I'm so sick of Key-Value. The most unopinionated, uninspired data model that is a pain to use for anything. They're very popular! Among database vendors. Or,...

A simple, widely used mathematical technique can finally be applied to boundlessly complex problems.

searchmysite.net - the open source search engine and search as a service for user-submitted personal and independent websites

A reanalysis of a 1919 study suggests that a separate illusion, the "horizon effect," played a bigger role in warping visual perception than dazzle paint.

The FDIV bug and release of the P6

You know when you're really jet lagged and really tired and the cogs in your head are just moving that little bit too slow? That's me right now, and the penny has just dropped that a Mailchimp phish has grabbed my credentials, logged into my account and exported…

If you haven’t heard the news, TechCrunch has a shiny new home. After years under the ownership of Yahoo -- which, in turn, is backed by Apollo Group --

Kids form fleeting memories at around 12 months, even as their brains are rapidly rewiring themselves.

The C++ standard library (also know as the STL) is, without a doubt, an astounding piece of work. Its scope, performance and incredible back...

Civil Engineer and Software Developer

The year was 2010. Ke$ha's “Tik Tok” was topping the Billboard charts. Steve Jobs has just introduced a goofy new oversized iPhone called an “iPad”. And in running forums across the internet far and wide, hoards of enthusiasts preached the gospel of a…

@jwz@mastodon.social The stats we collect for the #SpamAssassin project (mass-scan results from participating sites) have long shown that spammers are more consistent at making SPF, DKIM, and DMARC correct than are legitimate senders. DMARC in particular…

The official numbers from ACEA are out, and they confirmed that Tesla deliveries have crashed by 43% in Europe so...

Researchers from CHU Nîmes, Université Montpellier, and multiple MS centers in France have found that oral cholecalciferol in doses of 100,000 IU every two weeks significantly reduced disease activity ...

One of Samsung's CEOs, Jong-hee Han, has died due to a heart attack.

Editor's Note 1 : I have no editor. Editor’s Note 2 : I would like to assure new subscribers to this blog that most my posts are not as long as this one. Or as long as my previous one . My long break from posting here means that this piece is a collection…

An AI bubble threatens Silicon Valley, and all of us.

X’s shifting engineering leadership is still working to transform it into an ‘everything app.’

I’m happy and grateful to announce that the Marginalia Search project has been accepted for a second nlnet grant.
All the details are not yet finalized, but tentatively the grant will go toward addressing most of the items in the project roadmap for 2025.…