In this week’s blog post, I’m diving into a fascinating mix of topics from the digital and real world! From an intriguing exploration about how AI might handle ethical dilemmas on the road to discovering the secret backdoor codes in safe locks that even the government avoids. Ever wonder about responsive font size for websites or desserts that won’t spike your blood sugar? I’ve got you covered. Plus, I touch on the evolution of the “10x engineer,” and why community-based solutions might be the key to solving the local news crisis. Join me on this varied journey through tech, health, and societal reflections!
- What happens when ChatGPT tries to solve 50,000 trolley problems?: AI driving decisions are not quite the same as the ones humans would make.
- Climbing the wrong hill: Chris Dixon’s blog.
- Secret Backdoor Codes in Safe Locks: Senator Ron Wyden has found that the DoD banned the use of such locks for U.S. government systems, but deliberately kept information about the backdoors from the public.
- Beyond Boundaries – Networking Programming with C# 12 and .NET 8: This book will be fantastic because it’s tailored to work with C# 12 and .NET 8, the latest and most potent versions at the time of writing. The goal is to harness the capabilities of this advanced software platform and language to provide a seamless and efficient approach to network programming.
- The Top 100 Gen AI Consumer Apps: Thousands of new AI-native companies are vying for attention. We crunched the data to find out: Which generative AI products are people actually using?
- Check Your Email: Branon’s boss, Steve, came storming into his cube. From the look of panic on his face, it was clear that this was a full hair-on-fire emergency. “Did we change anything this weekend?”
- A formula for responsive font-size: This CSS is now part of most websites I make:
- Weather forecasts have become much more accurate; we now need to make them available to everyone: A four-day forecast today is as accurate as a one-day forecast 30 years ago.
- The “10x engineer:” 50 years ago and now: How has parts of the classic book on software engineering, ‘The Mythical Man Month,’ aged with time, and is it still relevant half a century on – or does it belong in a museum, alongside floppy discs?
- 10 Desserts less likely to spike blood sugar: Typical sweets don’t offer much nutritionally, but these recipes use nutrient-dense ingredients to boost health and help keep blood glucose stable.
- Community-based entrepreneurs are leading the way in solving the local news crisis: Dan Kennedy, Professor of Journalism at Northeastern University argues that top down solutions to solve the local journalism crisis simply won’t cut it.
- Re-imagining magazines in the digital age: