for i in {10..1}; do echo "${i}..."; sleep 1; done; echo 'Happy New Year 2026! 🥂'

It doesn't matter who wins the AI race, whether it’s OpenAI, Google, Microsoft or world governments. We will be the collateral damage in this. Energy bills, water bills, and hardware prices are going to become major talking points in 2026 and beyond. These are just a few things I’ve noticed as 2025 comes to a close.

Personally, I think it’s high time to introduce higher taxation for companies that have started using AI or robots to replace humans in any industry ( not just IT OR office jobs). We could call it an 'AI tax.' The revenue collected should go to people who have lost their jobs to robots. Of course, there would need to be a framework and laws to manage this. We need something like this to preserve the fabric of society and to keep people from falling into poverty, or worse, crime.

Do you love Unix? Do you want to experience the old school Unix that ran on PDP-11 computers? Fear not, you can now do it for learning purposes right on your own computer. This page explains how to use the UNIX v4 tape to bootstrap the system and enjoy the nostalgia once again on your modern machine. Give it a try! You have nothing to lose in an age where most modern commercial operating systems (Windows/Android and othes) have turned into data harvesting machines.

UNIX Fourth Edition

Is it a good idea for new developers to learn ‘C’ language in 2026?