The final part of my Life series is still in the works but I need to interrupt that series with some exciting news. The new programming language I have been working on for the last year or so has j…

1909 novel by Irene Clyde

“I couldn’t apply the word ‘intention’ positively to any of my poems. Or to any poem.”

A message from our CEO, Tom Keiser

A peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol to make the web faster, safer, and more open.

Adding a reader to our Lisp compiler

On September 15, 2020, a small group of people worked through the night to rescue over 9.6MM USD from a vulnerable smart contract. This is our story.

Evil Unit Testing . Do the other people on your team mind?

Continuing yesterday’s discussion of fake news: Guess et al says that 46% percent of Trump voters endorsed the Pizzagate conspiracy theory. Does this mean fake news is very powerful? We can c…

If anyone knows about going fungal, it’s Paul Stamets. I have often wondered whether he has been infected with a fungus that fills…

Online shopping for Luna from a great selection at PC & Video Games Store.

I’ve taken to using the word “energized” over “impactful.” “Impactful” feels company-centric, and while that’s important, “energized” is more inwards-looking. Finding energizing work is what has kept me at Stripe for so long, pursuing impactful work. - Michelle…

What’s changing  Starting October 13, 2020, we’re changing the retention policies for items in the Trash in Google Drive. With this new poli...

New research finds that crows can ponder the content of their own minds, a manifestation of higher intelligence long believed the sole province of humans and a few other higher mammals.

Operation Disruptor is an unprecedented international law enforcement effort, stemming from last year’s seizure of a popular underground bazaar called Wall Street Market.

Prince's collaborators recall the chaotic but fertile sessions that produced his greatest album.

Europe’s erstwhile online darling wants to delist

Farmers are known to pray for rain. Now they can hedge against unanswered invocations. CME Group and Nasdaq are planning to launch a futures contract later this year that will allow farmers, speculators and others to wager on the price of water.