4 HN users recommended this talk3 months2023–2024score 4
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026
Praised as a standout, non-standard Strange Loop talk explaining the reasoning behind Uxn and resilient computing.
Devine Lu Linvega of Hundred Rabbits talks about low-power, offline computing, esoteric languages and the Uxn virtual machine, informed by years of sailing the Pacific. The talk frames computing sustainability through a permaculture lens.
“Devine had a great talk about the "why" of Uxn at Strange Loop last year” (HN, 2024)
A bunch of great talks at Strange Loop this year! Two off the top of my head: • "An approach to computing and sustainability inspired from permaculture" by Devine Lu Linvega: [this video] • "The Economics of Programming Languages" by Evan Czaplicki (Strange Loop 2023): [link] I've also been loving TodePond's cellular automata videos. Their SPLASH talk was mind-blowing, but it doesn't look like it's out yet. • TodePond playlist: [link]
Favorite tech talk, among great Strange Loop talks.
Devine had a great talk about the "why" of Uxn at Strange Loop last year: [this video] And there was another talk that used it as an example: [link] Both were great. I'm a big fan of 100R's work. Another language of theirs worth checking out is Orca: [link]
Similar cross of art, low power/resilient tech, and sailing I saw at strange loop last year. Non-standard tech talk for sure, but fit right in at that conference: [this video]
Art, low-power tech, and sailing, fitting for the conference.
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