Open source has gone from imitator to innovator over the last two decades. That means digging into GitHub data will show you the future. Here's what I found when I did just that.
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EU Establishes Own Open Source Definition Unintentionally
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Buried in Simon's analysis is this: the EU has apparently set up its own Open Source Definition. Doesn't seem intentional but does likely.
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Zero Population Growth as Solution to Existential Challenges
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Zero population is the answer my friend! Without it, the rest of us are through!
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AI Multiplies Software Jobs, Accelerates Senior Developers
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AI is all about multiplication, not subtraction (or division). It will create *more* software jobs, not remove them. It's an absolute accelerant for senior developers. The real question is what it does to/for more junior developers:
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Red Hat SVP Misuses Open Source Label for Meta Llama
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When an SVP at Red Hat unironically calls Llama 4 "open source" (despite the same 700M user limit, etc. @OpenSourceOrg has criticized: https://
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WSJ Criticized for Salesforce AI Agent Infomercial Coverage
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Since when does the @WSJ do infomercials for companies? This Benioff article is pure shill for Salesforce. 1% "thought leadership" and then 99% pitching Salesforce. https://
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Lazy Prompting: Context Skills for Experienced Developers
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"Laziness is a good technique only when you’ve learned how to provide enough context…." In other words, lazy prompting works better for more experienced developers who will know when the output is good/bad.
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French expertise drives AI innovation in professional work
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J'ai vécu en France pendant quelques années et cela porte enfin ses fruits dans mon boulot. Frenchify all the AI!
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Imperfect Humans in Art Drive Ethical Growth and Self-Improvement
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If you remove all bad human behavior from literature/art, there's very little left, and none with power as it becomes didactic and flat. It's precisely in seeing our less-than-ideal selves in these portrayals that we can find motivation to become better.
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Using LLMs as Search Alternative Instead of Google
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I'd heard the kids were replacing Google with ChatGPT for search, but even though I use LLMs for a *lot* of things now, it wasn't until I read your article that I thought of using LLMs for search. But…this morning that's all I've been using, inspired by you.