Modern browsers are some of the most complicated programs ever written. For example, the main Firefox library on my system is over 130Mbytes. Doing 130MB of IO poorly can be quite a performance hit, even with SSDs! :).
Few people seem to understand how memory…

As I’ve progressed through my career, I’ve experienced increasing imposter syndrome. It’s never gone away.

An introduction to vector databases for non-technical folks.

Making the world's first VR Computer

I've spent the past few days working on an Inform 6 compiler patch to tighten up generated code . While I was working, I tweeted this scree...

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I wasn’t going to say anything, but since ZDNet has republished the AWS “Sustainability with Rust” blog post, a short thread about why that post is misleading (at best) about Go. 1/

Last week at the Intel 2022 Investor Meeting, company leaders reiterated our commitment to foster an open ecosystem that ensures trust, choice and interoperability for our industry. Today, in a furtherance of that commitment, we are excited to announce Intel’s…

How I reverse engineered United Airline's iOS app to shave 187MB off the total size.

I wasn’t even supposed to be a moderator. It’s what I was doing in between writing tweets.

While most people are fast asleep, some are going about their lives, reveling in the quiet and solitude. They challenge a core assumption of psychology: that all humans need social connection.

Looking at how to make writing easier to read

As most of you don't know, I'm off to college soon (within a couple of months), and I'm planning on taking my server with me. Unfortunately,...

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