Fredrik Mellström
@traal.se
Software developer. I'm into Python, Unix, and Apple and Google products, TV and books, and sometimes hiking. I'm not always here; see: https://wheretofind.me/@traal
TIL: To my amazement, GNU awk (gawk) gained CSV support in 5.3.0, Nov 2023. You just use the `--csv`/`-k` flag now! 🤩 www.gnu.org/software/gaw...
AWK was one of the first Unix languages I learned well, back in the 1990's. I love that they're still launching major improvements to the language!
AWK was one of the first Unix languages I learned well, back in the 1990's. I love that they're still launching major improvements to the language!
Comma Separated Fields (The GNU Awk User’s Guide)
Comma Separated Fields (The GNU Awk User’s Guide)
www.gnu.org
August 8, 2026 at 8:57 AM
TIL: To my amazement, GNU awk (gawk) gained CSV support in 5.3.0, Nov 2023. You just use the `--csv`/`-k` flag now! 🤩 www.gnu.org/software/gaw...
AWK was one of the first Unix languages I learned well, back in the 1990's. I love that they're still launching major improvements to the language!
AWK was one of the first Unix languages I learned well, back in the 1990's. I love that they're still launching major improvements to the language!
Reposted by Fredrik Mellström
I couldn’t work out how to renew my IDA license so I’m using Excel formulas as a disassembler.
May 27, 2026 at 4:24 AM
I couldn’t work out how to renew my IDA license so I’m using Excel formulas as a disassembler.
Reposted by Fredrik Mellström
IBM computer manual from 1979:
May 1, 2026 at 3:56 PM
IBM computer manual from 1979:
This is an interesting observation about a difference in vocabulary between English and the rest of Europe. The same association between debt and guilt also exists in Swedish. Food for thought! 🤔
lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/4/23/eq...
lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/4/23/eq...
Equity for Europeans
Equity combines legal fairness, ownership, and upside in one everyday concept.
lucumr.pocoo.org
April 25, 2026 at 5:20 AM
This is an interesting observation about a difference in vocabulary between English and the rest of Europe. The same association between debt and guilt also exists in Swedish. Food for thought! 🤔
lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/4/23/eq...
lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/4/23/eq...
Reposted by Fredrik Mellström
Branding needs work on this nail salon in Paris.
April 18, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Branding needs work on this nail salon in Paris.
This is like what YouTube was made for. I haven’t smiled this much in a long time. youtu.be/AkNqCJeeC48
This Weird Tandem Bike is WAY BETTER Than You Think
YouTube video by Berm Peak
youtu.be
April 14, 2026 at 7:28 PM
This is like what YouTube was made for. I haven’t smiled this much in a long time. youtu.be/AkNqCJeeC48
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"[The administration's characterization of Direct File] has it completely backwards. It is a calculation that only makes sense if you do not value the time and money of citizens, but regard the government doing anything to help the public as a burden."
What the death of Direct File tells us about state capacity
We CAN have nice things - if we want them
donmoynihan.substack.com
April 14, 2026 at 3:27 PM
"[The administration's characterization of Direct File] has it completely backwards. It is a calculation that only makes sense if you do not value the time and money of citizens, but regard the government doing anything to help the public as a burden."
Reposted by Fredrik Mellström
due to recent events I have to reiterate that blip.net is amazing witchcraft
Blip is the fastest way to send files
Send big files with no size limits, at full quality, across platforms,
directly to other people and devices
blip.net
April 10, 2026 at 1:46 PM
due to recent events I have to reiterate that blip.net is amazing witchcraft
These uv Python skills for coding agents look promising. From @mathspp.com
mathspp.com/blog/uv-skills
mathspp.com/blog/uv-skills
uv skills for coding agents
This article shares two skills you can add to your coding agents so they use uv workflows.
mathspp.com
April 9, 2026 at 3:50 PM
These uv Python skills for coding agents look promising. From @mathspp.com
mathspp.com/blog/uv-skills
mathspp.com/blog/uv-skills
Reposted by Fredrik Mellström
Hey thanks, App Store!
Americans, Callsheet is your App of the Day! ☺️
Americans, Callsheet is your App of the Day! ☺️
Get Movie and TV Info in an Instant - App Store
Filled with fun details that film and TV buffs will appreciate (and a handy option to hide spoilers),… Learn more tips and how-tos on the App Store.
apps.apple.com
April 5, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Hey thanks, App Store!
Americans, Callsheet is your App of the Day! ☺️
Americans, Callsheet is your App of the Day! ☺️
Reposted by Fredrik Mellström
Reposted by Fredrik Mellström
“Writing is the fundamental form of human expression and ceding jurisdiction over the written word to plagiarism machines is the death of the human mind.” is now load-bearing for me.
