The Curious Technologist

AI Made Writing Code Easier. It Made Being an Engineer Harder

by | March 1, 2026 | Tech | 0 Comments

The Paradox of AI CodingAI coding assistants have made writing code easier than ever. With tools like GitHub Copilot, Claude, and ChatGPT, developers can generate functions, debug errors, and scaffold entire projects with a few prompts. The mechanical act of...
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OpenAI Defends Anthropic Against Supply Chain Risk Label

by | March 1, 2026 | Tech | 0 Comments

The StatementOpenAI has publicly pushed back against the designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk. In a statement on X (formerly Twitter), the company argued that Anthropic should not be classified as a security concern, defending a key competitor in the AI...
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MCP Server Cuts Claude Code Context Costs by 98%

by | March 1, 2026 | Tech | 0 Comments

The Context Window ProblemAI coding assistants like Claude Code are powerful but expensive. Every file you open, every reference you make, consumes tokens from your context window and your budget. For large codebases, these costs add up fast, making AI-assisted...
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Decision Trees: Simple Rules, Surprising Power

by | March 1, 2026 | News | 0 Comments

From If-Else to IntelligenceMachine learning can seem intimidating—neural networks, gradient descent, backpropagation. But one of the most effective ML techniques is surprisingly simple: decision trees. These models use nothing more than nested if-else statements to...
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Cardboard: YC’s Agentic AI Video Editor Is Here

by | February 26, 2026 | Tech | 0 Comments

The Promise of Agentic EditingVideo editing remains one of the most time-intensive creative tasks. Hours of raw footage must be trimmed, arranged, color-corrected, and polished into coherent stories. What if an AI agent could handle this work?Cardboard, a Y Combinator...
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just-bash: Vercel Labs Gives AI Agents Safe Shell Access

by | February 26, 2026 | Tech | 0 Comments

The Agent Shell ProblemAI agents that can write and execute code need shell access to be truly useful. But giving an autonomous agent unrestricted bash access is a security nightmare. Vercel Labs has tackled this with just-bash, an open-source tool that provides AI...
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Will Vibe Coding Fade Like the Maker Movement Did?

by | February 26, 2026 | News | 0 Comments

The Rise of Vibe CodingA new term has entered the developer lexicon: vibe coding. It describes a style of software development where programmers describe what they want in natural language, and AI tools like GitHub Copilot, Claude, or ChatGPT generate the actual code....
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US Cities Have Too Many Bus Stops—and It’s Slowing Everyone Down

by | February 26, 2026 | News | 0 Comments

The Problem with Frequent StopsBuses in American cities crawl along at average speeds of just 8 miles per hour—barely faster than walking. One major culprit is stop frequency: US buses typically stop every 700-800 feet, while European systems use 1,300-foot...
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Google API Keys Weren’t Secrets—Until Gemini Changed the Rules

by | February 26, 2026 | Tech | 0 Comments

The DiscoveryIn November 2025, Truffle Security researchers made an alarming discovery: Google AI Studio API keys—commonly embedded in public code for services like Google Maps—could also access the powerful Gemini AI API without developers' knowledge or explicit...
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Jimi Hendrix Was a Systems Engineer in Disguise

by | February 26, 2026 | News | 0 Comments

Beyond the MythJimi Hendrix is remembered as a guitar god, a psychedelic icon who redefined rock music in the 1960s. But beneath the cultural legend lies something more technical: Hendrix was essentially a systems engineer working with analog circuits instead of...
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Oct 20, 2016 |

First Look at Nintendo Switch Oh I’m a fan of this…(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

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Oct 19, 2016 |

oraclesofnorway: MIT GAME ASKS WHO DRIVERLESS CARS SHOULD KILL NO BRAKES ON THE MORAL QUANDARY TRAIN A Moral Quandary For A Self-Driving Car Should the self driving car with broken brakes stay the course and hit the jaywalking girl, female athlete or female...

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Oct 18, 2016 |

autisticadvocacy: “Being Human” or: A Thing About Wheelchairs, Robots, and Evolution (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

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Jul 29, 2016 |

enterprisecloudbackup: Data Protection Update: HIPAA Compliant Data Protection 7 Key Advantages of Cloud Backup for Healthcare (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

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Jun 23, 2016 |

Boston Dynamic’s latest: SpotMini“Mama. can I keep him?”Say hi to your next housekeeper!(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

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