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The blog post discusses Tidal Cycles, a domain-specific language for live coding music, emphasizing its focus on pattern-based music creation. It provides installation instructions for Haskell and SuperCollider, necessary for usin...
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2025-10-23 • 3d printing cure prusa 3d printing bench fmd
The blog post discusses advancements in 3D printing technology, comparing different methods such as powder-based, resin (SLA), and filament (FDM) printing. It highlights the author's personal experiences with various printers, emp...
The text discusses the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on various professions, particularly in the field of software engineering. It explores the concept of knowledge work and its implications for the future of labor, as we...
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The website l-o-o-s-e-d.net is an incubator for critical discourse on technology and politics, particularly focusing on the state of the Internet and media in the United States. The site aims to explore the entanglement of online ...
The article discusses the evolution of text editors from QED to Neovim, focusing on the Unix-based text editors and their impact on the programming community. It also delves into the history of Unix, the development of Vi and Vim,...
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2025-03-19 • terminal emulator neovim
The text discusses various terminal emulators such as Alacritty, Ghostty, iTerm2, Kitty, Warp, and WezTerm, highlighting their features and speed. It also mentions the creators of some of these emulators and the reasons for switch...
The text discusses the challenges of self-hosting a Next.js application with a separate backend, focusing on memory requirements, fetch issues, and the decision to use Next.js despite its difficulties. The author shares their expe...
The website Loosed is supported by donations. The author shares their Neovim dot-files on GitHub and their experience using Next without Vercel hosting. They also discuss microcontrollers and single-board computers.
The website Loosed is supported by donations. It offers a force-directed graph to visualize articles and topics in the knowledge base and blog. The graph can be manipulated using controls and there are plans for future work on the...
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2025-03-19 • neovim ollama code companion chat
The text discusses the use of large language models (LLMs) in writing code, specifically focusing on Ollama, a tool for running LLMs on local hardware. It explains the benefits of running LLMs on local hardware and provides instr...
The text is a privacy policy for the website Loosed, describing the policies and procedures on the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data. It explains the interpretation and definitions of terms used, types of data colle...
The terms and conditions of the website Loosed are outlined, including the use of cookies, licensing, and content liability. The website reserves the right to request the removal of links and to amend the terms and conditions at a...
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The text discusses the evolution of personal computers and the author's current tech setup, including hardware, displays, audio, 3D printing, laptops, single-board computers, and gaming.
The text discusses the concept of zettelkasten, a note-taking practice using physical note cards or a digital system, and its application in software engineering. It also introduces a personal knowledge base or wiki for hoarding b...
The text discusses the author's experience with creating a Vim Clutch, a pedal that engages or disengages the INSERT mode in the Vim editor. The author purchased a foot-pedal at Goodwill and used a Raspberry Pi Zero for the keypre...
The text describes the author's experience with a dead car battery and the process of diagnosing and replacing it. The author also discusses the process of purchasing a new battery, the importance of recycling old batteries, and t...
The text is a personal account of the author's experience with different Windows operating systems and their transition to Ubuntu and Regolith Linux. The author shares their journey from using Windows 95 to Windows 10 and WSL, and...
The text discusses the history of Microsoft's relationship with Linux, the introduction of Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), the benefits of WSL, the differences between WSL1 and WSL2, and a detailed tutorial on how to install WS...
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2025-03-19 • tools fabrication home shop
The text describes the author's experience with fabrication shops during their architecture studies and their desire to set up a home shop. They discuss the process of acquiring tools and setting up a workbench in their basement, ...
The blog discusses the 'hug of death' phenomenon, which occurs when a website suddenly gains popularity and crashes due to high traffic. The author shares their experience of their website crashing after gaining high traffic. They...
The text contains a series of Vim commands and functions for Neovim, including character manipulation, concatenating lines of text, and selecting visual blocks.