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I've read a lot of articles like this in the past months and there seems to be a really big problem with bots, ai slop and open source projects.

Genuinely the idea this guy had is great; everybody should do it as long it is working.

An alternative title for this article could be "How we destroyed the web by listening to marketers and advertising people."

I was in the crowd at the Beyond Tellerrand Conf in Düsseldorf in 2014(?) when Brad showed the world his Atomic Design Framework and Patternlab. For that time, it was something we (the UX/UI engineers) needed. The next couple of years, atomic design was my way to go... and then it slowly faded away.

This is a nice, comprehensive read about that, kind of nostalgic...

I am not happy that they (finally) read the room and added vertical tabs. Not that I dislike the feature, but I am kind of annoyed by Zen Browser as it randomly deletes all my cookies, storage, and credentials.

Welp, I might return to chrome for a while...

A wonderful film – based on a great book that I have already written about here. Sure, probably more than half of the things that made the book so special were left out, but the fact that the movie still works so well speaks volumes for the story.

I honestly didn't think Ryan Gosling could play such a convincing nerd, but... chapeau. Maybe I'll start wearing my glasses like him now – on "standby," just dangling loosely from one ear. Another positive note: the film naturally uses a lot of CGI, but also many practical effects, especially in one specific area that I won't go into because of spoilers. Oh, and avoid the trailer! Just go to the cinema!

After you have seen the movie, you'll understand why the movie is so 👎 ... in a good way!

Is this _AI slop? Yes. Is this uncanny and weird af? Also yes. Did I watch it completely? Yes Yes.

(Have I googled "Balenciaga" after watching it? Yes.)

I think I can justify linking this video because its heavily edited and there is an intention behind it. I guess

The developers who will thrive are not the ones who write the most code. They are the ones who best define the problem, split the work, and verify the result.

Your job title still says Software Engineer. But the actual work has shifted. You define the task decomposition. You set the agent topology. You review the output. You are the orchestrator now.

As I see Code Review as the lesser interesting part of this job ... I do not like the future of software development

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Okay, I am now fully involved in the Casio bubble, as I now own two Casio models.

The main reason for this is that I am really anticipating the upcoming Ollee watch shipment and thought that the A158 looks better. The main difference between the two models is the material. That’s all. Even the backlight is still shitty.

Beside that, if you don’t like the kind of cheap look of the F91W (well, it looks cheap because it is cheap), the A158 definitely scratches that itch.

Your AI Slop Bores Me is a clever, chaotic experiment that turns the tables on the current state of the internet by replacing automated responses with human-powered creativity. Instead of interacting with a sterile language model, you enter a marketplace of live interactions where users must "larp as AI" to earn credits, sketching or writing replies for others under a tight deadline.

It’s like _Omegle) with a chat interface (and minus the d***s).

Well, do not bother reading this. Even if I see the shift away from Digital Streaming Platforms, the future predicted by this silicon valley tech-bro might work for a Taylor Swift and other top 0.001% of artists, but huge platforms like Spotify, Deezer and Apple Music are here to stay for a while.

Or Jimmy has a very long minute in mind.

A few days ago, YouTube showed me a video about the Casio F-91W, and five minutes later, the algorithm put me straight into the Casio bubble. And now I'm wearing that very watch. Yes, I know, I'm a victim.

What I didn't know was that it was a sign when I stumbled across Ollee Watch, a project that connects this very Casio watch to Bluetooth and makes it a little smarter. This sounded so needy and cool, it probably took me exactly 10 seconds to press the buy button.

What can I say, I'm now counting down the days.

Vibe coding represents a shift where the feeling of a product takes precedence over traditional technical rigor.

While high-level AI abstractions allow for rapid prototyping and aesthetic polish, they often mask underlying technical debt and fragile logic.

Browsing Reddit and found this comment that greatly summarizes the whole Anthropic/Palantir situation. And it also makes OpenAI even more shady.

What you're looking at is a situation where a company raised legitimate safety concerns about how its technology was being used, those concerns were reported to the government by a partner with every incentive to do so, and the government responded with the most aggressive designation in its toolkit; it is one designed for Chinese telecom companies, not American AI startups. Then within the same news cycle, the government handed the resulting contract vacuum to a competitor that had quietly been positioning itself for exactly that outcome.

This movie was a rollercoaster ride. On the surface, it's the story of Marty Mouser, an ascending, narcissistic table tennis player in the 50s. And then it has several different layers of storytelling. It's fast, loud, and close. And it's a stylish movie with a great soundtrack, worth every Oscar it might get.

Roberto Selbach "vibecodes" subscription apps into free weekend projects using AI: Jabber replaces Wispr Flow dictation, Reel mirrors Loom screen recording/trimming, Hugora edits Hugo blogs with theme preview. Never wrote Swift/macOS apps before. Predicts standalone apps become bundled features. Skeptical for production but ideal personal tools. Shift: apps on-demand via AI.

A legacy Hotmail address used to signal a lack of technical savvy, it has transformed into a rare indicator of human authenticity.

We told them that trust was a design problem. That confidence could be manufactured.

As the web becomes saturated with synthetic content and automated personas, these "uncool" relics prove a long-standing, verifiable history that machines cannot easily fake.

It is an interesting POV at how our trust signals are inverting, making the outdated and unpolished the new gold standard for genuine identity.

Boris Cherny, Anthropic's Claude Code founder, declares coding "practically solved" by AI, predicting the "software engineer" title fades by 2026.

Engineers evolve into generalists writing specs, engaging users, and reviewing agent-generated code. Startups use full agent workflows; teams include non-coders coding via AI. Shifts bring productivity but risks like atrophy and fatigue, redefining roles across industries.

This is blog post. This is a blogpost from a bot. A bot that created a pull request on github and was angry that it was denied. The future is bright. /s

TL;DR: The Junior Developer role is disappearing as AI handles entry-level tasks like unit tests and JSON schemas faster and cheaper than humans. This removes crucial learning opportunities where juniors gain codebase knowledge and debugging skills through grunt work.

Seniors emerge from repeated production failures, not tutorials. Vibe coding with AI creates ununderstood codebases.

Result: barbell workforce of experienced seniors using AI and prompt-only users lacking fundamentals.

Solution: Hire juniors to audit AI output via forensic coding.

🇩🇪 This gripping exposé delves into the Strauß dynasty's legacy, weaving a dark tapestry of political power, systemic corruption, and personal enrichment.
It traces how Franz Josef Strauß’s children allegedly leveraged their father’s titan-like influence to build questionable business empires. By blending historical scandals with the family's insatiable "greed and megalomania," the narrative reveals a haunting portrait of a clan that treated the state like a private bank.