I'm a philomath (many interests; call it polymath-wanna-be) professional computer programmer in Silicon Valley, specializing in operating systems […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://mathstodon.xyz/@dougmerritt, follow @ap.brid.gy to interacthttps://bsky.app/profile/dougmerritt.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gyhttps://bsky.app/profile/dougmerritt.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy/post/3mrig7zcaprg2> From amd70!decwrl!decvax!harpo!ulysses!burl!clyde!floyd!cmcl2!rocky2!cubsvax!no > el Mon Apr 9 10:24:31 1984 > Relay-Version: version B 2.10.1+some 2/3/84; site dual.UUCP > Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site cubsvax.UUCP > Path […] https://mathstodon.xyz/@dougmerritt/11698185721303454225 Jul 2026 17:44 +0000at://did:plc:dlnydbbghwyuamyui65q6mef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrig7zcaprg2https://bsky.app/profile/dougmerritt.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy/post/3mrg3ktk6psl2@lcamtuf I like how they look just like humans. Nice touch.24 Jul 2026 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:dlnydbbghwyuamyui65q6mef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrg3ktk6psl2https://bsky.app/profile/dougmerritt.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy/post/3mrg3cevmiw62RE: https://mathstodon.xyz/@paysmaths/116975791214535097 The quote was actually reported as beginning "Young man, in mathematics...", which accentuates that he intends to be giving strong guidance to someone whose journey is just starting, with the benefit of his own experience. As someone […] https://mathstodon.xyz/@dougmerritt/11697594007568732724 Jul 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:dlnydbbghwyuamyui65q6mef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrg3cevmiw62https://bsky.app/profile/dougmerritt.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy/post/3mrdo2j6yuj42RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116970861761841251 I have no doubt but that this would be used to shut down any computer system at all that Trump threw a tantrum about. Or merely for routine harassment, as they've been doing in various ways, including groundless lawsuits against […] https://mathstodon.xyz/@dougmerritt/11697114950703603423 Jul 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:dlnydbbghwyuamyui65q6mef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdo2j6yuj42https://bsky.app/profile/dougmerritt.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy/post/3mrdhtjnnfin2RE: https://mathstodon.xyz/@paysmaths/116970670426170477 Yu Deng was cited “for his work in partial differential equations, including the rigorous derivation of the Boltzmann equation from hard-sphere dynamics for rarefied gases, the derivation of wave kinetic equations from nonlinear […] https://mathstodon.xyz/@dougmerritt/11697071189446488723 Jul 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:dlnydbbghwyuamyui65q6mef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdhtjnnfin2https://bsky.app/profile/dougmerritt.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy/post/3mr3rpdc66oa2RE: https://infosec.exchange/@david_chisnall/116953121465811859 Another brilliant post!!!! https://infosec.exchange/users/david_chisnall/statuses/11695312146581185920 Jul 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:dlnydbbghwyuamyui65q6mef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3rpdc66oa2https://bsky.app/profile/dougmerritt.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy/post/3mr3roazgvma2RE: https://mstdn.social/@jschauma/116953113748435166 This is brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!! (it's about LLMs and senior developers) [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jul 2026 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:dlnydbbghwyuamyui65q6mef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3roazgvma2https://bsky.app/profile/dougmerritt.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy/post/3mqznhex36yp2> Dependable C > Dependable C, is an attempt to document a subset of C for developers who want to write Dependable C. > > Imagine you are using a high level language, Like Python, Java or C#. You need a utility library to handle, some complicated maths, file parsing, or other basic functionality […] https://mathstodon.xyz/@dougmerritt/11694858947210092419 Jul 2026 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:dlnydbbghwyuamyui65q6mef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqznhex36yp2https://bsky.app/profile/dougmerritt.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy/post/3mqb5uelr7jn2A road to Lisp: Why Lisp July 9, 2026 https://scotto.me/blog/2026-07-09-why-lisp/10 Jul 2026 03:01 +0000at://did:plc:dlnydbbghwyuamyui65q6mef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqb5uelr7jn2https://bsky.app/profile/dougmerritt.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy/post/3mqb5g53hsvv2RE: https://zirk.us/@SFFMagazineCovers/116893373182933771 @AmenZwa C'mon, admit it; that was you, wasn't it! https://zirk.us/users/SFFMagazineCovers/statuses/11689337318293377110 Jul 2026 02:53 +0000at://did:plc:dlnydbbghwyuamyui65q6mef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqb5g53hsvv2https://bsky.app/profile/dougmerritt.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy/post/3mpzbgsq3pa72RE: https://mathstodon.xyz/@albertcardona/116875589909865799 @vnikolov @AmenZwa https://mathstodon.xyz/users/albertcardona/statuses/11687558990986579906 Jul 2026 23:44 +0000at://did:plc:dlnydbbghwyuamyui65q6mef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpzbgsq3pa72https://bsky.app/profile/dougmerritt.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy/post/3mpz6gyhjscd2RE: https://mastodon.social/@lobsters/116871542411196243 @AmenZwa Huh, your locally famous Fortran proposal got picked up as news by Lobsters. Surely universal acceptance is right around the corner after all! https://mastodon.social/users/lobsters/statuses/11687154241119624306 Jul 2026 22:50 +0000at://did:plc:dlnydbbghwyuamyui65q6mef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpz6gyhjscd2https://bsky.app/profile/dougmerritt.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy/post/3mpyttueutkd2RE: https://mstdn.social/@spaf/116873198336851570 One of the smartest polymaths of the 19th century, too. https://mstdn.social/users/spaf/statuses/11687319833685157006 Jul 2026 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:dlnydbbghwyuamyui65q6mef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyttueutkd2https://bsky.app/profile/dougmerritt.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy/post/3mpug2xvupn42RE: https://mstdn.ca/@teledyn/116864715315063072 @aartaka POV coincidentally fits in with your pondering: https://mstdn.ca/users/teledyn/statuses/11686471531506307205 Jul 2026 01:23 +0000at://did:plc:dlnydbbghwyuamyui65q6mef/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpug2xvupn42