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Brandon Rozek

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Computer Science PhD Candidate @ RPI, Writer of Tidbits, and Linux Enthusiast

Inspired by Jedda’s Postroll, here is an incomplete list of blog posts that I’ve read and enjoyed in the last 3 months. This list refreshes daily.

If you find any of these posts interesting, I suggest that you give them a follow!

Local Reasoning for Global Properties by Laurence Tratt

Reducing the number of possible states at a program point simplies what the coder needs to reason about during runtime. It doesn’t come for free though, as the type-based techinques presented here puts the onus on the developer during the creation of the program. In many cases, I think it’s worth it.

Added: September 12, 2026


Everyone Should Know SIMD by Mitchell Hashimoto

After reading this, I agree! If you’re facing any performance problems at work, then this is worth a look. SIMD is supported by the majority of modern CPUs.

Added: September 8, 2026


royal tasmanian botanical gardens in redscale by Darsh

I need to figure out how to apply an artificial redscale filter on my photos. I haven’t heard of this film technique before; it’s awe-striking.

Added: September 8, 2026


The Night Feeling by Christian Cleberg

I’m reading this at night as my world slows down and prepares for the next day.

Added: September 8, 2026