Episode Details

Table of Contents

• AI Trends and Innovations
  • Developers are choosing older AI models, and the data explains why
  • Hypothesis: Property-Based Testing for Python
  • SPy: An interpreter and compiler for a fast statically typed variant of Python
• Tech History and Legacy
  • Mr TIFF
  • This week in 1988, Robert Morris unleashed his eponymous worm
  • The Hackers Manifesto (The Conscience of a Hacker) (1986)
• Cutting-Edge Technology
  • Apple’s Persona technology uses Gaussian splatting to create 3D facial scans
  • Asus Announces October Availability of ProArt Display 8K PA32KCX
  • Pg_lake: Postgres with Iceberg and data lake access
• Emerging Tools and Frameworks
  • Bluetui – A TUI for managing Bluetooth on Linux
  • Intervaltree with Rust Back End
  • Grayskull: A tiny computer vision library in C for embedded systems, etc.
• Current Events and Industry Updates
  • Direct File won't happen in 2026, IRS tells states
  • UPS plane crashes near Louisville airport