Afterword (To avoid burying the lede, I’ve shifted my reflections to the very top of this post). The exercise that follows in this post is… Read More »Diving into CPython #1: what’s in an import (bytecode and C source code)
Some time towards the end of the semester, I made it my goal to work my way up to contributing regularly and meaningfully to CPython.… Read More »A goal to dive into CPython
A thoroughly convincing storytelling feat. I was unable to see through Sonny Liew’s trick from the very start of the book to the very end.… Read More »A nostalgic cry for a country that could have been: a review of The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
“‘In travelling, a companion, in life compassion’. So what does that really mean? In simple terms.” “I think it means that chance encounters are what… Read More »Going on a trip with Murakami: a review of Kafka on the Shore
Part of the fascination of working with mosses is the chance to see if and when the ecological rules of the large transcend the boundaries… Read More »Exploring the world of small things: a review of Gathering Moss
The SpaceMaker bot is an exploration of automating and enriching the possibilities of space delimitation in both public and private spaces.
The vast fanning out of the fates of these words will take place almost entirely in the lifeless world of pure information. Real human eyes… Read More »You, your humanity, and technology: review of You Are Not a Gadget
“What do you do?”“I try to save my home. Everything I do. For Taranoke.”“You’ve come a long way to do it.” Baru and an ilykari… Read More »An accountant’s rise to power: review of The Traitor Baru Cormorant
The great triumph, but also the great disadvantage, of personal computing technology is that one device can do everything. The natural result of using one… Read More »Small steps towards a healthy relationship with technology
I recently finished reading Pale Fire by Nabokov. While I’m still sorting out my thoughts on the book and deciding whether I should reread it… Read More »Hiding in the index: an Easter egg from Pale Fire