Let’s go for my web review for the week 2026-29.A Better WorldTags: funny, history, scifiInteresting game. Want to make your own alternate history? Gives pause about what we assume of the past. It stays fun of course.https://abw.blue/index_en.phpThis is Still Not NormalTags: climate, europeThose maps make things very clear regarding climate change in Europe… and concerning to say the least.https://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2026/07/this-is-still-not-normal.html?m=1The Lost Joy of Music Piracy: WhatCD, Oink, and SpotifyTags: tech, internet, music, piracy, culture, historyExcellent article which gives a glimpse of the Internet culture around music in the late 90s to roughly 2010. It was called piracy but clearly it was a labor of love… the movement kind of faded but artists don’t see much money back. It was a fight for nothing, well at least… not to the benefit of the artists.https://www.pigeonsandplanes.com/read/music-piracy-what-cd-oink-nine-inch-nails-streaming“Useful” is not sufficientTags: tech, ai, machine-learning, copilot, ethics, politics, fossAn illustration of the political and ethical acumen being low in our profession in general and in some (most?) Open Source projects in particular…https://tante.cc/2026/07/15/useful-is-not-sufficient/Let’s Talk About the Hardware ReckoningTags: tech, ai, machine-learning, gpt, copilot, hardware, economicsThe hardware prices are nuts right now… and there’s no end in sight yet.https://timemachiner.io/2026/07/16/lets-talk-about-the-hardware-reckoning/Do Smart Glasses Have a Surveillance Problem?Tags: tech, facebook, google, surveillance, hardwareWell yes… and hopefully the fashion industry won’t be enough to hide it.https://www.vogue.com/article/do-smart-glasses-have-a-surveillance-problemAI Surveillance and Social ProgressTags: tech, ai, machine-learning, surveillance, politics, sociologyNot what I signed up for years ago, but it’s the political and social landscape we inherited… Surveillance is being on steroids now, so definitely need to fight it at every turn.https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/07/ai-surveillance-and-social-progress.htmlCursor 0day: When Full Disclosure Becomes the Only Protection LeftTags: tech, ai, machine-learning, gpt, copilot, securityThere’s clearly an issue with the security and privacy practice of those companies…https://mindgard.ai/blog/cursor-0day-when-full-disclosure-becomes-the-only-protection-leftThe Memory HeistTags: tech, ai, machine-learning, gpt, securityThose systems based on LLMs really create crazy security issues as soon as they’re allowed to interact with other systems.https://www.ayush.digital/blog/the-memory-heistAn update on the scraper situationTags: tech, web, ai, machine-learning, gpt, commonsThe web scraper situation isn’t getting better… How long can the open web still hold?https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1080822/990a8a5e2d379085/InfiniteDiffusion: Bridging Learned Fidelity and Procedural Utility for Open-World Terrain GenerationTags: tech, graphics, simulation, generatorNifty new approach for infinite terrain generation. This is really impressive work.https://xandergos.github.io/terrain-diffusion/The git history command deserves more attentionTags: tech, git, version-controlIt’s definitely bringing nice moves now. It deserves to be used more indeed.https://lalitm.com/post/git-history/Measuring input latency on Linux: X11 vs Wayland, VRR, and DXVKTags: tech, graphics, linux, wayland, x11, performanceMore latency exploration on Linux for games. The results are interesting. Unsurprisingly the X11 vs Wayland difference is much less dramatic than what people make of it.https://marco-nett.de/blog/measuring-input-latency-on-linux-x11-vs-wayland-vrr-dxvk/Debugging performance regressionsTags: tech, nix, guix, reproducibility, debugging, systemDeclarative systems like Nix and Guix bring their own set of complexities and challenges. That said, they also bring very interesting properties in terms of full system reproducibility. It can be a real help for integration work.https://hpc.guix.info/blog/2026/07/debugging-performance-regressions/Where did my segfault go?Tags: tech, unix, shell, systemIf you ever wondered what is responsible for printing the “core dumped” message, here is your answer.https://rmpr.xyz/Where-did-my-segfault-go/Detecting Full Table Scans With SQLiteTags: tech, databases, sqlite, optimisation, performanceInteresting trick to detect table scans with SQLite. I can see that useful in development to optimize systems.https://tenderlovemaking.com/2026/07/15/detecting-full-table-scans-with-sqlite/The Order of Data: defaults, performance, determinism & pagingTags: tech, databases, performance, reliabilityOr how to properly paginate results when you have a database.https://binaryigor.com/the-order-of-data.htmlUnderstanding the Rust hype for the busy developerTags: tech, rust, ecosystem, supply-chainA nicely balanced view at Rust the language but also the ecosystem. It’s not all pretty and real issues are looming.https://kerkour.com/rust-hypeBattery packs: Let’s talk about crates, babyTags: tech, rust, supply-chainAnother attempt at easing the pain navigating the Rust crates ecosystem? It has its merits as well.https://smallcultfollowing.com/babysteps/blog/2026/07/15/battery-packs/#fnref:1How Our Rust-to-Zig Rewrite is GoingTags: tech, rust, zigWhile some rewrite from Zig to Rust… others follow the opposite path. This is an interesting read pointing the strengths and weaknesses of both ecosystem. There’s no one size fits all in our field so it’s important to have this kind of explorations.https://rtfeldman.com/rust-to-zigHow C++20 improved the for-loop syntaxTags: tech, c++C++23 gives us std::ranges::view::enumerate for this particular case now. Still, this is a good illustration of the (too) little used range-based for loop with initializer.https://lzon.ca/posts/tips/cpp-for-range-init/C Strings: A 50-Year MistakeTags: tech, c, memoryIndeed, this design choice comes with lots of issues. It might have made more sense in the 70s though.https://longtran2904.substack.com/p/c-strings-a-50-year-mistakeWhat Every Python Developer Should Know About the CPython ABITags: tech, python, api, abiA not of a long introduction with generalities about APIs and ABIs. It really gets interesting when it covers the CPython specifics and the challenge they had keeping compatibility at the ABI level. This gives a good idea of the complexities needed to build wheels for Python packages.https://labs.quansight.org/blog/python-abi-abi3tProgramming Vehicles in GamesTags: tech, game, physics, simulationWhat’s in the physics simulation of cars? A lot actually!https://wassimulator.com/blog/programming/programming_vehicles_in_games.htmlHow my images are ditheredTags: tech, graphicsAnother fun exploration of dithering techniques. The variety abounds in this domain I think.https://dead.garden/blog/how-my-images-are-dithered.htmlCORS: What is it protecting?Tags: tech, web, services, browser, securityA neat and simple explanation of what CORS is and which security issues it helps with.https://sanyamserver.online/posts/cors/A modern HTTP requestTags: tech, httpWhat’s in a request nowadays? Well, lot of information!https://nelsonslog.wordpress.com/2026/07/14/a-modern-http-request/HTMX and Web Components Instead of ReactTags: tech, web, htmx, framework, complexity, webcomponents, reactI wish more teams would have this kind of thinking an really carry it to its logical conclusion. In most case you don’t need an SPA framework.https://kore-nordmann.de/blog/htmx-and-web-components-instead-of-react.htmlWhat does “playing politics” mean for software engineers?Tags: tech, leadership, management, organisation, politicsSome of it is probably a bit too cynical (often the case with this author), and yet it has good advice on how software engineers influence the organisation around them.https://www.seangoedecke.com/playing-politics/OwnershipTags: tech, leadership, delegation, qualityGood check list of things to consider when you’re delegating something. It’s pretty much the expectations from the person who delegate to you.https://registerspill.thorstenball.com/p/ownershipLife Hacks for IdiotsTags: life, satireIt’s not complicated, just don’t be a waste of atoms, m’kay? 😉https://impossiblesongs.blogspot.com/2026/07/life-hacks-for-idiots.html?m=1Bye for now!