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November 3rd, 2023 | As I retire, my goal now is to release 40+ years of source code

Nov 4, 2023
Retired author plans to release 40+ years of source code. Trap scammers in an impossible maze. Bringing garbage collected programming languages to WebAssembly. Rwanda joins Kenya in visa-free travel. Cloudflare outage continues for 24 hours. First observation of a virus attaching to another virus. Performance considerations for M3 Macs. GPT-4 update with 32K context window. Okta hit by another breach.
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  • A retiring author plans to release 40+ years of source code to inspire others in their digital creations.
  • A video demonstrates how scammers were trapped in a maze, emphasizing the importance of browser updates and CSS programming complexities.

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Unlocking Four Decades of Codes

A retiring author announces plans to generously unlock the codes from four decades of projects, aiming to enhance learning and inspire others to create their own digital marvels. Discussions revolve around minimalist C code, C standards, and potential career trajectories in the field.

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