Journal
Notes on programming, infrastructure and the craft of connecting systems. Writing that does not belong in the portfolio.
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The longest-lived 5×5 pattern in the Game of Life is a rabbit in disguise
An exhaustive search of all 3,956,995 5×5 patterns in Conway's Game of Life: the record is 17,466 generations, and it hides a well-known methuselah, Rabbits.
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A simple formula that demystifies 3D graphics
How x' = x/z and y' = y/z turn a three-dimensional point into a 2D drawing: the 3D Cartesian plane explained, with the intuition, the proof and a demonstration.
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The Dead Internet theory vs survivorship bias
We only notice the AI-written texts that give themselves away. The ones that pass unnoticed are exactly the ones nobody counts.
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Portefólio, portfólio or portifólio? Spelling “portfolio” in Portuguese
Why the European Portuguese spelling portefólio fits the language's syllable structure, and the Brazilian portfólio does not.
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Developer and designer portfolios for inspiration
Nine developer and designer portfolios worth a visit, from accessible minimalism to Windows 95.
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Built-in Chrome AI: making the assistant remember the conversation
How to give Chrome's built-in Gemini Nano conversation context with the ctrl23 sequence. A 2024 post about an API that has since been replaced.