The Alchemist's Hideout

A practical guide on setting up language models locally with Ollama and using them for everyday tasks.

Reflections on optimism as a tool for human connection and how to start meaningful conversations.

How to make REST API requests using the Plan 9 filesystem — yes, everything is a file.

A nostalgic deep dive into Windows 98 — what made it special, and what we lost along the way.

Step-by-step guide to installing and running 9front on a Raspberry Pi.

Devlog #4 — Majestic Lisp interpreting itself: metacircularity in practice.

Devlog #3 — How to implement let using lambda and closures in a Lisp interpreter.

How to read Gmail on Plan 9 — because why wouldn't you check email from a research OS?

Part 2 of the introduction to Majestic Lisp — more features, more macros, more fun.

Introduction to the world of Lisps and presentation of Majestic Lisp, a Lisp interpreter in Haskell.

Implementing the Game of Life and other cellular automata using the APL language.

Step-by-step matrix row reduction using APL — mathematics and array-first programming.

An analysis of where Clojure fits in the Lisp family and what that means.

How to program in C on Plan 9 — differences from POSIX, a custom compiler, and the charm of a different system.

Comparing the object-oriented model of Java and Common Lisp (CLOS) — multiple dispatch, generic functions, and more.

An introduction to genetic algorithms with practical examples in Common Lisp.

Comparing solutions for counting occurrences in C, C++, and Common Lisp — each language has its own way.

A detailed guide on operator associativity in C/C++ — left vs right, and why it matters.

First thoughts on building a modern Lisp Machine — hardware, software, and the dream of a Lisp-native computer.