2026-04-11T04:33:55Z https://yabu.me alcinnz https://yabu.me/npub186lgefknfnkgychnfjancqnv4k4yrdzxal486lw0p80z6vmley9qgsnt98 https://cdn.masto.host/floss/accounts/avatars/000/000/644/original/bf0da5ede85b15da.png https://cdn.masto.host/floss/accounts/avatars/000/000/644/original/bf0da5ede85b15da.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2vua84l4ce5xmxp5wp8ehngvn8dw3pr7q5edeknfz7gqvgaxmftgzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys56em06n Rejoice - Devine Lu Linvega:<br/><a href="https://wiki.xxiivv.com/site/rejoice.html">https://wiki.xxiivv.com/site/rejoice.html</a> 2026-04-24T17:29:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs897j45z49j3nghhhzn894kr3w3yq3jxnr6wh5ez5z9vwje4jp0pqzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5ghrfc6 What&#39;s the best numbers I can cite for how insane the level of investment is?<br/><br/>How much money has been sunk into LLMs? How much training data have they harvested? How much of the available hardware have they bought up? 2026-04-18T22:38:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8zxwc4lf2z8v0jvflp0rhh0ayu56qdcjkv02vsc0mdpmtqd850dczyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5squruq Over/Under #61 with Max Glenister - Lazybear:<br/><a href="https://lazybea.rs/ovr-061/">https://lazybea.rs/ovr-061/</a> 2026-04-13T18:21:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyktqfmnu02y4kympwsafulekx7hdr40ctvnz4hrcccsdc6a73xmszyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys50yy5p9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswfpjafsjeurgldryum3e62pueqkcsjv7kth2pzdmv32w7enddlkgnfrj7f'>nevent1q…rj7f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And the thing is...<br/><br/>In this group I can easily counter talk of &#34;its here anyways &amp; not going way&#34; with &#34;so are cars, doesn&#39;t stop us from running our Drop One compaign!&#34;.<br/><br/>Then there&#39;s the issue of optics... 2026-04-06T18:59:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswfpjafsjeurgldryum3e62pueqkcsjv7kth2pzdmv32w7enddlkgzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5x9rua8 Sigh... Today&#39;s the day for me to request that environmentalists I know don&#39;t pressure others into using &#34;AI&#34;.<br/><br/>I&#39;d prefer that they didn&#39;t use it themselves, but I don&#39;t have the patience for that argument. So I&#39;m saving my spoons for fighting it on an institutional level! 2026-04-06T18:55:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv22nj743j7duwvjfec89m4l3rtj068lp9kzy4tku203ty2pxt2uqzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys520r9qs Universal stack operations using Uxn primitives - Wim Vanderbauwhede:<br/><a href="https://limited.systems/articles/universal-stack-operations-uxn/">https://limited.systems/articles/universal-stack-operations-uxn/</a> 2026-03-20T17:19:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgp9gg4dvchmatwzaf74nmsvx5m3h8x79p8ushxrgc2qpykunkyxqzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5lrgk3m What sort of processor would we want for running the flash-memory wear-leveling firmware I spent the past few days describing?<br/><br/>Primarily we&#39;d a decent of RAM in which to store virtual-addressing tables, freelists, tentative output, etc. And to make this fast... We&#39;ll need a cache hierarchy!<br/><br/>That is large memory is slow &amp; fast memory is small, so to avoid the compromise include both! With the fast memory storing copies of the data in the large memory.<br/><br/>1/3? 2026-03-18T20:15:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqtws9v7hte3s0vruqyeyd86kwvjh6vct7d9avvdu8ptcnrewfkcqzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys54pvr5u Accessibility people are a superpower - Jared Cunha:<br/><a href="https://jaredcunha.com/blog/accessibility-people-are-a-superpower">https://jaredcunha.com/blog/accessibility-people-are-a-superpower</a><br/><br/>You Know What? Just Don’t Split Words into Letters - Adrian Roselli:<br/><a href="https://adrianroselli.com/2026/02/you-know-what-just-dont-split-words-into-letters.html">https://adrianroselli.com/2026/02/you-know-what-just-dont-split-words-into-letters.html</a><br/>CW: &#34;AI&#34;-related footnote<br/><br/>The Ultimate Mobile Accessibility Resource Guide - Mark Steadman @ Dev.To:<br/><a href="https://blog.pope.tech/2026/02/10/does-your-navigation-need-an-aria-menu-probably-not/">https://blog.pope.tech/2026/02/10/does-your-navigation-need-an-aria-menu-probably-not/</a><br/><br/>Does your navigation need an ARIA menu? Probably not. - Elle Smith @ PopeTech:<br/><a href="https://blog.pope.tech/2026/02/10/does-your-navigation-need-an-aria-menu-probably-not/">https://blog.pope.tech/2026/02/10/does-your-navigation-need-an-aria-menu-probably-not/</a><br/><br/>Quick Tip: Do Not Replicate OS Behavior - Nat Tarnoff:<br/><a href="https://tarnoff.info/2026/02/05/quick-tip-do-not-replicate-os-behavior/">https://tarnoff.info/2026/02/05/quick-tip-do-not-replicate-os-behavior/</a> 2026-03-09T15:38:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd86g2jfg0wzj7nt3p6xzle6hu7k45zganxkurtu5gym29gg8t5cqzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys55sv8uu Announcing Interop 2026 - WebKit:<br/><a href="https://webkit.org/blog/17818/announcing-interop-2026/">https://webkit.org/blog/17818/announcing-interop-2026/</a> 2026-02-20T19:30:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvl25x7z35kqny83ctvl3jgw6r5696jf0xxjyhqhnxrujtej0vufczyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys52v5mxd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd8pua2m7ek3em9yq9am3327g6j40flkzqkl07m4qpmyw50ft9scg5e4y4a'>nevent1q…4y4a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m jealous! You get to meet Ink &amp; Switch! 2026-02-11T19:43:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0kew6uu052d04kwq3fajdv3j5jq04cdkcqekhv9ymmxnhpckd8tqzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5dz75d5 I (like presumably many of you) don&#39;t like DRM &amp; the &#34;anti-circumvention&#34; laws backing them up.<br/><br/>Though to be clear I don&#39;t oppose copyright, even if how long it lasts is dubious.<br/><br/>As far as I&#39;m concerned granting major studios (individual artists don&#39;t have the sway to exercise DRM) say in the software I use to enjoy their work is far too much power for them to hold! Not to mention all the other (anti-repair) ways DRM has been abused.<br/><br/>1/2! 2026-01-10T20:53:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswnzmezyn405v4swaeznqg2nzvg20tpp95mxe3g34hepkhmmllsxqzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys55gwr6t It seems timely to restate this:<br/><br/>I want a future where the app-web &amp; document-web splits in 2! Thus allowing for simpler browser engines.<br/><br/>Personally I don&#39;t particularly care about the app-web, but others do.<br/><br/>I consider the DOM an abomination of an API, inspired by Java-hype, that frustrates everyone.<br/><br/>If we discard the DOM (and in turn JS) whilst leaning on CSS&#39;s &amp; HTML&#39;s built-in graceful degradation... I reckon a small team should be able to build a browser engine without much trouble! 