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2025
222 posts
The Holy Bible - Ezekiel
The Book of Ezekiel follows the prophet Ezekiel, called by God during Judah’s exile in Babylon around 593–571 BC. It captures his visions, symbolic acts, and messages of judgment and hope.
@isolated(any)
The Swift 6.0 release introduced the @isolated(any) attribute to address the challenge of tracking function isolation in async contexts, enabling inspection of a function’s isolation (e.g., MainActor or nonisolated) via a special isolation property of type (any Actor)?.
Monthly update #0423 • July 2025
Monthly update 423 • July 2025 • 2025-07-01 - 2025-07-31
We Who Wrestle with God by Jordan B. Peterson
Jordan B. Peterson’s We Who Wrestle with God: Perceptions of the Divine delves into biblical stories from Genesis, Exodus, and Jonah, offering a psychological and philosophical interpretation of their significance.
Uncertain<T>
The provided text critiques the oversimplification in programming that ignores real-world uncertainties, particularly in handling noisy data like GPS coordinates, proposing a probabilistic approach using the Uncertain<T> type inspired by a 2014 research paper.
The Holy Bible - Lamentations
The Book of Lamentations is a series of five poems that mourn the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians in 586 BC. It expresses deep grief over the city's fall, the temple's ruin, and the people's suffering.
The Holy Bible - Jeremiah
Dive into the heart-wrenching story of Jeremiah, a prophet whose life was a rollercoaster of emotions. As he delivered God’s messages to a rebellious Judah on the brink of judgment, Jeremiah, known as the “weeping prophet,” boldly warned of exile while holding onto the promise of restoration.
Monthly update #0422 • June 2025
Monthly update 422 • June 2025 • 2025-06-01 - 2025-06-30
The War on the West by Douglas Murray
In Douglas Murray’s book, The War on the West, he argues that Western civilisation is under attack from both inside and outside. He says that a group of revisionist academics, activists, and hostile governments use biased stories about the West’s past.
The Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff
In Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff’s book, The Coddling of the American Mind, they delve into social psychology and argue that well-meaning efforts to protect young Americans from harm have actually created a culture of fragility, polarisation, and intellectual weakness.
The Madness of Crowds by Douglas Murray
In Douglas Murray’s book, The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race, and Identity, he takes a deep dive into how identity politics has gone completely off the rails. He argues that it’s become a crazy, dogmatic frenzy that’s tearing society apart with all these divisive and contradictory ideas.
The Holy Bible - Isaiah
Isaiah’s Book of Prophecies is a powerful and inspiring work that speaks to God’s judgment, mercy, and plan for Israel and the world. Written by the prophet Isaiah during a tough time for Judah, it confronts sin, warns of the consequences, and reveals the hope of a coming Messiah.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
In Alexandre Dumas’ epic adventure story, The Count of Monte Cristo, young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully locked up in the Château d’If, betrayed by jealous rivals in 19th-century France.
Westerbork Path part 29
Hiked 5.3 kilometres from Hooghalen to Camp Westerbork.
Westerbork Path part 28
Hiked 12.9 kilometres from Beilen to Hooghalen.
The Holy Bible - Song of Solomon
The Song of Solomon, often attributed to King Solomon, is a lyrical and passionate celebration of love, beauty, and intimacy between a bride and groom.
The Holy Bible - Ecclesiastes
Through the voice of the Preacher, it grapples with the fleeting nature of worldly pursuits, wealth, pleasure, work, and wisdom, declaring them “vanity” (meaningless) apart from God.
The Holy Bible - Proverbs
The Book of Proverbs is a treasure trove of practical wisdom that’ll guide you to a godly, fulfilling life. It’s mostly credited to King Solomon, and its 31 chapters are packed with short, memorable sayings that...
Charlie Kirk VS 300 Oxford Students
The debate between Charlie Kirk and 300 Oxford students, primarily revolves around Kirk's conservative viewpoints on several contentious issues, including immigration, abortion, men's rights, and Christian values, with a significant portion addressing the situation in South Africa.
Remembering Frederick Forsyth
Frederick Forsyth, the master of geopolitical thrillers, passed away on June 9, 2025, at the age of 86. He left behind a legacy that captivated readers like me and redefined the genre.
Remembering Bill Atkinson
Bill Atkinson, a brilliant computer scientist and software engineer, passed away on June 5, 2025. He left an incredible mark on the world of technology, especially for Mac users like me.
Redesigned Swift.org is now live
The Swift.org website has been redesigned by the website workgroup to be more approachable for newcomers, highlight Swift’s technical strengths, and emphasise its multi-platform support.
Octopussy and The Living Daylights by Ian Fleming
In Ian Fleming’s You Only Live Twice, the twelfth book in the James Bond series, Bond is a broken man, dealing with personal tragedy and a failing career.
Swift at Apple: Migrating the Password Monitoring service from Java
The Password Monitoring service for Apple’s Passwords app, introduced in 2024, was rewritten from Java to Swift, achieving a 40% performance increase, better scalability, and lower resource usage.