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Who is going to train the juniors?

Junior engineers can get instant answers and working code, but risk skipping the hard-earned understanding that comes from struggle. AI is a powerful multiplier for experienced engineers, but witho...

Games, Rules, Laws

Yesterday I wrote ~2,500 words, so today will be a little shorter. A couple weeks ago I started working on a now ~5k word essay that has unfortunately become three essays in one. Out of laziness, I...

Glue Work in Software Product Design and Development

You know how things work, understand customers better than most people on the team, see where the product is headed, and you are called in to calm the never-ending designer-developer feud over how ...

Podcast episode No. 0036: Anecdote of Carlina

0036: Anecdote of Carlina0:00/265.813333333333331×Episode details: A reading of two short passages, one from The Art of Public Speaking, by John Rippingham (1814), and the other from Ralph Waldo Em...

Daily News Stuff 4 February 2026

Wheat Have Edition Top Story How it started: Europe shrugs off tariffs and plans to end its complete reliance on America for all its technology. (The Register) Except for ASML, anyway.Forrester fra...

Typing for Love or Money: The Hidden Women’s Labor behind Modern Literary Masterpieces

Taking dictation, revising manuscripts, typing copies, literary amanuenses often labour for little compensation and even less recognition. Christine Jacobson explores the neglected efforts of women...

From Pixel Capture to Metadata: Reimagining Screen Recording Architecture on macOS

Independent developer Sintone shares a deep dive into building a macOS screen recorder. Learn practical solutions for ScreenCaptureKit errors (-3821), high-performance video composition with Metal,...

Do clinicians make money off of vaccines?

Your top questions answered

Microsoft's VS Code in Ubuntu's Snap Format Eats Up Disk Space Like Bloatware Even After Removal

The bug itself was reported all the way back in November 2024, and the issue is still present for current Snap versions of VS Code and even VSCodium.

Launching The Rural Guaranteed Minimum Income Initiative

It's been a year since I invited Americans to join us in a pledge to Share the American Dream:1. Support organizations you feel are effectively helping those most in need across America right now.2...

HTTP/1.1 From Scratch

When the web became whole.

Binary Star

On craft and AI

In 2016, I stumbled across otoro.net, which is still the gem now that it was then. The website is full of funky little neural networks doing all sorts of amazing stuff. And I love it. I started pro...

Different Facelift Techniques

Aging is a natural part of life, but there may come a time when you decide that you want to get cosmetic surgery. Whatever your reason is, you need to know what kind of facelift can help you achiev...

Daily News Stuff 3 February 2026

Spinning Wheel Edition Top Story SpaceX has merged with xAI in an all-stock deal that values the combined company at $1.25 trillion. (CNBC) In a turnaround from recent nonsense, 80% of that valuati...

Sara Weiss’ Journeys to the Planet Mars (1903)

A forgotten bridge between Spiritualism and UFO encounters.

Make Memories First, Ask Questions Later

This post is excerpted from a letter to my daughter on her 18th birthday. What does a dad say to his beloved daughter on her 18th birthday? He probably starts with the obvious by wishing her a Happ...

Making the Wrong Things Go Faster at The Department of War

This article previously appeared in Defense Scoop The Department of War (DoW) senior Acquisition leadership (the people who decide what and how the DoW buys equipment and services) now is headed by...

Nipah in India, measles is the first building block to fall, flu increasing again, and US out but CA in on WHO

The Dose (Feb 3)

Itch.io Outdated TOTP 2FA App Recommendations

I noticed that Itch.io recommends TOTP 2FA apps for BlackBerry and Windows Phone. This is notable in that I noticed this on February 1, 2026.