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I Built a String Editor That Writes Itself Out of Your Code

I've been building a site for a client - a portfolio and booking site for her hair and makeup business. It's not quite ready to launch yet, but it's close. While I was putting it together, I set up th

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April 1, 2026Reactopen source
March 25, 2026

My Windows PC Is Basically a Console Now

I have a desktop PC that I've been rebuilding for years, swapping in a new GPU here, a new CPU there, same case, same weird cable management in the back that I keep telling myself I'll fix. The whole

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March 21, 2026

It's Fine to Not Care About AI Yet

A blog post called "I'm OK being left behind, thanks" hit the top of Hacker News last week with over 800 points and 670 comments. The author, Terence Eden, made a simple argument: if AI is really as t

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March 19, 2026

The Resume Arms Race Is Over and Nobody Won

There's a particular kind of absurdity to the modern job application process that I think about a lot. You take your resume, paste it into ChatGPT along with the job description, and ask it to optimiz

AItech industry
March 17, 2026

33,000 Layoffs and a Convenient Excuse

Block fired 4,000 people in late February and Jack Dorsey went on the earnings call to explain that AI tools can now "perform a wider range of tasks." Pinterest cut 675 and called it an "AI-forward st

AItech industry
March 16, 2026

I'm Basically a Proxy to Claude Code

"I'm Basically a Proxy to Claude Code" Last month the SF Standard ran a piece about engineers feeling replaced. One quote stuck with me: a developer at a major SF tech company describing their job as ...

AICareer
March 14, 2026

1M Token Context Windows Just Went GA - Here's What Actually Changes

1M Token Context Windows Just Went GA - Here's What Actually Changes This week Anthropic made the 1M token context window generally available for Claude Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6 at standard pricing. No

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March 14, 2026

Building a Portfolio Site That Actually Ships

Building a Portfolio Site That Actually Ships Every engineer I know has abandoned at least one portfolio site. You spin up a new project, spend three hours picking fonts, build half a landing page, an...

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