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. @charleshumble.bsky.social & Dr. Ewelina Kurtys discuss biological computing: living neurons that could cut AI costs by being 1M times more energy efficient than current systems.
State of the Art of Biological Computing • Ewelina Kurtys & Charles Humble • GOTO 2026
This interview was recorded for GOTO State of the Art in January 2026. #GOTOcon #GOTO
https://gotopia.tech
Read the full transcription of this interview here:
https://gotopia.tech/articles/423
Dr.…
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February 2, 2026 at 1:01 PM
. @charleshumble.bsky.social & Dr. Ewelina Kurtys discuss biological computing: living neurons that could cut AI costs by being 1M times more energy efficient than current systems.
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In case you missed it, I have a free, full, open course on accessibility and visualization that is part of the launch of the new Open Visualization Academy.
The course is packed!
And the OVA has over 300+ sign-ups already (which isn't even necessary!) as well as over 4000+ newsletter subs.
The course is packed!
And the OVA has over 300+ sign-ups already (which isn't even necessary!) as well as over 4000+ newsletter subs.
You can catch my full, open course on accessibility in visualization here:
openvisualizationacademy.org/courses/acce...
openvisualizationacademy.org/courses/acce...
1.1 Introduction - Accessibility in Data Visualization
- Open Visualization Academy
openvisualizationacademy.org
February 2, 2026 at 3:54 PM
In case you missed it, I have a free, full, open course on accessibility and visualization that is part of the launch of the new Open Visualization Academy.
The course is packed!
And the OVA has over 300+ sign-ups already (which isn't even necessary!) as well as over 4000+ newsletter subs.
The course is packed!
And the OVA has over 300+ sign-ups already (which isn't even necessary!) as well as over 4000+ newsletter subs.
Being a CTO (or any senior tech leader) has never been just about technology.
You’re balancing strategy and delivery, people and systems... and not to mention, today’s fires and tomorrow’s direction.
1/3
You’re balancing strategy and delivery, people and systems... and not to mention, today’s fires and tomorrow’s direction.
1/3
Call for Submissions - YOW! Tech Leaders Summit Melbourne 2026
yowcon.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Being a CTO (or any senior tech leader) has never been just about technology.
You’re balancing strategy and delivery, people and systems... and not to mention, today’s fires and tomorrow’s direction.
1/3
You’re balancing strategy and delivery, people and systems... and not to mention, today’s fires and tomorrow’s direction.
1/3
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I just pushed v0.35 of SuperSonic - my port of SuperCollider's powerful synthesis engine scsynth to the web as an AudioWorklet.
This comes with a lot of performance improvements, improved bundler compatibility and much polish to the fun example.
Take it for a spin: sonic-pi.net/supersonic/d...
This comes with a lot of performance improvements, improved bundler compatibility and much polish to the fun example.
Take it for a spin: sonic-pi.net/supersonic/d...
January 27, 2026 at 9:21 AM
I just pushed v0.35 of SuperSonic - my port of SuperCollider's powerful synthesis engine scsynth to the web as an AudioWorklet.
This comes with a lot of performance improvements, improved bundler compatibility and much polish to the fun example.
Take it for a spin: sonic-pi.net/supersonic/d...
This comes with a lot of performance improvements, improved bundler compatibility and much polish to the fun example.
Take it for a spin: sonic-pi.net/supersonic/d...
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The countdown is getting close! Mark your calendars for our Jan 31st release!
I just finished recording my course materials for @albertocairo.com's Open Visualization Academy. 🎉
I'm looking forward to being able to share the first-ever comprehensive online course on Accessibility in Visualization. Stay tuned for this January!
openvisualizationacademy.org
I'm looking forward to being able to share the first-ever comprehensive online course on Accessibility in Visualization. Stay tuned for this January!
openvisualizationacademy.org
Open Visualization Academy
openvisualizationacademy.org
January 27, 2026 at 8:01 PM
The countdown is getting close! Mark your calendars for our Jan 31st release!
Share the challenges and your experience as a tech leader at the upcoming YOW! Tech Leaders Summit.
Our Call for Submissions closes Sat 28 Feb 2026.
