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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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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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Savic Motorcycles

I only started engaging with LinkedIn recently and encountered posts by or about Dennis Savic and Savic Motorcycles. I reposted a few of these posts on LinkedIn recently and thought it best to...

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November 12, 2025
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Wording Habits

It’s just the way of the world, but clients and potential clients of software development often use particular wording in order to imply that some work should be very inexpensive to complete....

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February 14, 2011
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First 5 minutes with a Kindle DX

I purchased a Kindle DX and just got it today. The unboxing experience was interesting in that it had a few of the typical peel off tabs that are typical with gadgets and electronic equipment....

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February 7, 2011
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Inline Hockey

This post is a break from the usual software development heavy content and is about inline hockey. My son Benjamin was in the 11 and under age group representing Western Australia and played in the...

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October 18, 2010
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Testing Posterous Integration

Man, I haven't blogged for a while and actually want to get back into it. Being a developer by nature as well as by profession, I often get into the rut of not letting people know what Torq has being...

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August 12, 2010
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Blogger FTP Frustrations

I haven't been able to publish a blog post for a three or so weeks now because of a problem in the Blogger FTP publishing operation....

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May 31, 2007
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