“We see something that works, and then we understand it.” (Thomas Dullien) It is a deeper insight than it seems. Young people spend years in school learning the reverse: understanding happens before progress. That is the linear theory of innovation. … Read more
4th March 2026 I’m behind on writing about Qwen 3.5, a truly remarkable family of open weight models released by Alibaba’s Qwen team over the past few weeks. I’m hoping that the 3.5 family doesn’t turn out to be Qwen’s … Read more
Or is it happening, perhaps it has already happened? Maybe it’s just acting like it has happened, because it is tired and would like to go to bed? Although trains can get you far going straight across long, flat distances, … Read more
This is a story that started back in 2022, but I think its a perfect time to reflect on the impact that it has had on my friend group still to this day. A year or so before COVID, our … Read more
Are they good or bad? (This post might look better at dynomight.net/chess.) A year ago, there was a lot of talk about large language models (LLMs) playing chess. Word was that if you trained a big enough model on enough … Read more
Yes, I created a leaderboard for programmers and recently found some people using it as motivation to sleep less, spending 18 hour energy drink fueled days coding for up to a month at a time. > How do you feel … Read more
Enlarge Getty Images Last Tuesday, loads of Linux users—many running packages released as early as this year—started reporting their devices were failing to boot. Instead, they received a cryptic error message that included the phrase: “Something has gone seriously wrong.” … Read more
Creating stuff is good for your brain. I once decorated a mirror with shells, but I keep it in a closet. I’m fond of it, even though it looks a little sloppy. Sometimes I’ll debate whether to toss it, and … Read more
I don’t feel particularly qualified to give advice (I blame imposter syndrome), but I do have one tip to share that I think has been useful for me. It applies both to professional software dev and personal projects. You probably … Read more
Will Wilson CEO February 13, 2024 It’s pretty weird for a startup to remain in stealth for over five years. People ask me why we did that, and my answer is always the same: “We wanted to build something awesome … Read more