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A collection of musings on deeply technical topics distilled through the lens of contemporary cultural analogies
Festivus Airing of Grievances: My Performance Pet Peeves
“Welcome, newcomers. The tradition of Festivus begins with the airing of grievances. I got a lot of problems with you people! And now you’re gonna hear about it!” Frank Costanza from SEINFELD Holiday season is finally upon us! A time
How to Deter or Disarm TLB Shootdowns
This month marks the 140th Anniversary of the “Gunfight at the O.K. Corral” between the Earps and the Cowboys. Legend has it this conflict started from the outlaws’ violation of a city ordinance to hand over firearms while inside city
Cracking Down on Unsanctioned Cache Ping-Pong Games
The late Kimbo Slice gained initial fame beating up rival tough guys in backyard brawls in the early aughts. Current UFC star Jorge Masvidal’s career launched in a similar fashion. Millions have enjoyed watching their street fight videos over the
“Noisy Neighbor Effect” and Ways of Handling It
Maybe you’re in your dorm room studying for mid-terms while there’s a loud party going on next door. Or you’re a homeowner on the brink of rocking your newborn to sleep when the dysfunctional couple next door decides to take
Game of Low Latency
As a kid I might’ve been willing to fight you for criticizing any Bruce Lee movie. As an adult with a more refined fanaticism, I can now admit that his final film, Game of Death, sucks. In Lee’s defense, though,
Skip the Line with Intel DDIO
“There are never any shortcuts, and anyone who tells you there’s a shortcut is blowing smoke.” — Malcolm Gladwell (Journalist & Author) “Malcolm Gladwell says it takes 10,000 hours to master something. This is [nonsense]. Total, utter [nonsense].” — James
CPU Benchmarks and Bad Tinder Dates
“You’re not perfect, sport. And let me save you the suspense. This girl you’ve met, she isn’t perfect either. But the question is whether or not you’re perfect for each other.” — GOOD WILL HUNTING (1997) It’s comin’! That season
Beat Einstellung Effect with Shift Left Performance
“When I started making music, I knew nothing about making music. I didn’t know any music theory; I didn’t know where C was on the piano. Since then, I’ve studied music. I used my new knowledge to create “Wu-Tang Forever”