Web Review, Week 2025-15
Let’s go for my web review for the week 2025-15.
A new security fund opens up to help protect the fediverse
Tags: tech, fediverse, security
This is clearly needed. This should increase the maturity of the security practice around Fediverse software.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/02/a-new-security-fund-opens-up-to-help-protect-the-fediverse/
Bored of it
Tags: tech, culture
Hear, hear! It sucks up all the air in conversation and obliterate imagination. As if we couldn’t do better.
https://paulrobertlloyd.com/2025/087/a1/bored/
Anthropic can now track the bizarre inner workings of a large language model
Tags: tech, ai, machine-learning, gpt, research, language
This is very interesting research. This confirms that LLMs can’t be trusted on any output they make about their own inference. The example about simple maths is particularly striking, the real inference and what it outputs if you ask about its inference process are completely different.
Now for the topic dearest to my heart: It looks like there’s some form of concept graph hiding in there which is reapplied across languages. Now we don’t know if a particular language influences that graph. I don’t expect the current research to explore this question yet, but looking forward to someone tackling it.
The Slow Collapse of Critical Thinking in OSINT due to AI
Tags: tech, ai, machine-learning, gpt, security, cognition
The “asleep at the wheel” effect is real with such tools. The consequences can be dire in quite a few fields. Here is a good illustration with OSINT.
https://www.dutchosintguy.com/post/the-slow-collapse-of-critical-thinking-in-osint-due-to-ai
Hardened File Backup Routine
Tags: tech, backup, security, complexity
Personal backups don’t have to be fancy… And probably shouldn’t.
https://wrongthink.link/posts/hardened-backup-routine/
git-withme - Peer-to-peer, encrypted, ephemeral Git collaboration
Tags: tech, tools, version-control, tools
It’s little known that regular Git has a server mode. The thing is that it’s not often useful beyond sharing over the local network. Know this tool leverages magic wormhole to share repositories with peers over the Internet. This is really cool stuff in my opinion.
https://git.sr.ht/~meejah/git-withme
.localhost domains
Tags: tech, networking, services
Neat little trick for services which you’d be running locally.
https://inclouds.space/localhost-domains
Pitfalls of Safe Rust
Tags: tech, programming, rust, safety
Sure, you get good memory safety with Rust. It’s important and welcome, but it’s just the beginning of the story.
https://corrode.dev/blog/pitfalls-of-safe-rust/
On JavaScript’s Weirdness - Stack Auth
Tags: tech, programming, javascript
A friendly reminder that Javascript is an endless pit of surprising behaviors. Watch out!
https://stack-auth.com/blog/on-javascripts-weirdness
A feel for the data
Tags: tech, data, data-visualization
Nice piece to give ideas about what type of diagram to consider depending what you’re exploring.
https://briefer.cloud/blog/posts/look-the-data/
The Best Programmers I Know
Tags: tech, craftsmanship, engineering, learning
This is a good list of skills and behaviour to develop if you want to get better at our craft.
https://endler.dev/2025/best-programmers/
How to develop a sixth sense for the long-term
Tags: tech, project-management, risk
Good approach to detect problems early and manage the risks they’ll bear.
https://www.rubick.com/long-term-sense/
Distrust Breeds More Distrust
Tags: tech, management, leadership, trust
It’s indeed a vicious circle. Also it seems easy to fall into this particular trap, I see it in many places.
https://mdalmijn.com/p/distrust-breeds-more-distrust
Strategic opportunism
Tags: strategy, leadership, management
This is indeed a very good way to approach planning. You shouldn’t be shackled to a too detailed strategy. The broad goals are the real value, then it’s about seizing opportunities to advance your position.
https://medium.com/@mshmsh5000/strategic-opportunism-7f2b8b255384
What it’s like to interview a software engineer preparing with AI
Tags: tech, ai, machine-learning, gpt, hiring, interviews, scam
Unsurprisingly, hiring scams are becoming more elaborate. Keep it in mind for your upcoming interviews.
https://www.kapwing.com/blog/what-its-like-to-interview-a-software-engineer-preparing-with-ai/
The spice of life
Tags: tech, business, marketing, learning
There’s some truth to this. It’s easier to market yourself as a specialist rather than a generalist… This doesn’t make it easy.
https://gomakethings.com/the-spice-of-life/
Bye for now!