amazon
…well, sort of. In a few days, Amazon is releasing a new marketplace API that sellers can use to programmatically control their seller accounts. It’s called the Selling Partner API, or SP for short. SP is a major upgrade from MWS—let’s look at how the two services
college
The experiences, situations, and thoughts that led me to choose a new path.
mindset
Statistics blind us to the importance of individuals.
experience
Wrap your arms around it and dance.
functional programming
I learned the words type, datatype, and typeclass in rapid succession while reading Haskell Programming from First Principles. Here's how they are different.
consumption
The common phrase "create more, consume less" is overly reductive and ignores the meaningful differences between forms of consumption.
emacs
In the past two months, I’ve started diving into Emacs. (Skip to “The problem” for information about org-capture’s (file …) target.) Over the past 6-8 months, I’ve been struggling to find a good way to store my notes, todos, and other random data. I tried bending Google Drive
Human inclinations Humans are evolutionarily hard-wired to stick to our guns. Back when we lived in small tribes, it was important for everyone in the tribe to believe the same things. When everyone in the group had the same beliefs and belief systems, the tribe was more united and better
fun
There’s a 3-value “fun scale” that I love. * Type 1 Fun: Type 1 fun is fun while you’re doing it. Downhill skiing, finding a beautiful view, and the moment when you summit a peak are all examples of Type 1 fun. Basically, it’s what you already thought
bias
Until recently, Bulgaria seemed to me to exist only in legend. I didn’t know anyone who had been there, there wasn’t anything there I’d heard of, and as a country that was behind the iron curtain for over 40 years, my only mental image of Eastern Europe
c
I’ve been making my way through From NAND to Tetris, a self-guided course that gives you the knowledge to go from having only a simulated NAND gate, through building a basic (simulated) CPU, all the way to writing an OS on top of your simulated hardware that can run
first-post
For a long time, I’ve wanted a place to share my thoughts, ideas, and projects with the world. Some of the world’s best thinkers have said that writing helps them clarify their thoughts and ideas. Since clearer thinking and better communication is nearly always a good thing, I