My name is Aaron Hsu, and I'm a computer scientist. I'm changing the way people look at computing and programming languages, what they can do with them, and how they do it.
Various forms of "directed" programming have become very popular these days. However, I find that many of these are too restrictive and not conducive to what I consider a "human" creative approach to programming. Sometimes, it's nice to have a wild, messy, and non-linear space in
How do you empty the Recycle Bin when you don't have the icon on your Desktop?
Introduction First came Net Neutrality, then came the Snowden leaks, then came so many users’ leaked private photos, then came the evidence of censorship by Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube, then came the sight of Zuckerberg defending himself and Facebook in front of Congress. In truth, this should not have
So I decided to try to run a Pub server the other day. Unfortunately, it turns out that the state of the pub servers is rather poor right now. Not that they won't work, but simply that the maintenance and work to get one up and running reliably right now
So I'm playing around with Scuttlebutt and Patchwork. I've even set up a pub server: social.sacrideo.us Specifically intended to help those who are interested in keeping up with my own social/technical network. While I can't stand normal social media, perhaps this decentralized stuff might make it easier