The state of scheme
I check out the "Scheme universe" every couple years or so, and it's a big and varied place now! I was aware of "Guile and Chicken" a decade ago. Since then: * Chez was ope…
Monthly recap (Oct 2021)
Major update * Halloween trick 'n' treating (after a lull last year) Minor updates * Weekend trip to Santa Cruz (again) * My grandfather passed away (will write more about this soon) *…
Monthly recap (Sep 2021)
Major update * Weekend trip to Santa Cruz Minor updates * Finished a (sixth) 1000-piece puzzle * Had a family "no phone day", which went well * Bunch of dental stuff * Walked to the…
Generally interesting links - Oct 2021
Science Ancient flash floods on Mars Moths taking off, very slowly The "earth blobs" Some unknowns about water History The story of the Tsar Bomba Vikings in America, except with pro…
Prime Palindromes
Came across this on the "Programming Praxis" blog I thought I'd use something other than a "typical" programming language, by which I mean not "an esoteric language"…
On different paths with similar outcomes
I had the following experience recently (hiding names and details because reasons): * I came across a repository implementing something that I found interesting, from a decade ago * The person had…
Templar
Finished reading the one I'd mentioned earlier and it ... was ... spectacular. The way I randomly stumbled on this and picked it up and found it wildly exceeding my expectations is hard to replic…
Graphic Novel spree continues
Print roundup
Generally interesting links - Sep 2021
Science * A trove of old Denisovan artifacts * Including the first ever stone bracelet ... * "Matter from light" aka a demonstration of the Briet-Wheeler effect…
Human origins
It's one thing to encounter this in some fringe blog or video and another thing to see it as front-page news. In my opinion, this is very very significant. These are people like us, anatomically…
Zeppelin repair
Came across this in a large coffee-table size book on the Hindenburg. Imagine doing repairs on the side of this giant airship, while in the middle of the ocean!…