Notes, Articles, Quotes & Links

What I learned about the website ecosystem and myself.

Weeknotes go on a break for a few weeks. Mental health took a nose dive recently, so I will take the necessary time to get back up and refocus.

The big three topics this week were: post-shame society, regulation of technology, and information vetting becomes more important than ever. That Matt Levine quote and someone angrily questions the AI hype by an industry that still fails on much more mundane stuff.

Last week the WWDC and Apple Intelligence were of some focus; Microsoft recalled Recall, since security >> AI; everybody is looking for an AI icon; Stable Diffusion Horror; AI in Software Engineering; Mental Models around Complexity; oh and some site developments.

It’s WWDC time, so we can check whether last week’s rumours came true. Yes, AI took center stage, but Apple was careful to take their own spin, emphasising on trust. I’ve been knee-deep in Astro, almost done with the site rewrite—let’s just say, configuration hell is real. Those return-to-office mandates are driving top talent away and Agile is taking a beating lately. Plus, DuckDB hit 1.0, and Mastodon’s surprising DDoS feature. Enjoy the read!