2026-05-05T23:14:21Z https://yabu.me Paolo Amoroso https://yabu.me/npub13sjjskhwdl0k3pmuqg3ajpdm3f8r4845msl0xsuql8rx6wwen8cqzmx6nv https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/accounts/avatars/114/416/081/618/354/475/original/acde538508d5c5a6.jpg https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/accounts/avatars/114/416/081/618/354/475/original/acde538508d5c5a6.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswjasdujjm7fhp6sdktvh9rtgw34z8x3sezmmcc483ym684qjj20gzyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqt8j9tm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz9end7hqv7gszvf58cac2e039anpmaxmg53fey4kg9hk6vkzr2fqyfduzg'>nevent1q…duzg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That icon advising to check the documentation is interesting. 2026-04-27T14:33:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs07s84mdyk25p5p7m4kwujxc08kq60h2vrcq0vhvpdnl6uzudylmqzyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqapyc5v What are your favorite fediverse accounts of organizations, institutions, and projects who *interact with people*, not just broadcast?<br/><br/>By interacting I mean replying to comments and questions, starring posts, or boosting interesting posts from other accounts.<br/><br/>#fediverse #mastodon #AskFedi 2026-04-27T10:10:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstnwua4n3vltegk29vt7qy0a6lpycrdszlww4p9hmy98ez3awhu5szyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlq4t6mn9 Bubbles by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1jxuknt9vyqe2fjwgkltdsfdvzszse6l89p2hf2yuuxcqdvdffdvqrs5r6h" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Ben 🐘</span> (<span class="italic">npub1jxu…5r6h</span>)</a></span>, a part of the IndieWeb ecosystem, is a new blog aggregator and discovery platform you can think of as a sort of Hacker News for blogs integrated with the Fediverse. It&#39;s great to see a lot of activity around the blogging space.<br/><br/>&gt; Community voting applied to thousands of personal, independent blogs, with identity and discussion routed through the Fediverse. <br/><br/><a href="https://bubbles.town">https://bubbles.town</a><br/><br/><a href="https://bubbles.town/about">https://bubbles.town/about</a><br/><br/>#blogging #blogs #fediverse 2026-04-18T10:16:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf6cc69mp0kt2k7gl5qf26f600ue97zvu3ne5ndqjwj9j3567kxeqzyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlq6e2nyf The origins of the Scroll Lock key of PC keyboards.<br/><br/><a href="https://unsung.aresluna.org/lock-scroll-with-a-vengeance">https://unsung.aresluna.org/lock-scroll-with-a-vengeance</a><br/><br/>#keyboard #retrocomputing 2026-03-04T11:34:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs934jrsyzdcfkcw0m3w2ue0v4jlzaau9u6er89z0hs7uv2hyta2cqzyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqsgqkhp RE: <a href="https://mstdn.ca/@cdegroot/116086771614712320">https://mstdn.ca/@cdegroot/116086771614712320</a><br/><br/>A new Lisp book is always something to celebrate and this one doubly so, as Cees de Groot <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1r3tvsx3wak8ygw60fxwasfm5cl7w72veqwvzckrzmj9enus02xlqq2cnew" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Cees de Groot</span> (<span class="italic">npub1r3t…cnew</span>)</a></span> didn&#39;t hold back code and technical details from the book. More details here:<br/><br/>Landing page of the book<br/><a href="https://berksoft.ca/gol">https://berksoft.ca/gol</a><br/><br/>Why I wrote The Genius of Lisp<br/><a href="https://cdegroot.com/programming/lisp/2026/02/17/why-i-wrote-the-genius-of-lisp.html">https://cdegroot.com/programming/lisp/2026/02/17/why-i-wrote-the-genius-of-lisp.html</a><br/><br/>Free sample with the Table of Contents (Amazon)<br/><a href="https://read.amazon.com/sample/1069886416?clientId=share">https://read.amazon.com/sample/1069886416?clientId=share</a><br/><br/>#lisp #CommonLisp #books #retrocomputing<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1k5vh3yrkt67xgwy3k998n3e8t7j5f9zsgmutgywv9gl0vlgxpkhq5pz7yl" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1k5v…z7yl</a></span><br/> </div> Well, today is the day. I'm finally "sorta happy enough to pull the trigger" on publishing the book I've been working on for a very long time. It's a technical history book: by a techie, for techies (although I think that between all the code samples, there is plenty of meat for "tech-adjacent" and "tech-interested" people). It tells the story of the Lisp programming language, invented by a genius called John McCarthy in 1958 and today still going strong (to the extent that many people see it as the most powerful programming language in existence). <br/><br/>And this is a time for shameless self promotion, even if you don't plan on buying the book, please repost :-). Self-publishing is self-marketing, so there we go. <br/><br/>If you do buy and read it, please let me know how you liked it!