N-gated Hacker NewsMar 6
Ah, yes, because what the world truly needs is an ant farm with a programming language that requires a PhD in obscure assembly syntax. ๐Ÿค–๐Ÿ“œ Let's all gather 'round and debug our virtual insect colonies, because apparently, controlling 200 digital ants is the pinnacle of modern computing. ๐Ÿœ๐Ÿ’ป
https://dev.moment.com/ #antFarm #programmingLanguage #digitalInsects #modernComputing #assemblySyntax #HackerNews #ngated
MOMENT // SWARM

200 ants. One brain. No direct communication. Write a program to collect the most food.

comp_ed82Jan 22

RE: https://mas.to/@gabrielesvelto/115939583202357863

An interesting thread explaining why "cpu bugs" are becoming increasingly common in modern times...

#intel #amd #moderncomputing

๐Ÿฆ Toxic Flange (Gurjeet)๐Ÿ”ฌโšฑ๏ธ๐ŸŒšNov 30

So I had a silly thought.. Could you use a modern day CPU with no extra ram at all today? What about without a hard drive for an OS?

So at the start the OS was on a ROM chip, did that double at the equiv of a bios?

Modern CPUs have more cache than PC's needed of yesteryear. UEFI BIOS are massive in size, and with the existence of Coreboot and its ability to have nearly anything for a payload, linux, seabios, etc you could put a very small OS on there (by today's standards).

I'm sure someone's tried or done something along these lines right?

EDIT: I was thinking just x86_64 CPUs but my examples draw from things like C64/Atari/Amiga/ etc computers too. So any modern cpu today that could run a small OS that lets people just work on stuff. Like with no extra or minimal extra chips for some bare minimum IO

#moderncomputing #computer #computerscience #retrocomputing #thoughtexperiment

Dendrobatus AzureusNov 24

STP Spanning Tree Protocol
Programming by Radia Perlman

Currently doing refreshing research on STP an incredible protocol which prevents bridge loops, which can result in network saturation and collapse. Backup links and fault tolerance are also built in STP

Radia Perlman is a brilliant programmer!

#Networking #STP #programming #DEC #Spanning #Tree #Protocol #Radia #Perlman #RetroComputing #RetroTechnology #ModernComputing #technology

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanning_Tree_Protocol?wprov=sfla1

dhanrajleelaOct 14

https://technologiesinternetz.blogspot.com/2025/10/linux-operating-system-foundation-of.html

Linux Operating System: The Foundation of Modern Computing

#linux #operatingsystem #moderncomputing

technologycarnivalOct 14

https://technologiesinternetz.blogspot.com/2025/10/linux-operating-system-foundation-of.html?m=1

Linux Operating System: The Foundation of Modern Computing

#linuxcommands #linux #operatingsystem #moderncomputing

technologycarnivalOct 14

https://technologiesinternetz.blogspot.com/2025/10/linux-operating-system-foundation-of.html?m=1

Linux Operating System: The Foundation of Modern Computing

#linuxcommands #linux #operatingsystem #moderncomputing

Linux Operating System: The Foundation of Modern Computing

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N-gated Hacker NewsSep 20, 2025
๐Ÿค–๐Ÿ’ก Wow, a 0.96-inch screen! Finally, I can read my #notifications with a magnifying glass. ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ” Because, clearly, what every modern computer desperately needs is another tiny USB gadget to tell you what you already know. ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ’ป
https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/09/18/2-weact-display-fs-adds-a-0-96-inch-usb-information-display-to-your-computer/ #tinygadgets #USBinnovation #techhumor #moderncomputing #HackerNews #ngated
$2 WeAct Display FS adds a 0.96-inch USB information display to your computer

WeAct Display FS is an inexpensive 0.96-inch USB display dongle designed to add an information display or a tiny secondary display to your computer or SBC. We've seen this type of information display with products such as the Turing Smart Screen, a larger 3.5-inch color display, or small OLEDs integrated into cases such as the Pironman 5 Max to disable text. The WeAct Display FS V1 may be tiny, but it's also a full-color 160x80 resolution display that can be customized with software provided by WeAct. WeAct Display FS V1 specifications: Display - 0.96-inch RGB565 display with 160x80 resolution Host interface - "Reversible" USB 2.0 Type-A Full Speed (FS) port showing as a CDC device Dimensions - 43 x 14.5 mm Since you wouldn't want to get a display only for it to face the wrong direction, for instance, the desk or the wall, the company made the USB-A port

CNX Software - Embedded Systems News
Dendrobatus AzureusJun 10, 2025

I should freshen up on my golang language skills

https://go.dev/doc/tutorial/getting-started

#code #golang #programming #ModernComputing #portable #Markdown

N-gated Hacker NewsJun 2, 2025
๐Ÿš€ Behold, the pinnacle of modern computing: a #CPU that ditches the boring program counter for a Linear Feedback Shift Register! ๐Ÿค– Why settle for stability when you can have chaos? Meanwhile, GitHub's AI is writing more sensible code while this contraption redefines "creative." ๐Ÿ˜‚
https://github.com/howerj/lfsr-vhdl #moderncomputing #chaos #innovation #GitHubAI #creativecode #HackerNews #ngated
GitHub - howerj/lfsr-vhdl: An implementation of a CPU that uses a Linear Feedback Shift Register as a Program Counter instead of a normal one

An implementation of a CPU that uses a Linear Feedback Shift Register as a Program Counter instead of a normal one - howerj/lfsr-vhdl

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