145 / I Kinda Hate The Internet Now

Hey hey, hope you find something you enjoy in today’s issue!

Toot of the Week

(trying to seduce a mathematician) “i don’t think this problem has a clothed-form solution” — @aiju@chaos.social

Tech

• Passkeys: A Shattered Dream (fy.blackhats.net.au)

  William Brown tells the story of Passkeys (or webauthn) and explains how this is another example of corporate interests ruling over good user experience.

• Inside the Super Nintendo cartridges (fabiensanglard.net)

  Fabien Sanglard explains which chips you can find in Super Nintendo cartridges, and what they do.

Cutting Room Floor

• Learn one thing at a time (blog.lawrencejones.dev)

  Lawrence Jones explains why learning multiple things at the same time is a recipe for failure.

• I Kinda Hate The Internet Now (trend-mill.com)

  Stephen Moore explains how Web 2.0 and AI has taken away the joy of the internet.

• You Are What You Read, Even If You Don’t Always Remember It (blog.jim-nielsen.com)

  Jim Nielsen explains how, even if you don’t remember the contents, books and articles you read influence you.

• Looking for AI use-cases (ben-evans.com)

  Benedict Evans takes a look at how companies use LLMs and why it might be more like the new SQL, not the “new HAL9000”.