#problemsolving

Am I bored? Roger over at Contains Moderate Peril wrote a nice piece on boredom and what it means to him…... #boredom #creativity #problemsolving #riskseeking https://www.kgadams.net/life/am-i-bored

I spent nearly six hours tracking down a bug that was caused by not blocking signals correctly. As a result, signal processing could occur in the middle of a critical section. To make matters worse, the crash would only occur much later when the desync from the earlier overlapping execution would result in use-after-free and crash. The crash would not occur every time since it was timing-dependent - the signal would need to hit a relatively small window to trigger the issue. Figuring out the root cause was a lot of manual elimination of potential causes and old-fashioned mental gymnastics. When everything else was ruled out, the only explanation was that two supposedly synchronised calls really were overlapping, despite this being supposedly "impossible". Once this fact was established, I could turn into verifying signal blocking, and the root cause was found rather quickly. Is it weird that I loved spending six hours of my Sunday on stuff like this? #development #programming #problemsolving

How I Find Problems to Solve as a Staff Engineer https://lalitm.com/post/find-problems-staff-engineer/ #Engineering #Career #ProblemSolving

Three ways people respond to a problem (other than solving it) https://improvesomething.today/responses-to-problems/ #HackerNews #Tech #ProblemSolving

"…it is useful for a biologist to think about chemical processes, and for a chemist to think about interactions at the level of physics, and for a physicist to do math. The #membrane & the #handle are essential, but sometimes you have to decap the sealed package and inspect and manipulate its internals directly. #Problemsolving, #improvement and #maintenance all require the ability to move up and down the stack of abstractions to figure out where to stick your probes and stage your interventions." @pluralistic@mamot.frhttps://pluralistic.net/2026/07/03/rod-logic/

Good night! #3GoodThings

1. Baby monitor works to let me know when the washer is done so I do not have to run up and down the stairs to find out! 🙌🏻
2. Finished Shards of Hope and started Allegiance of Honour, the last book in the Psy-Changeling series. Once I finish this one, I’ll start on Psy-Changeling Trinity. I’ll have it done before the next release in December. ❤️
3. Propel fitness water for hubs when he gets home from work. He works in an air conditioned hotel but takes the bus to work and home and has to walk a bit in the heat. Sleep well and may your dreams be nothing but sweet. 🤗🫶❤️🫂 #GoodNight #AudioBooks #ProblemSolving

Why Problem Statements Aren't Enough https://letters.unchartedpathbreakthroughs.com/posts/why-problem-statements-arent-enough #HackerNews #Tech #ProblemSolving

Good night! #3GoodThings

1. Ordered the solution to my issue of not hearing the washer in the basement with it’s soft tone to alert that the wash is done; a baby monitor!
2. All caught up on Cape Fear on Apple TV+.
3. Got the laundry put away. Now the laundry bags are empty so I can test the monitor once it arrives. Sleep well and may your dreams be nothing but sweet. 🤗🫶❤️🫂 #GoodNight #AppleTV #ProblemSolving