<br/><br/>The book landing page, <a href="https://berksoft.ca/gol">https://berksoft.ca/gol</a>, has links to all outlets where you can buy the book,<br/> <img src="https://cdn.mstdn.ca/media_attachments/files/116/086/769/703/717/640/original/2337df5a727c163a.png"> <br/> </blockquote> 2026-02-18T11:12:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxvufh54qd2vwn87var22086zel0v9ulkn7znv0rxv29jy9yhzzpczyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlquwyvle This article explores &#34;[...] how suitable Linux is as a platform for writers and which tools it offers to support the craft&#34;. It covers a wide range of tools and writing activities such as distraction‑free writing applications, word processors, reference and citation tools, formatting and publishing tools, and more.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.reallinuxuser.com/is-linux-a-suitable-platform-for-writers">https://www.reallinuxuser.com/is-linux-a-suitable-platform-for-writers</a><br/><br/>#writing #linux 2026-02-16T11:05:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr9d5ec6dwaanqrmxqutj0fxnxj94f8xaf9x8947n3893djdsgt9czyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlq6pjmuv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgrwjl5hlmujdt4zmvju08pl539asj3e7j22y4mkfzhck9f596vcgpn3t24'>nevent1q…3t24</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The future they tooks from us. By the way, the screen looks not far from legible even at that angle and distance.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1thrmps439tzkcx72uft5deu389rt39pdjxy6uvdrfw035t0jcrdsulw4nm" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Thalia Archibald</span> (<span class="italic">npub1thr…w4nm</span>)</a></span> 2026-01-28T07:37:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyl53xmfn48d3pgnf3fel7r6pug9kgjchuyvdccypudmy08ytetxgzyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlq0t46a3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqsmgwlczxm84gl8l6gedn7kdf75c24fy8r3a9lna47qae52pundgdcyjpk'>nevent1q…yjpk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I read both of your replies loud and clear. 2026-01-22T13:32:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsv795hza50cu73c9xmf3pmagrjsckj30m62t4s2pqhp8fq67jpgeczyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqj7ks8f While reading this post on what we lost with the abandonment of XML this passage caught my Lisper eye:<br/><br/>&gt; XML&#39;s structure is immediately familiar. It is essentially s-expressions with angle brackets instead of parentheses. An element is a tagged list; attributes are metadata; nesting is composition.<br/><br/><a href="https://marcosmagueta.com/blog/the-lost-art-of-xml">https://marcosmagueta.com/blog/the-lost-art-of-xml</a><br/><br/>#xml #lisp #json 2026-01-22T12:20:26Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszn7ful0hz3snpgadatuk4y2r77a0c3zu7qscus9rra67aqeyjx6gzyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlq7vlj3r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8sv4gnpqp2m2lnfghy9u7d47pyyvgvtnveemwf5dq25r8m8qhlfcns0q5x'>nevent1q…0q5x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Under ADA are you allowed to provide a link to the material? 2026-01-12T16:20:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq40t4xzrdy6rftc9kcks7ktdpmm0rmyn966u4ny973nfs4dlewtczyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlq0w4t4w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswjvxtqhvznxwzgugy0cx5kwftn766ejfw7dxph7cnnsm99f0j2kspw3mr8'>nevent1q…3mr8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>A great course. Did you assign programming projects to the students? 2026-01-09T18:10:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdnauqkweyr42atsg3xt7ydhz464yp2zsw40zlp46w7cdyugfkm5szyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqdez5yw Nemanja Trifunovic revisits the story of why IBM went with MS-DOS instead of CP/M and discusses one important detail: why the 8086 port of CP/M was late and how much this influenced what followed.