Hello.
So, I'm finally going to put some content on here. Hopefully it can keep you informed of what I am working on or thinking about at a given moment.
Later.
I don't understand how anybody could do any type of technical job without a programmable editor. I would get so frustrated without my Vim configuration.
Here is a page that gathers together information about space flight and the mechanics behind it. The author published it after wanting to write a rocket launch simulation. This will supplement the Fundamentals of Astrodynamics book (by Bate, Mueller, and White; Dover Publications, Inc.) I have quite nicely.
In case you ever need your program to communicate with little children.
Link: Date::Format::Baby and Acme::Time::Baby
This is a rather interesting article in light of news that Google may undergo an antitrust investigation by the F.T.C. It is from November of last year, but it may become more relevant soon.
Personally, whenever I use Google, I completely skip over the "special" results. DuckDuckGo's zero-click results suit me much better.
This list is like List of unusual deaths except with just inventors, scientists, mathematicians, and engineers.
I particularly found the story of Fred Cuny the most interesting.
Eric Allman (the author of Sendmail) talks about when to apply the Robustness Principle in ACM Queue.
This essay is an interesting look into the importance of learning grammar. In summary, learning grammar is all about developing the ability to convey ideas without ambiguity from abstractions in our minds to words that can be read by others. Furthermore, the reason for language's complex constructions is that they are necessary to explain complex relationships.
One thing about grammar that is rarely brought up in the classroom is that the process of writing is not for the writer, but for the reader; improper sentence construction can be confusing and distracting. So, do your readers a favour and make sure that they spend their time thinking about your ideas rather than trying to extricate your meaning. Now, I'm not for linguistic prescriptivism, but playing the descriptivist card is no excuse for poor grammar. Again, the rules are there for your readers. You must match your writings with the standard grammar of your audience so that they can understand you.
By the way, the argument that grammar and logic are linked reminds me of the trivium system.
One of the intriguing properties of Rube Goldberg machines is just how much potential energy is used and how difficult they are to setup again. I won't give it away, but the ending gives quite a spectacular view of this monstrosity.