joshua stein

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Adding a USB port to the ThinkPad X1 Nano (the hard way)

2024195 points74 comments Hardware & Electronics details

I wanted to add an internal USB port to my ThinkPad X1 Nano which should have been a fairly easy thing to do, but it wasn't.

Advice for Operating a Public-Facing API

2023178 points63 comments Software Engineering details

I've been operating Pushover 's public-facing API for over a decade now and I thought I'd pass on some advice for those creating a new API.

C Programming on System 6 – Implementing Multi-User Chat

2021135 points34 comments Software Engineering details

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C Programming on System 6 – Intro [video]

2020114 points21 comments Software Engineering details

I've been writing an IMAP client for and on my Mac 512Ke over the past many weeks. Taking inspiration from Andreas Kling's excellent YouTube videos documenting his development of the Serenity operating system, I thought I'd start screencasting some of my work.