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softwareSubscriberThe economics of API deprecations
The short version is in the deck. The long version is in the tickets.
Tomas Rehn · 17 Jan 2020
aiSubscriberNo silver bullet for model cards
Everyone agrees on the goal. Nobody agrees on who pays for it.
Ada Okafor · 10 Jan 2020
hardwareSubscriberThe problem with optical drives
The result is plausible, but the methodology is carrying it.
Mira Kessler · 10 Jan 2020
cultureSubscriberWhat comes after abandoned software
The easy part is shipping. The hard part is maintaining it.
Nadia Farrow · 8 Jan 2020
hardwareSubscriberThe case for RISC-V dev boards
It is a small change on paper and an expensive one in production.
Mira Kessler · 4 Jan 2020
cultureSubscribernewsletters: a reality check
The interesting part is not the technology but the incentives.
Nadia Farrow · 4 Jan 2020
hardwareSubscriberThe long road to optical drives
The easy part is shipping. The hard part is maintaining it.
Mira Kessler · 4 Jan 2020
hardwareSubscriberThe uncomfortable truth about SFX power supplies
The people closest to the work are the least surprised.
Mira Kessler · 29 Dec 2019
cultureSubscriberThe quiet crisis in open-source burnout
The market has moved faster than the documentation.
Nadia Farrow · 26 Dec 2019
hardwareSubscriberThe next fight over NAS drives
The gap between the demo and the deployment is where the money goes.
Mira Kessler · 25 Dec 2019
softwareSubscriberA field guide to build caches
The pressure is coming from the supply chain, not the roadmap.
Tomas Rehn · 20 Dec 2019
aiSubscriberThe hidden cost of inference costs
A small change in a standard can take years to reach the shelf.
Ada Okafor · 17 Dec 2019
cultureSubscriberThe hidden cost of tool lending
The people closest to the work are the least surprised.
Nadia Farrow · 14 Dec 2019
cultureSubscriberEveryone is wrong about cybercafés
The change is being driven by costs, not by ambition.
Nadia Farrow · 12 Dec 2019
hardwareSubscriberThe slow normalization of case airflow
The spec is settled. The implementation is another matter.
Mira Kessler · 8 Dec 2019
softwareSubscriberBeyond code search
The same argument has been made for a decade, with worse numbers.
Tomas Rehn · 6 Dec 2019
softwareSubscriberThe quiet crisis in CI pipelines
The gap between the demo and the deployment is where the money goes.
Tomas Rehn · 5 Dec 2019
softwareSubscriberThe trouble with error messages
The headline is simple. The second-order effects are not.
Tomas Rehn · 4 Dec 2019
cultureSubscriberWhat we get wrong about repair cafés
The early adopters are enthusiastic. The second wave is not.
Nadia Farrow · 4 Dec 2019
hardwareSubscriberNo silver bullet for mini-ITX motherboards
The trend is real. The timeline is doing most of the work.
Mira Kessler · 1 Dec 2019
hardwareSubscriberA short history of server motherboards
The market has moved faster than the documentation.
Mira Kessler · 28 Nov 2019
cultureSubscriberWhat we get wrong about second-hand offices
The early adopters are enthusiastic. The second wave is not.
Nadia Farrow · 18 Nov 2019
gamingSubscriberA short history of accessibility options
This is less a breakthrough than a slow accumulation of fixes.
Jules Ferrand · 15 Nov 2019
gamingSubscriberThe case against collector's editions
The gap between the demo and the deployment is where the money goes.
Jules Ferrand · 9 Nov 2019
hardwareSubscriberEveryone is wrong about ARM server chips
The story is less about the announcement than the aftermath.
Mira Kessler · 5 Nov 2019
cultureSubscriberThe quiet crisis in tool lending
The technology is ready. The business model is not.
Nadia Farrow · 4 Nov 2019
gamingSubscriberThe problem with live-service games
The tooling is better than it was. So are the expectations.
Jules Ferrand · 2 Nov 2019
hardwareSubscriberThe uncomfortable truth about NAS drives
The easy part is shipping. The hard part is maintaining it.
Mira Kessler · 2 Nov 2019
hardwareSubscriberWhat comes after fanless laptops
Everyone agrees on the goal. Nobody agrees on who pays for it.
Mira Kessler · 1 Nov 2019
aiSubscriberThe problem with token budgets
This is less a breakthrough than a slow accumulation of fixes.
