Pluralistic: Code is a liability (not an asset) (06 Jan 2026)

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synthesizers, software's place in the world, the true nature of genAI

AI has more to it than generating slop, and we should distinguish between those uses.

On the 'less is more' mindset in software engineering, and why deleting old code is some of the most satisfying work you can do.

With the US increasing its hostility to the EU under the Trump administration and all the Big Tech companies sitting in Trump's pocket the EU is looking to migrate to alternatives.

One of the nuggets in Doctorow's Code is a liability (not an asset) is a reminder that sequential LLM's (e.g., in an agentic workflow) caus...

AI Latent Spaces as Shapeshifting Skeleton Libraries and Explosion Drawings bearing cognitive hazards and new opportunities to play.