Programmers Don’t Always Publish Their Inventions

Programmers Don’t Always Publish Their Inventions

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I started by sketching an Android app idea—a code editor built with NativeScript that would expose the Android API for on‑the‑go programming, something useful for personal use but unlikely to hit the app store. Then I pivoted to a real project I’ve been working on: a music‑tempo processor that lets me pick a playlist, auto‑tune every track to a target BPM (default 165 bpm), and add a low‑cutoff feature that nudges slower tracks up by 25 % so they don’t sound distorted. I use this tool during bodybuilding sessions, matching the tempo to my lift cadence—slower beats for heavier sets, faster for lighter ones—to keep rhythm and focus sharp. Finally I note how AI could extend this idea into a full workout program that composes music, adjusts BPM, inserts rests, and syncs intervals with lifts, inviting fellow developers to discuss JavaScript, ES6+, NativeScript, and the creative freedom of building free, brilliant tools in the pocket‑dimension of programming.

#1746 published 05:43 audio duration 599 words 1 link android nativescript javascript es6 api music bpm timer workout bodybuilding

Does The Gym Hurt?

Does The Gym Hurt?

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The post explains that beginners must start with light weights, proper shoes, and gradual training so the body can adapt without severe soreness or injuries while building endurance over time.

#1745 published 12:27 audio duration 1,408 words 4 links gym muscle doms blisters shoes recovery socks dumbbells training

The Power Of Disadvantage; Or, Never Too Fat, Or, Too Ugly, Or Old

The Power Of Disadvantage; Or, Never Too Fat, Or, Too Ugly, Or Old

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The post explains how carrying extra weight as an obese person can provide a foundation for building muscle through endurance training, emphasizing that nutrition, extended workouts, and rest management are key to developing larger muscles and becoming a “muscular warrior.” It then argues that ugliness is merely a perception and can be turned into motivation for body transformation, encouraging activities like dancing, surfing or trail guiding. The author stresses the importance of staying active—daily walks, hiking, camping—to keep muscles renewed, and concludes that embracing perceived disadvantages fuels growth, giving one an edge as a “trail blazer” who turns ordinary life into adventure.

#1744 published 06:30 audio duration 523 words 2 links bodybuilding fitness muscle-building exercise dumbbell nutrition endurance hiking camping lifestyle

Mind Your Mind

Mind Your Mind

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The author argues that true leadership shows the path rather than giving orders, and that clear thinking comes from philosophical study. He claims high‑school experience first exposes students to “the men who sold the world” and teaches resistance, but it also risks overwork unless students learn real skills such as computer programming, which gives independence. The post stresses that self‑education—especially with AI tools—lets one become an inventor and dignified being. He encourages practical adventures like hiking major trails to open the mind, suggesting that intellectual inheritance is found by exploring curiosities. In short, the piece urges readers to let philosophy guide them, acquire concrete skills (programming), use AI for self‑learning, and pursue outdoor adventure to grow into a great being whose wisdom will shape the future.

#1743 published 04:49 audio duration 488 words education programming javascript web development ai hiking camping self-improvement philosophy

Reliable Bodybuilding In 3 Steps; Or, The Three Phases And Then, Life

Reliable Bodybuilding In 3 Steps; Or, The Three Phases And Then, Life

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The post outlines a progressive “dumbbell‑jog” routine that blends light jogging, functional lifting, and rhythmic movement to build muscle through endurance rather than traditional set‑and‑rep schemes. In Step 1, you jog with lightweight dumbbells for an hour, using interval timers or Couch‑to‑5K programs and gradually extending time and weight as your body adapts. Step 2 moves the same weighted arms into a gym setting—side, front, overhead curls—with music guiding tempo so that lifts feel like dance; you switch positions each beat to keep all muscle groups engaged. Step 3 adds an extra hour, further increases weight, speeds up the playlist, and pairs the workout with trail‑mix, protein, and vegetable juice for recovery. The author argues that continuous motion, gradual load progression, and a music‑driven flow yield better results than fixed sets or reps, and stresses daily practice to keep muscles flexible and strong through life.

#1742 published 15:03 audio duration 940 words dumbbell jogging gym cardio exercise muscle-isolation sets-reps

A Programming Story

A Programming Story

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Shifting from five platform‑specific apps to one JavaScript codebase that runs both client‑side and server‑side, the author shows how signals and visual programming can simplify development and deployment across all devices.

