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https://www.stuckinabook.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Aug2026.mp3 It’s episode 24 of the podcast I do with my twin brother, and as always we cover all the most important issues of the day. Enjoyyyy
Portuguese There's an old pomegranate tree in my house. It's almost as old as my mother. It was already thirty years old when I was born. I didn't know pomegranates were expensive. I ate them as they grew on the tree. It is an inherent...
Inglês Na minha casa tem um velho pé de romã. Ele é quase tão velho quanto a minha mãe. Já tinha seus trinta anos quando eu nasci. Eu não sabia que romã era algo caro, eu comia sempre que dava no pé. Essa árvore é parte inerente da minha...
I've recently become something of a tea junkie. I've always liked tea, but rarely did I ever go farther than a simple tea bag, which is basically the instant coffee of the tea world. If you asked me if I preferred coffee or tea, I'd...
Technical Debt in the AI Era discusses technical debt in the context of AI-augmented software development and the Tech Debt Manifesto.
This is a very solid movie. I really enjoyed it the whole way through and would happily watch it again.
HBM, or High Bandwidth Memory, stacks multiple DRAM dies on top of a base die. The dies interface with each other via TSVs, while the base die talks with whatever compute die is using the memory via an interposer. Increasing bandwidth...
Recently the Phillies have been fun to watch again. They are suddenly hitting and being patient rather than either swinging at junk pitches way out of the zone or watching strike 3 right down the middle. Their defense has been better...
I’m in Portland’s Oregonian today on the topic of the budget crisis affecting TriMet, the region’s transit agency. If you’ve arrived from the link on that article, welcome! This blog’s resources to help you understand transit issues are...
Went to the beach between downpours. I had already finished a roll of film so I was back to my iPhone for photos. I have the post-process filters set how I like them so even though they don’t quite have the personality of the real Fuji...
Much of my inspiration comes from Sweden these days, and last summer this included a lightweight green hammock slung between trees. I came across it during a walk in the Uddavalla district - specifically the nature reserve at...
Zwischen den Bäumen öffnet sich der Blick auf die Ostseeküste von Aegna Wer während einer Städtereise nach Tallinn auch Natur erleben möchte, denkt schnell an den Lahemaa-Nationalpark. Mir war der Ausflug dorthin ohne Mietwagen...
Another Monday Message Board. Post comments on any topic. Civil discussion and no coarse language please. Side discussions and idees fixes to the sandpits, please. I’m now using Substack as a blogging platform, and for my monthly email...
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Special functions often have arcane names that not very helpful without some context. The previous post goes into some reasons for this. This post will expand on a point at the end of the post about “modified” functions. Things are given...