Code Is Cheap Now. Software Isn’t. — Chris Gregori
Why code is cheap but meaningful software isn’t, and how engineers’ roles are evolving.
SuperGeekery: A blog probably of interest only to nerds by John F Morton.
Welcome to my link library. These are not links to content I have created unless you see that mentioned in the link’s description. These are links I found interesting enough to want to keep track of. If you read Craft Link List, the Craft CMS newsletter I used to write, this page is a replacement of sorts for that exercise. Enough talk. Let’s hit the links.
Why code is cheap but meaningful software isn’t, and how engineers’ roles are evolving.
Dries Buytaert dissects how AI stress-tested Tailwind Labs, causing layoffs by commoditizing “specifiable” offerings. He argues value now shifts to ongoing operations, not static specifications. Understand AI’s profound impact on business models.
An opinionated toast component for React.
Silent movie treatment of Raiders of the Lost Ark
SVG calendars for pen plotters
Slow cooker
Fran Sans is a font based on the display type of SF’s MUNI light rail trains. The
Dimensions.com is an ongoing reference database of dimensioned drawings documenting the standard measurements and sizes of the everyday objects and spaces that make up our world.
300 examples for Motion (formerly Framer Motion). Full source code for React, JS, and Vue animations.
Traditional software engineering is deterministic, while AI agents operate probabilistically. This fundamental difference creates challenges for engineers accustomed to strict interfaces and predictable outcomes.
A security-focused npm installer that protects your projects from newly compromised packages.
A collection of space logos
Hidden and not-so-hidden tools that will make your life easier.
A free font that is a tribute to LITT.CHR. Contribute to disastrid/LittleCharacter development by creating an account on GitHub.
A beautifully designed site about coding.
Loki is a log aggregation system designed to store and query logs from all your applications and infrastructure.
A powerful open-source, AI-powered note-taking/research platform that respects your privacy Get Started.
Audio component library
Internal security has always been a NATO priority. Over the years, the posters, cards, and calendars below have adorned the walls and the desks inside the Headquarters, reminding NATO employees of the importance of discretion. These cultural artifacts are testimonials to the preoccupations of our times.
AI cannot do your job, but an AI salesman can 100% convince your boss to fire you and replace you with an AI that can’t do your job, and when the bubble bursts, the money-hemorrhaging “foundation models” will be shut off. We’ll lose the AI that can’t do your job, and you will be long gone, retrained, retired, or “discouraged” and out of the labor market, and no one will do your job.
A barely readable two-pixel-tall font.
I want to look at practical uses for CSS trigonometric functions. And we’ll start with what may be the most popular functions of the “worst” feature: sin() and cos().
State-of-the-art TTS model under 25MB 😻 . Contribute to KittenML/KittenTTS development by creating an account on GitHub.
Fonts are one of the most visible, most powerful parts of the web. And yet: almost everyone gets them wrong.
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
Wide gamut Color 4 compliant CSS gradient builder.
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