2025-12-16T18:29:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd90qyfdc5ya0swezt9r6qs99604aetdqcewrm4azx0rqf47758egzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys57jq5am Pre-Teaching Programming Languages To Visually Impaired Students - Veroniiiica Lewis:<br/><a href="https://veroniiiica.com/pre-teaching-programming-vi-students/">https://veroniiiica.com/pre-teaching-programming-vi-students/</a> 2025-12-10T17:30:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf62sdu37vjq4ja3edekte6dwvsl3cva8hkwcpanwuerwuuuc0ugszyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5y8dv6d You know... If I were building a new backwards-incompatible version of HTML...<br/><br/>I&#39;d remove self-closing tags!<br/><br/>Text can always be rendered in a way any given person can perceive it, so everything else should be treated as enhancements. 2025-12-06T20:37:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyfyacmc2rrfsa928q3tpsm48zkjnzp00dtt9ftwp6h6lez8vkmtqzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5dht2h0 Resisting software driven hardware obsolescence - Wim Vanderbauwhede:<br/><a href="https://limited.systems/articles/resisting-hardware-obsolescence/">https://limited.systems/articles/resisting-hardware-obsolescence/</a> 2025-12-03T17:13:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyxd2cwmpl46678ac9qnelf9tx4zl066a63vhtmaqwrd5vrwvjzuszyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5fu4ujq Open Source Has Too Many Parasocial Relationships - Justin Warren @ Pivot Nine:<br/><a href="https://pivotnine.com/blog/open-source-has-too-many-parasocial-relationships/">https://pivotnine.com/blog/open-source-has-too-many-parasocial-relationships/</a> 2025-11-23T14:55:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0gv43vvv6sv9zlzqrtlnf3nsmppgqkf3dah8kp9kjvmsee2jkx5qzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys52wvhhk With how many people appear to be yet again upset at Mozilla recently... I have to ask!<br/><br/>Which browser (engine) do you main? 2025-11-22T19:42:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd8zems286w04465gu3htjg3vseacn36zev62kc4f2m2dr84av73czyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5t23gng Oh, are we boycotting Disney now? Already on it! For years now.<br/><br/>I&#39;m enjoying audio shows from the open web, and *loving* it.<br/><br/>If you want an alternative to the MCU I can&#39;t recommend The Red Panda Adventures highly enough! And the same studio also does Deck Gibson: Far Reach Commander, which could serve as a Star Wars alternative.<br/><br/>Tonight though... I&#39;m listening to a small isolated crew orbiting a remote red dwarf star... Wolf359!<br/><br/><a href="https://decoderringtheatre.com">https://decoderringtheatre.com</a><br/><a href="https://wolf359.fm">https://wolf359.fm</a> 2025-09-18T23:07:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyv8tx63p5lema0axngt6t5yquz2xa0825x9yg5npdgmrvjdv0plczyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5fsvnc2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstuaek8l6mls5xux6mwmq75vjtahe6chatyyyefeak7xjttfce66gsumec2'>nevent1q…mec2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I was confused about which toot of mine you were speaking to when I replied. I had ATMEGA AVR (as found in Arduino &amp; many of our peripherals) on mind. I was surprised by how low-powered I found that to be when I looked into it, but it delivers the I/O its market demands!<br/><br/>Nevertheless I agree with you!<br/>We could in theory design, rather than evolve, a much nicer hardware platform for us to build upon. But that&#39;d be a massive investment noone wants to make, when we already have *something*. 2025-09-12T03:31:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxgny4css5nnn7xh2vgxyjdlsj4wp9c0nyv8ezpgsgres807x02vgzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys50fz2k0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsynwyjzr7qxm7yv8l0pfk8hets9rxt3k82ha9ckmpxtjekgw0fczgslggjz'>nevent1q…ggjz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, that could explain why such a 1990-ish processor design remains popular today! Its got solid I/O hardware!<br/><br/>Oh, wait. Thought you were responding to a different toot: <a href="https://floss.social/@alcinnz/115181162003263671">https://floss.social/@alcinnz/115181162003263671</a> 2025-09-10T18:58:14Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr8ahqf03x8rvj5pmtmyzhpjdpa9pl4p40xeedtsygcs4heggmm2szyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5uuqhxz ARM is great, ARM is terrible (and so is RISC-V) - John Goerzen:<br/><a href="https://changelog.complete.org/archives/10858-arm-is-great-arm-is-terrible-and-so-is-risc-v">https://changelog.complete.org/archives/10858-arm-is-great-arm-is-terrible-and-so-is-risc-v</a> 2025-09-10T17:51:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqrjhcgxsycdzlwd44z8jpxtwwalk825l2kfckm47p67yfaugwsugzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5alrdqd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdknk3rekfwzjs6qqlghc08s6vqz96wkvpguesntfrar77tdhrhaqvv9qay'>nevent1q…9qay</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes! While I may not like these rules... Its even worse when they&#39;re enforced on the powerless &amp; not the powerful! 2025-08-27T23:07:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqlzlz2803yel3kcjyqej8e0km7ac52ewwh0hkfdkhqdd8f7suyzczyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5p4fltw CSS-only scrollspy effect using scroll-marker-group and :target-current - Sara Soueidan:<br/><a href="https://www.sarasoueidan.com/blog/css-scrollspy/">https://www.sarasoueidan.com/blog/css-scrollspy/</a> 2025-08-18T19:00:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2dqwpr555svg5s5k8qju0zt3dmly34vk7f6v2sll8zcfrz9fz6cqzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys53esdk3 Programming language tournament Round 1 Match 3:<br/><br/>Nominations by: [@angelthorns](<a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/@angelthorns">https://social.treehouse.systems/@angelthorns</a> ) , <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1z8rjwhwhg8dna3cq0uz6hded2rdqlegj7lrvcs7s0zd56yj9fdasfgmrq6" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Devine Lu Linvega</span> (<span class="italic">npub1z8r…mrq6</span>)</a></span> , <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1cp3uzw2442zrkm6ytrm3r5uqx4eu3jhf55gsgl49h853vpdkrqpqlv39ww" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>thedæmon (Clay Ayers) [he / him]</span> (<span class="italic">npub1cp3…39ww</span>)</a></span> , &amp; me! 2025-08-15T22:33:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv4rrhhh8u3jqm54f85d5jjd09s30l5y6w7x5x785lctxkq4zsqkgzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys55ateg6 Who has some good, under-hyped Computer Science news from the past decade or so for me?<br/><br/>I knew a few, but I&#39;d love to know more! 2025-08-12T21:43:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw2lr3s00xf64lzf8r3j79mz93nqas32qfadq9fdz5rj2ysqdmyhqzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys57sk4z3 What&#39;s the best programming language? Debate!<br/><br/>Yes, I want to stir up trouble... 2025-08-07T21:23:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvq20g4uljufzp5p30dm26ch2lzgur2crk7efmhggftst0pce28hczyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys583p0e7 3 dynamics which I think has shaped most of computing history:<br/><br/>1. Worker power in computing lay not where it should with unions, but in how difficult the job traditionally was.<br/><br/>2. We reached &#34;sufficiency&#34; in the late 20&#39;00s, early 2010s (when having fully-optimized CPU cores, we turned out attention to the real hardware bottlenecks) which didn&#39;t play well with point 1.