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• From Q Branch to Reality: 007 Gadgets That Exist Today

  Published: 21 Oct, 2026

  • 5 min read

  Sixty years of James Bond quietly writing our product roadmap: remote-driven cars, GPS trackers, smartwatches, facial recognition, jet suits, space tourism and even a palm-print pistol - gadgets from the 007 films you can have today.

• AI Hype vs Reality

  Published: 6 May, 2026

  • 4 min read

  A summary of Ethan Ding's insights on why respected engineers are pushing back on the AI coding agent hype cycle, the K-shaped productivity curve, and why more code often just means more bloat.

• Essential AI Development Reading - July 2025 Edition

  Published: 29 Jan, 2026

  • 5 min read

  A curated collection of must-read articles about AI-assisted development, featuring insights on Claude Code productivity, full-breadth developers, automation failures, and rethinking development workflows

• Even and odd check in C# using bitwise operations

  Published: 2 Jul, 2025

  • 3 min read

  Learn how to efficiently check if numbers are even or odd using bitwise operations in C#, a more elegant alternative to the modulo operator

• Welcome Home, Starlink!

  Published: 6 Mar, 2025

  • 2 min read

  Our experience setting up and testing Starlink internet service - impressive speeds and low latency compared to traditional satellite internet

• Parameter passing in C#

  Published: 16 Feb, 2025

  • 9 min read

  A comprehensive guide to understanding parameter passing in C#, including value types, reference types, and the different parameter modifiers (ref, out, params)