Stories by zdw

Frequent use of AI may hinder students' academic performance

'Make invalid states unrepresentable' considered harmful

Spectroscopy Like it's 1985 [video]

The demo scene is dying, but that's alright

Beyond Markdown (2018)

We can't expect people to pick 'good' software

Do well-written, clear instructions beat few-shotting for tiny-LLMs?

A Cynical Read on Anthropic's Book Settlement

Knowledge and memory

Realtek RTL8127 10GbE PCIe cards and M.2 modules are starting to show up

ATC/OSDI '25 Joint Keynote: Accelerating Software Dev: The LLM (R)Evolution [video]

Clone of the Aeropress, the OXO Rapid Brewer

Social Engineering 2.0

An E-Bike for the Mind

Where's the Shovelware? Why AI Coding Claims Don't Add Up

Troubleshooting ZFS – Common Issues and How to Fix Them

Incpot: CLI tool for drawing great looking plots in the terminal

A Technical Update on Submarine Cables [pdf]

All Hail the Mighty Snail

Seeing Like a Software Company

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