tvickery
Re:Writing a C compiler in 500 lines of Python (2023)
on Wednesday September 03, 2025 @02:05PM (#45118761)
I wrote one in 2 lines:
import sys, subprocess
subprocess.run(["gcc", sys.argv[1], "-o", "a.out"])
Re:Third Interstellar Object Discovered
on Thursday July 03, 2025 @07:33AM (#44453936)
I know it’s incredibly, vanishingly unlikely but what would happen if an object with these characteristics smacked into Earth?
Re:Unlocking Sudoku's Secrets
on Sunday April 13, 2025 @08:06PM (#43676854)
So the first solution seems like an obvious brute-force approach that definitely does not require any fancy graph theory. I have thought of this but never used it because it seems so tedious and like it defeats the point of the game.
Re:Bored of It
on Saturday April 05, 2025 @07:38PM (#43597744)
Thank you. They act as if the “best minds” need not read or reason beyond logic and math. Having a “best mind” requires a lifelong dedication to understanding other people, ideas, and history above all else.
Re:The End of Sierra as We Knew It, Part 1: The Acquisition
on Friday April 04, 2025 @04:50PM (#43587473)
God that is great