Commodore's Callback 8020 Is the Flip Phone Built to Break Your Doom-Scrolling Habit

Reviving Y2K flip aesthetics with Sailfish OS, WhatsApp and an audiophile DAC for a premium digital detox experience.

Commodore Is Back — And It Built a Flip Phone That Blocks Social Media

Commodore's Callback 8020 is a Y2K-inspired flip phone running Sailfish OS that blocks social media but still runs 99% of ...

Commodore’s flip phone runs Android apps, but it’s the retro looks that’ll convince you to get one

Commodore’s Callback 8020 revives the flip phone with Android app support, Sailfish OS, blocked distractions, and retro ...

Commodore Made a Digital Detox Phone That Isn’t Dumb

With a retro look and T9 texting, the Commodore Callback 8020 smart flip phone taps into the nostalgic yearning for simpler ...
The Guardian

I knew my writing students were using AI. Their confessions led to a powerful teaching moment

The problem wasn’t just the perfectly polished, yet mediocre prose. It’s what’s lost when we surrender the struggle to translate thought into words I have been teaching fiction writing at MIT since ...
The New York Times

How A.I. Killed Student Writing (and Revived It)

High school and college teachers are watching students write, in the classroom, in order to protect against the incursion of artificial intelligence. Credit...Video by Lauren Lancaster For The New ...
InfoQ

State of JavaScript 2025: Survey Reveals a Maturing Ecosystem with TypeScript Cementing Dominance

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...
InfoWorld

WinterTC: Write once, run anywhere (for real this time)

The unified JavaScript runtime standard is an idea whose time has come. Here’s an inside look at the movement for server-side JavaScript interoperability. The WinterCG community group was recently ...
Rolling Stone

The Scene That Changed Everything: How To Write a Turning Point That Actually Turns

Every novel. Every script. Every story of substance. Somewhere in its middle, there’s a moment. A choice. A fracture. A truth. It might be small: a whispered confession. Or it could be huge: the shot ...
Nature

Three tips for scientific writing: a guide for graduate students

Courtney Peña-Lima is an associate director at the Biosciences Grant Writing Academy at Stanford University in California and a writing instructor at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Troy ...
InfoWorld

The JavaScript code won’t write itself

This month’s theme is: Keep an eye on the future but hone your coding craft in the now. Start here, with nine timeless JavaScript coding concepts, a look at Nitro.js—fast becoming the go-to server ...
Today

New 'Carson Callback' Rule on 'The Voice' Gives a Contestant a Second Chance

“The Voice” Season 28 has officially kicked off with coaches Reba McEntire, Niall Horan, Snoop Dogg and Michael Bublé forming their group of talented singers. During the Sept 22 premiere, a new rule ...