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Stories by fernplus

End of the Road: An AnandTech Farewell (anandtech.com)
L 109 pts 9 comments by fernplus Aug 30, 2024 hardware Maker / DIY / Hardware thread
Google’s FLoC Is a Terrible Idea (eff.org)
L 71 pts 27 comments by fernplus Mar 10, 2021 privacyweb Web DevelopmentSecurity / Privacy thread
Firefox on the brink? (brycewray.com)
L 62 pts 52 comments by fernplus Dec 6, 2023 browsers Web Development thread
Apple memory holed its broken promise for an OCSP opt-out (lapcatsoftware.com)
L 52 pts 1 comments by fernplus Aug 12, 2024 macprivacysecurity Security / PrivacyApple / macOS / iOS thread
Why I use KDE (osnews.com)
L 36 pts 25 comments by fernplus Oct 9, 2024 linux Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
These are called opportunities (fabiensanglard.net)
L 36 pts 9 comments by fernplus Nov 23, 2020 performance Data / Databases / Infrastructure thread
progman: X11 WM modeled after Program Manager from the Windows 3 era (github.com)
L 35 pts 9 comments by fernplus Feb 15, 2024 linux Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General) thread
Review: Blackbird Secure Desktop (osnews.com)
L 33 pts 11 comments by fernplus Mar 5, 2021 hardware Maker / DIY / Hardware thread
Razer bug lets you become a Windows 10 admin by plugging in a mouse (bleepingcomputer.com)
L 32 pts 19 comments by fernplus Aug 24, 2021 security Security / Privacy thread
lilith an OS made in Crystal (github.com)
L 31 pts 17 comments by fernplus Dec 30, 2019 osdev Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
Redditor discovers legendary 1956 computer in grandparents’ basement (arstechnica.com)
L 29 pts 2 comments by fernplus Nov 9, 2022 hardwarehistorical Maker / DIY / HardwareCulture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
intel-one-mono: A font aiming for clarity and low-vision developers (github.com)
L 26 pts 9 comments by fernplus Jun 23, 2023 designshow Programming (General)Design / UX / Visualization thread
QNX becomes free for non-commercial use (osnews.com)
L 25 pts 8 comments by fernplus Nov 8, 2024 osdev Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
I went with this link instead of the [official one from Blackberry](https://blackberry.qnx.com/en/products/qnx-everywhere) since that one felt more like a commercial blurb.
Cursed USB-C 2.0 device that behaves differently based on the orientation of the plug (twitter.com)
L 24 pts 0 comments by fernplus Mar 25, 2021 hardware Maker / DIY / Hardware thread
All that Infocom interpreter code (blog.zarfhome.com)
L 23 pts 0 comments by fernplus Nov 23, 2023 gameshistorical Programming (General)Gaming / Retro ComputingCulture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
Ultima VIII (or, How to Destroy a Gaming Franchise in One Easy Step) (filfre.net)
L 23 pts 6 comments by fernplus Feb 22, 2021 games Gaming / Retro Computing thread
How quake.exe got its TCP/IP stack (fabiensanglard.net)
L 21 pts 9 comments by fernplus Nov 18, 2025 gameshistoricalnetworking Data / Databases / InfrastructureGaming / Retro ComputingCulture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
Watching sunsets (fabiensanglard.net)
L 21 pts 1 comments by fernplus Sep 13, 2024 androidgraphics thread
An Apple Library Primer (developer.apple.com)
L 19 pts 3 comments by fernplus May 2, 2025 compilersmac Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General)Programming Languages / CS TheoryApple / macOS / iOSCulture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
egos-2000: A minimal (2K LOC) operating system (github.com)
L 19 pts 2 comments by fernplus May 22, 2023 osdev Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
How macOS manages M1 CPU cores (eclecticlight.co)
L 19 pts 4 comments by fernplus Apr 26, 2022 hardwaremac Systems / Low-Level / OSApple / macOS / iOSMaker / DIY / Hardware thread
A tale of Ghosts'n Goblins'n Crocodiles (fabiensanglard.net)
L 19 pts 1 comments by fernplus Jul 6, 2020 gameshardwarehistorical Gaming / Retro ComputingMaker / DIY / HardwareCulture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
You can't fool the optimiser (xania.org)
L 18 pts 4 comments by fernplus Dec 3, 2025 assembly Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
Rust for Windows, and the windows crate (docs.microsoft.com)
L 18 pts 0 comments by fernplus Jan 19, 2022 rustwindows Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
That Time We Burned Down Players’ Houses in Ultima Online (blog.cotten.io)
L 17 pts 13 comments by fernplus Oct 5, 2022 gameshistorical Gaming / Retro ComputingCulture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
The Blit - The first Unix graphical multi-programming terminal (youtube.com)
L 17 pts 2 comments by fernplus Mar 16, 2020 historicalunixvideo Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General)Culture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
Neo Geo Architecture | A Practical Analysis (copetti.org)
L 16 pts 0 comments by fernplus Jul 2, 2024 gameshardware Gaming / Retro ComputingMaker / DIY / Hardware thread
The Newspeak Programming Language (newspeaklanguage.org)
L 16 pts 0 comments by fernplus Feb 11, 2021 programming Programming (General)Programming Languages / CS Theory thread
The Making of Stunt Island (fabiensanglard.net)
L 16 pts 0 comments by fernplus Apr 30, 2020 gameshistorical Gaming / Retro ComputingCulture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
Libre-SOC 180nm Power ISA ASIC Submitted to Imec for Fabrication (openpowerfoundation.org)
L 15 pts 4 comments by fernplus Jul 14, 2021 hardware Maker / DIY / Hardware thread