Stock-based compensation plans throughout the startup and tech sector are based on “golden handcuffs” – the idea that an employee can’t leave because they would be giving up too much money if they do. I’ve never loved that concept. It feels like staying in…

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aka: how I “accidentally” discovered what I already suspected: optimization methods are at the heart of landing rockets.

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One of my favorite papers in computer science is the original LISP
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We’re excited to announce the release of Zulip Server 4.0, containing hundreds
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Open Source Continuous File Synchronization. Contribute to syncthing/syncthing development by creating an account on GitHub.

A huge thank you to photographer Michael Marston for allowing me to share his wake turbulence video, which helped make this video possible. Check out his pages below!

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