what i've been reading (31)
hamlet, stack protectors, armchair psychology, and a giant troll
media
kenneth branagh interview on hamlet - he knew he was creating something to brag to his great grandkids about. the playwright probably deserves some credit
the charter vs disney saga has resolved for now. cable tv will come with disney plus at no added cost. eventually, cable tv is just going to be a bundle of all the streaming services, plus nfl sunday ticket, purchased separately. primary source
security
gcc stack protectors don’t quite work on arm64. oops. on an unrelated note, make sure you write tests.
palo alto networks plans to build a comprehensive, real-time security platform. they are the most valuable security company, but building a platform is hard. unfortunately, security solutions too often have little overlap. and chatgpt isn’t enough to make executing the vision trivial.
data breaches don’t hurt stock prices, but cleaning up the fallout still costs tens of millions.
psychology
elon musk - also the comments - armchair psychologists are obsessed with speculating about why elon acts like elon. surely they are all wrong.
skill plateaus - most people stop getting better at a task after some time - it is only partially attributable to diminishing returns from practice.
cool tech
find my cat - after tracking all your friends and all your cats, sneak a tracker onto the neighbor’s cat. open-source project to stalk furry friends.
a camera, without any sensors - we like fun things. this is fun.
fun
diy art forgery - i only successfully forged 60% of the mona lisa. :(
if you are in austin with me: build the giant troll. please and thank you.
