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Supercon 2026: Streaming Live

While we’d love to have you all join us in Pasadena for Supercon 2026, the next best thing is to connect up to the festivities remotely through the magic of …read more

Hackaday · EN

Progress and Cons

Epistemic status: Reflections on ProgressCon 2026, written up over the following weeks. Quotes are reconstructed from memory. Artistic license taken. For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow . – Ecclesiastes 1:18 “I’m sure you’ve all heard about the math stuff that OpenAI released earlier this week.” It is Thursday, October 8, 2026, and the CEO of a bio lab automation startup is giving us a tour of their San Francisco office. “Raise your hand if you think that’s a good thing.” A dozen hands shoot up out of thirty visitors. Along with ten more, my arm

LessWrong · EN

2026 Hackaday Supercon: Bruce Potter’s Keynote Explores the Hacker Mind

What is hacking? Many, especially in the mainstream, view it through the lens of computer security. Others consider it synonymous with making or creating. Even for those of us immersed …read more

Hackaday · EN