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In this web content, the author discusses the current direction of math education in the United States, particularly in California and Cambridge, Massachusetts. They express frustration with the “progressive” approach to math education, which includes delaying the teaching of subjects like algebra in the name of equality. The author argues that this approach is misguided […]
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In this web content, the author shares their insights on the connection between improvisational theatre and consulting work. They have written a five-part series that explores various aspects of this connection. The first chapter focuses on the idea that the office is a theatre for work, emphasizing the importance of performance in modern knowledge work. […]
Large language models like ChatGPT have become a popular tool for obtaining information and solving problems, potentially replacing the need for searching the web or asking for help from others. However, this convenience comes at a cost. By interacting privately with these models, users are reducing the availability of publicly accessible human-generated data and knowledge […]
In a podcast interview with author John Higgs, he discusses the concept of not wasting your midlife crisis. Higgs admires artists like David Lynch who create their own place in the world through their work. He explains the idea of “niche creation” in ecology, where a species acts in the world and creates the environment […]
Create your next IoT project with the Arduino Nano ESP32. This tiny board combines the accessibility of the Arduino ecosystem with the power of the ESP32-S3 microcontroller. The Nano ESP32 opens up new opportunities for making at all levels, whether you want to build a remote door lock system, an interactive toy, or a smart […]
This web content is about the implementation of the “strlcpy” and “strlcat” functions, which are soon to be added to POSIX under the Austin Group issue 986. The implementation of “strlcat” includes a feature where it does not raise a “SIGABRT” signal if the destination buffer does not contain a null terminator. Instead, it inherits […]
The Drivers Cooperative, a driver-owned ride-hailing platform, is experiencing significant growth and is on track to break even financially. The company has a new app and has been selected as the official transportation partner for Juneteenth NY. Shaun Beckles, operations manager at The Drivers Cooperative, appreciates the human aspect of the job and values the […]
Hollywood is at a standstill as actors join the writers’ strike in demand for better residual pay and protection against the use of their voices and images by artificial intelligence. Studio executives have shown resistance to these demands, with Disney’s CEO labeling them as unrealistic and using harsh tactics to prolong the strike. However, they […]
Coroutines are a concurrency pattern that allows for concurrency without parallelism. Unlike traditional function calls, coroutines run concurrently on different stacks, allowing for shared data among themselves without races. The post explains the concept of coroutines using examples in Lua and Python. It also discusses the differences between coroutines, threads, and generators. The author argues […]
In the past, the distribution of value in technology waves has varied between startups and incumbents. The first internet wave saw most of the value going to startups like Google and Amazon, with a smaller share going to incumbents like Microsoft and Apple. In the mobile wave, incumbents like Apple and Google captured most of […]