<br/><br/>3. Hardware engineers are in general very divorced from the needs they&#39;re fulfilling. I know one! 2025-08-04T21:24:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsze8jr9yjgpeq2nm7g43ur937ju7k5kepum79t5mxvjl6qfptjhdgzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5yslqqy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd54kngzhzjhy80d3m85vf9djl43jpakyx6nadlhm3jlfa28ngl6su3phhu'>nevent1q…phhu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>On the otherhand, by keeping my setup as trivial as I can... I find home-hosting very un-involved!<br/><br/>This seems to clash with some people&#39;s experience! 2025-07-29T19:03:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs92gfqf928qlqp23rrf7fdy4xmx6msy675uxkthr07umw4y073x6czyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5ejzlef I value understanding how technology works, not *just* for its own sake. But because knowledge is power!<br/><br/>It lets us fix things. It lets us change things!<br/>It gives us confidence in imagining different futures! 2025-07-11T22:25:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0tnu43nfdgzvz9uhvuuhpqj3586dqq49f950z6rd8j0cj2vn4lrgzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5xz0hps In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd3z59ufl46fm487tsxlflmy8hyct54kansus0zdteef4qerq7phqnm2uxl'>nevent1q…2uxl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Incidentally the features which I think makes sufficiently fast computers:<br/><br/>1. SSDs - Entered laptop market 2006, Wikipedia suggests saturated market 2010 but my dad recollects a few years later.<br/>2. Fast CPUs - fuzzy line to draw, but lets say early-20&#39;00s, judging by Id Software&#39;s struggles I can&#39;t say 1990s.<br/>3. Fully-programmable GPUs (for some artists &amp; gamers) - XBox 360 was 2005, early.<br/><br/>So I propose late 20&#39;00s, early 2010s as my &#34;sufficiency&#34; line!<br/><br/>2/1! 2025-07-08T21:56:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd3z59ufl46fm487tsxlflmy8hyct54kansus0zdteef4qerq7phqzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5c4wf0y Its my impression that the people designing &amp; building computers are alienated enough from how computers are used that they don&#39;t really understand what&#39;s needed. They chase higher specs assuming that&#39;s empowering, without understanding what these numbers actually mean.<br/><br/>I reckon home computers have been sufficiently powerful enough for over a decade now, but predictions of sufficiency have led us astray before. So skepticism is perfectly understandable! 2025-07-08T21:46:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9whgytvwatj4wjg6d5jffcp6jd6ntg3yfkz39l2s8qtkvpgz8dmqzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys53fpg7k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstjf4s78rmcmwj3gxgd63jdwgnpev5aj8j3vcdkmphj2gh4wpcyvchuq675'>nevent1q…q675</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My understanding is that ZLib is a core part of PNG compression? 2025-06-30T20:49:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2aea9d6l7lngcqmwyld990m4cek7xw78e8s9dga03akg607wvdcqzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5nrcdhh Writing a basic Linux device driver when you know nothing about Linux drivers or USB - crescentrose:<br/><a href="https://crescentro.se/posts/writing-drivers/">https://crescentro.se/posts/writing-drivers/</a> 2025-06-27T00:23:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgdtnj5rw4gra4vh3wjdn7zyvh3kelj494g79230x8deaz2x55xaqzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys52uqe3d Looks like a good directory! I&#39;ve checked several random sites it listed!<br/><br/><a href="https://url.town/">https://url.town/</a> 2025-06-04T16:39:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs043tdhwyp44vrc25jqcc8qsut3rxdekrvy4hr4r8tp4zke5fspwgzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5ugk48v Color in CSS - Aubrey Sambor @ A11y Talks:<br/><a href="https://a11ytalks.com/posts/2025-may">https://a11ytalks.com/posts/2025-may</a> (embedded YouTube) 2025-05-29T19:37:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxyqfl5lm5jd32asq46qumyulvhy68y8susxqqgmql3z7vq6xv9nczyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys502a2sw Its probably worth asking here: I&#39;m looking for work!<br/><br/>I&#39;m an incredibly knowledgable programmer interested in a wide range of technologies both new &amp; old (though I have little patience for hype).<br/><br/>I&#39;ve also got extensive volunteer experience in electronic repair!<br/><br/>I&#39;m open to Nelson, NZ or remote work. I prefer part-time or environmental jobs.<br/><br/>#fedihire :boost_love: 2025-05-28T19:20:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2q4z24w4hcc4mkzllzyax5ha3zxgrz8pfkdvcjsel4jzwav4q3mczyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5pphn3d I&#39;m now looking at <a href="https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem">https://github.com/drhelius/Gearsystem</a> (which was promoted by [@Le_bottin_des_jeux_linux](<a href="https://floss.social/@Le_bottin_des_jeux_linux">https://floss.social/@Le_bottin_des_jeux_linux</a> ) ) to figure out how to study it. I&#39;ll start discussing it tomorrow! 2025-05-26T19:25:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2mc2nayp9y6a37p5r20vq3mtkndq3yk3pahtjxsm4r8fpunfcgcgzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5eatms9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxczqzj2ssnr573r36vzmsku3m73n7mns0qcnwej329am8p60r9ks6esjmm'>nevent1q…sjmm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Funny that... 2025-05-24T20:33:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstshf0ye08g3rp6hjq5kvm9zxvufxy52qr3zxw7afdt6gukzku2jgzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5geskla Building an IPv6-focused OpenBSD home router - Alex Haydock:<br/><a href="https://blog.infected.systems/posts/2024-12-07-building-an-ipv6-focused-openbsd-home-router/">https://blog.infected.systems/posts/2024-12-07-building-an-ipv6-focused-openbsd-home-router/</a> 2025-05-24T20:21:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx9s8kj85ve6yv26dz8stnxxe2n80d9t0n5wwp5g40resu807c43qzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5amh2cw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyt0uqkc7tggh4zrwshnfx0dygztasqzwe370g3pk2csh0yv8lzncs74m8j'>nevent1q…4m8j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Presumably the argument is that blind people can enjoy audiobooks but not normal ebooks.<br/><br/>(Which ignores the fact that speech synthesis is old tech which I hope they were using already) 2025-05-20T03:39:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx5swrls6q2ap5lqgxzxau4nc7zncr6agj9el9vaadt5xh84rq7pgzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys56drgqp Do you approve of the state of the software industry? 2025-05-04T21:02:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs25a9c863dtz4px5ttvcllek0u828j4l7vd78m373p4cga289temgzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5r6c0jc We&#39;re in for a rough ride as an industry - Baldur Bjarnason:<br/><a href="https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/notes/2025/we-are-in-for-a-rough-ride/">https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/notes/2025/we-are-in-for-a-rough-ride/</a> 2025-04-15T19:20:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd6fu27qv7e42smydw5agkxxslldxy8j8yj8m4t40lsfzl5s2mlkqzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5qwkdee In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs967wkppvxfzlvam5hsy6xl30xgu3wxdlrww4gjtpfgwaaeylt9lcd268a0'>nevent1q…68a0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Talking of which... What&#39;s your favourite NES/Famicom emulator?