Apr 5
debugging my office
Tonight I got distracted by a fly buzzing around my office. I guessed the root cause: flies are attracted to light, and my office was the only room with lights on. I tested my hypothesis by turning off the overhead light in my office and turning on the one in the hallway. In support of my hypothesis, the fly flew into the hallway. I then toggled the lights and closed the door.
Now there's a fly in my office again. I'm unsure whether it's a different fly. It could be the original fly bypassed the door, perhaps while I was fiddling with the lights, a known race condition. So now I'll repeat the process...
