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The New Concept "Cognitive Coverage" by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella From Syntactic Agility to Cognitive Coverage: How I Recreated My Identity as a Developer in the Age of Agents
Artificial Intelligence Sep 07, 2026
The New Concept "Cognitive Coverage" by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella From Syntactic Agility to Cognitive Coverage: How I Recreated My Identity as a Developer in the Age of Agents

Programming is changing: from "Talk is Cheap, Show me the Code" to "Cognitive Coverage", with AI increasingly taking over implementation and our role as developer moving to high-level implementation.

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PWA vs .NET MAUI: What I learned developing a cross-platform app
Information Technology Jul 05, 2026
PWA vs .NET MAUI: What I learned developing a cross-platform app

In this article I share my experience developing an app using .NET MAUI, from creating the API and the interface with AI assistance to the challenges encountered during development, publishing, and maintenance. I also show why I decided to test a Progressive Web App (PWA), comparing the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. The goal is not to say that one technology is better than the other, but to show in which scenarios each makes more sense based on a practical experience.

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Why Do Developers Pick Blazor for Their Projects but Fail When Scale?
Information Technology Jun 15, 2026
Why Do Developers Pick Blazor for Their Projects but Fail When Scale?

Blazor is one of the most productive things Microsoft ever shipped, and I have watched several companies throw it away. Not because it is bad, but because almost nobody understands what they are actually paying for when they run it. And it is not the WebSocket. In this article I want to show why teams pick Blazor, why some of them abandon it, and what the real bottleneck is.

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A Gold Standard for Torque: Separating Clutch Facings by Judder Behaviour
Signal Processing Jan 01, 2015
A Gold Standard for Torque: Separating Clutch Facings by Judder Behaviour

Multivariate statistics applied to real bench-test torque signals separates clutch facings by judder performance and manufacturing characteristics, and establishes a reference torque behaviour for material development.

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Simulating Clutch Facing Burst Resistance with Finite Element Analysis
Tribology & Friction Sep 01, 2014
Simulating Clutch Facing Burst Resistance with Finite Element Analysis

Finite element analysis is used to predict when a clutch facing bursts, with numerical results showing clear agreement with experimental burst tests.

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Sub-Scale Judder Testing: Correlating a Bench Machine with the Vehicle
Tribology & Friction Apr 01, 2013
Sub-Scale Judder Testing: Correlating a Bench Machine with the Vehicle

A methodology for classifying clutch facing judder sensitivity on a sub-scale bench test instead of a full vehicle, with preliminary results showing good correlation to the car.

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How Environment Shapes Children's Word Meanings
Health Oct 05, 2026
How Environment Shapes Children's Word Meanings

Preschoolers used context-related verbs to anticipate novel words, showing environment influences word meaning.

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Spouses' Information Needs and Satisfaction After Stroke: Role of Depression and Follow-Up
Health Oct 04, 2026
Spouses' Information Needs and Satisfaction After Stroke: Role of Depression and Follow-Up

A study found that prescheduled follow-up improved information for spouses of stroke survivors, but mood and well-being were often neglected.

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AI Inspects 3D Printing Quality Using Transfer Learning
Health Oct 03, 2026
AI Inspects 3D Printing Quality Using Transfer Learning

A study used AI to inspect 3D printing quality, finding VGG16 and VGG19 models most accurate.

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Spirit: The Band That Had a Hit and Meant Something Else
Music Oct 07, 2026
Spirit: The Band That Had a Hit and Meant Something Else

Spirit had a hit with 'I Got a Line on You,' but their real strength was in albums that blended pop, jazz, and psychedelia.

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The Bobby Fuller Four: Tight Rock & Roll With a Shadow
Music Oct 06, 2026
The Bobby Fuller Four: Tight Rock & Roll With a Shadow

A bright, Buddy Holly-inspired sound cut short by a mysterious death—here's what made the Bobby Fuller Four matter.

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The Nazz: Todd Rundgren's Garage-Pop Split
Music Oct 05, 2026
The Nazz: Todd Rundgren's Garage-Pop Split

Before the solo fame, Todd Rundgren's first band wrestled between loud riffs and soft melodies—and made two great singles.

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Hogs of War: When Pigs Took the Trenches
Retro Games Oct 06, 2026
Hogs of War: When Pigs Took the Trenches

A turn-based tactics game where anthropomorphic pigs fight in a World War I setting, with 3D graphics and voice work by Rik Mayall.

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Septerra Core: A PC RPG That Mixed Cyberpunk with Mysticism
Retro Games Oct 06, 2026
Septerra Core: A PC RPG That Mixed Cyberpunk with Mysticism

A 1999 PC RPG blending sci-fi, magic, and a layered world of floating continents.

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Sacrifice: When Strategy Meets Divine Intervention
Retro Games Oct 05, 2026
Sacrifice: When Strategy Meets Divine Intervention

A 3D real-time strategy game where you command armies for gods, blending dark fantasy with tactical depth.

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The Box of Things We Never Open
Life in General Oct 06, 2026
The Box of Things We Never Open

A reflection on the boxes we keep in closets and why we hold onto objects we never use.

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The Spice Jar We Always Pass Over
Life in General Oct 05, 2026
The Spice Jar We Always Pass Over

A reflection on the spice jars we buy but never open, and what they say about the cook we imagine ourselves to be.

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The First Thing We Reach For
Life in General Oct 04, 2026
The First Thing We Reach For

A quiet look at the morning habit of checking our phones before we've even said hello to the day.

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The Vast of Night: Sound, Silence, and a Small-Town Mystery
Movies Oct 05, 2026
The Vast of Night: Sound, Silence, and a Small-Town Mystery

A low-budget sci-fi film that uses sound and long takes to create real tension.

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Possession: When a Marriage Becomes a Monster
Movies Oct 05, 2026
Possession: When a Marriage Becomes a Monster

Andrzej Żuławski's 1981 horror film turns a dissolving marriage into a literal, grotesque monster.

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The Empty Man: A Horror Film That Takes Its Myth Seriously
Movies Oct 04, 2026
The Empty Man: A Horror Film That Takes Its Myth Seriously

A slow-burn horror that builds dread through a cult's cold logic and a haunting prologue.

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