rbanffy

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Seasoned software developer, proficient in Python, Java. Less proficient in Ruby and Lisp. A bit rusty in C and C++. Learning Erlang very slowly. Also a computer collector and restorer, lover of 8-bit computers, mainframes and interesting Unix workstations.

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rbanffy10h ago

No one is happy with NASA's new idea for private space stations

https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/03/what-happens-next-with-nasas-plan-to-replace-the-iss-source-it-could-get-ugly/

No one is happy with NASA's new idea for private space stations

It reminds me of sort of Lucy and Charlie Brown with the football."

Ars Technica
Show threadrbanffy3d ago
Much safer than Starfleet fuel tanks.
Show threadrbanffyMar 20

If you want faster, anything running on a Cerebras machine will do.

Never tried it for much coding though.

rbanffyMar 20

OpenCode – The open source AI coding agent

https://opencode.ai/

OpenCode | The open source AI coding agent

OpenCode - The open source coding agent.

Show threadrbanffyMar 19
What’s exactly the issue? What’s left to do?
Show threadrbanffyMar 19
I think this is where you’ll define the company culture. Maybe in the first 10, but certainly in the first 100. If you want to design the corporate culture, this is where it starts.
rbanffyMar 18

FDA links raw cheese to outbreak; Makers "100% disagree," refuse recall

https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/03/fda-links-raw-cheese-to-outbreak-makers-100-disagree-refuse-recall/

FDA links raw cheese to outbreak; Makers "100% disagree," refuse recall

Of the seven illnesses identified so far, four are in children age 3 or younger.

Ars Technica
rbanffyMar 16

U.S. imposes sanctions over North Korean scheme to use remote workers

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/north-korea-us-sanctions-remote-workers-weapons-program/

U.S. imposes sanctions over North Korean scheme to use remote workers to fund weapons program

The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned six individuals and two companies accused of aiding North Korea in running a global scheme using remote IT workers to fund their weapons program.

CBS News
rbanffyMar 15

IBM, sonic delay lines, and the history of the 80×24 display

https://www.righto.com/2019/11/ibm-sonic-delay-lines-and-history-of.html

IBM, sonic delay lines, and the history of the 80×24 display

What explains the popularity of terminals with 80×24 and 80×25 displays? A recent blog post " 80x25 " motivated me to investigate this. The ...

Show threadrbanffyMar 10

Don't blame the ISA - blame the silicon implementations AND the software with no architecture-specific optimisations.

RISC-V will get there, eventually.

I remember that ARM started as a speed demon with conscious power consumption, then was surpassed by x86s and PPCs on desktops and moved to embedded, where it shone by being very frugal with power, only to now be leaving the embedded space with implementations optimised for speed more than power.