Corbin Davenport
@corbin.io
Software developer, writer at @spacebar.news, news editor at howtogeek.com, podcast guy at @techtalesshow.com. Formerly XDA, PC Gamer, Android Police. (he/him)
Website: https://corbin.io
Mastodon: https://toot.community/@corbin
Website: https://corbin.io
Mastodon: https://toot.community/@corbin
This is a classic dark UX pattern that Microsoft Edge has used ever since Bing Chat (now Copilot) was added. It opened the AI sidepanel if you just hovered the mouse over it.
Edge doesn't (always) do that now, but the button is still purposefully bigger and more colorful than other toolbar buttons.
Edge doesn't (always) do that now, but the button is still purposefully bigger and more colorful than other toolbar buttons.
January 15, 2026 at 8:37 PM
This is a classic dark UX pattern that Microsoft Edge has used ever since Bing Chat (now Copilot) was added. It opened the AI sidepanel if you just hovered the mouse over it.
Edge doesn't (always) do that now, but the button is still purposefully bigger and more colorful than other toolbar buttons.
Edge doesn't (always) do that now, but the button is still purposefully bigger and more colorful than other toolbar buttons.
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I'm excited to release Just the Browser! It helps you remove AI features, ads, shopping integrations, and other annoyances from desktop web browsers.
This project includes configuration files, a simple setup script, and guides for manual installation. It supports Chrome, Firefox, and MS Edge.
This project includes configuration files, a simple setup script, and guides for manual installation. It supports Chrome, Firefox, and MS Edge.
Just the Browser - Just the Browser
Remove AI features, telemetry data reporting, sponsored content, product integrations, and other annoyances from web browsers.
justthebrowser.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:01 PM
I'm excited to release Just the Browser! It helps you remove AI features, ads, shopping integrations, and other annoyances from desktop web browsers.
This project includes configuration files, a simple setup script, and guides for manual installation. It supports Chrome, Firefox, and MS Edge.
This project includes configuration files, a simple setup script, and guides for manual installation. It supports Chrome, Firefox, and MS Edge.
Finished watching The Knick, it’s excellent and should have got more than two seasons.
January 13, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Finished watching The Knick, it’s excellent and should have got more than two seasons.
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Found your mom at the aquarium today
January 10, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Found your mom at the aquarium today
The Schutzstaffel just needs better training, guys. That will fix everything.
January 12, 2026 at 6:17 PM
The Schutzstaffel just needs better training, guys. That will fix everything.
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Elegantly framed!
January 12, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Elegantly framed!
The Far Cry 5 soundtrack is so, so good.
His Soul Was Free from Sin
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His Soul Was Free from Sin · Dan Romer
Far Cry 5 (Original Game Soundtrack)
℗ Ubisoft Music
Released on: 2018-03-27
Composer: Dan Romer
Auto-generated by…
youtube.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:45 AM
The Far Cry 5 soundtrack is so, so good.
My two cents on the LLM coding discourse: you will not be able to tell for certain if a piece of software is has LLM-generated code or not.
If a project is open about doing it, you have your answer. If a project is not disclosing a position on LLMs, you are just trying to prove a negative.
If a project is open about doing it, you have your answer. If a project is not disclosing a position on LLMs, you are just trying to prove a negative.
January 10, 2026 at 5:11 AM
My two cents on the LLM coding discourse: you will not be able to tell for certain if a piece of software is has LLM-generated code or not.
If a project is open about doing it, you have your answer. If a project is not disclosing a position on LLMs, you are just trying to prove a negative.
If a project is open about doing it, you have your answer. If a project is not disclosing a position on LLMs, you are just trying to prove a negative.
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how to join the maquis
January 9, 2026 at 11:22 PM
how to join the maquis
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Sometimes all you can do is make the world 0.0000000000001% less awful by being a good person and it feels very meaningless but it’s also the only thing that really matters
January 7, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Sometimes all you can do is make the world 0.0000000000001% less awful by being a good person and it feels very meaningless but it’s also the only thing that really matters
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Game news sites have realized you can get a lot of clicks from AI backlash, even if it means taking quotes wildly out of context. Pretty gross!
