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Daily Tech Briefing

Issue #2 ยท Monday, February 2, 2026
Network infrastructure
Photo: Network infrastructure โ€” fitting for today's top story on zero-trust networking.

๐ŸŽฏ Featured Topic

๐Ÿ“ฐ Tech News

I taught my neighbor to keep the volume down

A programmer's creative solution to a noisy neighbor problem. Classic HN material โ€” when engineers solve life problems with code.

idiallo.com

What I learned building an opinionated and minimal coding agent

The creator of libGDX shares insights from building a minimal coding agent. In the age of bloated AI tools, sometimes less is more.

mariozechner.at

Reliable 25 Gigabit Ethernet via Thunderbolt

Real-world testing of 25Gbps networking over Thunderbolt. A practical guide for Mac users building high-speed home networks.

kohlschuetter.github.io

FOSDEM 2026 โ€“ Day #1 Recap

Europe's largest open-source conference kicks off in Brussels. First-hand account of talks, hallway conversations, and Belgian beer.

gyptazy.com

TIL: Apple Broke Time Machine Again on Tahoe

macOS Tahoe introduces yet another Time Machine regression. Backup anxiety intensifies for Apple users.

taoofmac.com

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Tools & Resources

Adventure Game Studio

Classic point-and-click adventure game engine, now fully open source. Perfect for indie devs with retro dreams.

The Book of PF, 4th Edition

The definitive guide to BSD's packet filter firewall, updated for 2026. Essential for network security professionals.

MicroPythonOS

A graphical OS written in MicroPython, delivering Android-like UX on embedded devices. Pure geek toy.

๐Ÿ“œ From the Archives

Apple I Advertisement (1976)

The original Apple I ad from 50 years ago. A reminder that every tech giant started in a garage with a dream and a soldering iron.

chez.com

๐Ÿ’ฌ Quote of the Day

"The best code is no code at all. Every new line of code you willingly bring into the world is code that has to be debugged, code that has to be read and understood, code that has to be supported."

โ€” Jeff Atwood, co-founder of Stack Overflow