Lobster Roll

Stories by spc476

Giving University Exams in the Age of Chatbots (ploum.net)
L 247 pts 29 comments by spc476 Jan 20, 2026 education thread
YAML config file? Pain? Try Lua (boston.conman.org)
L 64 pts 52 comments by spc476 Sep 30, 2023 devopslua Programming (General)Data / Databases / Infrastructure thread
Using the same blogging software for 20 years (boston.conman.org)
L 41 pts 19 comments by spc476 Dec 5, 2019 cluaprogramming Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General) thread
romforth: Ultra Portable, Small, Baremetal Forth for various processors (github.com)
L 38 pts 3 comments by spc476 Dec 21, 2025 concatenative Programming Languages / CS Theory thread
New Junior Developers Can’t Actually Code (nmn.gl)
L 35 pts 49 comments by spc476 Feb 17, 2025 a11yphilosophyvibecoding AI / Machine LearningProgramming (General)Design / UX / VisualizationCulture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
Defensive programming can hide bugs (boston.conman.org)
L 35 pts 18 comments by spc476 Nov 7, 2018 debuggingpracticestesting Programming (General)Productivity / Career / Business thread
Dennis Ritchie on & | vs. == (lysator.liu.se)
L 33 pts 4 comments by spc476 Jan 5, 2024 c Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
I still don't understand this SYN attack, but now I can block it easily (boston.conman.org)
L 31 pts 26 comments by spc476 Jan 29, 2026 networkingsecurity Data / Databases / InfrastructureSecurity / Privacy thread
A breakdown of the triple-star pointer (boston.conman.org)
L 29 pts 5 comments by spc476 Feb 24, 2023 c Systems / Low-Level / OS thread
A branchless segment of code to generate a printable hexadecimal value (boston.conman.org)
L 25 pts 13 comments by spc476 Feb 25, 2023 assembly Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General) thread
Catch-23: The New C Standard Sets the World on Fire (queue.acm.org)
L 24 pts 23 comments by spc476 Apr 2, 2023 apic Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General) thread
How can a “commercial grade” web robot be so badly written? (boston.conman.org)
L 24 pts 39 comments by spc476 Jul 10, 2019 programmingweb Web DevelopmentProgramming (General)Maker / DIY / Hardware thread
There was a time when search engines were a thing. And it seems they still are (boston.conman.org)
L 24 pts 37 comments by spc476 Jul 1, 2018 historicalweb Web DevelopmentCulture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
I found some links to some old search engines and to my surprise, about half were still working.
Forth - is it still relevant? (github.com)
L 23 pts 6 comments by spc476 Nov 9, 2025 concatenative Programming Languages / CS Theory thread
Using Assisted-by commit footers instead of banning AI tools (xeiaso.net)
L 23 pts 7 comments by spc476 Nov 3, 2025 vibecoding AI / Machine Learning thread
Interview with the ETSI Standards Organization That Created TETRA "Backdoor" (zetter.substack.com)
L 22 pts 12 comments by spc476 Jul 26, 2023 cryptography thread
Implementing DOES> in Forth, the entire reason I started this mess (boston.conman.org)
L 18 pts 7 comments by spc476 Jun 10, 2025 assemblycompilersconcatenative Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming Languages / CS Theory thread
You can program functionally in any computer language (boston.conman.org)
L 18 pts 19 comments by spc476 Nov 26, 2022 programming Programming (General) thread
Adding redirection to the gopher protocol (boston.conman.org)
L 17 pts 4 comments by spc476 Oct 1, 2019 programming Programming (General) thread
The Endless Maze algorithm (Atari 2600) (gamesthatwerent.com)
L 12 pts 0 comments by spc476 Apr 17, 2024 gamesgraphicshistorical Programming Languages / CS TheoryGaming / Retro ComputingCulture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
I know languages that have support for “read-only memory,” but what about “write-only memory?” (boston.conman.org)
L 12 pts 16 comments by spc476 Feb 1, 2024 assemblycompilers Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming Languages / CS Theory thread
I Interviewed Uncle Bob (youtube.com)
L 11 pts 6 comments by spc476 Apr 30, 2024 audiopracticestestingvideo Programming (General)Productivity / Career / Business thread
Adding CGI support to my gopher server (boston.conman.org)
L 11 pts 1 comments by spc476 Jan 7, 2020 apiluaprogramming Programming (General) thread
Networking in C64 OS (c64os.com)
L 10 pts 1 comments by spc476 Oct 3, 2024 networkingosdevretrocomputing Systems / Low-Level / OSData / Databases / InfrastructureGaming / Retro Computing thread
Another attempt at a “unit test” (boston.conman.org)
L 10 pts 16 comments by spc476 Mar 7, 2023 cpracticestesting Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General)Productivity / Career / Business thread
A potential way to have spaces in filenames and not break the Unix command line (boston.conman.org)
L 10 pts 27 comments by spc476 Mar 1, 2018 programmingunix Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General) thread
Roko's dancing basilisk (boston.conman.org)
L 9 pts 3 comments by spc476 Dec 3, 2025 practicesvibecoding AI / Machine LearningProductivity / Career / Business thread
Lua and Python (lwn.net)
L 9 pts 1 comments by spc476 Feb 12, 2020 luapython Programming (General)Programming Languages / CS Theory thread
whenwords: A relative time formatting library, with no code (github.com)
L 8 pts 2 comments by spc476 Jan 11, 2026 vibecoding AI / Machine LearningProgramming (General)Culture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread
Four lines of code … it was four lines of code (boston.conman.org)
L 8 pts 0 comments by spc476 Jul 1, 2024 cluanetworking Systems / Low-Level / OSProgramming (General)Data / Databases / Infrastructure thread