Joe Darcy
@jddarcy.bsky.social
OpenJDK developer at Oracle, floating-point fancier, marathoner, record-setting fast walker, episodic photographer. Views expressed may or may not be held by any person or org.
... and beyond!
Not in IEEE 754, but there are various trans-infinite numbers in other numbers systems, culminating with surreal numbers.
Not in IEEE 754, but there are various trans-infinite numbers in other numbers systems, culminating with surreal numbers.
November 6, 2025 at 8:13 PM
... and beyond!
Not in IEEE 754, but there are various trans-infinite numbers in other numbers systems, culminating with surreal numbers.
Not in IEEE 754, but there are various trans-infinite numbers in other numbers systems, culminating with surreal numbers.
Given prop 13, new funding for local bonds or similar?
(In my area, a larger portion of the water bill was transferred over to the property tax bill.)
(In my area, a larger portion of the water bill was transferred over to the property tax bill.)
October 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Given prop 13, new funding for local bonds or similar?
(In my area, a larger portion of the water bill was transferred over to the property tax bill.)
(In my area, a larger portion of the water bill was transferred over to the property tax bill.)
Also at the time, the door sets came with both rounded-corner and square-cornered strike plates, matching whatever you might already have.
September 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Also at the time, the door sets came with both rounded-corner and square-cornered strike plates, matching whatever you might already have.
I ordered from www.baldwinhardwaredirect.com per-acquisition. At least at the time, you could order different finishes for each side. I used that feature to have a chrome finish inside the bathroom, matching the facets, etc., and brass outside.
Baldwin Hardware Online | Baldwin Hardware Direct
Browse our catalog of high-quality Baldwin hardware online. We carry doorknobs, locks, levers, touchscreen entrances, and other handcrafted home accessories.
www.baldwinhardwaredirect.com
September 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I ordered from www.baldwinhardwaredirect.com per-acquisition. At least at the time, you could order different finishes for each side. I used that feature to have a chrome finish inside the bathroom, matching the facets, etc., and brass outside.
One of those outlet wiring testers is a good tool to have in one's electrical toolbox; trust-but-verify all the existing work too.
September 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
One of those outlet wiring testers is a good tool to have in one's electrical toolbox; trust-but-verify all the existing work too.
Agreed; switching out the builder-grade door sets is a worthwhile upgrade. Too bad about the buyout.
September 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Agreed; switching out the builder-grade door sets is a worthwhile upgrade. Too bad about the buyout.
Updating the switch plates of the outlets from the stock plastic ones is an easy cosmetic upgrade too.
September 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Updating the switch plates of the outlets from the stock plastic ones is an easy cosmetic upgrade too.
PS One location brought back by a customer: www.mercurynews.com/2025/09/15/a...
A Silicon Valley engineer’s go-to lunch spot closed. So he bought the place.
During John Vink’s Apple and Google years, this pit-smoked chicken in Sunnyvale was a constant.
www.mercurynews.com
September 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
PS One location brought back by a customer: www.mercurynews.com/2025/09/15/a...
"We're renaming Xfinity to XNaNity to serve you better."
August 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
"We're renaming Xfinity to XNaNity to serve you better."
Not currently. I'll post messages here once we start making public pushes of this work, branches in the Valhalla repo are a likely first destination.
August 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Not currently. I'll post messages here once we start making public pushes of this work, branches in the Valhalla repo are a likely first destination.
Proposition 13 property taxes for those of us in California too.
July 31, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Proposition 13 property taxes for those of us in California too.
That describes my feelings toward "Requiem for a Dream".
July 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
That describes my feelings toward "Requiem for a Dream".
Bracing for mid-January 2038...
July 22, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Bracing for mid-January 2038...
Excellent dried during other times of the year!
July 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Excellent dried during other times of the year!
Even if solar provides dirt cheap generation for utilities, given regulatory capture benefiting those utilities, not guaranteed customers would see any cost savings.
July 3, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Even if solar provides dirt cheap generation for utilities, given regulatory capture benefiting those utilities, not guaranteed customers would see any cost savings.
Also good for increased local resilience against earthquakes, wildfires, and any other disaster.
Prior to the multi-day outage for my neighbor, I had two nearly 24-hour outages from PG&E less than 6 months apart. If I didn't have some on-site portable battery storage, 2X loss of fridge contents.
Prior to the multi-day outage for my neighbor, I had two nearly 24-hour outages from PG&E less than 6 months apart. If I didn't have some on-site portable battery storage, 2X loss of fridge contents.
July 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Also good for increased local resilience against earthquakes, wildfires, and any other disaster.
Prior to the multi-day outage for my neighbor, I had two nearly 24-hour outages from PG&E less than 6 months apart. If I didn't have some on-site portable battery storage, 2X loss of fridge contents.
Prior to the multi-day outage for my neighbor, I had two nearly 24-hour outages from PG&E less than 6 months apart. If I didn't have some on-site portable battery storage, 2X loss of fridge contents.