Short tit bits of stuff I found interesting

I recently came across an idea from Dennis Ritchie that I found both fascinating and impactful. It can be found in the AT&T archives: Coding an operating system in a high-level language like C allows for the compiler to be ported to different architectures, enabling the kernel to be recompiled for those architectures. And since porting a compiler is far easier than porting an entire kernel, it saved us from a lot of headache.

However, this approach is no longer feasible today due to the diversity and complexity of modern hardware.

I highly recommend watching the full video: AT&T Archives: The UNIX Operating System: 1982.

I struggled to fully grasp the concept of cryptocurrencies and blockchain for many years. I knew the basic definition and the 'chain-of-blocks' blah blah, but never quite understood it completely. Then I came across these three videos, and I can confidently say my curiosity has been satisfied.

Videos:

• But how does bitcoin actually work? - 3Blue1Brown
• Blockchain 101 - A Visual Demo - Anders Brownworth
• Blockchain 101 - Part 2 - Public / Private Keys and Signing - Anders Brownworth