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 | viznut
This is a collection of random thoughts regarding the application of permacultural ideas to the computer world.
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
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☾☼✫ -☆:*´
100R — permacomputing 101
This is a blog post based on a transcript of a talk by Devine that took place on August 11th for Critical Signals 2025. Watch the video version on (YouTube). The slideshow presentation was made using Adelie.
100R — permacomputing 101
This is a blog post based on a transcript of a talk by Devine that took place on August 11th for Critical Signals 2025. Watch the video version on (YouTube). The slideshow presentation was made using Adelie.
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.
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…
Patina: Turning Karpathy’s LLM Wiki Pattern into a Rust CLI
Useful, local, and slightly fun. There is a simple but important idea behind Andrej Karpathy’s LLM Wiki pattern: useful synthesis should not disappear into chat history.
Translating non-trivial codebases with Claude
I don’t think it’s [me writing about LLMs] likely to happen anytime soon: I prefer to write about things that I’m excited about.
GitHub - msanft/CVE-2025-55182: Explanation and full RCE PoC for CVE-2025-55182
Explanation and full RCE PoC for CVE-2025-55182. Contribute to msanft/CVE-2025-55182 development by creating an account on GitHub.
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
Karpathy's LLM Wiki v2: What to Keep, What to Skip
I rebuilt it, ran it daily for months, and most of the v2 hype is overkill.
Permacomputing
Hosting a WebSite on a Disposable Vape
server-charms-workshop/zine_server_charm_manifesto.pdf at main
Permacomputing
Permacomputing Update 2021 | viznut
Permacomputing | viznut