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The ROM Listing Spirit Lives On in Apple Silicon
From TRS-80 ROM listings to reverse-engineered Neural Engines: Apple silicon is making home computers weird, intimate, and exciting again.
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The Laptop Rule and the White-Collar Delusion
Shane Legg’s “Laptop Rule” cuts straight to the weak spot of modern white-collar work: if it lives entirely on a screen, AI can probably learn it.
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The Hidden Cost of AI Speed: Why “More Output” Feels Like Burnout
AI boosts output but shifts the burden to human judgment. Here’s why that exhausts us—and practical ways to regain control.
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COBOL Was Never the Product. The Toll Booth Was.
Anthropic’s COBOL pitch is not about old code. It threatens the costly consulting bottleneck around banks, insurers, and government legacy systems.
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When Markets React to Perceived Disruption: Claude Code Security and the Cybersecurity Sector
Anthropic’s Claude Code Security announcement triggered a sharp drop in cybersecurity stocks, highlighting investor fears about AI-driven disruption.