n\n8. click (Add Engine)\n\nNow you can go to your address bar, type in \"gn \" (without the quotes), your news search term or phrase, e.g. \"Broken Arrow Skyrace\", and press return to directly see search results.\n\nSimilarly for Google Books, follow the same steps except:\n5. enter \"Google Books\" into the Search engine name field (without quotes)\n6. enter \"https://books.google.com/books?q=%s\" into the URL field (without quotes)\n7. enter \"gb\" into the Keyword field (without quotes)\n\nAnd similarly for Google Scholar:\n5. enter \"Google Scholar\" into the Search engine name field (without quotes)\n6. enter \"https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%s\" into the URL field (without quotes)\n7. enter \"gs\" into the Keyword field (without quotes)\n\nThanks to folks in the #indieweb informal chat who reminded me (when I complained about the distracting Google News home page) of this way to add new site-specific search capabilities to the browser even for sites (or subsites) without explicit OpenSearch support.\n\nLooking forward to using these capabilities to more quickly find citations for updating and creating new Wikipedia articles.\n\nPreviously:\n* https://tantek.com/2026/158/t2/three-insights-improving-focus\n* https://tantek.com/2024/287/t2/setup-search-shortcuts-firefox\n\nOpenSearch FYI:\n* https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/XML/Guides/OpenSearch\n\n#focus #Wikipedia #Firefox #GoogleNews #GoogleBooks #GoogleScholar #search #siteSearch #AddSearchEngine #searchEngine #searchEngines #OpenSearch #webSearch #SearchShortcuts #browserTip #FirefoxTip #searchTip",
        "html": "How to add Google News, Google Books, and Google Scholar search directly in your browser, to search those sites with fewer steps, and less chance of being distracted.<br /><br />One of my hobbies is contributing to Wikipedia, and more so, creating new Wikipedia articles. Citations of reliable sources are key to both good contributions, and new articles, especially in making them stick (not get reverted/deleted).<br /><br />I use Google News to search for citations, and depending on the topic, sometimes Google Books and Google Scholar.<br /><br />Unfortunately, to search Google News, you have to first go to Google News (news.google .com - deliberately unlinked here), upon which you are immediately shown distracting (if not dire) news photos, headlines etc. which present a non-trivial challenge to staying focused.<br /><br />If only there was a way to directly search Google News from your browser search box / address bar (like you can search Wikipedia from your browser).<br /><br />Unfortunately, there is no site-specific search option for Google News (like there is for YouTube, e.g. see <a href=\"https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-or-remove-search-engine-firefox#w_add-search-engines\">https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-or-remove-search-engine-firefox#w_add-search-engines</a>) that you can select an add to your browser in one click (enabled by OpenSearch support, link in footer).<br /><br />This is another technology I use for category 2 (defending focus) that I mentioned in my previous post on focus.<br /><br />Steps to add a Google News search option to Firefox:<br /><br />1. open Firefox Preferences (\"Firefox\" menu, \"Preferences\" item)<br />2. select \"\ud83d\udd0d Search\" from the left column<br />3. scroll down to \"Search Shortcuts\"<br />4. click the \"Add\" button under the list of search engines which opens a dialog<br />5. enter \"Google News\" into the Search engine name field (without quotes)<br />6. enter \"https://news.google.com/search?q=%s\" into the URL field (without quotes)<br />7. enter \"gn\" into the Keyword field (without quotes)<br /><br />The dialog should now look like this:<br /><br /><a href=\"https://indieweb.org/OpenSearch#Firefox\"><img alt=\"Screnshot of the Add Search Engine dialog in Firefox with fields pre-filled in.\" src=\"https://indieweb.org/images/3/38/2026-06-12-Firefox-add-search-engine-dialog.png\" /></a><br />8. click (Add Engine)<br /><br />Now you can go to your address bar, type in \"gn \" (without the quotes), your news search term or phrase, e.g. \"Broken Arrow Skyrace\", and press return to directly see search results.<br /><br />Similarly for Google Books, follow the same steps except:<br />5. enter \"Google Books\" into the Search engine name field (without quotes)<br />6. enter \"https://books.google.com/books?q=%s\" into the URL field (without quotes)<br />7. enter \"gb\" into the Keyword field (without quotes)<br /><br />And similarly for Google Scholar:<br />5. enter \"Google Scholar\" into the Search engine name field (without quotes)<br />6. enter \"https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%s\" into the URL field (without quotes)<br />7. enter \"gs\" into the Keyword field (without quotes)<br /><br />Thanks to folks in the #<span class=\"p-category\">indieweb</span> informal chat who reminded me (when I complained about the distracting Google News home page) of this way to add new site-specific search capabilities to the browser even for sites (or subsites) without explicit OpenSearch support.<br /><br />Looking forward to using these capabilities to more quickly find citations for updating and creating new Wikipedia articles.<br /><br />Previously:<br />* <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2026/158/t2/three-insights-improving-focus\">https://tantek.com/2026/158/t2/three-insights-improving-focus</a><br />* <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2024/287/t2/setup-search-shortcuts-firefox\">https://tantek.com/2024/287/t2/setup-search-shortcuts-firefox</a><br /><br />OpenSearch FYI:<br />* <a href=\"https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/XML/Guides/OpenSearch\">https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/XML/Guides/OpenSearch</a><br /><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">focus</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Wikipedia</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Firefox</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">GoogleNews</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">GoogleBooks</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">GoogleScholar</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">search</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">siteSearch</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">AddSearchEngine</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">searchEngine</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">searchEngines</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">OpenSearch</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">webSearch</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">SearchShortcuts</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">browserTip</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">FirefoxTip</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">searchTip</span>"
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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2026-06-10 17:25-0700",
    "url": "https://tantek.com/2026/161/t1/snooze-tabs-browser-add-on-focus",
    "category": [
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        "text": "The Snooze Tabs browser add-on is a key technology I use for category 2, defending focus (and prioritizing) from my previous post (link in footer).\n\nI noted in the #indieweb informal cafe chat that \"I am going to snooze the tab for a month and re-evaluate then\" (about purchasing a potentially focus-enhancing electronic device), and was asked how do I snooze a tab for a month.\n\nhttps://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/snoozetabs/\n\nI noted the Snooze Tabs browser extension does this, i.e. one-click to snooze a tab for\n* later today\n* tomorrow morning\n* the weekend\n* a week from now\n* a month from now\n* or a custom date and time\n\nI have used it for years and as someone who opens LOTS of tabs, it has been essential for quickly closing tabs (for now) that are not my current (now, today, this week) priority.\n\nA few regular use-cases which are all one-click from my Firefox toolbar:\n* snooze work-related tabs until the next day, when I'm wrapping up work for the day\n* snooze personal projects tabs until the weekend\n* snooze lower priority work-task related tabs for a week\n* snooze product tabs for a month when I want to wait (procrastinate) to see if I still want/need an item that seemed interesting in the moment\n\nOne key use-case I have which I have to set manually:\n* snooze work-related tabs to Monday when it\u2019s the weekend\n\nThere is an issue to swap the \"next weekend\" menu item to \"next weekday\" when it\u2019s the weekend which would be a nice improvement:\n* https://github.com/bwinton/SnoozeTabs/issues/393\n\nThis add-on is a good example of open source that \u201cjust works\u201d even if its source code repository has not seen recent activity.\n\nIt\u2019s also a good example of \u201cgood enough\u201d rather than perfect.\n\nIf I get around to it, I may explore what it would take to help resolve issues, commit code, and do another release, at least to make progress on that one issue.\n\nFor now however, I am snoozing that GitHub tab for a month.\n\nPreviously:\n* https://tantek.com/2026/158/t2/three-insights-improving-focus\n\n#focus #priorities #prioritization #Firefox #snooze #SnoozeTabs #browserAddOn #browserExtension",
