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Package a constant value, but make it look like a functor. An article for object-oriented programmers. This article is an instalment in an article series about functors. In previous articles, you've learned about useful functors such as Maybe and Either. You've also seen at least one less-than useful functor: The Identity functor. In this article, you'll learn about another (practically) useless functor called Const. You can skip this article if …

Our route from Castine to Niagara Falls Leaving Castine was the endpoint of our East Coast travels. Now it was time to head west. We had planned all summer to visit some Canadian cruising friends in Ontario and wouldn’t you know, Niagara Falls was kind of on the way.Our first day’s destination was Montpelier, Vermont’s state capital. We had an ulterior motive for our route. We wanted to stop at …

We held a YC event a couple of months ago where Brian Chesky from Airbnb gave a passionate talk about his experience running Airbnb over the last 17 years. He believed that as Airbnb hired more professional managers, he lost a close connection with the details of the end product and the company suffered as a result.It clearly touched a nerve with a lot of people present. It was uncomfortable …

The focus is very much on Greek tragedy this autumn / winter season with four high profile productions already scheduled to run with star names and directors attached. This week, the National Theatre’s version of Antigone, The Other Place, has its press night with Tobias Menzies and Alison Oliver, two attempts at the story of […]

Team Ratings for Week 4 The basic method is described on my Department home page. Here are the team ratings prior to this week’s games, along with the ratings at the start of the season. Current Rating Rating at Season Start Difference Leinster 12.78 12.09 0.70 Glasgow 11.26 9.39 1.90 Bulls 9.07 8.83 0.20 Lions 8.69 6.73 2.00 Munster 7.60 9.28 -1.70 Stormers 6.75 6.75 -0.00 Ulster 1.30 2.52 -1.20 …

Safari is (on macOS) the only good application and web browser. Chrome is a remarkable feat of engineering but a mediocre application. Arc is extremely promising. Reimagining the shape, function, and purpose of a web browser for our current computational surplus is a worthwhile endeavor. On the flip-side, I hope that grassroots efforts like the Ladybird browser and browser jams will produce more diversity in how browser engines operate and …

That title is excellent clickbait, isn't it?Come with me now back to Alabama in the summer of 1959. Our scene is set in Rabbittown, a community five miles northwest of White Plains, a small unincorporated area in Calhoun County about 15 miles northeast of Anniston. In that place Viola V. Hyatt and her elderly parents lived in an old farmhouse. Two men, Lee Andrew Harper (48) and his brother Emmett …

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Quid (Stacy Keach) with his harmonica.Directed by Hitchcock admirer Richard Franklin, Roadgames (1981) follows truck driver Patrick Quid (Stacy Keach) as he traverses the desolate highways of rural Australia after witnessing what may have been the aftermath of a murder. You see, there's a serial killer on the loose and Quid suspects it's the mysterious man driving a green van.Released when slasher films like Halloween (1978) and Friday the 13th …

After two years hosting The Shuttlepod Show, Star Trek: Enterprise actors Dominic Keating (Malcolm Reed) and Connor Trinner (Trip Tucker) have recently wrapped the first season of their latest podcast endeavor: The D-Con Chamber. Featuring interviews with Star Trek luminaries like William Shatner, Scott Bakula, and Sonequa Martin-Green, each episode sees Connor and Dom deep dive into the life and career of their guests. As the show gears up for …

It might be in the heart of the Hollywood Hills, but this 1955 Los Angeles home by architect David Hyun feels every bit like a creative retreat, from its tree-lined plot to its peaceful home music studio. Located in the exclusive Outpost Estates, the gated property sits on a private one-acre lot, shrouded in trees, with living spaces spanning 2,088 sq ft. It’s an early residential project by Hyun (1917-2005), …

Our latest version of WriteFreely is out now! This is a minor update, but with some important bug fixes, especially around navigation and federation. Note: The official release binary will not work on older systems, e.g. Ubuntu 18.04 or earlier. See #1064 for more information and a way to work around it. Download v0.15.1 now, or read on to see what’s new in this version. User-Facing Changes Fix “subscribed” date …

The attack helicopter is costly and complex to operate, yet it is taking a mauling in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s full-scale invasion attempt of Ukraine starting in 2022 has shown both the vulnerability of helicopters and the effectiveness of small, uncrewed aircraft against armour. With this in mind, we ask: Is the attack […]