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Decades before Markdown dominated developer documentation, the AmigaGuide hypertext format pioneered linked technical manuals on Commodore's groundbreaking computers. We explore how this ASCII-based system enabled cross-document navigation and multimedia integration, foreshadowing modern web concepts while remaining a fascinating artifact of computing history.

The Wikimedia Foundation heads to London's High Court next week to challenge UK Online Safety Act regulations it argues would force Wikipedia to verify contributor identities, undermining volunteer safety and the platform's unique non-profit model. The outcome could set a global precedent for how public interest platforms are regulated.

Recent incidents of ChatGPT generating demonic rituals and Google's AI promoting dubious medical procedures expose a fundamental flaw in large language models: their inability to preserve context. When stripped of cultural and historical framing, AI outputs transform from harmless references into dangerous misinformation. This context collapse threatens to undermine trust in AI systems while raising critical questions about training data transparency.

Browser-based photo editing tools now rival desktop software, blending AI innovation with professional-grade capabilities. This analysis dissects top contenders like Pixlr, Adobe Lightroom, and Photopea, examining their technical merits for developers and creatives navigating cloud-first workflows.

NativeMind launches a browser extension that leverages Ollama to run large language models entirely on-device, eliminating cloud dependencies. This open-source tool enables private webpage summarization, cross-tab chat, and local web searches while ensuring zero data leaves users' machines.

Drawing parallels to a 16th-century Portuguese myth, this article examines the dangerous tendency in tech to seek messianic solutions—be it frameworks, methodologies, or rewrites—instead of tackling systemic issues with precision. Through concrete examples of failed Spotify model adoptions, database hopping, and immutable infrastructure missteps, it argues for grounded, incremental improvement over disruptive salvation fantasies.