Andrew Matteson
@andrewmatteson.bsky.social
software engineer | household alphabet teacher | karaoke try-hard
Taking a random walk down the software stack.
Also a dad of two toddlers, currently pursuing a management role in my house.
Taking a random walk down the software stack.
Also a dad of two toddlers, currently pursuing a management role in my house.
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So you memorized the first few digits of a hash, hoping you'll be able to recognize or tab-complete it later.
How many digits do you need to remember?
Depends on the number of items in your set. Turns out just 2-3 digits goes pretty far for some use cases!
How many digits do you need to remember?
Depends on the number of items in your set. Turns out just 2-3 digits goes pretty far for some use cases!
April 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
So you memorized the first few digits of a hash, hoping you'll be able to recognize or tab-complete it later.
How many digits do you need to remember?
Depends on the number of items in your set. Turns out just 2-3 digits goes pretty far for some use cases!
How many digits do you need to remember?
Depends on the number of items in your set. Turns out just 2-3 digits goes pretty far for some use cases!
o3-mini-high is the first OpenAI model I've tested that gets this right:
You have 12 blocks. They all weigh the same except one, which might be heavier or lighter. You can use a scale 3 times to find the odd block and whether it's heavier or lighter.
You have 12 blocks. They all weigh the same except one, which might be heavier or lighter. You can use a scale 3 times to find the odd block and whether it's heavier or lighter.
January 31, 2025 at 9:24 PM
o3-mini-high is the first OpenAI model I've tested that gets this right:
You have 12 blocks. They all weigh the same except one, which might be heavier or lighter. You can use a scale 3 times to find the odd block and whether it's heavier or lighter.
You have 12 blocks. They all weigh the same except one, which might be heavier or lighter. You can use a scale 3 times to find the odd block and whether it's heavier or lighter.
I never played Arc the Lad (1995) but this album is just full of bangers.
#ArcTheLad #PlayStation #gamemusic
#ArcTheLad #PlayStation #gamemusic
Full Arc the Lad OST
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January 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I never played Arc the Lad (1995) but this album is just full of bangers.
#ArcTheLad #PlayStation #gamemusic
#ArcTheLad #PlayStation #gamemusic
My 2-year-old son recently started asking me to play Frozen songs in German (his grandma is German).
It’s amazing to me that he has a complete-enough mental model of the world to guess that German Frozen might be a thing!
It’s amazing to me that he has a complete-enough mental model of the world to guess that German Frozen might be a thing!
January 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
My 2-year-old son recently started asking me to play Frozen songs in German (his grandma is German).
It’s amazing to me that he has a complete-enough mental model of the world to guess that German Frozen might be a thing!
It’s amazing to me that he has a complete-enough mental model of the world to guess that German Frozen might be a thing!
Do any #golang neovim plugins or language servers show which functions will be inlined by the compiler?
For small, performance-sensitive projects, I’d be fine with an asynchronous `go build` on every :w if it meant I could see this information right there in the editor.
For small, performance-sensitive projects, I’d be fine with an asynchronous `go build` on every :w if it meant I could see this information right there in the editor.
December 27, 2024 at 2:52 AM
Do any #golang neovim plugins or language servers show which functions will be inlined by the compiler?
For small, performance-sensitive projects, I’d be fine with an asynchronous `go build` on every :w if it meant I could see this information right there in the editor.
For small, performance-sensitive projects, I’d be fine with an asynchronous `go build` on every :w if it meant I could see this information right there in the editor.
Introduce yourself with some jobs you’ve done apart from what you do now:
- Video game music composer
- Lab TA for microcontrollers class
- High school band instructor & arranger
- Teaching drum lessons
- Neighborhood lawn mowing (to buy my first computer!)
- Video game music composer
- Lab TA for microcontrollers class
- High school band instructor & arranger
- Teaching drum lessons
- Neighborhood lawn mowing (to buy my first computer!)
Introduce yourself with some jobs you’ve done apart from what you do now:
- Photographer
- Freelance Graphic designer
- Artist
- Law firm secretary
- Flight school receptionist
- Retail at a water park
- Photographer
- Freelance Graphic designer
- Artist
- Law firm secretary
- Flight school receptionist
- Retail at a water park
Introduce yourself with some jobs you’ve done apart from what you do now:
- door-to-door vacuum sales
- touring musician (technically got paid for this)
- line cook
- prepress at a printing press
- dishwasher
- call center tech support
- door-to-door vacuum sales
- touring musician (technically got paid for this)
- line cook
- prepress at a printing press
- dishwasher
- call center tech support
November 11, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Introduce yourself with some jobs you’ve done apart from what you do now:
- Video game music composer
- Lab TA for microcontrollers class
- High school band instructor & arranger
- Teaching drum lessons
- Neighborhood lawn mowing (to buy my first computer!)
- Video game music composer
- Lab TA for microcontrollers class
- High school band instructor & arranger
- Teaching drum lessons
- Neighborhood lawn mowing (to buy my first computer!)