PeterLinuxer

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How feesible is it to create a fully libre CPU? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

I just stumbled over this project:

https://libre-soc.org/

*Permanently Deleted* in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

MMIX is created by Prof. Knuth purely for expressing his algorithms. Back then C++ and Java were the latest, hottest sh... (and would soon be outdated themselves). Prof. Knuth didn't like C++ and general programming language fashion. So he invented MMIX. It was never meant to be implemented in real HW.

I don't know whst's wrong with the other CPU architectures you listed. I especially wonder why Sparc wasn't used more.

Does anyone know of a list of OSHW jobs? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't know of an industry company who builds truely libre hardware. Only half-libre if you are willing to call it so.

Which region are you willing to work in?

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Unity Price Change Fallout Keeps Getting Worse (gamefromscratch.com)
 

Unity frustrates devs with extra fees.

Your favorite Discworld novel? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I don't think you need a particular order.

speaking of alternatives, what brand do people hate that actually has a decent alternative? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (20 children)

Windows -> GNU/Linux

KDE/Gnome -> JWM

TV -> Reading books

Twitter -> Fediverse

Coke/Cola -> Tea/infusion

Amazon -> Local bookshop

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Another fantasy novel: A Wizard of Earthsea (en.wikipedia.org)
 

Let me introduce a really cool fantasy novel:

"A Wizard of Earthsea" is about magic, its power and its sources.

The main character is Ged, who is told about, starting from his childhood until he rises to power.

It is narrated vividly. The description of the magical school and the diverse sources of magic is entertaining.

Greetings Peter

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Your favorite Discworld novel? (en.wikipedia.org)
 

What is your all-time favorite from the Discworld novels (by the famous Terry Pratchett) ?

Greetings Peter

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Fantasy novel: Rivers of London (en.wikipedia.org)
 

I want to recommend to you the novel "Rivers of London" (In USA "Midnight Riot").

It's "Urban Fantasy", namely about a magic cop in the contemporary England. The main protagonist is Peter Grant, a black cop. He is the apprentice of Nightingale, the only legal magician in England.