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I wrote ryg_rans in 2014. I still regularly get questions and patch submissions from people who want to use it as a library. That is not what it’s for! ryg_rans is not a library, never was. It’s a toy implementation of an algorithm whose...
A reader recently sent me a message asking: "How are you able to publish blog posts and raw notes so fast? What's your setup like, and are you using some background automation or API?" It's a great question. When people see someone...
Hello Toronto!
I was saddened by the recent news that Joanna Pettet had died. In the Comfort TV era she was a frequent guest star on several quality shows and was always memorable regardless of her role. To me she was television’s equivalent to the...
Total Copenhagen vibes.
Finished reading: Firestarter by Stephen King 📚 I know a lot of Stephen King books are considered scary, but so many of them, including this one, make me sad. Compulsively readable as King always is.
It’s a bit annoying that the most amazing bike path, only 10min away is a little on the dangerous side to bike to in the city, but this is how we roll.
Here’s some nice news to start the week: The Shattering Peace is a finalist for the Dragon Award this year, in the category of Science Fiction Novel. Also in the category: The Faith of Beasts by James S.A. CoreyRadiant Star by Ann...
If you have followed this blog long enough you will know that I am an unabashed fan of the life and work of Nassim Nicholas Taleb, pugilistic social media presence and all. There is no simple way to summarize why — this post from the...
The four-post thread starts here. The article that was linked in the second post isn't quite a gift link because you need to have a Washington Post account to read it, and Jeff Bezos sucks. Thankfully, archive.ph exists, so if you want...
@cheriecreationstruck This is just absolutely stunning.
Two friends, upon learning that I wanted to get into Clarice Lispector, advised me not to start with Near to the Wild Heart. Having now finished the book, I think I understand why. The two parallels that come to mind — less in terms of...
Being honest, last week was a mostly uneventful one. I continued reading "The Last Continent" by Terry Pratchett. This is one I've been looking forward to for a long time and it hasn't let me down. Strewth, the parody of Australia is...
Brennan wrote about phoneblogging and I have thoughts! Mostly: If you took away my tablet and laptop so I had only my phone it would make no difference to my blogging or any other writing output. I almost exclusively phoneblog. If I'm on...
Words: Chris Arnsby 25/07/1991 Mark Goodier: “Hi. Good evening. Welcome to the UK’s number one hit music show, Top of the Pops with stereo sound on Radio 1FM. We’ve got Danni Minogue on tonight, we have Cher, we also have OMD, and we...