Checking the docs for the Python site module - it reads like it gets an update every time someone shoots themselves in the foot with it... E.g.:

" Any other exception causes a silent and perhaps mysterious failure of the process."

"no check is made that the item refers to a directory rather than a file."

" If this import fails with an ImportError or its subclass exception, and the exception’s name attribute equals 'sitecustomize', it is silently ignored."

https://docs.python.org/3/library/site.html

Fixing the Spyro 3 Spooky Swamp lost gem glitch

https://big-grey.co.uk/2026/02/15/fixing-the-spyro-3-spooky-swamp-lost-gem-glitch/

Testing StarFive JH7110 Display Controller patches:

https://big-grey.co.uk/2026/01/26/testing-starfive-jh7110-display-controller-patches/

Wrote a little about my RISC-V Linux kernel cross-compilation setup: https://big-grey.co.uk/2026/01/24/risc-v-linux-kernel-cross-compilation-setup/

It's a tutorial-ish outline of getting set up to cross-compile the Linux kernel for the Starfive VisionFive 2. Would certainly appreciate suggested improvements to the process!

RE: https://mas.to/@oblique_strategies/115608807275640636

Conda package maintenance tip of the day

I just noticed Python's math.nextafter with the steps kwarg seems like a good pedagogical tool for getting a feel for how floating point numbers work and represent values (see screenshot)

Also math.ulp() as a complementary tool:

>>> math.ulp(1.5)
2.220446049250313e-16

>>> math.ulp(1500000)
2.3283064365386963e-10