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softwareSubscriberThe case for logging pipelines
The fix is known. The hard part is paying for it now.
Tomas Rehn · 13 Aug 2019
gamingSubscriberHow cloud gaming got complicated
The numbers look convincing until you read the footnotes.
Jules Ferrand · 4 Aug 2019
cultureSubscriberWhat the domain names debate misses
The numbers look convincing until you read the footnotes.
Nadia Farrow · 3 Aug 2019
softwareSubscriberNo silver bullet for code search
The pressure is coming from the supply chain, not the roadmap.
Tomas Rehn · 30 Jul 2019
aiSubscriberThe next fight over AI search
The pressure is coming from the supply chain, not the roadmap.
Ada Okafor · 28 Jul 2019
gamingSubscribergame soundtracks, five years later
The trend is real. The timeline is doing most of the work.
Jules Ferrand · 19 Jul 2019
cultureSubscriberThe economics of content moderation
The change is being driven by costs, not by ambition.
Nadia Farrow · 12 Jul 2019
aiSubscriberThe trouble with multimodal models
The problem is not the idea. It is the second year.
Ada Okafor · 9 Jul 2019
gamingSubscriberNo silver bullet for always-online DRM
The demo works. The maintenance plan is less clear.
Jules Ferrand · 8 Jul 2019
softwareSubscriberThe uncomfortable truth about WebAssembly runtimes
Everyone agrees on the goal. Nobody agrees on who pays for it.
Tomas Rehn · 7 Jul 2019
softwareSubscriberThe hidden cost of reproducible builds
The interesting question is who owns the interface.
Tomas Rehn · 4 Jul 2019
hardwareSubscriberfanless laptops: a reality check
The story is less about the announcement than the aftermath.
Mira Kessler · 4 Jul 2019
cultureSubscriberWhat we get wrong about cybercafés
The obvious fix collides with a contract nobody wants to reopen.
Nadia Farrow · 3 Jul 2019
aiSubscribervector databases, five years later
The problem is not the idea. It is the second year.
Ada Okafor · 27 Jun 2019
softwareSubscriberThe bill for Postgres queues is coming due
The market has moved faster than the documentation.
Tomas Rehn · 26 Jun 2019
cultureSubscriberHow remote work got complicated
The problem is not the idea. It is the second year.
Nadia Farrow · 24 Jun 2019
hardwareSubscriberThunderbolt 5 docks: a reality check
The fix is known. The hard part is paying for it now.
Mira Kessler · 23 Jun 2019
aiSubscriberThe quiet crisis in small language models
The fix is known. The hard part is paying for it now.
Ada Okafor · 15 Jun 2019
cultureSubscriberrepair cafés, five years later
The short version is in the deck. The long version is in the tickets.
Nadia Farrow · 14 Jun 2019
aiSubscriberinference costs: a reality check
The early adopters are enthusiastic. The second wave is not.
Ada Okafor · 14 Jun 2019