The trend in 2026 will be for software developers using "AI" coding assistants to become more and more reliant on them as their own ability to comprehend and reason about programs atrophies.

This is make them less able to spot problems in the output, of which we *know* there'll still be many. That problem isn't going away.

The deterioration of software reliability will accelerate as models are trained on more and more of the "slop".

It's a doom loop.

This sounds fun. 🏦

via @th

So you're out #sailing in a new area and your electrics fail. No bother, just go back to using a paper chart for navigation (if you ever stopped: I didn't).

The only problem is that the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office is withdrawing its portfolio of Admiralty Standard Nautical Charts and Thematic Charts.

Thank Bob we still have Imray ... for now.

I'm also wondering what small or traditional boat sailors without electronics are meant to do.

https://www.rya.org.uk/blog/the-rise-of-enavigation