How to build a universal computation machine with Tetris

<p>First, some self-administered back-patting for the Stack Overflow editorial team: great engineering blogs give tech companies an edge (<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/07/business/uber-engineer-bloggers.html"><i>The New York Times</i></a> says so). </p><p>Hiring aside, engineering blogs are fresh sources of knowledge, insight, and entertainment for anyone working in tech. You can learn a lot from, for instance, blog posts that break down an outage or security incident and detail how engineers got things up and running again. One classic of the genre: Amazon’s explanation of <a href="https://gizmodo.com/amazon-says-one-engineers-simple-mistake-brought-the-in-1792907038">how one engineer brought the internet to its knees</a>. And <a href="https://stackoverflow.blog/2021/01/25/a-deeper-dive-into-our-may-2019-security-incident/">here’s an example from our own blog</a>. </p><p>When you’ve finished catching up on the Stack Overflow <a href="https://stackoverflow.blog/">blog</a>, check out those from <a href="https://netflixtechblog.com/">Netflix</a> and <a href="https://www.uber.com/blog/portland/engineering/">Uber</a>.</p><p>Good news for late-night impulse shoppers: Instagram is removing the shopping tag from the home feed, reports <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/9/23546755/instagram-removes-shopping-tab-home-feed-main-navigation-reels"><i>The Verge</i></a>. Is this a response to <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/instagram-test-features-adam-mosseri-1235188678/">widespread user pushback</a>, and does this herald the end of New Instagram? We can hope.</p><p>Sony announces <a href="https://www.theverge.com/23539916/sony-ps5-accessibility-controller-leonardo-ces-2023">Project Leonardo</a>, an accessibility controller kit for PS5.</p><p>Did you know? Using only Tetris, you can build a machine <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34309725">capable of universal computation</a>.</p><p>Developer advocate Matt Kiernander is moving on to his next adventure. If you’re looki