Eurogamer changed the headline, but the URL still has the original title and there's no editors' note on the article.
www.eurogamer.net/actor-troy-b...
Eurogamer changed the headline, but the URL still has the original title and there's no editors' note on the article.
www.eurogamer.net/actor-troy-b...
January 6, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Game news sites have realized you can get a lot of clicks from AI backlash, even if it means taking quotes wildly out of context. Pretty gross!
Eurogamer changed the headline, but the URL still has the original title and there's no editors' note on the article.
www.eurogamer.net/actor-troy-b...
Eurogamer changed the headline, but the URL still has the original title and there's no editors' note on the article.
www.eurogamer.net/actor-troy-b...
Apple gave everyone a U2 album in 2014, and it might have had a long-lasting negative impact on how we all listen to music.
That time Apple sent everyone a U2 album: 'I DONT WANT YOU.'
The release of U2's album Songs of Innocence spawned jokes, backlash, and arguably, a worse music industry.
www.spacebar.news
January 6, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Apple gave everyone a U2 album in 2014, and it might have had a long-lasting negative impact on how we all listen to music.
I now have all my websites and web services in one status page. 😎 status.corbin.io
January 6, 2026 at 3:26 AM
I now have all my websites and web services in one status page. 😎 status.corbin.io
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The US brazenly violated international law every single day of the Gaza genocide—under Biden, and under Trump. The two major parties don’t represent half of the US each, only different factions of the ruling class, and while they have some disagreements, there’s always bipartisan support for empire.
January 5, 2026 at 11:23 PM
The US brazenly violated international law every single day of the Gaza genocide—under Biden, and under Trump. The two major parties don’t represent half of the US each, only different factions of the ruling class, and while they have some disagreements, there’s always bipartisan support for empire.
No, Microsoft Office didn't just get renamed to "Microsoft 365 Copilot." The name change is just for the hub apps and website portal, and it actually happened over a year ago.
No, Microsoft Office didn't just get renamed to Microsoft 365 Copilot
The Word shortcut in your taskbar will still be called Word.
www.howtogeek.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:19 PM
No, Microsoft Office didn't just get renamed to "Microsoft 365 Copilot." The name change is just for the hub apps and website portal, and it actually happened over a year ago.
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I reached out to the author of this viral Reddit post thinking there might be a story in it. He sent me an employee badge that Gemini flagged as being AI-generated and supporting documents that I suspect were also generated by AI. Be careful out there folks!
www.reddit.com/r/confession...
www.reddit.com/r/confession...
From the confession community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the confession community
www.reddit.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:55 PM
I reached out to the author of this viral Reddit post thinking there might be a story in it. He sent me an employee badge that Gemini flagged as being AI-generated and supporting documents that I suspect were also generated by AI. Be careful out there folks!
www.reddit.com/r/confession...
www.reddit.com/r/confession...
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Don't overthink the Trump admin's reasoning here. They don't have a grand scheme. They are willing to upend the international order because they think everyone else will be too scared to fuck with them. And whatever terrorist attacks this inspires against us will just help them electorally.
January 3, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Don't overthink the Trump admin's reasoning here. They don't have a grand scheme. They are willing to upend the international order because they think everyone else will be too scared to fuck with them. And whatever terrorist attacks this inspires against us will just help them electorally.
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It's rare for a company to sign a contract with the US military AND get caught generating CSAM in the same two-week period. Grok is just built different
@caseynewton.bsky.social welp the people who said they wanted you to cover Grok on Hard Fork look like they’re gonna get their wish… it’s been an insane few days over there
January 2, 2026 at 6:24 PM
It's rare for a company to sign a contract with the US military AND get caught generating CSAM in the same two-week period. Grok is just built different
I'm not sure why those should be in a programming language, honestly.
January 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM
I'm not sure why those should be in a programming language, honestly.
