Global Inequality...
To be young, perchance to dream
A review of Miloš Vojinović's “The political ideas of the Young Bosnia”
22 hours ago
A review of Miloš Vojinović's “The political ideas of the Young Bosnia”
Ken Shirriff's blog
Intel's $475 million error: the silicon behind the Pentium division bug
In 1993, Intel released the high-performance Pentium processor, the start of the long-running...
23 hours ago
In 1993, Intel released the high-performance Pentium processor, the start of the long-running Pentium line.
The Pentium had many improvements over the previous processor, the Intel 486, including a faster floating-point division algorithm.
A year later, Professor Nicely, a number...
Working Theorys
Writing Wrapped
I published 52 pieces this year (plus favorite tweets and an essay from the vault).
16 hours ago
I published 52 pieces this year (plus favorite tweets and an essay from the vault).
African History...
The Meroitic script and the documents of ancient Kush (ca. 300BC-450CE)
The Meroitic writing system of the kingdom of Kush is one of the best-known, yet most enigmatic...
3 hours ago
The Meroitic writing system of the kingdom of Kush is one of the best-known, yet most enigmatic scripts of the ancient world.
Trying to Understand...
Le Missile passera toujours ... mais qui est prêt à l’admettre ?
Another of my essays in French.
4 hours ago
Another of my essays in French.
Confessions of a...
Linux Context Switching Internals: Part 1 - Process State and Memory
How does the Linux kernel represent processes and their state: A breakdown of task_struct and...
10 minutes ago
How does the Linux kernel represent processes and their state: A breakdown of task_struct and mm_struct
GeoCurrents
The Cook Islands: Seeking Independence and Sovereignty, Or Already Independent and Sovereign?
In late December 2024, the government of the Cook Islands, an autonomous Polynesian polity in “free...
2 hours ago
In late December 2024, the government of the Cook Islands, an autonomous Polynesian polity in “free association” with New Zealand, announced plans to introduce its own national passports and citizenship. Currently, Cook Islanders are citizens of New Zealand while being considered...
Koos Looijesteijn
How to get good at anything creative
18 hours ago
Moneyness
Someone is wrong on the internet about the SWIFT network
There's a chart that has been circulating for a while now on social media that shows payments...
yesterday
There's a chart that has been circulating for a while now on social media that shows payments traffic on SWIFT, a key global financial messaging network. Below is a version from the Economist, but I've seen other versions too.
Source: The Economist
When banks make...
journal – Winnie Lim
chiang mai’s scenes of creativity
Chiang Mai is a city that is buzzing with creative energy, though I am not sure why. Is it the long...
yesterday
Chiang Mai is a city that is buzzing with creative energy, though I am not sure why. Is it the long history of their hill tribes and their crafts? I thought I’ll...
The Ruffian
Best of The Ruffian 2024
Catch-up service:
yesterday
Blog System/5
Revisiting the NetBSD build system
I recently picked up an embedded project in which I needed to build a highly customized full system...
yesterday
I recently picked up an embedded project in which I needed to build a highly customized full system image with minimal boot times and NetBSD was the best choice for it. Let's look at why its build system helps.
SatPost by Trung...
11 Best Things of 2024
My favourite book, film, podcast, quote, meme, purchase and more for the year.
yesterday
My favourite book, film, podcast, quote, meme, purchase and more for the year.
McMansion Hell
on neuschwanstein castle (part 1)
This is an essay in two parts.
Neuschwanstein Concept Drawing by the stage designer (!!) Christian...
yesterday
This is an essay in two parts.
Neuschwanstein Concept Drawing by the stage designer (!!) Christian Jank (1869).
There exist in architecture clear precedents to the McMansion that have nothing to do with suburban real estate. This is because “McMansionry” (let’s say) has many...
somethingaboutmaps
Journey’s End
Nearly five years ago, I completed a project that, to my mind, remains the most significant of my...
2 days ago
Nearly five years ago, I completed a project that, to my mind, remains the most significant of my cartographic career: An Atlas of Great Lakes Islands, manually printed in cyanotype, with a hand-stitched binding. I wanted to share this project with all of you, but there were only...
lcamtuf’s thing
Against the hydraulic analogy
The most popular tool for teaching electronics makes the trade harder to learn.
2 days ago
The most popular tool for teaching electronics makes the trade harder to learn.
IEEE Spectrum
Video Friday: Unitree Talent Awakening
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE...
2 days ago
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.
ICRA 2025: 19–23 May 2025, ATLANTA,...
A Collection of...
Gap Week: December 27, 2024 (Year in Review)
Hey folks! Year is coming to a close, so once again I’m going to offer a bit of an end-of-year...
2 days ago
Hey folks! Year is coming to a close, so once again I’m going to offer a bit of an end-of-year reflection on the state of the project, along with a brief ‘what’s on the stove’ coverage of what may be coming up. Also, here’s a cat picture: In terms of the project itself, 2024 was,...
Paolo Amoroso's...
A brief experience with the Cardputer uLisp Machine
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