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Will Software Engineering Survive?

Investigating recent claims amidst the rise of LLMs.

Writing Is Not Optional For Journalism

Chris Quinn, editor of the The Plain Dealer, published a “letter from the editor” over the weekend about “a college student [who] withdrew from consideration for a reporting role in our newsroom th...

better browsing for non-technical people

you can pick up your mom's phone and do this stuff and it won't change how she interacts with the internet

Blog Questions Challenge Answers

NLJ editor N.A. Ferrell answers eight questions presented in a Ava's Space's Bear Blog blog questions challenge (with one question modified for broader applicability).

No Retroactive Pseudonymization in Federal Court Under California "Safe at Home" Program

From a decision last week in Smith v. Solomon, by Judge André Birotte Jr.: Plaintiff files the [application] in a… The post No Retroactive Pseudonymization in Federal Court Under California "Safe a...

Daily News Stuff 16 February 2026

Fixed Clicks Edition Top Story The word of the day is ClickFix, the favourite tool of lazy hackers everywhere. (Microsoft) They don't need to hack you if they can convince you to hack yourself, usu...

Poop is in full bloom at the Unko Museums for cherry blossom season

Spring is in the air. In Japan, it has long stood as a symbol of both nature’s boundless fertility and its delicate transience, serving as a regular reminder that all is not long for the world and ...

Shift Happens

Read Shift Happens Me: "Uh, [Coworker], is that Tupperware for us night shift workers?" Coworker: "Duh! Can't you see the label?" Me: "Is it supposed to say, 'For the night shift only'?" Coworker: ...

Reverse Engineering Linux Distro REMnux Marks 15 Years With Major v8 Release Featuring AI Agent Support

Malware analysis Linux distro gets Ubuntu 24.04 base, a new installer, and many new tools.

Wishing Everyone a Happy Year of the Horse! - Fatbobman's Swift Weekly #123

At this once-in-60-years auspicious moment, I wish all my readers: good health (CPU at full power), a soaring career (performance optimised), smooth sailing in everything (bug-free runtime), and im...

Shell Log: Namaste

The 'Work-Life Balance' Patch

Language models imply world models

In a recent article about John Haugeland's rejection of micro-worlds I claimed: as a “Large Language Model”, Claude necessarily includes a model of the world in general Nobody has objected to this ...

Weekly Robotics #348

Finally, today's e-mail comes in the redesigned version (thanks again, Hello Robo). I still have some fixes to apply to the layout here and there, but I'm really happy with the results so far. If y...

Préface à « La déception informatique »

Préface à « La déception informatique » Ce texte est la préface que j’ai écrite pour le livre « La déception informatique » d’Alain Lefebvre ». Le livre n’est malheureusement disponible en version ...

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Pitch Deck: Keep It Simple Stupid

Innovate the Business, Technology, Culture; Not with the Pitch Deck.

Of Autistic Service

The guy who owns my regular coffeeshop today told me that he looks forward to making my drink because it means his working day is almost over. “My autistic routines doing good in the world,” I said...

Sabbatical #03: Auckland

A travel journal from my visit to Auckland, New Zealand.

Home Décor Trends for 2026

If you’re planning to redecorate this year, it is a good idea to get some inspiration before you go shopping for new furnishings. You don’t have to follow all the latest trends, but you should chec...

PeerPressure: Videos

Ich habe ein Video aus den PeerPressure-Bildern gemacht.