In my March retro, I explain why the next few years will be scary in terms of software security and what the prototype of my family photo sharing app looks like mtlynch.io/retrospectiv...

heatmaps from the report showing tracking

BREAKING: You checked the weather this morning.

And you just told a surveillance company where you sleep.

Meet #Webloc, used by ICE, cops & foreign govs to track 500m+ phones.

No warrant required.

Our @citizenlab.ca investigation + how to protect yourself 🧵/1
citizenlab.ca/research/ana...

Claude Code Found a Linux Vulnerability Hidden for 23 Years Claude Code has gotten extremely good at finding security vulnerabilities, and this is only the beginning.

We're not prepared for how quickly AI models have progressed at discovering security vulnerabilities mtlynch.io/claude-code-...

Judge allows class-action suit against Baystate Health to proceed Centered on patient data-sharing between Baystate and tech giants Meta and Google, the suit could expose the hospital system to hundreds of millions in liability.

Glad to see healthcare providers actually facing consequences for their terrible data privacy practices: theshoestring.org/2026/03/24/j...

Mistress America > I'm sorry, I know you liked Brooke. He told me that she worships you, she kept talking about how smart you are, how interesting... ![](https://film-grab.co...

@jmduke.com www.jmduke.com/posts/mistre... Yes! Great movie. "There's no adultery when you're eighteen. You should all be touching each other all the time."

Which Design Doc Did a Human Write? Can you distinguish between an AI-generated design doc and a human-written one?

I spent 16 hours writing a design doc by hand. Then, I used AI to generate competing docs in 5 minutes. Can you pick out the human design doc from the AI versions? refactoringenglish.com/blog/ai-vs-h...

No, I don't track sessions. I just went based on the country associated with the customer's credit card

I made my first contribution to Firefox. It's a one-character fix to prevent a crash when reading a particular type of malformed Ogg-Vorbis media file. Surprisingly fast review from Mozilla! Reviewed and merged in under 1h. phabricator.services.mozilla.com/D288636

February 2026 Retrospective: Refactoring English: Month 15 Where do Refactoring English readers come from?

In my February retrospective, I discover most people who purchase my writing book live in countries where English is not the primary language. And I realize I've been using AI coding too much. mtlynch.io/retrospectiv...

Do you work in fundraising? Do you want a job that isn't evil? Signal is hiring a director of major gifts: jobs.lever.co/signal/68f75...

Why Improve Your Writing? Programming is a technical pursuit, so why should we spend time on a "soft skill" like writing? Isn't that why we have technical writers and product managers?

I've worked as a developer for 20 years, and writing has always been a key part of my career and technical growth. refactoringenglish.com/chapters/why...

Me, two days after discovering I can purchase remote nix builds as a service

January 2026 Retrospective: Refactoring English: Month 14 Discovering the power of AI sandboxes

Over the summer, I met a romance novelist at a party, and she gave me one of the best tips I've found for attracting new readers to my book: showcase other writers. mtlynch.io/retrospectiv...

exe.dev is still behind a credit card for now while we develop some more techniques for dealing with people who abuse systems (even a credit card doesn't entirely work). But if you are a human who wants an invite code to skip the CC for a month, happy to DM you one.

My Eighth Year as a Bootstrapped Founder In year 8, I discovered it takes longer than I think to write a book, found alignment with my business, and regained my love for life as an indie founder.

Here's the linked post: mtlynch.io/bootstrapped...

I'm on Hacker News today! I wrote about my eighth year as a bootstrapped founder.

Eversource EV Rebate Program Exposed Massachusetts Customer Data I recently claimed a rebate for an EV charger, only to discover that Eversource, my power supplier, was publicly exposing personal information of customers who applied.

I tried to claim a rebate for installing an EV charger at my home, and I discovered my electricity supplier was publicly exposing all of my information, including home address, phone number, email, plate numbers, and VIN. mtlynch.io/eversource-r...

The showed us cute missing dogs & we consented to turning our doorbell cameras into a mass human tracking system.

Mark my words, Ring's Search Party will become the next Flock.

Only instead of just being sketchy cameras installed in parking lots, it will be everywhere. That's their play.

My Eighth Year as a Bootstrapped Founder In year 8, I discovered it takes longer than I think to write a book, found alignment with my business, and regained my love for life as an indie founder.

I've now been an indie founder for eight years, and last year was my favorite. I wrote all year and figured out what kind of business matches me as a founder. mtlynch.io/bootstrapped...

I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I approve this message.

log.pfad.fr/2026/softwar... This is such a cool feature of NixOS that I should use more

UPDATE: @dropsitenews.com has obtained the very graphic video from the lady in the pink coat, which shows ICE executing yet another person in broad daylight:

Look Around You This unique combination of parody and homage to early 70s/80s British educational programs examines different scientific topics in each episode.

I've been leaning towards Tubi being the streaming service, and now I think it's official: they have Season 1 and Season 2 of one of the best science and technology comedy shows ever made… "Look Around You".

Thanks, Tubi. Thubi.

tubitv.com/series/30001...

The Design & Implementation of Sprites So that we may educate as well as horrify: the internals of our new Sprites execution platform.

🔗 ➡ fly.io/blog/design-...

I've been experimenting with sprites, and I like the idea, but I've found a lot of friction with getting projects into a sprite and syncing changes back out. What's the recommended flow for cloning a private git repo, letting LLMs work, then pulling changes out? Anything better than magic-wormhole?

I made enough money from komorebi this month to cover my rent for the first time I started the project in 2020

It might not seem so big when there are so many announcements of AI startups raising millions every week

But it's pretty big to me

This past weekend, I went back to Broadview for the first time since being federally indicted.

I will put my body on the line no matter how many times it takes.

Transcrybe — Download Mac app on Setapp | Live speech translator | Setapp Transcrybe — Real-time transcription and translation for Mac. Subtitle meetings, videos, and presentations on-device for total privacy and speed.

Big milestone! 🎉

My first app is now on Setapp.
I’ve been a subscriber since 2017, so this feels pretty surreal. 🤩

Transcrybe live-translates any audio on your Mac:
go.setapp.com/stp1479?refA...

In December, I implemented regional pricing for my book, created my first mobile app (a MeshCore client), and started my first cross-language library.

Out of ten!?! You don't even *deserve* season three and its continued delightful West Wing crossovers!

But if you're bothered by the laziness of the heart attack, that is a thing they unfortunately do more of in season three, though the performances get even better.