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softwareSubscriberon-call rotations, five years later
The technology is ready. The business model is not.
Tomas Rehn · 24 Oct 2021
gamingSubscriberThe bill for game servers is coming due
The tooling is better than it was. So are the expectations.
Jules Ferrand · 19 Oct 2021
softwareSubscriberThe uncomfortable truth about feature flags
The change is being driven by costs, not by ambition.
Tomas Rehn · 18 Oct 2021
hardwareSubscriberWhat the SFX power supplies debate misses
The short version is in the deck. The long version is in the tickets.
Mira Kessler · 16 Oct 2021
gamingSubscriberA short history of voice acting
The result is plausible, but the methodology is carrying it.
Jules Ferrand · 12 Oct 2021
hardwareSubscriberNo silver bullet for low-profile coolers
It is a small change on paper and an expensive one in production.
Mira Kessler · 11 Oct 2021
softwareSubscriberThe bill for package registries is coming due
The same argument has been made for a decade, with worse numbers.
Tomas Rehn · 10 Oct 2021
softwareSubscriberThe long road to Redis
The measurements are real. The conclusions are doing fieldwork.
Tomas Rehn · 9 Oct 2021
gamingSubscriberThe problem with accessibility options
The numbers look convincing until you read the footnotes.
Jules Ferrand · 8 Oct 2021
gamingSubscriberThe case against anti-cheat
The measurements are real. The conclusions are doing fieldwork.
Jules Ferrand · 1 Oct 2021
cultureSubscriberWhat comes after office returns
The short version is in the deck. The long version is in the tickets.
Nadia Farrow · 28 Sep 2021
gamingSubscriberWhat the console generations debate misses
The interesting question is who owns the interface.
Jules Ferrand · 27 Sep 2021
softwareSubscriberHow logging pipelines got complicated
The people closest to the work are the least surprised.
Tomas Rehn · 25 Sep 2021
hardwareSubscriberBeyond QLC SSDs
The interesting part is not the technology but the incentives.
Mira Kessler · 22 Sep 2021
aiSubscriberThe slow normalization of inference chips
The numbers look convincing until you read the footnotes.
Ada Okafor · 18 Sep 2021
cultureSubscriberA field guide to domain names
The pressure is coming from the supply chain, not the roadmap.
Nadia Farrow · 16 Sep 2021
aiSubscriberWhat we get wrong about data centres
The measurements are real. The conclusions are doing fieldwork.
Ada Okafor · 16 Sep 2021
cultureSubscriberHow forum moderation got complicated
The demo works. The maintenance plan is less clear.
Nadia Farrow · 6 Sep 2021
softwareSubscriberA short history of cron jobs
The interesting question is who owns the interface.
Tomas Rehn · 3 Sep 2021
gamingSubscriberThe economics of cloud gaming
The tooling is better than it was. So are the expectations.
Jules Ferrand · 3 Sep 2021
gamingSubscriberThe hidden cost of emulation
The result is plausible, but the methodology is carrying it.
Jules Ferrand · 3 Sep 2021
cultureSubscriberThe trouble with open-source burnout
The people closest to the work are the least surprised.
Nadia Farrow · 2 Sep 2021
softwareSubscriberNo silver bullet for Redis
The gap between the demo and the deployment is where the money goes.
Tomas Rehn · 1 Sep 2021
hardwareSubscriberThe long road to monitor stands
The details are boring, which usually means they matter.
Mira Kessler · 31 Aug 2021
aiSubscriberA field guide to AI regulation
The same argument has been made for a decade, with worse numbers.
Ada Okafor · 31 Aug 2021
cultureSubscriberThe hidden cost of four-day weeks
The measurements are real. The conclusions are doing fieldwork.
Nadia Farrow · 27 Aug 2021
hardwareSubscriberThe next fight over 80 Plus ratings
The gap between the demo and the deployment is where the money goes.
Mira Kessler · 21 Aug 2021
gamingSubscriberThe hidden cost of split-screen
The measurements are real. The conclusions are doing fieldwork.
Jules Ferrand · 17 Aug 2021
aiSubscriberThe long road to GPU memory bandwidth
The change is being driven by costs, not by ambition.
Ada Okafor · 15 Aug 2021
aiSubscriberThe case against retrieval pipelines
The tooling is better than it was. So are the expectations.
