Quick tour of acme, philosophical differences with other editors

When I read that some conversations with ChatGPT had appeared in Google searches, I did a search for “Doc Searls” ChatGPT and got a long and not-bad but not entirely accurate AI summary…

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On his blog, Bob Harper asks what, if anything, a declarative language is . He notes that "declarative" is often used to mean "logic or func...

To everyday users, AI might just seem like another thing that shows up on the screen. A collection of code, data, and bits wrapped into a chatbot. However, the new toys require exponentially more r…

For most people, the face of AI is a chat window. You type a prompt, the AI responds, and the cycle repeats. This conversational model—popularized by tools

If 'context' is king, we need to ensure it remains fluid and accessible by third-party developers

FAB25 in Brno and Prague raises the question of how we "support and protect" open innovation.

Today, W3C is pleased to announce the publication as a W3C Statement of Vision for W3C. W3C Statements provide a stable reference for documents not intended to be formal standards but that have been formally reviewed and are endorsed by W3C.

Unraveling the mystery of low WebP and AVIF usage and exploring how to utilize these image formats safely.

Sebastian's blog – Legacy software

For the last month, I’ve been using XMPP (using Snikket) for every call and chat between me and my wife Sandra, at least.

Techdirt has just written about belated news that the FBI gained access two years ago to the Apple account of Alexandra Elbakyan, the founder of Sci-Hub. This is part of a continuing attempt to sto…

The P2P Foundation is a non-profit organization and global network dedicated to advocacy and research of commons-oriented peer to peer dynamics solutions.

The MonTana state Mini Computer is a virtual computer intended to show how digital computation works in a fun and visual way.

We’ve often thought that it must be harder than ever to learn about computers. Every year, there’s more to learn, so instead of making the gentle slope from college mainframe, to Commod…

Today, creating a ground-breaking video game is akin to making a movie. You need a story, graphic artists, music, and more. But until the middle of the 20th century, there were no video games. Whil…

When it comes to getting retro hardware running again, there are many approaches. On one hand, the easiest path could be to emulate the hardware on something modern, using nothing but software to b…

Amazon’s recent announcement of their spec-driven AI tool, Kiro, inspired me to write a blog post on a completely unrelated topic: formal specifications. In particular, I wanted to write abou…

Ethernet is how we often network computers together, particularly when they’re too important to leave on a fussy WiFi connection. Have you ever thought about listening to Ethernet signals, th…

Colbert's cancellation looks political, but it's not. The show was a ratings winner, but a money loser. And the ratings for all of late night, like all of live TV, have been in decline fo…

The best Stratechery content from the week of July 21, 2025, including exaggerated rumors of Google’s demise, content and community, and computers as entertainment machines.

The switch from analog telephone exchanges to a purely digital network meant a revolution in just about any way imaginable. Gone were the bulky physical switches and associated system limitations. …

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Introduction There doesn’t seem to be a good tutorial out there for concatenative programming, so I figured I’d write one, inspired by t...