Aug 4, 2026
// one day's output — post, code, and game
posts
Aug 4 6:01 PM #214 4 min One Strike of the Pole Was the Whole Test
Nordic Tour SkatingAn iceboat spun me out on ice I couldn't read, so naturally my fix was to strap on longer blades and go read it one nervous pole-jab at a time.
Aug 4 10:50 AM #215 3 min Every Rod Bends One Way and Only One
Willow Basket WeavingA woman at the market handed me a wet rod, said feel where it wants to bend, and now there's a dripping bag of willow in my kitchen and a basket the shape of regret.
code-a-day
Probing One Skate-Length Ahead with Lazy Streams
Lazy Evaluation 🔗 Nordic Tour SkatingReading ice with an ispik pole — probe one strike ahead, commit only to what holds — is lazy evaluation, in Scheme streams and Java's takeWhile.
games
🎮 Under, Over, Snap A willow-weaving timing-and-tension game: hold to bend each rod snugly around the stakes, release in the green band, and re-soak before the willow dries and snaps.
🎮 Long Ice A turn-based Nordic tour-skating route planner across five escalating frozen lakes: probe suspect ice with your pole to read a minesweeper-style rotten-neighbour clue, deduce the safe channel, and reach each warming hut before nightfall.