✍️ yowcon.com/tech-leaders...
Our Call for Submissions closes Sat 28 Feb 2026.
✍️ yowcon.com/tech-leaders...
January 27, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Share the challenges and your experience as a tech leader at the upcoming YOW! Tech Leaders Summit.
Our Call for Submissions closes Sat 28 Feb 2026.
✍️ yowcon.com/tech-leaders...
Our Call for Submissions closes Sat 28 Feb 2026.
✍️ yowcon.com/tech-leaders...
When you move into technical leadership, the work doesn’t get easier. It gets more ambiguous.
You’re expected to make decisions with incomplete info. Lead people as smart as (or smarter than) you. Juggle delivery, quality, culture & biz pressure at the same time.
1/3
You’re expected to make decisions with incomplete info. Lead people as smart as (or smarter than) you. Juggle delivery, quality, culture & biz pressure at the same time.
1/3
January 18, 2026 at 9:54 PM
When you move into technical leadership, the work doesn’t get easier. It gets more ambiguous.
You’re expected to make decisions with incomplete info. Lead people as smart as (or smarter than) you. Juggle delivery, quality, culture & biz pressure at the same time.
1/3
You’re expected to make decisions with incomplete info. Lead people as smart as (or smarter than) you. Juggle delivery, quality, culture & biz pressure at the same time.
1/3
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📢 ADSP Ep 265 is out! 📢 In this episode, I record live from @yowconf.bsky.social 2025 in Sydney 🇦🇺! I talk with @kevlin.bsky.social about his YOW! talk and the future of programming languages, as well as @damianm.com on his first time as Technical Director of YOW! 🥳 adspthepodcast.com/2025/12/19/E...
December 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
📢 ADSP Ep 265 is out! 📢 In this episode, I record live from @yowconf.bsky.social 2025 in Sydney 🇦🇺! I talk with @kevlin.bsky.social about his YOW! talk and the future of programming languages, as well as @damianm.com on his first time as Technical Director of YOW! 🥳 adspthepodcast.com/2025/12/19/E...
We're kicking off #YOW25 in Brisbane! Cannot wait to spend the next 2 days with the Brisbane community.
Sydney, you're next - and there's still time to grab your ticket: yowcon.com/sydney-2025/
Sydney, you're next - and there's still time to grab your ticket: yowcon.com/sydney-2025/
December 8, 2025 at 1:17 AM
We're kicking off #YOW25 in Brisbane! Cannot wait to spend the next 2 days with the Brisbane community.
Sydney, you're next - and there's still time to grab your ticket: yowcon.com/sydney-2025/
Sydney, you're next - and there's still time to grab your ticket: yowcon.com/sydney-2025/
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Geeking out with @brunty.me at #YOW25
December 4, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Geeking out with @brunty.me at #YOW25
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Branchless programming for code optimisation. @royvanrijn.com ‘s talk on processing a billion rows with Java is full of cool tricks. #yow25
December 4, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Branchless programming for code optimisation. @royvanrijn.com ‘s talk on processing a billion rows with Java is full of cool tricks. #yow25
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The enlightening @kentbeck.com at #YOW25 keeping us on track in the days of coding with “the genie”
December 3, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The enlightening @kentbeck.com at #YOW25 keeping us on track in the days of coding with “the genie”
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One of the most visually spectacular presentations I’ve seen. @glycin.bsky.social built a world in Unity to explain Vector databases and algorithms. #yow25
December 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
One of the most visually spectacular presentations I’ve seen. @glycin.bsky.social built a world in Unity to explain Vector databases and algorithms. #yow25
Our #YOW25 volunteers in Melbourne are already hard at work setting up our registration to welcome everyone to the first day of the conference!
December 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Our #YOW25 volunteers in Melbourne are already hard at work setting up our registration to welcome everyone to the first day of the conference!
