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Why Iām Tired of Productivity Wellness (And What Itās Doing to Our Minds)
By @riedriftlens [ 4 Min read ] A founderās critique of the productivity-wellness industryāfrom gamified focus apps to self-optimization cultureāand why our minds crave clarity, not performanc Read More.
I Donāt Trust AI to Write My CodeāBut I Let It Read Everything
By @capk [ 8 Min read ] Tools like Copilot, Cursor, and Claude already save me hours every week by reading code, exploring messy open-source projects, and filling gaps where necessary. Read More.
Linux Foundation Launches Agentic AI Group to Set Standards for Autonomous Systems
By @ainativedev [ 4 Min read ] OpenAI, Anthropic, Block, and other major tech players have united to launch the Agentic AI Foundation. Read More.
Why Good Products Feel Broken
By @tanyadonska [ 4 Min read ] Lost $240K to a slower competitor. Users said our 400ms queries felt too fast to be real. Started adding artificial delays on purpose. Trust isnt speed. Read More.
A Single Agent With Access to Everything is a Nightmare
By @tyingshoelaces [ 7 Min read ] Vendors push infinite context as the ultimate feature. This has led to the rise of the God Agent paradigm. Read More.
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