Programming/Math/Science roundup: April 2018
* David Patterson does a wide-ranging interview on computer architecture (spoiler: RISC!) * Something about various extrasolar planets being “evenly spaced on a log scale” * There’s more than one b…
Old Lisp programs
I found an old chess program that Mark Watson (somehow I can't find the original link anymore, my Gist mirroring it is here). I was wondering what it would take to get it to run again, and I was s…
General Interesting Links: March 2018
Bunch of random stuff I liked this month: * A huge inspiration: as the title says, “An 81 year old Commodore Amiga Artist” … And she bought it for the first time 30 years ago! * A paean to text adv…
Monthly recap (March 2018)
Major updates: * None really (!) * Caught up with a few movies that were on the “to-watch” list, just “the usual” stuff Minor updates: * Mostly busy with work * Got myself a new fountain pen *…
Programming/Math/Science roundup: March 2018
Interesting stuff from last month (not a lot?): * Entanglement isn’t just across space, but across time too(!) * There is a new type of ice, occurring in the inclusions of diamonds formed hundreds…
On personal technology
I’ve slowly standardized on a few apps I use all the time; I was talking to someone about this and realized it might be generally useful to someone else (if nothing else, to save a few years of lookin…
Common Lisp nits/tips/libraries: Iteration
Background Every once in a while, I see a mention of how Common Lisp really does support “non-functional” styles, and then cl:loop is trotted in, with attendant examples that make your eyes glaze ove…
General interesting links: February 2018
Some random links from last month: * I read less news and more long-form articles these days, so here are a couple of the more politically-oriented ones that I found insightful:- “Why we’re underest…
... and the pursuit of Googleyness
The “I left Google” genre is quite over-populated so I won’t add much to it. Suffice it to say that I met a whole bunch of smart, talented, interesting, eccentric, helpful and just all-around wonderfu…
Programming/Math/Science roundup: February 2018
Interesting stuff I came across last month: * The giant shipworm (three foot long, lives on hydrogen sulfide, within a calcium carbonate tube that it secretes) has finally been located (by scientist…
Monthly recap (February 2018)
Major updates: * Started at a new place, Pure Storage … having a blast! * Visited my brother in San Diego (and saw the two-month baby!) Minor updates: * Tara getting a bit better at swimming, le…
General interesting links: January 2018
Meta note: decided to change the continuing title here from “Media Summary”, which made sense to me when I first started it in 2016 but just sounds a bit odd now. So, some stuff I read last month tha…