Computing
Non-AI computing: networks, servers, hardware, software engineering, and digital security and privacy.
#2007: AI Grading AI: The Snake Eating Its Tail
We asked an AI to write this script. Then we asked another AI to grade it. Here’s what happens when the judges have biases.
#2005: Beyond Vibes: The Hard Science of LLM Evaluation
Running the same LLM on different GPUs can produce different results. Here’s why that happens and how to test for it.
#2004: The AI Control Plane Is Here (But Is It Safe?)
Your LLM, tools, and costs are scattered across dashboards. Here’s how a unified AI control plane fixes the chaos.
#2003: The Velocity Paradox: Why Faster Code Means Slower Ships
Agentic coding tools let you build features in minutes, but they also make it easy to build the wrong thing.
#2002: Brainstorming a Stable-by-Design Smart Home
We explore why Home Assistant is so fragile and brainstorm a stable-by-design future for the platform.
#2001: Stop Writing "It Feels Slow" Tickets
The "Golden Trio" of bug reports, why Jira is a tax, and how AI capture tools are changing the game.
#1994: Why Can't AI Admit When It's Guessing?
Enterprise AI now auto-filters low-confidence claims, but do these self-reported scores actually mean anything?
#1993: Hiding the Kitchen: Why AI Shouldn't Show Its Work
Why single-model chatbots fail at complex tasks—and how multi-agent swarms solve it.
#1991: Why 20 Clean Qubits Beat 1000 Noisy Ones
Israel just unveiled its first 20-qubit superconducting quantum computer, and it's not about size—it's about precision and control.
#1989: Your Cloud Photos Vanish If You Miss a $5 Bill
Is your data safe in the cloud, or is it one missed payment away from oblivion?
#1988: The Eternal Storage That Can't Escape the Lab
Quartz glass promises 10,000-year data storage, but can it scale before 180 zettabytes make it obsolete?
#1987: Can You Ever Quit Your Personal AI?
Your AI knows your workflow, but can you ever leave? We explore the lock-in risks of personal AI agents.
#1986: Desk Robots: Privacy, Power, or Annoyance?
These AI companions sit on your desk, watching your posture and listening in—so how do they protect your privacy while actually being useful?
#1983: Why Your Digital Photos Are Slowly Disappearing
Physical paper from the 1700s is more durable than a Word doc from 1994. Here's why digital data is fragile and how archivists fight bit rot.
#1963: RPA: Dead or Just Getting Smart?
Traditional RPA is brittle and blind. See how AI vision and agentic orchestration are turning it into a self-healing powerhouse.
#1960: The Microscopic Venetian Blinds in Your Screen
A coffee shop glance reveals a black slab, not your data. Discover the microscopic Venetian blinds making it possible.
#1956: AI Skills: From Vibe Coding to Procedural Playbooks
Forget messy system prompts. Agent skills turn AI into a Swiss Army knife of modular, auditable procedures.
#1952: Why We Built a 24/7 AI Radio Station
We turned our 1800-episode archive into a continuous AI-powered radio stream. Here’s the tech stack and the philosophy behind it.
#1951: The Digital Ant Farm: Watching AI Agents Build Their Own Society
Explore Moltbook, a social network where AI agents interact with persistent identities and goals, reshaping digital communication.
#1946: Why LangChain Built a Three-Layer Agent Stack
We unpack LangGraph, LangChain, and Deep Agents to reveal the deliberate hierarchy behind the ecosystem.