Cagan Mert Islek
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Cagan Mert Islek
@cmislek.me
· Nov 24
There we go.
Turkish academic schedule literally makes NO SENSE!
Sep - Nov : Fall Fifth (formally fall quarter of academic year)
Nov - Jan : Winter Fifth
Feb - Mar : Spring Fifth ?
Mar - Jun : Summer Fifth ?
Jul - Aug : Long break (formally Summer Break)
I don't think Feb is spring. Weather supports this too!
Sep - Nov : Fall Fifth (formally fall quarter of academic year)
Nov - Jan : Winter Fifth
Feb - Mar : Spring Fifth ?
Mar - Jun : Summer Fifth ?
Jul - Aug : Long break (formally Summer Break)
I don't think Feb is spring. Weather supports this too!
February 7, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Turkish academic schedule literally makes NO SENSE!
Sep - Nov : Fall Fifth (formally fall quarter of academic year)
Nov - Jan : Winter Fifth
Feb - Mar : Spring Fifth ?
Mar - Jun : Summer Fifth ?
Jul - Aug : Long break (formally Summer Break)
I don't think Feb is spring. Weather supports this too!
Sep - Nov : Fall Fifth (formally fall quarter of academic year)
Nov - Jan : Winter Fifth
Feb - Mar : Spring Fifth ?
Mar - Jun : Summer Fifth ?
Jul - Aug : Long break (formally Summer Break)
I don't think Feb is spring. Weather supports this too!
HereUS Music does not. #soon
YouTube Music lyrics now require a Premium subscription
YouTube Music lyrics now require a Premium subscription
After testing in recent months, YouTube Music looks to be widely rolling out a Premium paywall for lyrics.
more…
9to5google.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:20 PM
HereUS Music does not. #soon
I feel like I've been afraid of change lately. Some huge changes upcoming. Leaving music streaming for good old ownership, GitHub for GitLab, and some other changes to dailies.
Becoming predictable kills curiosity. Without curiosity, there dies innovation. We need innovation, not stability.
Becoming predictable kills curiosity. Without curiosity, there dies innovation. We need innovation, not stability.
February 3, 2026 at 7:31 PM
I feel like I've been afraid of change lately. Some huge changes upcoming. Leaving music streaming for good old ownership, GitHub for GitLab, and some other changes to dailies.
Becoming predictable kills curiosity. Without curiosity, there dies innovation. We need innovation, not stability.
Becoming predictable kills curiosity. Without curiosity, there dies innovation. We need innovation, not stability.
Y'all so lost guys. Just build things, why don't you? Being human loses its meaning.
Introducing the Codex app
Introducing the Codex app for macOS—a command center for AI coding and software development with multiple agents, parallel workflows, and long-running tasks.
openai.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Y'all so lost guys. Just build things, why don't you? Being human loses its meaning.
Free humans to human slaves: "work all day, no fun"
Free humans to complex algorithms: "you did well, go have fun online"
I hope y'all know that no-implant humans can never reach AIs' action speed even though our minds are greater. Let's pray to have OpenClaws keep their intentions good.
Free humans to complex algorithms: "you did well, go have fun online"
I hope y'all know that no-implant humans can never reach AIs' action speed even though our minds are greater. Let's pray to have OpenClaws keep their intentions good.
February 1, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Free humans to human slaves: "work all day, no fun"
Free humans to complex algorithms: "you did well, go have fun online"
I hope y'all know that no-implant humans can never reach AIs' action speed even though our minds are greater. Let's pray to have OpenClaws keep their intentions good.
Free humans to complex algorithms: "you did well, go have fun online"
I hope y'all know that no-implant humans can never reach AIs' action speed even though our minds are greater. Let's pray to have OpenClaws keep their intentions good.
EU should try letting European markets free, so maybe they can have their own phone brands. Maybe it would show how literally no one cares about these details.
Let progress be, why don't you? Produce your own, then may have a right to talk.
Let progress be, why don't you? Produce your own, then may have a right to talk.
EU warns Google: Gemini cannot be the only AI with deep Android integration (Updated: Statement)
The EU opens DMA proceedings to ensure third-party AI has equal access to Android features used by Gemini, and more. Read on!
www.androidauthority.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:05 AM
EU should try letting European markets free, so maybe they can have their own phone brands. Maybe it would show how literally no one cares about these details.
Let progress be, why don't you? Produce your own, then may have a right to talk.
Let progress be, why don't you? Produce your own, then may have a right to talk.
"The unexamined life is not worth living"
-Socrates
-Socrates
January 26, 2026 at 6:39 PM
"The unexamined life is not worth living"
-Socrates
-Socrates
Tech Tip: If your download speed is slow, turn on @cloudflare.social's WARP. It makes internet 4x faster somehow.
Package downloads would take 4x longer than it took otherwise.
Package downloads would take 4x longer than it took otherwise.
January 24, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Tech Tip: If your download speed is slow, turn on @cloudflare.social's WARP. It makes internet 4x faster somehow.
Package downloads would take 4x longer than it took otherwise.
Package downloads would take 4x longer than it took otherwise.