AI sucks. Using it to write stuff sucks. Justifying using it to write stuff by saying it allows you to write more stuff sucks. Writing is the fundamental form of human expression and ceding jurisdiction over the written word to plagiarism machines is the death of the human mind.
If you use "A.I." to publish something it has to come with the professional death penalty. You cannot work in news ever again. Yes I know that's not how it actually goes – so many plagiarists are still thriving – but if it is up to me you are fucking done. Pack up your shit and hit the bricks.
April 1, 2026 at 7:15 PM
“Writing is the fundamental form of human expression and ceding jurisdiction over the written word to plagiarism machines is the death of the human mind.” is now load-bearing for me.
Reposted by Fredrik Mellström
Iran's Revolutionary Guards declares war on Silicon Valley.
thenextweb.com/news/iran-ir...
thenextweb.com/news/iran-ir...
Iran's IRGC names 18 US tech firms including Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia as military targets
Iran's Revolutionary Guards declared 18 US tech companies 'legitimate targets,' alleging their AI and cloud platforms enabled assassinations of senior Iranian commanders.
thenextweb.com
April 1, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Iran's Revolutionary Guards declares war on Silicon Valley.
thenextweb.com/news/iran-ir...
thenextweb.com/news/iran-ir...
Reposted by Fredrik Mellström
Reposted by Fredrik Mellström
A voice of reason. mariozechner.at/posts/2026-0...
Thoughts on slowing the fuck down
Thoughts on slowing the fuck down
mariozechner.at
March 25, 2026 at 4:49 PM
A voice of reason. mariozechner.at/posts/2026-0...
Skynet… In the sky! 😳 What could possibly go wrong?
Are orbital data centers economically viable? (Link)
Are orbital data centers economically viable?
From Eric Berger at Ars Technica, the first of a three-part series about orbital data centers. This first part focuses largely on economics, but also...
sixcolors.com
March 24, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Skynet… In the sky! 😳 What could possibly go wrong?
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I heard on @marketplace.org yesterday that there's a red yarn shortage, and I have a conspiracy theory about that.
March 19, 2026 at 12:53 AM
I heard on @marketplace.org yesterday that there's a red yarn shortage, and I have a conspiracy theory about that.
This is the best explanation I’ve seen about how coffee cherries are processed. Amazing stuff!
youtu.be/iMxBtUi-IbA
youtu.be/iMxBtUi-IbA
The difference between washed and natural coffee EXPLAINED
YouTube video by Roaster Kat
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 8:11 PM
This is the best explanation I’ve seen about how coffee cherries are processed. Amazing stuff!
youtu.be/iMxBtUi-IbA
youtu.be/iMxBtUi-IbA
MKBHD shares some behind the scenes and productivity tidbits. Great interview as always by Myke. ☺️
Myke talks to Marques Brownlee about how he builds his reviews, from shaping a product narrative and writing scripts to collaborating with his team, deciding what becomes a video, and managing the pressure of creating at massive scale.
www.relay.fm/cortex/174
www.relay.fm/cortex/174
Cortex #174: Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) – State of the Workflow - Relay
Myke talks to Marques Brownlee about how he builds his reviews, from shaping a product narrative and writing scripts to collaborating with his team, deciding what becomes a video, and managing the pressure of creating at massive scale.
www.relay.fm
December 14, 2025 at 11:56 AM
MKBHD shares some behind the scenes and productivity tidbits. Great interview as always by Myke. ☺️
I highly recommend this documentary about PFAS chemicals by Veritasium. It’s kind of a depressing subject, but the documentary itself is very well made and exciting.
youtu.be/SC2eSujzrUY
youtu.be/SC2eSujzrUY
How One Company Secretly Poisoned The Planet
YouTube video by Veritasium
youtu.be
September 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I highly recommend this documentary about PFAS chemicals by Veritasium. It’s kind of a depressing subject, but the documentary itself is very well made and exciting.
youtu.be/SC2eSujzrUY
youtu.be/SC2eSujzrUY
Reposted by Fredrik Mellström
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.
www.yahoo.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
Reposted by Fredrik Mellström
Probably my most listened music album ever — ”Talisman” by Björn Lynne. Just love to have it on random repeat while I work. 😊
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Talisman - YouTube
youtube.com
July 7, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Probably my most listened music album ever — ”Talisman” by Björn Lynne. Just love to have it on random repeat while I work. 😊
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
youtube.com/playlist?lis...