Watch Gemini 3 Take Vibe Coding to Another Level
Google’s Gemini 3 arrived this week and brings another leap in AI capabilities. Vibe coders in particular are fascinated, since the model is one-shotting full apps in seconds. For example, users have produced a sign language recognition tool, a Rubik’s Cube simulator, and even 3D Pacman. I tried it myself and this post shows what happened.
An Interactive Calculator for the Drake Equation Made in One Prompt
Gemini 3, part of the Google AI Studio, built this interactive Drake equation calculator in 119 seconds. It includes a clean visualization and a layout that works well on different devices.
It would have taken me several days to build this. I guess a very experienced coder would still need a few hours.
You can try the Drake Equation Calculator here.
Note: I removed the “Galactic Analysis” feature seen in the video from the online version because I don’t want to worry about API fees 😉
If you want to examine Gemini 3’s work more closely, the code is available on GitHub.
English really is turning into the default programming language of the future.
This leap in capability was expected, yet I am still impressed by the model’s plug and play style of vibe coding, as well as its speed. It feels slightly uncanny, but I look forward to exploring, tinkering and messing around with it and whatever comes next.
Update on the Headline Tracking Project
Hijacking this post to give you an update on another topic. The first results from my media transparency project (verworfen.at) are in.
Six months after launch, the dataset includes 15,400 headlines and 4,834 headline changes. The analysis shows how often headlines change on orf.at, which types of edits are most common, and who dominated coverage during the observation period.
You can see the results here: https://verworfen.at/auswertung/auswertung-2025.php
The results of the first analysis are not surprising in my view. As expected, most changes have understandable and practical reasons, such as fixing typos. Edits that hint at “message control” make up only a small percentage, but they are particularly interesting for further investigation.
The Austrian newspaper Der Standard covered the project, and tageins.at called it “a small, fine website that recalls earlier, better days of the web”. I appreciated that description a lot.
I hope to find time to post another update on the latest developments of the Singularity Loading Bar and my other projects before the solstice. If that does not happen, I wish all readers a refreshing winter break and a great start into 2026.
