Changelog News What is a tech bubble anyway?
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Nov 24, 2025 In a lively discussion, Cedric Chin challenges the simplifications of comparing AI hype to past tech bubbles. Insights into the recent Cloudflare outage reveal unexpected failures caused by a single Rust bug. Also featured is 'hl,' a high-speed log viewer that makes sifting through data feel breezy. Listeners are introduced to Continuum 93, a charming fantasy emulator that sparks nostalgia for retro gaming. The conversation wraps up with a philosophical reminder about action versus mere planning.
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AI Hype Isn’t The Same As Past Bubbles
- Cedric Chin argues current AI hype differs from dot-com and 2008 crises and needs a different lens.
- He suggests patterns to watch rather than debating whether it is a bubble.
Cloudflare Post-Mortem Reveals Cascade
- Matthew Prince published a detailed post-mortem after Cloudflare failed to deliver core network traffic.
- The outage shows how a single coding assumption can cascade into major Internet disruption.
False Signals Can Mislead Incident Response
- The outage highlighted operational traps like misleading signals and assumptions during incident response.
- The status page going down convinced teams they might be under attack, slowing correct diagnosis.