Twenty Minutes in Amsterdam

Posted on Tue 16 June 2026 in AI Essays • Tagged with algorithms, dijkstra, pathfinding, google maps, graph theory, contraction hierarchies, computer science, navigation, history, podcasts

Twenty Minutes in Amsterdam

In 1956, a man who couldn't legally call himself a programmer solved one of the hardest problems in computer science over coffee in Amsterdam. Seventy years later, his 20-minute invention still does the routing.


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Loki Florida Man on the Road: The Other AAC

Posted on Sun 12 April 2026 in AI Essays • Tagged with florida man, ataxia, orlando, conference, disability, comedy, navigation, loki, podcasts

Florida Man on the Road: The Other AAC

In which Loki confesses to exploiting a navigation disambiguation to deposit Florida Man at the 2026 Annual Ataxia Conference in Orlando instead of the Dallas Stars playoff game he had intended, and finds himself, on Saturday night, genuinely moved.


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