Everyone should slow down AI development except for me(xeiaso.net)
667 points by xena | 390 comments
A short blog note by Xe Iaso, titled "Everyone should slow down AI development except for me," commenting on calls to pause AI development.
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I Hate Compilers(xeiaso.net)
61 points by xena | 50 comments
IPv6 zones in URLs are a mistake(xeiaso.net)
111 points by xena | 85 comments
Maybe you shouldn't install new software for a bit(xeiaso.net)
813 points by psxuaw | 427 comments
Short blog post by Xe Iaso noting new Linux kernel vulnerabilities and advising a week-long pause on installing new software due to supply chain attack risk.
2026 will be my year of the Linux desktop(xeiaso.net)
767 points by todsacerdoti | 572 comments
Xe Iaso's blog note announcing a switch from Windows 11 to Fedora Linux as their main desktop OS in 2026, criticizing Microsoft's recent Windows changes.
Valve is about to win the console generation(xeiaso.net)
492 points by moonleay | 375 comments
Blog post by Xe Iaso arguing that Valve's new Steam Controller, Steam Machine, and Steam Frame, alongside the Steam Deck, position it to win the console generation.
We all dodged a bullet(xeiaso.net)
790 points by WhyNotHugo | 450 comments
Xe Iaso blog post reflecting on the NPM supply-chain compromise of popular packages like chalk and debug, arguing it could have been much worse.
Who does your assistant serve?(xeiaso.net)
139 points by todsacerdoti | 80 comments
Anubis Works(xeiaso.net)
284 points by evacchi | 181 comments
Amazon's AI crawler is making my Git server unstable(xeiaso.net)
532 points by OptionOfT | 207 comments
Xe Iaso's blog note describing how Amazon's AI crawler is overloading their self-hosted git server and an nginx ingress snippet used to block it.
Apple squandered the Holy Grail(xeiaso.net)
356 points by caust1c | 479 comments
Blog post by Xe Iaso arguing that Apple Intelligence failed despite being built on nearly perfect underlying technology.
The Return of Stealth Mountain(xeiaso.net)
23 points by xena | 6 comments
My IRC client runs on Kubernetes(xeiaso.net)
123 points by xena | 104 comments
MIME, RSS, and Existential Torment(xeiaso.net)
76 points by xena | 24 comments
iTerm2 and AI Hype Overload(xeiaso.net)
135 points by todsacerdoti | 185 comments
Nix is a better Docker image builder than Docker's image builder(xeiaso.net)
395 points by tosh | 235 comments
Talk page by Xe Iaso arguing Nix builds better Docker images than Docker's builder, with slides, script, demo app source, and Fly.io coupon.
The Layoff(xeiaso.net)
381 points by signa11 | 141 comments
A personal blog post by Xe Iaso titled "The Layoff," published February 2024, reflecting on being laid off from a tech job.
AI is a weapon to surpass Metal Gear(xeiaso.net)
27 points by xena | 24 comments
Cursorless is alien magic from the future(xeiaso.net)
701 points by todsacerdoti | 297 comments
Xe Iaso blog post about using Cursorless voice-controlled code editing after an RSI flare-up, praising it as remarkably powerful.
Gokrazy is cool(xeiaso.net)
244 points by ingve | 69 comments
Anything can be a message queue if you use it wrongly enough(xeiaso.net)
564 points by cendyne | 226 comments
Satirical blog post by Xe Iaso about misusing an unconventional service as a message queue, explicitly not meant for production workloads.