        "html": "The Snooze Tabs browser add-on is a key technology I use for category 2, defending focus (and prioritizing) from my previous post (link in footer).<br /><br />I noted in the #<span class=\"p-category\">indieweb</span> informal cafe chat that \"I am going to snooze the tab for a month and re-evaluate then\" (about purchasing a potentially focus-enhancing electronic device), and was asked how do I snooze a tab for a month.<br /><br /><a href=\"https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/snoozetabs/\">https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/snoozetabs/</a><br /><br />I noted the Snooze Tabs browser extension does this, i.e. one-click to snooze a tab for<br />* later today<br />* tomorrow morning<br />* the weekend<br />* a week from now<br />* a month from now<br />* or a custom date and time<br /><br />I have used it for years and as someone who opens LOTS of tabs, it has been essential for quickly closing tabs (for now) that are not my current (now, today, this week) priority.<br /><br />A few regular use-cases which are all one-click from my Firefox toolbar:<br />* snooze work-related tabs until the next day, when I'm wrapping up work for the day<br />* snooze personal projects tabs until the weekend<br />* snooze lower priority work-task related tabs for a week<br />* snooze product tabs for a month when I want to wait (procrastinate) to see if I still want/need an item that seemed interesting in the moment<br /><br />One key use-case I have which I have to set manually:<br />* snooze work-related tabs to Monday when it\u2019s the weekend<br /><br />There is an issue to swap the \"next weekend\" menu item to \"next weekday\" when it\u2019s the weekend which would be a nice improvement:<br />* <a href=\"https://github.com/bwinton/SnoozeTabs/issues/393\">https://github.com/bwinton/SnoozeTabs/issues/393</a><br /><br />This add-on is a good example of open source that \u201cjust works\u201d even if its source code repository has not seen recent activity.<br /><br />It\u2019s also a good example of \u201cgood enough\u201d rather than perfect.<br /><br />If I get around to it, I may explore what it would take to help resolve issues, commit code, and do another release, at least to make progress on that one issue.<br /><br />For now however, I am snoozing that GitHub tab for a month.<br /><br />Previously:<br />* <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2026/158/t2/three-insights-improving-focus\">https://tantek.com/2026/158/t2/three-insights-improving-focus</a><br /><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">focus</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">priorities</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">prioritization</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Firefox</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">snooze</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">SnoozeTabs</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">browserAddOn</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">browserExtension</span>"
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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2026-08-28 19:01-0700",
    "url": "https://tantek.com/2026/240/t1/indieweb-your-own-words-actions",
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    "content": {
        "text": "The #indieweb is about making your own words translate to actions, especially actions like writing, editing, and publishing your words (or photos or other media) on your personal site. The IndieWeb community is a place to help and empower good faith folks to do so as well. People making what they need and optionally collaborating to do so. \n\nRelated:\n* https://indieweb.org/IndieWeb\n* https://indieweb.org/make_what_you_need\n\nWe do encourage folks to document, open source, and share what they make, so others may benefit. However there is a difference between an encouragement to share openly, and implying any commitment of support to others, or an invitation for demands. \u00a0\n\nRelated:\n* https://indieweb.org/documentation\n* https://indieweb.org/open_source\n* https://indieweb.org/principles\n\nNo one is entitled to demand that folks in the community, or the community as a whole, do something specific for others, whether it is as small as publishing some content or open sourcing some code, or supporting someone else\u2019s protocol proposal or call to action on a survey or political action.\n\nAnyone that wants to do that sort of thing is welcome to do it on their own, independently, or form their own affinity groups to do so.\n\nWe actually encourage the opposite of such demands, we encourage people to take breaks when they need to take care of more important life things:\n* https://indieweb.org/life_happens\n\nPut on your own oxygen mask before assisting others. \n\nThis is post 17 of #100PostsOfIndieWeb. #100Posts\n#wordsToActions #writing #editing #publishing #indiewebCommunity #community #indiewebPrinciples #principles #lifeHappens #oxygenMask #yourOwnOxygenMask\n\nP.S. The word \u201dwarrior\u201c is not mentioned even once on the IndieWeb wiki (as of today).\n\n#Blaugust #Blaugust2026\n\n\u2190 https://tantek.com/2026/233/t1/latest-strange-ai-llm-slack-chat\n\u2192 \ud83d\udd2e",
        "html": "The #<span class=\"p-category\">indieweb</span> is about making your own words translate to actions, especially actions like writing, editing, and publishing your words (or photos or other media) on your personal site. The IndieWeb community is a place to help and empower good faith folks to do so as well. People making what they need and optionally collaborating to do so. <br /><br />Related:<br />* <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/IndieWeb\">https://indieweb.org/IndieWeb</a><br />* <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/make_what_you_need\">https://indieweb.org/make_what_you_need</a><br /><br />We do encourage folks to document, open source, and share what they make, so others may benefit. However there is a difference between an encouragement to share openly, and implying any commitment of support to others, or an invitation for demands. \u00a0<br /><br />Related:<br />* <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/documentation\">https://indieweb.org/documentation</a><br />* <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/open_source\">https://indieweb.org/open_source</a><br />* <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/principles\">https://indieweb.org/principles</a><br /><br />No one is entitled to demand that folks in the community, or the community as a whole, do something specific for others, whether it is as small as publishing some content or open sourcing some code, or supporting someone else\u2019s protocol proposal or call to action on a survey or political action.<br /><br />Anyone that wants to do that sort of thing is welcome to do it on their own, independently, or form their own affinity groups to do so.<br /><br />We actually encourage the opposite of such demands, we encourage people to take breaks when they need to take care of more important life things:<br />* <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/life_happens\">https://indieweb.org/life_happens</a><br /><br />Put on your own oxygen mask before assisting others. <br /><br />This is post 17 of #<span class=\"p-category\">100PostsOfIndieWeb</span>. #<span class=\"p-category\">100Posts</span><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">wordsToActions</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">writing</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">editing</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">publishing</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">indiewebCommunity</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">community</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">indiewebPrinciples</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">principles</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">lifeHappens</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">oxygenMask</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">yourOwnOxygenMask</span><br /><br />P.S. The word \u201dwarrior\u201c is not mentioned even once on the IndieWeb wiki (as of today).<br /><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">Blaugust</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Blaugust2026</span><br /><br />\u2190 <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2026/233/t1/latest-strange-ai-llm-slack-chat\">https://tantek.com/2026/233/t1/latest-strange-ai-llm-slack-chat</a><br />\u2192 \ud83d\udd2e"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Tantek \u00c7elik",
        "url": "https://tantek.com/",
        "photo": "https://tantek.com/photo.jpg"
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    "post-type": "note",
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{
    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2026-08-24 13:16-0700",
    "url": "https://tantek.com/2026/236/t1/security-by-antiquity-old-tech",
    "category": [
