The Tar Pit http://thetarpit.org "Now I feel like I know less about what that blog is about than I did before." Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:37:27 +0000 http://thetarpit.org en hourly 1 How to use LLMs more efficiently, a guide in N easy steps http://thetarpit.org/2026/how-to-use-llms-more-efficiently-a-guide-in-n-easy-steps http://thetarpit.org/2026/how-to-use-llms-more-efficiently-a-guide-in-n-easy-steps#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:27:22 +0000 spyked http://thetarpit.org/?p=601 http://thetarpit.org/2026/how-to-use-llms-more-efficiently-a-guide-in-n-easy-steps/feed The Elephant Man http://thetarpit.org/2026/the-elephant-man http://thetarpit.org/2026/the-elephant-man#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2026 20:33:17 +0000 spyked http://thetarpit.org/?p=600 http://thetarpit.org/2026/the-elephant-man/feed A few notes on the PHP debacle; and the impeding unfuture of the web http://thetarpit.org/2026/a-few-notes-on-the-php-debacle-and-the-impeding-unfuture-of-the-web http://thetarpit.org/2026/a-few-notes-on-the-php-debacle-and-the-impeding-unfuture-of-the-web#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2026 20:24:35 +0000 spyked http://thetarpit.org/?p=599 http://thetarpit.org/2026/a-few-notes-on-the-php-debacle-and-the-impeding-unfuture-of-the-web/feed So are we living in a simulation, or what? http://thetarpit.org/2026/so-are-we-living-in-a-simulation-or-what http://thetarpit.org/2026/so-are-we-living-in-a-simulation-or-what#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:57:15 +0000 spyked http://thetarpit.org/?p=598 http://thetarpit.org/2026/so-are-we-living-in-a-simulation-or-what/feed A couple of walks through the centre of Amsterdam http://thetarpit.org/2026/a-couple-of-walks-through-the-centre-of-amsterdam http://thetarpit.org/2026/a-couple-of-walks-through-the-centre-of-amsterdam#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2026 18:09:16 +0000 spyked http://thetarpit.org/?p=597 http://thetarpit.org/2026/a-couple-of-walks-through-the-centre-of-amsterdam/feed Romanians, forever pendulating between East and West http://thetarpit.org/2026/romanians-forever-pendulating-between-east-and-west http://thetarpit.org/2026/romanians-forever-pendulating-between-east-and-west#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2026 07:37:33 +0000 spyked http://thetarpit.org/?p=596 http://thetarpit.org/2026/romanians-forever-pendulating-between-east-and-west/feed Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me http://thetarpit.org/2026/twin-peaks-fire-walk-with-me http://thetarpit.org/2026/twin-peaks-fire-walk-with-me#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2026 17:53:34 +0000 spyked http://thetarpit.org/?p=595 http://thetarpit.org/2026/twin-peaks-fire-walk-with-me/feed Pray tell, what are they going to do with all them serfs lying about? http://thetarpit.org/2026/pray-tell-what-are-they-going-to-do-with-all-them-serfs-lying-about http://thetarpit.org/2026/pray-tell-what-are-they-going-to-do-with-all-them-serfs-lying-about#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:14:26 +0000 spyked http://thetarpit.org/?p=594 http://thetarpit.org/2026/pray-tell-what-are-they-going-to-do-with-all-them-serfs-lying-about/feed LLMs, the useful parts http://thetarpit.org/2026/llms-the-useful-parts http://thetarpit.org/2026/llms-the-useful-parts#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:53:19 +0000 spyked http://thetarpit.org/?p=593 http://thetarpit.org/2026/llms-the-useful-parts/feed Phonopolis http://thetarpit.org/2026/phonopolis http://thetarpit.org/2026/phonopolis#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:21:14 +0000 spyked http://thetarpit.org/?p=592 http://thetarpit.org/2026/phonopolis/feed