Tuesday, July 01
Daily News Stuff 1 July 2025
Countdown Edition
This information could save your life in an admittedly bizarre set of circumstances.
If you don't know the voice, that's A-chan, for years content director* at Hololive. She left the company last year to help out with family matters, and now she's returning this Friday as an indie vtuber.
Countdown Edition
Top Story
- Why AI is not useful for programming. (Ordep)
Because writing code was never the problem. Anyone can write code if you don't care whether it works. Even an AI.
And even if it works, it is almost certain to make the overall system more complicated than the value it adds. Keeping a complex system manageable as you add more features is the real battle.
And AI is still at the stage of selling refrigerated tungsten cubes in its snack bar because one guy jokingly requested that.
Tech News
- Why do 80% or more of email startups fail? (ForwardEmail)
Because email already works.
- Building a working computer in MSPaint. (GitHub)
Uh...
- Why React is insane. (mbrizic)
This is literally the COMEFROM statement from Intercal. Which was supposed to be a joke.
- Why Matt Mullenweg claimed WordPress belongs to him personally. (The Verge)
Because he's insane.
- Norway inflated the announced prizes of winners of its most recent lotto game. (The Register)
The agency in charge multiplied by 100 instead of dividing by the same amount.
Oops.
- Potentially millions of pairs of Bluetooth headphones are hopelessly insecure. (Hot Hardware)
Oops again.
Educational Interlude
This information could save your life in an admittedly bizarre set of circumstances.
Reincarnation Interlude
If you don't know the voice, that's A-chan, for years content director* at Hololive. She left the company last year to help out with family matters, and now she's returning this Friday as an indie vtuber.
* Or something like that, it's as good a job title as any.
Musical Interlude
Disclaimer: Because the original is censored.
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You've mentioned them two days in a row and now my interest is piqued - where can I get one of those refrigerated tungsten cubes? (Or maybe two, if they're any good..)
Posted by: Joe Redfield at Wednesday, July 02 2025 03:08 AM (KOtXO)
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You'd have to ask Anthropic's bodegAI.
Posted by: Rick C at Wednesday, July 02 2025 08:16 AM (1zWbY)
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Managing complexity - one place I worked at was run by business types who absolutely adored feeping creatures. As a result, the system was frequently breaking down due to mandated updates.
Posted by: Frank at Wednesday, July 02 2025 05:09 PM (+i6Xr)
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