Please welcome Vercel as a #YOW25 Melbourne & Sydney Bronze sponsor! 👏
Their AI Cloud provides tools & infrastructure to build, scale & secure intelligent apps. As the most popular DX platform for frontend dev, they help customers for the AI-native web & ship at the speed of ideas.
vercel.com
Their AI Cloud provides tools & infrastructure to build, scale & secure intelligent apps. As the most popular DX platform for frontend dev, they help customers for the AI-native web & ship at the speed of ideas.
vercel.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Please welcome Vercel as a #YOW25 Melbourne & Sydney Bronze sponsor! 👏
Their AI Cloud provides tools & infrastructure to build, scale & secure intelligent apps. As the most popular DX platform for frontend dev, they help customers for the AI-native web & ship at the speed of ideas.
vercel.com
Their AI Cloud provides tools & infrastructure to build, scale & secure intelligent apps. As the most popular DX platform for frontend dev, they help customers for the AI-native web & ship at the speed of ideas.
vercel.com
🚀 Quantum is no longer theoretical: it’s here!
Hear Matthew Keesan in “After Q-Day: Quantum Applications at Scale” on what happens after Q-Day: when RSA-2048 falls and quantum reshapes security, HPC and problem-solving.
Join #YOW25 in MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com
Hear Matthew Keesan in “After Q-Day: Quantum Applications at Scale” on what happens after Q-Day: when RSA-2048 falls and quantum reshapes security, HPC and problem-solving.
Join #YOW25 in MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:33 AM
🚀 Quantum is no longer theoretical: it’s here!
Hear Matthew Keesan in “After Q-Day: Quantum Applications at Scale” on what happens after Q-Day: when RSA-2048 falls and quantum reshapes security, HPC and problem-solving.
Join #YOW25 in MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com
Hear Matthew Keesan in “After Q-Day: Quantum Applications at Scale” on what happens after Q-Day: when RSA-2048 falls and quantum reshapes security, HPC and problem-solving.
Join #YOW25 in MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com
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Crikey, SuperSonic just passed 100 stars on GitHub. That was quick!
Thanks so much for all the amazing enthusiasm and support. It means a lot.
github.com/samaaron/sup...
Thanks so much for all the amazing enthusiasm and support. It means a lot.
github.com/samaaron/sup...
GitHub - samaaron/supersonic: SuperCollider's scsynth audio engine as a web audioworklet
SuperCollider's scsynth audio engine as a web audioworklet - samaaron/supersonic
github.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Crikey, SuperSonic just passed 100 stars on GitHub. That was quick!
Thanks so much for all the amazing enthusiasm and support. It means a lot.
github.com/samaaron/sup...
Thanks so much for all the amazing enthusiasm and support. It means a lot.
github.com/samaaron/sup...
This video captures the energy, ideas, and inspiration that make YOW! such a must-attend experience for software professionals.
Join us at #YOW25 in your city:
MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com
youtu.be/OyVDBdD09XY?...
Join us at #YOW25 in your city:
MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com
youtu.be/OyVDBdD09XY?...
Welcome to YOW!
YouTube video by GOTO Conferences
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This video captures the energy, ideas, and inspiration that make YOW! such a must-attend experience for software professionals.
Join us at #YOW25 in your city:
MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com
youtu.be/OyVDBdD09XY?...
Join us at #YOW25 in your city:
MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com
youtu.be/OyVDBdD09XY?...
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I have been learning #Rust for a couple of years, and using it for demos. I thought it would be my fate forever. Last week, I convinced my management that using Rust was the right choice. It’s not a huge project, but I want to describe my experience using Rust in a "real" project.
My first real Rust project
I have been learning Rust for a couple of years, and using it for pet projects and demos alike. Working for a JVM-heavy company, I thought it would be my fate forever. Last week, I had a nice surprise...
blog.frankel.ch
November 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I have been learning #Rust for a couple of years, and using it for demos. I thought it would be my fate forever. Last week, I convinced my management that using Rust was the right choice. It’s not a huge project, but I want to describe my experience using Rust in a "real" project.
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SuperSonic - my port of SuperCollider’s powerful synthesis engine scsynth now has improved metrics - opening up a window to the internals.
Play with the demo and see for yourself!
sonic-pi.net/supersonic/d...
Play with the demo and see for yourself!
sonic-pi.net/supersonic/d...
