on the Amtrak from Denver to Sacramento When I get to write or read on a screen that’s reflecting the sun back at me instead of needing to be shielded from it, I get a dose of this feeling that this is what all computing could feel like. I want so much more of this in my life. This is a piece of hardware that makes me…
We need a vibe shift on dependencies in programming.
Algebraic effects 1 (a.k.a. effect handlers) are a very useful up-and-coming feature that I personally think will see a huge surge in popularity in the programming languages of tomorrow. They’re one of the core features of Ante, as well as being the focus of many research languages including Koka , Effekt , Eff , and…
Like a lot of boys, I grew up loving trains. And like a lot of men, I retain my fascination for them today.
I really like Ted Chiang’s writing.
Git's new bundle-uri could help significantly speed up clones, but what bugs lurk within?
eBay affiliate disclosure: Links labeled “eBay affiliate link” lead to eBay. As an eBay Partner, I may earn a commission if you make a purchase. I’ve written before about building microsecond-accurate NTP servers with Raspberry Pi and GPS PPS, and more recently about revisiting the setup in 2025. Both posts focused on…
Laid Off for the First Time In My Career, and Twice In One Year - Dillon Shook
It turns out I've always done weird things to my laptops.
Why Astro is perfect for content-driven sites: island architecture, zero JS by default, and blazing-fast performance.
.NET 10 GC tuning shows how stack allocations, DATAS, and region sizing cut allocations, improve latency, and reduce your cloud cost.
In 2025, playing your own music on an iPhone is surprisingly hard, unless you pay Apple or navigate a maze of limitations. So I built my own player from scratch, with full text search, iCloud support, …
Media over QUIC: We have a winner! Cloudflare has released a technical preview of their MoQ CDN. Now you can use MoQ at scale with style and grace.
This is the story of a commercially unavailable stereo pair of thebi-amped Marshall Uxbridge, with custom-built replacement electronics:active filters feedin...
ptrpaws's blog on reverse engineering, programming, vr finds and miscellaneous stuff.
Almost 20 years ago, I wrote a textbook in real analysis called “Analysis I”. It was intended to complement the many good available analysis textbooks out there by focusing more on foun…
The cargo cult metaphor is commonly used by programmers. This metaphor was popularized by Richard Feynman's "cargo cult science" talk with a...
Lip-Bu Tan announces 15% workforce reduction
A recap of the first year of work on enabling support for the free-threaded build of CPython in community packages.
Linaro Connect 2025 showcases progress in bringing Linux on Snapdragon-Powered Devices
8 years have passed since the the left-pad incident happened. It's been good for me to avoid this subject for focusing on actual work. Also, silence is gold. On the other hand, left-pad is seen as a notable event mentioned in books, so I'll share more info and thoughts about what exactly happened.
Conservation group opens gated road and tears down "no trespassing" signs with purchase from Texas billionaire brothers.
Pomelli, our newest experiment from Google Labs and DeepMind, is here to help you create on-brand marketing content.
The new AI model delivers more efficient, more accurate and higher-resolution global weather predictions.
Landlock is a Linux API that lets applications explicitly declare which resources they are allowed to access. Its philosophy is similar to OpenBSD’s unveil() and (less so) pledge() : programs can make a contract with the kernel stating, “I only need these files or resources — deny me everything else if I’m…
The healthcare market is taxing reproduction out of existence.
My block list and some fun search lenses. Don't @ me that damn article about the guy whinging about Kagi.
Starting in version 1.81 for Windows users, Brave browser will block Microsoft Recall from automatically taking screenshots of your browsing activity.