<br/><br/>Which one should I study?<br/><br/>If I don&#39;t get an answer, I&#39;ll study the one [@Le_bottin_des_jeux_linux](<a href="https://floss.social/@Le_bottin_des_jeux_linux">https://floss.social/@Le_bottin_des_jeux_linux</a> ) recently promoted... 2025-04-09T03:37:42Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs967wkppvxfzlvam5hsy6xl30xgu3wxdlrww4gjtpfgwaaeylt9lczyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys579numm My upcoming threads:<br/><br/>On my Ink&amp;Switch schedule (relating their writeups chronologically to my hardware-communicator hypothetical)... Tomorrow: schema versioning &#34;Cambrian&#34;, next: exchanging crypto keys &#34;BackChannel&#34;, then: richtext &#34;PeriText&#34;, later: drawing dynamic models &#34;CrossCut&#34;.<br/><br/>On my Linux From Scratch schedule.... Next couple days: Finish Groff (getting close), to be followed up with GRUB.<br/><br/>Between which I&#39;ll finish studying LibShumate, followed up with emulators for game consoles! 2025-04-09T03:09:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9jfvr07w05q2duespgt80d6ke2ysgaxzlssd9ra5qje7lq0y3wuszyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5vpzf25 Huion Inspiroy H610X - review on GNU/Linux - David Revoy:<br/><a href="https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1072/huion-inspiroy-h610x-review-on-gnulinux">https://www.davidrevoy.com/article1072/huion-inspiroy-h610x-review-on-gnulinux</a> 2025-04-03T16:39:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs88pmrtzqvw50gpl50zxy2tnede92lerjtg8w7x874040jve90hyqzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5uy5ua0 How much are you using products/services by US tech oligarchs? By Alphabet/Google, Amazon, Meta/Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, etc?<br/><br/>Don&#39;t worry about whether you&#39;re using their services indirectly, because you are.<br/><br/>I&#39;d encourage you to not, since they&#39;ve lined up for fascism with no respect for consent! But... Where we at?<br/><br/>(I&#39;m sure my response will be biased, :boost_ok:) 2025-02-08T20:37:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf3lpxcqxfltedj70gryxqzdlgllya9kmgxmm6fkqugsfnmly7r9gzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5p9qvjf Its a widespread meme that modern computing is always changing, &amp; we must keep pace with it.<br/><br/>For 1: To me it doesn&#39;t look like its changing near as rapidly as it was in, say, the 1990s! Lots of computing history happened back then!<br/><br/>For 2: I find the meme tends to inhibit deep thinking, acknowledging what has remained static or what *should* change. Instead it puts us on the treadmill chasing distractions.<br/><br/>Yes, computing is changing. But its not that fast! And not always in good ways! 2025-02-06T19:35:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfy2v2j3ugu9p2spwzs2us8xl4nqm2jx45su4p2dkghl77gjpnwkgzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys55p5udk My principles for boosting generative AI discussion:<br/><br/>I avoid doing so unless its newsworthy that the author is taking a particular stance, or if I think the writing is valuable beyond the field of generative AI.<br/><br/>I will boost advice on how to avoid generative AI.<br/><br/>DeepSeek is newsworthy as is NVidia&#39;s stock-price drop, but most posts I see have hot-takes. Which I believe is premature. We&#39;ll see what comes from it!<br/><br/>(NOTE: I&#39;m specifically saying &#34;generative AI&#34;) 2025-01-28T01:27:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvuhmhn74twztxxw487m8gwduycvujwjdr4ums4ppgwzssv5jr24szyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5ds4cxk FORTRAN, an “infantile disorder”? - Wim Vanderbauwhede:<br/><a href="https://wimvanderbauwhede.github.io/articles/dijkstra-fortran/">https://wimvanderbauwhede.github.io/articles/dijkstra-fortran/</a> 2025-01-25T16:53:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyfq595cnxz3k55u0xu98pm602xrrtyp46s0upcxslep8h9x608rqzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5qtx5zk In cleaning up my street-mapping threads for publication on my personal site...<br/><br/>I&#39;ve just folded in [@RL_Dane](<a href="https://fosstodon.org/@RL_Dane">https://fosstodon.org/@RL_Dane</a> ) &#39;s quip that its no wonder Dijkstra hated GOTOs if he had a path-finding algorithm! 2024-12-28T04:17:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrt53y8acejwchf9y264uny9jv4hzdkl5hzlqfzxxg3gwycy9azcszyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5uats38 I think I know which way this poll will lean...<br/><br/>AI features? 2024-12-26T19:55:30Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8x83e0s88r655pllat7lkq00szhhergyl9r7z29mtheytqnryytqzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5rhnwp3 The Cost of Self-Hosting - Kev Quirk:<br/><a href="https://kevquirk.com/blog/the-cost-of-self-hosting">https://kevquirk.com/blog/the-cost-of-self-hosting</a><br/><br/>I&#39;m happily self-hosting, doesn&#39;t take me much effort. In large part because I insist on using the simplest tech, that doesn&#39;t take me much effort! 2024-12-26T17:09:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyrz7hqewe852exkayfjp7l5rawcar36809kd8hef5hrrz2008ymszyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys58yt70f Why aren&#39;t there more visual programming languages? (An ode to DRAKON) - Terence Eden:<br/><a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/04/why-arent-there-more-visual-programming-languages-an-ode-to-drakon/">https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/04/why-arent-there-more-visual-programming-languages-an-ode-to-drakon/</a><br/><br/>Starting from scratch - Samir Talwar &#34;Functional Computer&#34;:<br/><a href="https://functional.computer/blog/starting-from-scratch">https://functional.computer/blog/starting-from-scratch</a> 2024-12-22T19:15:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0t8z8sh8wsvuy9xgkqz4sc400w44lfxmyx03n3vrdr2kn6fn0xjqzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5xx88g7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgjg958jwcdy65eqcm5x7z593mfnap9gvxjyddxg2rg2us22xtvvsuaxk7u'>nevent1q…xk7u</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Nice initiative! 2024-12-16T20:45:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8lj42zgn2j8w45y8xxdda0842y7fu8dlh45tvzhxe0wu76y0dpgqzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5vugl43 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs266xn897km7m2yj2xcz63295l3nx3gx5hhgu3y2pq72r5aavhdec3n0z7w'>nevent1q…0z7w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The mention of astrology &amp; LLMs in the same toot brought my mind to <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hr7087sk4yxl25nmx9c42p0zgk5kyfyvar5xeklezs23hjuenr7qr3jxyc" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Baldur Bjarnason</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hr7…jxyc</span>)</a></span> &#39;s blogpost providing a theory as to why so many people find them so convincing: <a href="https://softwarecrisis.dev/letters/llmentalist/">https://softwarecrisis.dev/letters/llmentalist/</a> 2024-12-13T03:55:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz7gj8xtjk40c4qzrwjf7ek5qz43g7ntgj8gr30ckh83t8lvzyklqzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5g5ugpq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs90fdtx3ykq0mzxdfd554jl2s6n3cugca8dzwxahzgn38wq7q3weq6f4efk'>nevent1q…4efk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ouch, the article&#39;s painful for me... Reads to me like The Guardian doesn&#39;t know what they&#39;re talking about... 2024-12-09T20:33:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfmvr54zh837a3p76eqm5585hr656v3yx5c0fwjqnn4v77x4zuksqzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys527mf0f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0cehwywcuwaxhudkt904h3xwratlcswama46d5s2mhc39vpkvmsseagqu7'>nevent1q…gqu7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Personally the way I phrase it is: Possible, but don&#39;t count on it! 2024-12-07T15:00:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswkd98vhld9fwjafu975fu5kl9tla86fwll7yk3cec45pxgnu5k0qzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5c7mxpu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyf5qc4raxevjpqdctv8u99uww93szeu59czj99jqxehnm7nrk3mqh7ux3r'>nevent1q…ux3r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Will do! 2024-12-03T03:57:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdge87k46ypklreqy2zaf059slrlewly6dt0w4hk8vdtv0xkxnnyczyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5h7gakm Question to help me shape some upcoming threads:<br/><br/>Say I&#39;m bootstrapping from an assembly language to a (relatively) high-level language, without using any software I didn&#39;t write myself?<br/><br/>Any tips?<br/><br/>(I won&#39;t actually do this, I&#39;ll just describe how in detail!) 2024-12-02T19:46:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrpfufs57jymqcxvq53taku0x35swq7g0sam8gayjxt5ulue55dkgzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5nt6f9v I wonder... Could we call 2005 the year computing power reached sufficiency?<br/><br/>Is the only reason *basically* any of us need more computing power down to inefficient software?<br/><br/>I&#39;m sure some of you will want to draw the line earlier, but I made sure to include fully-programmable GPUs (like the XBox 360&#39;s) in my cut-off!<br/><br/>This is before smartphones, but only just! 2024-11-30T19:07:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs99jr7y0zr2aaa2dj47vun5q47jtpwpd05v58g89l8uv7ak48dgnqzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5k520aa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy4vu5683l40hswkuqkk6zrpwdqcq5agzgayt5lysg8qlplscj7qctaem2e'>nevent1q…em2e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Some &#34;AI&#34; related links...<br/><br/>Devs gaining little (if anything) from AI coding assistants - Grant Gross:<br/><a href="https://www.cio.com/article/3540579/devs-gaining-little-if-anything-from-ai-coding-assistants.html">https://www.cio.com/article/3540579/devs-gaining-little-if-anything-from-ai-coding-assistants.html</a><br/><br/>Why We Don’t Know AI&#39;s True Water Footprint - Miranda Gabbott @ Tech Policy:<br/><a href="https://www.techpolicy.press/why-we-dont-know-ais-true-water-footprint/">https://www.techpolicy.press/why-we-dont-know-ais-true-water-footprint/</a><br/><br/>TV Writers Found 139,000 of Their Scripts Trained AI - Elian Low &#34;The Ankler&#34;:<br/><a href="https://theankler.com/p/tv-writers-scripts-ai-training-controversy-chatbot">https://theankler.com/p/tv-writers-scripts-ai-training-controversy-chatbot</a> (Substack, partially-paywalled)<br/><br/>Labelers training AI say they&#39;re overworked, underpaid &amp; exploited by big tech companies - Lesley Stahl @ CBS:<br/><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/labelers-training-ai-say-theyre-overworked-underpaid-and-exploited-60-minutes-transcript/">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/labelers-training-ai-say-theyre-overworked-underpaid-and-exploited-60-minutes-transcript/</a> 2024-11-29T19:33:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy4vu5683l40hswkuqkk6zrpwdqcq5agzgayt5lysg8qlplscj7qczyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5mg2r4g Links (29 November 2024) - Bladur Bjarnason:<br/><a href="https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/notes/2024/links-42/">https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/notes/2024/links-42/</a><br/>Some links from it...<br/><br/>Care work - Mandy Brown &#34;everything changes&#34;:<br/><a href="https://everythingchanges.us/blog/care-work/">https://everythingchanges.us/blog/care-work/</a><br/><br/>Yes, progressive enhancement is a fucking moral argument - awfulwoman:<br/><a href="https://awfulwoman.com/posts/2016/progressive-enhancement/">https://awfulwoman.com/posts/2016/progressive-enhancement/</a><br/>Personally I don&#39;t even budge to suggest that progressive-enhancement makes webdev harder, I find it makes it easier!<br/><br/>Elements of creativity - Annie Mueller:<br/><a href="https://anniemueller.com/posts/elements-of-creativity">https://anniemueller.com/posts/elements-of-creativity</a> 2024-11-29T18:51:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqpeevf8lfkj3mjztpvmx3c7qlnmnjflx4yjddda7nlswvxamslhczyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys55p22pj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy4q26hnhrn0mv7qxh9yenghxk2677yprkl3qujd87qvy825fhjaqfknl7y'>nevent1q…nl7y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A couple links from Own Your Web&#39;s newsletter...<br/><br/>Aggregating my distributed self - Miriam Eric Suzanne:<br/><a href="https://www.miriamsuzanne.com/2024/09/22/agregate-self/">https://www.miriamsuzanne.com/2024/09/22/agregate-self/</a><br/><br/>Fighting for our web - Molly White:<br/><a href="https://www.citationneeded.news/fighting-for-our-web/">https://www.citationneeded.news/fighting-for-our-web/</a><br/>I love this talk!<br/><br/>Robb Knight&#39;s personal site:<br/><a href="https://rknight.me/">https://rknight.me/</a> 2024-11-14T18:36:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy4q26hnhrn0mv7qxh9yenghxk2677yprkl3qujd87qvy825fhjaqzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys580skgl Own Your Web – Issue 16: Under Construction - Own Your Web:<br/><a href="https://buttondown.com/ownyourweb/archive/issue-16/">https://buttondown.com/ownyourweb/archive/issue-16/</a><br/><br/>Some links from it...<br/><br/>Flexible Typesetting is now yours, for free - Tim Brown:<br/><a href="https://tbrown.org/notes/2024/10/26/flexible-typesetting/">https://tbrown.org/notes/2024/10/26/flexible-typesetting/</a><br/><br/>Under-construction signs - Jason Scott (sourced from Geocities via Internet Archive):<br/><a href="http://textfiles.com/underconstruction/">http://textfiles.com/underconstruction/</a><br/><br/>Blog Posts vs. Social Posts - Jim Nielsen:<br/><a href="https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2024/blog-vs-social-posts/">https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2024/blog-vs-social-posts/</a><br/><br/>Coming home - Mandy Brown &#34;A Working Library&#34;:<br/><a href="https://aworkinglibrary.com/writing/coming-home">https://aworkinglibrary.com/writing/coming-home</a> 2024-11-14T18:24:58Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszsqmm8e6fhx6een8q33hcfuq6vvlcgqy9zg6v03hgprpjd9cg5aqzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5u09kju Whose heard of boids?<br/><br/>Its an early (1986) technology to be branded as &#34;AI&#34;, which has had huge influence over later hypecycles like object-oriented programming &amp; self-driving cars.<br/><br/>It shows that with only a handful of rules &amp; without any central coordination we can obtain fancy patterns! Resembling flocks of birds or schools of fish! 2024-11-11T20:56:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9xquz9murugad833348trpcpnkq553mu4h4e7lcr40cetz2y5qagzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys579yhf0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdejaghvf0p6sqz6x4nfs438ymvk3nz5xhts09hzlprw495gnt9xgpv5dav'>nevent1q…5dav</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hang on, we were already using machine learning to do speech transcription before these LLMs. Why did we introduce hallucinations into them? 2024-10-28T23:10:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrwcgq26fjt7k80d9qype57zewfze5hwg7efqt70a47xypm48vxyczyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys52cpaef Vector graphics allows you to describe the geometry of an image, or a letter (&#34;glyph&#34; from a font), such that it&#39;ll look just as sharp when you zoom in or out. I&#39;m talking formats like PostScript, open/free-type fonts, or SVG.<br/><br/>Once the caller has provided all this data, a shape is rendered by using a &#34;transformation matrix&#34; to run the position of all its points through some algebraic formula. Then we discard erroneous details too fine to see.<br/><br/>1/5? 2024-10-26T19:50:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8f0jf25t7v8c3uuyh2ed5l6ku4hwhx8dsxudmshqtkrwj9mdcfnqzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5gfu46r As I stated yesterday: It strikes me that the devices we use for interacting with computers are as much defined by software as they are by hardware!<br/><br/>Optical mice? They compare how far to move the previous video frame it captured to match its new frame, using an algebraic shortcut known as an FFT. Still they have a lot of numbers to crunch in the mouse!<br/><br/>Touchscreens? They collapse the 2D runs of pixels your fingers obscure to extract touches it can clean &amp; interpret as gestures.<br/><br/>1/2! 2024-10-24T18:03:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswfzctazhmf00y5anxe3x7lnst6zmuvd55n2n85j0nh4t39538snszyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5qkwqu9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsymfz549kxphrpcs0zjmz4s7655p3l0kfe5gxsq7y7t0l273s749c0sz4uv'>nevent1q…z4uv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>To improve confidentiality we use cryptography. For this we find &#34;trapdoor functions&#34; in mathematics, using them to build ciphers which can&#39;t be reversed unless you know a certain &#34;key&#34;. Modulo-exponentiation or XOR are common trapdoor functions.<br/><br/>To improve reliability we use &#34;error detection&#34; &amp; &#34;error correction&#34;, reducing the likelihood of interference producing valid data. A &#34;parity bit&#34; indicating whether there&#39;s an odd number of 1 bits is a basic &#34;error detection&#34; circuit.<br/><br/>3/4! 2024-10-22T21:11:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsymfz549kxphrpcs0zjmz4s7655p3l0kfe5gxsq7y7t0l273s749czyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5mav4jp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrwt58424appr2lxlnw70fn3vkflvqy9yd4aek4engk4rrthpltpcaavq58'>nevent1q…vq58</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Serializing data to a bytestream is relatively trivial, even without pulling in dependencies.<br/><br/>Parsing from a bytestream I find tedious, with a large portion of devtools existing to help you with it in some way or other. Its typically aided by a &#34;scanner&#34; to ease backtracking &amp; &#34;lexer&#34; to abstract the raw bytes into &#34;tokens&#34;.<br/><br/>To address a lack of bandwidth we use &#34;compression&#34;. A simple strategy being to look up each byte in a &#34;codebook&#34;, which characterizes retro graphics!<br/><br/>2/4? 2024-10-22T20:57:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrwt58424appr2lxlnw70fn3vkflvqy9yd4aek4engk4rrthpltpczyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5qr5nlu What does it take to transfer data between different pieces of software? Or between software &amp; hardware?<br/><br/>To start: Most of the channels for doing so transmit the data byte by byte in sequence. If your data isn&#39;t trivial enough to already fit in that structure, you need a &#34;parser&#34; &amp; &#34;serializer&#34; to make it fit!<br/><br/>Then there&#39;s the question: What if that channel doesn&#39;t enough bandwidth? Enough confidentiality? Enough reliability? We can fix it in software!<br/><br/>1/4? 2024-10-22T20:49:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsttgdztdhu7k7k837qrw9an0l6al964g2jz3xuxcf3wkyzlyrmywczyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5e4wpaf The Blockquote Element - Haydon Pickering:<br/><a href="https://heydonworks.com/article/the-blockquote-element/">https://heydonworks.com/article/the-blockquote-element/</a><br/><br/>I’ve Been Doing Blockquotes Wrong - Michelle Barker &#34;CSS IRL&#34;:<br/><a href="https://css-irl.info/ive-been-doing-blockquotes-wrong/">https://css-irl.info/ive-been-doing-blockquotes-wrong/</a><br/><br/>Boosted by Robin Rendle &#34;The Cascade&#34;:<br/><a href="https://csscade.com/i-ve-been-doing-blockquotes-wrong/">https://csscade.com/i-ve-been-doing-blockquotes-wrong/</a> 2024-10-17T16:44:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs22tg5na729fgl4hvgjya377rknpced4l34henz2sskejtudtrxwczyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5d023y7 ARIA DevTools - Mateusz Zieliński:<br/><a href="https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/aria-devtools/dneemiigcbbgbdjlcdjjnianlikimpck">https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/aria-devtools/dneemiigcbbgbdjlcdjjnianlikimpck</a> (Chrome plugin)<br/><br/>A11y at Work: When Team Opinions Differ - Just Melanie From The Internet:<br/><a href="https://melsumner.github.io/a11y-at-work">https://melsumner.github.io/a11y-at-work</a><br/><br/>Reminder – automatic accessibility testing can detect inaccessibility but can’t detect accessibility - Bogdan Cerovac:<br/><a href="https://cerovac.com/a11y/2024/10/reminder-automatic-accessibility-testing-can-detect-inaccessibility-but-cant-detect-accessibility/">https://cerovac.com/a11y/2024/10/reminder-automatic-accessibility-testing-can-detect-inaccessibility-but-cant-detect-accessibility/</a><br/><br/>57/30 - =HTML Accessibility:<br/><a href="https://html5accessibility.com/stuff/2024/10/07/57-30/">https://html5accessibility.com/stuff/2024/10/07/57-30/</a><br/><br/>What’s the Difference Between HTML’s Dialog Element and Popovers? - Chris Coyier @ Frontend Masters:<br/><a href="https://frontendmasters.com/blog/whats-the-difference-between-htmls-dialog-element-and-popovers/">https://frontendmasters.com/blog/whats-the-difference-between-htmls-dialog-element-and-popovers/</a> 2024-10-14T17:05:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstwjwa3zzqj7gfp5hu25prj9tkhwnacedkrcpt9lv78fxxvwgnefczyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5xph3uj Bufferless e-paper - Larry Bank:<br/><a href="https://bitbanksoftware.blogspot.com/2024/09/bufferless-e-paper.html">https://bitbanksoftware.blogspot.com/2024/09/bufferless-e-paper.html</a> 2024-10-13T17:19:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst7s5wrw3judayeexjtsu6s58r3qxeev3n0nyvn6j2syqjvew7crczyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5g92fgl The NES, like most home computers of its era, had a 6502*. As it turns out the simplest &#34;Arithmetic Core&#34; I could imagine is comparable in power to the 6502!<br/><br/>What I described had some more memory, &amp; less instruction-decoding logic. Yet a full barrel-shifter to aid crypto! How exactly does it compare, &amp; how&#39;d I emulate the 6502 on it?<br/><br/>To start to handle the amount of RAM the NES had I&#39;d need to enable our AC&#39;s &#34;harvard-mode&#34;. <br/><br/>* Rather Ricoh 2A03, I&#39;ll come back to that...<br/><br/>1/? 2024-10-09T19:06:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2msasmpgtf5ttkd0juk4qr9hafcnlur7fed3ch3yl8zuequ5hk3gzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5ln20xh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg9trgzpjj99lnq8dtzkxpz69kjc892l4j33g2lds6x3c4tf7fyqs6e6gdd'>nevent1q…6gdd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Context?<br/><br/>I like using Debian for servers &amp; elementary for laptops/desktops! 2024-10-06T17:16:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs07vk3tr8cgmjnj297kkvzrqc3csw9v593s49cetetgrm5a574j6qzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5pxalxc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswkfevnzu65zc9ajcw73hnkak5j8t5zd8a6uyaenvpu7hwgcze9qsetc85m'>nevent1q…c85m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, the thing is I don&#39;t see *that much* advertising on the indie web...<br/><br/>The surface web seems to serve as its own echo chamber! How do people stand it anymore? 2024-10-05T01:03:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyw8f9dfl7e0dux3kzml8xktxnmnv4t786nja3jsp8c79m2qfh0xszyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys520nd45 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdzt26r3zzzx0uq4lpfeggkyhadjrv32667q6n3s8jmdnpl4f36wc0465u6'>nevent1q…65u6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They blogged &#34;we don&#39;t care what you think, we&#39;re doubling down on advertising!&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/improving-online-advertising/">https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/improving-online-advertising/</a> 2024-10-04T00:51:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswaqkgxddr0ff5rmv3zt69egk6pacg9qyvcdqwhtl057m3j0686zqzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys57afq4j Seeing the Mozilla news...<br/><br/>Yes, they&#39;ve crossed a line for me! Amongst so many previous grumbles. Though I was already treating FireFox as an at-least-its-not-Chrome fallback.<br/><br/>Now that they&#39;ve alienated their advocates, I doubt they&#39;ll stay around much longer. Who&#39;ll they advertise to?<br/><br/>I was hoping that they could remain a good stopgap until we could steer the web into a more sustainable direction, that hope is now dashed!<br/><br/>So what can we do?<br/><br/>1/2! 2024-10-03T23:32:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvc7lkr4yfxlc9cdhq7rca5h8ud4xzu90vmgz3frqngt4q8g4yl7qzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5a6x2tq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrh9gu8hwk7ffdkudfw9vq3gnws353jd4ez5e5kqjlvp3uyer9jpgqy03v7'>nevent1q…03v7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I strongly suspect the relatively-recent resurgence of interest in physical/analog media is related to all mainstream e-stores shipping their media with DRM. Computing has broken our promises of ownership far too many times to be trusted!<br/><br/>(Don&#39;t blame me!)<br/><br/>Sure there&#39;s all that pseudoscience about analog having higher audio quality... Its alright, you can admit to enjoying the imperfections! 2024-09-30T00:11:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrh9gu8hwk7ffdkudfw9vq3gnws353jd4ez5e5kqjlvp3uyer9jpgzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys54f55tc An important perspective that helps me make sense of the push for DRM:<br/><br/>Its less about constraining your use of the media as much as it is about constraining which players make it to market. Thus shaping the technological reality laypeople operate within.<br/><br/>Its there to constrain me as a browserdev! Hence why I hate it.<br/><br/>That&#39;s how I can best make sense of the tautological remark &#34;it keeps honest people honest&#34;! 2024-09-29T20:57:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdgqgfks4k8ld8e0f2mzec3404q3tnz67ga9k88cxcryaz34japhqzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5a5qd3s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfxxh82jzrtgvmm8tvz5ynrxzupgrqxq7v6lu70fplaqs6per40wseecd0v'>nevent1q…cd0v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In its normal mode as I&#39;ve established our hypothetical Arithmetic Core there&#39;s only a couple KiBs of RAM, shared with code. Whereas its harvard-mode would have a full 128KiB (64Ki-words), which could be excessive for our needs!<br/><br/>At which point we may add a hashtable to the top of data-RAM to allow us to update existing entries in our min-heap once we&#39;ve found a faster way to reach that intersection, instead of growing this min-heap.<br/><br/>Still... We can do better than Dijkstra&#39;s!<br/><br/>4/4 Fin today! 2024-09-28T21:18:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfxxh82jzrtgvmm8tvz5ynrxzupgrqxq7v6lu70fplaqs6per40wszyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5vnult4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw7375447m8mvftzlruzx3djzvta0flq2d8ry0v50w7fn3az7gk5cy47mvf'>nevent1q…7mvf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Dequeueing an entry involves removing the 1st/root entry to return by replacing it with the last entry. Then we repeatedly replace this parent with its smallest child to reestablish the min-heap invariant.<br/><br/>Enqueueing involves adding it to the end of the array, then swapping this child with its parent until the min-heap&#39;s invariant&#39;s reestablished.<br/><br/>We can store the array&#39;s length at its 0&#39;th index. And *maybe* we&#39;d enable our Arithmetic Core&#39;s harvard-mode for the extra storage.<br/><br/>3/4! 2024-09-28T21:08:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw7375447m8mvftzlruzx3djzvta0flq2d8ry0v50w7fn3az7gk5czyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5zlg37p In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqj7hmw2qhdpwdfktuuf9xyaqys22fj3hsf3trus3t42sfvpt67scf0wqnu'>nevent1q…wqnu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We&#39;d use a min-heap for a priority-queue, stored in our Arithmetic Core!<br/><br/>A min-heap is a balanced binary-tree where we enforce the invariant that parents hold smaller values than their children.<br/>Storing this binary tree &#34;implicitly&#34; in an array, such that the children of node x are at 2x &amp; 2x+1 is space efficient, &amp; fast at adding or removing an item at the end of the array.<br/><br/>Lets say here each entry holds 4 16bit words: A priority &amp; a bit-packed zone ID. Or maybe we could get by with 2.<br/><br/>2/3? 