Certificate Authorities and the Fragility of Internet Safety
Mistakes by CAs undermine HTTPS and safety on the internet
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C++, Complexity, and Compiler Bugs
Exploration of C++ complexity with first-hand experience of compiler bugs
Non-Specialness of Our Place in the Universe
On the large scale, the universe is the same everywhere.
Skateboarding: How Many People Ride Goofy?
Riding with your right foot forward is known as the goofy stance and is more common than would be expected!
Understanding 3D Graphics
Terms and concepts useful for starting in 3D design/modeling/graphics.
Probability: The Distribution Matters
Expected value only captures one aspect of a probability system.
Inaccessible Rail
Why is the world's smallest flightless bird called that?
Number Detective
Explaining an unexpected numerical pattern.
Double Space Court Case
A court case spends a few weeks arguing about the meaning of double space formatting.
PIDs: Creating Stable Control in Games
Using a game use-case to motivate and explain PIDs
2023 Year Review
A year of making things: "The Ump Show" and Writing.
Infinite Systems Failing in a Finite World
Infinite systems don't have to worry about behavior at the edges but finite systems do.
π in Other Universes
How the value of π depends on the definition of distance.
Intuition for Cryptography
Building an understanding of common cryptographic use-cases without delving into the deep end.
Boundaries of Predictability
Exploring the limits of predictions of physical systems and what we can learn from it.