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I have recently tried to update my Zig project from 0.11.0 version of Zig, to 0.12.0. Zig compiler brings in its own build system. Since Zig is still under development, that API changes. The 0.12.0 …

Weeknotes 351 - Humanity in the Age of AI Co-Performance - A fresh newsletter this week, with a new look and setup. Covering the same themes and topics. With reflections and captures of the news on human-AI-things partnerships.

Originally known as FORTRAN, but written in lower case since the 1990s with Fortran 90, this language was developed initially by John Backus as a way to make writing programs for the IBM 704 mainfr…

Standardized frameworks and certifications enable interoperability, automation and trust in enterprise IT. These foundations help enterprises reduce risk and streamline operations while managing complex environments.

Building Trust in AIOps

I was sitting with an old colleague on California Avenue right in the center of Palo Alto right in the center of Silicon Valley, drinking coffee of course. We're discussing big tech’s AI dilemmas and the disappointment of widespread layoffs, the dreams of tens of thousands in tech averted.

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This is just a quick demonstration of some of the ways you can get various Plan9 / 9Front machines to work together. The common term for a network of Plan9 ...

Open source distributed operating system Plan 9 from Bell Labs.

Quick tour of acme, philosophical differences with other editors

When I read that some conversations with ChatGPT had appeared in Google searches, I did a search for “Doc Searls” ChatGPT and got a long and not-bad but not entirely accurate AI summary…

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On his blog, Bob Harper asks what, if anything, a declarative language is . He notes that "declarative" is often used to mean "logic or func...

To everyday users, AI might just seem like another thing that shows up on the screen. A collection of code, data, and bits wrapped into a chatbot. However, the new toys require exponentially more r…

For most people, the face of AI is a chat window. You type a prompt, the AI responds, and the cycle repeats. This conversational model—popularized by tools

If 'context' is king, we need to ensure it remains fluid and accessible by third-party developers

FAB25 in Brno and Prague raises the question of how we "support and protect" open innovation.

Today, W3C is pleased to announce the publication as a W3C Statement of Vision for W3C. W3C Statements provide a stable reference for documents not intended to be formal standards but that have been formally reviewed and are endorsed by W3C.

Unraveling the mystery of low WebP and AVIF usage and exploring how to utilize these image formats safely.

Sebastian's blog – Legacy software

For the last month, I’ve been using XMPP (using Snikket) for every call and chat between me and my wife Sandra, at least.