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This article explains a good tactic for starting an adventure story and uses the beginning of Barbara Savage’s book “Miles from Nowhere” as an example.

via Outside Online.

Author Matt Webb considers futuristic developments like AI robots and deciphering ancient scrolls, suggesting we're entering an era open to "weird" possibilities. via Interconnected.

Charity Majors' essay argues against the idea that generative AI diminishes the need for junior programmers. via @simonw

Simon Willison explores a Python script that turns PDFs into podcasts, even trying it out on his own blog post.

Email spoofing and low delivery rates are addressed in this guide by explaining SPF, DKIM, and DMARC security protocols for developers. via GitHub

Nat Friedman, in a discussion with Ben Thompson and Daniel Gross, talks about the potential of Sora as a world simulator, and Andrej Karpathy's idea that image and video models might outperform text-based models in capturing world knowledge. via Marginal Revolution.