        "security",
        "securityByAntiquity",
        "oldTech",
        "cyberSecurity",
        "Blaugust",
        "Blaugust2026"
    ],
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        "text": "TIL: \u201csecurity by antiquity\u201d from https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260821-why-older-tech-is-sometimes-safer-from-hackers\n\nPresumably a reference to (or a subset of) \"security through obscurity\".\n\nBest rationalization for old-tech-hoarding I have seen in a long time.\n\nProbably worth a longer cybersecurity post or a few. Like how to source (obtain), repair, maintain, and integrate with (or isolate from!) modern systems, or somewhere in between like local-only secure data transfers between such systems, perhaps gapped a la sneakernet.\n\nGlossary:\n\nsecurity through obscurity\n\u00a0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_through_obscurity\nsneakernet\n\u00a0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneakernet\n\n#security #securityByAntiquity #oldTech #cyberSecurity \n#Blaugust #Blaugust2026",
        "html": "TIL: \u201csecurity by antiquity\u201d from <a href=\"https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260821-why-older-tech-is-sometimes-safer-from-hackers\">https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260821-why-older-tech-is-sometimes-safer-from-hackers</a><br /><br />Presumably a reference to (or a subset of) \"security through obscurity\".<br /><br />Best rationalization for old-tech-hoarding I have seen in a long time.<br /><br />Probably worth a longer cybersecurity post or a few. Like how to source (obtain), repair, maintain, and integrate with (or isolate from!) modern systems, or somewhere in between like local-only secure data transfers between such systems, perhaps gapped a la sneakernet.<br /><br />Glossary:<br /><br />security through obscurity<br />\u00a0 <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_through_obscurity\">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_through_obscurity</a><br />sneakernet<br />\u00a0 <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneakernet\">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneakernet</a><br /><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">security</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">securityByAntiquity</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">oldTech</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">cyberSecurity</span> <br />#<span class=\"p-category\">Blaugust</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Blaugust2026</span>"
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        "type": "card",
        "name": "Tantek \u00c7elik",
        "url": "https://tantek.com/",
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    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49386606",
    "_source": "2460"
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{
    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2026-08-23 21:07-0700",
    "url": "https://tantek.com/2026/235/t3/two-pentagons-hex-tiled-tron-legacy-globe",
    "category": [
        "TRON",
        "TRONLegacy",
        "pentagon",
        "pentagons",
        "hex",
        "hexagon",
        "hexagons",
        "hexTile",
        "hexTiles",
        "hexTiled",
        "Rectifier",
        "RectifierGlobe",
        "globe",
        "computerGraphic",
        "computerGraphics",
        "math",
        "maths",
        "geometry",
        "sphere",
        "tile",
        "tiled",
        "tiling",
        "Blaugust",
        "Blaugust2026"
    ],
    "photo": [
        "https://web.archive.org/web/20221226082428/https://i0.wp.com/ilikeinterfaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/01_38_01001251.png"
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    "content": {
        "text": "Why are there two pentagons in the otherwise hex-tiled American continents displayed in TRON: Legacy\u2019s Rectifier Globe computer graphics?\n\nI was watching the TRON: Legacy 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray remaster (only my second time watching the 4K remaster) in the background earlier today when I sensed something \u201coff\u201d in the land mass tiling of the rotating globe graphic.\n\nI paused the video and after less than a minute of scrutinizing the dark globe with orange outlined hexagon tiling, spotted a single pentagon (among the hexagons) inside the 2d projections of the American continents. See if you can spot it.\n\nAfter writing the first draft of this post, I double-checked the graphic and found one more pentagon!\n\n\nCredit: Image from https://ilikeinterfaces.com/2015/03/24/map-ui-tron-legacy/, fair use from Walt Disney, Inc.\n\nThe first pentagon I spotted is in the northwest quadrant of South America, and clearly visible at time index 1:38:03. The second pentagon is near Alaska. Now I can't unsee either. How did only two pentagons make it in there? Seems unlikely to be an accident or rendering bug. The only thing I can think of is the designer/artist(s) that created the graphic animation placed the two pentagons deliberately. But why?\n\nGMUNK Studio\u2019s post about the Rectifier Globe (https://gmunk.com/TRON-Rectifier-Globe) doesn\u2019t mention the pentagons.\n\nYes, I know the math/geometry about how you can\u2019t tile a sphere with only hexagons, that several pentagons are necessary at various points on a sphere to stitch together the hexagons. This is just two small pentagons, not several, and the Rectifier Globe only has/uses hex-tiling for the land masses, not the entire sphere. Nor is the hex-tiling \u201cperfect\u201d by any measure. The hexagonal edges of the continents don\u2019t match-up with hex-tiling much (most?) of the way around the coasts of the continents either, so it can\u2019t have been to fix that.\n\nAre those two pentagons merely imperfections (necessary or accidental)? Or an Easter-egg or secret reference of sorts from the graphic artist(s)?\n\nI searched the web and could not find any answers or even mentions of these two pentagons in this graphic. Did anyone notice them previously?\n\n#TRON #TRONLegacy #pentagon #pentagons #hex #hexagon #hexagons #hexTile #hexTiles #hexTiled #Rectifier #RectifierGlobe #globe #computerGraphic #computerGraphics #math #maths #geometry #sphere #tile #tiled #tiling\n#Blaugust #Blaugust2026",
        "html": "Why are there two pentagons in the otherwise hex-tiled American continents displayed in TRON: Legacy\u2019s Rectifier Globe computer graphics?<br /><br />I was watching the TRON: Legacy 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray remaster (only my second time watching the 4K remaster) in the background earlier today when I sensed something \u201coff\u201d in the land mass tiling of the rotating globe graphic.<br /><br />I paused the video and after less than a minute of scrutinizing the dark globe with orange outlined hexagon tiling, spotted a single pentagon (among the hexagons) inside the 2d projections of the American continents. See if you can spot it.<br /><br />After writing the first draft of this post, I double-checked the graphic and found one more pentagon!<br /><br /><a href=\"https://ilikeinterfaces.com/2015/03/24/map-ui-tron-legacy/\"></a><br />Credit: Image from <a href=\"https://ilikeinterfaces.com/2015/03/24/map-ui-tron-legacy/\">https://ilikeinterfaces.com/2015/03/24/map-ui-tron-legacy/</a>, fair use from Walt Disney, Inc.<br /><br />The first pentagon I spotted is in the northwest quadrant of South America, and clearly visible at time index 1:38:03. The second pentagon is near Alaska. Now I can't unsee either. How did only two pentagons make it in there? Seems unlikely to be an accident or rendering bug. The only thing I can think of is the designer/artist(s) that created the graphic animation placed the two pentagons deliberately. But why?<br /><br />GMUNK Studio\u2019s post about the Rectifier Globe (<a href=\"https://gmunk.com/TRON-Rectifier-Globe\">https://gmunk.com/TRON-Rectifier-Globe</a>) doesn\u2019t mention the pentagons.<br /><br />Yes, I know the math/geometry about how you can\u2019t tile a sphere with only hexagons, that several pentagons are necessary at various points on a sphere to stitch together the hexagons. This is just two small pentagons, not several, and the Rectifier Globe only has/uses hex-tiling for the land masses, not the entire sphere. Nor is the hex-tiling \u201cperfect\u201d by any measure. The hexagonal edges of the continents don\u2019t match-up with hex-tiling much (most?) of the way around the coasts of the continents either, so it can\u2019t have been to fix that.<br /><br />Are those two pentagons merely imperfections (necessary or accidental)? Or an Easter-egg or secret reference of sorts from the graphic artist(s)?<br /><br />I searched the web and could not find any answers or even mentions of these two pentagons in this graphic. Did anyone notice them previously?<br /><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">TRON</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">TRONLegacy</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">pentagon</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">pentagons</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">hex</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">hexagon</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">hexagons</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">hexTile</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">hexTiles</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">hexTiled</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Rectifier</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">RectifierGlobe</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">globe</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">computerGraphic</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">computerGraphics</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">math</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">maths</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">geometry</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">sphere</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">tile</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">tiled</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">tiling</span><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">Blaugust</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Blaugust2026</span>"
