Sun, Feb 15, 2026 | Anand S - Things I Learned

ffmpeg lets you concatenate files without needing a separate input file. ffmpeg -i "concat:input1.ext|input2.ext|input3.ext" -c copy output.ext works as long as the files use the same codecs and parameters.

There is a psychological phenomenon where we "overlay" old images of people we haven't seen in decades onto their current selves, making it hard to distinguish between someone who is 30 and someone who is 70. Gemini #future #image-generation

Most modern ls tools like eza --icons or lsd support icons if the terminal font supports icons, like Nerd Fonts. For example, this:  shows up as a GitHub icon and 󰌻 as a LinkedIn icon. The Nerd Fonts Cheat Sheet is a good place to search for these. You may need to download a supporting font.

I just replaced Fira Code with Maple Mono as my default font on VS Code. Like Fira Code, the ligatures are great, but there are extra ligatures like [TODO] or [ERROR], connected italics, nerd font support, variable font weights, and more. Via lobste.rs. (Update: Maple Mono is much harder to read than Fira Code, so I switched back. But it's a nice idea.) #github #markdown