Often, having new tools — programming languages, editors, templating systems, etc. — is beneficial. …

Let me ask you something. When was the last time you wanted to access another computer on your ISP’s metropolitan network you’re connected to? Let’s go one step further. When was the last time you accessed an intranet server by an intranet domain name? For most of you, I bet…

For those new to the party, Tezos is a liquid Proof-of-Stake blockchain with a smart contract VM developed with security and formal verifiability in mind. While Ethereum famously took the direction of choosing implementation simplicity above eveything else, the guiding direction of Tezos has been, and is, one of security…

What’s the opposite of “retrocomputing”? I don’t mean “bleeding edge”. Honestly, I’m unsure what I mean, but there seems to be something there. This is a loose follow-up to my musings on retrocomputing, Rebuilding the ‘80s. You’ll see why 2024 won’t be like “1984”. I don’t think there’s anyone involved…

I’ve been looking around for a nice anonymity and security-focused live-bootable Linux distro. Things I’d expect from one include… a hardened kernel and a strict packet filter setup MAC address randomization on all interfaces a randomized, but natural-sounding hostname generated on each bootup absolutely no outbound network traffic “by default”…

I’ve fallen back a lot on my Vyper series. There are actually more than one reasons, including mental health, life management, relationships, work, schoolwork… But really, the part that will be interesting to you, the readers who have been waiting for the type system article for a quarter of a…

It’s not about Ready Player One. In fact I haven’t seen it, and probably won’t until it comes to streaming. I’m at cold war with the movie industry. :P I’m talking about an actual project of actually designing and building a new 80s style computer. [This is the third revision…

I got involved with cutting-edge technology as a kid. Growing up in Eastern Europe, “cutting edge” was about a decade back from the developed world, but my Commodore Plus/4 (a vastly unsuccessful business/home hybrid, and intended successor of the Commodore 64, that had its superfluous stock dumped east of the…

Solidity became such a hit phenomenon specifically because it makes people believe they can code Ethereum. After all, a smart contract isn’t that complex (it cannot be too complex, given the platform limitations)… but then, this is coupled with a language structure that is far from obvious (did you even…