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🪐 What’s happening in tech today, March 31, 2026?
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How to Improve Your Debounce and Get It to Stop Lying to You
By @hacker5295744 [ 8 Min read ] In this article, we will keep debounce for what it is good at (UI smoothing), then harden the request path with cancellation, retries, and better error handling Read More.
Pretext Does What CSS Cant — Measuring Text Before the DOM Even Exists
By @typesetting [ 8 Min read ] Cheng Lous Pretext library measures multiline text height without touching the DOM — unlocking layout capabilities CSS has never been able to offer. Read More.
The Kernel Is Where Sovereignty Lives, and AI Agents Just Broke the Model
By @salkimmich [ 18 Min read ] Unix permissions were built for humans. AI agents inherit them wholesale. Heres the 37-year-old problem, the kernel-level fix, and what comes next. Read More.
I Interviewed 6 People Who Use Our Data Platform. They All Described a Different System.
By @anushakovi [ 8 Min read ] We built one data platform. Six users described six completely different systems. Heres what that gap costs, and why documentation wont fix it. Read More.
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