Permacomputing | viznut

Permacomputing

Permacomputing is a term originating from the demoscene, known for squeezing the most out of very restricted computing resources, such as the 4k intro with a maximum executable file size of 4096 bytes. Artist programmer Ville-Matias Heikkilä, aka Viznut, coined the term in a text he published on his website in 2020 1. What stands out in this writing is the holistic approach to computing and sustainability by taking inspiration from permaculture. In both computing and agriculture, problems are usually solved by increasing control over a process, which often goes hand in hand with an increase in resource use. Permaculture uses methods that lets nature do the work, minimizing the reliance on artificial energy. Heikkilä sees similarities between how both permaculture practitioners and hackers find clever solutions to problems. He writes that the existence of computers can only be justified by their ability to augment the potential of humans to have a strengthening effect on ecosystems.

Permacomputing Update 2021 | viznut

It is now more than a year since I wrote my "early notes" about Permacomputing. At that time, I was not yet aware of anyone else having similar ideas, so I've now decided to write an update that connects my ideas with the existing discussions and activities. I also want to share some new ideas I have been pondering about. This text is about 33K characters / 4900 words long, so allocate your time accordingly.

permacomputing

Permacomputing is both a concept and a community of practice oriented around issues of resilience and regenerativity in computer and network technology inspired by permaculture. ପໄଓ☾☼✫ -☆:*´

Perplexity on Twitter / X

Introducing Perplexity Computer.Computer unifies every current AI capability into one system.It can research, design, code, deploy, and manage any project end-to-end. pic.twitter.com/dZUybl6VkY— Perplexity (@perplexity_ai) February 25, 2026

principles

Contemporary permaculture is founded on three core ethics: Earth Care, People Care, and Fair Share. These ethics serve as a guiding compass for its design principles, co-creating a holistic framework for regenerative living. Similarly, permacomputing is built upon 10 principles that encourage and raise awareness about more sustainable digital practices.

Perceptron

A layer of intelligence for the physical world. We are a research company building the future of Physical AGI.

perplexity-ai/pplx-pii-masking · Hugging Face

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Basic | The Personal Computing Platform

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Perplexity on Twitter / X

New research: Portable Computer is a local-first agent for private and cost-effective work.With an on-device 27B model, our harness scores 82.6% on real knowledge work, beating open-source harnesses Pi and Hermes. Our post-trained PPLX 27B reaches 85.4%. pic.twitter.com/Rb6d47clCI— Perplexity (@perplexity_ai) August 25, 2026

Compiling knowledge, not retrieving it: a hands-on deep dive into llm-wiki-compiler

The thesis of this piece is simple and uncomfortable: the problem of making an LLM “remember” what you’ve read isn’t solved with more…

Feeling of Computing

Feeling of Computing is an online community with a welcoming, cooperative, and revolutionary spirit. We are unified in the belief that the computer is tragically less humane than it could be. There’s a world of possibilities that get more beautiful the further away from the norm you go. We’re here to explore this world together, to discuss ideas about theory and practice, and to champion and support our members’ research and development efforts to reimagine the computer.

(iterate think thoughts): Painting with Gaussians

Dmitri's blog about programming, Clojure, and software development

Kyle Booten

Noöhacking1 is the title of my current research program. I use this term for ways that artists and everyday digital media users build and repurpose algorithmic tools in order to take care of their own minds/spirits, an especially challenging and important task amidst a digital milieu that seems designed to make us alienated, unintelligent, and miserable.