#1741 published 18:24 audio duration 1,546 words javascript nodejs electron nwjs webapps cross-platform serverless queues signals components visual programming

War Of Art; Or, The Explosive Birth Of An Artist

War Of Art; Or, The Explosive Birth Of An Artist

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The post presents the idea that becoming an artist is like becoming a warrior in constant battle—each new work must be fought over, each color chosen with strategic intent, and every piece a weapon to reshape the world of art. It urges artists to embrace AI-generated images as starting points, then transfer them onto large canvases using a cheap projector or glass sheet for precise shape, after which they refine the composition by mixing colors, glazing, and mastering old masters’ techniques. By creating multiple copies, learning color theory through repetition, and recording progress videos, an artist builds both skill and reputation while keeping their sources hidden; this disciplined routine of planning ahead, using personas, and fighting critics ultimately aims to revive art’s vibrancy and make the artist a true warrior of expression.

#1740 published 12:33 audio duration 1,155 words 1 link artist painting ai projector krita gimp color theory old masters oil painting canvas

Bodybuilding: An Explanation So Simple, That Even A Cat Can Do It!

Bodybuilding: An Explanation So Simple, That Even A Cat Can Do It!

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The post describes how to build endurance and muscle by combining interval‑timed aerobic workouts with light dumbbell training, starting at about five days of multi‑hour sessions set to slow music beats for trance-like focus; you add small weights (two pounds per hand, later up to ten) so that each lift is long enough to keep the body moving without long rests, using a simple two‑timer app (lift time, rest time, rounds) that gradually increases round count and shortens rest until continuous work is achieved; the routine includes walking, hopping, twisting, turning, dancing, wrist/ankle weights and jogging with dumbbells, ensuring full‑body movement every day—no “chest day” or “leg day”—with protein, complex carbs, trail mix, hydration and vegetable juice to aid recovery, and a gradual weight increase of no more than 2.5 pounds at a time to keep the body adapting steadily.

#1739 published 06:16 audio duration 677 words interval training dumbbell workout aerobic exercise full body workout timer app music beats jogging with weights endurance training protein diet carbohydrates hydration

Rise; And, Don’t Let The World Drag You Down

Rise; And, Don’t Let The World Drag You Down

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The author recounts his experiences as a boy scout who, despite being free from alcohol and drugs, struggled with classmates’ accusations and misunderstandings about his energy drinks. He describes how peers misinterpreted his beverage as “drugs,” leading to social isolation and repeated encounters with drug‑using friends. The narrative follows his attempts to create his own milder drink, the influence of a Valkyrie mentor teaching him emotional resilience, and several episodes where he was surrounded by drug culture at school events. Throughout, he reflects on how these experiences made him feel out of place, yet eventually inspired him to adopt the cadet code, travel long trails, and encourage others to rise above drug influence and live purposefully.

#1738 published 13:55 audio duration 1,186 words personal narrative gym energy drink rice flour water bottle boy scout drugs coffee shop friendship self reflection

The World Remedy

The World Remedy

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The post argues that poverty stifles learning and that true education is about creativity, cultural inheritance, and personal mastery rather than mere memorization; it stresses that understanding the arts of programming (JavaScript/ES6+, HTML/XML, CSS, Electron/nw.js, node.js) can empower individuals to fix broken systems, while outdoor adventures, reading books, and mastering camping are part of holistic growth—so that a graduate becomes a powerful programmer, a writer or artist, and a cultural warrior who restores dignity and prevents future dictators.

#1737 published 08:21 audio duration 686 words 2 links poetry education programming javascript html css node.js webdev self-learning highschool culture

The Adult

The Adult

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The post presents an AI‑generated poem that celebrates the spirit of philosophical inquiry, chivalric virtue, and personal empowerment through vivid “who” stanzas. Each stanza personifies a seeker who questions, reflects, and embraces reason, courage, creativity, and

#1736 published 15:34 audio duration 1,501 words poetry ai-generated philosophy inspiration self-reflection

Volition, Virtue, And Pursuits Of Excellence

Volition, Virtue, And Pursuits Of Excellence

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The post opens with an evocative preface written by the “ghost” of an old friend, celebrating the enduring value and purity of her work amid criticism and attacks. It then unfolds into a motivational monologue that urges young readers to seize control of their own lives, emphasizing self‑determination, independent thinking, and persistent effort as keys to success, excellence, and happiness. The essay repeatedly stresses that learning should be driven by personal curiosity rather than rote memorization or external mandates, and that authentic education—fueled by passion for art, music, programming, philosophy, etc.—is essential for continual progress. Finally, it frames the individual’s journey as a quest to become an “authentic being,” mastering his/her mind, culture, and life through relentless pursuit of greatness in heart, mind, and action.

