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Building a Real Python Sandbox: MicroPython Meets WebAssembly
How I compiled MicroPython to WebAssembly to safely run untrusted code in my Python applications
Claude Opus 4.8 and the Art of Admitting What You Don't Know
Exploring the honest AI upgrade that prioritizes Abstaining over hallucinating
Claude Opus 4.8 and the Rise of Honest AI
A look at Anthropic's latest model and why its focus on honesty might matter more than raw capability gains.
Four Times More Honest: What Claude Opus 4.8 Actually Means for Developers
Anthropic's latest model focuses on admitting what it doesn't know. Here's why that matters for building real software.
What Pope Leo XIV's AI Encyclical Gets Right About the Mess We're In
A developer's take on the Vatican’s new AI document and what it means for those building AI systems
The Vatican's AI Encyclical Is the Most Important Document Tech Leaders Will Read This Year
Pope Leo XIV just dropped a masterclass on AI ethics that every developer needs to absorb
Datasette Agent Is the Bridge Between LLMs and Your Data
A technical look at how Datasette Agent brings AI querying to SQLite databases
Datasette Agent: When Three Years of Tooling Finally Converge
How the intersection of LLM Python libraries and Datasette creates a new paradigm for conversational data exploration.
Datasette Agent: Where Three Years of LLM Development Finally Clicked
The convergence of conversational AI and data querying opens new possibilities for personal data assistants and extensible tooling.
Datasette Agent: When Data Tools Meet Conversational AI
Three years of LLM work finally converges with Datasette. What this means for building AI systems around your data.
Six Months of LLM Chaos: When Coding Agents Became Usable
November 2025 marked an inflection point in LLMs. Coding agents crossed a threshold from novelty to daily driver, while laptop-available models shattered expectations.
The Anthropic-xAI Deal: When Compute Capacity Comes With Political Baggage
Anthropic's partnership with xAI's Colossus data center raises serious questions about supply chain risk, environmental concerns, and corporate accountability in AI infrastructure.
The Anthropic-xAI Deal: When Compute Comes With Hidden Costs
Anthropic's partnership with SpaceX/xAI's Colossus data center raises serious questions about environmental responsibility and supply chain risk in AI.
The Colossus Problem: Why Anthropic's Data Center Deal Raises Red Flags
Anthropic partners with xAI for compute capacity, but the environmental and political baggage of Colossus datacenter poses real risks for developers.
The Anthropic-xAI Deal Exposes a Uncomfortable Truth About AI Infrastructure
Anthropic's Colossus deal reveals how compute constraints force AI companies into ethically questionable partnerships, and what it means for developers.