I just removed huge chunks of code and several files from my project because, after thinking about it and looking at the problem in a different way, I have found a much more concise and elegant way of doing the same thing.

It's one of the best feelings I know and, when it happens, it's a day-long high. And it's very self-validating.

I don't use AI because, on top of everything else that's incredibly problematic with it, it deprives me of that feeling.

All the devs saying that Anthropic’s code quality is “normal” are telling on themselves and everybody they’ve worked with

(Also supports what many have been saying about software quality being a crisis that precedes LLMs, but that’s another story)

Het nieuws uit België over de almaar hogere brandstofprijzen sijpelt mondjesmaat de Oekraïense huiskamer binnen. De Oekraïners zijn blij dat ze niet in België moeten tanken, maar ze vragen zich ook af hoelang de Belgen dit nog volhouden.

https://vremdemirror.com/2026/03/26/oekrainers-blij-dat-ze-niet-in-belgie-moeten-tanken/

Instead of turning a clock into a vintage Mac, I turned a vintage Mac into a clock!, I though it would be fun given its #MARCHintosh The program can be downloaded here: https://github.com/retrotheory/BigMaclock

It supports US/EU month day order AM/PM, Invert display, 'grey' background and alarm function, it also has dynamic sizing so it will look correct on bigger screens