The 1980s battle over safety belt laws reflected widespread ambivalence over the role and value of government regulation.

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Dillon Shane Webb will thus not be able to sue for the alleged violation of his free speech rights.

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A deep-dive technical overview of how you can write CPython extensions in assembly (with a bonus tutorial on assembly programming)

The hacking collective Anonymous has released what it claims to be new data from the controversial web hosting company Epik.

Pathwire, along with its portfolio of brands including Mailgun, has entered an agreement to be acquired by Sinch, a global leader in cloud communications. Learn more.

If you want a smartphone with a long life, Fairphone is leading the industry.

Because I wanted nicer electronic versions of Wittgenstein’s not-exactly-nice book review, I have digitized it ( Also, the text is now publicly available in PDF and Markdown formats on the In…

The PostgreSQL Global Development Group today announced the release of [PostgreSQL 14](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/14/release-14.html), the latest version of the world’s [most advanced …

The most productive writers know that writing is only one step in a larger process

Software is new to the planet, and given that it took 100 years to build competent management techniques for manufacturing, it is no wonder that managers today are looked upon so poorly by developers.

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I’ve been continuing the walking I described in <a href="//nedbatchelder.com/blog/202102/pandemic_walks.html">Pandemic walks</a>, and have now completed 300 such walks, 1648 miles. Walking new streets every day, but from the same point, actually means walking…