93% of Paint Splatters are Valid Perl Programs (discussed on Hacker News) made me laugh, it is the kind of high-quality trolling that the field of computer science could definitely use more of. It is actually a scientific paper accepted by the SIGBOVIK 2019 conference, and that is glorious. In this …
I am here to talk to you non-believers about The Wisdom of James Mickens. At least those of you who are software developers or would vaguely identify yourselves as “computer scientists”, whatever that might mean. James Mickens offers his timeless insights for free, because he loves you …
My favorite internet find of the day: Ten weird things you can buy online (and why you would) TLDR, you can buy online: books by the foot ($60 per foot in case you were wondering), for when you want to look intellectual by having filled bookshelves human milk (makes sense) private islands (of …
The Silicon Valley is such a weird place. I’ve never been, but from everything I hear, many people and companies there have really strange ideas about the world. Sometimes it’s entertaining, but on some fundamental level, also very sad. The stereotypical example would be something like a …