Clay weekly context brief for the Blogs category (ISO week 2026-W38). Clay tracks publications from the Blogs feed list. Below are recent items from this category, each with its source and a short description of what the publication covers when one is available in the source feed. Recent publications: 1. Fire near Reno Source: Richard Stallman Link: https://stallman.org/archives/2026-jul-oct.html#13_September_2026_(Fire_near_Reno) A wind-driven fire near Reno, Nevada is spreading so fast that it is hard for people to evacuate fast enough to get away . 2. ReferenceError: x is not defined? Source: Lea Verou Link: https://lea.verou.me/2018/12/referenceerror-x-is-not-defined/ Today for a bit of code I was writing, I needed to be able to distinguish x is not defined ReferenceError s from any other error within a try...catch block and handle them differently. 3. The VibeSec Reckoning Source: Martin Fowler Link: https://martinfowler.com/articles/vibesec-reckoning.html Vibe coding has significantly accelerated software prototyping but AI agents frequently recommend insecure configurations, creating security problems. 4. Computational Public Space Source: Bret Victor Link: https://dynamicland.org/2024/Computational_Public_Space/ A talk about a values-driven approach to integrating computation into cities. 5. How to add a directory to your PATH Source: Julia Evans Link: https://jvns.ca/blog/2025/02/13/how-to-add-a-directory-to-your-path/ I was talking to a friend about how to add a directory to your PATH today. 6. Home Hardware, Part 1: My Control4 Revenge Arc Source: Jessie Frazelle Link: https://blog.jessfraz.com/post/home-hardware-part-one/ Fuck 1 it, were doing consumer hardware for ourselves now and getting fucked by economies of scale, I guess. 7. LLMs and self-referentiality Source: Scott Aaronson Link: https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=10046 I woke up yesterday with the following thoughts, which are probably either obvious or dumb. 8. Ed Zitron's AI prediction track record Source: Dan Luu Link: https://danluu.com/zitron/ I was curious how well the predictions of the most widely cited AI skeptic I've seen (Ed Zitron) have done, so I looked at how his predictions panned out. 9. Piloting the world's first double-blind AI evaluations Source: Demis Hassabis Link: https://deepmind.google/blog/piloting-the-worlds-first-double-blind-ai-evaluations/ Piloting the world's first double-blind AI evaluations 10. Multiple-column layout, rows, rules, and floats Source: Rachel Andrew Link: https://rachelandrew.co.uk/archives/2026/08/24/multiple-column-layout-rows-rules-and-floats/ Recently implemented in Chrome are two of my top asks for CSSthe concept of rows in multiple-column layout, and gap decorations for rows and columns in grid, flexbox, and multicol. 11. Write for people Source: Vicki Boykis Link: https://vickiboykis.com/2026/08/12/write-for-people/ Something Ive noticed recently is that I am no longer able to read and parse PR titles and descriptions across the internet. 12. Endless execution Source: DHH Link: https://world.hey.com/dhh/endless-execution-4157e065 The age of agents has brought us endless execution. 13. Logic for Programmers is Now Available Source: Hillel Wayne Link: https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/lfp/ I am delighted to announce that my book, Logic for Programmers , is now available! 14. Being Linux Torvalds Source: Salvatore Sanfilippo Link: http://antirez.com/news/171 (This blog post was adapted from the transcription obtained from my YouTube video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6lxgYeVZqs) When Linus Torvalds developed the first Linux kernel, he had studied the Minix sources, he had studied computer architecture, he had the base knowledge needed, and he was obviously a very brilliant programmer. 15. Towards a Theory of Bugs: The Ruliology of the Unexpected Source: Stephen Wolfram Link: https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2026/07/towards-a-theory-of-bugs-the-ruliology-of-the-unexpected/ My Program Did the Wrong Thing! 16. In defense of AI mandates Source: Charity Majors Link: https://charity.wtf/p/in-defense-of-ai-mandates When you need to execute a coordinated change on a tight timeline, a mandate is the best and most honest way to fund it. 17. Every Choice Changes Everything: The Show Source: Jeff Atwood Link: https://blog.codinghorror.com/every-choice-changes-everything-the-show/ About 3 weeks ago, Leo Laporte and I recorded the first episode of what will be a new monthly show on the TWiT network . Naming things is hard, and we almost voted on the name, like we did for Stack Overflow , but we quickly landed on Off By One with 18. On Bombing Iran Source: Tanner Greer Link: https://scholars-stage.org/on-bombing-iran/ THUS WE BOMB Iran. 19. Implementing the transcendental functions in Ivy Source: Rob Pike Link: https://commandcenter.blogspot.com/2026/01/implementing-transcendental-functions.html Towards the end of 2014, in need of pleasant distraction, I began writing, in Go, my second pseudo-APL, called Ivy. 20. My Year in Review 2025 Source: Ines Montani Link: https://ines.io/blog/year-in-review-2025 On my birthday, I want to take the time again to look back at the past year, including travel, talks, writing and various things I did and enjoyed. 