--- type: "article" title: "The Weekly Sniff 004" summary: "A roundup of links (linkdump) from the optimistically last week but more likely last month." newsletter: "Pup On Tech" newsletter_handle: "pup-on-tech" newsletter_url: "https://usecommune.com/n/pup-on-tech" author: "Avrohom Gross (@pupontech)" published: "2026-09-18T12:07:36.000Z" canonical_url: "https://usecommune.com/n/pup-on-tech/a/the-weekly-sniff-004" markdown_url: "https://usecommune.com/n/pup-on-tech/a/the-weekly-sniff-004.md" chat_url: "https://usecommune.com/n/pup-on-tech/a/the-weekly-sniff-004/chat" source_url: "https://pupontech.com/the-weekly-sniff-nnn/" body_source: "imported" likes: 0 replies: 0 body_words: 542 --- # The Weekly Sniff 004 his is the weekly sniff. A roundup of links (linkdump) from the optimistically last week but more likely last month. ## Best in show [Too much effort for such a simple lifeThe life is too hard unless you were born into a priviliged environment. You have to work your ass off to have a simple life. A simple house, a simple car,…![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)dostoynikov![](https://dostoynikov.bearblog.dev/too-much-effort-for-such-a-simple-life/%E2%98%AD)](https://dostoynikov.bearblog.dev/too-much-effort-for-such-a-simple-life/) A downer but definitely have been feeling that way. ## Small web finds [Why I Left WordPress for BearBlogOr: How I Bought Myself Some Digital Immortality A bear sitting at a desk typing on a computer. AI This is a re-edited version of a post that first r…![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)Cats and Birds and Stuff![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pupontech/content/images/thumbnail/bearblog-1-00379798-e05e-49e6-a225-363224e3f6fb.webp)](https://catsandbirdsandstuff.com/why-i-left-wordpress-for-bearblog/) Yup Wordpress is rough these days. [I definitively wasn't speaking from personal experience .](https://pupontech.com/its-just-broken-oh-wordpress/) [notes on overconsumption and instead of a self help bookI had an acquaintance explain to me that his current income of $200,000 a year salary is insufficient to travel whenever he wants, let alone purchase all the…![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)Inaccurate Brainstorming![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pupontech/content/images/thumbnail/og-image-6f69ecd3-619a-4476-8926-f50dc981a848.png)](https://noahmickel.com/notes-on-overconsumption-and-instead-of-a-self-help-book/) Yup those 5 steps are fantastic! [Before I go: Double your business with companies you likeI’ve had the pleasure in my career of sitting in tons of different board rooms talking with executives and getting a rundown on different charts and graphs they care most deeply about. As expected, “number chart go up” is always the desired outcome. Number chart go up is good because it makes other number charts go up, specifically stock ticker number.![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pupontech/content/images/icon/favicon-6f3fcc98-8ad4-4d5b-a55d-47ea3cafe584.ico)Dave RupertDave Rupert](https://daverupert.com/2026/07/number-chart-go-up/) Fantastic idea! Good read as well. [A Year of Dog-mateshipThoughts and commentary on first year of dog-mateship![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)Hard Refresh![](https://https://bear-images.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/hardrefresh/hipster-cosmo.webp)](https://www.hardrefresh.life/a-year-of-dog-mateship/) Good honest post about doggos. Very balanced still liked! [Things I Want to Actually Run Out OfThoughts and commentary on things I want to actually run out of![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)Hard Refresh![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pupontech/content/images/thumbnail/deo-1-0e80e397-6766-4c51-befa-af42d980239f.webp)](https://www.hardrefresh.life/things-i-want-to-actually-run-out-of/) Loved the descriptions and the photos in this one. Solid read! [Rescued Pokémon YellowI guess I just want bragging rights, but here’s the short story of rescuing Pokémon Yellow. I run "fix your gameboy game for £10" which occasionally …![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pupontech/content/images/icon/android-icon-192x192-74744810-93a2-4b07-a619-09651dd4628a.png)Remy Sharp![](https://remysharp.com/images/gameboy/pokemon-yellow-1.avif)](https://remysharp.com/tif/2026-07-24-rescued-pokemon-yellow) Cute read. Pokemon good! [The Great Software Regress: How “Move Fast and Break Things” Broke Our LivesJust yesterday morning, my brand-new MINI Countryman auto-installed software update 03/2026.54. How exciting! The release notes promised groundbreaking chang…![](https://static.ghost.org/v5.0.0/images/link-icon.svg)Dan Kendalls' Fluff![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pupontech/content/images/thumbnail/og-image-056348cb-40ac-47ba-8ed2-3fa461cc071d.png)](https://imdanielkendall.com/the-great-software-regress-how-move-fast-and-break-things-broke-our-lives/) Break break break . Honestly computers are always like that. Even before everything became a capitalist ai based hellscape. I work in a repair shop again. Its amazing when it does work lol. [Oh My God, Stop Asking What I Do For Work!Why is THIS the best we can do for an icebreaker?![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pupontech/content/images/icon/pirateico-a9100e82-18cf-4304-898d-c19fb04166db.webp)Absurd Pirate's Internet Blog![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pupontech/content/images/thumbnail/maxresdefault-1072365317-ababecc8-3533-491d-8500-9a177f4f7af3.webp)](https://blog.absurdpirate.com/oh-my-god-stop-asking-what-i-do-for-work/) I both vibe with the fact that this is a stupid way to get to know someone . But I don't in terms of making it harder to speak to new people when I already hate doing that. ## Tools and systems [Aria Builder - The Astro-native visual builder for the Cloudflare era.Aria Builder is an Astro-native, modern, open-source visual builder for the Cloudflare era.![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pupontech/content/images/icon/aria-favicon-light-0abfa0d6-0a2e-49a4-be56-071d4591aca0.png)Aria BuilderAria Builder![](https://cdn.synaps.media/pupontech/content/images/thumbnail/og-428a27c8-a9d8-4200-aaa5-ec409502ed1c.jpg)](https://ariabuilder.io/) Astro starting to get CMS and visual editors is a great thing! ## Loose links [Why gifted people burn out the fastest.](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_N6qPEA_dGc) Dr. K. goes brr per the usual, good shit. [I built a speed/distance tracker for my hamster wheel](https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/comments/1v9uyq0/i_built_a_speeddistance_tracker_for_my_hamster/) Good stuff here lol. This is day 37 of #100DaysToOffload *** ## Discussion No replies yet.