Random short take #108. Looking for old news? You’ve come to the right place. Let’s get random.
- This is a fantastic article by Leon Adato over at Techstrong about how somehow there’s never enough time to get the real work done.
- If you’ve been reading this weblog for a while, or have been to my house, you’ll know I’m a fan of physical media. Articles like this are a reminder of why that’s the case. Remember, the studios don’t wanted you to “own” anything. Especially if they can sell it to you over and over again. Now I just wish I was handy enough with electronics to be able to repair my LaserDisc player when it plays up.
- Speaking of media you can steal, this article about the Nicolas Cage Fortitude movie disk being stolen from a Netflix office is mind-blowing on a few levels. From my reading it seems like there’s enough blame pie for both sides. Lock up your stuff. Encrypt it before you give it to someone. How is this a thing in 2026? With companies operating at this scale?
- Speaking of things that make me feel old, Windows NT 4.0 went on sale 30 years ago. My first NT was 3.51, but my favourite will always be 4.0.
- And while we’re talking about NT 4.0, here’s a great article from Corey Quinn at The Register on some of the cool stuff AWS is doing with networking.
- Not had enough of old things that are new? LTO is still shipping. And in pretty large numbers. More on that here.
- It wouldn’t be a modern listicle without some kind of AI take. Here are Chan’s thoughts on AI and sales engineering. Good stuff.
- Finally, here’s a great article from Tom Hollingsworth on engagement and social media.