A guide on how to restore the home screen layout on iOS, including steps to reset and bring back all apps from the App Library.
A developer retires from Emacs after 20 years, transitioning to Vim and building native C++ replacements for Emacs tools like calc and Elfeed.
Interview with Branimir Lambov, a Cassandra committer at IBM, discussing his work on Trie in LSM Tree and compaction strategies.
A developer details their journey setting up code-signing for Windows builds using Azure Artifact Signing and their own tool, aas-sign.
Explores how AI boosts coding speed but highlights alignment as the true bottleneck in software development.
A humorous anecdote about an AI-generated image of a horse riding an astronaut on a pelican on a bicycle, with a self-added sign.
Explores the exact closed-form solution to the nonlinear pendulum equation using Jacobi elliptic functions, comparing it with numerical and linearized solutions.
Explores the formula for the nth derivative of a quotient, a lesser-known counterpart to the product rule.
A quote from Romain Huet confirming OpenAI won't release a separate GPT-5.5-Codex model, as coding capabilities are unified.
Simon Willison quotes Romain Huet on OpenAI's GPT-5.5 unifying Codex and main model for agentic coding.
Guide to prompting GPT-5.5 with tips from OpenAI, including migration advice and a trick for multi-step tasks.
A guide on prompting GPT-5.5, including tips for multi-step tasks, migration advice, and starting fresh with new prompts.
Analysis of Bloomberg's 2024 report on John Ternus as Tim Cook's likely successor at Apple, with commentary on CEO transition claims.
Release notes for llm 0.31, a command-line tool for accessing large language models, featuring GPT-5.5 support and new options.
Release notes for llm 0.31, a command-line tool for accessing large language models, featuring GPT-5.5 support and new options.
Analysis of why AI and automation are unpopular with the general public despite rising usage numbers, exploring the concept of 'software brain'.
Analysis of why AI and automation are unpopular with the general public despite rising usage numbers.
Review of new RTL8159-based 10 GbE USB adapters that are smaller, cooler, and cheaper than Thunderbolt alternatives, with performance tests on various computers.
A guide to React rendering fundamentals and how the React Compiler optimizes app performance.
Debunking the myth that Safari is better for battery life than Chrome, citing real test data showing Chrome performed slightly better.
