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Happy 20th birthday Django! Here’s my talk on Django Origins from Django’s 10th

Django'stale began like any good saga—chock-full of twists. Fast forward20 years, and it's not just surviving; it's flourishing, born from an urgent need to ship projects at breakneck speed...

Happy 20th birthday Django! Here’s my talk on Django Origins from Django’s 10th
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Why Your First 100 Bugs Are the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You

Bugsaren't failures; they're mysterious mentors, whispering secrets of logic and nuance that tutorials gloss over. Debugging sharpens your mind into a puzzle-slayer, priming you to catch issues before your code even hits the keyboard. It's not arookie's curse; it's a coder's lifetime gym session...

Why Your First 100 Bugs Are the Best Thing That Ever Happened to You
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Using a USB Foot Pedal for Vibe Coding

AUSB foot pedalfor code autocompletion sounds like a coder's jam session. Free your hands, keep typing, and let your feet work their magic. It's like adding rhythm to your workflow, turning coding into a symphony...

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Bringing Gemini intelligence to Google Home APIs

Gemini-charged Home APIs electrify smart homes, tapping into a staggering750 million devices. Apps? They now whisper intelligent automations. Dive in and transform your smart home into a mind reader with AI’s sleight of hand, all perfectly meshed with Google platforms...

Bringing Gemini intelligence to Google Home APIs
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How does a screen work?

Tiny electric crystalshave dethroned the clunkyelectron guns, quietly transforming digital displays into computing's under-the-radar MVPs. From firing electrons at glowing phosphors to bending light through crystal layers, screens are the overlooked magic powering everything we see. Understanding th..

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Algorithms for making interesting organic simulations

Jeff Jonescrafted an algorithm inspired by the ever-curiousPhysarumslime mold. His system uses agents sniffing out trails and veering according to their strength. But that's just the base model.36 Pointscranked up the intricacy by throwing in 20 parameters to keep things unpredictable. Instead of st..

Algorithms for making interesting organic simulations
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Recovering from AI Addiction

AI addiction wreaks havoc on the brain, triggering dopamine rushes and muddying judgment. It mirrors the chaos of substance abuse.To reclaim their lives, those battling this digital beast turn to virtual meetings and outreach calls. They sidestep tech traps, embracing the grit of the12 Stepsto wrest..

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Grok 4 Heavy won’t reveal its system prompt

Grok 4 Heavytucks its system prompt under the rug, abandoning its earlier promise of transparency. This move risks its credibility, especially on the heels of that recent antisemitic prompt debacle...

Grok 4 Heavy won’t reveal its system prompt
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AI slows down open source developers. Peter Naur can teach us why.

AI tools trip up seasoned devs who’ve got the code stored upstairs because they bungle model transfer. Meanwhile, devs mistakenly trust they'll zip through it.Newcomers blaze ahead, knowing zilch about the codebase. Veterans? They hit roadblocks trying to dig deep...

AI slows down open source developers. Peter Naur can teach us why.
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Amazon CEO says AI agents will soon reduce company's corporate workforce

Amazon's CEO foresees an "agentic future." AI will bulldoze into human roles, shrinking corporate jobs as it fuels efficiency.With a whopping 1,000 generative AI projects brewing,Amazon's AI shopping assistant already lends a hand to tens of millions.Internal buzz reveals AI's hustle is squeezing so..

Amazon CEO says AI agents will soon reduce company's corporate workforce