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  "articleBody": "> The web browser is very, very, very powerful software for applications, *and the cost of accessing that power is going down seemingly every day*.\n\n— [Paul Ford](https://ftrain.com/aboard-the-web-is-more-than-enough), The Web Is More Than Enough\n\nPosted [5th November 2026](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Nov/5/) at 5:34 pm\n\n## Recent articles\n\n- [Qwen 3.8 27B on my laptop can interpret model weights, too](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Nov/3/qwen-can-interpret-model-weights/) - 3rd November 2026\n- [The U.S. Census Bureau and “Super Intelligence”](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Nov/2/census-bureau-super-intelligence/) - 2nd November 2026\n- [The October inflection point for vibe game development](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Oct/28/vibe-game-development/) - 28th October 2026\n- [Battle Drones - a vibe coded RTS with audio-based multiplayer](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Oct/20/battledrones/) - 20th October 2026\n\nThis is a **quotation** collected by Simon Willison, posted on [5th November 2026](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Nov/5/).\n\n[browsers 109](https://simonwillison.net/tags/browsers/) [paul-ford 22](https://simonwillison.net/tags/paul-ford/) [web-development 170](https://simonwillison.net/tags/web-development/)\n",
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  "content_html": "<blockquote>\n<p>The web browser is very, very, very powerful software for applications, <em>and the cost of accessing that power is going down seemingly every day</em>.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>— <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://ftrain.com/aboard-the-web-is-more-than-enough\">Paul Ford</a>, The Web Is More Than Enough</p>\n<p>Posted <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/2026/Nov/5/\">5th November 2026</a> at 5:34 pm</p>\n<h2>Recent articles</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/2026/Nov/3/qwen-can-interpret-model-weights/\">Qwen 3.8 27B on my laptop can interpret model weights, too</a> - 3rd November 2026</li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/2026/Nov/2/census-bureau-super-intelligence/\">The U.S. Census Bureau and “Super Intelligence”</a> - 2nd November 2026</li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/2026/Oct/28/vibe-game-development/\">The October inflection point for vibe game development</a> - 28th October 2026</li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/2026/Oct/20/battledrones/\">Battle Drones - a vibe coded RTS with audio-based multiplayer</a> - 20th October 2026</li>\n</ul>\n<p>This is a <strong>quotation</strong> collected by Simon Willison, posted on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/2026/Nov/5/\">5th November 2026</a>.</p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/tags/browsers/\">browsers 109</a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/tags/paul-ford/\">paul-ford 22</a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/tags/web-development/\">web-development 170</a></p>\n",
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