open source
Mechanical Turks of Doom
AI is three Mechanical Turks in a trenchcoat, Microsoft security sucks, open source fork drama, infosec binfire burns on, chipwars and software taxes, plus a fun read about cruising.
Breaches, Earthquakes and FUD
Microsoft has another email breach, open source drama on multiple fronts, and chip funding moves from trickle to gush.
Fixing Things A Bit At A Time
More security binfires, chipwars news, open source foundations, reflections on useless AI, and how to be new.
Acquisitions and IPOs Are Back
Acquisitions and IPOs, non-competes, security flaws, passkeys and nosebeans.
Security Is Another Top Priority
Data breaches aplenty, product quality laws for IoT, Microsoft pivots to security, optimising too early and the heat death of the Internet.
Open Source as a Common Pool Resource
Software, particularly open source software, is best considered a common-pool resource. This framing can help us determine how to ensure open source software development is sustainable.