<br/><br/><a href="https://nemanjatrifunovic.substack.com/p/the-late-arrival-of-16-bit-cpm?utm_medium=web">https://nemanjatrifunovic.substack.com/p/the-late-arrival-of-16-bit-cpm?utm_medium=web</a><br/><br/>#cpm #cpm86 #retrocomputing 2025-12-30T11:10:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrtq4kpgnxshf3qdzrut4vdhy7wlzjtvldmswt2a4xr8smwdka2gczyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqdf3pcu RE: <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@interlisp/115711583068137949">https://fosstodon.org/@interlisp/115711583068137949</a><br/><br/>Drop what you&#39;re doing and listen to <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1h9uec8uu7n5gq0agv0lcavha5fr3z642u9w9lan9uxfyfllughesw4vht6" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>masinter</span> (<span class="italic">npub1h9u…vht6</span>)</a></span> Larry Masinter talk about computing history and lore. He tells first hand stories on the early web, Gopher, Hypertext Coffee Pot Control Protocol, mailto:, and a whole lot more including Interlisp.<br/><br/><a href="https://netstack.fm/#episode-17">https://netstack.fm/#episode-17</a><br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub17hh8df7ufnuh69mhttln6q7ezje2vu30ef8j2mgn6y5rphcg9n5snf8sgv" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Jay Hoffmann</span> (<span class="italic">npub17hh…8sgv</span>)</a></span> may be interested.<br/><br/>#retrocomputing #interlisp #web #gopher #ietf<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1m8uevv69ghq532pzpna6jq0lgd8tjfcqexgc88nek5jg8wqkxd5s2m9hyu" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1m8u…9hyu</a></span><br/> </div> Episode 17 of the Netstack.FM podcast features an interview with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1h9uec8uu7n5gq0agv0lcavha5fr3z642u9w9lan9uxfyfllughesw4vht6" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>masinter</span> (<span class="italic">npub1h9u…vht6</span>)</a></span> Larry Masinter on Interlisp and the Medley Interlisp project, the Xerox PARC environment, the early history of the web, standards and protocols, and more.<br/><br/><a href="https://netstack.fm/#episode-17">https://netstack.fm/#episode-17</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ7E0B68TRo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ7E0B68TRo</a><br/><br/>#retrocomputing #interlisp #web #ietf </blockquote> 2025-12-13T11:49:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdmqkddxs6tytxgmktszy5esj3a69f2qzwqg0d0nvqesw2p8x6wfgzyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqwqn6z4 In 2002 Anders Jensen-Urstad asked some computing pioneers and well known programmers to share screenshots of their desktops, then did it again in 2015. This post presented and commented the screenshots.<br/><br/><a href="https://anders.unix.se/2015/12/10/screenshots-from-developers--2002-vs.-2015">https://anders.unix.se/2015/12/10/screenshots-from-developers--2002-vs.-2015</a><br/><br/>#screenshots #unix #linux 2025-12-11T11:11:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvnawkqayjvjrhncjg0lhqvyssnk9deupldra9x36jk3qxpulg3aszyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqa448hn Can you recommend modern hardware recreations (no software-only emulators) of the ZX Spectrum that are 100% compatible with the BASIC of the original 48K model and don&#39;t cost a fortune?<br/><br/>The devices should be fully assembled but kits or boards with no case are an option. They should also provide connections to modern displays and possibly also external keyboards.<br/><br/>I&#39;m aware of these recreations:<br/><br/>ZX Spectrum Next<br/><a href="https://www.specnext.com">https://www.specnext.com</a><br/><br/>ESP32 Rainbow<br/><a href="https://www.esp32rainbow.com">https://www.esp32rainbow.com</a><br/><br/>Recreated Sinclair ZX Spectrum<br/><a href="https://recreatedzxspectrum.com">https://recreatedzxspectrum.com</a><br/><br/>Asking for a friend, an actual friend.<br/><br/>#ZXSpectrum #spectrum #retrocomputing 2025-12-08T11:13:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxahmgpgalj5j8kj8yg9zylj2va8szysl8a5uh693a7fx7lrf8dyqzyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqam5lzj RE: <a href="https://oldbytes.space/@amoroso/115610019993332860">https://oldbytes.space/@amoroso/115610019993332860</a><br/><br/>The Flatpak package of Typesetter has a weird issue on Linux Mint: if I switch to a different user account and back into the previous account the program no longer starts. A reboot fixes the issue.