Virtually all compilers -- programs that transform human-readable source code into computer-executable machine code -- are vulnerable to an insidious attack in which an adversary can introduce targeted vulnerabilities into any software without being detected…

In this post, we'll look at the natural problem of how to communicate an estimate of a real value in [0,1], using just 1 bit.  The post is b...

Reflections on the Summer of Math Exposition

One day I’m sure everyone will routinely collect all sorts of data about themselves. But because I’ve been interested in data for a very long time, I started doing this long ago. I actually assumed lots of other people were doing it too, but apparently they…

Unlock your displays on your Mac! Flexible HiDPI scaling, XDR/HDR extra brightness, virtual screens, DDC control, extra dimming, PIP/streaming, EDID override and lots more! - waydabber/BetterDisplay

Paper is made from plant fibers. When hand-made paper is laid using a sieve, a single sheet is produced at a time. Manual movements of the sieve cause the fibers to become arranged in a roughly uniform manner in all directions. In contrast, machine-made paper…

Reflections on my first two years as a Manager

I've read this stuff, says one dev. 'Either Google is screwed, or society is screwed'

A cross platform front-end GUI of the popular youtube-dl written in wxPython. - MrS0m30n3/youtube-dl-gui

Someone asked what the total value of YC companies was, so I tried calculating it. The current value of the top 30 is about $575 billion. When we started YC, I would have been astounded if you'd told me it would one day be $5.75 billion.

A place for my thoughts

I don’t know if I believe what I’ve written here. This isn’t a manifesto, it’s more like a bunch of random thoughts I can’t get out of my head. I could be convinced they’re all wrong, or that I’m n…

Byte-sized interactive coding tutorials

C++20 added minimal support for coroutines. I think they’re done in a way that really doesn’t fit into C++, mostly because they don’t follow the zero-overhead principle. Calling a…

Scientists say the world would be even warmer if not for a surge in plant growth.