The ‘100% Lisp’ Fallacy: Why Lisp-only Editors Don’t Ensure Extensibility
TL;DR Claims that an editor is fully extensible because it’s written and scripted in Lisp overlook platform and runtime boundaries.…
Public Domain Day 2026: Key 20th-Century Works Enter the Commons
TL;DR On January 1, 2026, a fresh group of books, images, films and music moved into the public domain in…
Using WebAssembly to Build Python Extension Modules Without Native Toolchains
TL;DR WebAssembly can act as a language-agnostic extension mechanism for Python, letting authors ship architecture-independent Wasm blobs inside Python packages.…
Straussian Memes: A lens on layered messaging and social self-stabilization
TL;DR A Straussian meme conveys related but distinct meanings to different audiences using a stratified, self-reinforcing structure. The concept explains…
Can Bundler Match uv’s Speed? Analyzing Bottlenecks and Fixes
TL;DR A recent investigation compared Bundler's performance to uv and examined lessons from uv's design. The author argues many speed…
Straussian Memes: How Multi-Level Messaging Enables Mass Persuasion
TL;DR A post on LessWrong coins 'Straussian Meme' for messages that carry different, related meanings to audiences of varying readiness.…
A silly diffuse shading model: quadratic remap to avoid black flats
TL;DR The post examines the visual problem caused by the classic Lambertian term max(0, L·N), which leaves surfaces facing away…
Exploring Whether Bundler Can Match uv’s Package Installation Speed
TL;DR A Ruby developer revisited why uv is much faster than many package managers and examined which of uv’s design…
MIT OCW: Street-Fighting Mathematics — Course Readings and Textbook (2008)
TL;DR MIT OpenCourseWare hosts the readings for the January IAP 2008 offering of 18.098, Street-Fighting Mathematics. The course page lists…
Why Prefer Textfiles? A 2010 Discussion and Reader Comments on the Topic
TL;DR The source is a record for an item titled "Why Prefer Textfiles? (2010)" hosted at textfiles.com. The full article…