Microwave Oven Failure: Spontaneously turned on by its LED display (2024)
My microwave oven started to malfunction at around five years old. It started to randomly power on the lamp, fan, and turntable. It progressively got worse over several weeks until it was mostly stuck on. The microwave oven is not usable when this happens: It behaves as if the door were open, causing the control […]
Components will kill pages
The internet is changing. That is undeniable. For the first time in over 20 years websites are also about to drastically change. We are familiar with browsing the internet website by website, one page at a time. Lately with tools such as ChatGPT becoming available, our TikTok attention spans demand immediate results and ChatGPT delivers […]
Amazon Ring’s lost dog ad sparks backlash amid fears of mass surveillance
A new AI-powered Search Party feature can scan footage from neighborhood cameras to find lost dogs. Critics worry it could be used to search for people. A new AI-powered Search Party feature can scan footage from neighborhood cameras to find lost dogs. Critics worry it could be used to search for people. by Jennifer Pattison […]
Claude Code Is Being Dumbed Down
Version 2.1.20 of Claude Code shipped a change that replaced every file read and every search pattern with a single, useless summary line. Where you used to see: You now get: That’s it. “Read 3 files.” Which files? Doesn’t matter. “Searched for 1 pattern.” What pattern? Who cares. You’re paying $200 a month for a […]
NetNewsWire Turns 23
NetNewsWire 1.0 for Mac shipped 23 years ago today! 🎸🎩🕶️ Here’s where things are on this particular February 11: we just shipped 7.0 for Mac and iOS, and now we’re working on NetNewsWire 7.0.1. After a big release, no matter how careful we are, there are often some regressions to fix and tweaks to make […]
Should your developer company go open source?
A decision framework for founders who want leverage, not vibes I’ve been asked a few times about my approach to open-source in the past few weeks, so decided to write this article to structure my thoughts. Most founders get the open-source decision backwards. They start with “open-source is great for distribution” and work backwards to […]
Toyota Fluorite: ”console-grade” Flutter game engine
Fluorite Game Engine Fluorite is the first console-grade game engine fully integrated with Flutter.Its reduced complexity by allowing you to write your game code directly in Dart, and using all of its great developer tools. By using a FluoriteView widget you can add multiple simultaneous views of your 3D scene, as well as share state […]
AI-First Company Memos
Three philosophies, one format Reading these memos side by side, a pattern emerges. They all use the same format (CEO writes to all employees about AI transformation) but contain three fundamentally different philosophies about what ”AI-first” means. AI as gate. Shopify, Duolingo, and Fiverr share a version of this: before you get resources (headcount, budget, […]
Show HN: Renovate – The Kubernetes-Native Way
Run Renovate on your own infrastructure with CRD-based scheduling, parallel execution, auto-discovery, and a built-in UI. If you self-host Renovate and already run Kubernetes, this operator gives you the control and observability that plain self-hosted setups lack. Comparison with Mend Renovate CE Feature Mend Renovate CE Renovate Operator Fully open source, no signup or license […]
Who Smeared Feynman
One of the many physicists who came under official FBI scrutiny during the Cold War was Richard Feynman. Feynman’s work on the bomb at Los Alamos, combined with his fame, penchant for telling stories about safe-cracking, and occasional consideration for being on government committees led him to be investigated a few times, to see where is loyalties lay. […]