<br/><br/>Any insight?<br/><br/><a href="https://codeberg.org/haydn/typesetter/issues/35">https://codeberg.org/haydn/typesetter/issues/35</a><br/><br/>#flatpak #linux<blockquote class="border-l-05rem border-l-strongpink border-solid"><div class="-ml-4 bg-gradient-to-r from-gray-100 dark:from-zinc-800 to-transparent mr-0 mt-0 mb-4 pl-4 pr-2 py-2">quoting <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"><a itemprop="url" href="/note1gqzlqnrve97vxn09w5c0n5yaazjp373dzqnexf9kvnfqcexfr57shdqa9y" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1">note1gqz…qa9y</a></span><br/> </div> Typesetter is a nice offline Typst editor with automatic preview. It runs on Linux and comes with Typst built-in, so it's not necessary to also install the compiler.<br/><br/><a href="https://codeberg.org/haydn/typesetter">https://codeberg.org/haydn/typesetter</a><br/><br/>#typst #linux #editor </blockquote> 2025-12-02T11:14:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs26npc3gu2qq5u0e3d73e6awc0lj6sypuuj7ed20aeqgaf7ts72mqzyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqx9haws In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0d6977jac257esmm5h8j3tphcktff0gagf2mnqs3yv7njfunhr3sacr7ud'>nevent1q…r7ud</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The article is a bit thin on the technical details that matter to Firefox users seeking alternatives.<br/><br/>I checked out Vivaldi and I&#39;m positive it&#39;s awesome. But I don&#39;t need fancy features as the basics browsers provide are mostly enough for me. What I want to know is how the built-in ad-blocking and privacy features of Vivaldi compare with Firefox augmented with good add-ons such as uBlock Origin and Privacy Badger.<br/><br/>The closed source status of Vivaldi is not necessarily an issue, but reducing the diversity of browser engined is a concern. 2025-11-26T15:29:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyqp0sf3kvjlxrfhjh2v8e6zw73fqclgk3qfunyjmxf5svvny360gzyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqyedyd5 Typesetter is a nice offline Typst editor with automatic preview. It runs on Linux and comes with Typst built-in, so it&#39;s not necessary to also install the compiler.<br/><br/><a href="https://codeberg.org/haydn/typesetter">https://codeberg.org/haydn/typesetter</a><br/><br/>#typst #linux #editor 2025-11-25T11:08:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszd5cv5w8m0xnyrhr22ewaea09j0vuy23l0w9gchjpmlexp2sexxqzyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqw4yxs2 An in-depth analysis of Mozilla&#39;s dystopian future.<br/><br/>&gt; Again we encounter the fundamental schism of purpose between Mozilla trying to survive, and the mission its core audience believes in.<br/><br/><a href="https://taggart-tech.com/mozilla-cycle-pt3/">https://taggart-tech.com/mozilla-cycle-pt3/</a><br/><br/>#mozilla #firefox 2025-11-23T07:32:09Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswkz3jtrcrxtaza9m88jpshgcap7mzy8f580jws40m2mqt0q0cvxszyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqqh9kh9 Mozilla is soliciting feedback on AI in Firefox and the community is delivering.<br/><br/><a href="https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/building-ai-the-firefox-way-shaping-what-s-next-together/td-p/109922">https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/building-ai-the-firefox-way-shaping-what-s-next-together/td-p/109922</a><br/><br/>#ai #firefox #mozilla 2025-11-14T08:23:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs98p536e0kzu6z27g9pnu4tkglh26a924s2tkr3gypr0h63qgs5hczyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqt8n7eq Multi-language IDEs that interact with interpreters via protocols are now common, from classic Emacs with its inferior process protocols to VS Code with LSP and similar modern environments.<br/><br/>This paper described an early exploration of these ideas: a language-independend, Interlisp-based environment that interfaced with language processors over the ARPANET. In 1974.