Not all "vibe coding" is created equal

Sean Goedecke: LLMs reward expertise the idea here — that domain knowledge makes you better at using LLMs — is something I’ve also experienced in my own work. If you have a good theory of your codebase, you can push the LLM much harder than if you have no familiarity. Because

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I was on Hacker News yesterday and didn't even notice

I don't obsessively check the metrics on this blog, but I do every now and again just to see how things are generally going. I don't run ads anymore, so page views don't really equate to much more than a vanity metric. But hey, who amongst us

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Linus Torvalds lays into anti-AI developers

Linus Torvalds (the creator or Linux) was spitting fire in a post to the Linux kernel mailing list just a few weeks ago: Linux is not one of those anti-AI projects, and if somebody has issues with that, they can do the open-source thing and fork it. And:

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Benchmarking all the Macs I have around for fun

Just for fun, I've use quicksubs' benchmark mode to see how fast the 4 Macs I have access to are and how they heat up when under load. * M2 Mac mini * A18 Pro MacBook Neo * M4 Pro MacBook Pro (higher core version) * M5 Pro MacBook Pro (higher core version)

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+ Nostalgia for nostalgia

Tech, Apple, and the vast grey area that is AI

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The best watch band for the Apple Watch Ultra

Josh Ginter: The Titanium Milanese Loop Apple Watch Band Review: The Best Apple Watch Band Ever Made At $200 USD it's expensive for a band, but it's a buy-once purchase that kills any desire to own another. Best Apple Watch band ever made. This is my watch

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The rules change when you become top dog

M.G. Siegler: What if Anthropic is Right? Certainly part of it is just the shift from underdog to presumed leader in AI. But a lot of it has to do with the way Anthropic carries itself as a company. Whereas the strong stances and rhetoric were once seen as

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Dia becomes Arc

On Friday, I had an automatic update install for Dia, and it brought keyboard shortcut and trackpad gestures for switching between spaces. As someone who uses Dia on a daily basis, this was great news to me. One of the many magical features of Arc four years ago was its

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PC gamers just don't want to buy games from Xbox, even to play on their Xbox handhelds

At the end of last year, I bought the ROG Xbox Ally X because I wanted a high-performance portable gaming PC, and that seemed like the best option of the bunch. We also happened to be on the verge of 2026, which looked like it was going to bring

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+ About the Hank Green situation

Burn him at the stake! (apparently)

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No more new apps (in August)

It turns out that I have a lot of software ideas in my head. Given my penchant over the years to have more side projects than most people can imagine keeping up with, I guess it shouldn't be a surprise. I've got 8 apps on the App Store,

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Holocloth is the coolest website I've seen in ages

Good lord, play with this thing.

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Rosé Pine

We probably all know Catppuccin at this point, but have you heard the good news about Rosé Pine? neither better nor worse, but a very fun change of pace if you're looking for one.

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Is Apple a software company, hardware company, or rent-seeking company?

For Apple's entire existence, there's been a sort of "debate" over what sort of company Apple is. Are they a hardware company, or are they a software company? The truth, of course, is that they're both, and their ability to deliver at the highest level on both

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Micro app 21: ghosthunter CLI

Ghosthunter is a new CLI that lets you browse and search your Ghost site. It’s free and works with any Ghost blog. You can install it via homebrew with: brew install mattbirchler/tap/ghosthunter After installed, you run ghosthunter init to add your site URL and admin key. This

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Xbox goes down. You can't play games you own on disc.

Jay Peters: Xbox’s huge outage even blocked games on disc An extended Xbox outage that began Sunday evening hasn’t just caused issues for people trying to play digital games — it blocked people from playing their disc-based games, too. When Sony announced that they were discontinuing physical discs

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I don't think people are reading every line of code

I would bet at least 80% of people who say they read every line of code their AI agents write, don't. I'm not saying I do or that this is a problem with today's models, I'm just saying it out loud because I feel like it'

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nonogame

Nonogram puzzles that feel good to solve.

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+ It's just tech

Tech, Apple, and the vast grey area that is AI

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Chapterize 2: a new generation

I'm happy to announce that Chapterize 2 is out today, and I think it is an essential tool for anyone who has a podcast. The app is free to try and has a one-time $20 unlock for unlimited use. If you've previously purchased the app, this is

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+ Previewing my big app updates of the summer

An early preview of the big app updates I have coming the rest of the summer.

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quickubs CLI gets more models and benchmarks

Last week I solved my own problem by releasing the quicksubs CLI, which allows you to generate transcripts easily from the command line on your Mac. I've used this a bunch myself already, it's been a great addition to my workflow, and I've heard from others that

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quickubs CLI gets more models and benchmarks

Last week I solved my own problem by releasing the quicksubs CLI, which allows you to generate transcripts easily from the command line on your Mac. I've used this a bunch myself already, it's been a great addition to my workflow, and I've heard from others that

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