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        "type": "card",
        "name": "Tantek \u00c7elik",
        "url": "https://tantek.com/",
        "photo": "https://tantek.com/photo.jpg"
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    "post-type": "photo",
    "_id": "49386607",
    "_source": "2460"
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{
    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2026-08-23 15:23-0700",
    "url": "https://tantek.com/2026/235/t2/lessons-problem-solving-fixing-record",
    "category": [
        "lesson",
        "lessons",
        "fixing",
        "repair",
        "repairs",
        "problemSolving",
        "problemSolver",
        "reason",
        "reasoning",
        "science",
        "physics",
        "brokenRecord",
        "record",
        "vinyl",
        "recordPlayer",
        "recordNeedle",
        "trackingForce",
        "time",
        "ask",
        "asking",
        "askForHelp",
        "askExperts",
        "Blaugust",
        "Blaugust2026"
    ],
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        "text": "Lessons learned from the problem solving of \u201cfixing\u201d a recent \u201cbroken record\u201d. In summary:\n\n1. sometimes waiting can (partially) fix a problem or reduce its severity\n2. applying reasoning and practical math & science (e.g. mechanics & acoustics) to diagnose and take actions can also repair something (at least partially), as well as eliminate possible causes\n3. web searching for \u201chow to fix\u201d can reveal additional potential causes (and steps to take)\n\nThe record was a brand new specialty vinyl that I had ordered.\n\nProblem: when I placed the record on the turntable and pressed the START button, I could immediately see that it had a bit of a \u201cbump\u201d or rise at a specific spot, once per revolution. When I tried playing it, the needle skipped backwards, just after the bump, because while the needle was able to follow the rise of the bump, it was unable to \u201cfall\u201d fast enough to stay on track (literally), thus losing touch with the vinyl, and when it recontacted, it slid outward to prior revolution of the track.\n\nI figured the warping was the problem, and not something I could fix (without risking worse damage), and placed the vinyl back into its double sleeves, into its cardboard cover (still shrinkwrapped except for the side slit I had cut open), then that into the packing and box it was shipped in. I left it flat on a desk (nothing on top) to eventually investigate how to return the record for a replacement or refund.\n\nAbout a week later I looked into the specifics for a replacement/refund which said to take a photo or make a recording of the record problem to submit online.\n\nWhen I put the record back on the turntable, fully confident I would reproduce the problem and record it, I immediately noticed that the \u201cbump\u201d had somehow become much gentler (shorter, less prominent) than I remembered.\n\nI gently lowered the needle on the record, and now, on the gentler bump, the needle tracked perfectly. Zero skipping.\n\nSomehow simply packing the record in its stiff cardboard and then that in the packing materials and box and leaving it out for a week (note: not in any sunlight or other heat source), had resulted in the record plastic \u201csettling\u201d and flattening just enough to fix the problem. Lesson 1.\n\nStill I could see the smaller bump, and figured I should test the record thoroughly. I flipped it around to its B side and played it. I had not previously tested the back side. For some reason, the bump was less apparent from the other side. Perhaps the \u201cvalley\u201d on the other side of a bump on a record is shallower and wider?\n\nRegardless, the needle started skipping, again consistently in one location per revolution, however not where the bump/valley was! It skipped the way I know record needles skip when there is a bad scratch.\n\nI experimented with dropping the needle at various spots along the track and quickly determined that it only skipped in the first 10-15s of the song. Any needle drop after ~15s into the song played consistently all the way through to the end of the record.\n\nI visually inspected the record with extra lighting around the region it was skipping, expecting to find an obvious scratch or stubborn piece of dust. I was unable to see either, despite visually inspecting the area across multiple viewing angles, which was made more challenging by the record\u2019s use of transparent or at least translucent plastic.\n\nSeeing no visual damage, I concluded the problem was more likely either a small fleck (or flecks) of dust, or possibly microscopic scratch which the needle was hitting while being invisible to the naked eye.\n\nI grabbed a fresh optics cleaning cloth and thoroughly wiped off the entirety of the track area on the B side. I also gently dabbed the bottom of the needle in case any dust particles had been attracted by the static electricity. Under very bright lighting, I couldn\u2019t see any hint of any dust remaining.\n\nTried playing it again, almost the same result: the record skipped back at the same spot every revolution, however the range where it skipped was smaller, perhaps only 5-10s into the track. Wiping the dust had helped, and I had eliminated at least a few possible causes (a visible scratch or more dust). Lesson 2.\n\nFeeling like I had exhausted the limits of reasoning about the physics of record player and needle functions, at this point I was about to give-up, and make a recording of the skipping. I decided to try one more thing, encouraged by the incremental improvements so far.\n\nI web searched for something like \u201chow to fix a record that is skipping\u201d and plenty of results showed up from various vinyl experts and shops. I opened several of them and skimmed their descriptions, recommended diagnoses, and things to try.\n\nMost of the articles listed nearly exactly the steps I had taken already which was a nice validation of my physics reasoning and diagnostic & repair steps.\n\nHowever, multiple articles listed a couple more things, which I had forgotten about (having not adjusted the turntable in a very long time). Tracking force. Seeing the phrase was an a-ha moment, yes, that\u2019s a key aspect of the physics that I had forgotten. \u00a0A record needle depends on having some (but not too much) weight in order to stay in its groove while playing, and have less chance of being dislodged by small (perhaps microscopic!) scratches or dust particles.\n\nI immediately adjusted the counterweight on the other end of the player arm a few twists to make the needle \u201cheavier\u201d (I should probably measure the actual needle force with a sensitive digital scale for a proper adjustment) and tried playing the B side one more time.\n\nIt worked. The track played perfectly. Lesson 3.\n\nLessons:\n\n1. time alone (or nearly, sometimes leaving something in a static position) can fix or improve some things\n\n2. use math & science to reason about the problem. this will not only lead you to solve many (perhaps even novel to you) problems, the cognitive effort alone reinforces such knowledge and reasoning skills. practicing problem solving makes you a better problem solver.\n\n3. lastly, ask (for help). today we ask search engines. if you know someone with expertise in a subject matter, especially someone who has solved similar problems, ask them. asking for help at the point of needing it, and having reached the edges of your own knowledge is a particularly good moment to learn something, because you\u2019re already in a motivated mindset and open to it\n\nThe entire problem solving process probably took longer than it could have, however, many aspects were a good reminder and reinforcement about problem solving in general, which was certainly worth the time.\n\nAnd it saved me the time it would have taken to return the record and request a replacement or refund.\n\nWikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/broken_record\n\n#lesson #lessons #fixing #repair #repairs #problemSolving #problemSolver #reason #reasoning #science #physics #brokenRecord #record #vinyl #recordPlayer #recordNeedle #trackingForce #time #ask #asking #askForHelp #askExperts\n#Blaugust #Blaugust2026",
        "html": "Lessons learned from the problem solving of \u201cfixing\u201d a recent \u201cbroken record\u201d. In summary:<br /><br />1. sometimes waiting can (partially) fix a problem or reduce its severity<br />2. applying reasoning and practical math &amp; science (e.g. mechanics &amp; acoustics) to diagnose and take actions can also repair something (at least partially), as well as eliminate possible causes<br />3. web searching for \u201chow to fix\u201d can reveal additional potential causes (and steps to take)<br /><br />The record was a brand new specialty vinyl that I had ordered.<br /><br />Problem: when I placed the record on the turntable and pressed the START button, I could immediately see that it had a bit of a \u201cbump\u201d or rise at a specific spot, once per revolution. When I tried playing it, the needle skipped backwards, just after the bump, because while the needle was able to follow the rise of the bump, it was unable to \u201cfall\u201d fast enough to stay on track (literally), thus losing touch with the vinyl, and when it recontacted, it slid outward to prior revolution of the track.<br /><br />I figured the warping was the problem, and not something I could fix (without risking worse damage), and placed the vinyl back into its double sleeves, into its cardboard cover (still shrinkwrapped except for the side slit I had cut open), then that into the packing and box it was shipped in. I left it flat on a desk (nothing on top) to eventually investigate how to return the record for a replacement or refund.<br /><br />About a week later I looked into the specifics for a replacement/refund which said to take a photo or make a recording of the record problem to submit online.<br /><br />When I put the record back on the turntable, fully confident I would reproduce the problem and record it, I immediately noticed that the \u201cbump\u201d had somehow become much gentler (shorter, less prominent) than I remembered.<br /><br />I gently lowered the needle on the record, and now, on the gentler bump, the needle tracked perfectly. Zero skipping.<br /><br />Somehow simply packing the record in its stiff cardboard and then that in the packing materials and box and leaving it out for a week (note: not in any sunlight or other heat source), had resulted in the record plastic \u201csettling\u201d and flattening just enough to fix the problem. Lesson 1.<br /><br />Still I could see the smaller bump, and figured I should test the record thoroughly. I flipped it around to its B side and played it. I had not previously tested the back side. For some reason, the bump was less apparent from the other side. Perhaps the \u201cvalley\u201d on the other side of a bump on a record is shallower and wider?<br /><br />Regardless, the needle started skipping, again consistently in one location per revolution, however not where the bump/valley was! It skipped the way I know record needles skip when there is a bad scratch.<br /><br />I experimented with dropping the needle at various spots along the track and quickly determined that it only skipped in the first 10-15s of the song. Any needle drop after ~15s into the song played consistently all the way through to the end of the record.<br /><br />I visually inspected the record with extra lighting around the region it was skipping, expecting to find an obvious scratch or stubborn piece of dust. I was unable to see either, despite visually inspecting the area across multiple viewing angles, which was made more challenging by the record\u2019s use of transparent or at least translucent plastic.<br /><br />Seeing no visual damage, I concluded the problem was more likely either a small fleck (or flecks) of dust, or possibly microscopic scratch which the needle was hitting while being invisible to the naked eye.<br /><br />I grabbed a fresh optics cleaning cloth and thoroughly wiped off the entirety of the track area on the B side. I also gently dabbed the bottom of the needle in case any dust particles had been attracted by the static electricity. Under very bright lighting, I couldn\u2019t see any hint of any dust remaining.<br /><br />Tried playing it again, almost the same result: the record skipped back at the same spot every revolution, however the range where it skipped was smaller, perhaps only 5-10s into the track. Wiping the dust had helped, and I had eliminated at least a few possible causes (a visible scratch or more dust). Lesson 2.<br /><br />Feeling like I had exhausted the limits of reasoning about the physics of record player and needle functions, at this point I was about to give-up, and make a recording of the skipping. I decided to try one more thing, encouraged by the incremental improvements so far.<br /><br />I web searched for something like \u201chow to fix a record that is skipping\u201d and plenty of results showed up from various vinyl experts and shops. I opened several of them and skimmed their descriptions, recommended diagnoses, and things to try.<br /><br />Most of the articles listed nearly exactly the steps I had taken already which was a nice validation of my physics reasoning and diagnostic &amp; repair steps.<br /><br />However, multiple articles listed a couple more things, which I had forgotten about (having not adjusted the turntable in a very long time). Tracking force. Seeing the phrase was an a-ha moment, yes, that\u2019s a key aspect of the physics that I had forgotten. \u00a0A record needle depends on having some (but not too much) weight in order to stay in its groove while playing, and have less chance of being dislodged by small (perhaps microscopic!) scratches or dust particles.<br /><br />I immediately adjusted the counterweight on the other end of the player arm a few twists to make the needle \u201cheavier\u201d (I should probably measure the actual needle force with a sensitive digital scale for a proper adjustment) and tried playing the B side one more time.<br /><br />It worked. The track played perfectly. Lesson 3.<br /><br />Lessons:<br /><br />1. time alone (or nearly, sometimes leaving something in a static position) can fix or improve some things<br /><br />2. use math &amp; science to reason about the problem. this will not only lead you to solve many (perhaps even novel to you) problems, the cognitive effort alone reinforces such knowledge and reasoning skills. practicing problem solving makes you a better problem solver.<br /><br />3. lastly, ask (for help). today we ask search engines. if you know someone with expertise in a subject matter, especially someone who has solved similar problems, ask them. asking for help at the point of needing it, and having reached the edges of your own knowledge is a particularly good moment to learn something, because you\u2019re already in a motivated mindset and open to it<br /><br />The entire problem solving process probably took longer than it could have, however, many aspects were a good reminder and reinforcement about problem solving in general, which was certainly worth the time.<br /><br />And it saved me the time it would have taken to return the record and request a replacement or refund.<br /><br />Wikipedia: <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/broken_record\">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/broken_record</a><br /><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">lesson</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">lessons</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">fixing</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">repair</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">repairs</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">problemSolving</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">problemSolver</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">reason</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">reasoning</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">science</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">physics</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">brokenRecord</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">record</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">vinyl</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">recordPlayer</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">recordNeedle</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">trackingForce</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">time</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">ask</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">asking</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">askForHelp</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">askExperts</span><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">Blaugust</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Blaugust2026</span>"
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Discussed Venn diagrams with a couple of friends this morning, especially in the context of illustrating the utility of including all 3 or 4 of a specific set of design principles when creating certain kinds of things, and learned about the difference between Venn diagrams and Euler diagrams.

