I’ve been having a hard time understanding IPv6. On one hand, the basics initially seem pretty straightforward (there aren’t enough IPv4 addresses for all the devices on the internet, so people invented IPv6! There are enough IPv6 addresses for everyone!)

Nature - If biological ageing can be slowed, halted or rewound, are the machine-learning algorithms the best way to measure it? Some experts are unconvinced.

si78c is a memory accurate reimplementation of Space Invaders in C. - loadzero/si78c

The new battery fits in the same space used by the stock battery.

Walking through the Democratic coalition of blacks and highly educated whites

I grew up in the 1970s and 1980s, and that meant I grew up with computers. Our first home computer was an Apple II, and my brother and I taught ourselves about BASIC programming on the Apple. I wrote a lot of games and math puzzles, because that’s really…

And why it matters to political behaviour

One thing it took me quite a while to understand is how few bits of information it's possible to reliably convey to a large number of people.

When I was at MS, I remember initially being surprised at how unnuanced their communication was, but it really makes…

One fine June afternoon in 1598,  five ships in Rotterdam ready their departure for a long journey. The crew have been told that their destination will be the Moluccas to buy spices, and to explore the "Silver-rycke" (the Silver Empire) of Japan. But once…

NFTs are emblematic of capitalism’s growing retreat from productive activity — and the wealthy’s desire to extend their dominion into the digital ether. They’re worse than useless.

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YCombinator is not worth it, a thread: