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Reflections on Childhood Computing: A Personal Memoir
By Susam Pal on 24 May 2026
susam.net1mo agoThree Inverse Laws of AI and Robotics: A Critical Analysis
By Susam Pal on 12 Jan 2026
susam.net2mo ago
Developer Creates Custom 3D-Printed Slide Rule for Balatro Game Calculations
news.ycombinator.com5mo agoUsing A4 Paper as an Impromptu Measuring Tool for Everyday Situations
By Susam Pal on 06 Jan 2026
susam.net6mo agoInterview with Susam Pal: Computing and Mathematics Discussion from Lobsters Community
By Susam Pal on 12 Sep 2025
susam.net7mo ago
Digital Tools Make Fact-Checking Easier Than Ever
shkspr.mobi9mo ago
A Humorous Take on the Quest for USB-C Charging in Smartwatches
shkspr.mobi11mo agoUnderstanding Heap Allocations in Go with go_allocation_probe
The profiling tools in go will tell you where allocations happened in the code, but won't record the type of the allocation. I suspected that in the code I was looking at, some specific types were causing a lot of allocation but that those allocations wer
scattered-thoughts.net1y agoExploring the Creepy Theme in the js1024 Competition
Code Golf is the art/science of creating wonderful little demos in an artificially constrained environment. This year the js1024 competition was looking for entries with the theme of "Creepy". I am not a serious bit-twiddler. I can't create JS shaders wh
shkspr.mobi1y agoCreating DIY Hacktoberfest T-Shirts After DigitalOcean's Merchandise Change
Between 2014 and 2022, DigitalOcean sent free t-shirts to developers who completed the Hacktoberfest challenge. For entirely sensible reasons related to sustainability and spammy entrants, they stopped doing physical merchandise in 2023. I'm the sort of
shkspr.mobi1y ago