Andrew Oram asked why programming languages rise and fall, and quoted the answer without noticing. Programming is a vocation, an art, and a job. Make any of those harder than they need to be, and your language survives exactly as long as it can't be replaced.

Independent retailers are receiving vast orders for obscure titles, fuelling suspicions that AI companies are quietly building the next generation of chatbots

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From SEA SLUT II to BILBOAT BAGGINS, a deep dive into AIS vessel data turns up 50,000 boat names packed with nautical puns, dirty jokes, and Tolkien deep cuts.

How a missing Firestore security rule on tl;dv exposed 181,874 meetings from 84,312 users across 35,003 domains, including live calls I could join uninvited, and how six months of disclosure got me nothing but seen receipts.

Processor architectures are far from trivial; untold millions of dollars and many thousands of [...]

the average OpenCode Go user spent $1.14 per day on deepseek flash v4 this past week

the dual DGX setup people are running to do the same costs $10,000

it takes 24 years to break even
at 10x the usage it takes 2.4 years

A solo developer's Google Play install data from 2013 to 2026, exported and published in full. Same developer, same store, twelve years between the two launches.

Pay-as-you-go pensions need a growing base of future workers to fund a shrinking one of retirees. Not having kids is free, and someone else pays twice.

If you haven't had Belvita breakfast cookies, you have probably had Biscoff cookies, which are similar. These are a classic airline snack. You've probably ha...

OpenAI sent Governor Greg Abbott a letter outlining its commitment to responsible AI infrastructure in Texas. The letter supports reliable, transparent growth that benefits Texans.

The first chapter of the Gemini for Go Developers series, focusing on the different models of the Gemini model family and the API surfaces to consume them.

The woman who found the chocolate bar during a house clearance compares it with today's Mars Bars.

On a small Japanese word that everyone has heard and almost everyone has misaddressed, and what changes when you find out who it is for.

A highly anticipated new device from OpenAI will have a unique look, complete with moving parts that help give it personality, and likely cost more than $300, according to people familiar with the matter.

From clubs to courts, Meta's smart glasses are raising privacy concerns and facing backlash. Places like Seattle's 5 Point Cafe have banned them and even Meta has made changes.