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Stories by CharlesW

Netflix’s AV1 Journey: From Android to TVs and Beyond (netflixtechblog.com)
HN 558 pts 292 comments by CharlesW Dec 5, 2025 thread
Stabilizing the Obra Dinn 1-bit dithering process (2017) (forums.tigsource.com)
HN 527 pts 114 comments by CharlesW Nov 8, 2024 thread
The movie mistake mystery from "Revenge of the Sith" (fxrant.blogspot.com)
HN 456 pts 172 comments by CharlesW Apr 20, 2025 thread
Burner Phone 101 (rebeccawilliams.info)
HN 422 pts 190 comments by CharlesW Aug 20, 2025 thread
Lossless LLM compression for efficient GPU inference via dynamic-length float (arxiv.org)
HN 411 pts 117 comments by CharlesW Apr 25, 2025 AI / Machine Learning thread
The UK is still trying to backdoor encryption for Apple users (eff.org)
HN 394 pts 158 comments by CharlesW Oct 4, 2025 Security / PrivacyApple / macOS / iOS thread
Tesla kills Autopilot, locks lane-keeping behind $99/month fee (arstechnica.com)
HN 345 pts 366 comments by CharlesW Jan 23, 2026 thread
Electrobun: Cross-platform desktop applications written in TypeScript (electrobun.dev)
HN 323 pts 131 comments by CharlesW Nov 20, 2024 Web Development thread
Building a Medieval Castle from Scratch (guedelon.fr)
HN 315 pts 118 comments by CharlesW Jan 23, 2025 thread
I live my life a quarter century at a time (tla.systems)
HN 309 pts 182 comments by CharlesW Jan 6, 2025 thread
FBI Agents Visit Anti-ICE Protester: "Your name was brought up." (kenklippenstein.com)
HN 305 pts 183 comments by CharlesW Oct 24, 2025 thread
All clickwheel iPod games have now been preserved for posterity (arstechnica.com)
HN 266 pts 64 comments by CharlesW Sep 8, 2025 thread
FCC abandons efforts to make U.S. broadband fast and affordable (techdirt.com)
HN 262 pts 231 comments by CharlesW Aug 5, 2025 thread
AV1@Scale: Film Grain Synthesis, The Awakening (netflixtechblog.com)
HN 255 pts 222 comments by CharlesW Jul 3, 2025 thread
Google releases its new Google Sans Flex font as open source (omgubuntu.co.uk)
HN 243 pts 110 comments by CharlesW Dec 12, 2025 Programming (General) thread
Scientists say X has lost its professional edge and Bluesky is taking its place (psypost.org)
HN 243 pts 325 comments by CharlesW Sep 27, 2025 thread
Elite on the 6502: The original 6502 assembly source, heavily commented (elite.bbcelite.com)
HN 212 pts 59 comments by CharlesW Jan 31, 2025 Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
DJ With Apple Music launches to enable subscribers to mix their own sets (musicweek.com)
HN 199 pts 133 comments by CharlesW Mar 27, 2025 Apple / macOS / iOS thread
X-ray scans reveal the hidden risks of cheap batteries (theverge.com)
HN 186 pts 77 comments by CharlesW Oct 4, 2025 thread
SRCL: Open-source React project to build web apps with terminal aesthetics (sacred.computer)
HN 183 pts 26 comments by CharlesW Jan 19, 2025 Web DevelopmentProgramming (General) thread
Python: The Documentary – An origin story [video] (youtube.com)
HN 180 pts 19 comments by CharlesW Aug 28, 2025 thread
Age of Empires: 25 years of pathfinding problems with C++ [video] (youtube.com)
HN 165 pts 25 comments by CharlesW Feb 13, 2026 Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
Everyone is wrong about that Slack flowchart (sophiebits.com)
HN 164 pts 84 comments by CharlesW Oct 30, 2024 thread
The death of industrial design and the era of dull electronics (hackaday.com)
HN 161 pts 126 comments by CharlesW Oct 5, 2025 Maker / DIY / Hardware thread
Bad UX World Cup 2025 (badux.lol)
HN 153 pts 46 comments by CharlesW Nov 25, 2025 Design / UX / Visualization thread
HowStuffWorks founder Marshall Brain sent final email before sudden death (arstechnica.com)
HN 140 pts 48 comments by CharlesW Dec 5, 2024 Productivity / Career / Business thread
The MP3.com Rescue Barge Barge (blog.somnolescent.net)
HN 131 pts 51 comments by CharlesW Oct 26, 2025 thread
Fixing E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial for the Atari 2600 (2013) (neocomputer.org)
HN 130 pts 41 comments by CharlesW Jan 31, 2025 thread
Vibe coding has turned senior devs into 'AI babysitters' (techcrunch.com)
HN 127 pts 114 comments by CharlesW Sep 14, 2025 AI / Machine LearningProgramming (General) thread
Hiding secret codes in light protects against fake videos (news.cornell.edu)
HN 126 pts 81 comments by CharlesW Aug 2, 2025 thread