You are not a user on the protocol. You are the entire protocol in a user. 🤣
Quote of the Day by Rumi: 'You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop' - The Economic Times
m-economictimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org
January 23, 2026 at 6:00 AM
You are not a user on the protocol. You are the entire protocol in a user. 🤣
> be me
> want to check fortnite quickly for 5 minutes
> not available on mac
> geforce now -> gameplus -> epic -> xbox -> microsoft -> google -> microsoft -> xbox -> epic -> gameplus -> geforce now
> logged in
> want to check fortnite quickly for 5 minutes
> not available on mac
> geforce now -> gameplus -> epic -> xbox -> microsoft -> google -> microsoft -> xbox -> epic -> gameplus -> geforce now
> logged in
January 19, 2026 at 2:25 PM
> be me
> want to check fortnite quickly for 5 minutes
> not available on mac
> geforce now -> gameplus -> epic -> xbox -> microsoft -> google -> microsoft -> xbox -> epic -> gameplus -> geforce now
> logged in
> want to check fortnite quickly for 5 minutes
> not available on mac
> geforce now -> gameplus -> epic -> xbox -> microsoft -> google -> microsoft -> xbox -> epic -> gameplus -> geforce now
> logged in
January 17, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Looks cool—I want to participate. I want to, but let's see if I will be able to pay the fee.
Connecting the Dots Between Strategy and Design
dschool.stanford.edu
January 15, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Looks cool—I want to participate. I want to, but let's see if I will be able to pay the fee.
At whole high school, only 2 present. One of these are asleep, other one is me.
Whole high school is technically mine.
Whole high school is technically mine.
January 15, 2026 at 11:05 AM
At whole high school, only 2 present. One of these are asleep, other one is me.
Whole high school is technically mine.
Whole high school is technically mine.
Such a well designed trap to steal source code! Hopefully neither Apple, Google, nor Samsung fell into this obvious trap.
Source code is private property, and should not be shared.
Source code is private property, and should not be shared.
India proposes forcing smartphone makers to share source code in security overhaul
The plan is part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to boost security of user data as online fraud and data breaches increase in the world’s second-largest smartphone market.
nypost.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Such a well designed trap to steal source code! Hopefully neither Apple, Google, nor Samsung fell into this obvious trap.
Source code is private property, and should not be shared.
Source code is private property, and should not be shared.
"Data breach is not real." - Meta
Anyways... password change just in case, 2MFA check, and delete unwanted reset emails. I guess it'll be enough.
#Instagram #DataBreach #Breach #Security
Anyways... password change just in case, 2MFA check, and delete unwanted reset emails. I guess it'll be enough.
#Instagram #DataBreach #Breach #Security
Have I Been Pwned: Instagram Data Breach
In January 2026, data allegedly scraped via an Instagram API was posted to a popular hacking forum. The dataset contained 17M rows of public Instagram information, including usernames, display names, ...
haveibeenpwned.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:47 AM
"Data breach is not real." - Meta
Anyways... password change just in case, 2MFA check, and delete unwanted reset emails. I guess it'll be enough.
#Instagram #DataBreach #Breach #Security
Anyways... password change just in case, 2MFA check, and delete unwanted reset emails. I guess it'll be enough.
#Instagram #DataBreach #Breach #Security
My new hobby: Building #SPA with #VanillaJS
Code is from an ongoing side project: #LFS Builder
#JS #Developer #Development #JavaScript #LinuxFromScratch
Code is from an ongoing side project: #LFS Builder
#JS #Developer #Development #JavaScript #LinuxFromScratch
January 11, 2026 at 5:50 AM
My new hobby: Building #SPA with #VanillaJS
Code is from an ongoing side project: #LFS Builder
#JS #Developer #Development #JavaScript #LinuxFromScratch
Code is from an ongoing side project: #LFS Builder
#JS #Developer #Development #JavaScript #LinuxFromScratch
January 8, 2026 at 5:11 AM
"The fact that an action is imperfect does not make it unjustified."
Well, actually the imperfect in terms of selfless helping is what imperfect for themselves who helped. This is one of the points where ideologies appear.
Ideologies should get these articles written, not fights started.
Well, actually the imperfect in terms of selfless helping is what imperfect for themselves who helped. This is one of the points where ideologies appear.
Ideologies should get these articles written, not fights started.
On the capture of Nicolás Maduro
Adam Langshaw '29 argues that the recent capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro should be cautiously supported, and the role the rest of the world plays in helping a country in turmoil will be...
stanforddaily.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:54 AM
"The fact that an action is imperfect does not make it unjustified."
Well, actually the imperfect in terms of selfless helping is what imperfect for themselves who helped. This is one of the points where ideologies appear.
Ideologies should get these articles written, not fights started.
Well, actually the imperfect in terms of selfless helping is what imperfect for themselves who helped. This is one of the points where ideologies appear.
Ideologies should get these articles written, not fights started.
Reposted by Cagan Mert Islek
Our website is refreshed! Please check out our new website based on #mkdocs with #readthedocs theme:
TheProtocols Documentation
TheProtocols is a federated protocol for decentralizing super apps by letting people choose a network and a client they want.
www.theprotocols.net
January 7, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Our website is refreshed! Please check out our new website based on #mkdocs with #readthedocs theme: