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cultureSubscriberBeyond home servers
The short version is in the deck. The long version is in the tickets.
Nadia Farrow · 13 Sep 2025
aiSubscriberThe case for coding agents
The details are boring, which usually means they matter.
Ada Okafor · 9 Sep 2025
softwareSubscriberThe trouble with test suites
The interesting part is not the technology but the incentives.
Tomas Rehn · 6 Sep 2025
softwareSubscriberThe slow normalization of edge functions
It is a small change on paper and an expensive one in production.
Tomas Rehn · 5 Sep 2025
hardwareSubscriberThe trouble with 10GbE switches
The same argument has been made for a decade, with worse numbers.
Mira Kessler · 26 Aug 2025
cultureSubscriberThe hidden cost of coding bootcamps
The demo works. The maintenance plan is less clear.
Nadia Farrow · 24 Aug 2025
aiSubscriberWhat we get wrong about voice models
The interesting part is not the technology but the incentives.
Ada Okafor · 23 Aug 2025
softwareSubscriberThe limits of package managers
A useful reminder that defaults are product decisions.
Tomas Rehn · 22 Aug 2025
aiSubscriberThe slow normalization of quantization
The easy part is shipping. The hard part is maintaining it.
Ada Okafor · 17 Aug 2025
softwareSubscriberWhat the test suites debate misses
The market has moved faster than the documentation.
Tomas Rehn · 16 Aug 2025
hardwareSubscriberThe problem with handheld gaming PCs
The story is less about the announcement than the aftermath.
Mira Kessler · 16 Aug 2025
gamingSubscriberThe quiet crisis in cloud gaming
The same argument has been made for a decade, with worse numbers.
Jules Ferrand · 12 Aug 2025
gamingSubscriberWhat we get wrong about game passes
The people closest to the work are the least surprised.
Jules Ferrand · 10 Aug 2025
gamingSubscriberWhat the arcade archives debate misses
The pressure is coming from the supply chain, not the roadmap.
Jules Ferrand · 6 Aug 2025
gamingSubscriberThe case against frame generation
The technology is ready. The business model is not.
Jules Ferrand · 4 Aug 2025
cultureSubscriberEveryone is wrong about personal archives
The short version is in the deck. The long version is in the tickets.
Nadia Farrow · 2 Aug 2025
hardwareSubscriberThe problem with low-profile coolers
The result is plausible, but the methodology is carrying it.
Mira Kessler · 1 Aug 2025
hardwareSubscriberWhat comes after 2.5GbE networking
The measurements are real. The conclusions are doing fieldwork.
Mira Kessler · 25 Jul 2025
aiSubscriberWhat we get wrong about multimodal models
The headline is simple. The second-order effects are not.
Ada Okafor · 21 Jul 2025
cultureSubscriberThe hidden cost of online communities
The fix is known. The hard part is paying for it now.
Nadia Farrow · 19 Jul 2025
softwareSubscriberThe trouble with local-first apps
It is a small change on paper and an expensive one in production.
Tomas Rehn · 19 Jul 2025
aiSubscriberWhat the inference chips debate misses
The demo works. The maintenance plan is less clear.
Ada Okafor · 17 Jul 2025
hardwareSubscriberWi-Fi 7 routers, five years later
A useful reminder that defaults are product decisions.
Mira Kessler · 15 Jul 2025
aiSubscriberThe quiet crisis in model distillation
The change is being driven by costs, not by ambition.
Ada Okafor · 9 Jul 2025
softwareSubscriberThe quiet crisis in maintainer burnout
The change is being driven by costs, not by ambition.
Tomas Rehn · 8 Jul 2025
cultureSubscriberThe uncomfortable truth about right to repair
The headline is simple. The second-order effects are not.
Nadia Farrow · 4 Jul 2025
aiSubscriberfine-tuning: a reality check
The technology is ready. The business model is not.
Ada Okafor · 30 Jun 2025
gamingSubscribercloud gaming: a reality check
The interesting question is who owns the interface.
Jules Ferrand · 29 Jun 2025
hardwareSubscriberThe slow normalization of workstation GPUs
The problem is not the idea. It is the second year.
Mira Kessler · 27 Jun 2025
softwareSubscriberWhat comes after code search
The pressure is coming from the supply chain, not the roadmap.
