I really enjoyed this conversation with the creator of Claude Code.
Matt Mullenweg
• Matt
WIRED
• Matthew Korfhage
Lowe’s Promo Codes and Deals: Up to 40% Off Appliances
Find the latest Lowe’s promo codes and offers, including up to 40% off select major appliances and $5 off $50 with sign-up, here at WIRED.
Scripting News for email
• Dave Winer
Scripting News: Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
New account on Twitter: DWiner43240. The old one dating back to the dawn of time is disabled, so at least the new owners can't post anything there, if I understand correctly. #
The Spurlocks of RSS-Land#
I saw a product announcement from J...
Why We Changed Our Minds About Politics
On this week’s episode of “The David Frum Show,” David opens with a warning about President Trump’s escalating efforts to bend American institutions to his will. David explains how episodes including the Justice Department’s attempted prosecution of members of Congress, the ...
Started watching Lonesome Dove tonight. Don’t think I’ve seen it since it first came out, but I remember it having an impact. Still would like to read the book one day. 📺
New RSS reader Current
Terry Godier announces his new RSS reader Current:
The impulse was simpler than a philosophy: every RSS reader I tried made me feel bad. Not because the apps were ugly or broken (most were quite good) but because they all seemed to agree on something I didn’t. That reading...
WIRED
• Molly Higgins
The Best Way to Pay Your Taxes Online (2026)
Paying US federal and state taxes online can be confusing, and one wrong move can result in penalties or extra money owed. We break it down so you can have the most worry-free tax filing possible.
Apple Invites Media to Special ‘Experience’ in New York, London, and Shanghai on March 4
macrumors.com/2026/02/16/apple-announces-special-event-in-new-york/
Hartley Charlton, MacRumors:
Apple invited select members of the media to the event in three
major cities around the world. It is simply described as a
“special Apple Experience,” and there is no further information
about what it may entail. The invitation features a 3D ...
Our technical direction
Hello everyone! I’m Renaud, and I’m the Technical Director at Mastodon. I’ve also been the technical lead for delivering Mastodon releases for several years now. This post is co-written with Imani, our lead product designer.
Mastodon continues to grow as more people seek alt...
Revamped replies
Reply tracking is now automatic for sending domains, and always on for everyone.
Notes on clarifying man pages
Hello! After spending some time working on the Git man pages last year,
I’ve been thinking a little more about what makes a good man page.
I’ve spent a lot of time writing cheat sheets for tools (tcpdump, git, dig, etc)
which have a man page as their primary documentation. T...
Simplify managing your Docker compose files with this handy tool
The Docker run command is a great introduction to running containers. It’s simple, it’s quick, and it’s fairly easy to
The post Simplify managing your Docker compose files with this handy tool appeared first on The New Stack.
Update. I've been able to create an account on Twitter, but it's not @davewiner. If you're on Twitter, it would help if you'd RT the post. Thanks!
Reimagining the Origins of Winter Sports
A New Winter is a project from Colombian-American photographer Sofia Jaramillo that seeks to
This project revisits the early depictions of skiing, which often portrayed Eurocentric ideals and a narrow vision of who belongs on the slopes. By reimagining the first images...
The redesigned AT Proto site looks great. It even has a neat live firehose view.
The New Stack | DevOps, Open Source, and Cloud Native News
• Emmanuel Akita
From notebooks to nodes: Architecting production-ready AI infrastructure
The transition from running machine learning models in Colab notebooks to operational, high-traffic applications requires significant changes in infrastructure setup.
The post From notebooks to nodes: Architecting production-ready AI infrastructure appeared first on The New Stack.
The goal of the Trump Action Tracker is to...
The goal of the Trump Action Tracker is to “document how the trajectory of Trump’s presidency is aligned with the authoritarian playbook”.
The New Stack | DevOps, Open Source, and Cloud Native News
• Jennifer Riggins
The “funhouse mirror”: How AI reflects the hidden truths of your software pipeline
AI is the epitome of moving fast and breaking things. But where has the rigor gone, asks Thoughtworks CTO Rachel
The post The “funhouse mirror”: How AI reflects the hidden truths of your software pipeline appeared first on The New Stack.
The New Stack | DevOps, Open Source, and Cloud Native News
• Frederic Lardinois
Anthropic’s new Claude Sonnet 4.6 promises Opus-level coding at Sonnet pricing
Anthropic on Tuesday launched Claude Sonnet 4.6, the latest version of its mainstream model. This new version promises to almost
The post Anthropic’s new Claude Sonnet 4.6 promises Opus-level coding at Sonnet pricing appeared first on The New Stack.
A couple days ago I quietly made a rule for myself that I would not blog about AI at all this week. Halfway breaking it with a link to this AI-adjacent report from Mark Gurman about new Apple devices:
The pendant would essentially serve as an always-on camera for the smartphone that also includes a microphone for Siri input. Some Apple employees call it the “eyes and ears” of the phone.
Always listening is already a step too far for most people. Always filming? Apple’s strength is privacy, but on-device models don’t seem cut out for this right now. Will be fascinating to watch.