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I regard myself as a software engineer, but since most of the important people in my life don't know what that means, I tell them I'm a coder. That raises all sorts of other issues, so I say developer, although that doesn't say it either. So whatever!
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> Step 1: Break a perfectly fine system. > Step 2: Call it broken. > Step 3: "Fix" it. > Step 4: Take a victory lap for solving the problem you created. > Politics 101.

Interesting watching the US media on Trump's tariffs. Many of them played along when he misleadingly claimed other countries would be paying for the hikes. Now they're explaining to citizens how it will impact them, talking about short term pain for long term gain. Astonishing.

I'm being pedantic when I say that true liberation means abolishing all tariffs. But I'm right.

Type checking in host bindings with language service support just landed in Angular! github.com/angular/angu...

Vibe-coding is like construction wet-works. It's 70% of the material but only 30% of the time. The finishing touches? They take 70% of the time but just 30% of the code. That’s the paradox of AI-powered coding.

Loving it

Fantastic

Is there public information out there that has not been manipulated to suit a particular narrative?

what a day

Foreign aid is a circular economy, favouring the donor more than the recipient. In-kind donation consists mainly of goods produced in the donor country. Advisory and technical assistance is mainly in the form of consultants from the donor country. It's a two street.

Is the algorithm programming us? The Ukraine/Russia war is trending here as the 'Ukraine Conflict', but I haven’t seen any actual users call it that. Seems like the algorithm’s choice, not ours. 🤔

The engagement trolling on US tariffs is next level hilarious. Cleary a very emotive and divisive issue.

Thank you, Jim Acosta. Thank you for leaving CNN. You have always been far better than that network. We’re looking forward to your great work on Substack.

These DeepSeek responses seems like it's been penned by a comedy script writer. 😂

The famous line from the movie Field of Dreams, "If you build it, they will come," encapsulates the romantic idea that creating something exceptional is enough to guarantee success. However, in the real world, especially in business and marketing, this idea falls short.

Is Trumpian Colonialism the new colonialism? Or is it better called Transactional Colonialism?

Embracing a Digital-First Approach: Unlocking Opportunities for New Businesses in Developing Economies www.linkedin.com/pulse/embrac...

state of js results are out When it comes to #angular, I'd say the most difficult part (shifting the trend) is already done. Most of the stats are increasing (except for awareness which is 99-100% already). If the trend continues, #angular would regain no.2 from @vuejs.org

Check out my latest article: Me against the world: Why merchants embrace ecommerce marketplaces and can they go it alone? www.linkedin.com/pulse/me-aga...

Bluesky has now surpassed X in sending traffic to @splinternews.bsky.social. www.splinter.com/people-left-...

Lately we've been conflating software security with memory safety and platform stability. The question is what percentage of vulnerabilities can be blamed on memory faults. Now, we can discuss better ways to deal with it, but it's not a security focused topic.

2034 World Cup goes to Saudi Arabia and there's nothing anyone can do about it. Money can buy anything.