From c84eadc021e1a7cab1bd4990b5469b15d13a0706 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Abner Coimbre Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2025 12:35:12 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Further polish to 'Our Summer Update' --- content/english/news/summer-update-2025.md | 10 ++++++---- content/english/tickets/index.md | 2 +- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/english/news/summer-update-2025.md b/content/english/news/summer-update-2025.md index 1328b4f..c72c6d4 100644 --- a/content/english/news/summer-update-2025.md +++ b/content/english/news/summer-update-2025.md @@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ Before we get into the newsletter, note that summer's already here! **I've [exte {{< button label="Register" link="/tickets" style="solid" >}} +We've also created a [downloadable](/calendar) calendar to track event dates. + --- ### "Handmade at Home" This year's theme for the conferences is *Handmade at Home* and it has a double meaning. @@ -86,11 +88,11 @@ So what's the conclusion? I offer two. Handmade software like my own [Terminal Click](https://terminal.click) does not benefit from AI tech. It does help at the margins: I've delegated website work to AI since last year and I enjoy seamless CI/CD for the builds. That is significant time saved. -However, when solving novel problems or pushing boundaries, AI gets stuck fast. It's impractical to use for core programming work. (Skeptics should watch the bonus video at the end.) +However, when solving novel problems or pushing boundaries, AI gets stuck fast. It's impractical for my systems programming work. (Skeptics should watch the bonus video at the end.) #### Conclusion #2: A market is opening for the artisinal. -Let's assume LLM agents become essential for true innovation: the top 5% of coders are officially threatened! I don't believe this will happen at all but we must entertain the notion. From what I observe at our in-person events, there's an eternal craving for the purely human. +Let's assume LLM agents become essential for true innovation: the top 5% of coders are officially threatened! I don't believe this will happen at all but we must entertain the notion. From what I observe at our in-person events, there's still an eternal craving for what's purely human. The most ardent believers of vibe coding I've met agree users will crave Handmade projects the same way people crave artisinal crafts, furniture or goods. They called this market fringe, but I call it sustainable. @@ -99,12 +101,12 @@ The most ardent believers of vibe coding I've met agree users will crave Handmad --- ### Is Handmade like Suckless? (Video) -Anyone who's made it this far deserves a fun video! To recall it easily I've set up a permalink at [terminal.click/suckless](https://terminal.click/suckless) +Someone who's made it this far deserves a fun video! To recall it easily I've set up a permalink at [terminal.click/suckless](https://terminal.click/suckless)
Over the years, new community members sometimes consider [suckless](https://suckless.org) to be similar (if not the same) as Handmade. Out of respect for both communities I can no longer stay silent. -*P.S. If the viewer expects a rigorous philosophical breakdown they might be disappointed. Instead, I've taken their signature suckless terminal and compared it against my own signature project: two real-world products from two competing ideologies.* +*P.S. If the viewer expects a rigorous philosophical breakdown they'll be disappointed. Instead, I've taken their signature suckless terminal and casually compared it against my own signature project: two real-world products from two competing ideologies.* Your indie organizer,
Abner Coimbre diff --git a/content/english/tickets/index.md b/content/english/tickets/index.md index e5e91e1..a2b908a 100644 --- a/content/english/tickets/index.md +++ b/content/english/tickets/index.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ draft: false layout: "tickets" features: - - title: "Discounts Extended Until Sunday, June 22nd" + - title: "Discounts Until Sunday, June 22nd 2025" title_class: "text-center text-white mt-2 md:mt-8 lg:mt-8 xl:mt-8 2xl:mt-8" side: "center" content_class: "mt-16 pt-0 pb-0 text-white"