<br/><br/><a href="https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1500175.1500251">https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1500175.1500251</a><br/><br/>#interlisp #retrocomputing #ProgLang #IDE 2025-11-10T11:09:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsznqc573hxlyha3xmcjn9trpjds9xvum2n9cy0fn7hs6wesetkn7szyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqjg2jzq Josh Griffiths <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1qf34g2fjjt06lexvj3647cynfn80a4uy5xt82zpkvf3zujskmjsstz22lk" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Josh Griffiths</span> (<span class="italic">npub1qf3…22lk</span>)</a></span>, another non fan of Microsoft Recall, was determined to switch his desktop PC from Windows to a graphics and media heavy Linux setup. It took him seven months and half a dozen distros but he finally got there. And you won&#39;t believe what boring distro he ended up picking.<br/><br/><a href="https://joshgriffiths.site/the-glorious-misadventures-of-a-linux-illiterate">https://joshgriffiths.site/the-glorious-misadventures-of-a-linux-illiterate</a><br/><br/>#SwitchToLinux #linux #LinuxMint 2025-11-07T14:12:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsztlw3saxllu83hzdn67rnzrhq8hzxsp878cmkm82sk54zun6mlvczyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqdhu9p8 The developer of Bear Blog on the latest wave of scrapers he faced.<br/><br/>&gt; They&#39;ve depleted all human-created writing on the internet, and are becoming increasingly ravenous for new wells of content.<br/><br/>&gt; [...]<br/><br/>&gt; I&#39;m still speculating here, but I think [mobile] app developers have found another way to monetise their apps by offering them for free, and selling tunnel access to scrapers.<br/><br/><a href="https://herman.bearblog.dev/agressive-bots">https://herman.bearblog.dev/agressive-bots</a><br/><br/>#ai #scrapers #crawlers 2025-10-30T12:45:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsr9gw8fyus9ml35jjntmhk9cl76njmqfa2cknptnea9h4fke54sdgzyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqlheprf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2juukdlzx4yk48q9unpntu5aynkqdewvdj9x784v8l780hqfv8hsh579yu'>nevent1q…79yu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>☝️ A vertical scroll bar at the left edge of a window. Wait, what?<br/><br/>#interlisp #gui 2025-10-29T12:55:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfnq4dwurfnalzdpy7l0euj38epfvvy0q3qvj3yv37ss607wsfkpqzyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqaf4zdl Carlos Collazo on why he still uses em dashes despite the symbol being associated with AI output.<br/><br/>&gt; If an em dash is the only thing preventing someone from thinking your writing has been spit out of Chat GPT I think you have bigger problems.<br/><br/><a href="https://carlosacollazo.com/you-can-pry-em-dashes-from-my-cold-dead-hands">https://carlosacollazo.com/you-can-pry-em-dashes-from-my-cold-dead-hands</a><br/><br/>#ai #writing 2025-10-29T11:22:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0cqpjn6alywugc7y75tv55rj99fj6yfkzcxfrccz7f0tn6yttfgqzyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlq2kyfed BASIC Code is a new retrocomputing blog that posts refactored and adapted &#34;40-year-old type-in listings from 80s books and microcomputing magazines&#34;.<br/><br/><a href="https://basic-code.bearblog.dev">https://basic-code.bearblog.dev</a><br/><br/>#basic #retrocomputing #blogs 2025-10-17T10:15:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqkdal3g4l933thwe40tz5azjvk6cylwtf9whd3k9x37k65ex3n9czyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqajuljt Immich is often called an open-source clone of Google Photos which, although accurate, doesn&#39;t convey the fundamental difference between the systems: Immich is designed with people in mind, not profit or metrics.<br/><br/>A revealing example of the difference is the options for searching photos not in any albums or by camera make and model (here in <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1w56a9nft6fj04jcgfulzqnxlpsaxjk2p8mwd9qzjm65w43v2amxs56t4ha" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>PixelUnion</span> (<span class="italic">npub1w56…t4ha</span>)</a></span>) Google Photos users have been loudly begging for such features since day one.<br/><br/>#immich #GooglePhotos #FOSS<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/115/343/668/989/447/272/original/163ca90069efa588.png"> <br/> 2025-10-09T10:12:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw9rayx5vg2ss44g6mpnmetnzgm0548npawrcgjxay8d8w2t5tryszyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlq0j88gs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf9jt37474mwlr84ms70t47mwsvtfgdz27hsj42h20f8f490jlt7g4rwuzn'>nevent1q…wuzn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That keyboard has PET vibes. 