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And writing software feels like being Marge in that go-kart race. Work slow and steady for a year writing something neat that had never been brought to a platform before, but someone can hear about it and use Claude to whiz by you in a week and make something with 10 times the functionality.
I have lost all enthusiasm for reading about new software projects, especially dealing with vintage computing. What would have sounded amazing a year or two ago and made me want to engage with the author, I now just assume was something AI spit out and feels hollow and boring so I skim past it.
we all directly and indirectly live in the shade, but not the shadow, of colossus
Franco . . . . . . Ordoñez, NPR News
Another Pomera DM250 special release: the DM250XYZ in a translucent purple color Interesting that the keys aren't translucent like on the DM250X and DM250XY https://kingjim.com/products/dm250xyz
What good is a laptop that can't go to sleep Your browser doesn't seem to support HTML video. You can download the video instead.
well that's gonna cost some money
has AI figured out how to put toothpaste back in the tube yet
🚫 root ✅ privilegemaxxing
they're good barrels brent
CRT friends: how would you describe what is happening with the image on this?
wow, has apple used their old rainbow logo on anything else since they switched to the flat one? https://www.motorsport.com/imsa/news/porsche-penske-motorsport-running-throwback-apple-computer-livery-at-laguna-seca/10816610/
does anyone remember this
me: hey bank can you move some of this money to my savings account over at that bank? you've done it hundreds of times bank: sure, it'll get there in 2 days me: oh, can i pretend i'm sending a zelle payment to myself? bank: sure, it'll be there in 2 seconds why is ach still so slow
hello, cyberpals what are you working on lately?
hello past me where does the time go
Once a device can boot multiuser, compile its kernel, and has display and keyboard drivers, all further development for it must be done on the device itself Sorry, it's the law
Eternal November https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2026/apr/15/eternal-november-generative-ai-llm/ (November 2025 was when Claude Opus 4.5 was released)
I over-use parentheses because I don't like having to think about the order of operations every time I glance at my code but from now on I'm going to use this as my justification so I don't seem so dumb
These are my notes and pre-built images for getting OpenBSD-current installed on the Pomera DM250, DM250X, DM250XY, and DM250US. Table of Contents Top Throat-clearing Making a backup Some DM250 hardware notes Making an OpenBSD installation SD card Installing OpenBSD Post-Installation Building a custom installation ramdisk Recovery Throat-clearing Much of my work has not yet been committed upstream so installation currently requires a custom kernel and U-Boot images which are provided here. OpenB…
A new release of my Wallops IRC client is available: wallops-2.2.sit (StuffIt 3 archive) SHA256: adc2b473664ec096 0b5b028335566831 dd69f4a1de40f79e 22bf1337292cca88 SHA1: 603c5080c41a0d57 52cae49a08376db4 e18628b1 This update includes a number of new features and bugfixes: Auto-connect with the last saved settings on startup, if they are available, unless the Command key is held down Add support for sending Pushover notifications when the user's nick is mentioned or directly messaged, when a scr…
beyond the green owl, from streaks and potions to pedagogy and politics
Python appears to be everywhere nowadays! How did it happen, that a language that almost died in the Python 2 to 3 process is now the lingua franca a default choice when people talk about programming? There must be some secret superpower and I think I found it!
BlueSCSI Wi-Fi Desk Accessory 1.4 has been released: wifi_da-1.4.sit (StuffIt 3 archive) SHA256: aed32aced3fc2cff 301a61930df654fc a641cd830aa21d8a 824dafde1b17e671 SHA1: 13f5c624598d9956 4922eb807d7231a3 631c995c This update fixes a bug that was breaking hidden SSID entry.
I found a neat THINK C extension that I wanted to share, and I'm going to have a table at the Vintage Computer Festival Midwest next month. Your browser doesn't seem to support HTML video. You can download the video (H.264/AAC format) instead. Video notes: Vintage Computer Festival Midwest THINK C 5.0.4 CMaster (I'm using 1.2.5) Please contact me with any feedback or questions, view past videos in this series , and subscribe to my RSS feed to be notified about future videos and other posts. Join…
Ever had this weird gut feeling that something is off in your code, but couldn’t put the finger on why? Are you starting your projects with the best intentions, following all best practices, and still feel like your architecture turns weird eventually?
some colleges keep students confined, in the name of safety
The KING JIM Pomera DM250 "digital typewriter" is a small Linux-powered ARM computer that boots up into a custom word processor application. I've been tinkering with it to try to get OpenBSD booted on it. I'd normally wait until the end and write up a proper article explaining everything, but this process is taking a lot longer than I expected so I figured I'd document it all as I go. Background KING JIM has made a number of portable word processors starting with the DM5 , the DM10 and DM20 with…
A year ago I tried using an M1 iMac for work duty but its 21" screen took up too much room on my desk. After seeing Sean's video on Action Retro about putting an M4 Mac Mini inside an iMac G4 , I thought I'd give it a try. Table of Contents Top Trying the Juicy Crumb DockLite G4 Color Banding iMac Screen Resolution Exposed Ports Screen Blanking Upgrading the Screen iMac Neck Mac Mini Mouting Remaining Issues Update: Speakers Trying the Juicy Crumb DockLite G4 The Juicy Crumb DockLite G4 replaces…