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+title = 'Dont Quote Me'
+date = 2025-04-29T00:22:43+02:00
+draft = true
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+
+A collection of brilliant and authoritative quotes -- definitely not originated by my bored self.
+Anyway, don't quote me on that.
+
+
+> Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day;
+>
+> give a man two fish and you feed him for two days
+
+
+> Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day;
+>
+> teach a man to fish and he'll ask for a fishing rod
+
+
+> Cleopatra lived closer to the moon landing than to the Stegosaurus
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tags = [ "low-level", "memory", "optimization", "langdev", "interpreter" ]
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-Let's explore **tagged pointers**, a clever optimization
-that can reduce memory footprint and boost performance.
+Let's explore **pointer tagging**, a clever optimization used
+to reduce memory footprint and boost performance.
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-This technique has a long history[^tagarch] and is used in many critical applications,
-such as operating system kernels and programming language interpreters.
-We will also see a simple implementation, with a focus on language development.
+Despite not being widely known, this concept has a long history[^tagarch]
+and is used in many critical low-level applications,
+such as operating system kernels and programming language interpreters.
+
+With a focus on language development, we'll analyze tagged pointers and
+produce a simple implementation.
+
## Preliminary theory