Tomas Rehn · 25 Jun 2025
cultureSubscriberThe problem with local news
A useful reminder that defaults are product decisions.
Nadia Farrow · 22 Jun 2025
aiSubscriberevaluation sets: a reality check
It is a small change on paper and an expensive one in production.
Ada Okafor · 21 Jun 2025
cultureSubscriberWhat the password managers debate misses
The people closest to the work are the least surprised.
Nadia Farrow · 19 Jun 2025
hardwareSubscriberThe limits of 10GbE switches
The fix is known. The hard part is paying for it now.
Mira Kessler · 17 Jun 2025
hardwareSubscriberThe hidden cost of USB-C labelling
The pressure is coming from the supply chain, not the roadmap.
Mira Kessler · 16 Jun 2025
softwareSubscriberThe slow normalization of version control
The measurements are real. The conclusions are doing fieldwork.
Tomas Rehn · 14 Jun 2025
softwareSubscriberWhat we get wrong about self-hosted software
The market has moved faster than the documentation.
Tomas Rehn · 3 Jun 2025
hardwareSubscriberThe case for OLED burn-in
The numbers look convincing until you read the footnotes.
Mira Kessler · 30 May 2025
hardwareSubscriberThe bill for case airflow is coming due
The gap between the demo and the deployment is where the money goes.
Mira Kessler · 30 May 2025
gamingSubscribermicrotransactions: a reality check
It is a small change on paper and an expensive one in production.
Jules Ferrand · 30 May 2025
softwareSubscriberWhat we get wrong about type systems
The measurements are real. The conclusions are doing fieldwork.
Tomas Rehn · 28 May 2025
cultureSubscriberThe limits of retro computing
The headline is simple. The second-order effects are not.
Nadia Farrow · 26 May 2025
cultureSubscriberWhat comes after repair shops
The tooling is better than it was. So are the expectations.
Nadia Farrow · 24 May 2025
softwareSubscriberWhat comes after message queues
The details are boring, which usually means they matter.
Tomas Rehn · 20 May 2025
softwareSubscriberThe bill for API deprecations is coming due
The fix is known. The hard part is paying for it now.
Tomas Rehn · 20 May 2025
gamingSubscriberThe long road to cross-play
The gap between the demo and the deployment is where the money goes.
Jules Ferrand · 19 May 2025
softwareSubscriberThe problem with Postgres queues
The measurements are real. The conclusions are doing fieldwork.
Tomas Rehn · 18 May 2025
softwareSubscribercode review, five years later
The interesting question is who owns the interface.
Tomas Rehn · 17 May 2025
softwareSubscribertype systems: a reality check
The spec is settled. The implementation is another matter.
Tomas Rehn · 14 May 2025
softwareSubscriberThe next fight over Redis
The interesting part is not the technology but the incentives.
Tomas Rehn · 9 May 2025
softwareSubscriberThe case for semantic versioning
A small change in a standard can take years to reach the shelf.
Tomas Rehn · 5 May 2025
gamingSubscribermodding tools, five years later
The change is being driven by costs, not by ambition.
Jules Ferrand · 3 May 2025
cultureSubscriberThe case against abandoned software
The interesting question is who owns the interface.
Nadia Farrow · 2 May 2025
gamingSubscriberA short history of LAN play
The technology is ready. The business model is not.
Jules Ferrand · 30 Apr 2025
hardwareSubscriberThe next fight over case airflow
The story is less about the announcement than the aftermath.
Mira Kessler · 29 Apr 2025
softwareSubscriberThe case against feature flags
The numbers look convincing until you read the footnotes.
Tomas Rehn · 25 Apr 2025
softwareSubscriberThe case against config files
The details are boring, which usually means they matter.
Tomas Rehn · 24 Apr 2025
gamingSubscriberThe problem with controller drift
The market has moved faster than the documentation.
Jules Ferrand · 15 Apr 2025
aiSubscriberThe long road to distillation
The interesting part is not the technology but the incentives.
Ada Okafor · 7 Apr 2025
hardwareSubscriberNo silver bullet for 10GbE switches
The problem is not the idea. It is the second year.
Mira Kessler · 6 Apr 2025