February 2026 blend of links

Some links don’t call for a full blog post, but sometimes I still want to share the good stuff I encounter on the web.

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World’s largest spider web – Be warned — especially if spiders make you uncomfortable — because you won’t be able to forget this video if you decide to watch it. You’ll learn something, sure, but you may end up having nightmares.

LLMs and Software Development Roundup (Michael Tsai) – Fascinating collection of thoughts and reactions (as always with Michael Tsai’s blog) on how A.I. can be as useful as frustrating. Something tells me that this post, updated regularly, will age like good wine.

Pure Blog – Kev has built his own CMS for his blog, and made it a brilliant tool available to everyone. If I were starting a blog today, this is the CMS I would use, as it’s just about pitch perfect as to what is needed for a proper blog. If you are reading this and don’t have a blog of your own yet, you know what to do.

News Tower – “Step into the bustling world of 1930s New York as an ambitious publisher. In News Tower, you’ll manage a growing newsroom during the Great Depression, Prohibition, and beyond. Send your reporters across the globe chasing breaking stories, hard-hitting news or scandalous gossip, it’s up to you. But beware: the mafia, the mayor, and other factions are ready to sway your headlines for their gain.” (via Nieman Journalism Lab)

Life before social media – Precious perspective from Loren in this post, with which it’s difficult to not agree wholeheartedly. I don’t think I have lost much of my beloved online experience when I deleted my social media accounts: Facebook, then Instagram, then Twitter, and finally LinkedIn. I may miss the occasional “moment” and the ability to answer directly to posts, but I still follow most of my favourite accounts via RSS. I still catch myself doomscrolling from time to time, but nothing I can’t escape. Only using an RSS reader on my Mac also helps.

Pandoc in the browser – The power of Pandoc without the hassle of having to operate it via the Terminal. Bookmarked. Shared. Praised. (via Rodrigo Ghedin)

AI Chatbot That Only Responds ‘Huh’ Valued At $200 Billion – “… if you don’t incorporate HmmAI into your company’s workflow right now, you’re going to be left behind.”

Ferrari Luce – I’m not sure if I’m a big fan of the whole aluminium and glass finish for the inside of a car; I’d think that warmer materials like carbon fibre, leather, or even wood would feel better, but I do love the retro and functional layout of commands. This Jony Ive guy looks like an adequate designer, doesn’t he? The webpage itself is very well-made too, and not something I would have expected from a car company like Ferrari.

São Paulo names new law after dog that stayed by owner’s grave for 10 years – “Bob’s former owner died in 2011. After her burial, the brown long-haired mixed-breed dog reportedly refused to leave her side at a cemetery in Taboão da Serra […] Relatives are said to have tried several times to take the dog away, but he always returned and was eventually adopted by cemetery staff.”

Peter Falk and Lee Grant in The Prisoner of Second Avenue, 1971 – One of my grandmothers was in love with Peter Falk, and I must have inherited these genes from her. This picture must be framed somewhere in my flat. (via Daniel Benneworth-Gray)

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