







Experience macOS just like before
Just a rumour of a bug is enough to find a security exploit these days
Thinking through how the conventional OSS security embargoes no longer buy us time, and what open source maintainers might do instead to respond

Things to Do to Prepare for Patch 12.1
Here are a couple of things that you can do to prepare for Patch 12.1 next week!

Devs aren't "lazy" and game updates aren't guaranteed | Opinion
Where did the demand that every game must be continually updated come from – and is there a way to avoid the friction it causes?


Stop Using Conventional Commits
You’ve almost certainly encountered Conventional Commits before. It may have reared its ugly head in the changelog of an open source project you’ve used. It may have been the enforced commit format for an open source project you contributed to. A lot of people swear by it. I swear at it. Even though it is used by a large number of popular open source projects, Conventional Commits is an actively bad standard which encourages focus on the wrong things and fails to deliver on its promises.

Please Stop Using `nixos-rebuild switch`
Better practices for safely and reliably deploying and updating NixOS systems.
The Missing Middle of Open Source
Why serious, maintainer-driven projects struggle to sustain themselves—and what it will take to fix it.

20 years ago, Dead Rising showed a different path for open worlds, and more games should pinch its ideas
Dead Rising showed developers there were different ways of doing open worlds. 20 years since its release, we go back and explore what we could of had.

Features everyone should steal from npmx
What happens when users design their own package registry frontend

EXCLUSIVE---DOOM: The Dark Ages Revelations Faced ‘Worst Crunch’ in Franchise History
DOOM: The Dark Ages Revelations faced brutal crunch, with developers working up to 80-hour weeks to finish the expansion before release.

Building Linux kernel on macOS natively
RetroAchievements
Earn and track achievements in classic games. We add custom challenges to retro titles, letting you revisit old favorites in new ways.
npmx - Package Browser for the npm Registry
a fast, modern browser for the npm registry. Search, browse, and explore packages with a modern interface.


Now Hiring: Senior Open Source Maintainer
A rare opportunity to make a real impact in a fast-paced, high-visibility role.
