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1. It occurred to me that if I could invent a machine—a gun—which could by its rapidity of fire, enable one man to do as much battle duty as a hundred, that it would, to a large extent supersede the … Read more

I’ve been reading Lord of the Rings for two months and I’m just at the end of the first part. It’s not because I’m not enjoying it. It’s one of the most enjoyable reading experiences I can remember. From the … Read more

On selective agency in capable people Illustration by Alexander Naughton Two things happened for me over the holidays five years ago: I went to rehab, and I acquired a cyberstalker. These were not entirely independent events. The stalker was someone … Read more

In short: maybe don’t round to 0% or 100% in your UI. I am not a UI expert. But I sometimes build user interfaces, and I sometimes want to render a percentage to the user. For example, something like “you’ve … Read more

Maybe Bluesky has “won” November 15, 2024 November has sucked so far. One upside of the terrible nonsense is that more people are fleeing X. Many are choosing Bluesky. I’ve seen a bunch of takes about this recently, but I … Read more

Between rounds of shock layoffs, Amazon directors enjoy private rock concert Back in 2014, the US Air Force faced some difficult decisions. The budget didn’t solve, so cost controls and structural changes became necessary. The service’s Chief of Staff, Gen. … Read more

The maybe function is a subtle monster that spreads it’s tentacles across the code-base. It’s alternating functionality of “does/doesn’t do something” makes code hard to understand, maintain and debug. Example Here’s a specific example, it’s a “maybe” function as it … Read more