based.observer

"Internet media in moderation is fine."

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

People say things like "it's fine if I use Instagram in moderation," or "I'm learning stuff watching these YouTube videos or shorts." It's absurd the extent to which they'll defend this.

Based Academy

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Hello, friend

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Hello, friend. How are you?

You're a bird

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

What's reality?

Plant a tree

Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second-best time is now.

Best tech brings people together

Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Technology is best when it brings people together.

Simplicity is hard work

Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Simplicity is a great virtue, but it requires hard work to achieve it and education to appreciate it.

Mimic something better

Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The effort of using machines to mimic the human mind has always struck me as rather silly.

Do not fool yourself

Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool.

Privacy Policy

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

So you read privacy policies?

This site doesn't collect data about you when possible.

No tracking, no analytics, no cookies, no comments, no accounts. Everything here's just plain static files, including the search power bar.

This site is hosted on Vercel (for CDN), so they may collect info like your country and IP. I do not have control over it. You should be smart enough to block that anyway.

The only thing stored on your device might be a small flag in your browser's local storage when you use the power bar commands (:nerd, :vim). It just remembers your preferences between visits and never leaves your browser.