2041
Scoped Propagators
A programming model for spatial canvases
Top posts
Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 3,433 posts.
2042
Algorithmic Mathematical Art (2004)
In the early 1990s, they were merely visualization aids in the study of mathematics. Gradually, the complexity and artistry of the images becomes an end itself.
2043
Simulating a minimal cell in the browser
Simulating an entire cell using kinetic parameters of reactions in a well-stirred environment
2044
Making my first embedded Linux system
End-to-end documentation of a journey from no PCB experience to fabricating my own Linux-ready system that can boot the latest mainline kernel. This article is the recommended reading for someone building their first embedded Linux board. F1C100s SoC is used for this sample board.
2045
What Shapes Do Matrix Multiplications Like?
Divining order from the chaos
2046
The Waterfall Model was a straw man argument from the beginning (2015)
Over the years, I've read a lot of books on software engineering. Agile books in particular like to refute the "Waterfall Model". Every t...
2047
Improving cursor rendering on Wayland
A programming blog written by Vaxry.
2048
Jetstream: Shrinking the AT Protocol Firehose by >99%
Jetstream is a streaming service that consumes an AT Proto Sync Firehose and converts it into lightweight, filterable, friendly JSON, allowing us to live tail all posts on Bluesky for as little as ~850 MB/day
2049
Flow Charts with CSS Anchor Positioning
Learn how to use CSS Anchor Positioning to create flow charts and diagram with just CSS.
2050
Formlabs Form 4 Teardown
Formlabs has recently launched the fourth edition of their flagship SLA printer line, the Form 4 . Of course, I jumped on the chance to do a teardown of the printer; I’m grateful that I was able to do the same for the Form 1 , Form 2 , and Form 3 generations. In addition to learning a lot from the process of tearing…
2051
Hello world in C inline assembly (2018)
A C program that writes "hello, world!" to the console using inline assembly instead of standard library functions, demonstrating direct system call invocation.
2052
Creating an autopilot in X-Plane using Python
Introduction Today’s post will take us in a slightly different direction than the last few. Today’s post will be about hooking up some Python code to the X-Plane flight simulator to enable development of an autopilot using PID (proportional-integral-derivative) controllers. I’ve been a fan of flight simulators for…
2053
The hacking of culture and the creation of socio-technical debt
Culture is increasingly mediated through algorithms. These algorithms have splintered the organization of culture, a result of states and tech companies vying for influence over mass audiences. One byproduct of this splintering is a shift from imperfect but broad cultural narratives to a proliferation of niche groups…
2054
Big Ball of Mud (1999)
While much attention has been focused on high-level software architectural patterns, what is, in effect, the de-facto standard software architecture is seldom discussed. This paper examines the most frequently deployed architecture: the BIG BALL OF MUD
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2056
Let yourself be monitored: EU governments to agree on Chat Control
Based on a new proposal by the Belgian Minister of the Interior, EU governments could endorse the much-criticised child sexual abuse regulation (CSAR or chat control) as early as June after all. This is what internal information leaked to Pirate Party MEP and shadow rapporteur Patrick Breyer reveals
2057
Comics I Loved in 2023
Reflecting on comics that resonated for me in 2023
2058
How far could the sun possibly be?
The Greeks found the minimum possible distance to the Sun is a few million miles. Today we'll see how the speed of light can provide a maximum distance.
2059
I coded something dumb and I'm proud of it
When Simplicity is Preferrable to Efficiency
2060
Building data infrastructure that will last
As a consultant, I have been called in to review and, in many cases, replace dozens of half-finished, abandoned, and sometimes forgotten data infrastructure projects.
2061
Making Truth Social Comply with the AGPL
Defending Mastodon from Donald Trump's social media
2062
Async Rust in Three Parts
Async/await, or "async IO", is a new-ish Rust added async/await in 2019. For comparison, C# added it in 2012, Python in 2015, JS in 2017, and C++ in 2020. language feature that lets our programs do more than one thing at a time. It's sort of an alternative to multithreading, though Rust programs often use both…
2063
Dividing unsigned 8-bit numbers
Division is quite an expensive operation. For instance, latency of the 32-bit division varies between 10 and 15 cycles on the Cannon Lake CPU, and for Zen4 this range is from 9 to 14 cycles. The latency of 32-bit multiplication is 3 or 4 cycles on both CPU models.
2064
How to improve the RISC-V specification
My main project is to create an executable spec of the Intel Architecture but, every now and then, I get to take a broader look at ISA specifications and think about the strengths and weaknesses of other ISA specs: what makes them work well; and what techniques they could borrow from other specifications. Earlier this…
2065
Keeping a Changelog at Work (2020)
What did you do at work today? How about last week? I spent a couple of days in quarterly business reviews, and wrapped up yearly planning activities for AWS Data Exchange and AWS Marketplace. I also added some unit tests to a project that I am onboarding into.
2066
Math as a habit
Making math a daily habit
2067
The Antikythera mechanism – 254:19 ratio
A couple of followups on a recent episode of In Our Time.
2068
It's Been a Year and Georgia.gov Continues to Be Hacked
Illegal drug transactions facilitated through Georgia's employee portal
2069
To Nerves from Elixir
I adore Nerves. I recently joined the core team. And I'll be doing my best to help people get along with this lovely way to co-mingle hardware and massively concurrent reliable software.
2070
Building AI Products–Part I: Back-End Architecture
In 2023, we launched an AI-powered Chief of Staff for engineering leaders—an assistant that unified information across team tools and tracked critical project developments. Within a year, we attrac...