People, not numbers
Statistics blind us to the importance of individuals.
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Embrace the suck
Wrap your arms around it and dance.
Types vs. datatypes vs. typeclasses in Haskell
I learned the words type, datatype, and typeclass in rapid succession while reading Haskell Programming from First Principles. Here’s how they are different.
“Create more, consume less” is an oversimplification
The common phrase “create more, consume less” is overly reductive and ignores the meaningful differences between forms of consumption.
Using the (function …) target in org-capture
The missing documentation for using the (function function-finding-location) target in org-capture templates.
Instinctual Politics
Humans are evolutionarily hard-wired to stick to our guns.
The Fun Scale
There’s a 3-value “fun scale” that I love.
Thoughts on Bulgaria
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 co...
Tracking down a segfault in malloc_consolidate()
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, th...
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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...
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