The rise of async programming. “Async programming is not vibe coding. Vibe coding enables you to write code without getting into the nitty gritty details. Async programming is a workflow for developers to solve more complex problems simultaneously, while still […]
How are people using ChatGPT? OpenAI published a paper with data. Tutoring + teaching is 10.2% and create an image is 4.2%. ~ learn more
Chicago’s $80M grocery tax grab. “City Council members are back from August recess with two big questions on the table for their Sept. 25 meeting: whether to legalize “granny flats” citywide, and whether to hit Chicagoans with a 1% grocery […]
The collection hidden in plain sight. Click through and watch this 3 minute video. “In this episode of Sotheby’s Stories, Florent — Head of the Design Department in Paris — recalls how a client reached out with a simple question […]
Japan’s quiet skyscraper demolition technique. This is cool and also seems expensive and slow. Check out the video. They built a facade that surrounds the top floor of the building, matching the building’s design. Then they dismantled the structure one […]
Awesome nano banana images. Yes, Google made an image tool called nano banana, and yes it’s impressive. Check out this library of examples. ~ learn more
The origins of Serendipity. In an old Persian fairy tail “The Three Princes of Serendip”, … the princes were, “always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things which they were not in quest of.” ~ learn more
Tyler Cowen, the man who wants to know everything. “Whether they know it or not, many tech gurus now subscribe to an economic analysis that Cowen first proposed in the 2010s, when he argued that technology could rescue America from […]
A long-running autonomous ship without passengers. “Since 2020, DARPA has been pushing its No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program to create a new class of medium-size warship that can operate autonomously at sea for up to a year without human […]
Goodbye gentle parenting. “The internet calls it “FAFO,” short for “F—Around and Find Out.” It’s a child-rearing style that elevates consequences over the “gentle parenting” methods that have helped shape Gen Z.” ~ learn more