Jacob Elias's Captain's Log https://jelias.me Technical writing, design thoughts, and project updates en-us Sun, 15 Mar 2026 11:38:43 GMT Week 6 drop :) https://jelias.me/#7WqFuaiAmdBrRDGMyYX-V 7WqFuaiAmdBrRDGMyYX-V Fri, 27 Feb 2026 05:07:00 GMT Week 6 drop :)https://dapdetector.com... Week 6 drop :)

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]]> IS THERE A PANORAMIC MAGNIFICENCE https://jelias.me/#eIL4pY-3xAheW4W_w07-- eIL4pY-3xAheW4W_w07-- Tue, 24 Feb 2026 19:44:05 GMT IS THERE A PANORAMIC MAGNIFICENCEIN THE SPACE BETWEEN ME AND GOD?I'VE SEEN WHAT IS WAITING ABOVE ME NOW,AND WHAT AM I GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?FOR ONCE I DON'T KNOW.... IS THERE A PANORAMIC MAGNIFICENCE

IN THE SPACE BETWEEN ME AND GOD?

I'VE SEEN WHAT IS WAITING ABOVE ME NOW,

AND WHAT AM I GOING TO DO ABOUT IT?

FOR ONCE I DON'T KNOW.

]]> i think its time we start switching to local or self-hosted systems where possible. granola for exam https://jelias.me/#YY4slnUNzJYzG9uhri1vT YY4slnUNzJYzG9uhri1vT Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:20:00 GMT i think its time we start switching to local or self-hosted systems where possible. granola for example. i probably can run transcription with a local model, and keep all data on my device. beyond jus... i think its time we start switching to local or self-hosted systems where possible. granola for example. i probably can run transcription with a local model, and keep all data on my device. beyond just ai tools too. why am i still using google docs?

we are on the verge of a new internet.

]]> my favorite time of the year.. tiny desk content submissions are starting to show up on youtube. thi https://jelias.me/#LxI1_HfRodp4x3U7TJrDj LxI1_HfRodp4x3U7TJrDj Sun, 08 Feb 2026 23:42:28 GMT my favorite time of the year.. tiny desk content submissions are starting to show up on youtube. this is so damn fun... my favorite time of the year.. tiny desk content submissions are starting to show up on youtube. this is so damn fun

]]> i love finding little gems like this. (not me doing a complete 180 on the existence of the internet https://jelias.me/#KoZO7K_mP6Cy9G-rVCwh1 KoZO7K_mP6Cy9G-rVCwh1 Sun, 08 Feb 2026 03:30:00 GMT i love finding little gems like this. (not me doing a complete 180 on the existence of the internet 6 seconds after i'm back online)... i love finding little gems like this. (not me doing a complete 180 on the existence of the internet 6 seconds after i'm back online)

]]> i've been without internet for the last three days. at first it was frustrating, mostly because the https://jelias.me/#8w42cu0gleas8U4Z9AuMc 8w42cu0gleas8U4Z9AuMc Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:50:00 GMT i've been without internet for the last three days. at first it was frustrating, mostly because the internet wasn't out, it was just shit (0.3mbps). which is honestly worse than it being completely ou... i've been without internet for the last three days. at first it was frustrating, mostly because the internet wasn't out, it was just shit (0.3mbps). which is honestly worse than it being completely out.

but now i keep staring at my computer wondering what all this network infra was built for. we have cables spanning the seafloor, for what? so we can watch ig reels? just wondering when we lost the plot, and also what it ever was

]]> i think the hardest part about these projects is picking a direction. i have a long list of ideas, b https://jelias.me/#SKXrNDgCxJD4Ynyj7ZtsF SKXrNDgCxJD4Ynyj7ZtsF Wed, 04 Feb 2026 23:08:00 GMT i think the hardest part about these projects is picking a direction. i have a long list of ideas, but if i'm not excited at the start, then it's really not going to be fun when i get stuck—and there'... i think the hardest part about these projects is picking a direction. i have a long list of ideas, but if i'm not excited at the start, then it's really not going to be fun when i get stuck—and there's always a moment where i get stuck

]]> y'all really love emojis huh? https://jelias.me/#5erxaBHUQ9V_SmvILbHkE 5erxaBHUQ9V_SmvILbHkE Wed, 04 Feb 2026 23:04:28 GMT y'all really love emojis huh?... y'all really love emojis huh?

]]> Untitled https://jelias.me/#rzAhFy48_03mZoH0NSIdJ rzAhFy48_03mZoH0NSIdJ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:25:00 GMT AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage — still thinking about this essay i read the other week, if you're craving new perspective on ai, this is a pretty good place to star... AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage — still thinking about this essay i read the other week, if you're craving new perspective on ai, this is a pretty good place to start.]]> there's something special about being able to instantly post directly to your website. did i need to https://jelias.me/#zVHi_X2VEqDJwjtCIHmv0 zVHi_X2VEqDJwjtCIHmv0 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:22:00 GMT there's something special about being able to instantly post directly to your website. did i need to build my own cms? probably not. but now i have so much controlllllllll. i can do whatever i want (i... there's something special about being able to instantly post directly to your website.

did i need to build my own cms? probably not. but now i have so much controlllllllll. i can do whatever i want (imagine this post is rainbow colors or word art, because when i have another free minute to spend on this, it will be)

]]> just setting up my cpts lg https://jelias.me/#FYCqyAlU7hnwkxeM3BvXE FYCqyAlU7hnwkxeM3BvXE Tue, 03 Feb 2026 02:36:00 GMT just setting up my cpts lg... just setting up my cpts lg

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