Many people have “itches to scratch” and some interest in development but little time to learn, so AI coding tools will allow them to scratch many of those itches without paying $ to others or investing that time (for better or for worse). Even as an experienced (but no longer full time) coder, I use it to scratch itches when I don’t have the time/lust.

Often enough, you’ll find some customizable app that does 90% of what you want, with a bunch of features you don’t care about. Writing personalized apps is a cool new thing, giving you exactly the functionality that you want. Many times these will be based on OSS or open libraries, which the AI just glues together.

Will this personalized development result in new quality OSS apps, though? I doubt it. We also don’t really need more sloppy code on github.

There are a lot of personal apps that just happen to have an OSS license… and then there are OSS projects, built and maintained as OSS community projects. It takes dedication to run a real OSS project, build a community, handle issues, websites, etc.

Will AI coding tools assist developers of real OSS projects? Sure… many are already using it to varying degrees. We’ll increasingly see it being used to find and fix bugs and security issues ahead of time - security researchers & blackhats are already having a field day.

There is an incredible amount of BTC that is just not traded actively on open markets, and some that will never be traded. That means that much smaller trade volumes are needed to affect market prices over any defined period.

USD can fix its economy with policy changes anytime it wants to.

Some whales decided to cash out their BTC as it didn’t go higher, and the snowball started to roll. There will always be the next pump & dump. It might take a few more years to reach the same highs, or it could fall to 0, but I personally doubt it.

And yet, agentic coding is here, and is not going away.

There has been and will always be those interested in understanding and learning more, along with those who prefer to invest the bare minimum.

There will be good software created by people using it, along with plenty of crap, with organizations and individuals paying for both. Similar to today.

As for a lack of learning/skill development due to AI … it’s a challenge for sure, but such challenges are nothing new.

In the end, code has been a convenient medium to express software/system design, but it’s not the design itself. People think, learn and understand differently to each other, and it might just be that code takes a back seat to other design mediums going forward.

We have always been at war with eurasia?

There is plenty of consumer hardware that is supported on Linux, or will be as soon as a kernel developer gets their hands on it, reverse engineers the protocol if necessary, and adds support. For things like keyboards, there are often proprietary extensions (eg. for built-in displays, macros, etc.). It pays to check for Linux support before buying hardware though. Sometimes it’s not the kernel drivers, but supporting software (eg. Steam input) that might not support it.

First class vendor support for Linux is more common for niche/premium hardware designed in the west, than cheap chinese knockoffs that follow it. Long term customer support is not their strong suit.

Sure… but why would el cheapo hardware want/need to support proprietary drivers? Now, for premium hardware and software, they might still want vendor lock-in mechanisms… So unless you absolutely have to, you should avoid hardware on Linux that needs proprietary drivers.

My theory is that he is a quarter german. He can probably only pronounce the voiced ‘th’ too.

That’s capitalism for you. But also Linux, where it’s typical to upstream hardware support and rely on existing ecosystems rather than release addon drivers or niche supporting apps.

China has made some strategic investments in Linux over the years though – often domestically targeted, like Red Flag Linux, and drivers for chinese hardware, etc.

https://archive.ph/AoFDy

Related to the release of https://claude.com/plugins/legal for Claude Cowork.

Only if the millions include the top 0.1%

This guy developed another workflow engine, and got paid for reinventing the wheel. Money well spent?

Don’t bet on it. Senior devs tend to know there is complexity and pitfalls over time, and hope that by using library X (or following pattern Y) they can future proof the product. So instead of writing 50 lines of self-contained code + tests, some people will happily write 60 lines of integration code + tests, and pull in a dozen dependencies.

However: With appropriate interfaces and a little forethought, you can start with the simple solution and extend it or complement it with libraries or needed abstractions down the road if and when the need arises.

Another bug-bear of mine is being asked to review/run over-engineered one-off programs (eg. simple ETL scripts). I remember replacing about 1000 lines of java (many years ago) with a 20 line python script, and passive-aggressively asking the senior developer to review the new script.

True… many people don’t get the opt-out option, I suppose. There are alternatives, anyway.

Perhaps. Software comes and goes, and paying a small one-off amount for something genuinely useful, after many years of service, is acceptable to me. There are alternatives too, which is good.

I have used Nova Launcher for years. Was surprised I hadn’t already bought it. Discovered a 3 buxk playstore credit from google, so I paid 1 buck in the end. An easy decision.

Apparently it was in maintenance mode for years with a single developer who left in late 2025, and it was sold to a swedish company that plans to develop/support it further. Hopefully they do it well.

One of the interesting use-cases for LLMs is to find potential inconsistencies (across many sources), brainstorm abuse vectors & potential legal challenges, and then rewrite natural (including legal) language in a less ambiguous way. If this process were guided and vetted by talented lawmakers, it could be quite a useful tool, and is probably already used that way in many quarters.

The current executive will almost certainly abuse it and come up with hilariously bad proposals, vetted only by a marketing team, which will be ridiculed for years to come. Popcorn time.

So long as proper education based on science for all parents is non-optional, it should be OK.

Similarly, it should also be optional to admit unvaccinated (without a medical reason) children to daycare centres, certain schools, sports clubs, etc. There are kids who need safe environments, and they should not be forced into hiding due to a reckless minority.

I think you mean a few million outspoken critics of the US. US citizens abroad are often well educated and critical of US domestic and international politics and policies.

A more effective response would be to give them microphones and platforms upon which to express their views.

https://archive.ph/jXcuJ