March 2026

Thursday, 19 March 2026

In Search of Banksy

Simon Gardner, James Pearson and Blake Morrison, Reuters: “‘Does an idea belong to those who use it or those who find it?’”

Friday, 13 March 2026

“This Is Not The Computer For You”

Sam Henri Gold: “Yes, you will hit the limits of this machine. […] memory is finite, silicon has a clock speed, processes cost something. You are learning physics. […] The kid who tries to run Blender on a Chromebook doesn’t learn that his machine can’t handle it. He learns that Google decided he’s not allowed to. Those are completely different lessons.”

Monday, 9 March 2026

So You Want to Do Agentic Development

Rui Carmo: “Effective steering isn’t about reprompting and hoping for the best; it’s about funnelling the agent’s attention to the right context …”

The Accidental Orchestrator

Andrew Stellman: “The industry conversation was dominated by agents, tool use, MCP, and real-time reasoning. Batch APIs shipped with relatively little fanfare, but they represent a genuine shift in how we can use LLMs.”