What Is Declarative Programming Broadly speaking, there are two ways to program/instruct a computer to perform a task, they are imperative...

Sometime in the future, the ViXion01 glasses could make bifocals completely obsolete.

As another minor experiment, I gave o1 the first half of my recent blog post https://terrytao.wordpress.com/2024/09/03/planar-point-sets-with-forbidden-four-point-patterns-and-few-distinct-distances/ , where I summarized the state of progress on a problem…

A little-known provision in US law permits anyone to blow the whistle on financial fraud—and potentially take home a percentage of the funds collected. One undercover sleuth has made a wild career out of it.

Whether or not you enjoy MrBeast’s format of YouTube videos (here’s a 2022 Rolling Stone profile if you’re unfamiliar), this leaked onboarding document for new members of his production company …

At the National Tactical Officers Association annual conference in Kansas City, Missouri, Bounce Imaging has unveiled what it claims is the world’s first 360° panoramic thermal-imaging tactical throwable camera for the military and law enforcement.

Or what happens when journalism forgets about quality writing

This document specifies a mechanism for dictionary-based compression in the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). By utilizing this technique, clients and servers can reduce the size of transmitted data, leading to improved performance and reduced bandwidth…

I discuss various models of biased bit sequences, and how to extract uniform random (or close to it) output bit sequences from them, illustrated with Python code.

René Rebe, a 25-year veteran of Free and Open-Source Software development, was swatted and taken in for questioning.

Practice in distinguishing linear vs non-linear phenomena

If you're reading this, you're one of the first 10 million users on Bluesky!

Se você está lendo isso, você é um dos primeiros 10 milhões de usuários do Bluesky!

Wartime can be extremely demanding for Engineering Managers. But by ruthlessly focusing on delivery, building a resilient team, investing in individuals, and maintaining their own strength, an EM can lead their people to not just survive but thrive under…

I wrote “A Modern CSS Reset” almost 4 years ago and, yeh, it’s not aged overly well. I spotted it being linked up again a few days ago and thought it’s probably a good idea to publish an updated version.

"A spilled snack bag may seem trivial, but to the life of the cave it can be world-changing," said the National Park Service.

Data Engineering Vault
Welcome to the Data Engineering Vault, an integral part of my larger [[_index|Second Brain]]. This curated network of data engineering knowledge is designed to facilitate exploration, discovery, and deep learning in the field of…

Hey! I made a game in Bash with raylib! It's a "bullet hell" game featuring beloved penguin Tux vs an evil mutant Window!
Bash is a simple noscripting language, so simple it doesn't have floating point variables/arithmetic! So how was this game possible? 👇

I changed my mind and will not wait for retirement. Instead, I will focus on aligning financial investments with activities I enjoy till my last breath.