Don’t Download Apps

blog.calebjay.com

Companies want you to download apps. Here in Taiwan it’s particularly bad: I’ve had shop staff tell me about some discount if you download their app, and when I decline, say something like “It’s really easy! Here, just give me … Read more

I don’t care how well your “AI” works

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I don’t care how well your “AI” works November 25, 2025 The other day I was sitting on the doorstep of a hackerspace, eating a falafel sandwich while listening to the conversation inside. The topic shifted to the use of … Read more

What if you don’t need MCP at all?

mariozechner.at
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2025-11-02 One chonky MCP server After months of agentic coding frenzy, Twitter is still ablaze with discussions about MCP servers. I previously did some very light benchmarking to see if Bash tools or MCP servers are better suited for a … Read more

Why I Don’t Need a Steam Machine

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For those of you who are living under a rock, Valve announced three new hardware devices joining their Steam Deck line-up: a new controller, a VR headset, and the GameCube—no wait, GabeCube—no wait, Steam Machine. The shiny little cube is … Read more

“Why don’t you use dependent types?”

lawrencecpaulson.github.io

02 Nov 2025 [ memories  AUTOMATH  LCF  type theory  Martin-Löf type theory  NG de Bruijn  ALEXANDRIA  ] To be fair, nobody asks me this exact question. But people have regularly asked why Isabelle dispenses with proof objects. The two questions … Read more

You Don’t Need Anubis

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In the past years, scrapers operated by LLM training companies have become more relentless. They no longer respect robots.txt, spoof their User Agents and IP addresses and even DDoS small sites with aggessive requests.This seems to mostly apply to Anthropic’s … Read more

If you don’t tinker, you don’t have taste

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tin·ker /ˈtiNGkər/ to make small changes to something, especially in an attempt to repair or improve it. Growing up, I never stuck to a single thing, be it guitar lessons, art school, martial arts – I tried them all. when … Read more