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I do consulting on software architecture, network protocol development, python software infrastructure, streamlined cloud deployment, and open source strategy, among other nerdy things. I enjoy solvin
Today, February 14th, 2024, marks the 33rd anniversary of Lemmings, the game that transcended mere entertainment to become a cultural icon and a catalyst for Scotland’s thriving game development indus
I am happy to announce the third edition of Think Python, which will be published by O’Reilly Media later this year. You can read the online version of the book here. I’ve posted the Preface and the f
uv: Python packaging in Rust (via) “uv is an extremely fast Python package installer and resolver, written in Rust, and designed as a drop-in replacement for pip and pip-tools workflows.” From Charlie
If you feel beat after a day in the office, then you're not alone. Concentrating for long periods of time on mental tasks, like critical thinking and decision-making, can cause cognitive fatigue, whic
Trading trust The Brookings Institution did a fascinating survey series over the last five years. I have two takeways from this: The first is that focused and persistent propaganda is able to shift pu
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For venture capital, AI is expected to be the next great source of opulent investment returns. For many venture capitalists, however, AI could be an extinction event.
The big picture: Most of today’s top VCs are, almost by definition, legacy investors. They made…
The partners of European venture capital firm Plural, from left to right: Ian Hogarth, Taavet Hinrikus, Carina Namih, Sten Tamkivi and Khaled Helioui. Plural The founders of Wise, Skype and Songkick h
Back to blog PublishedJanuary 24, 2024 Update on GitHub m-ric Aymeric Roucher Jofthomas Joffrey THOMAS andrewrreed Andrew Reed TL;DR Open-source LLMs have now reached a performance level that makes th
You’ve got the skills and the drive for the job, but how old are you again? Age matters. We all know it. The trick is knowing what you’re up against, why these obstacles persist, who might be able to
Reviews Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch We are republishing this review in honor of the 10th anniversary of the passing of Roger Ebert . Read why one of our contributors chose this review here
This is part of a series of posts about decisions we’ve made at Sentry over the last 15 years. I genuinely feel we’ve been through a lot with Sentry and our learnings provide value to others. More so,
How I got rich on the other hand 2019-10-30 I don’t usually talk about money, but a friend asked me what it was like to get rich, and he wanted to know specifics, so I told him my story. I had a day j
When I started exploring code in freshman year of high school, I would’ve called it coding . Perhaps even programming . But it wasn’t computer science . What I now major in is computer science — a sim
No skill is more valuable and harder to come by than the ability to critically think through problems. Thinking through things better than others means you’ll have more free time and fewer problems. I
The internet can be bad. But mmm.page might just be good. The platform is hard to explain, but it describes itself as “Tumblr x Animal Crossing x Mii Plaza,” which is somehow more accurate than my ide
Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing? Sign up to get an email every time a new column comes out. I teach many young adults who aspire to be leaders in the private and public sectors. In their cl
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