No one is happy with NASA's new idea for private space stations
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/03/what-happens-next-with-nasas-plan-to-replace-the-iss-source-it-could-get-ugly/
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/03/what-happens-next-with-nasas-plan-to-replace-the-iss-source-it-could-get-ugly/
Ars Technica
No one is happy with NASA's new idea for private space stations
It reminds me of sort of Lucy and Charlie Brown with the football."
Toma (YC W24) is hiring a Senior/Staff Eng to build AI automotive coworkers
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/toma/jobs/2lrQI7S-sr-staff-software-engineer
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/toma/jobs/2lrQI7S-sr-staff-software-engineer
Y Combinator
Sr./Staff Software Engineer at Toma | Y Combinator
About this Role
We’re looking for a Senior or Staff Software Engineer to own the technical direction on our engineering team, mentor other engineers, and partner closely with product and design to deliver fast, reliable, and magical user experiences. This…
We’re looking for a Senior or Staff Software Engineer to own the technical direction on our engineering team, mentor other engineers, and partner closely with product and design to deliver fast, reliable, and magical user experiences. This…
I put all 8,642 Spanish laws in Git – every reform is a commit
https://github.com/EnriqueLop/legalize-es
https://github.com/EnriqueLop/legalize-es
GitHub
GitHub - legalize-dev/legalize-es: Spanish legislation as a Git repo — every law is a Markdown file, every reform a commit. 8,600+…
Spanish legislation as a Git repo — every law is a Markdown file, every reform a commit. 8,600+ laws. - legalize-dev/legalize-es
Byte Interviews Chuck Peddle, Father of the MOS 6502 and Commodore PET (1982)
https://computeradsfromthepast.substack.com/p/byte-interviews-chuck-peddle-father
https://computeradsfromthepast.substack.com/p/byte-interviews-chuck-peddle-father
Substack
Byte Interviews Chuck Peddle, Father of the MOS Technology 6502 and the Commodore PET (1982)
Peddle talks about his new Victor 9000 system and the future of the PC.
You Do Not, in Fact, Have to Hand It to Them
https://2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/you-do-not-in-fact-have-to-hand-it-to-them/
https://2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/you-do-not-in-fact-have-to-hand-it-to-them/
Second Breakfast
You Do Not, In Fact, Have to Hand It to Them
Way back in 2016, Mark Zuckerberg made a surprise appearance at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, memorialized in a photograph of him striding to the stage past rows of men with the Oculus Rift VR headsets strapped to their faces:
Fast forward a decade…
Fast forward a decade…
Folk are getting dangerously attached to AI that always tells them they're right
https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/27/sycophantic_ai_risks/
https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/27/sycophantic_ai_risks/
The Register
Folk are getting dangerously attached to AI that always tells them they're right
: Sycophantic bots coach users into selfish, antisocial behavior, say researchers, and they love it
Militarized snowflakes: The accidental beauty of Renaissance star forts
https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/star-forts/
https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/star-forts/
Big Think
Militarized snowflakes: The accidental beauty of Renaissance star forts
First rising in the 15th century, these forts sought to counter a deadly innovation in military technology.
Improving personal tax filing with Claude CLI and Obsidian
https://www.mrafayaleem.com/blog/improving-personal-tax-filing-with-claude-obsidian
https://www.mrafayaleem.com/blog/improving-personal-tax-filing-with-claude-obsidian
The Growth Engineer's Diary
Improving personal tax filing with Claude CLI and Obsidian
An opinionated workflow showcasing how I used Claude and Obsidian together to help with my personal tax filing in Canada
Further human + AI + proof assistant work on Knuth's "Claude Cycles" problem
https://twitter.com/BoWang87/status/2037648937453232504
https://twitter.com/BoWang87/status/2037648937453232504
X (formerly Twitter)
Bo Wang (@BoWang87) on X
Three weeks ago I shared that Claude had shocked Prof. Donald Knuth by finding an odd-m construction for his open Hamiltonian decomposition problem in about an hour of guided exploration. Prof. Knuth titled the paper Claude’s Cycles.
The story didn't end…
The story didn't end…
Iran images appear to show land mines scattered by U.S. forces, a first in years
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/03/27/iran-us-land-mines/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/03/27/iran-us-land-mines/
The Washington Post
Iran images appear to show land mines scattered by U.S. forces, a first in years
The land mines were photographed in a village outside Shiraz, about three miles from one of several nearby Iranian ballistic missile sites.
Private equity turned vulnerable elderly people into human ATMs
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/28/the-great-care-home-cash-grab-how-private-equity-turned-vulnerable-elderly-people-into-human-atms
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/28/the-great-care-home-cash-grab-how-private-equity-turned-vulnerable-elderly-people-into-human-atms
the Guardian
The great care home cash grab: how private equity turned vulnerable elderly people into human ATMs
When did care homes come to be seen as recession-proof investments? And who pays the price?
RAM prices are plummeting after OpenAI failed to fulfill its commitment
https://twitter.com/rdd147/status/2037956117620482417
https://twitter.com/rdd147/status/2037956117620482417
X (formerly Twitter)
Roger (@rdd147) on X
🚨 RAM prices are plummeting after OpenAi failed to fulfill its commitment to purchase 40% of World supply and terminated its $71 billion SKHynix promise. $MU
Computer chip material inspired by the human brain could slash AI energy use
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-computer-chip-material-inspired-by-the-human-brain-could-slash-ai-energy-use
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/new-computer-chip-material-inspired-by-the-human-brain-could-slash-ai-energy-use
University of Cambridge
New computer chip material inspired by the human brain could slash AI energy use
The researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, developed a form of hafnium oxide that acts as a highly stable, low‑energy ‘memristor’ — a component designed to mimic the efficient way neurons
South Korea Mandates Solar Panels for Public Parking Lots
https://www.reutersconnect.com/item/south-korea-mandates-solar-panels-for-public-parking-lots/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjY6bmV3c21sX01UMU5VUlBITzAwMFZKRjFZQQ
https://www.reutersconnect.com/item/south-korea-mandates-solar-panels-for-public-parking-lots/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjY6bmV3c21sX01UMU5VUlBITzAwMFZKRjFZQQ