Dan Groshev
@dangroshev.com
One is a @cloudflare.social Pages hosted 100% static site with a world-scale CDN
Another is single nginx on a small VPS in Germany
Decisive VPS victory
Another is single nginx on a small VPS in Germany
Decisive VPS victory
January 8, 2026 at 4:38 PM
One is a @cloudflare.social Pages hosted 100% static site with a world-scale CDN
Another is single nginx on a small VPS in Germany
Decisive VPS victory
Another is single nginx on a small VPS in Germany
Decisive VPS victory
THE NOSE HAVE IT
All noses are not created equal.
This one is fully furred for warmth and can seal shut when plunged under water.
See *alt text* for reveal.
This one is fully furred for warmth and can seal shut when plunged under water.
See *alt text* for reveal.
January 7, 2026 at 11:37 PM
THE NOSE HAVE IT
Chasing a cold-ish outreach with a perfect quote
January 6, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Chasing a cold-ish outreach with a perfect quote
EXIF is widely used to soft-rotate JPEGs [1]
Cursed TIL: HEIC defines EXIF data as purely informational [2], so rotating a HEIC-originating photo based on EXIF data is a mistake
So if you only have a decoded buffer and EXIF data, there's no way to decide if it needs to be rotated or not
Cursed TIL: HEIC defines EXIF data as purely informational [2], so rotating a HEIC-originating photo based on EXIF data is a mistake
So if you only have a decoded buffer and EXIF data, there's no way to decide if it needs to be rotated or not
January 1, 2026 at 10:20 PM
EXIF is widely used to soft-rotate JPEGs [1]
Cursed TIL: HEIC defines EXIF data as purely informational [2], so rotating a HEIC-originating photo based on EXIF data is a mistake
So if you only have a decoded buffer and EXIF data, there's no way to decide if it needs to be rotated or not
Cursed TIL: HEIC defines EXIF data as purely informational [2], so rotating a HEIC-originating photo based on EXIF data is a mistake
So if you only have a decoded buffer and EXIF data, there's no way to decide if it needs to be rotated or not
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We are an absurd and wonderful species.
January 1, 2026 at 12:59 PM
We are an absurd and wonderful species.
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Tomorrow marks 10 years since the greatest piece of art of our generation
December 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Tomorrow marks 10 years since the greatest piece of art of our generation
Closely connected: we also need more competition among builders! Right now to demolish and build anew you need to freeze the money for a decade if you're lucky
No one but giant corporations can afford that
I want family, artisanal developer businesses to be viable again
No one but giant corporations can afford that
I want family, artisanal developer businesses to be viable again
V good this. Would add: we also need to demolish more!
British cities are too flat — and it’s holding back housing supply.
Our new blog shows a big density gap with France and Japan, driven by missing mid-rise homes.
Read more 👉 buff.ly/mm3GBRX
Our new blog shows a big density gap with France and Japan, driven by missing mid-rise homes.
Read more 👉 buff.ly/mm3GBRX
December 30, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Closely connected: we also need more competition among builders! Right now to demolish and build anew you need to freeze the money for a decade if you're lucky
No one but giant corporations can afford that
I want family, artisanal developer businesses to be viable again
No one but giant corporations can afford that
I want family, artisanal developer businesses to be viable again
Labour's polling just fine, actually open.substack.com/pub/dangrosh...
Labour's polling just fine, actually
I promise I'm not just coping
open.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Labour's polling just fine, actually open.substack.com/pub/dangrosh...
Megalopolis slanders everywhere.
The most misunderstood and underrated film of the last five years. Not just an impressionist masterpiece; it's acted so well that it transcends what we consider "realistic acting" and, through that, becomes a critique of the modern Western "realism".
The most misunderstood and underrated film of the last five years. Not just an impressionist masterpiece; it's acted so well that it transcends what we consider "realistic acting" and, through that, becomes a critique of the modern Western "realism".
And the worst movie of 2025, boy this is close but Ella McCay is a disaster. It's not Megalopolis, but Megalopolis was at least crazy and had Audrey Plaza. This is just baffling.
December 29, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Megalopolis slanders everywhere.
The most misunderstood and underrated film of the last five years. Not just an impressionist masterpiece; it's acted so well that it transcends what we consider "realistic acting" and, through that, becomes a critique of the modern Western "realism".
The most misunderstood and underrated film of the last five years. Not just an impressionist masterpiece; it's acted so well that it transcends what we consider "realistic acting" and, through that, becomes a critique of the modern Western "realism".
