I’ve trained Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for years. Here are 5 things you can learn from him
Dwayne Washington was a teacher at St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School, where Gilgeous-Alexander attended, and also his club coach.
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How a Hazelnut Spread Became a Sticking Point in Franco-Algerian Relations
The wildly popular Nutella competitor El Mordjene has been banned by the European Union, a move some see as politically motivated, Lauren Collins writes.
Opinion | Christo Grozev Is the Man Putin Couldn’t Kill
Putin had Christo Grozev in his sights. Grozev was way ahead of him.
That Healing Sound - Nautilus
When music is medicine.
why you should be smelling more things
One of the silly little quirks of being human is that we pretend that some experiences are more real than others.
Cross-sell Tactics of Top DTC Brands
Our just-completed analysis of 40 direct-to-consumer brands revealed several cross-selling techniques.
A grassroots effort brought public transit to Monroe County
Monroe County has three new bus routes operated by the Mountain Transit Authority as a result of grassroots organizing efforts.
The Powerlifter Who Became a Professor and Changed the Game
Once known as “the world’s strongest woman,” Dr. Todd spent 50 years breaking records — and turning strength into a field of study.
The 2020 Commencement Speech You’ll Never Hear
The 2020 commencement speech you’ll never hear
Life’s Ancient Bottleneck
Of the six chemical elements necessary for life, phosphorus is the rarest. It determines what grows and shrinks, who lives and dies. By disrupting the planet’s phosphate cycle, unchecked factory farming could have apocalyptic consequences.
Better CSS Shapes Using shape() — Part 2: More on Arcs | CSS-Tricks
This is the second part of a series that dives deep into the CSS shape() command, continuing with a more detailed look at the arc command.
Notes on Tunisia
I spent almost three weeks in Tunisia, visiting the cities of Tunis, Bizerte, El Kef, Tozeur, Tataouine, El Jem, Sfax, Sousse, Monastir, Kairouan, and a few smaller towns in between. At first, I th…
♫ Mahna Mahna, Do doo be-do-do ♫ (Why do we get earworms?)
If we mention or even just allude to a catchy song, we risk having part of it playing on a loop in our head, for days on end. What's that about? And what can we do about it?
ChatGPT - Affordance in Design
Shared via ChatGPT
PC BIOS Guide: How To Safely Flash Your Firmware & 3 Key Settings To Check
Updating your BIOS can be scary, but it's not hard as long as you pay attention and take your time.
GitHub - Chalarangelo/30-seconds-of-css: Short CSS code snippets for all your development needs
Short CSS code snippets for all your development needs - Chalarangelo/30-seconds-of-css
Why and How to Containerize Your Existing Python Apps
Containerize your Python apps to eliminate environment issues and simplify deployment. This guide shows you why it helps and how to get started with Docker.
llm-mistral 0.14
I [added tool-support](https://github.com/simonw/llm-mistral/issues/31) to my plugin for accessing the Mistral API from LLM today, plus support for Mistral's new [Codestral Embed](https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/28/codestral-embed/) embedding model. An interesting challenge…
llm-tools-exa
When I [shipped LLM 0.26](https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/27/llm-tools/) yesterday one of the things I was most excited about was seeing what new tool plugins people would build for it. Dan Turkel's [llm-tools-exa](https://github.com/daturkel/llm-tools-exa) is …
llm-github-models 0.15
Anthony Shaw's [llm-github-models](https://github.com/tonybaloney/llm-github-models) plugin just got an upgrade: it now supports [LLM 0.26 tool use](https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/27/llm-tools/) for a subset of the models hosted on the [GitHub Models…
The History of Faro, Portugal: A Guide for Visitors
Located in the sunny Algarve, southern Portugal, Faro is the capital and largest city in the region. Although often overlooked, it hides a fascinating past.
Top Strategy Board Games to Challenge Your Mind and Elevate Game Night
Have you ever wondered how a simple board game can sharpen your mind and enhance your strategic thinking skills? In recent years, strategy board games have surged in popularity, captivating players of all ages with their intricate designs and challenging gameplay. These games…
Note: Settlers of Catan: The Gateway to Strategy Terraforming Mars: A Cosmic Challenge Gloomhaven: A Tactical Adventure (several more)
32 MCP Servers You Need To Check Out Now - KDnuggets
Explore list of top MCP servers that enable seamless integration of LLMs with tools like databases, APIs, communication platforms, and more, helping you automate workflows and enhance AI applications.
Claude as a calculator
Here's a quick demo of the kind of casual things I use LLMs for on a daily basis. I just found out that Perplexity offer their Deep Research feature via …
Kappabashi Neighborhood Guide: Tokyo's Kitchen Supply Paradise
Kappabashi is a neighborhood best known for two things: kitchen supplies and a Japanese mythological being, the kappa.
Why Good Ideas Die Quietly and Bad Ideas Go Viral
Gideon Lewis-Kraus reviews “Antimemetics,” a new book which argues that notions get taken up not because of their virtue but because of their catchiness.
One obvious flaw in this argument is that “misinformation” was only ever going to be a way to describe ideas you didn’t like.
It was better described as a channel for the transmission of culture in the form of memes
Large Language Models can run tools in your terminal with LLM 0.26
LLM 0.26 is out with the biggest new feature since I started the project: support for tools. You can now use the LLM CLI tool—and Python library—to grant LLMs from …
Ukraine’s New Way of War
American weapons are important, but Ukrainian drones have changed everything.
Marfa Lights by Bryan Peterson
This dreamy print entitled "Marfa Lights" is print #3 of 11 in our series by Bryan Peterson. Peterson's whimsical style is on full display in this beautiful print that captures the small town West Texas town of Marfa on a starry desert night.
Highlights from the Claude 4 system prompt
Anthropic publish most of the system prompts for their chat models as part of their release notes. They recently shared the new prompts for both Claude Opus 4 and Claude …
Kathy Bates Didn’t Expect the Lovefest: “Y’all, Where Were You When I Was Sitting on the Couch by Myself?”
The Matlock star talks candidly about longevity, mental health, and the decades she spent feeling like she didn’t belong.
Let Rails Help You
Rails gives you the tools to build custom features that still feel native.
The Self-Taught Cook Who Mastered the Flour Tortilla
Some of the best Sonoran-style tortillas in the U.S. are being made far from the border, in a college town forty miles outside Kansas City, Hannah Goldfield writes.
System Card: Claude Opus 4 & Claude Sonnet 4
Direct link to a PDF on Anthropic's CDN because they don't appear to have a landing page anywhere for this document. Anthropic's system cards are always worth a look, and …
Real-world map data is helping make better games about farms and transportation
Games like City Bus Manager and Global Farmer are using real-world mapping data from OpenStreetMap for more realistic simulations.
The Hundred-Page Machine Learning Book by Andriy Burkov
All you need to know about Machine Learning in a hundred pages. Supervised and unsupervised learning, support vector machines, neural networks, ensemble methods, gradient descent, cluster analysis and dimensionality reduction, autoencoders and transfer learning, feature…
f2
Really neat CLI tool for bulk renaming of files and directories by Ayooluwa Isaiah, written in Go and designed to work cross-platform. There's a _lot_ of great design in this. …
Inside United Airlines’ Operation at Newark Airport
Amid dire conditions at the airport, an airline operations crew has had to figure out how to get more than 600 flights a day to take off and land without incident.
What Is the Spotlight Effect?
The spotlight effect is one of the most fascinating phenomena of human experience. We explore why it happens and how to overcome it.
The Ballad of Bill Fox
Robert Pollard adores him. Jeff Tweedy calls him a hero. But he’s just wanted to be left alone — until now.
Optical Lens Design Forms: An Ultimate Guide to the types of lens design
This Guide is a birds-eye-view of all the optical systems and lens design forms out there, and will be an essential tool for any lens designer's toolbox.
Top 7 Python Frameworks for AI Agents - KDnuggets
Design, test, and deploy multi-agent systems in hours using the powerful agentic frameworks.
What are acid properties
ACID properties are principles ensuring data reliability and integrity in transaction processing, focusing on Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, and Durability.
‘Without time, there is no flavour’: a South Korean grand master on the art of the perfect soy sauce
Ki Soon-do’s soy sauce has been served to Donald Trump and gained Unesco heritage protection. It is recognition that is 370 years in the making
The Heart of Innovation: Why Most Startups Fail - Commoncog
A theory of demand (and product market fit) that explains it all, and does NOT require ‘pain’ to do it.
What changed? The answer is not customer pain, nor customer desire.
What changed was simply … default behaviour.
10 Best CSS Snippets for Web Designers in 2025
Explore the 10 best CSS snippets for web designers in 2025. Boost your projects with these powerful, easy-to-use styling solutions.
The Ultimate Guide to Learning Anything with NotebookLM - KDnuggets
Learn about turning your notes and sources into a personalized, AI-powered tutor with NotebookLM.
“How you design the beep is important.” Behind the movement for calmer gadgets
Warm lights, tactile buttons, intuitive usage.
llm-anthropic 0.16
New release of my LLM plugin for Anthropic adding the new Claude 4 Opus and Sonnet models. You can see pelicans on bicycles generated using the new plugin at the …
How Humans Wielded Insects in Early Battlefield Skirmishes
Insects are among the oldest of weaponry