Ran into an interesting issue with the Python multiprocessing library under Windows, where the code that I had written would hang. It was the equivalent of this:

from multiprocessing import Pool

...

with Pool() as pool:
    results = pool.starmap(foo, arglist)

This was in part because of how Windows was forking …

I've been thinking a bit about how obstacles are portrayed in games.

Picture if you will a locked door. It's an older door. There is a door mat in front of the door. How do you get in?

This door puzzle shows up in several text adventures (I first encountered …

There's one element of programming that I wish I had learned early on. One of the things that programming books (especially beginner programming books) do is try to make it seem like programming is fun. They create cute experiments for you to tinker with in the hopes that you'll become …

Checking in for [June] for my "Designing a Well-Lived Life" blogging. This is about making small changes during the year to make larger changes.

This past month was rather busy. I've been helping my parents to move into a smaller place, and much of my time on the weekends has …

I'm finding my tastes are pulling back from board games. There's several reasons for this. The first is that I've had way too many games that have just sat on shelves unplayed. I got caught up in the moment (damn you, Rahdo, The Dice Tower, and Shut Up and Sit …