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Notes · August 9, 2026
Notes for August 9, 2026
“Code Was Never the Hard Part” Rewrites the History of Programming
Senko Rašić challenges the claim that code was never the hard part—hiring, craft, and buggy software say otherwise—arguing understanding why to build and how to build well both stay hard while AI shifts where scarce effort goes.
Inspired by blog.senko.net · Senko Rašić
SpaceX Accidentally Shot the Moon With a Rocket
A spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage hit the Moon at about 5,400 mph on August 5 after drifting for a year—photographed by Korea’s Danuri, the same orbiter SpaceX launched in 2022 that recorded the accidental crater.
Inspired by apnews.com · Associated Press
Six More Employees Fired for Abusing Flock Camera Data
Savannah fired four officers and two civilians for personal Flock Safety searches—127 inappropriate queries among ~39,000 this year—showing audit logs catch abuse after the fact, not as access control for nationwide plate data.
Inspired by wtoc.com · WTOC
Translation Taught Him How Information Should Flow
A Hacker News comment on “My server is a phone now” uses theme and rheme to explain why known information comes first—and how years of Japanese-to-English translation taught one reader to reorganize English for natural flow.
Inspired by seg6.space · seg6.space