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03 Oct 2005

What is Web 2.0? A very good article (brought to my attention by Sven Edge), which lays out the essence of new-style web applications.

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Good vibes, bad vendors

AI coding works now. Here's how to think about it.

25 Feb 2026
Notable links: February 20, 2026

Notable links: February 20, 2026

Why aren't newsrooms sharing and innovating? And more.

20 Feb 2026

Stop calling optimization "innovation."

"The problem is, if you’re optimizing a product that fundamentally isn’t working for how people get news in 2026, all you’re really doing is riding that buggy off of a cliff with style."

19 Feb 2026

The political effects of X’s feed algorithm

"Feed algorithms are widely suspected to influence political attitudes." This study shows that some do - to significant effect.

18 Feb 2026
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