mndrix

Except for a few hours on Sunday, when I replace the gray shirt with a tie and white shirt, this is what I wear and carry every day.  I sele...

To my surprise, but in accordance with the Go language specification , the following code invokes Foo() in the current goroutine and then s...

I've been a fan of theoretical physics for a long time, but had never actually read Dr. Hawking's wildly popular A Brief History of ...

I just finished The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle.  It was excellent.  It's my favorite kind of speculative...

I was curious how various databases compare in terms of their total source lines of code.  For each database I cloned the source repository ...

I've been  self-hosting voice calls and SMS for a while now.  Like most Americans, I get a ridiculous number of spam calls.  The main ...

I usually drink Soylent for 2 meals every day. With the arrival of fall, I'm in the mood for some 'nog. Here's the recipe I us...