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The author discusses their experience with agentic coding, primarily using Claude Code with a focus on efficiency and simplicity.

Emphasis is placed on using Go for backend projects due to its simplicity, reliable test caching, and minimal ecosystem churn.

Effective tooling and the use of MCP (Machine Communication Protocol) for tool access are highlighted as vital components in agentic coding.

The Danish Ministry of Digitization plans to switch from Microsoft software to open-source alternatives like Linux and LibreOffice.

This move is part of a broader digitalization strategy emphasizing digital sovereignty and reducing reliance on US tech companies.

The change comes amidst a political climate in Denmark concerned about dependence on US businesses following geopolitical tensions, such as Trump's interest in Greenland.

A security audit of Ruby on Rails by Open Source Technology Improvement Fund (OSTIF) identified 7 security findings and provided 6 hardening recommendations.

The audit was conducted from December 2024 to March 2025 with the help of X41 D-Sec, GitLab, and the Sovereign Tech Agency.

Ruby on Rails has shown improved security maturity, demonstrating healthy community involvement.

Procrastination can be alleviated by breaking tasks into smaller, manageable parts and using a feedback system inspired by video games.

A simple physical feedback system using sticky notes or a receipt printer helps visualize progress and maintain motivation.

Starting the day with easy tasks can build momentum and make facing difficult tasks easier.

Google has stopped publishing device resources for Pixel devices, leading to concerns about the future of the AOSP project.

GrapheneOS has indicated that the AOSP project might be coming to an end.

This decision may affect the ability of developers to create independent and alternative operating systems for Android devices.

Two European journalists were confirmed to have been hacked using spyware made by Israeli company Paragon.

The iPhones of Italian journalist Ciro Pellegrino and another unnamed journalist showed evidence of infection by Paragon's spyware.

Citizen Lab's investigations raise questions about earlier conclusions by Italy's COPASIR, which oversees intelligence activities.

The proposed budget cuts would drastically reduce NASA's science funding by 50%, affecting critical missions and data collection, especially related to Mars exploration and climate change research.

Climate change research and Earth science programs face severe financial reductions, while weather satellite initiatives remain prioritized, reflecting a short-term commercial interest focus.

The administration's emphasis on American-led human spaceflight projects (Artemis and Mars) conflicts with the realities that require international collaboration and sustained funding efforts.

macOS 26 Tahoe introduces a new disk image format called ASIF that offers near-native speeds, improving virtual machine performance on Apple silicon Macs.

ASIF disk images overcome performance limitations of previous disk image formats like UDSP, offering faster read and write speeds.

Creation of ASIF images is limited to macOS 26 Tahoe using Disk Utility or the 'diskutil' command tool, but not supported in macOS Sequoia 15.5 or earlier.

Ancestral Menominee farmers grew corn, beans, and squash in earthen mounds on Michigan's Upper Peninsula over 1,000 years ago.

The discovery, using lidar technology, reveals the largest preserved archaeological field system in the eastern U.S.

These fields, created during the Little Ice Age, demonstrate advanced agricultural practices uncommon for the region’s climate and season.

The project 'QEMUAppleSilicon' aims to emulate Apple Silicon devices, specifically the iPhone 11, using QEMU.

QEMU is a versatile, open-source emulator that can simulate entire computers through software without the need for hardware virtualization support.

The project is hosted on GitHub, with the code available under multiple licenses including GPL-2.0 and LGPL-2.1.