Lucid Glitch
Unix
2025
Java’s Daemon Threads and Their Roots in Ancient Greece
(2025-08-13)
From Sokrates’ whispering spirit to a Victorian physics prank and into your Java code. Daemon threads have been working quietly in the background for over two millennia.
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