Danny Lin

@kdrag0n
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building a better docker @OrbStack · INACTIVE, find me on bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kdrag0n.dev
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Danny LinJun 25, 2024
low hanging fruit
Danny LinJun 23, 2024
HID: the most abused protocol
- U2F/FIDO security keys
- head tracking
- hardware crypto wallets
- fan controllers
- earbuds firmware update
Danny LinMay 27, 2024
road to techbro: 8 months of Bay Area
Danny LinMay 23, 2024

Truly fast container filesystems on macOS: 2–10x faster, within 75-95% of native.

Slow installs, startup, etc. have plagued Docker/containers on macOS since the beginning. We've fixed this in OrbStack 1.6

https://orbstack.dev/blog/fast-filesystem

Truly fast container filesystems on macOS

Say goodbye to slow, clunky containers and VMs. The fast, light, and easy way to run containers and Linux. Develop at lightspeed with our Docker Desktop alternative.

OrbStack
Danny LinMay 14, 2024

In the next version of OrbStack: true near-native file system performance! 2–10x faster than before

pnpm: ~0.5% overhead vs. native macOS (avg 10.8 vs 10.85 sec) with 1614 packages

Show threadDanny LinMay 13, 2024
now feature-complete with APIC, SMP, working AVX/XSAVE{,S,C}
Danny LinMay 11, 2024

clueless dev wrangles x86 virtualization

software page table walking, instruction decoding, oh what fun

Danny LinMay 11, 2024
Anyone have one of these MacBooks? Or know how I can acquire/use one within 1-2 days?
- Early 2020 Intel MacBook Air (model A2179: MacBookAir9,1)
- Mid 2020 Intel MacBook Pro, 13-inch (model A2251: MacBookPro16,2)
Danny LinMay 6, 2024
why do I still have to see — in 2024
Danny LinMay 5, 2024

Can anyone find me an excuse to use
- Kalman filters
- IIR filters (not for audio DSP)
- B-trees
- Radix trees
- Hazard pointers
- RCU

so many cool algos itching for a home