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Documentary about the story of Python
Python was conceived in the late 1980s by Guido van Rossum as a hobby project during his time at CWI in the Netherlands. Inspired by the ABC language, Guido sought to create a language that bridged the gap between C and Shell, prioritizing readability, simplicity, and ease of learning. What began as a small project… Continue reading
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Ratatouille (Movie Edition)
A vegan version of the iconic Ratatouille dish featured in the movie, based on the recipe by Thomas Kelly. It consists of thinly sliced vegetables arranged in a spiral over a rich Piperade sauce, slowly baked to bring out the flavors. Ingredients Piperade Sauce Ingredient Quantity Notes Bell Peppers 2 units Red, yellow, or orange… Continue reading
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Beef & Cheese Lasagna
A classic, rich Italian-American style lasagna featuring a deeply flavored meat sauce with sausage, beef, and mushrooms, paired with a creamy blend of high-quality ricotta, mozzarella, and parmesan cheeses. Ingredients Component Ingredients Notes Meat Sauce Italian sausage, Ground beef, Mushrooms Browned together Marinara sauce Good quality, homemade or jarred Seasoning Salt, black pepper, red chili… Continue reading
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The Nazi Enigma Machine Engineering and Decryption
This document provides a comprehensive summary of the engineering behind the Nazi Enigma machine and the heroic efforts to break its encryption during World War II. Continue reading
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Who was Eratosthenes of Cyrene
Eratosthenes of Cyrene (c. 276 BC – 194 BC) was a Greek polymath and the chief librarian at the Great Library of Alexandria. In the context of a senior engineer, he is best viewed as one of history’s first “system architects”—he didn’t just discover facts; he built the frameworks and tools to categorize the known… Continue reading
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Differences between LLM and NCM
Based on recent developments in AI research (specifically the October 2026 work from Hazy Research at Stanford), the difference between LLMs (Large Language Model) and NCM (Next-Concept Modeling) represents a fundamental shift in how models generate language—moving from “next-token” prediction to “next-concept” hierarchy. Comparison at a Glance Feature LLM (Traditional Autoregressive) NCM (Next-Concept Modeling) Core… Continue reading
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Tandem Computers: The History of NonStop Machines
Tandem Computers was founded in 1974 by James “Jimmy” Treybig after Hewlett Packard rejected his vision for a truly fault-tolerant computer. The company developed the “NonStop” line of machines, which were engineered to remain operational even in the event of hardware failure, software crashes, or human error. These systems became the invisible backbone of the… Continue reading
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Which Programming Language Can Handle the Most Users on a $12 Server?
The video documents an experiment to measure the maximum number of concurrent users a $12 VPS (1 shared CPU, 2GB RAM) could support using a simple Twitter-like API implemented in eight different programming languages. The creator established a baseline with Node.js and compared it against others using a standardized workload (approx. 0.1 requests/sec per user)… Continue reading
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The Last Generation of Programmers
The video explores the evolution of programming, arguing that we are currently witnessing a fundamental shift in the nature of the profession. Historically, programming has been the act of translating vague human desires into precise machine instructions. While various tools (Fortran, COBOL, No-Code) have repeatedly “predicted” the end of programmers, they actually increased software demand… Continue reading
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Gödel, Escher, Bach an Eternal Golden Braid
I will break this down by the book’s structural logic, its theoretical core, and a pragmatic critique of its conclusions. 1. The Thesis: The Emergence of Mind The central objective of GEB is to explain how consciousness—the “I”—emerges from mindless components. Hofstadter’s hypothesis is that the mind is a Strange Loop: a hierarchical system that,… Continue reading