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My GitHub subscription gets cheaper every month thanks to US dollar devaluation

Linear scan register allocation on SSA

Dicing an Onion, the Mathematically Optimal Way

Winding Down

The Montana Mini-Computer (Feat. Carson Gross) [video]

How to Use Snprintf

GPT 5 completed Pokémon Red in just 6,470 steps

Gleam Gathering 2026

Have you ever noticed that people dressed better in the past?

I turned my old 3D Printer into a Robotic Camera Rig [video]

The Flower Designer

Piecework

The Microscopic Forces That Break Hearts

Why Did AC Adoption Accelerate Faster Than Predicted? Evidence from Mexico

The rising returns to R&D: Ideas are not getting harder to find

New Noise Cameras Pit Drivers of Fast Cars Against Their Neighbors

Oreos Combined with Reese's? Inside the Manhattan Project of Snacks

Build Canada

Dynasties, Selection, and Talent Allocation Among Classical Composers

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