Episode 13: State, Bugs, and Program Behavior, or Why the Same Code Acts Different After Lunch
The same code can act polite in the morning and feral by afternoon. Episode 13 explains state, side effects, and …
1st Through 4th Reich? Or, How History Ended Up with the Weirdest Numbering System in Europe
The 1st through 4th Reich question sounds tidy until you realize the numbering was part history, part myth, and part…
Episode 11: Mandaeism, or How to Keep the River in the Story
A tiny ancient religion, sacred rivers, stubborn survival, and one of history’s …
Episode 54: Remedios Varo, or How to Build a Mystic Machine and Quietly Outweird Everybody
Remedios Varo turned science, dreams, exile, and occult mischief into …
The Open Road: 10 Reasons to Ride a Motorcycle on a Beautiful Spring Day in Florida
Florida spring, open road, and 10 very good reasons to ride before the heat returns and turns your soul into humid soup…
Graph Theory Episode 5: Distributed Systems, Service Graphs, and the Fine Art of Not Taking Down Production
One failed service, ten surprised neighbors: Graph Theory Episode 5 turns distributed systems into …
The Rough Riders, or How America Sent a Cowboy Mood Board to War
The Rough Riders were part battlefield reality, part media legend, and all-…
Episode 10: Judaism, or How to Survive for Millennia While Arguing With Great Style
Judaism in one thoughtful, funny, …
Episode 12: Testing and Reliability, or Why “It Worked Once” Is Not a Career Strategy
Testing is where software stops asking for …