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The Diff No. 011: The bottleneck moved, and it is not the code.
October 14, 2026
The Diff No. 011: The bottleneck moved, and it is not the code. The bottleneck moved, and it is not the code. Plus the quiet ones nobody talks about. View in...
The Diff No. 010: Your coding agent may be running while you are not.
October 13, 2026
Your coding agent may be running while you are not. Plus the quiet ones nobody talks about. View in browser: The Diff No. 010 The Diff No. 010Tuesday, 13...
The Diff No. 009: He reran the Rust-vs-Elixir benchmark. Both lost.
October 12, 2026
He reran the Rust-vs-Elixir benchmark. Both lost. Plus the quiet ones nobody talks about. View in browser: The Diff No. 009 The Diff No. 009Monday, 12...
The Diff No. 008: The agents kept trying to edit the test.
October 11, 2026
The agents kept trying to edit the test. Plus the quiet ones nobody talks about. View in browser: The Diff No. 008 The Diff No. 008Sunday, 11 October 2026 ·...
The Diff No. 007: The runtime has a one-year clock now.
October 10, 2026
The runtime has a one-year clock now. Plus the quiet ones nobody talks about. View in browser: The Diff No. 007 The Diff No. 007Saturday, 10 October 2026 ·...
The Diff No. 006: He asked for six hours. It stopped after 85 minutes.
October 9, 2026
The Diff No. 006: He asked for six hours. It stopped after 85 minutes. He asked for six hours. It stopped after 85 minutes. Plus the quiet ones nobody talks...
The Diff No. 005: Eight million little questions. One cheaper model.
October 8, 2026
Eight million little questions. One cheaper model. Plus the quiet ones nobody talks about. View in browser: The Diff No. 005 The Diff No. 005Thursday, 8...
The Diff No. 004: The trillion-parameter cat has a bill.
October 7, 2026
The trillion-parameter cat has a bill. Plus the quiet ones nobody talks about. View in browser: The Diff No. 004 The Diff No. 004Wednesday, 7 October 2026 ·...
The Diff No. 003: Wikipedia's operator says OpenAI's agents were in its sandboxes. A PS5 runs an LLM.
October 6, 2026
Wikipedia's operator says OpenAI's agents were in its sandboxes. A PS5 runs an LLM. Plus the quiet ones nobody talks about. View in browser: The Diff No. 003...
The Diff No. 002: Agents spend money while you sleep. Cap it.
October 5, 2026
The Diff No. 002: Agents spend money while you sleep. Cap it. Then delete a plugin. Agents spend money while you sleep. Cap it. Then delete a plugin. Plus...
The Diff No. 001: A maintainer says no robots. A dev got 12 PRs overnight.
October 4, 2026
The Diff No. 001: A maintainer says no robots. A dev got 12 PRs overnight. Both are true. A maintainer says no robots. A dev got 12 PRs overnight. Both are...