Stories by surprisetalk

Ascetic Computing

Parsing XML EXIF from .avif files (plus a rant)

ReKindle: Web-based dashboard for E-ink devices

Sticky corn confounded western science

Six Thinking Hats Technique: A Complete Practical Guide

Programmers will document for Claude, but not for each other

Becoming a Magician (2018)

A Survey of Inlining Heuristics

Games Between Programs: The Ruliology of Competition

Not the Same Kid

Partial static single information form

An Inside View of the Davis-Bacon Act

A Cheat Sheet for Attracting Private Sector Talent to Government

You'll never guess who made the first wireless telephone

Good

Commutator Intuition

What Columbus used instead of the North Star

Leaving No Trace: MOOP Map 2025, BLM Inspection and Solving Our Lag Bolt Problem

UX Dark Patterns and Social Media Addiction

Uncertainty Could Kill US Industrial Policy

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