I hope at least a few of the ideas this week are enjoyably novel to you.

• The original computer mouse.  (third link)
• The Fundamental Failure-Mode Theorem: Systems lie about their proper functioning.  That first paragraph should be required reading.
• The Hype is the Product.  (via)
• Founder Mode, hackers, and being bored by tech.  Managing knowledge workers is not a new idea but tech companies want to think it is.  (from previous link)
• Curate your own newspaper with RSS.  (via)
• Classic CDE (Common Desktop Environment) coming to OpenBSD.  See the CDE wiki for some screenshots; surely you’ve seen it before.
• The Poetics and Power of Small Language Models.
• Vibe code is legacy code.  (via)
• TRMNL X.  I preordered.
• Projects can’t be divorced from the people involved in them.  The “Nazi Bar” idea sort of in reverse.