Ada Okafor · 12 Aug 2021
gamingSubscriberWhat we get wrong about playtests
The easy part is shipping. The hard part is maintaining it.
Jules Ferrand · 12 Aug 2021
aiSubscriberWhat we get wrong about evaluation sets
The tooling is better than it was. So are the expectations.
Ada Okafor · 11 Aug 2021
aiSubscriberEveryone is wrong about training data licensing
The same argument has been made for a decade, with worse numbers.
Ada Okafor · 7 Aug 2021
cultureSubscriberThe long road to data hoarding
The tooling is better than it was. So are the expectations.
Nadia Farrow · 30 Jul 2021
gamingSubscriberThe quiet crisis in microtransactions
Everyone agrees on the goal. Nobody agrees on who pays for it.
Jules Ferrand · 27 Jul 2021
softwareSubscriberEveryone is wrong about test suites
Everyone agrees on the goal. Nobody agrees on who pays for it.
Tomas Rehn · 26 Jul 2021
gamingSubscriberBeyond controller drift
The problem is not the idea. It is the second year.
Jules Ferrand · 14 Jul 2021
aiSubscriberThe next fight over AI regulation
The people closest to the work are the least surprised.
Ada Okafor · 11 Jul 2021
aiSubscriberEveryone is wrong about GPU memory bandwidth
The headline is simple. The second-order effects are not.
Ada Okafor · 10 Jul 2021
aiSubscriberThe slow normalization of model evaluation
The story is less about the announcement than the aftermath.
Ada Okafor · 8 Jul 2021
gamingSubscriberHow live-service games got complicated
A useful reminder that defaults are product decisions.
Jules Ferrand · 6 Jul 2021
gamingSubscriberThe economics of live-service games
The problem is not the idea. It is the second year.
Jules Ferrand · 5 Jul 2021
hardwareSubscriberNo silver bullet for thermal paste
The easy part is shipping. The hard part is maintaining it.
Mira Kessler · 4 Jul 2021
cultureSubscriberThe limits of maker spaces
The interesting question is who owns the interface.
Nadia Farrow · 2 Jul 2021
aiSubscriberThe quiet crisis in model cards
The measurements are real. The conclusions are doing fieldwork.
Ada Okafor · 30 Jun 2021
cultureSubscriberWhat we get wrong about e-waste exports
The early adopters are enthusiastic. The second wave is not.
Nadia Farrow · 30 Jun 2021
hardwareSubscriberWhat comes after ARM server chips
The problem is not the idea. It is the second year.
Mira Kessler · 28 Jun 2021
aiSubscriberA field guide to fine-tuning
The problem is not the idea. It is the second year.
Ada Okafor · 23 Jun 2021
aiSubscriberA field guide to inference chips
The pressure is coming from the supply chain, not the roadmap.
Ada Okafor · 22 Jun 2021
hardwareSubscriberThe economics of SFX power supplies
The headline is simple. The second-order effects are not.
Mira Kessler · 21 Jun 2021
cultureSubscriberThe case against coding bootcamps
The numbers look convincing until you read the footnotes.
Nadia Farrow · 16 Jun 2021
hardwareSubscriberHow external GPU enclosures got complicated
The tooling is better than it was. So are the expectations.
Mira Kessler · 16 Jun 2021
aiSubscriberThe long road to AI pricing
The change is being driven by costs, not by ambition.
Ada Okafor · 12 Jun 2021
hardwareSubscriberHow Thunderbolt 5 docks got complicated
The trend is real. The timeline is doing most of the work.
Mira Kessler · 12 Jun 2021
aiSubscriberThe long road to training data licensing
The headline is simple. The second-order effects are not.
Ada Okafor · 10 Jun 2021
softwareSubscriberBeyond developer portals
The short version is in the deck. The long version is in the tickets.
Tomas Rehn · 6 Jun 2021
cultureSubscriberThe slow normalization of technician training
The change is being driven by costs, not by ambition.
Nadia Farrow · 6 Jun 2021
cultureSubscriberThe trouble with RSS readers
The details are boring, which usually means they matter.
Nadia Farrow · 5 Jun 2021
aiSubscriberThe trouble with token budgets
Everyone agrees on the goal. Nobody agrees on who pays for it.
Ada Okafor · 4 Jun 2021
aiSubscriberThe quiet crisis in latency budgets
The trend is real. The timeline is doing most of the work.
Ada Okafor · 3 Jun 2021