2025-10-02T19:48:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2n2dulp57kw54u72tl7lxphfs45uajr7lxkelx4q9geztajrxd8gzyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqe893d4 This GitHub repo archives a discontinued repository of CP/M software created between 1979 and 1984, MIT-MC (later moved to SIMTEL20). It comprises free and shareware code and other files.<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/MITDDC/cpmarchive-1979-1984">https://github.com/MITDDC/cpmarchive-1979-1984</a><br/><br/>#cpm #retrocomputing 2025-09-28T06:49:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspqzujmz37g3x49xazkfx053j4hqz7yjj8w2ty3y77qj4nsw8wj5qzyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlq5swa8u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvmpxmuty88ctvnxtwp9wsv07q0529k5q4y5vehfe2elr3yvlkgmg20292h'>nevent1q…292h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>☝️ To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Netscape Navigator 2.0 here is my copy I bought around 1995 when it was still a paid product. I ran the browser under Windows 95.<br/><br/>Shortly after snapping this photo in 2017 I tossed the product in the trash, which I regret. I took the photo as I got a sense the artifact had some historical significance, but I wasn&#39;t into retrocomputing yet and didn&#39;t realize the importance of preserving such material.<br/><br/>#retrocomputing #netscape #browser<br/> <img src="https://assets.oldbytes.space/assets.oldbytes.space/media_attachments/files/115/236/364/984/762/719/original/f487a9cbdadcbf25.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-20T11:24:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8lkzg6jzepchzw2xg3a2z4rm9aplkqd6zukmz0c556rufurspg6gzyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlq4zz6w4 This is bizarre and cool: Term.Everything❗ is an X11 and Wayland Linux tool for running GUI programs in the terminal.<br/><br/><a href="https://github.com/mmulet/term.everything">https://github.com/mmulet/term.everything</a><br/><br/>#x11 #wayland #linux 2025-09-11T10:20:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw02nx43789gtfwdnxxfsx3upzfc3jpllgms2q68hlsf7rh3je0gqzyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqhugen6 Eerie Linux posted an extensive introduction to using CP/M that assumes no previous knowledge of early operating systems. They also link to other posts they wrote on the evolution of CP/M.<br/><br/><a href="https://eerielinux.wordpress.com/2025/08/28/a-gentle-introduction-to-cp-m">https://eerielinux.wordpress.com/2025/08/28/a-gentle-introduction-to-cp-m</a><br/><br/>#cpm #retrocomputing #os 2025-09-02T10:25:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszgv29x6a7nzu9zz8h4hppz7x5e9pt3yyw5a0u7v6e9w8gg8w0l6szyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqkdn5sj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs08vphadwk04y07773cpqsedr9nljwn7gw3z6zvfv5l2w5zusmmrszccyde'>nevent1q…cyde</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The irony of blaming the users is the natural language interface of chatbots and generative AI tools was supposed to be the quintessential intuitive interface. 2025-08-22T19:58:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp9gme3ympgzw7z46yydjuhq9k5dgg8360f7v2vhl78p4gl8l9z0czyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlq42npdr The Screenshot tool that comes with Linux Mint does what I need most of the times. For more advanced uses I&#39;ve found Flameshot, a cross-platform tool which can annotate screenshots.<br/><br/><a href="https://flameshot.org">https://flameshot.org</a><br/><br/>#screenshots #tools #linux 2025-08-11T09:49:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9va6gekkeyy209ff82qv9een4jyeklcpqxcnj7ue9cdcrqxyq5mgzyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqynwkhv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfh4gp8kz6zpra7ghcdqrkprvmuukvd2ps7v59s0mg0d5cfms9a6c83may9'>nevent1q…may9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If you don&#39;t mind using Google products occasionally, the Transit option/layer of Google Maps does that. I mean clicking the Transit button on the map, not the step by step route planner.