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  1. AI and minority languages

    How AI creates both opportunities and existential risks for minority languages, and what we can do to protect them.

    Ferdia Kenny
    May 18, 2026
    • AI
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Language
    • Large Language Models
    • Accessibility
    • DEI
  2. 6 key insights from Startup Grind Global 2026

    Here are 6 key insights I took from the Startup Grind Global conference 2026 along with 3 cool companies worth checking out!

    Ferdia Kenny
    May 15, 2026
    • Startup
    • AI
    • Design
    • Product Design
  3. When to use (and not use) CSS shorthand properties

    A case for verbosity in CSS properties.

    Elaina Natario
    May 14, 2026
    • CSS
    • Design
    • Frontend
  4. Reflections on my conversation with Lord Chris Holmes MBE

    Two months ago I sat down with Lord Chris Holmes MBE to talk about his AI regulation private members bill.

    Sami Birnbaum
    May 13, 2026
    • AI
    • Podcast
  5. Illusions Of Fluency

    And then I tried to explain it.

    Richard Newman
    May 12, 2026
    • Process
    • Velocity
    • AI
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Technical Debt
  6. The Pace Of Feedback

    The hurrier I go, the behinder I get.

    Richard Newman
    May 11, 2026
    • Process
    • Velocity
    • AI
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Technical Debt
  7. A Conversation With The Situation

    My situation disagreed.

    Richard Newman
    May 8, 2026
    • Process
    • Velocity
    • AI
    • Artificial Intelligence
  8. The TEXTSIZE trap: how TDS silently truncates your binary data in Rails

    SQL Server has a session-level setting that silently truncates your binary data before it ever reaches Ruby. It defaults to 4KB. Most drivers fix it automatically. tiny_tds does not.

    Trésor Bireke
    May 7, 2026
    • SQL
    • Ruby On Rails
    • Database
  9. The output must be cleaned (with skill)

    A Claude skill for the noisy RSpec output you’ve always wanted to clean up.

    Jared Turner
    May 6, 2026
    • Rails
    • RSpec
    • Skills
  10. Austin Tech Leaders is growing, thoughtfully (and we have the photos to prove it)

    How we’re building a curated tech leadership community in Austin, from intimate meetups to a SXSW event, and why intention beats scale.

    Lindsey Christensen
    May 5, 2026
    • Events
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