Tomorrow is the 15th anniversary of the first day of the Recurse Center (https://www.recurse.com/) My cofounders and I did YC all the way back in the Summer of 2010, with the initial idea of building “OkCupid for jobs.” That idea … Read more
Many years ago, someone tried to get me into cryptocurrencies. “They’re the future of money!” they said. I replied saying that I’d rather wait until they were more useful, less volatile, easier to use, and utterly reliable. “You don’t want … Read more
AI companies have bought out Western Digital’s storage capacity for 2026. It’s only February. By on February 15, 2026 Western Digital says its all sold out of hard drives for 2026, less than two months into the year. Credit: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg … Read more
A Toast to the Frood Who Really Knew Where His Towel Was Today marks what would have been Douglas Adams’ 73rd birthday—or depending on which timeline you’re accessing this from, his 3042nd, or perhaps his perpetual 42nd in the universe … Read more
23 February 2024 I’ve been getting a lot of those “your parcel couldn’t be delivered” phishing attacks lately and if you’re a human with a phone, you probably have been too. Just as a brief reminder, they look like this: … Read more
Sun 28th May, 2023 2023-05-28T10:15:05-07:00 by Duncan Lock 2 min read, 330 words. P2M updated Sun 28th May, 2023 2023-05-28T10:15:05-07:00 Category: tech Tags: It’s too easy to overlook the countless hours of dedication poured into the open source software that … Read more
Remember when predicting protein shapes using AI was the breakthrough of the year? That’s old news. Having solved nearly all protein structures known to biology, AI is now turning to a new challenge: designing proteins from scratch. Far from an … Read more
It’s amazing what civil, mechanical, structural, electrical and all other “real world” engineers have built for us. They need to be paid way more than software engineers IMO considering how critical their work is. Yes, I know it’s a pipe … Read more
Thank you for adding excellent context, as you usually do, dang. It’s strange how so many discussions on this topic seem to proceed with no prior inputs, it’s puzzling. tbh even “Notice of Recent Security Incident [updated]” instead of “LastPass … Read more
BeAware is centered around inclusion and accessibility, and making deaf peoples’ lives easier by making everyday actions inclusive and diverse. Apart from being free, the app is open source and available here, so we would like to continue being the … Read more