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Oct 22, 2026
The Web of Markdown
The wind is blowing away from Google and into Markdown, and I'm going to insist that they support HTTP in addition to HTTPS to make sure Google hears loud and clear that they can't run the web as if it were a corporate platform.
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Oct 22, 2026
Trump wants to rename the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
All the other problems in the US are obviously fixed since he has time to worry about this one.
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Oct 22, 2026
COBOL Modernization and why it still fails
Many modern programming languages have no equivalent for COBOL’s COMP-3 packed decimal format.
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Oct 22, 2026
Sites like The Last Museum make the web wonderful
The Last Museum is the largest search engine for museum art. It uses semantic search, allowing you to search for artworks by theme, style, subject, vibes, or any description you can imagine.
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Oct 22, 2026
Wealth flees high taxes: CA lost $12B in 2023
California lost $12 billion in wealth in 2023 alone, the largest outflow of any state. This highlights how high housing costs and taxes are pushing even high-income households to relocate. From 2019 to 2023, wealth outflows totaled a staggering $91 billion. Both high housing costs and tax burdens have pushed many residents to seek more affordable destinations. New York experienced $10 billion in net outflows, while Illinois (-$6 billion) and Massachusetts (-$4 billion) also saw sharp declines.