> London cinema
> Dutch popcorn brand
> American hot sauce flavouring
> British onion bhaji brand
Total liberalism victory on a shelf
> Dutch popcorn brand
> American hot sauce flavouring
> British onion bhaji brand
Total liberalism victory on a shelf
December 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
> London cinema
> Dutch popcorn brand
> American hot sauce flavouring
> British onion bhaji brand
Total liberalism victory on a shelf
> Dutch popcorn brand
> American hot sauce flavouring
> British onion bhaji brand
Total liberalism victory on a shelf
Seva's foreshadowing his drop of Stoicmaxxing Gilgamesh Longevity Serum
THEY are lying to you. But if you follow my strategy I will lead you to a better life. open.substack.com/pub/hegemon/...
How to monetize the rise of Medieval Peasant Brain in a post-literate society
a short guide for the downwardly mobile elite
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Seva's foreshadowing his drop of Stoicmaxxing Gilgamesh Longevity Serum
That Liz Truss members' club is an epitome of our economic disease
They are looking for 700 people to pay £500k each. They call themselves pro-growth
The real pro-growth strategy:
- replace the club with a whatsapp group
- fund a thousand seed rounds instead of one mortgage
They are looking for 700 people to pay £500k each. They call themselves pro-growth
The real pro-growth strategy:
- replace the club with a whatsapp group
- fund a thousand seed rounds instead of one mortgage
December 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
That Liz Truss members' club is an epitome of our economic disease
They are looking for 700 people to pay £500k each. They call themselves pro-growth
The real pro-growth strategy:
- replace the club with a whatsapp group
- fund a thousand seed rounds instead of one mortgage
They are looking for 700 people to pay £500k each. They call themselves pro-growth
The real pro-growth strategy:
- replace the club with a whatsapp group
- fund a thousand seed rounds instead of one mortgage
"Did the Roman Empire collapse because too woke to have children, or because too many foreigners", debates the wealthiest man on the planet on his own platform
December 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"Did the Roman Empire collapse because too woke to have children, or because too many foreigners", debates the wealthiest man on the planet on his own platform
The irony here is that people commenting/replying about wanting to see more personal sites are doing that on a microblogging platform instead of writing on a personal site. What does this tell us about the incentive structure of the modern web
(Yes me included, yes I participate in society)
(Yes me included, yes I participate in society)
The Internet was never perfect but it used to be usable, functional. I know how we got here and I want the old Internet back. I want forums back. I want personal sites. I want stuff not written by a machine. I just want shit to work again.
December 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The irony here is that people commenting/replying about wanting to see more personal sites are doing that on a microblogging platform instead of writing on a personal site. What does this tell us about the incentive structure of the modern web
(Yes me included, yes I participate in society)
(Yes me included, yes I participate in society)
Bloody hell
How many modern countries' leaders filmed a video this close to the front line, with audible explosions in the background, by their own choice?
How many modern countries' leaders filmed a video this close to the front line, with audible explosions in the background, by their own choice?
Here’s Zelenskyy, freely walking in Kupyansk that Russia claimed to have occupied.
So when we talk about “occupied territories in exchange for peace”, what exactly are we talking about.
So when we talk about “occupied territories in exchange for peace”, what exactly are we talking about.
December 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Bloody hell
How many modern countries' leaders filmed a video this close to the front line, with audible explosions in the background, by their own choice?
How many modern countries' leaders filmed a video this close to the front line, with audible explosions in the background, by their own choice?
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'Let it Snow' with all the positive lines removed
December 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
'Let it Snow' with all the positive lines removed
This is accurate
One of the best books of the century so far—an amazing masterpiece. Grab a copy if you haven't read it yet
Still time to get the "Too Like the Lightning" ebook for $2.99 today in the goldbox sale: www.amazon.com/Too-Like-Lig...
December 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM
This is accurate
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I believe this to be a pretty representative position labourlist.org/2025/12/uk-e...
Particularly this bit
Particularly this bit
December 11, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I believe this to be a pretty representative position labourlist.org/2025/12/uk-e...
Particularly this bit
Particularly this bit
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Rightly lots of debates about growth this weekend - rightly because it was low productivity growth that saw wages entirely flatline during the 2010s.
November 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Rightly lots of debates about growth this weekend - rightly because it was low productivity growth that saw wages entirely flatline during the 2010s.
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It’s exactly because we believe in Britain’s future that this government has started investing in it. Revised fiscal rules have enabled the highest sustained levels of public investment in a generation - £120bn extra.
November 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
It’s exactly because we believe in Britain’s future that this government has started investing in it. Revised fiscal rules have enabled the highest sustained levels of public investment in a generation - £120bn extra.
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Across regulated industries there has been a step change in the past 16 months. Solar farms left as proposals for years were signed off in weeks. We haven’t completed a new reservoir in 30 years despite the population growing by 10m. This government’s signed off 9
November 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Across regulated industries there has been a step change in the past 16 months. Solar farms left as proposals for years were signed off in weeks. We haven’t completed a new reservoir in 30 years despite the population growing by 10m. This government’s signed off 9
Optimism is not negotiable
December 3, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Optimism is not negotiable