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Quoting Victoria Kim

Since the Medicare breach, OpenAI has put in place additional monitoring to allow “immediate intervention” by staff to stop training if the company’s models access the internet in ways they’re not supposed to, Mr. Kwon…

llm-openai-decisions 0.1a0

Release: llm-openai-decisions 0.1a0 OpenAI released their new Jev-style Decisions API, as previously announced at last week's DevDay. Since I already have an llm-typesafe plugin for talking to Jev, I had GPT-6 Astra…

llm-mistral 0.16

Release: llm-mistral 0.16 Adds support for reasoning models, such as the newly released Mistral Large 4. Tags: llm, mistral, llm-reasoning

EmbeddingGemma 2

My comment on EmbeddingGemma 2 — Hacker News. I really appreciate that EmbeddingGemma 2 is under the Apache 2.0 license. For embedding models in particular, I don't think it makes sense to use a closed, proprietary,…

Introducing Mistral Large 4: Le chonk

Introducing Mistral Large 4: Le chonk Mistral are back in the game. Today they're releasing a preview of Mistral Large 4, a 1 trillion parameter, 49 billion active parameter model trained on their own cluster of 3,800…

Using Parseable with Datasette for OpenTelemetry traces

TIL: Using Parseable with Datasette for OpenTelemetry traces I saw Parseable in a Show HN today - it's a new observability platform with both an open source (AGPL) Rust implementation (a single ~180MB binary), an…

Mistral Large 4

My comment on Mistral Large 4 — Hacker News. wren6991: The benchmark is saturated. Frontier models are tested with an armadillo in fishnet tights jaywalking on Mars. OK well I couldn't resist this one: llm -m…

datasette-atom 0.11a0

Release: datasette-atom 0.11a0 A minor fix for compatibility with the latest Datasette alphas. This meant we could upgrade the datasette.io site to Datasette 1.0a41. Tags: atom, datasette

Scrimshaw Jukebox

Tool: Scrimshaw Jukebox I wanted to see if Claude Opus 5.5 could compose music, so I tried this: I want you to write some computer game music for me. First design simple text based format for the music and build an…

Undocumented Django: Generating a SECRET_KEY

How to securely run a Node.js backend in Tauri v2 (and wire up local AI)

Here is a draft for Dev.to. The best strategy for this platform is to write a high-value, deeply technical architecture breakdown. Give away the "secret sauce" of how you solved the hardest problems, and then offer the…

A Fetch Hook Bug Taught Me When (Not) to Use 6 React Concepts

This week I stopped learning React APIs and started learning their boundaries. Knowing what useContext does is easy. Knowing when it's the wrong tool is the real skill. So this post covers six concepts, each with a "use…

Programmatic Video with Remotion: Building Videos in React with AI Skills

Every time you finish building a side project, SaaS product, or game, you face the same chore: creating a promo video that looks clean. Usually, that means opening Premiere Pro, After Effects, or DaVinci Resolve. You…

Django Weblog: Django security releases issued: 6.1.2, 6.0.9, and 5.2.18

In accordance with our security release policy, the Django team is issuing releases for Django 6.1.2, Django 6.0.9, and Django 5.2.18. These releases address the security issues detailed below. We encourage all users of…

Python Development Services vs. Node.js: Which Fits Your Business?

Python or Node.js is one of the most popular technology decisions that companies have to make when developing web applications, APIs, data platforms, or AI-driven products. Both are full-fledged, well-used and can drive…

Angular Signals vs RxJS: When Should You Use Each?

Are Angular Signals replacing RxJS in modern Angular applications? Not really. Angular Signals and RxJS solve different reactive programming problems. Signals are particularly useful for reactive state and UI…

Why don't more developers 'use the platform'?

#​805 — October 6, 2026 Read on the Web JavaScript Weekly Why Don't More Developers 'Use the Platform'? — A thoughtful look at why we often rebuild what browsers already offer, from someone usually on the platform's…