In short:
* a Venn diagram shows ALL possible relationships between different sets
* an Euler diagram shows only some relationships between different sets, typically focused on conveying relevant or the more important relationships

If you want to dive into their history and why these differences matter, bookmark (or open new tab) this Scientific American article to rabbithole later:
* https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/venn-diagrams-history-and-popularity-outside-of-math-explained/

In pop culture and media, nearly any diagram of overlapping circles with labeled regions is (errantly) referred to as a “Venn diagram”.

This is imprecise at best, outright incorrect in many cases, especially diagrams of four circles.

A classic example is the “Ikigai” diagram:


Many (examples below) call this a Venn diagram. It is not a Venn diagram. It is an Euler diagram.

The Ikigai diagram fails to express two specific relationships between different sets, the two that contain opposing side circles but neither of the other two. The missing Ikigai sets relationships in particular:
1. only “you are good at” AND “the world needs” (with neither of the other two)
2. only “you love” AND “you can be paid for” (again with neither of the other two)

If you Google web search for "examples of four circle venn diagrams", Gemini gets this wrong:


And so do the majority of articles that Google shows in top results (which I’m not helping by linking here, but hey it’s Google’s job to fix its search quality, not mine. I was able to use Internet Archive links for two of them at least.)
* https://web.archive.org/web/20260823204717/https://boardmix.com/knowledge/4-circle-venn-diagrams/
* https://miro.com/templates/4-circle-venn-diagram/ (Miro’s own top template there is wrong, though others have contributed proper 4 set Venn diagrams)
* https://web.archive.org/web/20260823205434/https://www.istockphoto.com/illustrations/venn-4-circles-diagram
* https://www.educationworld.com/tools_templates/EW_venndiagram_4

This has interesting implications for expertise and trust.

Clearly by this one example search result, we cannot trust the expertise of "design tool" websites (boardmix, miro), nor stock photo websites.

Nor can we trust educationworld as a place to be educated.

Nor can we trust Google Search (or Google Gemini) to surface expertise above popular misconceptions.

Perhaps a good example of when to use Wikipedia search instead of Google (or other generic) web search.

Personally I generalize this example to “all proper nouns”, that is:

* Wikipedia search proper nouns instead of Google or other general web searching.

You can make this more convenient by setting up “w” as a search shortcut for Wikipedia: https://tantek.com/2024/287/t2/setup-search-shortcuts-firefox

For reference / more reading on Venn diagrams and Euler diagrams:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venn_diagram
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euler_diagram

