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by noone_youknow 1y ago
I have, and to be fair that has solved the “basically incorrect code” issue with reasonable regularity. Occasionally the error messages don’t seem helpful enough for it, which is understandable, and I’ve had a few occurrences of it getting
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by noone_youknow 1y ago
I’ve been trying out various LLMs for working on assembly code in my toy OS kernel for a few months now. It’s mostly low-level device setup and bootstrap code, and I’ve found they’re pretty terrible at it generally. They’ll often generate c
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by noone_youknow 1y ago
Definitely going to build this, I’ve been worried I might miss a nuke going off for a while now and this looks like just the thing!
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by noone_youknow 1y ago
For me, it’s not the typing - it’s the understanding. If I’m typing code, I have a mental model already or am building one as I type, whereas if I have an LLM generate the code then it’s “somebody else’s code” and I have to take the time to
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by noone_youknow 1y ago
… and introduce something like virtual memory?
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by noone_youknow 1y ago
IMO the mystification section is right on the money, I couldn’t have said it better myself (and believe me, I’ve tried).
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by noone_youknow 1y ago
This is simply amazing work, I take my hat off to you. And not just the threading in an emulator (which is a genius concept all by itself) but for the article itself - I have spent years trying to find the right way to articulate exactly yo
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by noone_youknow 1y ago
Another great article! I always enjoy reading these. That additional type ‘a’ register, supporting copying directly from the type ‘b’, is intriguing. I can well imagine the article to be correct that it’s a place to stash ESP during interru
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by noone_youknow 1y ago
Sounds like you’re doing some interesting stuff and have a good, varied skill base to build on. My advice would be to jump in and start working on kernel level stuff, or writing your own - IMO there’s no finer way to really “get” the low le
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by noone_youknow 1y ago
The docs for intel’s integrated offerings seem pretty good, I’m planning to do a driver for those on my toy OS. Anything else is hit and miss in terms of availability of information unfortunately.
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Writing a Z80 disassembler using AI(hackaday.io)
1 points by noone_youknow 2y ago|0 comments
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by noone_youknow 2y ago
I work at one of those companies (not google) and Polypane is actively banned as “not safe, shouldn’t be used at all”. Not to take away from the product, which does look cool, but the “customer list” is definitely sketchy.
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by noone_youknow 2y ago
Everyone has to start somewhere, and many who try don’t even get this far (I’m not sure I would have at OP’s age either).
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by noone_youknow 2y ago
You could build your own Motorola 68k computer: https://rosco-m68k.com (Caveat: I’m the founder of the open source project and I own the company, so obviously biased - other options in this space are available :) ).
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by noone_youknow 2y ago
Well, what I had in mind by “certain” is probably really “not me”. I’m fully aware how easy it is to fall foul of the ad-friendly guidelines, and have had more than one video demonetised for “reasons” myself. I’m also very aware that tying
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by noone_youknow 2y ago
That’s great, I’m glad that you’re supporting creators directly and getting value from it too. But unfortunately you’re in the minority in my experience, for every person who does this, there are hundreds who wouldn’t even consider it. For
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by noone_youknow 2y ago
> But another reason why sponsor reads annoy me is that it breaks the youtube premium deal. I totally get that, and I feel the same way when I see yet another read as a viewer and premium subscriber. I don’t really have an answer (and if
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by noone_youknow 2y ago
Well, that’s your call, of course. And when it comes to regular YT ads I don’t really blame you, “the algorithm” and the way monetisation works encourages us to set up aggressive mid-roll placements etc that must be incredibly annoying if o
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by noone_youknow 2y ago
Sure, I totally get that. I’m no fan of being advertised to myself and as a premium subscriber I do find sponsor segments - especially poorly-places ones - just as annoying as everyone else when watching YouTube - which is why I said I was
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by noone_youknow 2y ago
> Don’t do your videos for money. This is of course a valid suggestion, and there are many, many creators that do this. However I think the world would be a poorer place if we lost all the creators that do need to make _some_ money for t
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by noone_youknow 2y ago
As a YouTuber, I’m conflicted about this. My main channel (non-tech) is small, but is monetised, and YouTube see fit to throw me a _very_ variable amount of money every month. CPMs are down right now so revenue has tanked along with it, it’
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by noone_youknow 3y ago
Sounds to me like the author has the “expectations problem”. I’m not a huge fan of type hints (though they are useful especially with modern IDEs) but it seems a stretch to say a thing is inherently flawed simply because it doesn’t work the
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by noone_youknow 3y ago
The trouble with CPLDs in my experience is the software environments and (for some at least) programming hardware. Especially for the Atmel 15xx parts, the software is windows-only, old and annoyingly crash-prone. The GALs are at least prog
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by noone_youknow 3y ago
For a simple 8-bit system such as this, even if “no GALs” is a requirement, all the chips one would need can still be bought today, brand new, and are still in production in one form or another (e.g Alliance SRAM, SST flash, 74HCT logic etc
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by noone_youknow 3y ago
Nice! I’d be interested to see how it handles https://github.com/rosco-m68k/rosco_m68k , it’s a mixed software / hardware repo, with a lot of code in assembler and C (for an old platform). Might be a challenge?
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by noone_youknow 3y ago
Thanks I couldn’t agree more, the m68k is a great architecture, powerful enough yet simple enough that a person can keep the whole thing in their head. That said, we _do_ have a slightly-related 6502 too https://github.com&#x2F
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by noone_youknow 3y ago
Probably not exactly what you’re looking for (since you mention “outdated”) but there are similar projects with 16 and 32 bit architectures, e.g. https://github.com/rosco-m68k/rosco_m68k (Disclosure: I’m the designer a
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by noone_youknow 3y ago
I would second this, if you really want to learn hardware then Arduino (etc) won’t help as much as jumping into something a bit lower level. Ben’s kits and videos are a fantastic resource, and you can progress to more in-depth stuff like rc
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User-mode threads explained simply(medium.com)
1 points by noone_youknow 3y ago|0 comments
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by noone_youknow 3y ago
For me, it’s still the remote thing. I’m a principal, couple decades of experience, I’m still seeing quite a few approaches on LinkedIn but almost all are wanting a few days a week / month in some “fantastic” office in some city. Nope.

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