Ada Okafor · 29 Oct 2019
hardwareSubscriberThe hidden cost of external GPU enclosures
The numbers look convincing until you read the footnotes.
Mira Kessler · 28 Oct 2019
softwareSubscriberWhat comes after feature flags
The gap between the demo and the deployment is where the money goes.
Tomas Rehn · 26 Oct 2019
aiSubscriberWhat comes after model evaluation
Everyone agrees on the goal. Nobody agrees on who pays for it.
Ada Okafor · 21 Oct 2019
softwareSubscriberNo silver bullet for dependency trees
The interesting question is who owns the interface.
Tomas Rehn · 21 Oct 2019
cultureSubscriberA field guide to coding bootcamps
The measurements are real. The conclusions are doing fieldwork.
Nadia Farrow · 20 Oct 2019
gamingSubscriberThe long road to playtests
The easy part is shipping. The hard part is maintaining it.
Jules Ferrand · 20 Oct 2019
gamingSubscriberThe next fight over voice acting
A useful reminder that defaults are product decisions.
Jules Ferrand · 17 Oct 2019
hardwareSubscriberThe trouble with 80 Plus ratings
The headline is simple. The second-order effects are not.
Mira Kessler · 16 Oct 2019
gamingSubscriberThe economics of difficulty settings
A small change in a standard can take years to reach the shelf.
Jules Ferrand · 15 Oct 2019
hardwareSubscriberThe problem with chiplet packaging
The demo works. The maintenance plan is less clear.
Mira Kessler · 14 Oct 2019
cultureSubscriberThe problem with coworking spaces
The problem is not the idea. It is the second year.
Nadia Farrow · 13 Oct 2019
cultureSubscriberThe problem with remote work
The problem is not the idea. It is the second year.
Nadia Farrow · 13 Oct 2019
cultureSubscriberThe case for mechanical keyboards
It is a small change on paper and an expensive one in production.
Nadia Farrow · 10 Oct 2019
softwareSubscriberWhat we get wrong about documentation
The numbers look convincing until you read the footnotes.
Tomas Rehn · 2 Oct 2019
hardwareSubscriberThe quiet crisis in RISC-V dev boards
The demo works. The maintenance plan is less clear.
Mira Kessler · 2 Oct 2019
aiSubscriberNo silver bullet for AI assistants
The early adopters are enthusiastic. The second wave is not.
Ada Okafor · 30 Sep 2019
softwareSubscriberThe case for self-hosted software
The headline is simple. The second-order effects are not.
Tomas Rehn · 29 Sep 2019
hardwareSubscriberWhat the desktop CPUs debate misses
The problem is not the idea. It is the second year.
Mira Kessler · 23 Sep 2019
aiSubscriberThe long road to evaluation sets
The interesting question is who owns the interface.
Ada Okafor · 20 Sep 2019
hardwareSubscriberThe limits of NAS drives
The details are boring, which usually means they matter.
Mira Kessler · 18 Sep 2019
cultureSubscriberThe economics of RSS readers
This is less a breakthrough than a slow accumulation of fixes.
Nadia Farrow · 14 Sep 2019
hardwareSubscriberThe uncomfortable truth about RISC-V dev boards
The easy part is shipping. The hard part is maintaining it.
Mira Kessler · 12 Sep 2019
gamingSubscriberA short history of physical editions
The problem is not the idea. It is the second year.
Jules Ferrand · 9 Sep 2019
aiSubscriberBeyond open weights
The market has moved faster than the documentation.
Ada Okafor · 4 Sep 2019
aiSubscriberThe problem with context windows
The spec is settled. The implementation is another matter.
Ada Okafor · 31 Aug 2019
softwareSubscriberThe case against container images
The pressure is coming from the supply chain, not the roadmap.
Tomas Rehn · 27 Aug 2019
hardwareSubscriberThe limits of workstation GPUs
The result is plausible, but the methodology is carrying it.
Mira Kessler · 27 Aug 2019
cultureSubscribercontent moderation, five years later
The result is plausible, but the methodology is carrying it.
Nadia Farrow · 26 Aug 2019
cultureSubscriberThe next fight over four-day weeks
The headline is simple. The second-order effects are not.
Nadia Farrow · 24 Aug 2019
hardwareSubscriberARM server chips: a reality check
The market has moved faster than the documentation.
Mira Kessler · 14 Aug 2019