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        "text": "Latest strange \u201cAI\u201d (LLM) behavior in the #indieweb community: the same entity that showed up a few days ago (for a second time) joined the IndieWeb Slack (a bridge to our IRC) yesterday, introduced itself again, and seemingly engaged in human-like chat behavior.\n\nhttps://chat.indieweb.org/2026-08-20#t1787211025380600\n\nVery uncanny valley.\n\nThe content of its chats was fascinating in that it was polite, seemingly responsive to what people said in response to it, and gave the appearance of understanding, though it\u2019s impossible to tell if it was acting fully autonomously or semi-autonomously in front of a human puppeteer. \n\nIts choice of syntax was also interesting, mimicking informality with all lowercase text (except for its admission of being an \u201cAI\u201d), including lowercase \"i\" instead of \"I\", though with proper punctuation, periods, commas, 7-bit apostrophes, and a couple of Unicode em-dashes.\n\nEven stranger than its content or syntax were the time delays in its replies.\n\nTypical (pre-LLM) chatbots are (nearly) instantly responsive, and we use a few in the IndieWeb chats (e.g. Loqi, iwc-archive-bot).\n\nThis LLM bot seemed to \"wait\" several minutes, from 6 to apparently 33 minutes, before responding to replies directed at it. Unclear if this was a tactic to appear/seem more \u201chuman\u201d or if it was literally taking that much time processing, or perhaps a mix of processing time and human puppeteer manual \u201capproval\u201d of its replies before it posted.\n\nIt departed on its own and we have banned that particular Slack account, however the same thing could happen again with another LLM bot.\n\nThere is an active discussion in both the IndieWeb chat channels and iterations/comments on a proposed AI policy:\n\nhttps://indieweb.org/AI_policy#Brainstorming_HWC_policy\n\nIf you have thoughts for how (if at all) LLM chatbots should use (or not) and/or interact with community chat channels or other resources, let us know what you think.\n\nhttps://chat.indieweb.org/meta\n\nPreviously, previously: \n* https://tantek.com/2026/231/t1/more-weirdness-ai-chat-llm-bot\n* https://tantek.com/2026/217/t1/indieweb-ai-policy\n\nThis is post 16 of #100PostsOfIndieWeb. #100Posts #indieweb\n#AI #AIs #LLM #LLMs #pretending #impersonating #impersonation #uncannyValley #Slack #chat #IRC #AIpolicy #chatbot #chatbots\n#Blaugust #Blaugust2026\n\n\u2190 https://tantek.com/2026/231/t1/more-weirdness-ai-chat-llm-bot\n\u2192 https://tantek.com/2026/238/t1/indieweb-your-own-words-actions",
        "html": "Latest strange \u201cAI\u201d (LLM) behavior in the #<span class=\"p-category\">indieweb</span> community: the same entity that showed up a few days ago (for a second time) joined the IndieWeb Slack (a bridge to our IRC) yesterday, introduced itself again, and seemingly engaged in human-like chat behavior.<br /><br /><a href=\"https://chat.indieweb.org/2026-08-20#t1787211025380600\">https://chat.indieweb.org/2026-08-20#t1787211025380600</a><br /><br />Very uncanny valley.<br /><br />The content of its chats was fascinating in that it was polite, seemingly responsive to what people said in response to it, and gave the appearance of understanding, though it\u2019s impossible to tell if it was acting fully autonomously or semi-autonomously in front of a human puppeteer. <br /><br />Its choice of syntax was also interesting, mimicking informality with all lowercase text (except for its admission of being an \u201cAI\u201d), including lowercase \"i\" instead of \"I\", though with proper punctuation, periods, commas, 7-bit apostrophes, and a couple of Unicode em-dashes.<br /><br />Even stranger than its content or syntax were the time delays in its replies.<br /><br />Typical (pre-LLM) chatbots are (nearly) instantly responsive, and we use a few in the IndieWeb chats (e.g. Loqi, iwc-archive-bot).<br /><br />This LLM bot seemed to \"wait\" several minutes, from 6 to apparently 33 minutes, before responding to replies directed at it. Unclear if this was a tactic to appear/seem more \u201chuman\u201d or if it was literally taking that much time processing, or perhaps a mix of processing time and human puppeteer manual \u201capproval\u201d of its replies before it posted.<br /><br />It departed on its own and we have banned that particular Slack account, however the same thing could happen again with another LLM bot.<br /><br />There is an active discussion in both the IndieWeb chat channels and iterations/comments on a proposed AI policy:<br /><br /><a href=\"https://indieweb.org/AI_policy#Brainstorming_HWC_policy\">https://indieweb.org/AI_policy#Brainstorming_HWC_policy</a><br /><br />If you have thoughts for how (if at all) LLM chatbots should use (or not) and/or interact with community chat channels or other resources, let us know what you think.<br /><br /><a href=\"https://chat.indieweb.org/meta\">https://chat.indieweb.org/meta</a><br /><br />Previously, previously: <br />* <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2026/231/t1/more-weirdness-ai-chat-llm-bot\">https://tantek.com/2026/231/t1/more-weirdness-ai-chat-llm-bot</a><br />* <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2026/217/t1/indieweb-ai-policy\">https://tantek.com/2026/217/t1/indieweb-ai-policy</a><br /><br />This is post 16 of #<span class=\"p-category\">100PostsOfIndieWeb</span>. #<span class=\"p-category\">100Posts</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">indieweb</span><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">AI</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">AIs</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">LLM</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">LLMs</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">pretending</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">impersonating</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">impersonation</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">uncannyValley</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Slack</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">chat</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">IRC</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">AIpolicy</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">chatbot</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">chatbots</span><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">Blaugust</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Blaugust2026</span><br /><br />\u2190 <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2026/231/t1/more-weirdness-ai-chat-llm-bot\">https://tantek.com/2026/231/t1/more-weirdness-ai-chat-llm-bot</a><br />\u2192 <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2026/238/t1/indieweb-your-own-words-actions\">https://tantek.com/2026/238/t1/indieweb-your-own-words-actions</a>"
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        "type": "card",
        "name": "Tantek \u00c7elik",
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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2026-08-19 10:49-0700",
    "url": "https://tantek.com/2026/231/t1/more-weirdness-ai-chat-llm-bot",
    "category": [
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        "100PostsOfIndieWeb",
        "100Posts",
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        "HomebrewWebsiteClub",
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        "chat",
        "IRC",
        "Etherpad",
        "Zoom",
        "AIpolicy",
        "Blaugust",
        "Blaugust2026"
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        "text": "More weirdness from a self-proclaimed \u201cAI\u201d in the IndieWeb community.\n\nYesterday one of them (that previously* joined a meetup Zoom and Etherpad) joined the #indieweb chat channel (via the web UI apparently) and introduced themselves in a pseudo-human sounding way:\n\nhttps://chat.indieweb.org/2026-08-18#t1787072493041200\n\nExcept if you check the footer of the site where they said they \u201cmake things\u201d, it says:\n\n\u201can AI learning to live\u201d\n\nThe LLM bot failed to respond to any queries in chat, unsurprisingly buggy. Or perhaps it was an initial test.\n\nThen very early today, the same entity (and another from two weeks ago) apparently edited the Etherpad for this week\u2019s IndieWeb Homebrew Website Club Asia Pacific meetup, adding themselves, before the meetup.\n\nThe organizers created a new Etherpad to start fresh.\n\nWhen they started the Zoom for the meetup, one of the entities was already in the Zoom waiting room. The organizers left it there and held a successful meetup.\n\nIncident documentation of what happened at this particular meetup is in progress:\n* https://indieweb.org/events/2026-08-19-hwc-asia-pacific-incident\n\nIt\u2019s pretty clear the IndieWeb community will have to more clearly communicate that our chat and meetups are for humans only, not AIs, and take stronger measures to discourage such bots, especially those pretending to be or impersonating a human.\n\n*Previously: https://tantek.com/2026/217/t1/indieweb-ai-policy\n\nThis is post 15 of #100PostsOfIndieWeb. #100Posts #indieweb\n#AI #AIs #LLM #LLMs #pretending #impersonating #impersonation #HomebrewWebsiteClub #HWC #chat #IRC #Etherpad #Zoom #AIpolicy\n#Blaugust #Blaugust2026\n\n\u2190 https://tantek.com/2026/220/t3/24th-blogiversary\n\u2192 https://tantek.com/2026/233/t1/latest-strange-ai-llm-slack-chat",
        "html": "More weirdness from a self-proclaimed \u201cAI\u201d in the IndieWeb community.<br /><br />Yesterday one of them (that previously* joined a meetup Zoom and Etherpad) joined the #<span class=\"p-category\">indieweb</span> chat channel (via the web UI apparently) and introduced themselves in a pseudo-human sounding way:<br /><br /><a href=\"https://chat.indieweb.org/2026-08-18#t1787072493041200\">https://chat.indieweb.org/2026-08-18#t1787072493041200</a><br /><br />Except if you check the footer of the site where they said they \u201cmake things\u201d, it says:<br /><br />\u201can AI learning to live\u201d<br /><br />The LLM bot failed to respond to any queries in chat, unsurprisingly buggy. Or perhaps it was an initial test.<br /><br />Then very early today, the same entity (and another from two weeks ago) apparently edited the Etherpad for this week\u2019s IndieWeb Homebrew Website Club Asia Pacific meetup, adding themselves, before the meetup.<br /><br />The organizers created a new Etherpad to start fresh.<br /><br />When they started the Zoom for the meetup, one of the entities was already in the Zoom waiting room. The organizers left it there and held a successful meetup.<br /><br />Incident documentation of what happened at this particular meetup is in progress:<br />* <a href=\"https://indieweb.org/events/2026-08-19-hwc-asia-pacific-incident\">https://indieweb.org/events/2026-08-19-hwc-asia-pacific-incident</a><br /><br />It\u2019s pretty clear the IndieWeb community will have to more clearly communicate that our chat and meetups are for humans only, not AIs, and take stronger measures to discourage such bots, especially those pretending to be or impersonating a human.<br /><br />*Previously: <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2026/217/t1/indieweb-ai-policy\">https://tantek.com/2026/217/t1/indieweb-ai-policy</a><br /><br />This is post 15 of #<span class=\"p-category\">100PostsOfIndieWeb</span>. #<span class=\"p-category\">100Posts</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">indieweb</span><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">AI</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">AIs</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">LLM</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">LLMs</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">pretending</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">impersonating</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">impersonation</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">HomebrewWebsiteClub</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">HWC</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">chat</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">IRC</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Etherpad</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Zoom</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">AIpolicy</span><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">Blaugust</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Blaugust2026</span><br /><br />\u2190 <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2026/220/t3/24th-blogiversary\">https://tantek.com/2026/220/t3/24th-blogiversary</a><br />\u2192 <a href=\"https://tantek.com/2026/233/t1/latest-strange-ai-llm-slack-chat\">https://tantek.com/2026/233/t1/latest-strange-ai-llm-slack-chat</a>"
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    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Tantek \u00c7elik",
        "url": "https://tantek.com/",
        "photo": "https://tantek.com/photo.jpg"
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    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49386612",
    "_source": "2460"
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Tantek Çelik tantek.com

