I have a complicated relationship with Hacker News. The site is the most important aggregator of geek news and a major source of traffic to this blog. At the same time, it has a fair number of toxic commenters, making … Read more
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So you have decided to start on that long-awaited, from-scratch todo app. There are millions of such apps but this will be yours. Something tailored for your unique workflow. Normally you wouldn’t even take up such an endeavour. Any handwritten … Read more
written on August 22, 2026 One of the memes on Twitter is that “programming is solved now.” I’m not sure to what degree it is, but one thing is pretty clear: the act of familiarizing yourself with a language no … Read more
The SDK An app is one Rust file. Implement KoboApp, describe screens declaratively, and the runtime handles layout, e-ink refresh planning, Back navigation and lifecycle. Apps don’t open device resources; they ask. Network, storage, audio, frontlight and Wi-Fi are capability-gated, … Read more
c100 Developer Terminal – Caligra c100Developer Terminal A Linux®-powered mini-PC, designed to run Workbench. The c100 is designed for offices, workshops, labs, and factories. Built around a full-size mechanical keyboard, with tool storage and a removable lid. c100 folds with its … Read more
HTML has been gobbling up swathes of what used to be JavaScript’s remit. This page lists a bunch of dynamic functionality that we can now achieve with just HTML. Update 2026-08-20: I originally built this page in one hour during … Read more
Being a big fan of Hugo Gernsback’s technical work through his many electronics-related publications (The Electrical Experimenter, Radio Amateur News, Radio News, Radio-Craft, Short-Wave Craft, Radio-Electronics, etc.), I decided to task a couple of different AI models with conducting a … Read more