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A Descent Rabbit Hole: From Nostalgia to Source Code Analysis

Frank Krueger (@praeclarum) posted a fun fact on X: "Fun fact: Descent didn't use 3D file formats per se. Instead, 3D models were compiled as x86 assembler doing draw commands." That sent me down a...

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February 7, 2026
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Creating Tools for Representative Test Data

There's a conversation I've had with project managers many times over the decades. It usually starts when an ask for time in the plan to either source realistic test data or build a tool that...

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January 29, 2026
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Stochastic Parrots Are a Good Thing

If you've used ChatGPT or Claude, you've probably noticed something odd. Ask the same question twice, and you get different answers....

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January 28, 2026
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Support Query on Source Code

If you are already using coding agents, the following video may be pretty ho-hum, no big deal. However, I'm still blown away by how quickly we've come to the point where I can get a support query,...

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January 6, 2026
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Power Tools Analogy for Coding Agents

A couple of months back, I started experimenting with Claude Code. When I get deeply into a task or technical concept, my brain starts pattern matching outside of that scope....

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December 27, 2025
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Project Soli and Multimodal Interaction Futures

June 2015 focused on analyzing Google's Project Soli announcement and exploring how radar-based gesture recognition could integrate with visual touch concepts to create more robust multimodal...

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June 30, 2015
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