November 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
SuperSonic - my port of SuperCollider’s powerful synthesis engine scsynth now has improved metrics - opening up a window to the internals.
Play with the demo and see for yourself!
sonic-pi.net/supersonic/d...
Play with the demo and see for yourself!
sonic-pi.net/supersonic/d...
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I wrote about why so many AI pilots fail and talked to eng leaders who've actually rolled out gen AI at scale. Success comes down to fundamentals:
1. clear communication
2. fixing your data permissions
3. measuring impact not adoption
Full article on LeadDev leaddev.com/technical-di...
1. clear communication
2. fixing your data permissions
3. measuring impact not adoption
Full article on LeadDev leaddev.com/technical-di...
If 95% of generative AI pilots fail, what’s going wrong?
While the MIT study may be overblown, it’s important to remember the fundamentals when rolling out any new technology.
leaddev.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:19 AM
I wrote about why so many AI pilots fail and talked to eng leaders who've actually rolled out gen AI at scale. Success comes down to fundamentals:
1. clear communication
2. fixing your data permissions
3. measuring impact not adoption
Full article on LeadDev leaddev.com/technical-di...
1. clear communication
2. fixing your data permissions
3. measuring impact not adoption
Full article on LeadDev leaddev.com/technical-di...
It’s happening: #YOW25 starts in Melbourne next week!
🚀 Join devs & tech pros for 2 days of deep tech talks, global experts, new tools & serious learning (minus the hype).
MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com
🚀 Join devs & tech pros for 2 days of deep tech talks, global experts, new tools & serious learning (minus the hype).
MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 AM
It’s happening: #YOW25 starts in Melbourne next week!
🚀 Join devs & tech pros for 2 days of deep tech talks, global experts, new tools & serious learning (minus the hype).
MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com
🚀 Join devs & tech pros for 2 days of deep tech talks, global experts, new tools & serious learning (minus the hype).
MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com
We're getting soooo close to #YOW25!
Join keynote speakers @kentbeck.com, Michael Feathers, @samaaron.bsky.social & Sarah Meiklejohn to explore agile, legacy code, live coding with AI, and crypto de-anonymization.
🎟 Get your ticket in MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com
Join keynote speakers @kentbeck.com, Michael Feathers, @samaaron.bsky.social & Sarah Meiklejohn to explore agile, legacy code, live coding with AI, and crypto de-anonymization.
🎟 Get your ticket in MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:22 AM
We're getting soooo close to #YOW25!
Join keynote speakers @kentbeck.com, Michael Feathers, @samaaron.bsky.social & Sarah Meiklejohn to explore agile, legacy code, live coding with AI, and crypto de-anonymization.
🎟 Get your ticket in MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com
Join keynote speakers @kentbeck.com, Michael Feathers, @samaaron.bsky.social & Sarah Meiklejohn to explore agile, legacy code, live coding with AI, and crypto de-anonymization.
🎟 Get your ticket in MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com
🚨 Melbourne-only! 🚨
@fastly.com is putting on a 🥐light brekkie + lightning talk on #YOW25 Day 2.
Join Tyler McMullen for Schrödinger’s Backend, a fast dive into how edge platforms blur the lines between client, server & network.
Don’t sleep in. 😉
yowcon.com/melbourne-20...
@fastly.com is putting on a 🥐light brekkie + lightning talk on #YOW25 Day 2.
Join Tyler McMullen for Schrödinger’s Backend, a fast dive into how edge platforms blur the lines between client, server & network.
Don’t sleep in. 😉
yowcon.com/melbourne-20...
November 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
🚨 Melbourne-only! 🚨
@fastly.com is putting on a 🥐light brekkie + lightning talk on #YOW25 Day 2.
Join Tyler McMullen for Schrödinger’s Backend, a fast dive into how edge platforms blur the lines between client, server & network.
Don’t sleep in. 😉
yowcon.com/melbourne-20...
@fastly.com is putting on a 🥐light brekkie + lightning talk on #YOW25 Day 2.
Join Tyler McMullen for Schrödinger’s Backend, a fast dive into how edge platforms blur the lines between client, server & network.
Don’t sleep in. 😉
yowcon.com/melbourne-20...