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Stories by azeemba

“This telegram must be closely paraphrased before being communicated to anyone” (history.stackexchange.com)
HN 775 pts 135 comments by azeemba Aug 31, 2025 thread
How was the Universal Pictures 1936 opening logo created? (movies.stackexchange.com)
HN 535 pts 73 comments by azeemba Jul 31, 2025 thread
How do modern compilers choose which variables to put in registers? (langdev.stackexchange.com)
HN 400 pts 65 comments by azeemba Feb 14, 2025 thread
Why does a least squares fit appear to have a bias when applied to simple data? (stats.stackexchange.com)
HN 306 pts 75 comments by azeemba Jan 4, 2026 thread
Functions Are Vectors (2023) (thenumb.at)
HN 233 pts 127 comments by azeemba Jul 6, 2025 thread
Why are smokestacks so tall? (practical.engineering)
HN 195 pts 46 comments by azeemba Jun 7, 2025 thread
800 Years of English Handwriting (artsandculture.google.com)
HN 187 pts 32 comments by azeemba Sep 23, 2025 Culture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
What happens when ambassadors are summoned by the host country? (politics.stackexchange.com)
HN 138 pts 99 comments by azeemba Aug 26, 2025 thread
"This telegram must be closely paraphrased before being communicated to anyone." Why? (history.stackexchange.com)
L 89 pts 9 comments by azeemba Aug 31, 2025 cryptographyhistorical Culture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
How should I read type system notation? (langdev.stackexchange.com)
L 88 pts 43 comments by azeemba Aug 14, 2023 plt Programming Languages / CS Theory thread
What UI first distinguished radio buttons from checkboxes with circles/squares? (retrocomputing.stackexchange.com)
HN 72 pts 56 comments by azeemba Jun 26, 2025 Design / UX / Visualization thread
FIFO queues are all you need for cache eviction (blog.jasony.me)
L 70 pts 26 comments by azeemba Aug 28, 2023 distributedperformance Data / Databases / Infrastructure thread
Known Attacks On Elliptic Curve Cryptography (github.com)
L 42 pts 4 comments by azeemba Nov 8, 2024 cryptographysecurity Security / Privacy thread
C++, Complexity, and Compiler Bugs (azeemba.com)
L 37 pts 6 comments by azeemba Nov 3, 2024 c++compilers Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming Languages / CS Theory thread
Motion Blur All the Way Down (osar.fr)
L 34 pts 2 comments by azeemba Mar 4, 2024 graphics thread
Recent advances in computer science since 2010? (cstheory.stackexchange.com)
L 33 pts 5 comments by azeemba Sep 23, 2023 compsci Programming Languages / CS TheoryScience / Math / Physics thread
How do modern compilers choose which variables to put in registers? (langdev.stackexchange.com)
L 29 pts 1 comments by azeemba Feb 14, 2025 compilersplt Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming Languages / CS Theory thread
Why were early (personal) computer connectors so bulky? (retrocomputing.stackexchange.com)
L 27 pts 3 comments by azeemba Jul 13, 2024 hardwarehistorical Maker / DIY / HardwareCulture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
When to make LODs (2021) (medium.com)
HN 27 pts 6 comments by azeemba Jul 16, 2025 thread
How can we compare expressive power between two Turing-complete languages? (langdev.stackexchange.com)
L 26 pts 6 comments by azeemba Jul 5, 2023 plt Programming Languages / CS Theory thread
What is the origin of the default 256-color VGA palette? (retrocomputing.stackexchange.com)
L 25 pts 5 comments by azeemba Nov 8, 2023 historical Design / UX / VisualizationCulture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
What actual purpose do accent characters in ISO-8859-1 and Windows 1252 serve? (retrocomputing.stackexchange.com)
L 21 pts 0 comments by azeemba Jun 28, 2024 historical Culture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
What UI first distinguished radio buttons from checkboxes with circles and squares? (retrocomputing.stackexchange.com)
L 19 pts 1 comments by azeemba Jun 26, 2025 historicalretrocomputing Gaming / Retro ComputingMaker / DIY / HardwareCulture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
Why don't programming languages or IDEs support attaching descriptive metadata to variables? (softwareengineering.stackexchange.com)
L 19 pts 34 comments by azeemba Aug 12, 2024 pltprogramming Programming (General)Programming Languages / CS Theory thread
Understanding 3D Graphics (azeemba.com)
L 18 pts 0 comments by azeemba Jul 14, 2024 graphics thread
What Is a URL: Dangers of inconsistent parsing of URLs (azeemba.com)
L 18 pts 21 comments by azeemba Apr 30, 2023 securityweb Web DevelopmentProgramming Languages / CS TheorySecurity / Privacy thread
Toaster: 3D Editor that models in pure HTML and CSS (petertyliu.github.io)
L 17 pts 1 comments by azeemba May 21, 2023 cssgraphicsweb Web DevelopmentProgramming (General) thread
Since when does Windows support forward slash as path separator? (retrocomputing.stackexchange.com)
L 16 pts 10 comments by azeemba Jan 28, 2024 historical Culture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
PIDs: Creating Stable Control in Games (azeemba.com)
L 15 pts 7 comments by azeemba Jan 15, 2024 gamesmath Science / Math / PhysicsGaming / Retro Computing thread
Was there a retro computer susceptible of being damaged only by issuing instructions at it? (retrocomputing.stackexchange.com)
L 15 pts 5 comments by azeemba Jan 14, 2024 hardwarehistorical Gaming / Retro ComputingMaker / DIY / HardwareCulture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread