sogaiu

steps

jdk, android sdk, etc.

make sure jdk 21+ (<26) is installed

$ java --version
openjdk 21.0.10 2026-01-20
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 21.0.10+7-Ubuntu-124.04)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 21.0.10+7-Ubuntu-124.04, mixed mode, sharing)

it looks like there have been attempts to use small language models with retrieval augmented generation. here is one such effort from 2024 that seems to have had some level of success.

perhaps it's possible to train a small language model on a subset of code that does not require attribution for reuse (e.g. 0-clause bsd, mit no attribution, etc. [1]) and then to have it work with a much larger body of code (i.e. include stuff that requires attribution) via retrieval augmented generation.

the idea is not to replicate the full capabilities of what major dark boxen provide atm, but rather to see what is possible. it would be interesting to see what kinds of tasks this sort of thing could be useful for. i think at least from the legal and ethical perspectives, one might be in the clear because the parts that would require attribution would be traceable [2].

[1] i know there isn't as much of this kind of thing compared to stuff that requires attribution.

2026-05-16

MAD Bugs: Discovering a 0-Day in Zero Day - junrong

2026-05-15

How a File Format Led to a Crossword Scandal - Saul Pwanson

2026-05-14

2025-12-31

Writer Ted Chiang on AI and grappling with big ideas - Avery Keatley, Scott Detrow, Patrick Jarenwattananon
ChatGPT Is a Blurry JPEG of the Web - Ted Chiang - version archived elsewhere as original is paywalled

In 2013, workers at a German construction company noticed something odd about their Xerox photocopier: when they made a copy of the floor plan of a house, the copy differed from the original in a subtle but significant way. In the original floor plan, each of the house’s three rooms was accompanied by a rectangle specifying its area: the rooms were 14.13, 21.11, and 17.42 square metres, respectively. However, in the photocopy, all three

steps

choose a release https://alpinelinux.org/releases/ -> 3.23.3

download iso and checksum from https://alpinelinux.org/downloads/

wget https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.23/releases/x86_64/alpine-standard-3.23.3-x86_64.iso
wget https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.23/releases/x86_64/alpine-standard-3.23.3-x86_64.iso.sha256

	;; from: https://github.com/clojure-emacs/clojure-ts-mode/issues/134#issuecomment-4178337890
	;; by: https://github.com/sstraust

	;; the thought is to temporarily insert the parens just before sending to
	;; treesitter, and then remove them so they don't impact the user's working
	;; buffer

	(defun treesitter-parens--compute-closing-chars ()
	(save-excursion
	(save-restriction

	(comment

	(def path-str ":vendored 2 :tag")

	# bundle/info.jdn
	(def src
	``
	{:name "ghost"
	:url "https://github.com/sogaiu/ghost"
	:repo "git+https://github.com/sogaiu/ghost"

	# create file
	$ echo hello > fun.txt

	# symmetric encryption
	$ gpg --verbose --verbose --pinentry-mode loopback --symmetric fun.txt
	gpg: enabled compatibility flags:
	gpg: using cipher AES256.CFB
	gpg: writing to 'fun.txt.gpg'

	# decryption

	$ janet
	Janet 1.41.3-dev-8f446736 linux/x64/gcc - '(doc)' for help
	repl:1:> (tabseq [i :in [:a :b]] i i)
	@{:a :a :b :b}
	repl:2:> (defn loop [&] nil)
	<function loop>
	repl:3:> (tabseq [i :in [:a :b]] i i)
	repl:3:9: compile error: unknown symbol i

	# reference: https://ianthehenry.com/posts/janet-game/the-problem-with-macros/