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I also sound cranky a lot lately when complaining about loud or unwelcome sounds in public spaces. So this project (and your comment) resonates with me. Also yes, hiking with a blu…

I shared a meal with Rob Reiner at the San Jose airport many years ago. What a wonderful, generous person.

I liked the interview question that I got when interviewing at YouTube in 2015. Discuss what would cause a Python interpreter to crash. Not a program written in Python, but the int…

I listen to a fair number of podcasts. The Accidental Tech Podcast is my favorite by a mile.

Part of the reason this got a good response is due to Ned himself. nedbat@ has a great reputation in several communities. Also he showed his homework. And then posted with a good, …

The author of this article wrote one of my all time favorite books, _The Making of the Atomic Bomb_. Hr tells the story of the Manhattan Project incredibly well. The sequel, _Dark …

I cross-post tweets to FB with this app: https://apps.facebook.com/twitter/ . I wish it had a way not cross-post everything , i.e. with a #nofb tag, but my volume isn't high enough…

Nice talk Keith. Honest, clear, and informative. Thanks.

I love the attention to detail Ned.

I got bit by your site recently too. The way that flow is designed feels like it was designed to be deceptive. I was embarassed when I found out that you'd spammed a bunch of my co…

I don't necessarily think this is a bad thing. For Stanford's database class that just finished we had 64 thousand register, but only 20,000 actually do some work, and then close t…