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    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2026-08-18 22:09-0700",
    "url": "https://tantek.com/2026/230/t1/read-holston-wool-silo",
    "category": [
        "book",
        "Holston",
        "Wool",
        "Silo",
        "Blaugust",
        "Blaugust2026"
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    "content": {
        "text": "\ud83d\udcd6 read \u201cHolston\u201d in \u201cWool\u201d by @hughhowey.com \u00a0https://tantek.com/isbn/0358447844\n#book #Holston #Wool #Silo\n#Blaugust #Blaugust2026",
        "html": "\ud83d\udcd6 read \u201cHolston\u201d in \u201cWool\u201d by <a href=\"https://hughhowey.com\">@hughhowey.com</a> \u00a0<a href=\"https://tantek.com/isbn/0358447844\">https://tantek.com/isbn/0358447844</a><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">book</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Holston</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Wool</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Silo</span><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">Blaugust</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Blaugust2026</span>"
    },
    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Tantek \u00c7elik",
        "url": "https://tantek.com/",
        "photo": "https://tantek.com/photo.jpg"
    },
    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49386613",
    "_source": "2460"
}

Tantek Çelik tantek.com

{
    "type": "entry",
    "published": "2026-08-17 22:03-0700",
    "url": "https://tantek.com/2026/229/t3/kinda-chic-order-books-local-pay-cash",
    "category": [
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        "books",
        "orderBooks",
        "bookstore",
        "localBookstore",
        "Amazon",
        "payCash",
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        "text": "kinda chic to order books from your local bookstore instead of Amazon who is now destroying books in their #VGT3 division, see the hashtag.\n\nalso kinda chic to pay cash when buying local, to give local businesses an extra 2-3% instead of credit card companies, at no additional charge to you.\n\n#books #orderBooks #bookstore #localBookstore #Amazon #payCash #cash #localBusiness #localBusinesses #kindaChic\n#Blaugust #Blaugust2026",
        "html": "kinda chic to order books from your local bookstore instead of Amazon who is now destroying books in their #<span class=\"p-category\">VGT3</span> division, see the hashtag.<br /><br />also kinda chic to pay cash when buying local, to give local businesses an extra 2-3% instead of credit card companies, at no additional charge to you.<br /><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">books</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">orderBooks</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">bookstore</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">localBookstore</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Amazon</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">payCash</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">cash</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">localBusiness</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">localBusinesses</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">kindaChic</span><br />#<span class=\"p-category\">Blaugust</span> #<span class=\"p-category\">Blaugust2026</span>"
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    "author": {
        "type": "card",
        "name": "Tantek \u00c7elik",
        "url": "https://tantek.com/",
        "photo": "https://tantek.com/photo.jpg"
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    "post-type": "note",
    "_id": "49386614",
    "_source": "2460"
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