Bookofjoe's Favorite Thing: Best Pill Splitter(bookofjoe2.blogspot.com)

13 points by surprisetalk 13 days ago | 13 comments

A bookofjoe blog post recommending a blue pill splitter as the author's favorite, showing an Amazon purchase screenshot from 2016.

Separate the Cord from the Device(bookofjoe2.blogspot.com)

53 points by bookofjoe 5 months ago | 39 comments

Molly guard in reverse(unsung.aresluna.org)

204 points by surprisetalk 7 months ago | 83 comments

Walking Men(bookofjoe2.blogspot.com)

71 points by surprisetalk 28 days ago | 25 comments

A bookofjoe blog post showing images of the 'walk' pedestrian signal figures used in different cities such as Montreal, Warsaw, and Kolkata.

Why does aluminum foil have one shiny side and one with a matte finish?(bookofjoe2.blogspot.com)

40 points by surprisetalk 8 months ago | 37 comments

BehindTheMedspeak: A Spinal Tap(bookofjoe2.blogspot.com)

12 points by surprisetalk 10 months ago | 5 comments

My dad could still be alive, but he's not(jenn.site)

324 points by DustinEchoes 11 months ago | 218 comments

A personal blog post about the author's father dying of a first heart attack shortly after his 57th birthday, reflecting on how he could have survived.

Protect Your Friends and Loved Ones(ephemeral.cx)

36 points by speckx 22 days ago | 11 comments

A personal blog post recounting a friend's late-night arrest and urging readers to prepare information and plans to help loved ones if arrested.

Grieving the loss of details(purplesyringa.moe)

448 points by signa11 20 days ago | 352 comments

A personal blog post by purplesyringa reflecting on grieving the loss of low-level coding details as the industry shifts toward vibecoding and architecture-focused work.

How to ask for help from people who don't know you(pradyuprasad.com)

461 points by FigurativeVoid 3 months ago | 68 comments

A personal blog essay offering heuristics for asking strangers for help, centered on putting yourself in the other person's mind and showing proof of work.

Tips for stroke-surviving software engineers(blog.j11y.io)

427 points by padolsey 1 year ago | 152 comments

A blog post by James Padolsey offering tips for software engineers who have survived a hemorrhagic stroke, particularly with residual epilepsy.

I didn't reverse-engineer the protocol for my blood pressure monitor in 24 hours(james.belchamber.com)

323 points by jamesbelchamber 11 months ago | 124 comments

A personal blog post by James Belchamber about attempting to reverse-engineer the USB data protocol of his Microlife blood pressure monitor.