Phil Pearl
@philpearl.bsky.social
I do software for work. https://philpearl.github.io
"But time will not permit: all is uneven, And every thing is left at six and seven"
I wrote a blog post about the "swiss tables" hashtable design that's used in the new map implementation in Go. It's here. On Medium of all places. medium.com/@philpearl/s.... Don't ask me why I didn't put it on my usual blog philpearl.github.io: I don't have a good answer!
Swissing a table
Moving step by step from a simple hash table to a “swiss table” — the design behind Go’s new map implementation.
medium.com
People are worried about AI. I can just keep ordering from Dishoom.
Life changing event: we can get Dishoom delivered to the house!
Global average temperatures are spiking, rising faster than climate models seem able to explain, and in a sane world, every country would be united in a full-scale effort to figure this out & respond. Instead the US is dismantling its scientific infrastructure.
The World’s Most Urgent Scientific Question
https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/wmo-confirms-2024-warmest-year-record-about-155degc-above-pre-industrial-level There is no question more urgent than the one indicated by that red arrow in the graph...
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French Senator Claude Malhuret: "Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
Happy #InternationalLizRiceDay everyone! Remember, since the #LizMasDay reforms, human sacrifice is no longer necessary - even frowned upon.
This was posted as a full page paid advertisement in today’s New York Times
You can send donations yourself direct to ukraine here: war.ukraine.ua/donate/ #SlavaUkraïni
Donate to Ukraine’s defenders
The National Bank of Ukraine has decided to open a special fundraising account to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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I only did about 1800 tweets, but I blocked over 600 accounts
What do Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy have to do with performance of Go maps? Almost nothing. philpearl.github.io/post/map_cle... #golang #performance
I stan clearing maps, no cap · Phil Pearl's Blog
A better story than that tortuous title suggests!
philpearl.github.io
My very talented artist sister-in-law is selling some lovely ink drawings, raising money for the charity Mind themerchantstable.co.uk/products/ink...
Annabel Pearl Ink Drawings to Benefit Suffolk Mind Charity
Based in Woodbridge, Suffolk, The Merchant's Table sells original watercolour paintings by Annabel Pearl.
themerchantstable.co.uk
The foxes that sleep in our garden steal toys from our neighbours. They’ve got a little dog that they cuddle when they sleep