<br/><br/>The Transport Map layer of OpenStreetMap shows the transit lines but not the stops or stations. 2025-08-05T18:53:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszphz5crhvd92jsqh0tky9gm4944jhr5nmc85f2rtwynrj6e9hfuszyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqkwy4yp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs03r6qagq3r4zyhtuytdemgddnpwr5c8hz70gq4k7r3uzdcgz6rtgkclj9t'>nevent1q…lj9t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Interlisp-D supported copy-paste between different applications, e.g. copying a bitmap or graph (lattice) and pasting it into a text or line drawing editor:<br/><br/><a href="https://oldbytes.space/@amoroso/114859107666392139">https://oldbytes.space/@amoroso/114859107666392139</a><br/><br/>[@argv_minus_one](<a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@argv_minus_one">https://mastodon.sdf.org/@argv_minus_one</a> ) 2025-07-15T20:30:07Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9sj4n32gtysrhn9aeewj0f3522zsl59v0c27pd09lf2znvzml2rqzyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqqucwef In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqjkeqannrvtdnggydsm66j5knawyyjtg2sdxw4cujhgrww0ekn7gq7r940'>nevent1q…r940</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Interlisp-D already had copy-paste in the late 70s or early 80s but earlier systems may have had the feature (e.g. the Xerox Alto). 2025-07-15T20:14:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2kzc5nw0trtd4cp0mg24tdewqe5cr7qkynf4q525nhn3m8yjk8zgzyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqaejjv7 What Clive Sinclair and Gary Kildall had in common, aside from being red-bearded.<br/><br/><a href="https://nemanjatrifunovic.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-two-red-bearded-visionaries">https://nemanjatrifunovic.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-two-red-bearded-visionaries</a><br/><br/>#retrocomputing #DigitalResearch #sinclair 2025-07-14T10:45:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq2aj48hlqkm324m8hval2ww46u2kl0uwsx2zne0x30tylvufy4pqzyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqzad3aa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9jd95whke207tk6cl5fw439vsz2d4mx346s59derwvkadljpr4yc6yf63e'>nevent1q…f63e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I had a similar experience with cataract and surgery brought a new world of color, crispness, and fine detail.<br/><br/><a href="https://journal.paoloamoroso.com/the-faded-world-my-experience-with-cataract">https://journal.paoloamoroso.com/the-faded-world-my-experience-with-cataract</a> 2025-07-04T11:56:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyftc7kklkw4d2jygccuqpu47p2ekmwqp6kq0thdm5vx9c8uh80aszyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqx0ynej Please welcome on Mastodon the <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1lsf8s8ngnrrm967wxm7ee8knsqsmh3p6hkgd4dcg8e4t0492lddqk5wrxj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>ESO</span> (<span class="italic">npub1lsf…wrxj</span>)</a></span> European Southern Observatory (ESO), the European organization that builds and operates large, advanced ground-based observatories for research in astronomy and astrophysics.<br/><br/>#astronomy #astrophysics #science #mastodon #fediverse 2025-06-26T12:50:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsphcp0rtwdv9r0pnzhycl3gehkqwt88tqzv2kw9l6jtrwz4rvheuczyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlq4t00ql In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8mt0ay0t8nplw6tcd7nvjmv5l0wneq2hk5hln6hpckdaya75tn9c8j4har'>nevent1q…4har</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Do you mean Algol 68 was a failure or also other releases? 2025-06-19T18:52:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfr2hguh2ey9x5tmvuw0tf0j7hdt7ujlksqm5x06w7lk4eunwaqaszyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqnhlkvj I missed by a month or so the 65th birthday of Algol 60 but it&#39;s still time to celebrate with this article on the 60th birthday.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2020/05/15/algol_60_at_60">https://www.theregister.com/2020/05/15/algol_60_at_60</a><br/><br/>#algol #retrocomputing 2025-06-19T08:15:23Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs85kv6pe6fpw5kc9ajfjrrqednpe0m0ygmzt7yg7ddtd0f2xdzz8szyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqjdaem5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0er0rzt3ptkdtmje5x6yeuy7ytg08qzh94emz47rr3rtz8j77n5gs2u8xm'>nevent1q…u8xm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So, is it terrible?