Do the simplest thing that could possibly work
When designing software systems, do the simplest thing that could possibly work. It’s surprising how far you can take this piece of advice. I genuinely think…
Grok Code Fast 1 | xAI
We're thrilled to introduce grok-code-fast-1, a speedy and economical reasoning model that excels at agentic coding.
The Web Does Not Need Gatekeepers
Do you register with Google, Amazon or Microsoft to use the web?
In the Eighth Circuit, the Fight Over Sig Sauer’s P320 FMECA Goes Public
The secrecy battle over the Army’s Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) for Sig Sauer’s P320 has followed Glasscock v. Sig Sauer to the Eighth Circuit. A media intervenor is now asking the appellate court to keep key records open—and their …
Trends #8: Developers use AI more, but they trust it much less
And what are six architectural shifts are reshaping how teams build software.
Can I port C64 Commando music to arcade hardware?
Rob Hubbard’s amazing chipmusic for the Commodore 64 game Commando still sounds great 40 years on. Better, even, than the Capcom arcade original. So let’s do something about that! In this kickoff video I take a deep dive into how the arcade board’s sound hard…
Meta might be secretly scanning your phone's camera roll - how to check and turn it off
Some Facebook users have noticed new settings that let Meta analyze and retain your phone's photos. Yes, you read that right.
If you have a Claude personal account, they are going to train on your data moving forward.
Anthropic sent out an email, saying they will train on personal data. They made it sound like you have to opt in, but when I click the privacy...
They Used to Be Good, But Now They’ve Turned to Evil: The Synology End Game
Synology has recently implemented some pretty user-hostile policies, which means my long-term love affair with them is going to end in heartbreak.
Updates to Consumer Terms and Privacy Policy
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
Python: The Documentary | An origin story
This is the story of the world's most beloved programming language: Python. What began as a side project in Amsterdam during the 1990s became the software powering artificial intelligence, data science and some of the world’s biggest companies. But Python's fu…
Open source dilemma in the EU too: many see benefits, too few contribute
Advantages of open source software are recognized by many EU organizations, according to the Linux Foundation. There is a lack of contributions to development.
You no longer need JavaScript
An overview of what makes modern CSS so awesome.
Fuck Up My Site – Parody Website Tool (Entertainment Only)
PARODY/ENTERTAINMENT ONLY: Transform any website into pure chaos. Add burning cursors, Comic Sans everything, fake cursors, and more chaos features to any site. A humorous parody tool - not for real use. Some people just want to watch the web burn.
My Startup Banking Story
As a relatively new member of adult society, and an absolute infant of the business world, I didn't think much about bank choice. I figured: you put money in, you take money out, they're all the same. I also figured a local branch of a global bank is just a fu…
Xcode 26 Beta 7 Release Notes | Apple Developer Documentation
Update your apps to use new features, and test your apps against API changes.
Some thoughts on LLMs and Software Development
a short post
Uncertain⟨T⟩
GPS coordinates aren’t exact. Sensor readings have noise. User behavior is probabilistic. Yet we write code that pretends uncertainty doesn’t exist, forcing messy real-world data through clean Boolean logic.