The text describes the process of repairing a Super NES Classic that stopped responding to controller inputs. The author used Hakchi to flash its custom kernel and noticed an I²C start packet timeout, indicating a hardware failure...
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0Unsafe Rust Is Harder Than C
2024-10-24 •
The text discusses the author's experience in writing Photohash software in Rust, specifically focusing on the challenges faced in creating a throughput-optimized channel. The author delves into the design goals, implementation de...
0Terminal Latency on Windows
2024-02-18 •
The text discusses the terminal latency on Windows and the improvements made over the years. It compares different terminals such as MinTTY, Alacritty, WezTerm, and Windows Terminal in terms of features, latency, throughput, and C...
0My Minimal tmux Config
2024-02-10 •
The post discusses the author's minimal tmux configuration and the reasons behind it. It also provides details about popular choices for persistent connections and configurations for macOS, iTerm2, Eternal Terminal, and Mosh. The ...
The author discusses the desire to have nice colors and fonts in Emacs, especially preferred themes like Solarized. They explore how to enable true-color support in terminal environments and the history of ANSI escape codes. The p...
0Reference Counting Things
2023-11-28 •
The text discusses the concept of reference counting, its cost, and optimizations. It also explores the impact of reference counting on different hardware and languages, as well as various strategies and implementations for refere...
0Microsoft Sculpt Wired Conversion Mod
2021-02-21 •
The text describes the process of converting a Microsoft Sculpt wireless keyboard to a wired USB, including the challenges faced, the steps taken, and the improvements made. The author also discusses the latency reduction and the ...
0Measuring and Coping with Indoor CO2
2020-09-28 •
The author discusses the impact of indoor CO2 levels on human health and cognition, sharing personal experiences and observations. They describe how CO2 levels in their home offices and house have affected their well-being and pro...
The author discusses the challenges of storing items in a small house in Silicon Valley and the steps he took to measure temperature and humidity in a storage closet using a Raspberry Pi and an AM2302 sensor. He explains the proce...
0Two Years at Dropbox
2019-11-30 •
The text is a collection of stories from the author's time at Dropbox, including his interview process, experiences with different teams, personal life challenges, and insights into the company's culture and practices.
0New Site!
2019-06-15 •
Chad Austin announces the launch of his new website, which has a minimal design and is responsive. He discusses the history of his previous websites and the migration process from WordPress to a static site powered by Jekyll and P...