21. Introducing LawZero Source: Yoshua Bengio Link: https://yoshuabengio.org/en/blog/introducing-lawzero I am launching a new non-profit AI safety research organization called LawZero, to prioritize safety over commercial imperatives. 22. A concept for future body design. Source: Ray Kurzweil Link: https://www.thekurzweillibrary.com/essay-a-concept-for-future-body-design IMAGE An introduction. 23. Tether's Troubles in November 2022 Source: Patio11 Link: https://www.kalzumeus.com/2022/11/11/tether-required-recapitalization-again/ Tether's November 2022 attestation, even if believed, strongly suggests it blew up (again) during the recent crypto route. 24. Reasoning about asyncio.Semaphore Source: Guido van Rossum Link: https://neopythonic.blogspot.com/2022/10/reasoning-about-asynciosemaphore.html In Silicon Valley is a very exclusive fast-food restaurant, which is always open. 25. Deep Neural Nets: 33 years ago and 33 years from now Source: Andrej Karpathy Link: http://karpathy.github.io/2022/03/14/lecun1989/ .post-header h1 { font-size: 35px; } .post pre, .post code { background-color: #fcfcfc; font-size: 13px; /* make code smaller for this post... 26. Making the web better. With blocks! Source: Joel Spolsky Link: https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2022/01/27/making-the-web-better-with-blocks/ Youve probably seen web editors based on the idea of blocks. Im typing this in WordPress, which has a little + button that brings up a long Read more "Making the web better. With blocks!" 27. April 2021 newsletter Source: Gwern Branwen Link: https://gwern.substack.com/p/april-2021-newsletter with links on AI scaling, particular new East Asian record-breaking work & deep reinforcement learning. 28. This is a test Source: Eric S Raymond Link: http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=8772 This is a test to see if the database server issue that froze this blog is resolved. 29. Cognitect dev-tools Source: Rich Hickey Link: https://www.cognitect.com/blog/2020/08/20/Cognitect-dev-tools We're excited to release Cognitect dev-tools , a set of free tools that we've created for Clojure developers. 30. nobody knows the future Source: Slava Akhmechet Link: /2020/06/02/future.html Can you recall the experience of waking up for the first time in a new city? 31. Why I left Google to join Grab Source: Steve Yegge Link: https://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2018/01/why-i-left-google-to-join-grab.html I've officially switched from Blogger to Medium. See you over there ! 32. The Render Token Source: Brendan Eich Link: https://brendaneich.com/2017/09/the-render-token/ I wrote about OTOY over four years ago, in Today I Saw The Future. 33. I haven't disappeared... Source: James Gosling Link: http://www.nighthacks.net/roller/jag/entry/i_haven_t_disappeared I've been in the clutches of a product release. 34. When Cheryl Met Eve: A Birthday Story Source: Peter Norvig Link: http://nbviewer.ipython.org/url/norvig.com/ipython/Cheryl-and-Eve.ipynb An extended exploration beyond the popular "Cheryl's Birthday" logic puzzle. 35. Voting Rights Act Source: Richard Stallman Link: https://stallman.org/archives/2026-jul-oct.html#13_September_2026_(Voting_Rights_Act) *Top US firms that backed Voting Rights Act [(in 2021) now] donate to groups working to undermine it .* 36. Refresh CSS Bookmarklet v2 Source: Lea Verou Link: https://lea.verou.me/2018/09/refresh-css-bookmarklet-v2/ Almost 11 years ago, Paul Irish posted this brilliant bookmarklet to refresh all stylesheets on the current page. 37. The test suite as a regression sensor Source: Martin Fowler Link: https://martinfowler.com/articles/sensors-for-coding-agents.html#TheTestSuiteAsARegressionSensor Birgitta Böckeler finishes her post on sensors for coding agents by examining the role of a test suite as a regression sensor, focusing on the role mutation testing can play. more 38. Links to archives Source: Bret Victor Link: https://worrydream.com/Links2025/ Added some links to archives. 39. New zine: The Secret Rules of the Terminal Source: Julia Evans Link: https://jvns.ca/blog/2025/06/24/new-zine--the-secret-rules-of-the-terminal/ Hello! Sources in this brief: Andrej Karpathy; Brendan Eich; Bret Victor; Charity Majors; DHH; Dan Luu; Demis Hassabis; Eric S Raymond; Guido van Rossum; Gwern Branwen; Hillel Wayne; Ines Montani; James Gosling; Jeff Atwood; Jessie Frazelle; Joel Spolsky; Julia Evans; Lea Verou; Martin Fowler; Patio11; Peter Norvig; Rachel Andrew; Ray Kurzweil; Rich Hickey; Richard Stallman; Rob Pike; Salvatore Sanfilippo; Scott Aaronson; Slava Akhmechet; Stephen Wolfram; Steve Yegge; Tanner Greer; Vicki Boykis; Yoshua Bengio. Selected 39 of 756 available items for this weekly brief.