Reposted by Corey Leigh LatislawGergely Orosz @gergely.pragmaticengineer.com · 30/09/2026The last time building software sped up ~10x (early 2000s, the agile movement), a massive interest in automated testing followed almost immediately (unit tests, TDD, XP etc) Today, building software sped up 10x, easily: and a similar massive interest in automated testing + verification is following 13958
Corey Leigh Latislaw @colabug.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Morning creativity: Yellow and green abstracts 012
Reposted by Corey Leigh LatislawRobby Russell @robbyonrails.com · 28/09/2026Your agent can’t tell the difference between a pattern, an old pattern, an abandoned experiment, and something somebody copied six years ago and never touched again. To the agent, it’s all equally plausible prior art. If there’s a right way to do something in your codebase, make it obvious. 131
Corey Leigh Latislaw @colabug.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Eclectic karaoke set tonight: All That Jazz by Zeta-Jones from Chicago, Baby Got Back by Sir Mix-A-Lot, Lose Yourself by Eminem, and Me & Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin. 010
Corey Leigh Latislaw @colabug.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Scarlett made a portrait of me! If you look closely, you'll see my eyebrow piercing. 😍 030
Corey Leigh Latislaw @colabug.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Started this figurine drawing (1.25 hours so far).🌻 110
Reposted by Corey Leigh LatislawCeleste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026So, Banksy bought a used yacht, repaired it and retrofitted it to serve as a rescue boat to save migrants in the central Mediterranean. The whole project cost the artist $860,000. Since 2020, the boat has saved more than 3,800 people. londondaily.com/banksy-funds...londondaily.comBanksy funds refugee rescue boat operating in Mediterranean - London DailyExclusive: UK artist finances bright pink motor yacht that set sail in secrecy to avoid being intercepted by authorities 396392559
Reposted by Corey Leigh LatislawAP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 23/09/2026This is called anthropomorphizing, when we ascribe human traits, emotions or behaviors to non-human things, such as animals or inanimate objects. Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it. apnews.com/article/open...apnews.comhttps://apnews.com/article/openai-safety-ai-framework-089e75b95bc935af092da7b79d92706d 7709112
Reposted by Corey Leigh LatislawAP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 23/09/2026Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics.apnews.comhttps://apnews.com/article/openai-safety-ai-framework-089e75b95bc935af092da7b79d92706d 5542251620
Corey Leigh Latislaw @colabug.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I’ve been a bit dormant with art making this year. Starting small, a return to basics. 🍎 030
Reposted by Corey Leigh LatislawStarshaped Press @starshapedpress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The form will still be set for Open House Chicago if you want to check it out. 3287
Reposted by Corey Leigh LatislawDr Heidy Khlaaf (هايدي خلاف) @heidykhlaaf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026New from me in Nature. I discuss the need to look to regulated industries on how to govern AI, and not give into AI companies' self-regulation. Those actually serious about safety and security would start by applying safety critical techniques and legislation first. www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comWhy AI companies can’t be trusted to self-regulateFrom aviation to banking, high-risk industries are subject to independent oversight and meaningful penalties. AI companies should be no exception. 611252
Reposted by Corey Leigh LatislawReyhan Harmanci @harmancipants.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NEW COVER(S)!!!! For our first WIRED Woman issue, we did no fewer than four covers, starring the iconic Patti Harrison as our favorite tech leaders, in our favorite moments for them 919638
Reposted by Corey Leigh LatislawNPR @npr.org · 18/09/2026The latest lawsuit, first reported by NPR, argues the Trump administration's repeated suggestions that federal officers could be at polling sites is a form of illegal voter intimidation. n.pr/4gYlmvvn.prIt's illegal for armed federal officers to be at polls. Lawsuits seek to ensure thatThe latest lawsuit, first reported by NPR, argues the Trump administration's repeated suggestions that federal officers could be at polling sites is a form of illegal voter intimidation. 7402126
