References

These are a collection of links on topics that stay in my head and I often want to reference.

Tech

• Trac Notes
  • Trac! It’s really good! Except it’s also really weird because it’s old. This page covers the things we had to do to make it suitable for our needs.
• systemd, 10 years later: a historical and technical retrospective

AI

• The rise of Whatever
• Trusting your own judgement on ‘AI’ is a huge risk
• The Hater’s Guide To The AI Bubble

Distributed Design

Mastodon

• Islands: An Opt-In Federated Network – The Oliphant
• Islands: Setting Up Your Own Island – The Oliphant

Politics

• Thatcherism: What We Get Wrong About Neoliberalism – Kay and Skittles

Finance

• The Debate Over Stock Buybacks, Explained – WSJ
• Bankrupt - Hudson’s Bay Company
  • Perfect example of end stage capitalism Hedge Funds exploiting infinite money glitch
• Why Trump’s Tariffs Are Doomed To Fail – Adam Something

Bias / Alignment

• Trump ‘Alarmists’ Were Right. We Should Say So.
  • Commentators who got it wrong wouldn’t listen, won’t learn, and can’t lead.

Games

• Citizen Sleeper: A Game About Precarity And Hope – Kay and Skittles
• Cyberpunk 2077: some cyber, no punk – Sophie From Mars
• The One Where Microsoft Admits Game Studios Are F*cked (The Jimquisition)
  • MS laying off Tango Gameworks after HiFi Rush won them awards and was a commercial success for the studio