On the dual interpretations of data and computation, and a comparison of Clojure macros to Haskell monads.

If you search for examples of creating a seeded (pseudo)Random number generator, you will run into stuff like this (specific example https://indiegamr.com/generate-repeatable-random-numbers-in-js/):...

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Quite possibly the dumbest project I've ever undertaken, this was an odyssey but well worth it in the end. It's hard to fully explain the depth of the rabbit…

Scientists are calling for tighter restrictions on PFAS which persist in the environment for years.

Climate from Space web application for data visualisation, storytelling and public engagement

Speed up development with this little trick.

Assassin's Creed 2, Far Cry 3, and the most recent Prince of Persia game are all having their online features decommissioned.

So, apropos of nothing in particular, let’s say you wish to communicate privately with someone you’ve not communicated with privately before, for whatever reason you might have. And, wa…

How to integrate a trackpoint in a mechanical keyboard - alonswartz/trackpoint

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On August 6th, 1961, a former US spy plane, which had been turned into a passenger plane crashed in Budapest, killing 30 people. But how did it end up in Hungary, and why did it crash?

The state-of-the-art image restoration model without nonlinear activation functions. - megvii-research/NAFNet

I created Papers, Please in 2013 specifically for desktop computers with mouse control. Now, here, in 2022, desktop computers no longer exist and all computing is done via handheld mobile telephone. Time to update this dinosaur.
These thousands of words and…