Among others, the Qwen Coder and Instruct models (by Alibaba) are generally well regarded; MIT Technology Review had a good analysis of Chinese open-weight models in February 2026 -- https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/02/12/1132811/whats-next-for-chinese-open-source-ai/
dparticiple
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Happy birthday, Sir David!
Heh. Sounds like a modern variant of Zawinski's Law: https://www.laws-of-software.com/laws/zawinski/
At the risk of restarting the Editor wars (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editor_war) from days of yore, I find it interesting that emacs wasn't even in your list of contenders. I hear it mentioned less frequently these days, so perhaps it's going by the wayside?
For the record, I'm a vi/vim user! I had the privilege of being taught to use it by an RFC-writing greybeard decades ago, and have used it without thinking ever since.
For those who find themselves on a machine with only vi/vim, or want to learn, here's a quick primer when editing a file (usually done by typing "vi foo.txt" in a shell) --
:q! ...Force quit vi (:q also works -- gentler!)
:wq! ...Save file and quit vi
i (then type characters) ...insert text at current position
A (then type characters) ...Insert at end of current line
G ...go to first character of last line in the file
/foo ...search for first occurrence of "foo" in the file (hit / again to find additional instances)
x ...Delete character under cursor
:56 ...Go to line 56
yy ...Copy the line the cursor is currently on into the buffer
p ... Paste the buffer
r (then type character) ...Replace character under cursor
u ...undo (hit multiple times to undo prior actions)
When done with a command like this, hit Esc to go back into normal mode.
Second nature after a bit of practice! I used to work with a guy who insisted on using ed. That was... odd.
Almost on par with the (sadly not real) notice about ghosts on the Underground! -- https://londontopia.net/the-tube/ghosts-london-underground-fake-viral-tube-poster-want-real/
There's a real style to TfL announcements that I've always appreciated.
The chap with the brimmed hat looks as if he's floating down the street like a ghost...
I can't speak for the creatures you mentioned, but if you live in a place with a bit of outdoor space and some birds, try sitting quietly and offering something like seeds or suet that they like on a nearby table. Move the food progressively closer and eventually, with enough time you'll build sufficient trust to hand feed them. I've had a bird friend for years now. Giving him a morsel is one of the highlights of my day.
Wow, an actual /cgi-bin/ site still going!
Brings back many fond memories of our hulking, beige family 486 with its EGA monitor!
BTW, the text scrolling against that suitably 1990s page background creates an odd and disconcerting visual effect.
TL:dr - solar energy
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My friend, Chris, who ended his life. It's been years, but I'd give just about anything to have him back.