Journal of a Programmer
Short notes and essays about stuff that interests me (mostly technical stuff).
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My Backpacking Trips with Mike
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Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Sailing Rigs by Randall Munroe
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I got a kick out of XKCD 3193 , it definitely hits that sweet spot that happens when you walk a certain side alley of trivia just a few s...
Wednesday, December 31, 2025
S&P 500 is a Market-Cap Weighted Index
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It's that time of year, when pundits look back at the last 12 months and try to say something meaningful. It's striking how t...
Thursday, December 18, 2025
NIL and the LU Oaklanders
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I routinely go for bicycle rides that take me past the old Oakland Raiders headquarters, which is about 1.5 miles from my house. I ha...
Sunday, December 14, 2025
Baldur's Gate 3 is amazing!
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Of course, you already knew that BG3 is amazing. Everybody knew it. Even I knew it. But somehow I had waited 2 years to actually inst...
Monday, November 24, 2025
Not only is this the most beautiful XKCD post of all time, ...
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... it is the most beautiful webcomic ever posted anywhere on the web by anyone.
Saturday, November 22, 2025
The ouroboros is preparing to close the loop.
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My blogging software suggested that it would be glad to allow the AI to write my blog from now on.
NTSB video explaining why the Dali lost control
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18 months ago, in March 2024, the MV Dali crashed into the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore Harbor . The National Transportation...
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