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hardwareSubscriberWhat comes after OLED burn-in
The trend is real. The timeline is doing most of the work.
Mira Kessler · 19 Feb 2023
hardwareSubscriberThe limits of motherboard VRMs
The details are boring, which usually means they matter.
Mira Kessler · 12 Feb 2023
softwareSubscriberA short history of CI pipelines
The measurements are real. The conclusions are doing fieldwork.
Tomas Rehn · 7 Feb 2023
cultureSubscriberbrowser extensions, five years later
The measurements are real. The conclusions are doing fieldwork.
Nadia Farrow · 6 Feb 2023
hardwareSubscriberNo silver bullet for USB-C labelling
The trend is real. The timeline is doing most of the work.
Mira Kessler · 4 Feb 2023
cultureSubscriberWhat we get wrong about forum moderation
Everyone agrees on the goal. Nobody agrees on who pays for it.
Nadia Farrow · 1 Feb 2023
hardwareSubscriberThe case against right-to-repair laws
The spec is settled. The implementation is another matter.
Mira Kessler · 29 Jan 2023
hardwareSubscriberThe slow normalization of USB-C labelling
The pressure is coming from the supply chain, not the roadmap.
Mira Kessler · 28 Jan 2023
softwareSubscriberNo silver bullet for build caches
The headline is simple. The second-order effects are not.
Tomas Rehn · 25 Jan 2023
aiSubscriberBeyond AI pricing
A small change in a standard can take years to reach the shelf.
Ada Okafor · 22 Jan 2023
softwareSubscriberThe hidden cost of cron jobs
The easy part is shipping. The hard part is maintaining it.
Tomas Rehn · 22 Jan 2023
hardwareSubscriberThe case against chiplet packaging
The numbers look convincing until you read the footnotes.
Mira Kessler · 22 Jan 2023
softwareSubscribermonorepos: a reality check
The trend is real. The timeline is doing most of the work.
Tomas Rehn · 20 Jan 2023
cultureSubscriberHow RSS readers got complicated
The early adopters are enthusiastic. The second wave is not.
Nadia Farrow · 17 Jan 2023
hardwareSubscriberThe case for 2.5GbE networking
Everyone agrees on the goal. Nobody agrees on who pays for it.
Mira Kessler · 16 Jan 2023
gamingSubscriberBeyond console generations
The problem is not the idea. It is the second year.
Jules Ferrand · 11 Jan 2023
cultureSubscriberThe hidden cost of browser extensions
Everyone agrees on the goal. Nobody agrees on who pays for it.
Nadia Farrow · 7 Jan 2023
hardwareSubscriberThe trouble with Wi-Fi 7 routers
The same argument has been made for a decade, with worse numbers.
Mira Kessler · 7 Jan 2023
hardwareSubscriberWhat comes after right-to-repair laws
The numbers look convincing until you read the footnotes.
Mira Kessler · 5 Jan 2023
softwareSubscriberThe hidden cost of open-source licences
The problem is not the idea. It is the second year.
Tomas Rehn · 30 Dec 2022
aiSubscriberopen datasets: a reality check
The details are boring, which usually means they matter.
Ada Okafor · 29 Dec 2022
hardwareSubscriberThe limits of QLC SSDs
The problem is not the idea. It is the second year.
Mira Kessler · 20 Dec 2022
hardwareSubscriberThe next fight over handheld gaming PCs
A useful reminder that defaults are product decisions.
Mira Kessler · 20 Dec 2022
aiSubscriberWhat comes after video models
The interesting part is not the technology but the incentives.
Ada Okafor · 17 Dec 2022
hardwareSubscriberThe slow normalization of refurbished laptops
The short version is in the deck. The long version is in the tickets.
Mira Kessler · 16 Dec 2022
hardwareSubscriberThe bill for ARM server chips is coming due
The technology is ready. The business model is not.
Mira Kessler · 15 Dec 2022
cultureSubscriberThe quiet crisis in password managers
The same argument has been made for a decade, with worse numbers.
Nadia Farrow · 13 Dec 2022
softwareSubscriberThe problem with edge functions
The people closest to the work are the least surprised.
Tomas Rehn · 11 Dec 2022
cultureSubscriberA field guide to right to repair
The change is being driven by costs, not by ambition.
Nadia Farrow · 11 Dec 2022
aiSubscriberThe bill for prompt caching is coming due
The measurements are real. The conclusions are doing fieldwork.