<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1zl3qmexn25xcsxt8tdrjzr9d000dhlcqxxlr4usjseg57vd4308sqhe9xk" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Stewart Russell</span> (<span class="italic">npub1zl3…e9xk</span>)</a></span> 2025-06-07T17:47:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd75t2plus0jy8treslt06svxxw5nd36uerksk94xe7lwyfqa8plqzyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqlgzshv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrdd9xh909szkaf89nnh4nqlxutw6xpjpn54ef0ydm6dcga47mlac98elwm'>nevent1q…elwm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I enjoy the opportunities online spaces offer of interacting with interesting new people outside of my real life friendships. 2025-06-05T11:31:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxfjqzhma20eqc9j80kmhf75c9lemjhqt9y846xg2jhjeax2yq9jszyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlq5w063v How many of your real life friends regularly use Mastodon?<br/><br/>By real life friends I mean those you live with or frequent in person. As for regularly I trust your judgment.<br/><br/>#mastodon #fediverse 2025-06-05T10:45:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdcr0ck59ts9p9zhvqyyvn63mc86ut462wjxc8x47jsv5r7c2jg0gzyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlq94h3e5 I&#39;m on the board of ISAA (Italian Space and Astronautics Association), an Italian non-profit organization for space outreach. We run our own Mastodon instance with a main account <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1thmjnpskcs59pprgfazwyf4yl0upvkdhc0nt3yhxs3ygh7ppgmsq7t9x97" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>astronauticast</span> (<span class="italic">npub1thm…9x97</span>)</a></span> for news and information and a bot <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1e5v8sm6aykvt5xnkz9n2deta8shsldu7k3fedatl5w0sf2dpvyussgkhkt" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>AstronautiBot</span> (<span class="italic">npub1e5v…khkt</span>)</a></span> for data and media. I have an account there <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1mh5np675ynjfuc00zl9dyqkc0gnn8xamy7qpugqul3hzed3j5q8q0uczef" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>npub1mh5np675ynjfuc00zl9dyqkc0gnn8xamy7qpugqul3hzed3j5q8q0uczef</span> (<span class="italic">npub1mh5…czef</span>)</a></span> only for space and astronomy in Italian.<br/><br/>We use and believe in open systems and hope to reduce our reliance on X and Facebook.<br/><br/>#space #mastodon 2025-05-20T10:18:33Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq3wgvayp05yva9c842gpjvvdqrzedn0qgd5ezvun0g2mduey2j5qzyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqy7ae26 When updating a video, under Advanded settings &gt; Video thumbnail, PeerTube <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub17gpggzugvgzurngs7gxl2kkw4kd7mlrqj4qvklhjxdlexp0yev2s6x7p4g" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>PeerTube</span> (<span class="italic">npub17gp…7p4g</span>)</a></span> now lets you select a specific frame as the thumbnail directly from the video player.<br/><br/>A really handy interface not even YouTube has. The feature was likely released at least a few months ago but I only just noticed.<br/><br/>To improve metadata — and just for fun — I revised the thumbnails of all my videos.<br/><br/>#PeerTube #fediverse #tips 2025-05-16T10:45:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp5qeulfmxmw3yrcm3pm3y0wkyqzd03afcku0pnc3mjfwm2rjwpkqzyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqcz3g4c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2ph022m75crpckvkqaglhutypcm3fqs9zfu6x5hzysv265vdu5jgnyhv0m'>nevent1q…hv0m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The local timeline is an underrated discoverability tool. 2025-05-13T19:50:05Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgwpm8c2agwlmuwngvcphy2e7f6r0m7gmk047yzdt6k3gh6mqpvyqzyzxz22z6aeha76y80spz8kg9hw9yuw57knwrau6rsruuvmfemxvlqwsr0uz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9n6x8pjrc2ew3d287an5ltejqaw4leztl6uwwp9n5r7n6ecnd26g6g4fhy'>nevent1q…4fhy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>comp.lang.cpm has low volume but high quality posts and discussions, with zero spam. 2025-05-05T19:29:57Z