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Bookmarks with Raindrop MCP

A few years ago, we looked at organizing bookmarks using Logseq and Raindrop.io collections. To be honest, this was neat but still failed to really give me the ideal bookmark experience I am looking for. I want to have huge collections of bookmarks I never look at but still be able to retrieve them easily when the pages/topics come up in my mind. I had looked at some of the AI powered bookmark services, but I desperately do not want to add another service in the mix....

August 26, 2026 Âˇ 2 min Âˇ 298 words Âˇ P.W.

How to Record Better IRacing Replays in 2026

This is an update to an older post you can find here. If you just want to download the new Replay Director, click here. Working with the iRacing replay software can be pretty challenging. While they clearly thought about people producing replays and have custom cameras, keyboard shortcuts to switch cameras, etc – actually using the replay software in that way is frustrating and almost unusable. Lately, even things like the ‘Follow most Exciting’ camera mode doesn’t even seem to work, and I doubt issues with the replay software is near the top of the team’s roadmap....

January 26, 2026 Âˇ 3 min Âˇ 588 words Âˇ P.W.

Historical Austin Texas

Old Austin looks great in grainy black‑and‑white, but you can’t spot the brick details or storefront signs that way. In this post we test a handful of historical Austin photographs. I pulled the best old black‑and‑white Austin photos I could find and ran them through my color‑and‑detail Stable Diffusion workflow. The post shows each original next to its AI pass and gives a little detail about the original image. Thanks to Reddit Texas History as the source of most of the images....

May 5, 2025 Âˇ 2 min Âˇ 247 words Âˇ P.W.

Napoleon in Egypt

Napoleon Bonaparte’s 1798 Egyptian campaign was driven by a mix of strategic objectives and personal ambition. Determined to disrupt British trade routes and gain influence in the East, Napoleon also nurtured a deep fascination with Alexander the Great, envisioning himself as a modern heir to the ancient conqueror’s legacy. He believed that by conquering this gateway to Asia, he could cement his own place in history. While his military venture ultimately faltered, the expedition inspired one of the most significant scientific and cultural studies of its time, leaving an indelible mark on our understanding of Egypt....

March 18, 2025 Âˇ 2 min Âˇ 214 words Âˇ P.W.

Humble Oil 1905 Photographs

Humble started off small, long before oil turned it into a boomtown. Joseph Dunman was thought to be the first to settle here in 1828, and he was soon followed by folks like Pleasant Smith Humble—“Plez”—who arrived just before the Civil War. Plez built a ferry crossing along the San Jacinto River, served as justice of the peace, and eventually opened a post office in his home in 1886, cementing the Humble name for good....

March 13, 2025 Âˇ 2 min Âˇ 264 words Âˇ P.W.