First, I'd like to thank everybody who has backed the project so far! We doubled our goal in less than 24 hours and as of this publication we have more than tripled it. The response to PicoIDE has been amazing to see! Now, check out our latest post, taking you on a journey of understanding the IDE bus. I first got the idea to develop PicoIDE when people started asking me if my previous hardware project, PicoGUS, could emulate an IDE or ATAPI drive.
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The Future of Software Engineering Isn’t What You Think
Over the past two decades, I’ve watched software eat the world, then hardware catch up, then Generative AI reshape both at the same time…
I am often wrong
[I shared this note with my team earlier this week, and am posting it here as well. I hope it is interesting or helpful for others working on building product in the age of AI.]
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The New Software Lifecycle
I co-wrote a Google whitepaper about how AI is changing the software lifecycle. I'm not going to summarize the whole thing. Instead, here are the handful of ...
Improving My Hardware Workflow With CI and Nix
One thing you might notice if you read my blog is that I do a lot of hardware projects. Generally, these include a board, some software, and possibly some extraneous components (like CAD design, such as a case). Software tooling is quite mature, but I find that hardware had traditionally lagged quite a bit behind. For a while, I just lived with this, but over the last few months I've put in a bunch of effort to improve my workflow.
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Resetting on engineering expectations in the age of AI
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Something Big Is Happening
A personal note for non-tech friends and family on what AI is starting to change.
On AI and building your own GIS software
Of the thousands of essays over the past two years surrounding AI and its implications are some very thought provoking ones with enormous implications for GIS. Some of the essays are around the the…
Big Tech Pulled the Plug. They Downloaded Their Lovers.
How Chinese users created AI lovers, friends and family — and struggled to let them go
Atmos — A new space for your work
A platform for creatives to share, connect and explore — without noise.
Ikea tried to build a smart home for everyone — here’s why it’s not working yet
The dream of interoperability is still just that.
Resisting the Hivemind: Pluribus, Generative AI, and Empire - Reactor
While its creator tells us that Pluribus is not about advent of generative AI, it's difficult not to spot the many places where the fledgling tech and extraterrestrial hivemind overlap.
AI Wrappers: It's Just Trucks All The Way Down
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