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from my link log —
Bertrand Meyer remembers Tony Hoare.
https://bertrandmeyer.com/2026/03/16/celebrating-tony-hoares-mark-on-computer-science/
saved 2026-03-18

Celebrating Tony Hoare's mark on computer science - Bertrand Meyer's technology+ blog
Tony Hoare at the LASER summer school, September 2007 (All photographs in this article are by the author) Had they included just one of Tony Hoare’s major achievements, many scientific careers would be considered prestigious enough. His had a long list, which I am going to try to summarize, not pretending to get anywhere close ... Read more

For 120 years, there has been the curious case of the Haskell Free Library that straddles the US / Canada border between #Vermont and #Quebec. Last year, US policies restricted Canadian access to the main door... so a new door had to be built! Opens in June...
(The video shows how it all works.…

Library on Quebec-Vermont border gets new entrance after U.S. limited access for Canadians
The century-old library in Stanstead, Que. that straddles the Canada-U.S. border now has a new door so Canadians can get in after the U.S. limited entry to the building last year.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
The Breeders:
🎵 Saints
#TheBreeders
https://mrlckmshp.bandcamp.com/track/tommie-breeders-saints-among-the-ruins-breeders-saints-vs-tommie-sunshine-dance-among-the-ruins
https://open.spotify.com/track/3XQZbu3ujvI0TZgDS5afdQ

Agents of Chaos: Unpacking the Actions of Border Patrol Agents Across the US (Bellingcat)
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/03/17/border-patrol-agents-of-chaos/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260318/p32#a260318p32

Altijd weer diezelfde fantasieloze non-oplossing: breder breder breder
Maatregelen moeten drukte en gevaar op N348 tussen Deventer en Raalte voorkomen: ‘Knelpunten nemen toe’ | Raalte | De Stentor.nl
https://www.destentor.…

One of Pope Leo's brothers was the victim of a false bomb threat on Wednesday night, according to the New Lenox, Illinois, police department.
https://abcnews.com/US/pope-leos-brothers-home-targeted-false-bomb-threat/story?id=132104698…

Pope Leo's brother's home targeted with false bomb threat
One of Pope Leo's brothers was the victim of a false bomb threat on Wednesday night, according to the New Lenox, Illinois, police department.

Defensive rewilding could turn wetlands and forests into border barriers #nature

Defensive rewilding could turn wetlands and forests into border barriers
Restoring forests, wetlands and peatlands could help defend national borders as well as tackle climate change, according to new research from the University of East London (UEL). The study introduces the concept of "defensive rewilding"—the intentional, pre- or mid-conflict restoration of ecosystems to shape terrain in ways that can slow, redirect or impede military advances, while delivering environmental benefits.

China birthrate shrinks to lowest on record as policies fail to to lift births
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/19/china-birthrate-record-low-aging-population-fertility-crisis.html

Real estate agent brothers
Tal, Oren and Alon Alexander
– known as ‘closers’
– are on trial in New York for
sex trafficking
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/15/alexander-brothers-trial?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

from my link log —
A theorem of software engineering: the shortest possible schedule.
https://bertrandmeyer.com/2019/11/01/theorem-software-engineering/
saved 2019-11-02

A theorem of software engineering - Bertrand Meyer's technology+ blog
Some of the folk wisdom going around in software engineering, often cluessly repeated for decades, is just wrong.  It can be particularly damaging when it affects key aspects of software development and is contradicted by solid scientific evidence. The present discussion covers a question that meets both of these conditions: whether it makes sense to ... Read more