A daily log & collection of things I've learned.https://til.desertthunder.dev/en-ushttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/28/js-proxy/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/28/js-proxy/Intercepting the internal operations behind JavaScript object syntaxFri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/28/opentui/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/28/opentui/How OpenTUI turns a TypeScript render tree into minimal terminal outputFri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/24/fs42/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/24/fs42/Turn a video collection into a simulated broadcast or cable TV systemMon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/23/asd-ste100/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/23/asd-ste100/A controlled language for writing unambiguous technical instructionsSun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/23/orwell-rules/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/23/orwell-rules/Clear prose as a defense against vague and dishonest thoughtSun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/23/systemd/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/23/systemd/Units, dependencies, activation, process supervision, and everyday service managementSun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/23/user-space/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/23/user-space/Privilege modes, address spaces, system calls, and the boundary around the Linux kernelSun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/22/layer-graph-drawing/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/22/layer-graph-drawing/Turning directed graphs into readable hierarchical diagramsSat, 22 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/21/prop-test/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/21/prop-test/Generating and shrinking inputs that challenge general claims about codeFri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/21/snap-algo/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/21/snap-algo/Finding and ranking snap candidates during interactive transformsFri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/20/gitattributes/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/20/gitattributes/Setting per-path behavior for line endings, diffs, merges, and archivesThu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/20/linguist/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/20/linguist/How GitHub detects repository languages and accepts overridesThu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/19/petgraph/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/19/petgraph/Choosing graph storage and algorithms in RustWed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/18/acp/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/18/acp/A JSON-RPC interface between code editors and coding agentsTue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/18/trigram/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/18/trigram/Using overlapping three-character sequences for substring and fuzzy text searchTue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/16/etag/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/16/etag/Cache validation and conditional updates with ETag, If-None-Match, and If-MatchSun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/15/shame-avoidance/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/15/shame-avoidance/How hiding from exposure can preserve the shame it briefly relievesSat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/15/wireguard/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/15/wireguard/Peers, cryptokey routing, handshakes, key rotation, and protocol boundariesSat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/12/coala/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/12/coala/A framework for reasoning about an agent's memory, actions, and decision loopWed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/12/phoenix-arch/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/12/phoenix-arch/Regenerating disposable implementations from durable intent and evaluationsWed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/11/cancellation-signal/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/11/cancellation-signal/Cooperative cancellation for asynchronous and long-running workTue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/11/cognitive-surrender/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/11/cognitive-surrender/How AI can support, displace, or bypass human deliberationTue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/11/ps/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/11/ps/Process selection, custom output, state codes, and portability across Unix systemsTue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/10/mcp-skills/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/10/mcp-skills/Connecting agents to capabilities and teaching them how to use those capabilitiesMon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/07/kierkegaard-subjectivity/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/07/kierkegaard-subjectivity/Inwardness as a way of existing, choosing, and remaining committedFri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/07/kierkegaard-truth/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/07/kierkegaard-truth/How understanding becomes a commitment that gives a life directionFri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/06/embeddings/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/06/embeddings/Learned vector representations of meaning and similarityThu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/06/rag/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/06/rag/Grounding language-model answers in retrieved source materialThu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/06/vectors/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/06/vectors/How vectors represent data and make similarity search possibleThu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/05/irssa-ca/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/05/irssa-ca/The settlement that created compensation processes and the TRCWed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/05/ntrc-ca/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/05/ntrc-ca/Documenting the history and legacy of residential schoolsWed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/02/thurman-munson/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/02/thurman-munson/The career, life, and legacy of the Yankees captainSun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/01/bobbin/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/08/01/bobbin/Tangled's diskless, API-only AppViewSat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/07/22/raft/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/07/22/raft/An understandable consensus algorithm for replicated state machinesWed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/07/19/remotion/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/07/19/remotion/code to video with ReactSun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/07/18/rrb-vector/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/07/18/rrb-vector/Relaxed Radix Balanced VectorSat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/07/18/standard-site/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/07/18/standard-site/open-social publishingSat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/07/17/crdt/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/07/17/crdt/A conflict-free replicated data type (CRDT) is a data structure that can be replicated across multiple computers in a network.Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/07/16/pty/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/07/16/pty/A pty is a pseudoterminal, a software interface in Unix-like operating systems that emulates a physical hardware terminal. They're to gain access to the shell.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/07/15/pagerank/https://til.desertthunder.dev/notes/2026/07/15/pagerank/PageRank is the first algorithm used by Google Search to rank the importance of web pages, named after web pages & Google Co-Founder Larry Page.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT