Friday links for March 6th 2026
It's Friday, time for some links of interest:
1. xPrivo
A new(ish) European search engine that doesn't track you in any way. It's not perfect, but it's surprisingly good compared to many of the other independent search engines out there. It uses the "European Search Perspective" index that's also used by Qwant and Ecosia.
The best product review you'll ever get is watching the people who built it refuse to let their own kids near it.
3. She Came Out of the Bathroom Naked, Employee Says
If you bought the Meta Ray-Ban "smart" glasses, there are now people in Nairobi watching you poop.
4. Have We Forgotten How to Design?
Quality control is down the drain: exhibit 1.
RoboTaxis can navigate a city autonomously but need a food delivery courier to close their doors. The perfect metaphor for an industry that forgot how to think before it learned how to ship.
Quality control is down the drain: exhibit 2.
Developers are happily shipping "vibe coded" software they've never tested into critical infrastructure. The craftsmanship of an artisan would be nice or, you know, any craftsmanship at all.
See you next week…
Colin