Reposted by Corey Leigh LatislawTech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Chinese models now surpass U.S. models in both monthly and total downloads. National security policy professional Prince Osaji says the dominant AI power won't be the one with the most powerful model—it'll be the one with the most adopted one.buff.lyChina Is Running a Different AI RacePrince Osaji writes that China is prioritizing AI systems that are cheap, open-weight, and exportable—pursuing dominance through adoption, not power. 183
Reposted by Corey Leigh Latislawbillboard @billboard.com · 17/09/2026Ms. Rachel Will Match Macklemore’s $1 Million Donation to Gaza Aidbit.lyMs. Rachel Will Match Macklemore’s $1 Million Donation to Gaza AidMs. Rachel says she will match Macklemore’s $1 million donation to Palestinian aid organizations and urges other celebrities to do the same. 6564153
Corey Leigh Latislaw @colabug.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Bike commutes make me happy! I drive through Battersea Park and see all the big sights on the way. 🚴🏼♀️ 050
Corey Leigh Latislaw @colabug.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Lettering practice and brush exploration in Procreate. 130
Reposted by Corey Leigh LatislawHetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 30/08/2025Life’s getting a bit more crap here if you are a person from an ethnic minority 🧵 40574205
Reposted by Corey Leigh Latislawwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Pauline Cumming, Scottish creator of quirky ceramics with feminist themes and humour #womensart 4807195
Corey Leigh Latislaw @colabug.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Freudian slip? When editing a document CLEARLY written by Claude, I meant to add a comment "delete clause," but instead typed "delete Claude." 030
Reposted by Corey Leigh Latislawwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Aheneah is Ana Martins (b. 1996), a Portuguese artist and designer who created a cross stitch mural as street art #WomensArt 4819148
Reposted by Corey Leigh LatislawRetired Outlaw Gunfighter @mikey-hq.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The model routers are the next big thing. Being able to route the specific tasks to the most appropriate and cost-effective model on the fly makes sense for the users. Of course it offers an economic challenge to the frontier Labs... 031
Reposted by Corey Leigh LatislawDare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Frontier AI models are converging on similar intelligence, yet cost per task can still vary 10x-60x across vendors. That seems unsustainable as models become more substitutable. A lot of frontier lab economics depend on customers paying huge premiums for increasingly marginal intelligence gains. 69617
Reposted by Corey Leigh LatislawJoe Fabisevich @mergesort.me · 04/09/2026I'm sorry but Claude did what?? Let's just drop this as a chill lil blog post on the Friday before a long weekend.anthropic.comFormalizing Fermat's Last Theorem Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. 162
Reposted by Corey Leigh Latislawwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 05/09/2026UK suffragette Charlotte Marsh of the Women's Social and Political Union and one of the first women to be force fed during one of her several imprisonments for militant actions, poses for first female press photographer Christina Broom, Hyde Park, 1910 #womensart 4685126
Corey Leigh Latislaw @colabug.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Art day with Scarlett before she goes off to school next week! Loving this new airbrush pen I picked up! 030
Reposted by Corey Leigh LatislawRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 01/09/2026“Be joyful though you have considered all the facts” - Wendell Berry 7687192
Reposted by Corey Leigh LatislawNPR @npr.org · 01/09/2026Spiking prices and rental bidding wars are raising fears of more displacement in a city where previous tech booms and a housing shortage have already driven out many. n.pr/3SFK6z6n.prAI wealth is creating a 'mansion shortage' and upending San Francisco's housing marketSpiking prices and rental bidding wars are raising fears of more displacement in a city where previous tech booms and a housing shortage have already driven out many. 1410820
Reposted by Corey Leigh LatislawDr. Fim @fim.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Ansel Adams on assignment for IBM - one of my favourite shots. Not the usual landscape but the skill of a woman weaving magnetic core memory. The beat up nails captures total “woman in STEM” vibes. 242934873
Reposted by Corey Leigh LatislawMonteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Good morning. Here is your Saturday read. This week we talk about why people make art in “these times.” “We know about Guernica because we know about Guernica.” buttondown.com/monteiro/arc...buttondown.comHow to make art in these timesHow do you stay an artist in these times? 03118
