Could we build a computer designed to last at least fifty years? (2021)(ploum.net)

131 points by andai 2 years ago | 100 comments

We need more of Richard Stallman, not less(ploum.net)

180 points by bertman 3 years ago | 172 comments

Offpunk 3.0(ploum.net)

158 points by todsacerdoti 8 months ago | 33 comments

How to Kill a Decentralised Network(ploum.net)

50 points by pimeys 3 years ago | 10 comments

I Don't Have a Smartphone(ploum.net)

173 points by speckx 1 month ago | 167 comments

Splitting the Web(ploum.net)

281 points by bertman 3 years ago | 146 comments

My old job feels distant now(pinecoder.dev)

28 points by speckx 10 days ago | 27 comments

A personal blog post on pinecoder.dev reflecting on how the author's previous job now feels distant.

Claude Says(ohhfishal.net)

58 points by speckx 26 days ago | 22 comments

Personal blog post criticizing coworkers who relay AI (Claude) answers instead of their own expertise, arguing it signals lack of authority and leads to overengineered software.

The average college student today(hilariusbookbinder.substack.com)

563 points by Jyaif 1 year ago | 680 comments

A Substack essay by a longtime professor describing how the average college student today differs from students of past decades.

What a Hacker Stole from Me(mynoise.net)

355 points by wonger_ 1 year ago | 106 comments

A myNoise blog post by founder Stéphane describing a hacker's attack on the myNoise website, first via code-injection attempts and then a different strategy.

Why senior developers fail to communicate their expertise(nair.sh)

742 points by nilirl 5 months ago | 314 comments

Essay by Tuhin Nair on why senior software developers struggle to communicate their expertise to others.

We Should Be Able to Change Our Languages(jimmyhmiller.com)

48 points by surprisetalk 1 month ago | 24 comments

Jimmy Miller essay arguing programmers should be able to customize and change their programming languages rather than treat them as fixed artifacts.