Apollonius of Rhodes: The Man Who Changed Ancient Greek Literature for Ever
Few figures in Ancient Greek literature have been as consequential and enigmatic as Apollonius of Rhodes.
By Nick Kampouris
Apollonius at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/433
Switzerland's Goldilocks fiber: Public provision is a layered question.
https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic/116362403855081255
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36s agoTomorrow, April 8th, 6pm to 7pm we’re playing Chess After Work :chess_pawn: at the Kresija Gallery (next to the 3 bridges). Any skill level welcome. The world has changed so much from the time we though machines will never be able to play chess!
🍿 New #movie watched: Pizza Movie (2026) ★★★☆☆
High college students face an unexpectedly epic journey when they must navigate two flights of stairs to retrieve their pizza delivery, turning a simple task into a surreal adventure.
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Have decided The Sorcerer’s Apprentice is the appropriate soundtrack for working in Claude Code now that I can invoke parallel sub-agents in worktrees.
Today's threads (a thread)
Inside: Switzerland's Goldilocks fiber; and more!
Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2026/04/07/swisscom/
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1m ago…Capitalism is a network effect. It, or something like it, seems to be what happens when status seeking primates pile technological insight upon insight. Put differently, convenience upon convenience.
We go faster and bigger and tell ourselves that’s stronger.
Everyone designed it
2m agoI have been introduced to the world of crumpets.
...
So, when granddad said I should get out more and find some crumpet, these are what he meant. I mean, they're okay, I guess. Not exactly revolutionary in terms of yumminess.
A user recently asked me to check out kubrix ai video. It was not good. But it did prompt me to do a run of AI Video generation across a variety of sites and models. The theme this time is a reboot of the 80s sitcom, ALF. https://kutt.tpk.pw/6qNVHD
Just read: Design Systems and Legos - https://gomakethings.com/design-systems-and-legos/
3m ago¿Echabas de menos una nueva beta de NVDA esta semana? Ha tardado un poco, pero ya está disponible la beta 10 de NVDA 2026.1. Además de actualizar las traducciones, corrige errores con Notepad++ y SAPI 4, y restaura o restablece los ajustes de MathCat con el resto de la configuración.
https://nvda.es/2026/04/07/ya-disponible-la-decima-beta-de-nvda-2026-1/
RE: https://social.vivaldi.net/@nibushibu/116224908771780813
現代思想入門、2周目を読み始めた
fig.1 Lorikeet rocketfuel 🦜🚀
De Bosuil had wat te enthousiast paasinkopen gedaan.
"Thank you. Please hold, while I attempt to connect you with your party!"
*️⃣ Asterisk sound 'priv-introsaved.wav'
📦 From package 'asterisk-core-sounds'
🇺🇸 Spoken in US English
Nice to see Apple featuring a bunch of indie apps in their new Liquid Glass design gallery: https://developer.apple.com/design/new-design-gallery-2026/
4m agoApache httpd, curl, Django, Firefox, glibc, GnuTLS, Haproxy, libssh, Linux kernel, python, Temporal, Wireshark, wolfSSL
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