Reposted by Corey Leigh LatislawNPR @npr.org · 26/08/2026via @wpln.bsky.social Dolly Parton’s death Tuesday marked the loss of not only an American country music legend, but, also, a major philanthropist.wpln.orgDolly Parton's legacy transcends music, from books to scholarships to vaccinesDolly Parton’s death Tuesday marked the loss of not only an American country music legend, but, also, a major philanthropist. 10156331152
Reposted by Corey Leigh LatislawHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Has there ever been a more iconic entrance? Rest in peace, Tim Curry. 38895552080
Reposted by Corey Leigh Latislawwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Yayoi Kusama (1929-2026) RIP 3065671430
Reposted by Corey Leigh Latislawwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Ukrainian French artist Sonia Delaunay's 1920s - 1930s dress designs #WomensArt 4853178
Reposted by Corey Leigh LatislawHazel Weakly @hazelweakly.me · 24/12/2025The two hardest problems in Computer Science are 1. Human communication 2. Getting people in tech to believe that human communication is important 251073265
Reposted by Corey Leigh LatislawNPR @npr.org · 22/08/2026Feeling restless in life? Level up your main quest with an activity that has no other purpose than to add whimsy to your life. Play experts share tips on how to find the perfect side quest.n.prFeeling restless? Level up your life by starting a side questFeeling restless in life? Level up your main quest with an activity that has no other purpose than to add whimsy to your life. Play experts share tips on how to find the perfect side quest. 912620
Reposted by Corey Leigh LatislawThe Onion @theonion.com · 22/08/2026Crying Newborn Has No Idea How Much Worse It Gets theonion.comCrying Newborn Has No Idea How Much Worse It GetsMEDFORD, OR—Saying the infant really ought to save her tears for the real shit that’s headed her way, sources familiar with crying newborn Sophia Whitfield confirmed Monday that she had no idea how mu... 222831537
Reposted by Corey Leigh Latislawtinybaby @tiny.baby · 16/08/2026oh your entire industry is crumbling because of externalities outside your control? Have you thought of starting a patreon so that you have to do a bunch of extra work on top of that? 295691976
Reposted by Corey Leigh LatislawGergely Orosz @gergely.pragmaticengineer.com · 13/08/2026In 2025, it was rational to be skeptical about whether AI would change the future of software development. In 2026, it's not, anymore: We talked about this with @charity.wtf, one of my favorite voices in tech. We get into a LOT of things: • YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC8T... (cont'd) 2467
Reposted by Corey Leigh LatislawEsther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 13/08/2026"Die when I may, I want it said of me that I plucked a weed and planted a flower wherever I thought a flower would grow." --Abraham Lincoln 012
Reposted by Corey Leigh LatislawNPR @npr.org · 13/08/2026Millions of people in Europe stepped outside Wednesday to watch a spectacular sunset with a solar eclipse. The path of totality passed through portions of Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Portugal. n.pr/3TRdt1Sn.prPhotos: See the best photos from this year's total solar eclipseMillions of people in Europe stepped outside Wednesday to watch a spectacular sunset with a solar eclipse. The path of totality passed through portions of Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Portugal. 223932
Corey Leigh Latislaw @colabug.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I hosted a zine workshop at our leadership pastor today. Was a delightful experience. Everyone brought so much creativity to the table! 020
Reposted by Corey Leigh Latislawwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Alma Thomas, The #Eclipse, 1970 #WomensArt #Eclipse 4944205
Corey Leigh Latislaw @colabug.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Watching the solar eclipse from a bridge in Amsterdam! 130
Reposted by Corey Leigh LatislawMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 12/08/2026Spot the difference. We didn't 5x the Cycleways network in London overnight. It took vision, hard work, & the conviction to invest in green infrastructure - often in the face of vocal opposition. In 2016, we had 90km of Cycleways. Now we're at 450km. That's progress. And we're not stopping there. 25788168
Reposted by Corey Leigh Latislawjj skolnik @supremenothing.myatproto.social · 11/08/2026what if i do not want to be optimized. what if i want to make mistakes because that’s how you learn; what if i want to do nothing sometimes, what if i want a world that is weird and challenging and has mysteries left to reveal. what if i like taking the long way 3333561008