What can souped-up GPUs offer systems programmers who don't do graphics or ML? The latest M1 Macs have me pondering this question. The only idea I've come up with so far: test/verify lock-free algorithms by trying every interleaving. Like TSAN on steroids.

The ELF/DWARF naming scheme makes for some odd Google results when you're looking for technical information. I'm implementing Fission / split DWARF for github.com/google/bloaty. When I Googled "dwarf skeleton" I did not get the results I was looking for.

Another Rust-focused post: my experience trying out arenas in Rust: blog.reverberate.org/2021/12/19/are…

I'm getting more and more spam texts these days. I can imagine a future where texting platforms don't allow cold calls from unknown contacts without an extra token. The extra token could come from a mutual friend who shared the contact, or an in-person contact exchange.

New from me: "No-Panic Rust: A Nice Technique for Systems Programming": blog.reverberate.org/2025/02/03/no-…

I just merged a new interpreter into Python 3.14. This interpreter promises -3-30% better performance on newer compilers. docs.python.org/3.14/whatsnew/… Thanks to Mark Shannon, Donghee Na, Diego Russo, Garrett Gu, Haoran Xu, and Josh Haberman for ideas and help.