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New comment by sp9k in "Show HN: Building a web server in assembly to give my life (a lack of) meaning"

sp9k — Sun, 10 May 2026 13:20:20 +0000

You good bro?

New comment by sp9k in "Comparing the Z80 and 6502 to Their Relatives"

sp9k — Thu, 07 May 2026 15:25:26 +0000

I'm a 6502 guy myself, but the Z80 instruction set is also easily holdable in one's memory.

As others said, a 4MHz Z80 is clearly capable of outperforming a 1MHz 6502 as is evidenced by the many ZX Spectrum demos that show off 3D/plotting effects.

New comment by sp9k in "Show HN: isometric.nyc – giant isometric pixel art map of NYC"

sp9k — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 19:21:32 +0000

Also, sites like Pixeljoint used to (or still do? I haven't really kept up) collaborations. This would be a mammoth one, but the result would be much more impressive. This is a cool concept, but it's definitely not pixel art by any definition.

New comment by sp9k in "Stop Doom Scrolling, Start Doom Coding: Build via the terminal from your phone"

sp9k — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 21:01:49 +0000

Early on in my programming life, I had very limited access to a computer. I did much of my coding in my head while walking around. In some cases, I'd literally write code in my head and dump it out when I had computer access, but abstract and creative problem solving were especially natural in a detached setting. I truly believe this time was more valuable than the time at the keyboard.

If anything, I want to do more of that: get away from the device to let my mind wander. "Doom" coding sounds apt.