Ada Okafor · 10 Dec 2022
aiSubscriberThe bill for agent permissions is coming due
The measurements are real. The conclusions are doing fieldwork.
Ada Okafor · 9 Dec 2022
cultureSubscriberThe trouble with second-hand offices
It is a small change on paper and an expensive one in production.
Nadia Farrow · 8 Dec 2022
cultureSubscriberThe economics of mechanical keyboards
The measurements are real. The conclusions are doing fieldwork.
Nadia Farrow · 8 Dec 2022
softwareSubscriberThe long road to on-call rotations
The demo works. The maintenance plan is less clear.
Tomas Rehn · 1 Dec 2022
cultureSubscriberWhat we get wrong about vinyl records
The problem is not the idea. It is the second year.
Nadia Farrow · 30 Nov 2022
aiSubscriberA short history of small language models
The headline is simple. The second-order effects are not.
Ada Okafor · 29 Nov 2022
softwareSubscriberThe bill for incident response is coming due
The measurements are real. The conclusions are doing fieldwork.
Tomas Rehn · 28 Nov 2022
hardwareSubscriberlaptop batteries: a reality check
The interesting question is who owns the interface.
Mira Kessler · 27 Nov 2022
aiSubscriberdata centres: a reality check
A useful reminder that defaults are product decisions.
Ada Okafor · 25 Nov 2022
hardwareSubscriberThe economics of DDR5 gaming kits
The story is less about the announcement than the aftermath.
Mira Kessler · 16 Nov 2022
cultureSubscriberThe long road to four-day weeks
The trend is real. The timeline is doing most of the work.
Nadia Farrow · 14 Nov 2022
aiSubscriberThe limits of inference costs
The fix is known. The hard part is paying for it now.
Ada Okafor · 13 Nov 2022
gamingSubscriberWhat comes after cross-play
The tooling is better than it was. So are the expectations.
Jules Ferrand · 9 Nov 2022
hardwareSubscriberWhat comes after server motherboards
The trend is real. The timeline is doing most of the work.
Mira Kessler · 7 Nov 2022
aiSubscriberquantization, five years later
The pressure is coming from the supply chain, not the roadmap.
Ada Okafor · 5 Nov 2022
gamingSubscriberregional pricing, five years later
It is a small change on paper and an expensive one in production.
Jules Ferrand · 31 Oct 2022
cultureSubscriberThe hidden cost of home servers
The details are boring, which usually means they matter.
Nadia Farrow · 29 Oct 2022
aiSubscriberThe quiet crisis in open weights
The same argument has been made for a decade, with worse numbers.
Ada Okafor · 28 Oct 2022
gamingSubscriberWhat comes after collector's editions
The tooling is better than it was. So are the expectations.
Jules Ferrand · 17 Oct 2022
cultureSubscriberThe economics of coding bootcamps
The demo works. The maintenance plan is less clear.
Nadia Farrow · 16 Oct 2022
cultureSubscriberThe quiet crisis in coding bootcamps
This is less a breakthrough than a slow accumulation of fixes.
Nadia Farrow · 10 Oct 2022
cultureSubscriberThe long road to content moderation
The technology is ready. The business model is not.
Nadia Farrow · 7 Oct 2022
hardwareSubscriberThe long road to memory training
The obvious fix collides with a contract nobody wants to reopen.
Mira Kessler · 3 Oct 2022
aiSubscriberThe bill for batch inference is coming due
The same argument has been made for a decade, with worse numbers.
Ada Okafor · 2 Oct 2022
aiSubscriberThe quiet crisis in video models
The pressure is coming from the supply chain, not the roadmap.
Ada Okafor · 29 Sep 2022
softwareSubscriberThe bill for edge functions is coming due
The tooling is better than it was. So are the expectations.
Tomas Rehn · 27 Sep 2022
aiSubscriberBeyond fine-tuning
The easy part is shipping. The hard part is maintaining it.
Ada Okafor · 26 Sep 2022
aiSubscriberHow model distillation got complicated
The technology is ready. The business model is not.
Ada Okafor · 23 Sep 2022
softwareSubscriberWhat the reproducible builds debate misses
The change is being driven by costs, not by ambition.
Tomas Rehn · 21 Sep 2022
gamingSubscriberalways-online DRM, five years later
A useful reminder that defaults are product decisions.
Jules Ferrand · 20 Sep 2022