Read writing from Kaveh Kardan on Medium. MIT mathematics degree • wrote animation software used in “Jurassic Park” • software R&D lead on “Final Fantasy” movie • software dev on “The Hobbit” films

What would “open sourcing the Twitter algorithm” actually look like? In Part 1 of this series, we focus on understanding how Twitter’s algorithmic feed works under the hood.

It is physically impossible to exceed the 70-pound domestic weight limit for a small flat rate box. The interior dimensions (8 5/8" x 5 3/8" x 1 5/8") are ~75.333 in^3. If you filled the box with pure osmium, the densest substance known to man, it would weigh…

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I was in the park with my son and his best friend. I saw 2 missed calls from a number I didn’t recognise. I Googled it - it was my bank. I told the other adults that I should call back in case it was important.

How does set theory help to understand type assignability and resolution in TypeScript?

Simulation, Gamification, and the Rise of Algorithmic Capitalism

It’s part of a much bigger story about the challenge of cleaning up contaminated sites that don’t quite reach Superfund status.

Improvements to teardrops and rounded traces

Quantum entanglement experiments are not something you can buy in the science kit aisle at Toys 'R Us. The cheapest kit I know of is a marvel of miniaturization, but still costs 20,000 euros. In the past month, though, I've put together a crude version for…

It does everything differently, because of course it does.

A monstrous plan to build major motorways through some of London’s greatest neighborhoods fell apart. But the price was the birth of the NIMBY movement, and a permanent ceiling on Britain’s infrastructure ambitions.

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lisp-lang.org Common Lisp Cookbook awesome-cl learning and tutorials Lisp project of the day Google’s Lisp koans Lisp tips a GitHub repository where anybody can post tips an tricks. search libraries on http://quickdocs.org/ Individual sites: sjl’s…