mark hudson

Computerist by day 💻, bibliophile by night 📚, relaxer on weekends 👪.

[mark hudson @markhud]

@johnennis As Saki was reputed to have said, l

"A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanation."

"I finally agreed with him. It saved so much time.

"The young have aspirations that never come to pass, the old have reminiscences of what never happened."

[mark hudson @markhud]

@kotosan_dayo 6502 FTW!

[mark hudson @markhud]

@MatthewParrott @theo Finally a sane take instead of an entitled hot take.

[mark hudson @markhud]

@thelampmagazine Thanks for the link. I could not easily find that on your website

[mark hudson @markhud]

I'ma demo at the #SCaLE23x conference in Pasadena! • "Speeedy IoT dev w/ Agentic TUI," live agentic pair programming firmware for an #ESP32 or #RP2350 dev board.🗓️ Saturday, March 7, 2026 🕠 6:15 PM 📍 Room 211, Convention Center 🎟️ discount code SPK23 https://t.co/SFqm3NuJBo

[mark hudson @markhud]

Up over the years, but down in recent months Bitcoin on @Coinbase: https://t.co/khtfbdIkES

[mark hudson @markhud]

Serial Wombat 8B Phase Two I2C Smart Expansion Boards
https://t.co/tnMOT4YtXe, via Kickstarter

[mark hudson @markhud]

@DitroniX Is the LoRaWAN frequency configurable for USA 902–928 MHz ISM band (commonly referred to as US915 or US902-928)?

[mark hudson @markhud]

@JustinLau04 What strikes me is how many of the "A" list companies seem like "meh" commodities these days.

[mark hudson @markhud]

@marcrandolph Why doesn't Netflix carry Casablanca and Citizen Kane which are considered top acclaimed films of the twentieth century?

[mark hudson @markhud]

Streaming from the Internet creates the illusion that all culture is taking place right now. Actual history disappears in the eternal present of the web. Fight the power and seek out true classics.

[mark hudson @markhud]

@nateliason Kids are great, but not easy.

[mark hudson @markhud]

AI is eating the Internet --article summarizes decade shift from ad-supported sites to what's next https://t.co/APLBoXzCGh

[mark hudson @markhud]

I'm on the waitlist for @perplexity_ai's new agentic browser, Comet: https://t.co/xFCrlzuvWx

[mark hudson @markhud]

@Der_Mayfield @ericmmatheny Ran that through a fact checker--it said, "The image uses inconsistent and often inaccurate numbers... In truth, every president added to the national debt, with increases driven by wars, recessions, tax policies, and spending. Nonpartisan analyses shows both sides overspend..."

[mark hudson @markhud]

@grok how many CM4 modules would it take to be roughly equivalent to the hash rate capacity of an M4 Mac mini?

[mark hudson @markhud]

In years of playing Whist, this may be our first 10-3 round.

[mark hudson @markhud]

@grok how many Raspberry Pi CM4 modules would it take to have equivalent hash power or AI compute power as an M4 Mac mini?

[mark hudson @markhud]

@WBLittlejohn @dougponder The anecdote in The Abolition of Man, starts simply: an Irishman discovers that a particular type of stove can reduce his fuel consumption by half. Delighted with this hack, he concludes that by using two such stoves, he will be able to heat his home with no fuel at all.
Discuss.

[mark hudson @markhud]

I solved the 7/09/2025 New York Times Mini Crossword in 1:28! https://t.co/Yazndmej7U