Represention of Open Source AI using Meta The Open Source Initiative released their definition of what constitutes Open Source AI: An Open Source AI is an AI system made available under terms and i…
The terrible Radio Shack computer that became your phone #ShackToberFest
Apple, Microsoft, Intel, Dell, IBM, HP, Samsung…Tandy? Tech history is filled with stories of companies that survived industry turbulence and came out stronger on the other side. There’s also no sh…
Yes, there was a 13MB triple density floppy #Floppy
You’ve heard of 3.5″ floppies coming in 720K and 1.44MB varieties, at least on PCs). IBM even had a 2.88MB floppy on some IBM PS/2 and NeXT machines. But there was a 3.5″ disk jus…
Enjoy two different looks at the impossibly-instant Polaroid camera
Although not new, "Instant: The Story of Polaroid" is still a wonderful book all about the history of Edwin Land and his creation of instant photography. If you're old enough,…
Retrotechtacular: Making Enough Merlins To Win A War
From the earliest days of warfare, it’s never been enough to be able to build a deadlier weapon than your enemy can. Making a sharper spear, an arrow that flies farther and straighter, or a m…
Flox is designed for users of all kinds. It unlocks the potential of Nix without requiring in-depth knowledge of it, and gives Nix experts a great way to enable their teams.
No EC2 or Kubernetes Allowed: Insights from Building Serverless-Only Architecture at PostNL
PostNL shared insights and guidance from its transition from outsourced IT project delivery to an in-house product delivery capability. By embracing cloud-native technologies, with an emphasis on serverless services, the company achieved significant gains in productivity and market responsiveness while reducing operational costs.
previous weeks, I've analyzed several libraries and frameworks that augment the client with AJAX capabilities. Vue.jsAlpine.jsHTMXVaadin In this post, I’ll compare them across several axes. Analysis Frontend skills Remember that I started this series from the point of view of a backend developer. In this section, I grade how much you need to know about client technologies to complete the job. Team organization In the introduction, I hinted that the decoupling of frontend and back
🛑 Don’t Start Coding Yet: Here’s What Great Engineers Do First
Before jumping into coding, top software engineers make a plan. By reducing scope creep, managing dependencies, and setting clear milestones, engineers can deliver better results on time
If they’re motivated, tooled up, and plugged into communities of support fediverse server teams can provide context-sensitive, high-touch local moderation for their members—while also connecting to a broad landscape of other well-governed servers. But can new fediverse members find them?