OP_CAT Labs' Liu says Satoshi envisioned Bitcoin to be programmable. To get there, one piece of code needs to be re-enabled. But there are some loud voices in the way.

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The inventors of the now-ubiquitous barcode received a patent 70 years ago Inspired in part by Morse code, the barcode was originally conceived of as concentric circles.

A new study from the non-profit METR suggests that AI coding tools may not offer productivity gains for experienced developers.

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