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Jason Kottke thinks a 100-layer lasagna sounds delicious but impractical to make. One commenter compared the lasagna to the film "Big Night".

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Grimoire is an open-source bookmark manager with a magical-mystical theme that is still in early development. via Hacker News.

Venkatesh Rao's allegorical map of the current AI landscape highlights key players, challenges, and emerging trends, arguing that AI development is rapidly transitioning to a "town-planning" phase. via Ribbonfarm Studio.

Alex Tabarrok launches EnsureDone, a platform for "dominant assurance contracts," and highlights an early project on atmospheric sulfur seeding. via Marginal REVOLUTION

Defining syllables is surprisingly difficult, even though most people can recognize them easily enough. via kottke.org

Longreads shares its weekly #5 story picks from 2023. Readers can expect essays on topics ranging from tofu and pandas to sumo wrestling and Florida Man. via Longreads