The new Squarespace site is pretty much done, just double checking everything before my blog finds its new home. I hope you'll check it out, and even support it. Stay tuned.

Even though they say otherwise, I give it two years tops before you never see another thing from Astral that isn’t designed to make OpenAi money.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/03/openai-is-acquiring-open-source-python-tool-maker-astral/

I’d prefer a clean Android install if I used one of the phones. These companies can’t help themselves skinning it and adding bloat you aren’t allowed to uninstall.

The new Nothing phone sounds quite decent for a budget phone. Still not a fan of the aesthetics, but kudos for trying to be different.
https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/nothing-phone-4a-pro-review-glyph-matrix-130042005.html

If they added that VPN from the desktop to their mobile browser, I’d be even happier with them.

Vivaldi keeps improving. I like these new features they are rolling out. https://www.pcworld.com/article/3093517/vivaldi-7-9-brings-a-feature-packed-update-including-follower-tabs.html

I can't imagine why you'd want to run Windows on the Neo. At 8GB of memory, you'll have time to grab a snack and load the washer launching your programs. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/despite-hardware-limits-parallels-supports-running-windows-on-macbook-neo/

Wasn’t even high level biology concepts. It was from a 101 course.

I’ve tried Grok once since it launched, including giving it an old biology quiz I took in college. It failed. I never touched it again.

If we had a functioning government instead of a wannabe mob boss, Elon would be in way more trouble for Grok producing underage porn than only this. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/elon-musks-xai-sued-for-turning-three-girls-real-photos-into-ai-csam/