#1735 published 15:15 audio duration 1,309 words 3 links essay preface self-help personal-development education art music technology philosophy youtube

The Tokenizer and Lexer Story; Or, A Closer Look At XML Shenanigans

The Tokenizer and Lexer Story; Or, A Closer Look At XML Shenanigans

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The post explains why parsing XML with simple regular expressions works only when identical tags are never nested inside each other: a naive regex that grabs the first closing tag will match wrong when “box” is opened twice before being closed. To handle general XML, the author describes a two‑stage approach—a tokenizer that scans the raw string and emits tokens for opening/closing/self‑closing tags, text, and comments, followed by a lexer that consumes those tokens to build a nested tree (AST) using a stack of open elements; each closing tag pops its matching parent, ensuring proper nesting). The resulting tree can then be used by any application needing the parsed XML structure.

#1734 published 10:08 audio duration 891 words 7 links xml parser tokenizer lexer regex config-files nesting ast code

Pardon My Turkey; Or, An XML Thanksgiving

Pardon My Turkey; Or, An XML Thanksgiving

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I’m a lifelong coder who enjoys writing small programs in my free time and recently built a compact 50‑line XML parser that demonstrates how easy it is to handle nested tags once you understand the basic pattern of open/close lines and attribute extraction. I then turned to the emerging world of low‑code visual programming languages, arguing they lower the barrier for beginners by letting them connect boxes instead of typing boilerplate, while still supporting powerful concepts such as event emitters, queues, buffers, and automatic routing. By pre‑building UI builders, HTTP libraries, and server proxies into these visual tools, developers can focus on solving problems rather than repeating grunt work—making the whole process faster, more intuitive, and ultimately more impactful for both creators and users.

#1733 published 11:18 audio duration 894 words 1 link xml parser programming hobbyist visual-programming low-code ai

Gym Machines Are Just Not That Good For You

Gym Machines Are Just Not That Good For You

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The post argues that gym machines are less effective than free‑weight training, especially for long‑duration workouts, and suggests beginning a routine with the lightest dumbbells while walking an hour or more in sync with music to create a “dance trance.” By gradually adding weight and extending the exercise time, this full‑body workout builds balanced musculature—strong back, shoulders, legs—and works well for both young and old. The author stresses that consistency in this dumbbell‑and‑music routine yields lasting muscle growth and overall fitness better than machine exercises.

#1732 published 11:43 audio duration 946 words gym dumbbells walkworkout aerobics music dance freeweights beginner full-body

Bodybuilding For Babies

Bodybuilding For Babies

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The post explains that effective bodybuilding begins by using very light dumbbells—just a few pounds—and gradually increasing the load in small increments over time, much like a jogger’s progression from easy steps to longer runs. It stresses that lifting for many minutes at low weight builds endurance and muscle more reliably than short bursts of heavy lifts, which often lead to plateaus. The author points out that this gradual approach mirrors how our bodies naturally adapt, noting that even 25‑lb sets are too heavy if started abruptly. Nutrition is also mentioned: complex carbs keep energy steady while protein supports repair, but no fancy powders or excessive creatine are required. In short, the article argues for a slow, steady routine—light lifts for long periods with incremental weight increases—as the most effective and sustainable way to build muscle and stay healthy into old age.

#1731 published 11:30 audio duration 1,068 words bodybuilding training dumbbell weightlifting exercise fitness musclebuilding workout strengthtraining

Thinking About Learning English? Think Again!

Thinking About Learning English? Think Again!

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The author playfully shares his journey learning English, mixing humor and observation: he confuses month names (“October” isn’t the eighth month), notes odd spellings of letters (W as “Doubleu”), jokes about numbers written out in words, describes many varieties of peas, lists hidden sub‑words inside common terms (e.g., “noodles” contains “nude”), references everyday life like shampoo and hot dogs, mentions quirky regional touches such as Ohio’s tractor-like name, and reflects on how watching TV with captions and rereading narrative books helped cement his vocabulary.

