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Stories by chrisjj

A Lisp compiler to RISC-V written in Lisp (ulisp.com)
HN 248 pts 72 comments by chrisjj Oct 11, 2024 Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming Languages / CS Theory thread
Walkie-Textie Wireless Communicator (technoblogy.com)
HN 182 pts 126 comments by chrisjj Aug 16, 2025 thread
Proposed amendment to legal presumption about the reliability of computers (postofficescandal.uk)
HN 181 pts 223 comments by chrisjj Dec 2, 2024 thread
Kernighan on Programming
HN 172 pts 62 comments by chrisjj Feb 2, 2026 Programming (General) thread
&quot;Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it&quot;<p>This has been a timely PSA.
Simple programming language with offline usable browser IDE (tiki.li)
HN 114 pts 32 comments by chrisjj May 29, 2025 Web DevelopmentProgramming (General) thread
Sound Lab – A Simple Analogue Synthesiser (technoblogy.com)
HN 112 pts 19 comments by chrisjj Oct 14, 2024 thread
Every wondered how Facebook spoofs Gmail message list snippet text?
HN 87 pts 62 comments by chrisjj May 26, 2025 thread
E.g. Gmail inbox shows a message contains &quot;XXX tagged you on Facebook. Take a look about what she said on you.&quot;<p>But when you open the message, there&#x27;s no &quot;Take a look about what she said on you.&quot;<p>Answer. The text is present but hidden:<p>&lt;span style=3D&quot;color:#FFF...
WiFi suspended at big UK train stations after 'cybersecurity incident' (theguardian.com)
HN 77 pts 77 comments by chrisjj Sep 26, 2024 Security / Privacy thread
High-severity WinRAR 0-day exploited for weeks by 2 groups (arstechnica.com)
HN 76 pts 47 comments by chrisjj Aug 12, 2025 Security / Privacy thread
'Kafkaesque': bank blocks cash transfer, saying it could be an AI scam (theguardian.com)
HN 73 pts 75 comments by chrisjj Aug 17, 2024 AI / Machine Learning thread
Meta apologises over flood of gore, violence and dead bodies on Instagram (theguardian.com)
HN 70 pts 76 comments by chrisjj Feb 28, 2025 thread
Post Office Horizon scandal explained: Everything you need to know (computerweekly.com)
HN 69 pts 46 comments by chrisjj Jul 17, 2024 thread
Google Maps blocks Gulf of America reviews after rename criticism (bbc.com)
HN 68 pts 67 comments by chrisjj Feb 14, 2025 thread
Microsoft is blocking Google Chrome through its family safety feature (theverge.com)
HN 61 pts 25 comments by chrisjj Jun 20, 2025 thread
Post Office scandal may have led to more than 13 suicides, inquiry finds (theguardian.com)
HN 53 pts 13 comments by chrisjj Jul 8, 2025 thread
"If Starmer is successful in banning X in Britain, I will move forward in . . ." (twitter.com)
HN 49 pts 64 comments by chrisjj Jan 9, 2026 thread
UK government inexplicably tells citizens to delete old emails and pictures (tomshardware.com)
HN 38 pts 25 comments by chrisjj Aug 15, 2025 thread
UK threatens action against X over sexualised AI images of women and children (theguardian.com)
HN 35 pts 44 comments by chrisjj Jan 12, 2026 AI / Machine Learning thread
My first experience with an "AI"-ed call centre?
HN 27 pts 15 comments by chrisjj Feb 20, 2026 AI / Machine Learning thread
I think I&#x27;ve just had my first experience with an &quot;AI&quot;-driven call centre.<p>I phoned up with a simple question about a UK Govt. service I use, and got a human being who repeatedly gave me wrong or non-answers in a wierd way I&#x27;ve never heard before. I reckon my voice was being pu...
Ever wondered why Gmail search fails to find text you're sure is present? (emaildiscussions.com)
HN 26 pts 12 comments by chrisjj May 5, 2025 thread
A Lisp compiler to ARM written in Lisp (2) (forum.ulisp.com)
HN 25 pts 0 comments by chrisjj Sep 15, 2025 Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming Languages / CS Theory thread
Applications where agents are first-class citizens (every.to)
HN 23 pts 22 comments by chrisjj Feb 2, 2026 thread
Over half of UK businesses who replaced workers with AI regret their decision (techradar.com)
HN 23 pts 12 comments by chrisjj May 1, 2025 AI / Machine Learning thread
AI is hitting UK harder than other big economies, study finds (theguardian.com)
HN 21 pts 19 comments by chrisjj Jan 26, 2026 AI / Machine LearningCulture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
'Mainlined into UK's veins': Labour announces public rollout of AI (theguardian.com)
HN 20 pts 29 comments by chrisjj Jan 12, 2025 AI / Machine Learning thread
Vennells knew prosecution of post office operators was wrong, inquiry told (theguardian.com)
HN 20 pts 4 comments by chrisjj Jul 19, 2024 thread
Warning: Gmail client Show Original can omit lines of the original
HN 19 pts 2 comments by chrisjj Oct 19, 2025 thread
Gmail Download Original produced:<p>---------------------------------------------------<p>X-Received-x-me-csa: (Received x-me-csa header removed by phl-mx-03.messagingengine.com) none<p>This is a MIME-encapsulated message.<p>--2DB008F1C68.1760866326&#x2F;octagon.interface.co.uk<p>---------------...
Uncovered: Secret room beneath Chinese embassy that poses threat to City (telegraph.co.uk)
HN 18 pts 8 comments by chrisjj Jan 13, 2026 thread
UK Home Office loses attempt to keep legal battle with Apple secret (theguardian.com)
HN 18 pts 5 comments by chrisjj Apr 7, 2025 Apple / macOS / iOS thread
UK ministers aim to ban cryptocurrency political donations over anonymity risks (theguardian.com)
HN 17 pts 2 comments by chrisjj Dec 2, 2025 Crypto / Blockchain thread