wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage

Every now and then, #adventofcode makes me really happy. On day 1, super-simple, I got myself into a real mess and spent 20+ minutes on part 2, just messing around with special cases and off-by-ones. 😐 Today, my solution for part one was 1 keystroke away from part 2 and really fast too. Glorious.

Hello, friends! After 10(!) years of #AdventOfCode, I've made some changes to preserve my sanity: there will be 12 days of puzzles each December (still starting Dec 1) and there is no longer a global leaderboard. Read more: adventofcode.com/2025/about#f... adventofcode.com/2025/about#f...

In 2021, Jill Lepore made a fabulous podcast, analysing the phenomenon Elon Musk through the lens of the SciFi he grew up on: The Evening Rocket. In 2025, we have a new situation and a new Musk. And I'm overjoyed that Lepore did a complete redo of her work. X Man. pod.link/1591294233

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