#1730 published 07:10 audio duration 675 words wordplay homophone english

Protect Your Mind - In The Voice of Walt Whitman

Protect Your Mind - In The Voice of Walt Whitman

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The author presents a poetic exhortation to safeguard the mind as a delicate vessel that must be nurtured by daily learning and free thought, praising the child’s inner garden of potential against the rigid rhythms of school, politics, and war; he calls for daydreaming, self‑study, and relentless pursuit of knowledge and wisdom so that the individual may transcend ordinary life into becoming a philosopher, knight, creator of worlds, and ultimately a luminous force capable of changing the world.

#1729 published 16:31 audio duration 933 words poetry essay education schoollife selfdevelopment

The Last Dark Age

The Last Dark Age

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The post celebrates the sweeping impact of large‑language models such as Ollama, describing how they have accelerated change in every field—from medicine and programming to education and culture—so rapidly that old systems (tuition fees, fixed curricula) feel obsolete. Small models can now run on inexpensive hardware, enabling anyone to learn coding without constant internet access or formal grading, while even “little” LLMs outperform university‑level knowledge. This shift is portrayed as an unstoppable renaissance, giving each person a personal philosopher and returning humanity to the roots of wisdom and learning.

#1728 published 06:07 audio duration 330 words 1 link poetry llm ollama ai education technology

My Name is Aurelia Sapiens And This Is The Twistin’ Tongue-twister

My Name is Aurelia Sapiens And This Is The Twistin’ Tongue-twister

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#1727 published 10:33 audio duration 1,330 words poetry children’s rhymes rhythmical verses wordplay slugs worms pears balls fowl socks dance circle chorus verses ai naming

Horking - The New American Pastime

Horking - The New American Pastime

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The author explains “horking” as a playful, non‑honked action people can do when stuck in traffic at train tracks, then recounts a day of being delayed by a stationary train while on their way to buy bananas; they describe the frustration and commotion among drivers, their own attempts to keep busy (looking at graffiti, using an AI to generate JavaScript snippets inspired by Prolog), and eventually finding a bag of ripe bananas for a dollar. The narrative weaves together the definition of horking, the traffic jam, the programming side‑project, the train‑track scenery, and the author’s lighthearted “hork” ritual that turns a delay into an opportunity to enjoy simple pleasures like bananas and street art.

#1726 published 12:16 audio duration 1,098 words horking slang train banana javascript prolog visual-programming-language snow

Children of the Future, Hear Me! - A Message From Friedrich Nietzsche

Children of the Future, Hear Me! - A Message From Friedrich Nietzsche

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You are **more** than mere creatures of flesh, more than transient mortals fleeting upon this planet. You are **children of the stars**, destined to climb not only to the heights of this earth, but beyond it, to create something new, something **great**, something **unheard of**. You are the **builders of the future**, the **forgers of tomorrow’s truths**. In you burns a fire that cannot

#1725 published 06:50 audio duration 569 words philosophy motivation inspiration education future self-help ai-generated friedrich-nietzsche

JavaScript Gods

JavaScript Gods

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The post recounts a “rebellion” between SQL and No‑SQL paradigms, arguing that the fixed structure of relational databases is not always optimal and that understanding key‑value stores, periodic syncs, and memory‑mapped disks gives developers deeper insight. It then shifts to advocating the actor model (inspired by Erlang/OTP) as a powerful way to architect programs, especially when combined with hot‑reloading so modules can be updated on the fly without restarting. The author encourages experimenting with concise JavaScript snippets that embody these concepts and suggests extending the same pattern to other languages, celebrating the freedom and creative power of “technology rebels.”

#1724 published 09:03 audio duration 677 words 8 links sql nosql elixir actor-model javascript es6 hot-reloading modules rxjs combination

An Eerie Little Poem About Two Eerie Places And A Strange Porcupine

An Eerie Little Poem About Two Eerie Places And A Strange Porcupine

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I spent an early‑morning 18.7‑mile run from Plymouth to Ann Arbor, Michigan, feeling alone under stars and interrupted by a beer can; later I explored the Nordhouse Dunes cove, collecting fossils amid eerie but inviting rock formations, where I also caught sight of an unusually large porcupine that vanished into the woods before I could film it again. Throughout my travels I’ve visited castle ruins, battle fields, bone churches, underground dwellings, caves, and even bicycled to Lake Eerie—each outing leaving me with a treasure trove of memories and poetic wonder about the places I wander.

#1723 published 06:35 audio duration 644 words poetry running michigan travel nature adventure fossils porcupine lake-michigan nordhouse-dunes