Strange Loop Conference
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54:35 · 19K views · Oct 11, 2023
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.
Praised as a standout, non-standard Strange Loop talk explaining the reasoning behind Uxn and resilient computing.
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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]
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
My favourite quote from Devine: "If you stand on the shoulder of giants, it's really hard to steer". this video @ after around the 6:00 mark.