Linus Torvalds quietly changed his mind on AI. Here’s how.
I have been thinking about how engineers update their opinions, and the role model I keep coming back to is not the one most people would pick. It is a software engineer…
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Google built a free education suite and forgot to mention it
If you think far back, you will notice that for as long as technology has been applied to learning, the central challenge has remained the same: getting good tools into the hands…
Munich court makes Google own its AI hallucinations
The Regional Court of Munich (Landgericht München I) ruled on Tuesday that Google is directly responsible for false claims generated by its AI Overviews. The case is the first of its kind…
Perchance writes stories in your browser, no signup, no quota
Most AI writing tools want your email before you even see what they can do. Perchance flips that model completely. Their AI Story Generator runs right in your browser, costs nothing, and…
OpenSign signs documents like DocuSign, without the per-seat bill
DocuSign costs $10 per month per user minimum. Adobe Sign starts at $13. HelloSign wants $15. If you run a small business and need multiple people sending documents for signature, those subscription…
3 key open source challenges in developing countries
3 key open source challenges in developing countries I spent two years working on open-source deployment projects in West Africa and Southeast Asia, and the patterns I saw on the ground are…
Test your Drupal website with Cypress
Testing a Drupal site with Cypress, the way I wish someone had shown me I have been writing Drupal code on and off for about six years, and the part of the…
Run a virtual conference using only open source tools
Run a virtual conference using only open source tools I have helped run three virtual conferences in the last eighteen months, all on a tight budget, and every one of them used…
3 reasons to host a docathon for your open source project
3 reasons to host a docathon for your open source project A docathon is a focused, time-boxed event where a group of people get together (in person, on a video call, or…
Generate web pages from Markdown with Docsify-This
Generate web pages from Markdown with Docsify-This I write most of my long-form notes in Markdown. The trouble is the same trouble it has been for ten years: Markdown is great for…