Cold-blooded software(dubroy.com)

499 points by arbesman 2 years ago | 198 comments

Patrick Dubroy's blog essay using cold-blooded animals as a metaphor for software that can sit untouched for long periods and still work when revived.

My Friend Aaron(rorz.io)

562 points by sarreph 2 months ago | 152 comments

A short story by Rory McMeekin on his personal blog about a school friend, Aaron, who obsessed over things like World of Warcraft instead of studying.

Cold-blooded software (2023)(dubroy.com)

63 points by dgroshev 9 months ago | 12 comments

How I started blogging (2024)(roarepally.com)

35 points by ro_arepally 2 years ago | 9 comments

Ed Yong is leaving The Atlantic(buttondown.email)

57 points by bookofjoe 3 years ago | 34 comments

Spoonbill (2016–2023)(applied-cartography.com)

35 points by firloop 2 years ago | 5 comments