Many years ago, Peter Norvig wrote a beautiful article about creating a lisp interpreter in Python. It’s the most fun tutorial I’ve seen, not just because it teaches you about my favorite language ...

Iconic startup disasters - now as collectible toys!

You can make a request to see your own document.

Maybe. But what was it?

Linux user dips toe in Microsoft OS

I went through videos of the new Tesla FSD Beta 9.0 in which Tesla got rid of Radar data to make Autopilot to be more reliable in the long run Here are 11 scenarios that it fails 🧵👇

In our daily lives, we spend a lot more time tapping at a screen and typing on a keyboard than writing with pencil and pen, so does handwriting tuition still offer anything useful? Absolutely, according to a new study.

The disintegration of the socialist multiethnic state of Yugoslavia began 30 years ago. Today, its successors still lack stability, and nationalists are increasingly setting the tone. Are the young democracies drifting away from Europe? A journey through…

Port of Stephen A. Edwards's Apple2fpga to PYNQ-Z1 (Xilinx Zynq FPGA), to emulate an Apple II+. - zf3/neoapple2

Yet another sad story of how big companies kill small ones because of poor processes.

It's falling apart

I first wrote this essay a few years ago. A founder mentioned it to me over the weekend, and so I decided to re-publish it here. One thing that's bothered me in the time since I wrote it is the way...

Here’s some surprising information to learn about a drug that’s been around for decades. Temozolomide (TMZ) is a chemotherapy agent, used in several intractable conditions such as glioblastoma. It’s pretty vicious stuff – the mechanism is through alkylation…

UPDATE: According to @kentikinc data, internet traffic to/from Cuba continues to be erratic since two brief total blackouts beginning at 20:05 UTC (4:05pm local). #SoSCuba #KeepitOn

This is a follow up to the previous post about #[inline] in Rust specifically.
This post is a bit more general, and a bit more ranty.
Reader, beware!

An original Zelda cartridge and a Mario game set successive records at auction within days.

Chrome’s bookmark manager and Google docs have questionably bad UI and design.
They both lack such basic organizational features, such as tags, one has to wonder
if they are purposefully bad at helping you stay organized.

This is what people are fighting for.