A network-less, read-only browser built up from machine code

https://archive.org/details/akkartik-mu-2021-08-15 (video; 5 minutes; includes instructions to try it out)

A lot gets said about simplicity in software, about essential vs accidental complexity. If you really want a simple stack that empowers everyone, it isn't enough to just eliminate accidental complexity (even if we could all agree on what it is). You need to also avoid other people's essential complexity.

Main project page: https://github.com/akkartik/mu

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