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"Magic is just science we don't understand yet."

Arthur C. Clarke

Stop Paying for Code You Never Read

If you've been building utilities against the Claude API for any length of time, you've developed an instinct for context hygiene. jCodeMunch takes that instinct and gives it infrastructure: index once, retrieve by symbol, and stop paying for the 770 lines of boilerplate surrounding the 30 you actually needed.

3/6/2026
35 min read

Idempotency

Performing an operation multiple times produces the same result as doing it once.

3/5/2026
5 min read

The Voynich Manuscript Translation - Page 186

I used Claude to create a team of eight specialist agents: Cryptography, Ancient Text, History, Mathematics, Occult, World Religions, Software Development, and Project Direction. I set them on the task of deciphering page 186 of the Voynich Manuscript.

2/13/2026
60 min read

Top AI Robotics News

I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.

2/5/2026
10 min read

Top AI Scientific Breakthroughs January 2026

January 2026 marks AI's decisive transition from experimental technology to production-ready systems, with agentic AI emerging as the defining trend of autonomous agents capable of planning and executing complex tasks without human oversight. Key breakthroughs include compact models like Falcon-H1R outperforming systems seven times their size, healthcare AI achieving diagnostic accuracy far exceeding human physicians, and massive infrastructure investments signaling long-term industry confidence. The month also saw AI expand into scientific research as an active collaborator, with NASA launching AI initiatives for space exploration and quantum-AI convergence promising accelerated discoveries in drug development and materials science.

1/30/2026
20 min read

How to delete Reddit when delete doesn't work

After a random AI-moderation ban, I deleted my decade-old Reddit account, purged my posts, and used old.reddit.com to finally remove it.

1/23/2026
5 min read

Claude from Anthropic

Claude Code is amazing.

1/21/2026
5 min read

5 Security Fails in Most Companies With Resolutions

I have put together a list of five common and preventable security failings in most companies and the top resolutions from the Big Book of Breaches 2025 by Illumio.

1/19/2026
20 min read

EFF's Breachies 2025

EFF’s “Breachies 2025” rounds up the year’s most notable data breaches and privacy failures, showing how tracking tech, third-party vendors, and excessive data collection keep turning into real-world harm. It’s a reminder that minimizing what you collect (and tightening basic security) can dramatically reduce the blast radius when something goes wrong.

1/14/2026
30 min read

Disable Magento 2 MSI, use default inventory manager

Do you have a small Magento store with a single inventory source and are tired of inventory reservations? You can disable all of it and revert back to basic Magento inventory handling.

1/8/2026
10 min read

Google Willow Quantum Chip

Google’s New Willow Chip Is So Fast It Has People Asking Big Questions

11/19/2025
25 min read

Unexplained drones in multiple states [UPDATE]

“You remember that big UFO scare in New Jersey last year? Well, that was us.”

10/24/2025
10 min read

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