Sailing Away from the Cloud: A Tale of Minimalist Programming on a Sailboat

2025-08-12

Two developers, sailing the Pacific for seven years, experienced firsthand the fragility of modern software and the risks of cloud dependency. They decided to abandon complex modern tech stacks, embracing retro 8-bit consoles and minimalist programming languages to build a self-sufficient, offline-capable personal computing system. Exploring virtual machines, assembly language, and One Instruction Set Computers (OISC), they aimed to create a more resilient and sustainable programming environment, weathering the 'software winter' and achieving data permanence.

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Development offline computing

Life Aboard Pino: A Six-Month Log (2025)

2025-07-18

This couple documents their life aboard their boat, Pino, during the first six months of 2025. Their entries detail boat repairs, the release of their game Oquonie, and various projects including writing books, game development, and game jams. They share their reading, community interactions, and the challenges of boat life, painting a picture of a relaxed yet adventurous seafaring existence.

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Misc boat life