2024-09-28T20:51:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqj7hmw2qhdpwdfktuuf9xyaqys22fj3hsf3trus3t42sfvpt67sczyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5fqlftt The most basic formula for calculating directions from location A to B is Dijkstra&#39;s Algorithm a.k.a. Uniform Cost Search.<br/><br/>This involves repeatedly popping the closest intersection off a priority queue &amp; enqueueing all its neighbours. Adding the road&#39;s distance to the distance to this intersection as the priority in that priority queue.<br/><br/>Yesterday I discussed how in our string-centric hardware we&#39;d use an edgetable keyed by DGGS IDs to represent the road network. So this priority queue?<br/><br/>1/3? 2024-09-28T20:31:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy4095zkn08ey0ztm0pl0e8td7zz5f4gqt77cyvhgcfm6d6d5lwmczyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys53rlzzm My Thoughts on the WordPress Drama - Kev Quirk:<br/><a href="https://kevquirk.com/blog/my-thoughts-on-the-wordpress-drama">https://kevquirk.com/blog/my-thoughts-on-the-wordpress-drama</a><br/><br/>I&#39;m glad I&#39;m using Jekyll, &amp; am not impacted by this shit-fight! 2024-09-26T18:23:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspv7l6d8dtt6lwzp406svmaemhccg34fau3v28q8rmfm0elvteaxszyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5hczgk6 Nobody wants to use any software - Character:<br/><a href="https://www.characterworks.co/blog/nobody-wants-to-use-any-software">https://www.characterworks.co/blog/nobody-wants-to-use-any-software</a> 2024-09-21T19:39:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2g5r3m3tkclnlqhu5p27wff64qs896vtmx2yjj8gfnf78nafgnvgzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5xd7ytd A term I like using to express how I feel about the tech industry: Toxic optimism!<br/><br/>It exhausts me... 2024-09-19T22:05:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8wntm3swntgrkx7gmjhw3ynlu3zxswe3akhthqghcx4uyaj05ksqzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5xj03yh Surveillance Watch:<br/><a href="https://www.surveillancewatch.io/">https://www.surveillancewatch.io/</a> 2024-09-13T18:20:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0dmqtsg68nnlkhd40sdgx4geqrhkd0euewn6d0dpcfxhszdsvtmqzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5cedv9s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp8j3xcp3ad5eaf2zch6ewwlvpkxwyf6tkylz7x2m9ut3870dhews5r5cz4'>nevent1q…5cz4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m guessing you&#39;re subtooting me?<br/><br/>For the record: I don&#39;t disagree! Beyond to say I do see people advocating for piracy as a political act whenever publishers do something we dislike. 2024-09-08T21:08:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspekdu5u4tu5gheyc4q8nwh5w7u3t39ay6mja3l3y300hjexyu4lszyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5vm7vut Links (2 September 2024) - Baldur Bjarnason:<br/><a href="https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2024/links-32/">https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2024/links-32/</a><br/><br/>Some links from it...<br/><br/>The Problem With Surveys (and Why You Should Take This One) - Michelle Barker &#34;CSS IRL&#34;:<br/><a href="https://css-irl.info/the-problem-with-surveys/">https://css-irl.info/the-problem-with-surveys/</a><br/><br/>Semi-Annual Reminder to Learn and Hire for Web Standards - Adrian Roselli:<br/><a href="https://adrianroselli.com/2024/09/semi-annual-reminder-to-learn-and-hire-for-web-standards.html">https://adrianroselli.com/2024/09/semi-annual-reminder-to-learn-and-hire-for-web-standards.html</a><br/><br/>Watch what they do, not what they say - Glen Peters:<br/><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/watch-what-do-say-glen-peters-skadf/">https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/watch-what-do-say-glen-peters-skadf/</a> (Linked In)<br/><br/>The Humble Link - Jim Nielsen:<br/><a href="https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2024/the-humble-link/">https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2024/the-humble-link/</a> 2024-09-02T18:45:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9xqnhr4g6njfj7v8ndw8hcr2r6p458epajdhchyd9lgp2al9mqjszyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5tzd93j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdf2ksukxmsa66npp7yaf9zp3fx2x04gvvwjke4lrkxdtkuefrmqsd2w4r4'>nevent1q…w4r4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>depends on your bubble, but... 2024-08-23T00:45:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswz9fdnw3jkps6t6vyjlelnducayd3tduehpqjslfzm0rcz9wa8rgzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5mhegu7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgn6r4nsuvx6xvdxjtmdaf5ya26cm95pvrm6phr830v2wyu0yt8fchy8ag5'>nevent1q…8ag5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sigh, we apparently have to keep doing trials to see whether a UBI is effective...<br/><br/>Seems thoroughly proven by now! 2024-08-20T04:49:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs05mh25vzajpezn5a4006kmggm4swayflsxzrclc0wljajkmnyumqzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5malng4 Maximum I2C IMU Sample rate? - Optimization Rabbithole:<br/><a href="https://bitbanksoftware.blogspot.com/2024/08/maximum-i2c-imu-sample-rate.html">https://bitbanksoftware.blogspot.com/2024/08/maximum-i2c-imu-sample-rate.html</a> 2024-08-09T17:43:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstmzcq9hzr6cxfynrv9gd2gje5knp4pf424r7v8df03e54svq03nszyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5rc93je In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2usgshu2ajpnl72laz7f2axw5swlm5vunw7kq72ympyjk3wt75rs7ked2x'>nevent1q…ed2x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;d use standard performance monitoring tools. Not only is there a (loose) correlation between how fast a computation completes &amp; how much energy it uses, but also our primary concern should be &#34;Are we the ones pushing people to buy a new computer?&#34;<br/><br/>Embodied energy swamps everything else... 2024-08-03T18:44:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0z9cjfm433eaggy5huudpy2mxn6zlvrxqwyzj9x9cp04upt80vdgzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5dp47f7 So much of what I care about in computing boils down to: Can we please stop capitalists from being the ones to shape our technological reality? Can we please stop living in a cyberpunk world?<br/><br/>As such it goes beyond computing! I&#39;m an anti-capitalist, a degrowther!<br/><br/>Let alone the injustice of requiring us to work to earn a living, the people who can afford to pay a living wage repeatedly prove to be terrible judges of what work needs to be done. So can we workers please judge it for ourselves? 2024-08-02T21:06:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfu4hjc3j5fmrac5l4mpvcskrvt8z79tk2d64ep5g5qg024s8f8vgzyqltar9x6dxweqnz7dxtk0qzdjk65sd5gmh75ltaeuyautfn0lys5yz77wn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrztv9fm82mf9rtvlswh6yp7nwp95e7m7xm572yq2lvcjsapmumjcvp2gwk'>nevent1q…2gwk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is not just the US.<br/><br/>Far far too many of us can&#39;t conceive of societal change outside of demanding it from our local government.<br/><br/>Which I personally view as not going far enough! Especially in my country whose politicians have gotten the message: At least *pretend* to care about the environment! 2024-08-02T20:00:57Z