Fred Fish(en.wikipedia.org)
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A 2012 blog post by physics teacher JD Stillwater recounting washing a toaster in a dishwasher and reflecting on conventional wisdom versus conventional ignorance.
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Patrick Dubroy's blog essay using cold-blooded animals as a metaphor for software that can sit untouched for long periods and still work when revived.
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A blog post arguing that many so-called abstractions in codebases are merely layers of indirection that add complexity and hurt performance without real value.
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An Economist Free exchange column arguing that artificial intelligence is losing hype and asking whether that signals the technology will eventually succeed.
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A personal blog post giving the author's opinion on the Niri scrollable tiling Wayland compositor after years of using Sway and i3.
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Essay by Sam Bleckley, a fine artist and software engineer, on understanding and art-directing AI image generators and why illustrators remain valuable.