23 September 2022

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Simplifying switcheroos | BryceWray.com

Although I’m unsure of its value beyond my own brain, here’s a tale of how I made it easier to continue as a migratory nerd.

Using GPT-3 to pathfind in random graphs

I wondered how GPT-3 might do on the following problem: given a partially-connected graph, find a path between two nodes, or determine that no path exists. I wrote some code to automate generating …

So you want to hire some engineers?

It should go without saying that one of the most important—and most challenging—responsibilities of an engineering manager is hiring. In a recent survey of 581 tech founders and executives1: 62% say it takes 4 months or more to hire top product and engineeri…

Drone CI with Podman

I run Drone CI for a longer period now with Docker. Because I decided to switch for multiple reasons from Docker to Podman, this setup had to be changed a bit. In this blog post, I want to cover how to install Podman and how to set up Drone so that it works wi…

The road to Zettalinux

Nobody should need more memory than a 64-bit pointer can address — or so developers tend to think. The range covered by a pointer of that size seems to be nearly infinite. During the Kernel Summit track at the 2022 Linux Plumbers Conference, Matthew Wilcox t…

JuneteenthConf Office Hours March 23, 2022

In the first weekly JuneteenthConf Office Hours, Michael shares his observations on tech companies using algorithm challenges to interview candidates.

The 4 things it takes to be an expert

Which experts have real expertise? This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a y...

reading through the OCaml compiler: Part 1

I found this web page (https://htzh.github.io/browse-ocaml/) that allows you to easily browse the source code of the OCaml compiler. I decided to take a dive...

Friday Facts #370 - The journey to Nintendo Switch | Factorio

We have a long history of trying to bring Factorio to other platforms, including consoles and mobile phones (not including April Fools). We even worked with some external companies, but the projects never even got to the point where they would run technically,…

GA Week 2022: what you may have missed

We made a lot of new products Generally Available this week, so in case you missed it, here’s a recap

We Need New Motherboards Before GPUs Collapse Under Their Own Gravity

You can't have a 4-slot GPU. You just can't. We have finally left sanity behind, with nvidia's 4000 series cards yielding a “clown car” of absurd GPU designs, as GamersNexus put it. These cards are so huge they need “GPU Support Sticks”, which are an actual re…

Testing orthographic voxel caching (120 fps emulation)

I was working on caching orthographic renders of voxels as 2D sprites. This technique is very fast and has a distinctive oldschool look, with weird perspecti...

Code Maze Weekly #140 - Code Maze

Issue #140 of the Code Maze weekly. Check out what’s new this week and enjoy the read. .NET and C# Top Picks How to take an ASP.NET Core website “Down for maintenance” [www.thereformedprogrammer.net] If you ever need to take the site offline for maintenance, h…

Weekly Update 314

Back From an Amazing Wedding; The Optus Breach; The TAP Air Portugal Breach; iPhone 14 Pro Max; Apple Watch Ultra

Weekly Update 314

Back From an Amazing Wedding; The Optus Breach; The TAP Air Portugal Breach; iPhone 14 Pro Max; Apple Watch Ultra

The sum of all knowledge

Last week my mother died. After we put her urn into the ground next to my father’s we went back to their flat to talk about next steps and dividing up their belongings amongst us three children. One thing I immediately called dibs on were my father’s two books…

The 4 things it takes to be an expert

Which experts have real expertise? This video is sponsored by Brilliant. The first 200 people to sign up via https://brilliant.org/veritasium get 20% off a y...

Discovery Unlocks Potential of 'Special' Muscle

The soleus muscle in the calf can do big things to improve the metabolic health in the rest of your body if activated correctly. Now UH researchers are pioneering the “soleus pushup” which elevates muscle metabolism for hours, even while sitting.

Make It "Pop"

In the Effects category, I'll be discussing some of the myriad special effects used in games.Additive blending and glare, when overused, can make a game look...

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