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I've been working on making C++ programs faster for a long time. Most of the popular profilers for this job use a method called "sampling" to measure how well a program is doing. I…

The Wright brothers were incredible engineers, and a twisting wing made sense for their design. For high efficiency, a stiff wing is a must. Nowadays active stability systems make …

I was peripherally involved with a similar project a few years ago. They got bought out by Facebook. This was before Aquila. There’s a good reason why most airplanes look and behav…

This handbook simply explains how we work. It has been one of the most important things we've ever made.

The security on this website is fantastic. They have disabled the use of the arrow keys to scroll the content of their pages. This must obviously be due to a previously unknown att…

It is time to revise my reliable rule for estimating software projects. It served me well for many years. But it does not cover all important cases.

Requiring calorie-heavy diets to carry out their punishing workloads, [the Irish impoverished tenant farmers] were soon consuming between 40 and 60 potatoes every day.

Damn! I feel like I just hit the mother lode with this website.

I share this sentiment. First I try to figure out their monetization strategy. Not finding it is a red flag unless it is obviously a small side project. Then I try to figure out wh…

Many years ago I had a two-week reservation at a nice looking Best Western. When I tried to check-in they told me the room was not available, but they had another hotel nearby wher…

My mom does not use the internet. She is 87. We’ve tried to teach her to use email. Once you explain the process at her level of technology, you realize how complicated to use it r…