The open web is under pressure from powerful companies that have grown rich by extracting value from open systems, but its troubles are older than AI. We traded the web away by choosing convenience over stewardship, and now it's time to rebuild social and economic primitives on portable systems.
Build autonomous agents that plan, navigate apps, and complete tasks on your behalf, with native support for function calling. These models were evaluated against a large collection of datasets and metrics to cover different aspects of text generation. See additional benchmarks in model card.
The author joined Microsoft's Azure Core team in May 2023 as a senior member, only to find the team planning to port half of Windows to a tiny Linux-running chip. The author was shocked by the team's unrealistic plan and felt it was a "death march."
Tailscale's macOS app had an issue where its icon would be hidden in the notch of some MacBooks. A small fix was implemented to notify users when the icon is hidden.
NASA has developed a new toilet system called the Universal Waste Management System (UWMS) for astronauts. The system features handles for stability, simultaneous urine and feces processing, and a door for privacy in microgravity environments.
Cursor 3 is a unified workspace for building software with agents, bringing clarity to agent work and a higher level of abstraction. It's faster, cleaner, and more powerful, with a multi-repo layout and seamless handoff between local and cloud agents.
Qwen3.6-Plus is a significant upgrade to the Qwen series, offering enhanced agentic coding capabilities, improved multimodal reasoning, and a more stable and reliable foundation for developers. The model is now generally available through the Alibaba Cloud Model Studio API and supports various coding assistants, including OpenClaw, Claude Code, and Qwen Code, to streamline development ...
The author learned from business school that good ideas don't need lies to gain acceptance and that dishonest forecasters are worthless. This principle helped the author predict the Iraq War's failure due to false claims about WMDs and the importance of audit to prevent such errors.
Two malicious versions of axios (1.14.1 and 0.30.4) were published to npm through a compromised account, installing a remote access trojan. The incident is resolved, but organizations should remove the versions and rotate sensitive credentials.
AI coding assistants like Claude and Codex are powerful tools, but human developers are still valuable due to their ability to harness AI's power while adding human taste, wisdom, and caution. For now, AI-generated code needs human review to meet standards of quality and maintainability.
George Harry Goble, a 73-year-old pioneer in computing, passed away on March 18, 2026. He was a founding member of Purdue Engineering Computer Network and made significant contributions to computing and refrigeration technology.
LinkedIn scans users' computers for installed software without consent, collecting data on job search activity, religious beliefs, and competitor products. BrowserGate is a campaign to expose this corporate espionage and data breach scandal, seeking funds and public support to hold LinkedIn accountable.
HubSpot collects information to contact users about relevant content and services. Users can unsubscribe from communications at any time.
The author advocates for returning 39th Avenue in Portland to its original name, citing the benefits of numbered streets for city navigation and the potential burden on residents and businesses from frequent name changes. They suggest using numbered avenues or nature-inspired names instead of honoring human figures who may be reevaluated in the future.
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The ReXGlue project is a recompilation tool for Xbox 360 games, allowing them to run natively on PC with improved performance. It's a platform that enables developers to create native ports of Xbox 360 games, with a goal to make them accessible and moddable.
Nodes are placed in ascending order by z-index, with the last node on top and the first node below others. Node types include text, file, link, group, and canvasColor.
Nepal's fake rescue scam involves staging medical emergencies to claim insurance, with guides and hospitals involved in the scheme. The scam has been ongoing since 2018, with investigators finding 171 confirmed fake rescues between 2022 and 2025, resulting in millions of dollars in insurance claims.
OpenAI acquired TBPN, a daily tech talk show, to support its mission of bringing AGI to the world and facilitate a constructive conversation about AI. TBPN will maintain editorial independence and report to Chris Lehane within OpenAI's Strategy org.
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memo is a coding environment that saves state and forgets code as you type. It uses commas, ands, or both to separate list elements and ignores numerals.
Mazes can be classified into seven categories: Dimension, Hyperdimension, Topology, Tessellation, Routing, Texture, and Focus, with various subcategories and algorithms for creating each type. Algorithms for creating Mazes include Perfect, Braid, Unicursal, Sparseness, 3D, Weave, Crack, Omega, Hypermaze, and Template, each with its own characteristics and methods for generating the Maze.
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The author reminisces about popular magazines from the late 1970s to the 1980s, including BYTE, Dr. Dobbs, and Omni, which expressed optimism for technology and the future. These magazines provided valuable information on programming languages, hardware projects, and emerging technologies.
right now the astronauts are calling houston because the computer on the spaceship is running two instances of microsoft outlook and they can't figure out why. nasa is about to remote into the computer
MTG Deck Shuffler is a toy. This site is not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast. For entertainment only.
Use do notation to assemble records for better ergonomics and approachability. It's order-insensitive and produces clearer error messages.
The Swedish government is reintroducing physical textbooks and reducing digital devices in schools to improve reading and writing skills. They aim for every student to have a physical textbook for each subject, citing concerns about screen time and distraction.
The author discusses the drawbacks of using queues to handle high request rates, as they can lead to increased latency and unfair treatment of requests.