Nike’s Crisis and the Economics of Brand Decay: How Advantage Erodes
TL;DR Nike reported a steep revenue slide and weakening digital metrics in 2025 after strategic shifts that pared back wholesale…
How a Last-Minute Typo in Street Fighter II’s ‘World Warrior’ Logo Was Fixed
TL;DR Three days before Street Fighter II shipped, lead graphic designer Akiman found the subtitle misspelled as "World Warrier." Because…
The Gentle Seduction (1989) — Archived page with comments; full text unavailable
TL;DR A web page titled "The Gentle Seduction (1989)" is listed on Skyhunter but the full article text is not…
Reassessing Tony Hoare’s ‘Billion Dollar Mistake’ for Null Pointers
TL;DR The author revisits Tony Hoare’s label of null references as a “billion dollar mistake,” arguing the claim is hyperbolic…
How a Christmas beach moment with my partner changed Google Photos use
TL;DR During a Christmas beach trip in India, the author learned a little-known Google Photos shortcut from their partner that…
Was It Really a Billion Dollar Mistake? Reassessing Null Pointer Costs and Trade-offs
TL;DR The author revisits Tony Hoare’s “billion-dollar mistake” label for null pointers and argues that null dereferences are among the…
FreeBSD Home NAS, Part 3: WireGuard VPN, Linux Peers & Routing
TL;DR The author continues building a home NAS on FreeBSD 14.3 by adding a WireGuard VPN to link an office…
Maybe Comments Should Explain ‘What’ — Rethinking Comments in Code
TL;DR A blog post challenges the common rule that comments should only explain why, arguing there are situations where comments…