I doubt this AWS outage will be a wake-up call to anybody who can actually make a difference but it's insane how much of the internet relies on a single region of AWS being up.

Tried using Cursor to write source maps for a new bundler we're migrating to. My first attempt gave me 403 errors to the map file. Cursor+Gemini's suggestion? Make the files public.

Never mind security. Never mind that AWS 403s when the file doesn't exist. Blog coming soon.

#AI#Cursor#Gemini

GPT Pulse: Nobody asked for this. Everyone knows this is an avenue for ads in the future.

#ChatGPTPulse #GPTPulse

In a shocking surprise to nobody, Anthropic has now reversed its stance and says it will Claude on users chats.

Why are we just assuming there is nothing to be done with AI? Classrooms and teachers don’t need to bare the burden, it is absolutely possible to regulate and we should. Watermarks, smart checks for cheating, or even turning clients off entirely during exam season.

At what point in history did we stop critically thinking before letting technology run rampant on our society and economy?

Zuckerberg freezing hiring due to AI bubble fears? AWS CEO saying it's the "dumbest thing [he's] ever heard" to replace junior devs with AI? Any serious developer using AI in their workflows is not surprised. This technology has a long way to go.

95% of companies see zero return on $30 billion generative AI spend. When we will start listening to experts in the field instead of CEOs?
thedailyadda.com/95-of-compan...

Isn't a large use case of AI faster searching? Like, doesn't GPT-5 lose a lot of it's purpose when it's taking a minute to answer anyways?

In an effort to get off of TikTok just to get decent news, I created an aggregate of news on my site that emphasizes perspectives of the global south and more critical news pieces of US government policies.

lanthiercodes.com/news/

A reminder that your online privacy is important. It doesn't matter if you have "nothing to hide". You aren't the one who decides what you should hide, and what you're open about today will change tomorrow.

lanthiercodes.com/blog/uk-onl...

Applied for a software engineering remote role recently. The application required that I sign up and use their product in order to apply. Also submit a video explaining something I learned. Also answer screening questions.

Instant automated rejection email.

Yeah, last time I'll ever be doing that.

Cloudfare India has been down for over a day now for some ISPs 🍿

community.cloudflare.com/t/some-websi...

As a developer, it's important to be selective with your tools if you're trying to maximize your productivity. Don't assuming throwing AI at something will make you work faster..

"Surprisingly, we find that when developers use AI tools, they take 19% longer than without"

AI can help you be more productive, but the companies that think it'll replace workers will get exactly what they deserve.

If you've read the Microsoft paper that implied your job will be taken away, know that the paper has a lot of logical pitfalls.

A logical equivalent of what this paper says: Because more people googled "how to program in python", there will be less python engineers.

arxiv.org/pdf/2507.07935