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Charlie Harrington is a programmer and podcaster with interests in computer science, writing, and retro computing.

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The blog post serves as a nostalgic reflection on the history of the World Wide Web while discussing how Folio connects with suppliers to facilitate procurement workflows. It highlights various mechanisms for business-to-business ...
The post details the making of 'Red Button II: The Giant of Belvedere,' emphasizing family collaboration and the exploration of new filmmaking techniques.
The author shares their experience participating in an explainer video for the UCSF Cancer Survivorship program, highlighting its role in helping cancer survivors reintegrate into life post-treatment. They express gratitude for th...
Hotdog Johnny & the Shady Oaks return after six years with a live performance at the Appalachian Mountain Club in New Jersey, featuring a new song titled 'Ask Me Anything.' The post also highlights the joy of weddings with open mi...
The text is a reflection on the author's identity and capabilities, expressing a sense of uniqueness and self-discovery.

0Red Button

2024-10-07

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The text provides career advice from the perspective of a smuggler, pilot, mechanic, translator, rebel, veteran, and hero. It emphasizes the importance of being a jack-of-all-trades to survive in the Outer Rim, embracing Murphy's ...
The text discusses the author's past websites, the Finger protocol, and the Farcaster protocol. It also introduces the Fling pattern and val.town. The author plans to use the Farcaster protocol to create a daily notes app.
The text describes a visit to the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), providing details about the facility, its history, and the science conducted there. The author shares their experience on the tour, including information...

0The CS Primer Show

2023-03-18

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The text discusses the use of GIFs to speed up research endeavors by providing snapshots of popular homepages from the past. It also talks about the creation of GIFs, the use of ChatGPT for coding, and the transformation of popula...
The author shares statistics about their short story writing project Fahrenheit 52, including the number of stories written, total words, average words per story, minutes of audio, page views, and subscribers on Spotify and Apple ...
The author wrote a short story every week in 2022 to improve writing skills and have fun. The stories are colorful and technically 53, with a zeroth story preloaded. The author shares his thoughts on New Year's Resolutions and the...
The text discusses the Electric Objects EO1 wall computer, its acquisition by Giphy and Facebook, and the process of running Linux on it. It also details the process of displaying the New York Times front page on the EO1 and the c...
The author talks about playing guitar and singing a song in the back of a self-driving car. They thank their friend for guitar tips, Chuck Berry, and Carly for the lyrics idea.
The text discusses the Gopher protocol, a plaintext protocol for sharing text documents in a file system-like hierarchy. It explains the history of Gopher, its rivalry with HTTP, and how to set up a Gopher server using Replit and ...
The author discusses their experience setting up their iPad for productivity and development purposes, including using various apps for SSH, coding, and watching content. They express excitement about the potential of the iPad as ...
The author has made their reading list queryable via SQL, keeping it in a Google Sheet. They are relying on ROAPI, a read-only API, to automatically spin up read-only APIs for static datasets without requiring to write a single li...
The text is about the author's experience of acquiring and restoring a vintage 1989 Apple Macintosh SE/30 computer. The author discusses the process of finding and purchasing the computer, the challenges faced in restoring it, and...
The author loves a good challenge and has created a new challenge for 2022 called Fahrenheit 52, where they will write a new short story every week for a year. The concept is based on a quote from Ray Bradbury, emphasizing the imp...
The text describes the author's experience of riding in a driverless car and playing a song while in the car. The author expresses excitement about the experience and looks forward to more people using Cruise soon.
The blog post discusses how to host a podcast for free, including the process of hosting audio files, generating a podcast RSS feed, and creating a podcast website using Syte. The author also provides detailed instructions on how ...
The text is about the author's desire to write a Christmas song and the process of creating it. It includes the lyrics of the song and the people who helped in its creation.
The author reminisces about the magazines they loved as a kid and wonders about their current status. They mention Oriental Trading, Weird NJ, Nintendo Power, CCS, and Klutz Press. They also ponder the future of magazines and reco...