Patrick Kelly – Medium

Jan 13

go range variables

Today I was having a chat with a friend about a thing that is often surprising or puzzling to new go programmers. — Today I was having a chat with a friend about a thing that is often surprising or puzzling to new go programmers. wg := sync.WaitGroup{} s := []string{"hello", "world", "!"} for _, v := range s { wg.Add(1) go func() { fmt.Println(v) wg.Done() }() } wg.Wait()

Golang

4 min read

Aug 8, 2021

TEOTWAWKI

Most apocalypse movies/books have A Big Event where everything changes. A virus wipes out 99.99%, or aliens wipe out the same in a single… — Most apocalypse movies/books have A Big Event where everything changes. A virus wipes out 99.99%, or aliens wipe out the same in a single strike, or storms/earthquakes/whatever take place over a few days, changing everything, and everybody knows that everything is different.

Global Warming

2 min read

Jan 1, 2021

anti-non-intentionality bias

Here’s a thing that’s bothering me. I think there is a common, hidden axiom in these beliefs: — Here’s a thing that’s bothering me. I think there is a common, hidden axiom in these beliefs: Global warming is a hoax The pandemic is a hoax Covid-19 was made in a lab Global warming may be real, but it’s just a “natural” cycle These two issues have spawned various…

2 min read

Nov 22, 2020

Fixing a Mission Workshop Sanction

I’m a big fan of Mission Workshop bags, but they are not perfect. (BTW, I’ve come to the conclusion after spending way too much money on… — I’m a big fan of Mission Workshop bags, but they are not perfect. (BTW, I’ve come to the conclusion after spending way too much money on way too many bags that The Perfect Bag does not exist.) Lately I’ve been carrying around my MW Sanction, which I made a “modification”…

Hacks

3 min read

Jun 1, 2020

Changes we need

I am not qualified to speak on the pain and suffering long endured in the U.S.A. that results from entrenched, systemic racism, but there… — I am not qualified to speak on the pain and suffering long endured in the U.S.A. that results from entrenched, systemic racism, but there are a couple of changes we need, we must, make. Equal education opportunities for all Police, before all else, must be public servants

Raceinamerica

2 min read

Apr 21, 2020

Taroko Gorge, Taiwan

Taiwan

2 min read

Mar 28, 2020

thoughts on chrome barrage

I just got a Barrage backpack from chrome industries. I’ve looked at it many times, over the years, and never actually got one. I always… — I just got a Barrage backpack from chrome industries. I’ve looked at it many times, over the years, and never actually got one. I always like the look, the style, and the concept. The biggest thing that held me back was the size. I always felt it was a tad…

Backpack

5 min read

Jan 28, 2020

Mākaha sunset

Went to Mākaha to check out the scene. Sun was going down and people were enjoying the surf. — Went to Mākaha to check out the scene. Sun was going down and people were enjoying the surf.

Hawaii

2 min read

Aug 30, 2018

handling more than just errors in go

Recently a draft proposal for additional syntax to aid error handling in the go programming language was published. — Recently a draft proposal for additional syntax to aid error handling in the go programming language was published. TLDR: The proposed syntax implicitly makes error exceptional, and the problem should be seen as a more general problem, not just error handling. I want to first address the handle and ignore…

Golang

3 min read

May 25, 2018

ought from is

I was listening to “in search of reality”, a recent podcast of a discussion between Sam Harris and Sean Carrol. They were going back and… — I was listening to “in search of reality”, a recent podcast of a discussion between Sam Harris and Sean Carrol. They were going back and forth about the is-ought problem (aka Hume’s law). I’m probably missing something, or perhaps not quite understanding the argument, but from my POV there is…

Sam Harris

2 min read