In this blog post, I dive into a variety of intriguing topics, such as museums overloaded with screens and the reliability of AI model inferences. We also explore savvy shopping tips for Trader Joe’s, examine Microsoft’s AI strategy alongside Anthropic and OpenAI, and learn about vintage tech hacks and the intriguing rise of mushroom coffee. Join me for a blend of tech innovations, culinary adventures, and reflections on culture and technology!
- I didn’t bring my son to a museum to look at screens | Seth Purcell: Critique how museums fail to engage visitors with excessive screens, offering insights for more tactile, memorable experiences.
- Defeating Nondeterminism in LLM Inference: Master LLM reproducibility. This guide offers insights and techniques to achieve deterministic inference, boosting research and development reliability.
- Fraudulent Publishing in the Mathematical Sciences: Understand the problems of fraudulent mathematical publishing. Return for analysis of current issues and future recommendations to counteract them.
- Wirecutter’s Guide to Shopping at Trader Joe’s: Insider guide to top Trader Joe’s picks, pricing secrets, and navigating seasonal items. Find the best buys and understand TJ’s unique strategy.
- Building AI-Resistant Technical Debt: Strategize against AI-driven tech debt. Gain insights, tools, and best practices for resilient software development and architecture.
- Rackintosh Plus Is The Form Factor Nobody Has Been Waiting For: Explore a custom rack-mount solution for a classic Mac Plus. Discover how vintage hardware is creatively integrated into modern studio racks.
- A mental random number generator: Learn Marsaglia’s easy mental RNG. Generate “random enough” numbers without tools and avoid human bias in number generation.
- Is Mushroom Coffee Worth a Sip?: Demystify mushroom coffee. Understand its benefits, ingredients, and if this trend is right for your wellness goals with expert insights.
- Microsoft ends OpenAI exclusivity in Office, adds rival Anthropic: Track Microsoft’s AI strategy: learn how Office integrates Anthropic’s Claude alongside OpenAI for diverse productivity tools and competitive insights.
- Spotify peeved after 10,000 users sold data to build AI tools: Spotify’s battle against users selling data for AI-driven “Wrapped” alternatives. Understand the evolving data privacy landscape and future of personalized insights.
- Should Harris Have Told Biden Not to Run? ‘Perhaps,’ She Writes in New Book: Inside Harris’s reflection on Biden’s re-election bid. Gain insight into Democratic anxieties and internal dynamics shaping recent political strategy.
- Useful Delusions: The Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain by Shankar Vedantam: Explore how self-deception paradoxically shapes our lives. Learn about its power and hidden strengths, blending psychology with engaging narrative insights.
- DAREBEE – Home Workouts: Your go-to for free, ad-free fitness routines and programs. Achieve your fitness goals with diverse workouts, challenges, and guides.
- How Your Tax Dollars Built Palantir’s Global Surveillance Empire: Uncover how public funds fuel Palantir’s global surveillance. Understand its origins, government ties, and the implications for privacy and power.
- Dijon Chicken With Tomatoes and Scallions Recipe: Savory slow-cooker Dijon chicken with barley & mushrooms. Your go-to for hearty, hands-off weeknight meals.
- Chile-Garlic Steak and Zucchini Recipe: Quickly make flavorful portobello steak and zucchini. Return for a reliable, simple recipe to impress.
- BoSacks Speaks Out: Kansas Prison Ban on Print Newspapers Is a Wake-Up Call for Publishers: Insights on the Kansas prison newspaper ban. Understand its implications for press freedom, inmate rights, and the future of print media.
- Kansas Prisons Ban Newspaper Subscriptions, Leaving Publishers Stunned and Inmates Cut Off From Vital News: Investigate Kansas’s newspaper ban in prisons, its impact on inmates and publishers. Understand the implications for news access, rehabilitation, and justice reform.
- Traditional media faces a new wave of online disruption: Understand how online disruption, AI, and platform shifts impact traditional media. Get key insights from the 2025 Reuters Institute Digital News Report.
- Swatting The Bots: Publishers Are The Most Likely Group To Block Them: Understand why publishers lead in blocking bots. Get insights on bot impact for media, marketing, and advertising professionals.
- Trump Administration Halts I.R.S. Crackdown on Major Tax Shelters: Understand Trump-era IRS policy shifts on corporate tax shelters. Revisit for details on rollbacks and their impact on wealthy individuals/companies.
- We all dodged a bullet: Insights into a recent NPM attack, its potential impact, and why it was a “good” attack despite being minor. Understand real-world security threats.
- I Replaced Animal Crossing’s Dialogue with a Live LLM by Hacking GameCube Memory: Hack classic games for fresh, AI-powered dialogue. Learn how to bridge vintage consoles with modern LLMs through memory hacking.
- Blog – Memory Integrity Enforcement: A complete vision for memory safety in Apple devices – Apple Security Research: Learn how Apple’s MIE provides industry-first, always-on memory safety for devices. Understand their comprehensive approach to combating even advanced threats.
- Claude can now create and use files: Create and edit files directly with Claude! Generate spreadsheets, documents, and presentations from your data and instructions. Automate tedious work into minutes.
- New Mexico is first state in nation to offer universal child care – Office of the Governor – Michelle Lujan Grisham: Discover New Mexico’s universal child care initiative. Learn how it impacts families, workforce, and the state’s future.
- E-Paper Displays Get a Speed Boost With Modos’ Open Source Kit: Track open-source e-paper advancements. See how Modos achieves LCD-like refresh rates, pushing epaper into new consumer electronics.
- How ICE Is Using Fake Cell Towers To Spy On People’s Phones: Uncover ICE’s methods of phone surveillance. Understand how fake cell towers work to spy on your data and compromise privacy.
- Clearing the Air: A Hopeful Guide to Solving Climate Change — in 50 Questions and Answers by Hannah Ritchie: ‘We urgently need Hannah Ritchie’ GUARDIAN ‘Hannah Ritchie does for the environment what Hans Ros…
- if a person was a house: When I try to picture someone’s inner space, I picture a house.
- Pfizer says this season’s COVID shot boosts immune responses fourfold: Positive results come as Americans face confusing access rules that vary by state.
- all vibe coding tools are selling a get rich quick scheme: i wrote a piece earlier about . i think of it less as vibe coding now, i kinda hate the term because it makes it seem like its not an involved process. it…
- I don’t want AI agents controlling my laptop:
- Microsoft is officially sending employees back to the office. Read the memo.: One of Big Tech’s last remaining RTO holdouts is officially ending full remote work for many staff.
- Improve your AI code output with AGENTS.md (+ my best tips): Stop re-prompting. Put the rules in AGENTS.md: do and don’ts, file-level tests, and real examples so agents ship code that matches your project.
- Memes, Media & The Mind: Why You Want What You Want: The recurring question—”Was I born for this kind of work, or is there something else I’m supposed to do?”—keeps surfacing. Sometimes, the mind drifts to wild…
- Inside Google’s Engineering Culture: Part 1: A broad and deep dive in how Google works, from the perspective of SWEs and eng managers. What makes Google special from an engineering point of view, engineering roles, compensation, and more
- The story of how RSS beat Microsoft: Massive tech companies tried to own syndication. They failed.
- Claude Code Framework Wars: How developers are experimenting with structure, orchestration, and standards to get more out of AI coding.
- The Need To Lead: In this third book in the Extreme Ownership trilogy, a retired fighter pilot and TOPGUN instructor teaches readers the importance of leadership and how to implement it.